✹The PERENNIAL Shohei Ohtani Thread✹ - Page 365

Trueblue · 08-31-2022, 10:20 PM

#30 to take the lead. MVP chants fill stadium.

thewild3 · 08-31-2022, 10:21 PM

Ohtani's my MVP!!!!!!!

Bcr · 08-31-2022, 10:23 PM

Cole run out of spider tack?

Trueblue · 08-31-2022, 10:25 PM

Should have been his second of the night. First at-bat missed by inches.

NYRE2PECT · 08-31-2022, 10:32 PM

Sho-Time!

Let’s go!

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Trueblue · 08-31-2022, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

Yep forgot about that. I bid on it earlier in the week and it was a reserve auction

But I did grab the PSA 8.5 for 598. All day for that price.

imbluestreak23 · 08-31-2022, 11:09 PM

hammertime · 09-01-2022, 01:52 AM

And they get the series win over the Yankees. Ohtani responsible for 5 of the 7 Angels runs in their 2 victories. Heck of a start by Sandy as well.

hammertime · 09-01-2022, 12:35 PM

Updated 2013 BBM family photo...just got the green wing back from SGC...I was hoping maybe it would get a 9 but I'm not shocked by the 8.5. Just glad to have it.

BBases31 · 09-01-2022, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Trueblue

But I did grab the PSA 8.5 for 598. All day for that price.

Lucky you I forgot AGAIN in the last hour

Mister2Bits · 09-01-2022, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by hammertime

Updated 2013 BBM family photo...just got the green wing back from SGC...I was hoping maybe it would get a 9 but I'm not shocked by the 8.5. Just glad to have it.

These are so awesome. Thanks for sharing

ThoseBackPages · 09-01-2022, 01:16 PM

Hammer, may we see some 2013 BBM Hitting Cards whenever you get a chance.

NYRE2PECT · 09-01-2022, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister2Bits

These are so awesome. Thanks for sharing

Seriously, Hammertime BBM Edition!

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HunterConnorMom · 09-01-2022, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister2Bits

These are so awesome. Thanks for sharing

Agree incredible! Thanks for sharing 😀

hammertime · 09-01-2022, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

Hammer, may we see some 2013 BBM Hitting Cards whenever you get a chance.

Nothing too exciting but here are a few I had within reach.

ThoseBackPages · 09-01-2022, 03:30 PM

LOVE IT!

Mister2Bits · 09-01-2022, 08:04 PM

Man that crosswind is such a cool design.

Robles Fan · 09-01-2022, 11:37 PM

^ Those Japanese BBM cards are pretty cool. But it's always a wonder to me as to why the fronts are always in English texts. Who are they mainly trying to cater to if not the Japanese market?

hammertime · 09-02-2022, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Robles Fan

^ Those Japanese BBM cards are pretty cool. But it's always a wonder to me as to why the fronts are always in English texts. Who are they mainly trying to cater to if not the Japanese market?

I spent a month in Japan in 2007 and thought it would be cool to bring back a shirt for my nephew with kanji on it...and I struggled to find one. I was staying out in the sticks and even at the local grocery store most of the signs were in English. Even their baseball teams' logos, jerseys, etc are in English.

Why it's this way I can't say, if it's some artifact of the war or just the fact that Western/American culture is so dominant, or some combination of multiple factors.

BBases31 · 09-02-2022, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by hammertime

I spent a month in Japan in 2007 and thought it would be cool to bring back a shirt for my nephew with kanji on it...and I struggled to find one. I was staying out in the sticks and even at the local grocery store most of the signs were in English. Even their baseball teams' logos, jerseys, etc are in English.

Why it's this way I can't say, if it's some artifact of the war or just the fact that Western/American culture is so dominant, or some combination of multiple factors.

It's because baseball was copied there from the US so they adopted the English to go with it. Western/American culture barely exists outside of that from my experience in Tokyo

Trueblue · 09-02-2022, 02:42 PM

^ Pretty much what those two said. Japan admires western culture so they've adopted and adapted baseball, but try to maintain the authenticity. A lot of baseball terminology uses English phonetics and Japanese interchangeably.

Other examples of western culture adoption: Numerous comic inspired Manga/Anime series, fast food, tennis (Osaka), golf (Matsuyama), basketball (back to anime - Slam Dunk, Kuroko, etc.), required highschool English classes (yes, they are required to learn some English).

hammertime · 09-02-2022, 04:21 PM

Has this "texashobbieshop" guy been talked about already? He's selling this 2018 TC auto that's over $1200 and says "Reprint/replica"...does it pass the authenticity guarantee if it states replica? Either way he's going to wind up with one pissed off buyer. Why do people do this? I'd also be curious where these are coming from and how convincing they are.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/35424903436...mis&media=COPY

imbluestreak23 · 09-02-2022, 04:49 PM

Bought some Shohei's today. Hope to buy more tomorrow

Rage · 09-02-2022, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Robles Fan

^ Those Japanese BBM cards are pretty cool. But it's always a wonder to me as to why the fronts are always in English texts. Who are they mainly trying to cater to if not the Japanese market?

In addition to what others have said:
English is considered cool in Japan. Japanese culture has a fascination with western cultures such as America and Europe, similar to American fascination with foreign or "exotic" cultures. So many T-shirts in Japan are sold with English text on it that makes no grammatical sense, but nobody cares about the meaning for the most part. Just having the English characters is seen as fashionable. Not unlike Americans getting tattoos of Kanji characters for similar reasons

Source: I am half Japanese and used to find many shirts with funny English on them in Japan just to bring home for laughs.
Sometimes it's not the grammar but the phonetic spelling that's off.
Back in the day I picked up a MLB shirt in Japan that said "Creaveland Indians" lmao wish I still had it

hammertime · 09-02-2022, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Rage

So many T-shirts in Japan are sold with English text on it that makes no grammatical sense, but nobody cares about the meaning for the most part. Just having the English characters is seen as fashionable. Not unlike Americans getting tattoos of Kanji characters for similar reasons

These are a couple of my favorites from my trip to Japan.

This one is just amazing.

This one cracked me up because it was a kid wearing it.

I also remember going in to a toy shop in Tokyo and they were blasting some (American) hardcore gangsta rap with every bad word in the book. Being in a toy store surrounded by kids with that music playing was quite an experience.

08-31-2022, 10:21 PM	#9102
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08-31-2022, 10:32 PM	#9105
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08-31-2022, 11:09 PM	#9107
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09-01-2022, 01:52 AM	#9108
hammertime Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: OH->MI->MD->VA Posts: 6,712	And they get the series win over the Yankees. Ohtani responsible for 5 of the 7 Angels runs in their 2 victories. Heck of a start by Sandy as well. Last edited by hammertime; 09-01-2022 at 12:34 PM.

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ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 89,611 ThoseBackPages	Hammer, may we see some 2013 BBM Hitting Cards whenever you get a chance. __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

08-31-2022, 10:20 PM	#9101
Trueblue Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: socal Posts: 6,498	#30 to take the lead. MVP chants fill stadium.

08-31-2022, 10:23 PM	#9103
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08-31-2022, 10:25 PM	#9104
Trueblue Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: socal Posts: 6,498	Should have been his second of the night. First at-bat missed by inches.

09-01-2022, 12:35 PM	#9109
hammertime Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: OH->MI->MD->VA Posts: 6,712	Updated 2013 BBM family photo...just got the green wing back from SGC...I was hoping maybe it would get a 9 but I'm not shocked by the 8.5. Just glad to have it.

09-01-2022, 03:30 PM	#9116
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 89,611 ThoseBackPages	LOVE IT! __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

09-01-2022, 08:04 PM	#9117
Mister2Bits Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Florida Man Posts: 5,168 mistertwobits mistertwobits	Man that crosswind is such a cool design. __________________ Collecting: Ohtani, Judge \| Skateboarding Cards, Autographs & Decks

09-01-2022, 11:37 PM	#9118
Robles Fan Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Northern VA Posts: 723	^ Those Japanese BBM cards are pretty cool. But it's always a wonder to me as to why the fronts are always in English texts. Who are they mainly trying to cater to if not the Japanese market?

09-02-2022, 02:42 PM	#9121
Trueblue Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: socal Posts: 6,498	^ Pretty much what those two said. Japan admires western culture so they've adopted and adapted baseball, but try to maintain the authenticity. A lot of baseball terminology uses English phonetics and Japanese interchangeably. Other examples of western culture adoption: Numerous comic inspired Manga/Anime series, fast food, tennis (Osaka), golf (Matsuyama), basketball (back to anime - Slam Dunk, Kuroko, etc.), required highschool English classes (yes, they are required to learn some English).

09-02-2022, 04:21 PM	#9122
hammertime Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: OH->MI->MD->VA Posts: 6,712	Has this "texashobbieshop" guy been talked about already? He's selling this 2018 TC auto that's over $1200 and says "Reprint/replica"...does it pass the authenticity guarantee if it states replica? Either way he's going to wind up with one pissed off buyer. Why do people do this? I'd also be curious where these are coming from and how convincing they are. https://www.ebay.com/itm/35424903436...mis&media=COPY

09-02-2022, 04:49 PM	#9123
imbluestreak23 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Meandering the matrix code that the hobby/forum overlords spit out Posts: 17,674 shortslabs	Bought some Shohei's today. Hope to buy more tomorrow __________________ @shortslabs I'VE WITNESSED HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE HERE...IT'S ROTTEN https://www.youtube.com/c/TylerShort