2023.06.02 02:16Finally...As of June 1st, 18W-30L-2D, bottom of the league with 14 games behind. (6.5 to 3rd place)While I've been too depressed to update, Interleague started and June came, Swallows finally won the game after 12 games losing streak.Yesterday game against Fighers was so nice with great pitch of Cysneed, super DH Shingo Kawabata, and 3RBI...
2023.05.01 00:08Struggling April - May come they will? (５月になれば彼らは？)Start was good, but good pitchers without any batters' support cannot keep it.But April final game against strong Tigers gave us some hope after 7 losing streak - First win of rookie Yoshimura, good come-back of Kotaro, 2RBI of Murakami including rare sacrifice fly. Okumura, the mood-maker came back and gave much motivation to p...
2023.04.10 01:432nd week - Strong Pitchers23/04/04 - 23/04/09 : 3W/2L/1D, Kept top position at Central Leaguevs Dragons 1-0, 5-0, 1-3vs Tigers 3-1, 0-1, 1-1I've been Swallows fan for many decades, but never seen this kind of pitchers' games to continue more than a week. Fan are unused to this, exhausted so much. (But had fun.) Swallows pitchers were splendid, only allow...
2023.04.02 08:59Our God can make miracle2023/04/02 Swallows 3 - 2 CarpSwa-hoo, three consecutive wins of opening series!!God always makes miracles, so does our Mura-God. At eighth inning, game was 2-2. He hit big fly and started assertive-walk (?, 確信歩き), but it did not reach to stand became off the wall. It seems be 2B, but somehow right fielder fell down and made bad...
2023.04.01 13:39Jingu No-Walk2023/04/01 Swallows 1 - 0 CarpI went Jingu stadium today, and tried to join post-game event called "Jingu Walk".They say all spectators (20-30k) can enter the playground but time is limited as 30 minutes.(??)I walked around the stadium with the waiting line, but after 30 minutes still could not reach to halfway, so gave up and w...
2023.03.31 12:32Perfect Opening Game (こんなカンペキな開幕戦あるかな？）2023/03/31 Swallows 4 - 0 CarpSwa-hoo!!Relayed shut-out by Ryan/Shimizu/Hoshi. Only allowed three hits.Murakami's 2-run HR at his first at bat of the season, followed by Osuna.Yamada 2 hits and 2SB, and run into home at Nakamura's squeeze, which gives us much hope to the season.What else do we need in the opening game??I will go...