An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
October 10th, 2011 Tokyo Swallows 0 Chunichi Dragons 3 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LWLWL (Nagoya Dome) This was the first game of that oh-so-critical four-game away series that we’ve been looking forward to since early last month. And as you can see, it didn’t start well. Chunichi was able to capitalize when they got [...]
Hosts David Watkins and Christopher Pellegrini summarize the ups and downs of September and preview what is to come in the tight Central League pennant race between the Tokyo Swallows and the Chunichi Dragons. Episode three was recorded just a few hours prior to last night’s game against the Hiroshima Carp. Dave and Christopher also [...]
August 28th, 2011 Tokyo Swallows 0 Hanshin Tigers 1 Streak: Lost 3 Last 5: WDLLL (Koshien) The Swallows lost their third in a row as they failed to figure out the in-form Randy Messenger. Tokyo: Kawashima SS Aoki CF Guiel LF Hatakeyama 1B Balentien RF Miyamoto 3B Tanaka 2B Kawamoto C Yoshinori P Hanshin: [...]
