jimmythegreek

711 Chicago +2.5 -105 (S&O)

102 New England -4.5 -105 (S&O)

Love how the ammies constatnly preach the wrong idea on a capper's style.

511 New Orleans +8.5 -110 (S&O)

What a waste. No total offered. Over nearly as dependable as the NBA All Star Game.

801 Indiana +3 -110 (S&O)

503 Memphis +8 -110 (S&O)

Oscar Gamble, the man with baseball's best hair, dead at 68 Kevin Kaduk Big League Stew With a large Afro that reached eight inches tall and could barely be confined by a baseball cap or helmet, Oscar Gamble became a cult baseball hero. His memorable hair made him popular long after his playing days and among those who weren’t even born when he played for seven teams over 17 years. But while he was best known for his hair, Gamble could play a little too. And he wasn’t afraid to speak about inequality, either, giving a Yogi Berraesque quote when asked about racism in baseball. “They don’t think it be like it is, but it do,” he once said. Gamble died at age 68 on Wednesday morning. A cause of death was not immediately reported. Gamble was drafted out of Montgomery, Alabama in 1969 by the Chicago Cubs after being discovered by the great Buck O’Neil. He played his first major-league game at age 19 and would play for six additional teams over the next 17 years, making stops with the Phillies, Indians, Rangers, Padres, Yankees and White Sox. A lefthanded hitter with power, Gamble was prized by the late-70s Yankees for his ability to put one over the short porch in old Yankee Stadium’s right field. He hit back-to-back home runs with Reggie Jackson in the fourth inning of the decisive Game 5 of the 1981 ALDS, giving the Yankees a lead they would not relinquish against the Brewers. Gamble finished his career with a slash line of .265/.356/.454, an OPS+ of 127 and 200 career home runs. His best season came with the 1977 Chicago White Sox, hitting 31 homers for the “South Side Hitmen.” Gamble remained a presence at Yankee Stadium Old-Timers Days, though without the trademark hair that made him a beloved baseball figure. Gamble’s ‘Fro was never that big when he was a Yankee, of course. His hair was at its biggest during his days in Cleveland and the Yankees’ grooming policy meant that he needed to cut it down before donning pinstripes. The haircut caused Gamble to lose his endorsement with Afrosheen, but Gamble later told the Daily News that Yankees owner George Steinbrenner reimbursed him the money that was lost. Coco Crisp later brought back the oversized afro in tribute to Gamble in 2011.And while he did a nice job with it, everyone knew that there could only be one Oscar Gamble, a true baseball original.

711 NYK +8.5 -115

508 Detroit +6 -110 (S&O)

707 Philadelphia +3.5 -110 (S&O)

809 Detroit +8 -110 (S&O)

5 regular season losses as we are finishing up January and the critics are writing this team off way too early. Great second half rally and great call blue! Like taking candy from a baby.

509 Boston +9.5 -105 (S&O)

813 LA Lakers +4.5 -110 (S&O)

507 Minnesota +13 -110 (S&O)

717 Boston even (S&O)

507 NYK +14 -110 (S&O)

715 Portland +3 -110 (S&O)

312 New England -7 -125 (S&O)

515 Toronto +3 -105 (S&O)

811 NYK +5 -105 (S&O)

501 Orlando +10.5 -110 (S&Overrated Cavs)

713 Golden State -8.5 -110 (S&O)