An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
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 [...]
September 25th, 2011 Tokyo Swallows 6 Chunichi Dragons 1 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLLLW (Nagoya Dome) After losing four straight, and three in a row to the second place Chunichi Dragons, the birds saw their lead at the top of the Central shrink to a paltry one-and-a-half games. The big question, of course, was [...]
May 3rd, 2011 Chunichi Dragons 3 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WLLWW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) The weather didn’t cooperate, but another quality start by Ishikawa teamed with some timely hitting were enough to overcome a Chunichi team that looked ever so slightly sharper than they did the last time [...]
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 [...]
September 10th, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 Hanshin Tigers 4 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LDWLW (Koshien Stadium) Tokyo grabbed a much needed win at Koshien this evening–coming back from an early two run deficit to sneak one away from the now second place Tigers. Lineup: 1. Aoki CF 2. Tanaka 2B 3. Iihara RF [...]
September 4th, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4 Yokohama BayStars 9 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LWDWL (Yokohama) Doh! Tokyo’s lineup: 1. Aoki CF 2. Tanaka 2B 3. Iihara RF 4. Whitesell 1B 5. Hatakeyama LF 6. Aikawa C 7. Miyamoto 3B 8. Kawabata SS 9. Tateyama P This game fell apart in the sixth. [...]
July 27th, 2010 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3 Tokyo Swallows 7 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: LLLWW (Jingu Stadium) Muranaka and the Tokyo Swallows started the second half of the 2010 campaign with a bang as they tallied four homers en route to a rather easy win against fifth-place Hiroshima. The way Muranaka pitched, however, [...]
July 20th, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Yomiuri Giants 4 Streak: Lost 4 Last 5: WLLLL (Tokyo Dome) After allowing double-digit runs in their last two games, the Swallows were able to keep things a little more under control this evening. But the birds lost this one in extra innings nonetheless. Tonight’s lineup: 1. [...]
July 17th, 2010 Hanshin Tigers 9 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WWWWL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) All good things must come to an end, as the Birds ended their season-high 6 game winning streak without putting up too much of a fight against the Hanshin Tigers. The Swallows fielded a somewhat awkward [...]
July 15th, 2010 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9 Chunichi Dragons 4 Streak: Won 5 Last 5: WWWWW (Nagoya Dome) The Swallows managed to put the finishing touches on their third five-game winning streak of the season (all of them in the post-Takada era) while taking full advantage of every opportunity given to them. Tonight’s lineup: [...]
