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Forum: Watercooler Talk- ALL sports talk 10-17-2024, 08:42 PM
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Posted By seanofjapan
I 100% agree with this.

I 100% agree with this.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 09-18-2024, 07:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,120
Posted By seanofjapan
No problem, its a lot of fun trying to solve...

No problem, its a lot of fun trying to solve puzzles like this!

I am about as sure as its possible to get that it is Oh running the bases, based on:

1) If you zoom in on the runner you can see...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 09-18-2024, 03:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,120
Posted By seanofjapan
Actually just to answer my own comment, the...

Actually just to answer my own comment, the Dodgers did a tour of Japan in 1966, and they had both an Oliver and a Kennedy on their roster that year (and Oh hit several home runs against them in the...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 09-18-2024, 03:53 AM
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Views: 1,120
Posted By seanofjapan
It looks like Oh, but its not from a regular...

It looks like Oh, but its not from a regular season game. From the scoreboard it appears to be a game between an All Japan team versus a team of Americans.

The lineups for each team are on both...
Forum: Watercooler Talk- ALL sports talk 08-10-2024, 11:32 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,009
Posted By seanofjapan
Also the answer to the trivia question “Which 90s...

Also the answer to the trivia question “Which 90s player’s ex wife is also the ex-wife of the late Hollywood star Ray Liotta?”
Forum: Watercooler Talk- ALL sports talk 07-13-2024, 08:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,971
Posted By seanofjapan
Brooklyn Dodgers, then Montreal Expos. My...

Brooklyn Dodgers, then Montreal Expos.

My dad was a kid in Montreal in the 50s. The Montreal Royals were big back then and most of the Dodgers famous names came up through Montreal so everyone was...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 03-25-2024, 06:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,113
Posted By seanofjapan
Binders. As a set collector I love leaving...

Binders.

As a set collector I love leaving empty pockets in the pages for the cards I still need. Its so satisfying to fill those empty spots in one by one, you can actually see your progress with...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 03-09-2024, 05:46 PM
Replies: 340
Views: 403,617
Posted By seanofjapan
The front of the card says “Kawakami player”,...

The front of the card says “Kawakami player”, which might be Tetsuharu Kawakami.

The back says “Haruya #5”, which is probably the name of the kid that owned it (not sure what the number is for….)...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 03-01-2024, 05:41 AM
Replies: 340
Views: 403,617
Posted By seanofjapan
Nice to see you adding tothis thread again! ...

Nice to see you adding tothis thread again!

That stuff Kuroda went through as a kid is one thing that has discouraged me from signing my son up for ball here.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 02-29-2024, 04:14 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,563
Posted By seanofjapan
HOFer Shigeru Chiba: ...

HOFer Shigeru Chiba:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=chiba-000shi
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 02-28-2024, 06:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,563
Posted By seanofjapan
Some from my collection.

Some from my collection.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 02-08-2024, 03:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,644
Posted By seanofjapan
Awesome Stuff! And talk about a blog with a...

Awesome Stuff!

And talk about a blog with a very specific focus - not just exclusively about one player but exclusively about his rookie cards!
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 01-01-2024, 04:38 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,888
Posted By seanofjapan
Just to reinforce that point about the typical...

Just to reinforce that point about the typical condition of these, this is my copy of the same card!
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 12-31-2023, 01:26 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,888
Posted By seanofjapan
From the article: "There are about five or...

From the article:

"There are about five or six Oh rookies that you could get in [ungraded] GOOD 2 condition for under $100 now," said Fitts. "[Ungraded] VG 3 examples tend to run more like $100 to...
Forum: Watercooler Talk- ALL sports talk 12-25-2023, 07:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,652
Posted By seanofjapan
Darvish may have suffered from unreasonable...

Darvish may have suffered from unreasonable expectations but when his career is over he’ll likely have had the most impressive of any Japanese starter in MLB so far.

He’s got 11 seasons as a...
Forum: WaterCooler Talk- Off Topics 12-23-2023, 03:48 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 17,900
Posted By seanofjapan
I collected as a kid and its been one of my many...

I collected as a kid and its been one of my many on-again off-again side hobbies over the years. Never something I’ve ever spent serious money on or viewed as an investment, its just one of those...
Forum: Watercooler Talk- ALL sports talk 12-22-2023, 01:59 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,336
Posted By seanofjapan
I’ve watched both of them play in Japan. Its...

I’ve watched both of them play in Japan.

Its hard to tell, both were extremely dominant in the years leading up to their departure for MLB. Yamamoto has been insane for the last 3 seasons - three...
Forum: Watercooler Talk- ALL sports talk 12-22-2023, 01:49 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,652
Posted By seanofjapan
Man, first Ohtani and now Yamamoto? Dodgers are...

Man, first Ohtani and now Yamamoto? Dodgers are on a signing roll.

12 year contract for a pitcher is kind of odd.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 11-20-2023, 03:24 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,994
Posted By seanofjapan
Grade might be due to the surface gloss on the...

Grade might be due to the surface gloss on the back being a bit less shiny than normal, a problem that the 1953 Topps set is notorious for.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 11-04-2023, 02:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,384
Posted By seanofjapan
I love the image on that 78 Yamakatsu Oh card...

I love the image on that 78 Yamakatsu Oh card too. I completed that set a couple of years back and have a few homerun cards from it.
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 11-03-2023, 07:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,012
Posted By seanofjapan
Blogs are a lot of fun. I don’t know Engel’s...

Blogs are a lot of fun.

I don’t know Engel’s email, but Robert at Prestige Collectibles, who is a member here, knows.

I’ve been meaning to put my uncatalogued finds into a coherent list to...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 11-02-2023, 08:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,384
Posted By seanofjapan
Yeah, one of the things that has kept me away...

Yeah, one of the things that has kept me away from actively collecting the home run cards (in addition to the price of some) is the difficulty of identifying the card and set without the back to go...
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 11-02-2023, 06:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,012
Posted By seanofjapan
Wow, nice find! You’ve both found another...

Wow, nice find! You’ve both found another Nagashima and corrected the dating on a set all with one card!

I love collecting menko for finds like that!
Forum: Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 11-02-2023, 06:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,384
Posted By seanofjapan
That is extremely impressive, those home run...

That is extremely impressive, those home run cards are quite hard to find and are actively sought out by Japanese collectors. I have a few in my collection but probably fewer than you have (and I...
Forum: Watercooler Talk- ALL sports talk 10-07-2023, 02:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,352
Posted By seanofjapan
Enatsu is still quite popular in Japan, his cards...

Enatsu is still quite popular in Japan, his cards from the 70s are probably second only to Sadaharu Oh’s among collectors (from that decade). He almost ended his career in MLB with the Brewers.
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