tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post1693343172263978550..comments2024-03-29T08:58:55.040-04:00Comments on Japanese Baseball Cards: Spring ReleasesNPB Card Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-81237828621213962912020-03-19T12:14:55.653-04:002020-03-19T12:14:55.653-04:00Yeah, I actually bought a set last week via Yahoo!...Yeah, I actually bought a set last week via Yahoo! Japan Auctions for like 1200 yen. I meant to tell you.<br /><br />This is going to be an "interesting" year in baseball cards. I wonder if BBM will delay the 2nd Version set if the season doesn't start by the beginning of June and whether they'll do either it or a Fusion set if there's no season at all. Not sure what Calbee will do but since they only have 70-ish players in their sets anyway they might still do three Series. And I could see them still doing a Samurai Japan set in the fall for last year's Premier 12 team.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-14506202289559439972020-03-18T23:24:32.612-04:002020-03-18T23:24:32.612-04:00The show might not go on, but the card sets do!
C...The show might not go on, but the card sets do!<br /><br />Calbee series 1 chips are in stores now, I bought my first bag yesterday. I'm wondering if the cancelled (or at least delayed) season might lead to a severe reduction in interest in cards, and hence releases, this year. Production numbers of Calbee sets in the past seem to have been very reactive to interest in the actual baseball season (such as in the mid 90s when J League Soccer was getting a lot more attention and Calbee baseball card production went down as a result). Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.com