An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
April 26th, 2012 Chunichi Dragons 2 Tokyo Swallows 4 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WWWDW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) A little rain keeps Yoshimi from pitching at 100% and the Swallows manage enough pop and defense to cover for “sub-optimal” pitching by Muranaka. Things did not start well for Muranaka and the Swallows as the young [...]
October 13th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 Chunichi Dragons 2 Streak: Lost 4 Last 5: WLLLL (Nagoya Dome) It’s over folks. The Swallows lost 4 straight to the Dragons to fall 4.5 games behind the Dragons and saw the Dragons’ magic number shrink to 2. This game saw the Swallows’ send their only hot [...]
September 22th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Chunichi Dragons 3 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: WWTLL (Nagoya Dome) The Swallows landed in Nagoya looking to create some distance between them and the second place Dragons. The Dragons, on the other hand, were playing their first game after learning of the impending departure of their strict [...]
May 5th, 2011 Chunichi Dragons 8 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LWWWL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) The Swallows lose their first game in May as Tateyama has a somewhat shaky outing and Matsuoka implodes. Also, the offense wasn’t too hot. Ochiai fakes everyone out by starting Yoshimi and not Chen. [...]
