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Japanese Baseball Card Story
Read this [www.tuscaloosanews.com] ... cool stuff.
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Re: Japanese Baseball Card Story
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: May 9, 2002 8:24 PM
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Hey, that was cool. For me, it was interesting to read a bit of background on Rob and Owen-san, both of whom's I've exchanged a number of e-mails with over the years, but haven't yet had the pleasure of really getting to know.
Of the "outsiders," I like to think that Cecil Fielder and Warren Cromartie managed to make a lot of inroads to truely being "insiders" with their teams. Both are certainly more remembered (in a good light) than Kevin Mitchell or even Bob Horner. If it weren't for bad politics within the Marines from 1995 to 1997, Julio Franco had a shot of becoming a true insider as well. The fans certainly liked him.
I'm not a collector myself, but the history of Japanse baseball cards as explained in the article is interesting. Thank you for the reference.
Of the "outsiders," I like to think that Cecil Fielder and Warren Cromartie managed to make a lot of inroads to truely being "insiders" with their teams. Both are certainly more remembered (in a good light) than Kevin Mitchell or even Bob Horner. If it weren't for bad politics within the Marines from 1995 to 1997, Julio Franco had a shot of becoming a true insider as well. The fans certainly liked him.
I'm not a collector myself, but the history of Japanse baseball cards as explained in the article is interesting. Thank you for the reference.
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