An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
Top team players have the day off today, and the following is a small selection of some of the news coming out of Urasoe (Okinawa) since our last roundup on February 1st: Atsushi Fujimoto suffered a calf strain during practice on the 6th and will be taking it easy for the next few weeks. Hitoshi Yamamoto [...]
The team reported that it would likely use the US$2.5 million dollars if received from the Milwaukee Brewers to help improve the farm team facilities. It was not reported whether all or part of the posting fee would be put towards stadium improvements. There is also a rumor flying around that Hatakeyama has requested a [...]
Welcome to the Monday Review, in which we’ll look back at the week that was and look ahead to the week that will be. We hope a recurring weekly review column will help readers identify some trends that can’t be covered in a single game report. We’re still trying to work out the format, so [...]
July 16th, 2011 Yomiuri Giants 6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WWDWL (Tokyo Dome) Tokyo’s remarkable streak against Yomiuri came to an end in a game that’s best left forgotten. Us: Aoki (CF) Tanaka (2B) Whitesell (1B) Hatakeyama (LF) Balentien (RF) Kawabata (SS) Kawamoto (C) Fujimoto (3B) Yamamoto (P) Them: Sakamoto (SS) Takahashi [...]
July 9th, 2011 Hanshin Tigers 6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WWWWL (Akita Stadium) Two days after sweeping Yomiuri, Tokyo looks to take out the Tigers. Unfortunately, the Tigers were not willing to play along. Tokyo Aoki (CF) Tanaka (2B) Whitesell (1B) Hatakeyama (LF) Kawabata (SS) Miyamoto (3B) Balentien (RF) [...]
July 2, 2011 Hiroshima Carp 6 Tokyo Swallows 5 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WDDWL (Mazda Stadium) This was not a pretty game. A middle-relief meltdown combined with a weak day at the plate to level the series at one game apiece. Tokyo: Aoki (CF) Tanaka (2B) Whitesell (1B) Hatakeyama (LF) Balentien (RF) [...]
Welcome to the Monday Review, in which we’ll look back at the week that was and look ahead to the week that will be. We hope a recurring weekly review column will help readers identify some trends that can’t be covered in a single game report. We’re still trying to work out the format, so [...]
June 15th, 2011 Saitama Seibu Lions 8 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: DLWWL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Yamamoto did his thing – nullifying Ks with RBIs and BBs, while the offense did a little reprise of their earlier Interleague performance by leaving their bats on the rack. Tokyo: 1. Aoki (CF) [...]
Welcome to the Monday Review, in which we’ll look back at the week that was and look ahead to the week that will be. We hope a recurring weekly review column will help readers identify some trends that can’t be covered in a single game report. We’re still trying to work out the format, so [...]
June 8th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 Orix Buffaloes 7 Streak: L1 Last 5: LWWWL (Kyocera Dome) What? We lost, OK? Want to keep reading, make us feel bad? Tokyo: 1. Aoki (CF) 2. Tanaka (2B) 3. Whitesell (DH) 4. Hatakeyama (1B) 5. Balentien (RF) 6. Yuichi (LF) 7. Miyamoto (3B) 8. Fujimoto (SS) 9. [...]
