tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post1347489694610019539..comments2024-03-26T01:25:08.843-07:00Comments on Getting Back into Baseball Cards....in Japan: We need to have a word about Eiji BandouUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-9983510497262540862020-06-29T22:31:19.104-07:002020-06-29T22:31:19.104-07:00Thanks a lot!!Thanks a lot!!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-91890927386017755932020-06-29T15:33:57.115-07:002020-06-29T15:33:57.115-07:00Yet another great blog post. Keep it up please.Yet another great blog post. Keep it up please.LazyMFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365586850471167529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-39797497022170924692020-06-26T00:18:02.290-07:002020-06-26T00:18:02.290-07:00That is pretty cool!That is pretty cool!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-18923266726830920002020-06-25T20:42:04.768-07:002020-06-25T20:42:04.768-07:00I want one of those Boiled Eggs jerseys!I want one of those Boiled Eggs jerseys!Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-20311849410985973502020-06-25T19:14:10.031-07:002020-06-25T19:14:10.031-07:00Oh yeah, those pitching games are cool. Most of t...Oh yeah, those pitching games are cool. Most of the big game centres in Japan have those alongside batting cages. Fun stuff!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-69454184353979607172020-06-25T19:13:21.303-07:002020-06-25T19:13:21.303-07:00Yeah, he is a bit like them, though a bit better a...Yeah, he is a bit like them, though a bit better as a player and a lot more famous as a TV star. <br /><br />Its hard to think of an American equivalent. Imagine if Oprah Winfrey had pitched for the Dodgers for 10 years before getting her show and its probably about the same, though he appeared on way more shows than she did. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-9701617577618934732020-06-25T19:08:04.983-07:002020-06-25T19:08:04.983-07:00Might be a relation to Sal! :)
I'm not sure ...Might be a relation to Sal! :)<br /><br />I'm not sure about what modern sets he is in. His reputation has mostly recovered since the scandal so I don't think he is being deliberately shunned from any sets!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-9552926814442492752020-06-25T19:05:55.177-07:002020-06-25T19:05:55.177-07:00He is well known for eating boiled eggs, from his ...He is well known for eating boiled eggs, from his playing days. His initials in Roman letters "BE" also stand for "boiled egg" so he has used that as a nickname.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-76118143007038482212020-06-25T10:18:05.039-07:002020-06-25T10:18:05.039-07:00Fun, informative post! I like how even says "...Fun, informative post! I like how even says "Boiled Egg" on his baseball jersey in that video. (Also, I'd like to try that pitching game one day.)gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-64337425634389841992020-06-25T09:55:18.577-07:002020-06-25T09:55:18.577-07:00boiled eggs?boiled eggs?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-75151126812514484612020-06-25T08:56:24.731-07:002020-06-25T08:56:24.731-07:00It sounds to me that he's sort of the Japanese...It sounds to me that he's sort of the Japanese equivalent of Bob Uecker or Joe Garagiola (or was, before the legal trouble)--an average player who became a big celebrity after his career through the media. Am I on the right track with that comparison? Brett Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909286892005353279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-31577249706508218022020-06-25T06:38:45.265-07:002020-06-25T06:38:45.265-07:00Wait, he's not Sal's Japanese uncle?
He s...Wait, he's not Sal's Japanese uncle?<br /><br />He showed up in a couple OB sets between 2009-2011 (along with the Premium Malts old timer game cards in 2009,10 & 12) but AFAIK he hasn't been in any sets since 2012. Don't know if it's because of the tax scandal or it just worked out that way. He might have cards in some of Epoch's extremely expensive OB sets that I don't have but a quick look on Yahoo! Japan Auctions only shows the menko card you're displaying here.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-41870076352985442502020-06-24T22:21:47.022-07:002020-06-24T22:21:47.022-07:00Thanks! I think I have 5 or 6, he is in a lot of ...Thanks! I think I have 5 or 6, he is in a lot of sets from the early 60s. I should have put more pictures in this post but all I had handy was his 1959 Marukami when I wrote it!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-59415624957145751572020-06-24T22:06:12.823-07:002020-06-24T22:06:12.823-07:00Awesome story and menko. This guy is super intere...Awesome story and menko. This guy is super interesting....you dug up some good stuff for your post. Thanks for sharing. How many menko of him do you have?SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-61302930663998772382020-06-24T21:33:46.011-07:002020-06-24T21:33:46.011-07:00Ha, good point! I had thought about mentioning th...Ha, good point! I had thought about mentioning that (its also what he called his YouTube channel) but the post was getting long so I decided not to!<br /><br />I had also written up a paragraph about how he entered, through an arranged marriage, the family of a former feudal lord from Kyushu and that his wife was a classmate of the Heisei emperor, but I also cut that out for length. There is a huge amount of oddball things about this guy you could write about!!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-47616091522654269802020-06-24T21:25:25.240-07:002020-06-24T21:25:25.240-07:00You went a whole post about Bandō Eiji without men...You went a whole post about Bandō Eiji without mentioning boiled eggs?Zippy Zappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695389359056056119noreply@blogger.com