An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
September 4th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Yomiuri Giants 3 Streak: Drawn 1 Last 5: LLLWD (Tokyo Dome) Tokyo and those stupid orange fuktards Yomiuri played out the longest game in the CL this year, as they couldn’t be separated in 5 hours and 27 minutes of baseball. Tragically, the Swallows were robbed of a [...]
August 27th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 7 Streak: Lost 2 Last : LLWLL (Mazda Stadium) Oh dear. Things are not going well at the moment. At. all. Just like the Carp did the night before, Tokyo found themselves with a 6-0 lead at the end of their 2nd inning [...]
August 2nd, 2009 Chunichi Dragons 6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LLWWL (Jingu Stadium) A win was definitely within reach tonight, but a combination of too much bunting and a couple more unfortunate calls by the umpiring staff put the kaibosh on this extra-innings game.
July 8th, 2009 Chunichi Dragons 6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 11 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LWLLW (Jingu Stadium) While the starting pitching again left something to be desired, the Tokyo bats awoke from their slumber as they knocked in eleven runs off fifteen hits in overturning the Dragons at Jingu. Yuki Tanaka (4.68) started for [...]
June 30th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Yokohama BayStars 3 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: WLWLL (Matsumoto Stadium) Ah you’ve gotta love Tokyo. Can’t beat the best, can’t beat the worst. A day after losing the series against the Giants, Tokyo travelled to Matsumoto for a road game against the frankly terrible BayStars to try [...]
June 6th, 2009 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WLLWW (Jingu Stadium) Today was a good day. So far in the Interleague campaign, the Swallows have been humbled by the best pitching the PL has to offer. Tanaka, Darvish, Sugiuchi and Wakui have all had their way [...]
May 27th, 2009 Orix Buffaloes 4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WLLLW (Jingu Stadium) The Swallows’ North American contingent of D’Antona and Guiel batted in four of the five Tokyo runs as Yakult’s streak of losses was halted at three. Yoshinori took the mound to start for the birds and [...]
May 19th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3 Streak: Won 6 Last 5: WWWWW (Kleenex Miyagi Stadium) Today’s opening round of the 2009 Interleague schedule saw all six games held in Pacific League ballparks, with Tokyo making the trip to Sendai to face the Rakuten Eagles. This match-up saw the two [...]
May 17th, 2009 Hanshin Tigers 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Won 5 Last 5: WWWWW (Jingu Stadium) Another long outing from a Tokyo starter, this time Ryo Kawashima, along with a 7th inning timely Hiroyasu Tanaka hit gave Yakult their first five game winning streak of the season, and put them in a [...]
May 15th, 2009 Hanshin Tigers 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: WLWWW (Jingu Stadium) A promising first outing from newcomer Yuki on the mound combined with a lights-out performance from the bullpen gave Tokyo the platform they needed to come away with a tight victory against the Tigers.
