I received yet another envelope in the mail today from Kenny (Zippy Zappy) in Japan. As he promised me a few weeks ago, this one contained some cards from the lastest Calbee set, 2026 Series One. There were two base set cards and two insert cards. Curiously, three of the four cards featured members of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows:
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| #059 |
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| #L-4 |
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| #S-23 |
Now that I have some 2026 Calbees in hand, I see that my initial impression that this year's cards looked identical to last year's was pretty much correct. (Sean has mentioned to me in an email that the only difference between this year's cards and last year's that he's seen is "a slightly different font size for the player name on the back".) I really wish I had some insight in to why Calbee decided to stop making any sort of effort since at least 2023.
Regardless of Calbee's shortcomings, however, I'm grateful as always to receive the cards. Thanks once again, Kenny!
3 comments:
Yeah I was very surprised I kept pulling 3 Swallows in a row (the streak was later broken by a Hawk). But I was lucky I got a selection of a few cards rather than just a bunch of base cards.
I hope it didn't sound like I was complaining! I'm happy to take whatever you want to send my way. And getting something other than base cards is also always welcome.
Its a really low-effort set again this year. I've picked up a few bags and am slowly putting the set together but my enthusiasm is way less this year (partly due to the late release, partly because the Dragons are so awful and partly because these are so boring....)
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