As the season winds down, retirement announcements have been made and management has begun making roster decisions for next season. Two Swallows players have announced that they would retire from professional baseball at the conclusion of the season. Both pitcher Yuki Tanaka and outfielder Munehiro Shida have announced their intention to retire. Neither player had [...]
9/23/09 – Hiroshima (Away)
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9/4/09 – Yomiuri (Away)
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September 4th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Yomiuri Giants 3 Streak: Drawn 1 Last 5: LLLWD (Tokyo Dome) Tokyo and those stupid orange fuktards Yomiuri played out the longest game in the CL this year, as they couldn’t be separated in 5 hours and 27 minutes of baseball. Tragically, the Swallows were robbed of a [...]
The State of the Rotation
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With the season now entering it’s second half, let’s have a look at how the Tokyo starting rotation is shaping up for the playoff push.
7/08/09 – Chunichi (Home)
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July 8th, 2009 Chunichi Dragons 6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 11 Streak: Won 1 Last 5: LWLLW (Jingu Stadium) While the starting pitching again left something to be desired, the Tokyo bats awoke from their slumber as they knocked in eleven runs off fifteen hits in overturning the Dragons at Jingu. Yuki Tanaka (4.68) started for [...]
6/30/09 – Yokohama (Away)
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June 30th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Yokohama BayStars 3 Streak: Lost 2 Last 5: WLWLL (Matsumoto Stadium) Ah you’ve gotta love Tokyo. Can’t beat the best, can’t beat the worst. A day after losing the series against the Giants, Tokyo travelled to Matsumoto for a road game against the frankly terrible BayStars to try [...]
6/06/09 – Tohoku Rakuten (Home)
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June 6th, 2009 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 5 Streak: Won 2 Last 5: WLLWW (Jingu Stadium) Today was a good day. So far in the Interleague campaign, the Swallows have been humbled by the best pitching the PL has to offer. Tanaka, Darvish, Sugiuchi and Wakui have all had their way [...]
5/30/09 – Chiba (Away)
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May 30th, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3 Chiba Lotte Marines 6 Streak: Lost 1 Last 5: LLWWL (Chiba Marine Stadium) Yuki Tanaka struggled in his second start of the season, allowing Chiba a big early lead from which Yakult couldn’t recover. Yuki lasted only three innings, giving up five runs off five hits [...]
5/15/09 – Hanshin (Home)
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May 15th, 2009 Hanshin Tigers 1 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 Streak: Won 3 Last 5: WLWWW (Jingu Stadium) A promising first outing from newcomer Yuki on the mound combined with a lights-out performance from the bullpen gave Tokyo the platform they needed to come away with a tight victory against the Tigers.
Yuki Looks To Make His Mark
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Former Orix pitcher Yuki Tanaka, who was registered to the top team from a developmental player contract on May 11th, looks likely to see some Central League action sooner than expected. The 29 year old Tanaka, who has been registered as ???/Yuki , was a number five draft pick by the then Kintetsu Buffaloes in [...]
