An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
July 4th, 2010 Chunichi Dragons 8 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WWWWL (Akita Komachi Stadium) Don’t let the article image fool you! The Swallows fail to extend their winning streak in a very sloppy game against the Chunichi Dragons. Aoki did manage to collect career hit #1000, but aside from [...]
How We Got There The Swallows came into June fresh off the Takada firing, and were only 4 games into the Ogawa regime. The Birds were looking to build on the 1-2-1 record they had compiled under Ogawa, by exacting revenge on the Pacific League teams that had swept them in May. How We Did [...]
June 14th, 2010 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 8 Streak: Won 5 Last 5: WWWWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) When this game was originally scheduled to be played (May 23rd), Takada was still at the helm, the birds had just gotten whupped by Chiba 20-4, and the team was in the midst [...]
Monthly Roundup is a new series in which I hope to look back on a month of Swallows baseball and make various observations and comments. How We Got There: The Swallows came into the month of May on a 5 game losing streak, with an overall record of 11-17-1. Things weren’t looking good, but we [...]
The Birds kicked off Interleague play with a disastrous 0-4 homestand. Starting tomorrow, the team takes their show on the road with two games each against the Seibu Lions and the Lotte Marines. That means for the first time this season, the Swallows will be able to feature a lineup with a designated hitter. The [...]
May 9th, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9 Chunichi Dragons 0 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLLLW (Nagoya Dome) Do not adjust your screens, that score above really is correct. And that is a “W” up there too. The previously comatose Tokyo bats finally exploded into life as they snapped their losing streak at 6 [...]
May 1st, 2010 Yokohama BayStars 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLLLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Bizarre game. Just plain weird. This was one of those games where Takada made a whole bunch of stupid decisions but things kept working in the team’s favor and he ended up looking like he [...]
