An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
September 9th, 2011 Hanshin Tigers 2 Tokyo Swallows 4 Streak: Won 4 Last 5: LWWWW (Jingu) The bumblebees forgot how to field a baseball properly, while Coco answers his critics. Tonight was a strange game for both sides. Hanshin ended the game with four errors while the Birds’ coaches made a few questionable calls that [...]
The birds made a few new acquisitions back on the 29th of October, and at least one of those picks (a left-handed pitcher out of the industrial leagues) looks like he could make an immediate contribution to the team. The Swallows were part of that huge scrum looking to snap up Yusei Kikuchi, but they [...]
