Chris, Dave, and Kozo got together on Pocky Day/Pepero Day/Remembrance Day (November 11) to put the 2018 season to bed and to look to the future a bit. Topics covered: WTF is up with Chris and unmarked shochu bottles? The end of the Swallows season The Japan series All 10 (!?) Swallows draft picks Top […]

Chris, Dave, and Kozo got together on Sports Day (October 7) to record an episode of the podcast that Overcast classifies as Infrequent. Topics covered: DAZN Adverts Post-all star update Youngsters making impacts Retirements and cuts Who we’d like to face in the CS As always, the intro and outro tracks were mixed by Dave […]

Chris, Dave, and Kozo got together on Marine Day (July 16) to discuss the Swallows’ rollercoaster June/July. Topics covered: Interleague success The Swallows’ formulas for success Kozo’s laptop Season outlook The hottest Swallows results Recent merch purchases Adventures in Pacific League parks As always, the intro and outro tracks were mixed by Dave Watkins. This […]

For the first time in the history of the Tokyo Swallows Podcast, Chris, Dave, and Kozo get together in the AM. Dave and Kozo were recovering from consuming the “Jingu Infinity Drinks” but they somehow managed to slog through. This episode was recorded on May 3rd, prior to our first win against the Dragons this […]

Rumors of their demise were greatly exaggerated as Dave, Chris, and Kozo rise from the ashes of 2017 and look ahead to 2018. The topics covered in this episode: Famous Swallows 43s. 2017 Memories Swallows 2017 Postseason awards and fan day Swallows ins and outs (acquisitions and releases) Bits and bobs quiz Roster analysis CL […]

Dave, Chris, and Kozo get together around microphones in western Tokyo to lick the wounds from a historically bad season, possibly for the last time ever. Among the topics covered in this episode Kozo’s shoutout to the Alvark. Who’s 42? How historically bad was this season? Manaka’s exit Ogawa and assorted coaching changes Dave, Chris, […]

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 […]

David, Chris, and Kozo get together for the third time this year to discuss the downward slope this season has taken. This episode was recorded on the afternoon of July 9, just two days removed from the CARPocalypse. Topics this month include: The history of #40. The Swallows record. Reliving the CARPocalypse. Ogawa as a […]

David, Chris, and Kozo re-unite for a bit of a downer-cast as they cast a bleak eye over the bizarro first month and change of the new season. NOTE: This podcast was recorded way back on May 6, 2017, but life and stuff got in the way of posting it until now. Since then a […]

David, Chris, and Kozo get together for the first time this year to discuss the upcoming season in our annual Season Preview Extravaganzazazaza. Topics this month include: The Swallows’ #38. Pre-season excitement levels. 2016 Japan Series in-depth recap. Swallows vs. Children Exhibition Game. The Tokyo Swallows are now officially the most popular team in Japan […]

David, Chris, and Kozo get together for the final time this year to discuss the last month of the 2016 season and it’s aftermath. Waffled about topics this month include: The end of meaningful baseball. #37 and the world of back-up catchers. The Swallows’ dreary September. The starting pitching regression and subsequent drop to 5th. Clinching beverage […]

David, Chris, and Kozo once again assemble like Voltron for their (relatively happy) monthly chat about all things Swallows. Up for discussion this month: Swallows “special” #36 The current state of Swallowsland and the CL as a whole (NOTE: I mentioned the Carp would clinch either in Nagoya, or at Tokyo Dome. I was incorrect, […]

Summer has brought the heat and sweat to Tokyo and David, Chris, and Kozo get together once more to lament the continued dumpster fire that is the Swallows’ 2016 season. On the docket this month: The less than glamorous number 35. The 3 tiers of CL separation. The perpetual problem of (s****y) starting pitching, featuring […]