May 22nd, 2012 Tokyo Yakult Swallows Chiba Lotte Marines Streak: Lost 3 Last 5: LWLLL (QVC Marine Field) This evening’s game fell victim to a day of rain, and will be rescheduled for Thursday 24th at 6:15pm.
Tokyo Swallows Podcast 08 (May, 2012)
May 21, 2012 By 2 Comments
The interleague segment of the season has begun, and David and Christopher got back in front of the mics to talk about the first month-and-a-bit of the Swallows 2012 campaign. Key Points: How correct were our predictions from TS Podcast number seven? What grade would you give Tokyo’s performance thus far? General baseball-related stupidity Hand [...]
5/20/12 – Orix (Home)
May 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
May 20th, 2012 Orix Buffaloes 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: LWLLL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) The run production woes continue. What do you need to know? After Wednesday’s blowout victory over 2011 Japan Series champion Fukuoka, the birds are a bit constipated run-wise. Not fun. Tokyo got off on the wrong [...]
Tokyo Swallows Snapshot: May 17th, 2012
May 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
Sorry for the delay, Swallowers. It’s my fault. There are no excuses here at Tsubamegun. Something for you to read while planning a trip to New Orleans. Swallows of the Week Week 6 This one was never really going to be much of a contest, what with the wicked week that Coco put up and [...]
2012 Interleague Preview: Part 1
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s that time of year again! When Central League teams face off against their Pacific League counterparts. Things will get started for the Swallows on Wednesday evening at Jingu when they face off against the defending Nippon Series Champion Hawks. The Interleague format hasn’t changed over the last couple of years, and if anyone needs [...]
6/19/11 – Chiba (Home)
June 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
June 19th, 2011 Chiba Lotte Marines 7 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WWLWL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) In their quest to finish the damned interleague portion of the season with a .500 record, the Swallows scored first but got completely manhandled after that. Chiba: 1. Okada (CF) 2. Ishimine (RF) [...]
6/18/11 – Chiba (Home)
June 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
June 18th, 2011 Chiba Lotte Marines 0 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LWWLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) The Swallows took advantage of a shaky Watanabe in the rain to win their only Interleague series. Tateyama got the start today and looked comfortable throughout. Even when he let runners get on [...]
6/15/11 – Saitama (Home)
June 15, 2011 By 4 Comments
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) [...]
The Monday Review #8
June 13, 2011 By 6 Comments
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 [...]
6/12/11 – Fukuoka (Away)
June 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
June 12th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WLDLW (Yahoo Dome) The birds looked to be in trouble when Tokyo starter, Tateyama, was ejected in the fourth inning after beaning Fukuoka’s third baseman in the head. But Tokyo’s bullpen kept the Hawks offense in check [...]
