The Monday Review #5

Araki and Morioka will battle it out for the shortstop position.

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 [...]

The Monday Review #4

How long will he mash?

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 [...]

2010 Interleague Preview

2010 Interleague Logo

Tomorrow, weather permitting, the 6 Central League teams will play host to the 6 Pacific League teams, kicking off 5 weeks of Interleague play. This post will hopefully give you some information you will find useful.

5/20/09 – Tohoku Rakuten (Away)

Yoshinori observes one of the best at work

May 20th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0   Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2  Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WWWWL (Kleenex Miyagi Stadium) This was always going to be a tough one. A day after facing Darrell Rasner and getting their 6th win on the trot, today saw Yakult try their hand against a different proposition [...]