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Justin Turner, World Series Game 1 hero, wore shoes Sandy Koufax suggested

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One of the stories emerging from the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series Game 1 win is something National Baseball Hall of Famer and former UC Bearcats legend Sandy Koufax said to former Cincinnati Reds minor-leaguer Justin Turner.

Before Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday, as Turner prepared to bat second for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first World Series game here since 1988, he received a small nugget of wisdom from a large source of inspiration. And it just so happened to involve his footwear.