An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
October 9th, 2009 Hanshin Tigers 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Streak: Won 4 Last 5: LWWWW (Jingu Stadium) Whisper it, we are A-Class. No f*uck that. Shout it from the rooftops, WE ARE A-CLASS!! In the biggest game the Swallows have faced in years, they did what was necessary and beat the Hanshin [...]
October 8th, 2009 Hanshin Tigers 0 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: WLWWW (Jingu Stadium) The birds rode a complete game shutout by starter Tateyama to their third win in a row and reclaimed third place in the Central League in the process.
October 7th, 2009 Yokohama BayStars 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: LWLWW (Jingu Stadium) Aaron Guiel. Aaron Guiel. Aaron Guiel!!
October 5th, 2009 Yomiuri Giants X Tokyo Yakult Swallows X Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LLLWL (Jingu Stadium) Tonight’s game was postponed due to heavy rain over the Tokyo area. With rain (and possibly a typhoon) forecast for the rest of the week, and all of Tokyo’s remaining games due to take place in outdoor ballparks (Yokohama [...]
September 30th, 2009 Hanshin Tigers 7 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: WWWLL (Jingu Stadium) The birds outhit the Tigers 12-10 but still got annihilated. Yuki pitched six rather solid innings but got roughed up a little in the seventh. Takada factored a bit in this one as well.
The current key series with the ever-lovable (cough) Hanshin Tigers is proving to be a costly one, even if Tokyo do manage to take tonight’s game to win the series.
