This episode of the podcast was never actually released on the website/feed. It was recorded shortly after the Swallows’ clinched their back-to-back CL pennant and they were waiting for their Climax Series opponent. When we tried to post the episode on the website we ran into some issues that we ultimately never figured out before we completely lost the site. We did share the file via Twitter on October 10, 2022.
Take a trip down memory lane and listen to 2022 Dave, Chris, and Kozo relive the Swallows’ September and October including the team’s pennant winning game.
Chris, Dave, and Kozo are back to ponder the big questions like… Can Tsubakuro die? Who’s number 71? Who’s the greatest number 17? How good is Murakami? And most importantly, who wears the best uniforms in Japan? All those questions are answered plus the obligatory COVID update, a recap of the Swallows games since the last episode, a rundown of all the players currently in the mix, and an assessment of the rest of the CL.
Dave, Chris, and Kozo come off of their summer vacations to discuss the state of the Swallows. Topics covered include:
Dave confuses the boys about the lineage of number 41
CL standing overview
How bad is this season historically?
Manaka and the manager situation
Kawabata injury update
Coco and his future with the team
Memorable games in 2017
The Sugiura-Yagi trade
The state of the rotation
The Yamada update
Jingu attendance situation
Retirement speculation
Recorded prior to the game on Sunday September 3, 2017.
At the end of the podcast we pay tribute to friend of Tsubamegun, Toshiyuki “Take-chan” Takeo who passed away suddenly at the too young age of 37. Take-chan was Dave’s bandmate for over 10 years and while he wasn’t the biggest baseball fan but his kind heart touched all of us and we wanted to do something to honor his memory. Take-chan was an accomplished guitar player and we ended the podcast with a track that featured Take-chan’s guitar work, Rapture.
You can download a higher quality version of the track here.
We’ll miss you Take-chan! The world is a colder place without you in it but you’ll live on in our memories and through your music.
