An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
October 1st, 2012 Yomiuri Giants 0 Tokyo Swallows 5 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WLWLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Tokyo finished out its regular season schedule against crosstown rival, Yomiuri, in some style with a rather uneventful win over the 2012 Central League champs. The win brought Tokyo’s regular season record against the Giants to [...]
August 3rd, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 9 Chunichi Dragons 2 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LLLWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After Good Roman made an appearance for the Birds last night, Good Akagawa reemerged tonight. While not being quite as dominant as Roman, Akagawa did manage to give the bullpen an extra day of rest. The consecutive [...]
August 2nd, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 5 Hanshin Tigers 0 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: DLLLW (Koshien) Yay, for clear wins and building positive momentum. For one game, at least, the Swallows showed us why the Tigers were solidly in fifth place in the CL. The Swallows will need to keep the momentum going, as they [...]
Sorry for the delay, Swallowers. It’s my fault. There are no excuses here at Tsubamegun. Something for you to read while planning a trip to New Orleans. Swallows of the Week Week 6 This one was never really going to be much of a contest, what with the wicked week that Coco put up and [...]
