The 2014 Nippon Series wrapped up last Thursday with the Hawks beating the Tigers 1-0 in Game Five to win the Series 4 games to 1. While the 4 games to 1 total might make you think this was a very one-sided series, it actually was pretty exciting. Games Two and Five were each decided by one run and Game Four went 10 innings before the Hawks won on a three run sayanora home run by Akira Nakamura. The Series also featured one of the most unique endings ever as the Tsuyoshi Nishioka was called out for interference on a throw to first for the final out of Game Five.
I thought I'd feature cards of
all the award winners for the Series (or at least the ones that BBM used to highlight in their Nippon Series sets):
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| Series MVP Seiichi Uchikawa (2001 Upper Deck #1) |
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| "Fighting Spirit" Randy Messenger (2010 BBM 1st Version #121) |
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| Outstanding Player Yuki Yanagita (2011 BBM Rookie Edition #002) |
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| Outstanding Player Dennis Sarfate (2012 Front Runner Carp Starting Lineup #11) |
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| Outstanding Player Shota Takeda (2013 BBM Hawks 75th Anniversary #91) |
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