An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
Happy Coming-of-Age Day to all of the 20-year-olds out there who are celebrating today. Be sure to post a photo of yourself in the comments all decked out in your old-enough-to-vote garb. And don’t drink too much tonight. This website has been very preoccupied with Norichika Aoki news as of late, and Lastings Milledge has [...]
There were rumblings back on December 27th in the Japanese press, just after the team went public with their successful acquisition of outfielder Lastings Milledge, that Tokyo was in the market for a starting pitcher import. Patrick Newman over at NPB Tracker, thanks in part to a helpful tweet, has once again tipped us off [...]
November 4th, 2011 Tokyo Swallows 2 Chunichi Dragons 1 Series: Chunichi 2-2 Tokyo (Nagoya Dome) Tonight the Swallows looked to even the series. Getting the start for the Birds was Mr. long-relief, Muranaka. While the Aichi faithful saw Yamai on the bump for them. After a 1-2-3 inning for both sides in the first, the [...]
Welcome to the Monday Review, in which we’ll look back at the week that was and look ahead to the week that will be. We hope a recurring weekly review column will help readers identify some trends that can’t be covered in a single game report. We’re still trying to work out the format, so [...]
Welcome to the Monday Review, in which we’ll look back at the week that was and look ahead to the week that will be. We hope a recurring weekly review column will help readers identify some trends that can’t be covered in a single game report. We’re still trying to work out the format, so [...]
Sepember 1st, 2011 Hiroshima Carp 2 Tokyo Swallows 4 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLLLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Today marked the beginning of a new month, and hopefully the start of the Swallows’ stretch run to the championships. While the result was a win, it remains to be see how the team [...]
August 30th, 2011 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Lost 4 Last 5: DLLLL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Erm, can’t we just end the regular season right now? Please? Because the way things are going, it seems highly likely that the Swallows will no longer be in possession of first place come this [...]
August 23rd, 2011 Chunichi Dragons 0 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WLLWW (Jingu) After a tough weekend series at the Tokyo Dome, the Birds welcomed the Dragons to Jingu for a 3-game set. Line-ups Yakult Aoki CF Tanaka 2B Kawabata SS Hatakeyama 1B Balentein RF Miyamoto 3B Guiel LF Kawamoto [...]
August 18th, 2011 Yokohama BayStars 0 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WLWTW (Jingu Stadium) The Swallows decide to save Tateyama for more important teams (i.e. the Giants) and start Akagawa against the BayStars. Whitesell was again benched in favor of Miyade with a southpaw on the mound, and Aikawa was again [...]
