Sadaharu Oh Stained Glass Card: PRINTED

Another fun announcement from Nine Pockets Headquarters: 

 

 

 

The Sadaharu Oh stained glass card is now available in print form!

 

I actually started out trying to print and assemble a version of this card at home using acetate paper, heavy card stock for a border, an x-acto knife, special craft glue, and everything. However, the process took a lot of work, and assembly was tricky to say the least.

The end result was okay, but not perfect by any means. And I didn't feel very good about putting something out there that looked a little bit too "homemade", if you get my drift.

So, I looked around for print companies, found one that offered some good options for plastic/acetate products, and went for it. The cost hit my wallet noticeably more than my other custom cards, but whenever I hold a copy up to a bright blue sky and look at the result (see photo above), I can say the cost was completely worth it.

Normally at this point I'd show an image of the card back, but like any clear plastic or acetate card, it's just the reverse of what's on the front. So here's a second image of the front, showing Sadaharu Oh relaxing in front of a small houseplant in my home office.

 

As you've probably noticed, these cards do not have the same dimensions as a standard baseball card. Although they are the normal 3.5 inches tall, they're only 1.75 inches wide. I'm not sure if a company like Ultra-Pro or BCW makes a card holder or page for that specific size, but there's always the semi-rigid/top loader option. Or you can hang it in one of your windows and let the sunlight shine through it and into your card room.

Sean from Getting Back Into Baseball Cards . . . In Japan, because your post that featured the original Sadaharu Oh card inspired me to create the stained glass version, I'd love to send a copy to you. If you'd like one, please contact me with your mailing address. I don't mind sending the card all the way to Japan.

And as I've done with many of the other special custom cards I've printed out in the past, I'm going to mail a copy of this stained glass card to the first three readers to provide their own answer to this question:

 

If you could choose four baseball players to be your "patron saints"—immortalized in stained glass in your temple of baseball—who would they be?

 

If you're one of the first three commenters and I don't already have your mailing address, here's how to reach me:

 

My email address is available on my blogger profile page. 

You can also message me on TCDB.

 

Because I've only ordered a small amount of these cards so far, the rest will go to my eBay store. The price will be a little higher than most of the other custom cards due to the printing expense.

Even if you missed out on claiming one of these cards, I hope you'll still add your four patron saints of baseball in the comment section. I'm interested in your answers. 

 

Maybe we can even make this a blog bat-around.

 

Thanks very much for reading!