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2014 Calbee Series Two
Lately Calbee's sets are all very similar to each other. This is not necessarily a bad thing, it just limits the amount of interesting things I can say about them.So I'm not going to say much about...
View ArticleBBM Scuff Marks
I got a message today from Evan Tokunaga who asked me a question that I don't think I can help him with:Hello, I just bought myself my first box of BBM cards. 2013 BBM 2nd Version to be specific....
View ArticleThe World Is Saved
This discussion on Reddit NPB the other day reveals that there is another place to check out live streams of NPB baseball - a Korean site called WinTV24. From what I've seen the last two mornings, the...
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2007 Calbee Pack Busting
Got an odd unopened pack of Calbees in the mail today from an Ebay win. It's a clear cellophane pack with the Calbee logo on it and several cards in it. From looking at the two visible cards, it was...
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Some Unknown Menkos
I've picked up a number of old menko cards in the last month or so from Ebay. A couple of them I have been unable to identify. Any suggestions anyone has would be helpful.Kagome was a company that...
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2009 BBM Masaichi Kaneda Set
In late 2008 through 2009, BBM issued a series of three biographical box sets they called the "Legend Series". The first two were for two greats who had retired at the end of the 2008 season -...
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Card Of The Week August 10
Juzo Sanada was a star pitcher for the Taiyo Robins (aka Pacific in 1946 and the Shochiku Robins in 1950-51) in the years immediately following the war (during which he served in the Navy). He threw...
View Article10 Years Of OB Team Sets
NPB celebrated the 70th Anniversary of professional baseball in Japan in 2004*. Since the Giants were the first professional team in Japan, they also celebrated their 70th Anniversary that year. To...
View ArticleHiatus
I'm going to be going on a brief hiatus for a couple weeks. I had back surgery done on Wednesday and I suspect that attempting to continue the blog during recovery is going to be difficult. I'll try...
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SCM Insert Cards Checklist
I'm doing a bit better than I was last weekend so I thought I'd make an attempt to post something about a project I've been working on for a couple months or so. Since I started picking up the new...
View ArticleMany New Sets
A bunch of new sets got formal announcements over the last two weeks. Let's start with the BBM stuff:- BBM is doing four more team specific box sets. The first one up is Tigers Fielding, a 24 card...
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Card Of The Week August 24
Well obviously my hiatus was not quite as long as I thought it would be but there's still going to be a bit of a difference in the posting. My computer is in our family room on the ground floor of our...
View Article2014 Super Star Korean Baseball Series 2
I noticed last week that Super Star Baseball Card, the Korean outfit who had put out a set of baseball cards a couple months back, have announced and released a second set. The set is labelled "1st...
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Proxy Shopping On Yahoo! Japan Auctions - A Comparison Of kuboTEN and...
Yahoo! Japan Auctions is a fascinating cornucopia of Japanese baseball cards. It's amazing what all can be found there, sometimes at very reasonable prices. There's just one problem - if you don't...
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Card Of The Week August 31
Ever wonder how the Buffaloes got their name? Shigeru Chiba was a star second baseman with the Giants from 1938 to 1956 (except for the years he missed due to the war). His nickname was Mogyu,...
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Carlton "Haruo" Handa
There will be an "Ask Me Anything" with former Nankai Hawk and Chunichi Dragon Carlton Handa this weekend on the NPB Reddit page. It is scheduled for 11 AM Japan time on Monday September 8. This will...
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Card Of The Week September 7
On Friday Masahiro Yamamoto of the Dragons became the oldest pitcher to win a game in Japan. At 49 years and 25 days, he also set records for the oldest pitcher to appear in a game, start a game and...
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Card Of The Week September 14
Junji Ogawa is assumed to be stepping down as Swallows manager after two consecutive last place finishes and the leading candidate to replace him is rumored to be Swallows batting coach Mitsuru Manaka....
View ArticleLatest New Releases
A couple new card sets have been announced in the last week or so:- Pretty much as expected, BBM is doing an 80th Anniversary set for the Giants. This will be a pack based set with 99 cards in the...
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