Ichiro card #40 2008 Topps Trading card history #TCH24

• Would love to know what the front of the card says.  I have a hard enough time reading English lately, let alone Japanese.
• That being said, I think the red background really is a nice contrast to the Mariners blue.
• Believe it or not.  This is the first card from the 2008 Topps base set to be posted on the blog.  
• Market Watch:  A whopping 32 copies of this card on COMC right now, priced from 65 cents to $5.25 (wishful thinking).  I could see $1 for this card being very reasonable.
• Career game #40 is Ichiro's 6th straight multi hit game, a 3 for 5 performance in a 5-1 win over the White Sox.  During the 6 multi hit game streak, Ichiro is 16 for 29 (.552) and has seen his season average climb from .338 to .371.  Oh, and the win is the 8th straight for the M's who see their season record climb to 31-9.

- Robert