An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
July 30th, 2009 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 8 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Streak: Lost 2 Last : WWWLL (Jingu Stadium) OK, here’s the deal: we need to buy a second farm team right now because there’s not enough competition for slots on the rotation, and the guys aren’t getting the game time that they [...]
March 15th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2 Streak: Tied 1 Last 5: LLWLD (Onomichi) Ryo Kawashima started and pitched five innings of seven hit, two run baseball. Other vitals include four K’s against one walk plus one wild pitch. Tokyo’s relievers were rock solid this afternoon. Igarashi and Hashimoto [...]
March 5th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2 Streak: Won 1 Last 4: WWLW (Sapporo Dome) Three Tokyo players had two-hit games, and the pitching staff only gave up a pair of runs in Tokyo’s second half of a two-day stay up in Hokkaido. Impressively, more than 10,000 people turned out for the [...]
