I’m starting an irregular tradition, although there are better things, even on this site, I could be doing with my time. I’m giving our loyal and friendly readers, which would be you, something to talk about on a day with no game. I’m going to pathetically brag, in the hope that you will one up [...]
Igarashi testing MLB waters
November 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
It was reported that Ryota Igarashi, long-time set-up and closer out of the Tokyo bullpen, will be spending the winter training in the United States as he works through the process of signing with a team there. A couple of teams have apparently
Tokyo Swallows in the World Baseball Classic
February 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The World Baseball Classic (WBC) starts next week, and we’re trying to get enough work done so that we don’t lose our jobs because we’re at the ballpark for several days straight. Below we list three players, both present and past, that you should be able to watch play next week if you can get [...]
Akinori Iwamura Career Stats
October 25, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Due to the World Series, there are quite a few folks happening by our humble site in search of information on Swallow-turned-Ray Akinori Iwamura. The big search over the past couple of days (aside from just his name) has been for stats, so to help out where we can, we present you with:
Iwamura on Fire, but Tampa Drops First Game to Philadelphia
October 23, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Akinori Iwamura, second baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays (and former Tokyo Swallows third baseman), went three-for-four with an RBI double in the first game of the 2008 World Series. But it wasn’t enough as the visiting Phillies took the first game of the series, 3-2.
Japanese for Rays Fans: ????Phillies!
October 20, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Warning: This post is just throwing a bone to the folks who’ve stumbled across our site looking for a few kanji. (Who knows? Maybe they’ll be back.) It has nothing to do with baseball and won’t tell you anything you don’t know if you know very basic Japanese. There is, though, a chance for you [...]
Iwamura and Rays march on to the World Series
October 20, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Ex-Swallow Akinori Iwamura will become the first former Yakult player to grace a MLB world series as his Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox in a thrilling ALCS in seven games. Akinori made the last out of the game, fielding a grounder from Jed Lowrie and making the force out at second to start scenes of [...]
