An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
The interleague segment of the season has begun, and David and Christopher got back in front of the mics to talk about the first month-and-a-bit of the Swallows 2012 campaign. Key Points: How correct were our predictions from TS Podcast number seven? What grade would you give Tokyo’s performance thus far? General baseball-related stupidity Hand [...]
Hello, all you Swallowers! Here’s something to read while claiming your shark repellent spray refund. Miyamoto’s Meikyukai Induction Miyamoto became the 40th batter to reach the 2,000 hit milestone with a single in his first at-bat against Hiroshima starter, Yuya Fukui on Friday. The game was immediately halted as Miyamoto’s teammates came onto the field [...]
May 3rd, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 1 Yokohama BayStars 3 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: WLWWL (Yokohama Stadium) Muranaka made his second straight start in the rain, but unlike the last outing, the Swallows’ offense wasn’t able to bail him out. The Swallows went with their usual lineup, including Miyamoto in the 6 spot. The [...]
May 1st, 2012 Tokyo Swallows 7 Yokohama BayStars 0 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WWLWW (Yokohama Stadium) The last time the birds played the stars, they lost two on the trot. That ugly set of events transpired April 10th, 11th, and 12th, and it was the first time this season that any club dropped two [...]
Something to read while looking for inspiration. Website Updates Apologies for the delay, but we finally set up a game schedule up on the front page. We didn’t have one on there last season due to space limitations, but we think that you’ll find this year’s solution to be a workable one. Scroll down to [...]
Something to read while remembering to keep your hands in your pockets. Swallows of the Week Week 3 Last week’s vote saw the strong performances by Hiroyasu Tanaka (2B), Lastings Milledge (LF), Katsuki Akagawa (P), and Kyohei Muranaka (P). 28 people cast their vote this week, and here’s what they decided: Congratulations to Beavis, a [...]
Something for you to read while fielding offers for a more appropriate gig. Swallows of the Week Week 2 Ishikawa was the week one MVP, but he tanked after that. Hopefully the same fate does not await the winner of the week two polling. 31 people voted this time around, and they had five choices: Shingo [...]
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 [...]
Thanks to Gen at Yakyu Baka for tipping us off about season predictions made by the so-called experts assembled by Sponichi. Some of them clearly haven’t been paying close attention to what went on behind the scenes with all six of the Central League teams since the Japan Series ended last November. All 14 pundits had [...]
Swallows Present As mentioned in our most recent podcast, Balentien could start the year on the top team. Because he’s starting to show some life at the plate, mixed with Roman’s continued stability on the mound, and abetted by Lim’s tender throwing arm, Tokyo’s well-paid closer could start the year on the farm instead. Yet [...]
