Late last month I posted about a single wrestling card that I bought from Japan using the Buyee purchasing service. I hinted that I had also bought a single baseball card through Buyee, and today I am going to post about that card.
This is a Munenori Kawasaki baseball relic card from 2008 BBM Touch the Game. I was originally going to post about my Munenori Kawasaki collection for Collecting Cutch's Top 10 contest, but I realized that I didn't actually have ten decent Kawasaki cards to post about. I went looking on Yahoo! Auctions through Buyee and found this one, but by the time I got this card and a few from COMC it was too late and I went with R.A. Dickey for my contest entry instead. I don't know much about this set, but it's a cool card with a bit of baseball embedded in it. I don't think the baseball is game-used or anything, but who knows?
The card features Kawasaki as a member of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. It is serially-numbered # 189 / 300, so it's not particularly rare, but you're probably also not going to find a whole bunch of them lying around. Even though I didn't get this card in time to post about it for the contest, I was happy to add a unique relic card to my Munenori Kawasaki collection. After spending most of last year with the Cubs' AAA team, Kawasaki is back in Japan this season as a member of the Hawks. I don't imagine we'll see him in Major League Baseball again.
Never have heard of that set, but it is pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteI'd never heard of it, either, but this was the coolest card that popped up when I searched for Kawasaki.
DeleteThat's an awesome card. Even though the contest is over, I would love to see your collection.
ReplyDeleteAgreed - and any Munenori card is a good card! Also, baseball relics are something I'm surprised we don't see more of.
DeleteI second Tony Burbs! More cards of Mune!
DeleteI didn't mean to hype up my PC that much. Like I said in the post, I've barely got ten cards of him in my collection. I'll see what I can put together, though.
DeleteI miss Kawasaki. He brought a lot of positive energy to the stadium. I picked up a signed (supposedly game used) minor league ball last year on the cheap. It's one of my favorite items on display in my office.
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I also love the energy that he brings to the game.
DeleteThat baseball is a pretty cool collectible. I always look at autographed baseballs, but I've never picked one up.