RIP Oscar Gamble

[X-Hack]

Oscar is sadly gone. But Bake McBride lives on.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Didn't realize he played until the mid-80s, or that he was as good as he was. OPS+ of 127. Is Oscar Gamble a HOFer? [/WhitmanThread] (Sorry couldn't resist)

 

[Steak Snabler]

 

[da man]

Marty should have saved some of Oscar's hair.

 

[YankeeFan]

Marty should have saved some of Oscar's hair.

Brandon Steiner would have.

Marty’s a good guy. Coached his son in little league baseball.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Brandon Steiner would have.

Marty’s a good guy. Coached his son in little league baseball.

That is fantastic, and true. None of what Steiner oozes is good, but it is plentiful.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Believe it or not, Oscar's wie, Juanita, had the best 'fro in the family:

 

[da man]

I'm sure Oscar and Juanita enjoyed a good game of croquet quite often.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Speaking of Oscar's family, a buddy of mine lived next door to the Gambles in Montgomery, Ala., in the mid-1990s. Oscar's son, Sean (who later played at Auburn), played on a youth league team that my buddy helped coach. At the end of the year, the entire team signed baseballs for each player to keep ... except Sean, who refused to sign, claiming his autograph "would be worth a lot of money one day." Sean was an OK player at Auburn, spent a couple of years in the Phillies' system and is now an MLB scout, I think.