An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
Here are a few things that you might not remember about the players currently on the Tokyo roster: In Fukuchi’s first year with the Swallows (2008), he hit .320/.366/.449. Keizo Kawashima stole 20 bags in his first year with the team (2008) while only getting caught once. However, in 2009 he stole eight but got [...]
June 24th, 2011 Yokohama BayStars 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: WLWLW (Meiji Jingu Stadium) Looking to resume their Central League schedule where they left off in mid-May (i.e. by winning a lot), the Swallows got the winning start they needed against the NPB’s doormats, but my there was a [...]
April 26th, 2011 Yomiuri Giants 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 Streak: Won 2 (Unbeaten in 9) Last 5: WWDWW (Shizuoka Kusanagi Stadium) After bouncing back from an 0 and 3 start to occupy first place in the CL, the Swallows enter a week that will be a litmus test for their credentials of [...]
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 [...]
After looking at the big earners in part one, and the upwardly mobile in part two, in this final part of our annual monetary review, we’ll be looking at those whose salary will be a little more petite this coming season. The Losers Ryo Kawashima - The first of quite a number of pitchers who will see their salary fall this [...]
September 28th, 2009 Hanshin Tigers 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7 Streak: Won 6 Last 5: WWWWW (Jingu Stadium) Tokyo starter, Takagi, had another solid outing as Tokyo won a very important contest versus the Hanshin Tigers.
