An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
May 26th, 2010 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Lost 9 Last 5: LLLLL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After last Saturday’s debacle at Chiba, Tokyo had to pick themselves up off the floor and try to soldier on, despite today’s devastating news that Takada hadn’t resigned after all (Takada Count: 9). [...]
May 22nd, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 Chiba Lotte Marines 20 Streak: Lost 8 Last 5: LLLLL (Chiba Marine Stadium) Lord give me strength. Where do I start with this one. Tanaka (2B) Miyamoto (3B) Aoki (CF) D’Antona (DH) Ihara (LF) Guiel (RF) Yoshimoto (1B) Aikawa (C) Fujimoto (SS) Losing pitcher: Nakazawa, 3-3/3.11. 2 [...]
