September 22nd, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 Streak: Won 1 Last : LLLLW (Mazda Stadium) After last night’s roadcrash-esque 9th inning failure, Tokyo eased to victory off the back of a superb complete game shutout performance from rotation newcomer Takagi. The 26 year old earned his second career win [...]
The Evolution of a Lineup – 2008 Yakult Edition
September 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment
With the regular season now entering it’s final month, I’d thought I’d take a look at how the Yakult lineup of the starting eight position players has evolved since opening day. So first, lets take a look at the batting order which started against the Giants on opening day, Friday March 28th 2008: 1 Keizo [...]
