An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
2011 fifth round draft pick, Yuji Nakane, had surgery on his ACL (right knee) today. Recovery and rehab are expected to consume the entirety of the 2012 season. The official announcement comes through the Tokyo Swallows Japanese-language website. The Swallows were aware of Nakane’s knee issues when they selected him late in the draft but [...]
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 [...]
September 3, 2011 Yomiuri Giants 7 Tokyo Swallows 10 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: LLWWW (Jingu) What do get when you mix together solid hitting, shoddy relief pitching, and a typhoon? Why, just another early September game at Jingu of course. This game went on for ever and ever. The rain delay helped stretch things to [...]
August 28th, 2011 Tokyo Swallows 0 Hanshin Tigers 1 Streak: Lost 3 Last 5: WDLLL (Koshien) The Swallows lost their third in a row as they failed to figure out the in-form Randy Messenger. Tokyo: Kawashima SS Aoki CF Guiel LF Hatakeyama 1B Balentien RF Miyamoto 3B Tanaka 2B Kawamoto C Yoshinori P Hanshin: [...]
August 20th, 2011 Yomiuri Giants 7 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: WDWLL (Tokyo Dome) The lead at the top of the Central League shrank to five games after yesterday’s frustrating loss to the Giants. Yoshinori looked determined to make the lead shrink a game further early on in this contest. Yoshinori was [...]
August 13th, 2011 Tokyo Swallows 8 Hanshin Tigers 2 Streak: Won 1 Last 5:LWLLW (Jingu) After the last few dismal performance, the Swallows finally figure out the Tigers. Line-ups Yakult Aoki CF Tanaka 2B Kawabata SS Hatakeyama LF Whitesell 1B Miyamoto 3B Balentien RF Aikawa C Yoshinori P Hanshin Murton RF Hirano [...]
August 6th, 2011 Tokyo Swallows 1 Hanshin Tigers 6 Streak: Lost 3 Last 5: WDLLL (Kyocera Dome) Slight tweaks in the line-up fail to lead to more offense, which leads to an ugly loss, which puts Tokyo on a bona fide losing streak, with three straight losses for the first time since May 20th [...]
July 30th, 2011 Yomiuri Giants 2 Tokyo Swallows 2 Streak: Tied 1 Last 5: LWLWD (Meiji Jingu Stadium) After gritty pitching win last night, the Swallows looked to take the series win against the Giants at Jingu. With Miyamoto taking a rest day the Swallows start Keizo at short and move Kawabata to third. Furthermore, [...]
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 [...]
