tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post7160668032308464863..comments2024-03-29T08:58:55.040-04:00Comments on Japanese Baseball Cards: More Memories Of Uniforms - Baystars EditionNPB Card Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-20527689177499329262016-09-08T21:09:57.060-04:002016-09-08T21:09:57.060-04:00Thanks.
The Taiyo corporation was based in Simono...Thanks.<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruha_Nichiro" rel="nofollow">The Taiyo corporation</a> was based in Simonoseki in the late 1940's. The team itself started out as an amateur team in the 1930's (basically what we would think of as an industrial league team today) run by Taiyo. They "went professional" in 1950 when the two league system started up.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-84429354444628325422016-09-08T20:25:59.790-04:002016-09-08T20:25:59.790-04:00Nice overview. I like that old bromide (even with...Nice overview. I like that old bromide (even with the wrong color on the name).<br /><br />Also I didn`t realize before that the Whales/Baystars originally played in Shimonoseki. That is really bizarre, Shimonoseki is a tiny city in the middle of nowhere, I wonder how they ended up down there.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.com