Wild Swallows Lineup
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Re: Wild Swallows Lineup
[ Author: Guest: John Brooks | Posted: Aug 18, 2005 7:21 PM
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This story has pictures of Ramirez, Miyade, and Riggs' back to back to back home runs. Also, Miyamoto, from what I heard, hit a grand slam in the same game if I'm not mistaken. The Swallows hit 5 home runs in Wednesday's game, 2 by Riggs, 1 by Miyamoto, 1 by Ramirez, and 1 by Miyade. [Full Story - SanSpo - in Japanese] [Box Score - Borisov's Pro Yakyu] [Home Run At Bat Pitch Locations - image - Borisov's Pro Yakyu]
Re: Wild Swallows Lineup
[ Author: Yakulto | Posted: Aug 18, 2005 10:15 PM
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Yes, it's certainly an interesting ride at the moment, never knowing which team will show up. The team that can't stop hitting or the team that can't hit to save their lives.
Although Kawashima and Fujii have been solid, the rest of the rotation has been a bit hit and miss, too (I was lucky (?) enough to be at Jingu to witness Gonzalez giving up two grand slams in the first 2 innings against the Carp on August 10th).
The relief pitching has been as unpredictable as the hitters of late, too, with Igarashi giving up his daily run or two in relief. And the appearence of Yamabe or Hanada is always guaranteed to get me calling over the beer seller to calm the nerves! Thank goodness for Ishii is all I can say!
It is frustrating though, as on our on day we can destroy anyone in the Central League, and with a little more consistency we could be challenging for the pennant. Alas I feel our wild and unpredictabe nature will lead to third place being the best we can get.
Now if the CL had a playoff system, ...
Although Kawashima and Fujii have been solid, the rest of the rotation has been a bit hit and miss, too (I was lucky (?) enough to be at Jingu to witness Gonzalez giving up two grand slams in the first 2 innings against the Carp on August 10th).
The relief pitching has been as unpredictable as the hitters of late, too, with Igarashi giving up his daily run or two in relief. And the appearence of Yamabe or Hanada is always guaranteed to get me calling over the beer seller to calm the nerves! Thank goodness for Ishii is all I can say!
It is frustrating though, as on our on day we can destroy anyone in the Central League, and with a little more consistency we could be challenging for the pennant. Alas I feel our wild and unpredictabe nature will lead to third place being the best we can get.
Now if the CL had a playoff system, ...
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The pitching has been pretty consistent all year, with Shugo Fujii and Ryo Kawashima currently #1 and #2 in the CL ERA category.
Certainly makes for a bumpy ride, huh? But I love the excitement of not knowing when the Swallows will bust out.