An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
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 [...]
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 [...]
June 9th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 Orix Buffaloes 1 Streak: Tied 1 Last 5: WWWLD (Kyocera Dome) Are you a pessimist? Or an optimist? These are the questions you need to ask yourself when examining today’s boxscore. What you see will be greatly influenced by your personality. Things didn’t start too well for [...]
June 3rd, 2011 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 9 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 0 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LLWWL (Meiji Jingu Stadium) The Fighters are terrible house guests. They come into your house and beat all hell out of you. Be warned. The Swallows: 1. Aoki (CF) 2. Tanaka (2B) 3. Whitesell (1B) 4. [...]
May 26th, 2011 Orix Buffaloes 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LLDLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) That’s right folks! That’s not a typo. The Swallows managed to score more points than their opponent. For those of you who don’t remember what that’s called, that’s called a win. Today’s lineup featured a [...]
May 20th, 2011 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: WWWLL (Kleenex Stadium Miyagi) After facing Darvish on Wednesday, the Swallows faced another one of the Pacific leagues better pictures this evening. Tanaka Masahiro was on the hill for Rakuten and Yoshinori was on the [...]
