May 22nd, 2012 Tokyo Yakult Swallows Chiba Lotte Marines Streak: Lost 3 Last 5: LWLLL (QVC Marine Field) This evening’s game fell victim to a day of rain, and will be rescheduled for Thursday 24th at 6:15pm.
5/12/12 – Yomuiri (Home)
May 12, 2012 By 3 Comments
May 12, 2012 Yomiuri Giants 1 Tokyo Swallows 1 Streak: 1 tie Last 5: LLLWD (Akita Komachi Stadium) Tonight saw Tokyo’s two teams travel North to Akita for the first of a two-game set. This would be the last weekend either team faced a Central League opponent for over a month as inter-league play [...]
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 [...]
04/24/12 – Chunichi (Home)
April 24, 2012 By 9 Comments
April 24th, 2012 Chunichi Dragons 1 Tokyo Swallows 4 Streak: Won 4 Last 5: LWWWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After the confidence boosting and oh so pleasurable home sweep this last weekend against Yomiuri, Tokyo kept the momentum rolling with a relatively straightforward victory against the reigning CL chuamps. After Tateyama made light work of the first three [...]
04/17/12 Hanshin (Away)
April 17, 2012 By 4 Comments
April 17th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 0 Hanshin Tigers 4 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LLWWL (Hotto Motto Field Kobe) After two good wins against the Carp this last weekend, Tokyo returned to the kind of baseball that saw them lose last week’s series against the Baystars. The impotent bat kind. In fairness to those [...]
04/15/12 Hiroshima (“Home”)
April 15, 2012 By 2 Comments
April 15th, 2012 Hiroshima Carp 0 Tokyo Swallows 1 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WLLWW (Matsuyama) The Swallows go 2 for 2 in Matsuyama against Yoyo, I mean, Toyo Hiroshima Carp. After last nights outburst by the Swallows, the bats cooled off this fine Sunday afternoon. Still, thanks in large part to [...]
04/10/12 Yokohama (Home)
April 10, 2012 By 20 Comments
April 10th, 2012 Yokohama Baystars 1 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: LLWWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After leaving Nagoya with a magnificent hard-fought series win against the Dragons, the Swallows returned to Jingu to take on the perennially struggling Baystars. And while they huffed and puffed, they eventually blew the YOKOHAMA DeNA [...]
04/07/12 Chunichi (Away)
April 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
April 7th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 2 Chunichi Dragons 1 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLDLW (Nagoya Dome) If I was to assign a word to each of Tokyo’s opening six games of the 2012 season, I’d likely go with: excellence, spirited, wasteful, meltdown, hill-billy and deja-vu. And so for today’s game we’ll go with……GET IN!!! Oh, [...]
04/06/12 Chunichi (Away)
April 6, 2012 By 2 Comments
April 6th, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 0 Chunichi Dragons 1 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: WLDLL (Nagoya Dome) Tonight was the regular season debut for Roman. After a tough opening inning, he settled down and pitched six strong innings. The Swallows opened the game by going down in order. In the home half of the first, [...]
04/04/12 Hanshin (Home)
April 4, 2012 By 4 Comments
April 4th, 2012 Hanshin Tigers 5 Tokyo Swallows 5 Streak: Tied 1 Last 5: WWLD- (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Some ties you’re happy to get, some are a letdown; the box score lets you know which one the Birds’ delayed home opener was. Tateyama took the mound for Tokyo and got off to a pleasing [...]
