An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
May 5th, 2013 Tokyo Swallows 7 Hanshin Tigers 5 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLLLW (Koshien) Holy crap, this has been a streaky last couple of weeks. And with all the injuries we’re dealing with right now, the fun ain’t gonna stop. After losing four on the trot, Tokyo finally got its act back together. [...]
July 15th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 5 Hanshin Tigers 2 Streak: Win 1 Last 5: LWDLW (Koshien) Your birds were a bit relentless today and banged out a total of 15 hits while partially making up for yesterday’s wastefulness. Milledge led off the game with a blast to left-center on a 1-1 offering from Hanshin starter, [...]
April 29th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 Hanshin Tigers 4 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WWWWL (Koshien Stadium) Tokyo’s magnificent run of good form finally came to an end as they ran into a very effective starter in Kubo. This game saw some interesting switches within the lineup as Miyamoto and Aikawa both had [...]
I’m starting an irregular tradition, although there are better things, even on this site, I could be doing with my time. I’m giving our loyal and friendly readers, which would be you, something to talk about on a day with no game. I’m going to pathetically brag, in the hope that you will one up [...]
July ?th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 Hanshin Tigers 4 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LLLWL (Koshien) Ishikawa was not able to get back to winning ways in this contest, and the birds lost the series against the Tigers two games to one.
