tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post6426929113506142671..comments2023-12-11T03:37:10.895-08:00Comments on This Card Is Cool - My Life in Baseball Cards: Set Gallery: 2014 Epoch JBPA 20th AnniversaryRyan Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-38807602766541927132014-08-06T19:01:23.208-07:002014-08-06T19:01:23.208-07:00Yeah, that is a strange way to name the team, but ...Yeah, that is a strange way to name the team, but perhaps Epoch was going by a "proper" team definition. Daimai is of course a combination of the two company names and might just be a simple nickname. That's pretty common here - even "Family Mart" is shortened to "FaMiMa" in many cases.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657985600764530650.post-27766376207127278392014-08-03T08:05:04.586-07:002014-08-03T08:05:04.586-07:00It's kind of odd that Epoch listed the team fo...It's kind of odd that Epoch listed the team for Masuyoshi Miura as the "Mainichi Daiei Orions". I've always seen that team called the "Daimai Orions". It was formed when the Mainichi Orions and the Daiei Stars merged after the 1957 season which reduced the number of teams in NPB to 12.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.com