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Originally Posted by BBGiovanni
I, on the other hand, "dread" the idea of seeing some of those rats' nests in-game. But I agree it would add some accuracy especially if there were Oscar Gambletacular afros available!
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The interesting thing about that middle card is that it's a fake. Not the card, the photo. You can see that the Yankees cap is a drawing and so is the pinstripe uniform. Topps printed its cards prior to the season, which meant that, before the 1976 opener, it wouldn't have had a photo of Gamble in a NY uniform. So the art department did a bit of magic and transformed an Indians cap and uniform into Yankees livery. The fact is that Gamble had to tone down the 'fro to fit Steinbrenner's rather strict appearance guidelines, as can be seen from this genuine photo of Gamble as a Yankee
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