Click here for current NPB Standings – including both the Central League and Pacific League – as well as game-by-game results and the complete 2009 schedule for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, with links to the gameday reports, updated daily.
Individual Battings Stats current as of: October 12th & the end of the season
Individual Pitching Stats current as of: September 5th
Just scroll down a bit to see a write-up on the last Swallows game or the latest news.
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Aoki’s surgery was successfully completed yesterday at a hospital in Tokyo. Aoki had surgery on both of his ankles to remove small pieces of bone.
It was reported that he should be able to leave the hospital within a week.
Posted in The Team | Tagged Aoki Norichika, tokyo swallows | Leave a Comment »
Yomiuri 4
Hokkaido 3
Series: Hokkaido 0-1 Yomiuri
(Sapporo Dome)
The 2009 Japan Series kicked off tonight in Sapporo with the Pacific League Champions, Hokkaido, hosting their Central League counterparts, the Yomiuri Giants.
Posted in 2009 Season, Playoffs 2009, Results Archive | Tagged Central League, 野球, hokkaido nippon ham fighters, Japan Series, Japanese Professional Baseball, npb, pacific league, Pro Yakyu, Yomiuri Giants | 2 Comments »
October 19th, 2009
Tokyo Swallows 4
Series: Chunichi 2-1 Tokyo
(Nagoya Dome)
Chunichi was definitely the better team today, but they should never forget that they had the flu and a little bit of Takada on their side. Either way, the season came to an end for the Swallows while the Dragons now inherit the unenviable task of overcoming a one game disadvantage in a best-of-seven series at Tokyo Dome versus Yomiuri.
Recognize these guys (other than Yoneno and Yoshinori)? This is what the flu can do to your roster.
Posted in 2009 Season, Playoffs 2009, Results Archive | Tagged 2009 Season, Central League, chunichi dragons, 野球, Igarashi Ryouta, Jamie D'Antona, Japanese Baseball, Japanese Professional Baseball, Kazuki Fukuchi, Norichika Aoki, npb, Pro Yakyu, Ryota Igarashi, Shinya Miyamoto, Takehiko Oshimoto, tokyo swallows, Yoshinori, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ | 2 Comments »
Reason to weep: it was reported that several key members of the Swallows are reportedly out of action due to the flu.
Posted in 2009 Season, The Team | Tagged Climax Series, first team, Hiromitsu Takagi, influenza, the flu, tokyo swallows, Yoshiyuki Noguchi, Yuki | 5 Comments »
October 18th, 2009
Tokyo Swallows 2
Series: Chunichi 1-1 Tokyo
(Nagoya Dome)
The Dragons leveled the series with a come-from-behind win and made sure that both team’s season will survive at least one more day.
Onizaki's bobble led to Chunichi's first run.
Posted in 2009 Season, Playoffs 2009, Results Archive | Tagged 2009 Season, Aaron Guiel, Central League, chunichi dragons, 野球, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Hye-cheon Lee, Jamie D'Antona, Japanese Professional Baseball, Kouhei Kawamoto, npb, Pro Yakyu, Shinya Miyamoto, Shohei Tateyama, Takehiko Oshimoto, Yuji Onizaki, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ | 7 Comments »
October 17th, 2009
Tokyo Swallows 3
Series: Chunichi 0-1 Tokyo
(Nagoya Dome)
Game one of the 2009 Central League Climax Series kicked off in Nagoya with Chen on the mound for the home team, and Ishikawa taking the reigns for the visiting Tokyo Swallows.
And Tokyo came up with the goods versus a very sharp Chen.
Posted in 2009 Season, Playoffs 2009, Results Archive | Tagged 2009 Season, Aaron Guiel, Central League, Chang-yong Lim, chunichi dragons, 野球, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Jamie D'Antona, Japanese Professional Baseball, Masanori Ishikawa, Norichika Aoki, npb, Ryota Igarashi, Takehiko Oshimoto, tokyo swallows, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ | 5 Comments »
October 17th, 2009
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 1
Tohoku Rakuten Eagles 4
Best of 3 Series: Fukoka 0 – 2 Tohoku
(Kleenex Stadium)
The Eagles rode a solid performance from starting pitcher, Masahiro Tanaka, to sweep the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and earn a trip to Hokkaido to face the Pacific League champions.
Posted in 2009 Season, Playoffs 2009, Results Archive | Tagged 2009 Season, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, Japanese Professional Baseball, npb, pacific league, Pro Yakyu, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles | 2 Comments »
The regular season ended on Monday when Tokyo came from behind to beat Yomiuri, and the Swallows’ resulting 71-72-1 record earned them praise for a modest improvement over last year and the team’s first ever advancement to the Climax Series.
The team’s solid play at the end of 2009 was a refreshing bookend to a season that saw a strong first half (14 games above .500 at one point) followed by a very deep canyon during the summer.
Throughout the season, a few players were able to soldier on rather consistently and help give the birds a shot at the playoffs. In fact, three players were so good at performing their roles that they ended up at the very top of the league.
Posted in 2009 Season, The Team | Tagged 2009 Season, Central League, Climax Series, 野球, Japanese Professional Baseball, Kazuki Fukuchi, League Leaders, most steals, most wins, Norichika Aoki, npb, OBP, on-ba, on-base percentage, Pro Yakyu, Shohei Tateyama, tokyo swallows, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ | Leave a Comment »
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