tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post1559948319085317382..comments2024-03-28T08:23:39.263-04:00Comments on Japanese Baseball Cards: Study Abroad Program - The San Francisco Giants Organization In The 60's & 70'sNPB Card Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-4512589831033472452017-06-17T09:51:17.336-04:002017-06-17T09:51:17.336-04:00Thanks. The Salinas team wasn't affiliated wi...Thanks. The Salinas team wasn't affiliated with anyone at the time but the Japanese players were all from the Hawks. I'll be doing a post on Salinas eventually. NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-78627049290736214122017-06-16T22:09:26.282-04:002017-06-16T22:09:26.282-04:00Great post. I've been interested in those Japa...Great post. I've been interested in those Japanese players in the Minor Leagues especially the Salinas Spurs (BTW, where they affiliated with anyone)?Brady DiCarlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16506128305978892265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-14250754988302650342017-05-28T22:00:58.186-04:002017-05-28T22:00:58.186-04:00Fascinating post. Would love to read a deep dive ...Fascinating post. Would love to read a deep dive into the players' experiences over here. Culture shock must have been massiveursus arctosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-47111529128220006072017-05-28T21:55:22.847-04:002017-05-28T21:55:22.847-04:00This post rules in a big way. I'm both nikkei ...This post rules in a big way. I'm both nikkei and a long-time Giants fan who's only just realizing the extent of the Giants involvement in Japanese ball. I also just realized that I probably saw Koga manage when the Spurs swung through San Jose in the early 1990s and never understood his significance too. But then this was all pre Nomo-mania so I shouldn't beat my younger self up too hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com