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October 17th, 2009 Tokyo Swallows 3 Chunichi Dragons 2 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 [...]
Posted by Christopher Pellegrini on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Filed under 2009 Season, Playoffs 2009, Results Archive · Tagged 2009 Season, ??, ???????????, Aaron Guiel, Central League, Chang-yong Lim, chunichi dragons, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Jamie D'Antona, Japanese Professional Baseball, Masanori Ishikawa, Norichika Aoki, NPB, Ryota Igarashi, Takehiko Oshimoto, Tokyo Swallows
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 by Christopher Pellegrini on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Filed under 2009 Season, Playoffs 2009, Results Archive · Tagged 2009 Season, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, Japanese Professional Baseball, NPB, Pacific League, Pro Yakyu, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles
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 [...]
Posted by Christopher Pellegrini on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Filed under 2009 Season, The Team · Tagged 2009 Season, ??, ???????????, Central League, Climax Series, 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
