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.
Tokyo Infielders Score Golden Gloves
November 9, 2012 by 7 Comments
The annual Golden Glove vote have been tabulated, (here are last year’s results) and three-quarters of Tokyo’s infield brought home top prize for their respective positions in the Central League. Leading the charge with the largest margin of victory was Tokyo third baseman, Shinya Miyamoto. His fourth Golden Glove at third base helped him to break [...]
9/25/12 – Hanshin (Home)
September 25, 2012 by 7 Comments
September 25th, 2012 Hanshin Tigers 0 Tokyo Swallows 3 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WLWLW (Jingu Stadium) Eight innings of three-hit shutout Tateyama baseball, some timely hitting, and a wee bit of help from an inept Hanshin outfit opened the playoff door yet wider for the in-form Swallows. Tateyama was coming into the game [...]
Tokyo Swallows Snapshot: July 3, 2012
July 3, 2012 by 2 Comments
Holy crap. Is July really here already? Here’s something to read while treading cautiously. We just witnessed a week of starting pitching that was as consistently poor as we’ve seen all year. Tateyama had arguably the best start of the week, giving up four earned runs off of 11 hits in six and two-thirds innings [...]
6/24/12 – Yomiuri (Away)
June 24, 2012 by 4 Comments
June 24rd, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 3 Yomiuri Giants 3 Streak: Tied 1 Last 5: WLWLT (Tokyo Dome) The Swallows held leads twice in the game only to give them back, and ended with a disappointing 1-1-1 record against the Giants in the away series. Ishikawa started the game for the Swallows. He did a relatively [...]
Tokyo Swallows Snapshot: June 4th, 2012
June 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
Things were a touch better last week, Swallowers! Here’s something for you to read while deferring to logic. Swallow of the Week After losing an agonizing 9 straight games, the Swallows entered the week with a retooled top team roster (check the Roster Updates section of last week’s Snapshot for more info on the shakeup) [...]
Tokyo Swallows Snapshot: May 17th, 2012
May 18, 2012 by 1 Comment
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 [...]
5/10/12 – Chunichi (Away)
May 10, 2012 by 6 Comments
May 10th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 3 Chunichi Dragons 1 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WLLLW (Nagoya Dome) The Swallows’ bats finally come alive in the eighth to snap the team’s losing streak. The lineup got a bit of a tweak after Kawbata’s hip injury, and his subsequent removal from the active roster earlier today left [...]
5/8/12 – Chunichi (Away)
May 8, 2012 by 4 Comments
May 8th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 0 Chunichi Dragons 1 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: LWWLL (Toyohashi Stadium) Chunichi leapfrogged Tokyo back up to the top of the CL as they edged an ultra-tight affair in Aichi. Dragons’ starter Yamai was attempting his third start of the season against the Swallows, after racking up two losses and an [...]
Tokyo Swallows Snapshot: May 7th, 2012
May 7, 2012 by 2 Comments
Hello, all you Swallowers! Here’s something to read while claiming your shark repellent spray refund. Miyamoto’s Meikyukai Induction Miyamoto became the 40th batter to reach the 2,000 hit milestone with a single in his first at-bat against Hiroshima starter, Yuya Fukui on Friday. The game was immediately halted as Miyamoto’s teammates came onto the field [...]
