Card Of The Week September 14

Junji Ogawa is assumed to be stepping down as Swallows manager after two consecutive last place finishes and the leading candidate to replace him is rumored to be Swallows batting coach Mitsuru Manaka.  Manaka played for the Swallows from 1993 to 2008, winning the Nippon Series four times and making the All Star team once.  Here's his 2005 BBM Swallows team set card (#S79):