Sail On Johnny oates

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » December 24, 2004 1:37 pm

Johnny Oates, longtime major league manager and player lost his battle to a brain tumor. Oates was 58

meisinger · Post by **meisinger** » December 24, 2004 1:51 pm

I hadn't heard. Very sad.

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » December 24, 2004 1:56 pm

Sail on Johnny!

jollymon345 · Post by **jollymon345** » December 24, 2004 2:24 pm

I heard that a little while ago, all the TV stations here in Baltimore have been talking about it. Such a sad thing to happen around XMAS but atleast he died peacefully with this family around. Sail on Johnny!

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » December 24, 2004 2:38 pm

for a second, I thought this was about John Oates, and wondered how Mr. Hall was taking the loss.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » December 24, 2004 3:01 pm

sail on

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » December 25, 2004 12:54 am

Go with God and resty well, Johnny.

tallship38 · Post by **tallship38** » December 27, 2004 3:37 pm

his wife came in to the restaurant about a week and a half ago. she had brought me a picture of him. he had autographed it for jay and me. always thinking of others right up to the end. it was my priviledge to have known the man and his family. the funeral's tomorrow morning.
sail on johnny.