An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
May 12th, 2013 Hanshin Tigers 4 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Lost 4 Last 5: WLLLL (Botchan Stadium - Matsuyama) Tokyo got an early lead and held onto it for most of the game thanks to Yagi’s solid start, but Hanshin won the game on a three-run effort in the top of the eighth. And guess [...]
May 10th, 2013 Hanshin Tigers 5 Tokyo Swallows 0 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: WWWLL (Botchan Stadium - Matsuyama) Tonight, Messenger rocked the Birds on the mound and at the dish. If it wasn’t for the crazy 5th inning, the Birds may have gotten a win tonight. However, the 5th inning did happen and the Birds bats [...]
May 6th, 2013 Chunichi Dragons 3 Tokyo Swallows 7 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: LLLWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) In honor of golden week, both teams decided to make the game as interesting as possible for all in attendance. Chunichi even agreed to let the Birds take home the win in spectacular fashion!!* Tonight saw Matsuoka [...]
May 5th, 2013 Tokyo Swallows 7 Hanshin Tigers 5 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLLLW (Koshien) Holy crap, this has been a streaky last couple of weeks. And with all the injuries we’re dealing with right now, the fun ain’t gonna stop. After losing four on the trot, Tokyo finally got its act back together. [...]
May 3rd, 2013 Tokyo Swallows 3 Hanshin Tigers 14 Streak: Lost 3 Last 5: WWLLL (Koshien) After losing the last couple of games by one run, this one was over after just two innings. Tokyo would take the early lead in this one but that lead didn’t last. Folks, baseball is a funny game. [...]
April 29th, 2013 Tokyo Swallows 12 Yokohama BayStars 3 Streak: Won 6 Last 5: WWWWW (Yokohama Stadium) The hits just keep on coming! And when I say hits I mean HOME RUNS!! The Birds bats did not get left behind in the first game of this “road trip” to Yokohama. They came out swinging and [...]
April 28th, 2013 Yomiuri Giants 1 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Won 5 Last 5: WWWWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Tokyo went into this contest looking for its first sweep of the 2013 campaign, and hoping to seal the deal for the home team was lefty Ryousuke Yagi. And he did remarkably well in his fifth start [...]
April 27th, 2013 Yomiuri Giants 2 Tokyo Swallows 4 Streak: Won 4 Last 5: LWWWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Your Tokyo Swallows won their second series on the trot tonite, and it’s never more satisfying than when said victory comes at the expense of Yomiuri’s patronizing, piggly swagger. And guess who was finally dealt his first [...]
April 14, 2013 Tokyo Swallows 0 Yomiuri Giants 2 Streak: Lost 4 Last 5: WLLLL (Tokyo Dome) The Swallows sent Yagi to the mound to face Utsumi and try to stave off a sweep in the crosstown rivals’ first series of the season. Meanwhile, Yomiuri was looking to keep its perfect home record intact. But [...]
April 5th, 2013 Yokohama BayStars 2 Tokyo Swallows 1 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: WWWLL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Tokyo returned from the land of Zoom-Zoom to do battle with their neighbors from Kanagawa. Tokyo was looking to keep pace with the 1st place orange-men of the Tokyo Dome. However, they came [...]
