tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post6205273748364821849..comments2023-04-05T00:41:39.483-04:00Comments on 1975 Topps (it's far out, man): #319 - Johnny Oatesnight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-51955119658199312282012-03-18T21:34:14.220-04:002012-03-18T21:34:14.220-04:00johnny oates lost in the finals to kurt bevaqua in...johnny oates lost in the finals to kurt bevaqua in the famous topps bubble gum blowing contestfredbeenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073502807697151767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-28081123412457587212011-01-08T00:54:38.194-05:002011-01-08T00:54:38.194-05:00Searching through the archive I saw Johnny Oates. ...Searching through the archive I saw Johnny Oates. The 1975 Topps mini cards are the first I remember and this card was my favorite. I guess at 8 years old I thought he just looked cool.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262991210779629115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-76808073698367294822010-09-21T08:01:48.946-04:002010-09-21T08:01:48.946-04:00Johnny Oates was also a good friend and mentor to ...Johnny Oates was also a good friend and mentor to Buck Showalter. When the O's hired Buck earlier this summer, he told a story about playing for Oates at AAA with the Yankees. At the end of the season, Johnny told him that he was being sent down to AA for their playoffs. Buck voiced his disappointment, because he was due a roster bonus if he stayed at AAA all season. Oates managed to convince the Yankees to keep Buck at AAA, and every time they ran into each other after that, he would jokingly ask Buck for his cut of that bonus money.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487834052004001845.post-19651914283552999802010-09-21T06:07:06.385-04:002010-09-21T06:07:06.385-04:00I was fortunate to meet Johnny Oates at some event...I was fortunate to meet Johnny Oates at some event before his first season as Ranger's manager. I spoke to him for about 10 minutes and he was a genuinely nice guy. I still have the ball he signed for me that day. May hd and Wayne both rest in piece.Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.com