I'm continuing my Opening Day tradition of doing a post showing a baseball card from the last year that each of the 12 NPB teams won the Nippon Series - inspired by 
the series of posts that 
Night Owl Cards has been doing for a while now for MLB teams.  In a different world this would have happened in March but better late than never:
The last time the 
HAWKS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 2019 Epoch One #193/SH-024 | 
The last time the 
FIGHTERS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 2016 BBM/Nippon Ham Home Run Sausage #2016N-137 | 
The last time the 
EAGLES won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 2013 BBM Eagles #E16 | 
The last time the 
GIANTS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 2012 BBM 1st Version #229 | 
The last time the MARINES won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 2010 Marines Team 26 | 
The last time the 
LIONS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 2008 BBM Lions Classic #23 | 
The last time the 
DRAGONS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 2007 BBM 2nd Version #606 | 
The last time the 
SWALLOWS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 2001 Future Bee Swallows #Ys-3 | 
The last time the 
BAYSTARS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 1998 BBM Diamond Heroes #23 | 
The last time the 
BUFFALOES* won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 1996 Calbee #39 | 
The last time the 
TIGERS won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 1985 Calbee #24 (Akinobu Mayumi) | 
The last time the 
CARP won the Nippon Series, cards looked like this:
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| 1984 Calbee #165 (Mitsuo Tatsukawa) | 
*The Buffaloes were called the BlueWave in 1996
All 12 current NPB teams have won the Series at least once so there are no "Photo Not Found" teams.
I still hope to be doing this for MLB in July!
ReplyDeleteWow. The Hawks are in the midst of a dynasty.
ReplyDelete@night owl - I hope so too.
ReplyDelete@Fuji - yes, three straight championships, five of the last six and six of the last nine. Kind of hoping it's the END of the dynasty and not the middle though.