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Now that preseason play has begun, you’re probably either spending your afternoons at Jingu or you’re wondering how the squad is shaping up. Newcomer Takahiro Araki, 23, has been the regular at short and looks pretty good in the field, although he seems to be swinging for the fences a bit much; Eulogio de la [...]
Posted by Garrett DeOrio on Friday, March 12, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Filed under Jingu & Beyond, Tsubamegun · Tagged 2010 Season, Hanshin Tigers, Meiji Jingu Stadium, Mini-Stop Boycott, Newdays, NPB, Stadium Renovations, Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Former Swallows reliever Ryota Igarashi is in Port St. Lucie with the Mets, where he was interviewed for a piece about him in the New York Daily News yesterday.
Among the article’s gems:
During his 11-year career with the Yakult Swallows, Igarashi would wear a WWE-style mask and take on the persona of “Swallows Man.” A photo of him [...]
Well, the festive season is over and the 2010 baseball season can be spotted lurking on the horizon, just waiting to take over our lives again. Here’s a round up of what’s been going on in SwallowsLand so far this offseason that hasn’t been covered elsewhere on the site:
The Swallows made only their second ever free [...]
Posted by David Watkins on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 10:27 am
Filed under 2010 Season, Featured, The Team · Tagged Aaron Guiel, Akinori Iwamura, Aoki Norichika, Atsushi Fujimoto, Jamie D'Antona, NPB, Pro Yakyu, Ryota Igarashi, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Yuhei Takai, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ, 野球
October 12th, 2009
Yomiuri Giants 3
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
Streak: Won 6 Last 5: WWWWW
(Jingu Stadium)
The Swallows closed out their regular season with a come from behind win against the Giants, ending their terrible run of losses against Yomuri. Not that this game meant too much really.
Posted by David Watkins on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Filed under 2009 Season, Results Archive · Tagged 2009 Season, Aaron Guiel, Central League, D'Antona, Hanada, Japanese Professional Baseball, Kinugawa, Lee, NPB, Shiroishi, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Yomiuri Giants, Yoshimoto, Yoshinori, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ, 野球
October 11th, 2009
Chunichi Dragons 3
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4
Streak: Won 5 Last 5: WWWWW
(Jingu Stadium)
With the Swallows clinching 3rd and a Climax Series place on Friday, this preview matchup between the two teams that will be contesting the first round of the post-season was meant to be a nice quiet game, with both teams having little [...]
Posted by David Watkins on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Filed under 2009 Season, Results Archive · Tagged 2009 Season, Central League, chunichi dragons, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Jamie D'Antona, Japanese Professional Baseball, Kenichi Matsuoka, NPB, Pro Yakyu, Takehiko Oshimoto, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Yuji Onizaki, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ, 野球
Ah, Shigeru Takada. Our esteemed manager. Regular readers of Tsubamegun will know that he’s not too popular around these parts, what with our “Takada Count” (currently at 14) keeping a tab on all his boneheaded exploits throughout this season.
Posted by David Watkins on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Filed under The Team · Tagged 2009 Season, Central League, CLIMAX OR NOT TAKADA IS STILL A CHUMP, Jamie D'Antona, Japanese Professional Baseball, NPB, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ, 野球
October 9th, 2009
Hanshin Tigers 1
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3
Streak: Won 4 Last 5: LWWWW
(Jingu Stadium)
Whisper it, we are A-Class. No f*uck that. Shout it from the rooftops, WE ARE A-CLASS!!
In the biggest game the Swallows have faced in years, they did what was necessary and beat the Hanshin Tigers to secure 3rd place in [...]
Posted by David Watkins on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Filed under 2009 Season, Results Archive · Tagged 2009 Season, Aaron Guiel, Aoki Norichika, Central League, CLIMAX OR NOT TAKADA IS STILL A CHUMP, Hanshin Tigers, Japanese Professional Baseball, Kazuki Fukuchi, Kouhei Kawamoto, Lim Chang-yong, Masanori Ishikawa, NPB, Shinya Miyamoto, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ, 野球
October 8th, 2009
Hanshin Tigers 0
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
Streak: Won 3 Last 5: WLWWW
(Jingu Stadium)
The birds rode a complete game shutout by starter Tateyama to their third win in a row and reclaimed third place in the Central League in the process.
Posted by Christopher Pellegrini on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Filed under 2009 Season, Results Archive · Tagged Central League, Hanshin Tigers, Japanese baseball, Japanese Professional Baseball, Kazuki Fukuchi, Kouhei Kawamoto, Norichika Aoki, NPB, Pro Yakyu, Shinya Miyamoto, Shohei Tateyama, Tokyo Swallows, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, yakyu, Yuichi, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ, 野球
October 7th, 2009
Yokohama BayStars 4
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5
Streak: Won 2 Last 5: LWLWW
(Jingu Stadium)
Aaron Guiel. Aaron Guiel. Aaron Guiel!!
Posted by Christopher Pellegrini on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Filed under 2009 Season, Results Archive · Tagged 2009 Season, Aaron Guiel, Central League, Chang-yong Lim, Hashimoto, Japanese Professional Baseball, NPB, Ryota Igarashi, Takehiko Oshimoto, Tokyo Swallows, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Yokohama Baystars, Yuichi, Yuki, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ, 野球
October 6th, 2009
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 10
Yokohama BayStars 4
Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLWLW
(Yokohama Stadium)
For quite a while, it looked as though Yokohama would frustrate Tokyo for the 14th time this year. But in the end, the Swallows extra class told as they put up eight runs in the 8th inning (ooh, a big inning, [...]
Posted by David Watkins on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Filed under 2009 Season, Results Archive · Tagged Aaron Guiel, Central League, Hiromitsu Takagi, Japanese Professional Baseball, Kazuki Fukuchi, Kousuke Matsui, Lim Chang-yong, Norichika Aoki, NPB, Ryota Igarashi, Takehiko Oshimoto, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Yokohama Baystars, Yoshinori, Yuhei Nakamura, Yuji Onizaki, Yusuke Kajimoto, 東京ヤクルトスワローズ, 野球