✹The PERENNIAL Shohei Ohtani Thread✹

[Bcwcardz]

Originally Posted by okumeister

That SOUND!!

I gotta say this guy really hits some bombs. I saw him hit one in person in 2018 and it was grand. This guy has got it.


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[BBases31]

Some bizarre pricing in this market. A PSA 9 2018 Bowman Refractor /499 sells for $550 but the raw hitting auto only $680? I think I need to trade up from my refractors

[HarryLime]

He has one of those effortless swings that lefties can sometimes have. It's just easy and graceful and yet the ball goes 440 feet. I'm not comparing the players, just the swing, but it reminds me of Griffey and Will Clark.

We're one major article away from Shozilla scorched Earth market frenzy. I'm seriously just sitting here right now thinking "what am I going to regret not buying in a month?"

Arthur

[HarryLime]

Originally Posted by Trueblue

For me, a big factor is that S2 has the better looking parallels. The curtain design on red/blue/indie is also more symmetrical than update. Foilboard is only in S2 as well as the Sapphire.

You have unlocked the next level.

Arthur

[Cards and 401K]

it's the Trout-Sho duo. that's better than Disneyland.

[Trueblue]

Originally Posted by HarryLime

He has one of those effortless swings that lefties can sometimes have. It's just easy and graceful and yet the ball goes 440 feet. I'm not comparing the players, just the swing, but it reminds me of Griffey and Will Clark.

We're one major article away from Shozilla scorched Earth market frenzy. I'm seriously just sitting here right now thinking "what am I going to regret not buying in a month?"

Arthur

Halos announcers have his swing comped to Darryl Strawberry. Not bad.

[Frankish]

He is killing it. We moved to California last summer and can see Angels stadium from our bedroom. I am so excited my son can grow up watching Ohtani and Trout.

I'm surprised his 2013 Japanese cards haven't become hotter....

[NYRE2PECT]

Originally Posted by Frankish

He is killing it. We moved to California last summer and can see Angels stadium from our bedroom. I am so excited my son can grow up watching Ohtani and Trout.

I'm surprised his 2013 Japanese cards haven't become hotter....

That's awesome! I grew up watching Angels games when the stadium was closed. (I'm old)

[Frankish]

Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

That's awesome! I grew up watching Angels games when the stadium was closed. (I'm old)

Thanks! Admittedly, we can see it in the distance (we are on a hill in Yorba Linda) but it's still pretty cool. I've always liked the Angles, as I'm pretty old, too...Carew and Ryan were awesome to watch.

[Vdm2018]

Originally Posted by Frankish

He is killing it. We moved to California last summer and can see Angels stadium from our bedroom. I am so excited my son can grow up watching Ohtani and Trout.

I'm surprised his 2013 Japanese cards haven't become hotter....

Oh yeah. Thanks for bringing it up. I wonder if anyone can comment on the Japanese cards. What are your thought on that?

[Finest]

Originally Posted by Vdm2018

Oh yeah. Thanks for bringing it up. I wonder if anyone can comment on the Japanese cards. What are your thought on that?

Yeah, there's a lot of value in the 2013 cards. I think it's because people don't know which to go for. Here is a list of his notable 2013 Japanese cards.

1. 2013 BBM 1st Version Shohei Ohtani RC #183
Think of it like the 1993 BBM Ichiro RC. Basically like Topps Flagship or Topps Chrome.




2. 2013 Calbee Star Cards Shohei Ohtani RC #S-61
No Ichiro Calbee RC. So this is basically like the 1993 Ichiro Tomy ID RC. Ichiro has many Calbee cards starting from 1994. Calbee has been around a long time and is an established brand. Great looking card btw.


3. 2013 Bandai Owner's League 02 Shohei Ohtani RC #71
Think of it like the 1993 Takara Ichiro RC. Another great looking card.



Other notables:
2013 BBM Rookie Edition #42. There's a Hitting card and Pitching card with the same card #.

2013 Calbee Exciting Rookie #D-07

[Chris P]

I wish I would've picked up an Ohtani Auto Rookie before the season..but my buy low funds were focued on Vladdy Jr. I have two Ohtani Auto Rookies but one's Optic (Very Cool Black Bordered numbered to 12 on Card..but unlicensed) and another is Topps Clearly Authentic Black numbered to 75 (honestly just not a fan of it all). Was thinking of possibly selling both to upgrade to a Chrome Auto..but I do like the Optic very much despite it being unlicensed. I also pulled both

[Vdm2018]

Sweet!! Thank you for the detail post.

Originally Posted by Finest

Yeah, there's a lot of value in the 2013 cards. I think it's because people don't know which to go for. Here is a list of his notable 2013 Japanese cards.

1. 2013 BBM 1st Version Shohei Ohtani RC #183
Think of it like the 1993 BBM Ichiro RC. Basically like Topps Flagship or Topps Chrome.




2. 2013 Calbee Star Cards Shohei Ohtani RC #S-61
No Ichiro Calbee RC. So this is basically like the 1993 Ichiro Tomy ID RC. Ichiro has many Calbee cards starting from 1994. Calbee has been around a long time and is an established brand. Great looking card btw.


3. 2013 Bandai Owner's League 02 Shohei Ohtani RC #71
Think of it like the 1993 Takara Ichiro RC. Another great looking card.
https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Ba...-6347046Fr.jpg


Other notables:
2013 BBM Rookie Edition #42. There's a Hitting card and Pitching card with the same card #.

2013 Calbee Exciting Rookie #D-07

[Rage]

Originally Posted by Chris P

I wish I would've picked up an Ohtani Auto Rookie before the season..but my buy low funds were focued on Vladdy Jr. I have two Ohtani Auto Rookies but one's Optic (Very Cool Black Bordered numbered to 12 on Card..but unlicensed) and another is Topps Clearly Authentic Black numbered to 75 (honestly just not a fan of it all). Was thinking of possibly selling both to upgrade to a Chrome Auto..but I do like the Optic very much despite it being unlicensed. I also pulled both

I would trade/sell up from the Clearly. I love the look of the 2018 optic autos, have a bunch of Ohtani in varying colors. Still think they are undervalued and I also own some Topps RC autos

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by Rage

I would trade/sell up from the Clearly. I love the look of the 2018 optic autos, have a bunch of Ohtani in varying colors. Still think they are undervalued and I also own some Topps RC autos

Yeah I'm definitely thinking of doing that...just don't know what Topps Auto I can get if I sell that off.

[Trueblue]

Oppo RBI double. Muscled it the other way to warning track.

[tblood]

Originally Posted by HarryLime

He has one of those effortless swings that lefties can sometimes have. It's just easy and graceful and yet the ball goes 440 feet. I'm not comparing the players, just the swing, but it reminds me of Griffey and Will Clark.

We're one major article away from Shozilla scorched Earth market frenzy. I'm seriously just sitting here right now thinking "what am I going to regret not buying in a month?"

Arthur

I like the comparison. I am a huge Griffey fan but didn’t see much of his swing in Ohtani until you mentioned it. I had a hard time looking past the trademark Japanese mechanics. Now I can’t stop seeing a combination of Ichiro and Griffey. Compact and quick to the ball with the unmistakeable Japanese style like Ichiro, plus a little smoothness, grace and higher finish from Griffey.


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[BBases31]

Originally Posted by HarryLime

We're one major article away from Shozilla scorched Earth market frenzy. I'm seriously just sitting here right now thinking "what am I going to regret not buying in a month?"

Arthur

Buy anything. He is this good. Pitching AND hitting. I've been saying it and buying him since I joined this board a year and a half ago. And all of last season it got brought up everytime I recommended something, "how's your Ohtani stuff doing" as a taunt. Every Ohtani headline for the next 5 years is going to be "Ohtani, first to do X since Babe Ruth". Sky is the limit

[BigSlim16]

This guy is unbelievable. Just flicked one off the wall

[okumeister]

Unreal power.
Nice arm extension on that swing.
Another RBI double.

[Trueblue]

Only dude that can chip shot a double off the wall. Getting a little comical.

[Vdm2018]

So much fun to watch

[Rage]

was 0-2 now 2-4 with 2 rbi doubles, go Shohei!

[Trueblue]

Originally Posted by BBases31

Buy anything. He is this good. Pitching AND hitting. I've been saying it and buying him since I joined this board a year and a half ago. And all of last season it got brought up everytime I recommended something, "how's your Ohtani stuff doing" as a taunt. Every Ohtani headline for the next 5 years is going to be "Ohtani, first to do X since Babe Ruth". Sky is the limit

A lot of people with opinions (phrased as facts) have stopped posting here the last month+. Best to keep that vitriol out of the thread.

[imbluestreak23]

I like Shohei