Comments on: Oscar Gamble

By: JL25and3

JL25and3 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:38:12 +0000

25. 22 Superman never stopped being a familiar brand name with a familiar logo.

By: 68elcamino427

68elcamino427 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:10:09 +0000

24. Oscar Gamble - after his 31 homers in '77, as a Dodger fan I thought that he would romp for the Pads and held my breath every time he went to bat against the Dodgers. Then when the Yanks picked him up I knew that he must be destined for greatness. I always see the logos for Oscar-Mayer, Proctor & Gamble whenever I see or hear his name.

By: a red sox fan from pinstripe territory

a red sox fan from pinstripe territory — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:25:54 +0000

23. Oh, and vockins--I was actually implying that since Josh forgot about the sign, it might make you feel like, "Aw man, our stadium's features aren't as memorable to others as I thought!" I wasn't knocking the Brut sign--this Yankee-hater loves the Brut sign. It's from "my day" as well.

By: a red sox fan from pinstripe territory

a red sox fan from pinstripe territory — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:23:42 +0000

22. I always wondered about "Super Checking." It's in the "Superman" font, and is visible on the Chambliss '76 homer. But the feature film didn't come out till late '78. I always figured when that movie came out, people hadn't thought about Superman since the 50s or 60s. So it wasn't like MH were cashing in on a Superman trend. Unless the upcoming movie was such a big deal that the hype was already starting? (I just checked Wikipedia and it said the film was conceived in '73.)

By: Wearefamily79

Wearefamily79 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:37:10 +0000

21. 19. Mick: He came back and played for the Yanks from part of 79-84.

By: Josh Wilker

Josh Wilker — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:37:00 +0000

20. 19 : After playing one year for them in '76, he came back to play for them for 5 additional seasons (1980 through '84). He came back in a deal that involved Mickey Rivers.

By: The Mick 536

The Mick 536 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:32:30 +0000

19. Only played one year for the Yankees. Had a pretty good year. They traded him to the White Sox for Bucky Dent, giving Mr. October the right field job.

By: vockins

vockins — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:53:38 +0000

18. 15 Not this Yankee fan. If that Brut ad somehow went on the block when the Yankees have their yard sale in 2009, I'd be all over it. Either that or the Maufacturers Hanover ad (SUPERCHECKING!). I'd wallpaper my living room with it. It's a laser accurate artifact from a very particular era in Yankees history.

By: Josh Wilker

Josh Wilker — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:44:41 +0000

17. 15 : The amazing thing is that the location of that Brut sign was previosuly identified on this site (in the comments for the Ron Schueler card). Dipshit = me. 16 : It really is quite a card. A glaring absence in my collection.

By: ramblin pete

ramblin pete — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:31:42 +0000

16. yeah that ’76 Topps “Traded” card is definitely a classic; the enduring image that stays with me when the words ‘Oscar Gamble” are uttered.

http://thingsdonetocards.blogspot.com/2008/03/1976-topps-traded-74t-oscar-gamble.html