2000 Future Bee Power League UL box break (pack 3)

Masao Kida had a less than stellar 2000.

Daisuke Miura. He wins some, he loses some. 135-133 over the last 17 seasons.

Koichi Oshima was, in fact, an infielder, so don't let the photo mislead you. His being labeled as simply "INF" makes me think of a Jose Oquendo-type player who just filled whatever spot was lacking in the lineup. Not a monster with the bat, nor on the bases, but consistent enough to snag a spot in the lineup for the better part of 11 years with the Buffaloes and BlueWave.

Koichiro Yoshinaga is considered one of, if not the best catcher of the 1990s in the Pacific League.

One must imagine that Shinichi Murata made a pretty good pitching target for him to have managed to stck around most of a season while only hitting .204. Yomirui must seriously have been hurting for a decent catcher.




Insert leader card is one Takuro Ishii who led the Central League in steals.

2000 Epoch Pro Baseball box break (pack 9)

Keiichi Yabu - no, I'm not totally up on either NPB or MLB. Heck, I didn't even know Yabu had played in the US!

Osamu Higashio, seen here during his stint as manager of the Seibu Lions, holds the career NPB record for most hit batters. Sounds like he would've gotten along great with Don Baylor and Craig Biggio who seemed to be human targets.

Koichiro Yoshinaga

Koichi Sekikawa

Jeff Barry

Daisuke Miura - Miura's Best Pitch? I couldn't say, but he makes for a nifty sticker.

Doubles: Nioka, Nishiyama, Nomura