May 2nd, 2012 Tokyo Swallows Yokohama BayStars Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WWLWW (Yokohama Stadium) Rained Out This one was a wash-out. Literally. It’ll get made up at the end of the season, when, I predict, it will mean squat to Yokohama, but might be useful to Tokyo. The Swallows remain tied for first [...]
5/1/12 – Yokohama (Away)
May 1, 2012 By 12 Comments
May 1st, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 7 Yokohama BayStars 0 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WWLWW (Yokohama Stadium) The last time the birds played the stars, they lost two on the trot. That ugly set of events transpired April 10th, 11th, and 12th, and it was the first time this season that any club dropped two [...]
4/30/12 – Hiroshima (Away)
April 30, 2012 By 2 Comments
April 30th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 7 Hiroshima Carp 1 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: DWWLW (Mazda Stadium, Hiroshima) Yesterday Tokyo ran headlong into a masterful performance by early rookie-of-the-year candidate, Yusuke Nomura. The 22-year-old drafted out of Meiji University threw his slider wherever he wanted and induced 14 groundouts from the [...]
4/29/12 – Hiroshima (Away)
April 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
April 29th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 0 Hiroshima Carp 3 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WDWWL (Mazda Stadium, Hiroshima) After yesterday afternoon’s come-from-behind win, the Swallows looked to make it four wins in a row against the fourth-placed Carp. Roman (1-3, 3.57 ERA) took the mound for the birds against Hiroshima’s Nomura [...]
4/28/12 – Hiroshima (Away)
April 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
April 28th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 6 Hiroshima Carp 4 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WWDWW (Mazda Stadium, Hiroshima) Tokyo traveled to Hiroshima yesterday for their first away series at Mazda Stadium. The two teams have played each other twice so far this season (played in Matsuyama) with Tokyo taking both of [...]
04/26/12 – Chunichi (Home)
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April 26th, 2012 Chunichi Dragons 2 Tokyo Swallows 4 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WWWDW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) A little rain keeps Yoshimi from pitching at 100% and the Swallows manage enough pop and defense to cover for “sub-optimal” pitching by Muranaka. Things did not start well for Muranaka and the Swallows as the young [...]
04/25/12 – Chunichi (Home)
April 25, 2012 By 18 Comments
April 25th, 2012 Chunichi Dragons 1 Tokyo Swallows 1 Streak: Tied 1 Last 5: WWWWD (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Ties are when everyone loses. Both teams lose, the fans lose, ecology loses. Maybe the beer girls win. Well, their managers win. Tokyo looked a bit better, purely subjectively, but the numbers don’t show it. This game was almost [...]
04/24/12 – Chunichi (Home)
April 24, 2012 By 9 Comments
April 24th, 2012 Chunichi Dragons 1 Tokyo Swallows 4 Streak: Won 4 Last 5: LWWWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After the confidence boosting and oh so pleasurable home sweep this last weekend against Yomiuri, Tokyo kept the momentum rolling with a relatively straightforward victory against the reigning CL chuamps. After Tateyama made light work of the first three [...]
4/22/12 – Yomiuri (Home)
April 22, 2012 By 8 Comments
April 22nd, 2012 Yomiuri Giants 2 Tokyo Swallows 3 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: WLWWW (Jingu Stadium) Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweeeeeeeeeeeeep! Roman finally got his first NPB ‘W’ in his fourth start of the year and second this week. Despite the rain, this was another enjoyable game to watch for the Swallows fans in [...]
4/21/12 – Yomiuri (Home)
April 21, 2012 By 5 Comments
April 21st, 2012 Yomiuri Giants 0 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: LWLWW (Jingu Stadium) The struggling Giants retooled their lineup, but were no match for a hot Akagawa. A fairly simple and clean win for the Swallows tonight. Akagawa started the game off with 2 strikeouts before allowing a single to Sakamoto. [...]
