An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
Hello, all you Swallowers! Here’s something to read while claiming your shark repellent spray refund. Miyamoto’s Meikyukai Induction Miyamoto became the 40th batter to reach the 2,000 hit milestone with a single in his first at-bat against Hiroshima starter, Yuya Fukui on Friday. The game was immediately halted as Miyamoto’s teammates came onto the field [...]
May 5th, 2012 Hiroshima Carp 1 Tokyo Swallows 4 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WWLWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After struggling against the Carp’s rookie pitcher Nomura over 2 starts, the Swallows finally got to him and gave Roman the offensive support necessary to get the win. Fukuchi got the start at center, after Ueda’s collision [...]
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 [...]
Something to read while remembering to keep your hands in your pockets. Swallows of the Week Week 3 Last week’s vote saw the strong performances by Hiroyasu Tanaka (2B), Lastings Milledge (LF), Katsuki Akagawa (P), and Kyohei Muranaka (P). 28 people cast their vote this week, and here’s what they decided: Congratulations to Beavis, a [...]
April 19th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 3 Hanshin Tigers 4 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WWLWL (Koshien Stadium) Ishikawa and the Swallows lose a back-and-forth affair at a windy Koshien. The Swallows struck first in this game in the second. After Kawabata walked to lead off the inning, Miyamoto got career hit number 1987 to put [...]
Something for you to read while fielding offers for a more appropriate gig. Swallows of the Week Week 2 Ishikawa was the week one MVP, but he tanked after that. Hopefully the same fate does not await the winner of the week two polling. 31 people voted this time around, and they had five choices: Shingo [...]
April 15th, 2012 Hiroshima Carp 0 Tokyo Swallows 1 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WLLWW (Matsuyama) The Swallows go 2 for 2 in Matsuyama against Yoyo, I mean, Toyo Hiroshima Carp. After last nights outburst by the Swallows, the bats cooled off this fine Sunday afternoon. Still, thanks in large part to [...]
April 14th, 2012 Hiroshima Carp 1 Tokyo Swallows 10 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WWLLW (Matsuyama) The birds’ first game of the year against the fish was a home-away-from-home game in Matsuyama, a fortunate choice of location given the constant rain that cancelled every other game in the Kanto region. Your Tokyo [...]
April 10th, 2012 Yokohama Baystars 1 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: LLWWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After leaving Nagoya with a magnificent hard-fought series win against the Dragons, the Swallows returned to Jingu to take on the perennially struggling Baystars. And while they huffed and puffed, they eventually blew the YOKOHAMA DeNA [...]
Hello, Tokyo fans! Here’s something for you to read while trying to be cool. The season has started and your birds are off to a decent start. This past weekend they largely embarrassed crosstown rivals, Yomiuri, in a three-game series at the stain-dome, and they’re now looking ahead to an infestation of Hanshin maniacs starting [...]
