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. [...]
This is the first .gif that I’ve ever made in my life, and I think that it may be the first one that’s ever been featured on this site. This is my tribute to those who made it to yesterday’s game and stayed all the way through the 12th inning.
If you’re a nerdy Swallows fan like me, you occasionally scan through ni-gun boxscores to see who’s been playing on the farm. If you’re such a baseball nerd that you proudly display it in your handle, as Deanna “Marinerds” Rubin does, you GO to Toda to see who’s been playing on the farm. Deanna has [...]
August 16th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 2 Hiroshima Carp 4 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: LWWLL (Mazda Stadium) Roman came into tonight’s game looking to continue his streak of complete games. But despite a hot start to the game succumb to the Carp bats in the eighth, as the Carp came from behind to [...]
July 28th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 4 Chunichi Dragons 4 Streak: Drew 1 Last 5: LDLWD (Nagoya Dome) After scoring 21 runs over the last two nights, the Birds eased off the throttle in today’s day game. Although they only scored 4 runs, Hatakeyama does the business to save the Swallows in Nagoya. Today was a bit of 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 [...]
Masayoshi Miwa (no. 60), a second year infielder currently toiling on Tokyo’s farm team, was named the July player of the month in the minor league’s Eastern division. The 25-year-old Miwa hails from Yamaguchi prefecture, and the speedster throws righty and bats lefty. While he has made three appearances on Tokyo’s top team so far [...]
