An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
October 5th, 2011 Tokyo Swallows 0 Hanshin Tigers 3 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: LLWLL (Kyocera Dome) Tanaka didn’t bat second, for a third straight game, which flagrantly violates the closest thing Tokyo has to set dogma: Tanaka bats second, behind Aoki. Should Aoki reach first and there be no outs, Tanaka will sac [...]
The Yomiuri Giants are about to take on the Hanshin Tigers in the first stage of theCentral League Climax Series, and it will hopefully be one for the ages. While it still burns a bit that the birds couldn’t get over that last hurdle, it will be enjoyable to watch a Climax Series involving three [...]
September 9th, 2008 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Hanshin Tigers 3 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WWLWL (Koshien Stadium) An Akihiro Yano sayonara solo homer off Yakult reliever Oshimoto was the difference between the two teams in a tight game at Koshien on Tuesday night. Gonzalez started the game for the birds, and despite giving up three hits and two [...]
