March 21st, 2009 Orix Buffaloes 6 Tokyo Swallows 13 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WWWLW (Jingu Stadium) Tokyo scored two runs in the bottom of the second inning to get on the board first, but this game would quickly turn into a bit of a see-saw contest, and a high scoring one at that. [...]
The Tsubamegun's WBC Tat Gift to You
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WBC: Japan 6, Korea 2
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WBC: Japan 5, Cuba 0
March 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A day after being brushed aside so easily by Korea, Japan had to pick themselves up to face the Cubans for the second time in four days. This time however, there were no second chances, the loser would be heading home. Japan rode to victory three days earlier on the back of six innings of five hit [...]
3/18/09 — Saitama (home)
March 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
March 18th, 2009 Saitama Seibu Lions 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WLDWW (Jingu Stadium) The birds got the offense going early in one of the day’s four forgotten games (if you want to know what everyone in Japan was actually paying attention to, please scroll down to the next game [...]
WBC: Japan 1, Korea 4
March 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This one did not start well for Yu Darvish and team Japan. Darvish threw far more balls than strikes in the first inning of this game. His first three pitches were balls above the strike zone, and his first two pitches to Korea’s second, third and fourth batters were outside the zone. Behind in the [...]
WBC: Japan 6, Cuba 0
March 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Japan announced their arrival in the second round of the 2009 WBC with a comprehensive victory over the much fancied Cubans in San Diego on Sunday afternoon. The victory was based around strong pitching, with a majestic start from Daisuke Matsuzaka. The Japanese ace pitched 6 innings of five hit ball, striking out eight and walking [...]
