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...
2023.03.24 07:23WBC - Baseball more than MangaWhen I was small, I read many sports Manga in which superheros do incredible plays and always meet his/her/their biggest rival at most important scene of most important match. I never believed such things would happen in real world, but it could in baseball games.In 2013, Masahiro Tanaka closed to win Nippon Series final game, a...
2023.03.21 05:10WBC Semi-final (準決勝)Japan 6 - 5 MexicoMurakami-sama's walk-off double led Japan to the final, first time since 2009. Positive Today : I believe in Mura-God and it saved me. Negative Today : Too tired to remember村神様のサヨナラ二塁打で、日本が2009年以来の決勝進出!! 今日のポジティブ : 村神様の信者でよかったです 今日のネガティブ : 疲れすぎて覚えてられない
2023.03.16 14:15WBC Round of 8 (準々決勝）Japan 9 - Italy 3Okamoto's 5RBI decided the game, and Japan will go to Miami.Murakami-sama hit timely double, so I finally could enjoy the game from the heart. Positive Today : Muraka'i 2doubles, RBI, BB Negative Today : Yamada swing out in the huge chant of the crowd.岡本の5打点で試合が決まり、マイアミ行きも決まりです。神様がタイムリー二塁打を打ったので、やっ...
2023.03.12 14:09WBC Game4 (from Swallows fan point of view)Japan 7 - Australia 1Yamamoto wrapped up Japan's four consective wins with wonderful 8K pitching.Next game Italy. Positive Today : Mucho 3H, now BA600. Keke was also so good. Negative Today : Yamada did not hit.由伸の素晴らしい投球で、4連勝の締めくくり。 今日のポジティブ : ムーチョ3安打で打率600。 ケケも完璧リリーフ 今日のネガティブ : 哲人も打って欲しかったな。イタリア戦に期待、村上も。
2023.03.11 14:04WBC Game3 (from Swallows fan point of view)Japan 10 - 2 CzechRoki Sasaki, who lost his father by 3.11earthquake, made 8K out of 11 outs. Positive Today : Murakami finally woke up Negative Today : Murakami finally woke up?佐々木投手、震災で亡くした父親の命日に8奪三振の快投今日のポジティブ : 神様やっとお目覚め今日のネガティブ : 神様やっとお目覚め？
2023.03.10 15:02WBC Game2 (from Swallows fan point of view)Japan 13 － Korea 4Unusual JAP - KOR game.9H and 10RBI by four batters. Nootbar makes me shout, smile and cry. Positive Today : Nakamura nice lead and 2BB that made team's chance. Negative Today : Murakami still sleeping (but hit sacrifice fly in his dream.)普通じゃない日韓戦。4人で9安打10打点って。ヌートバーには叫ばされて、笑わされて、泣かされます。 今日のポジティブ ...