Tokyo Swallows Podcast – 燕軍: The Tokyo Swallows (Archive)

In what seemed like years ago in a more innocent time Chris, Dave, and Kozo got together to record a season preview podcast. Many of the things discussed are still relevant today, three months later, as the Swallows’ season is about to kick off. Some things, particularly near the end of the podcast may not […]

Chris, Dave, and Kozo got their microphones sorted out and got together to put a lid on the 2019 season. Recorded on October 6, 2019. Topics covered: Number 51s from history. (BFSN: It’s Aoki’s coffee dealer!) The Swallows Dream Game What happened to the Swallows season since the last podcast Our top 3 position players […]

Chris, Dave, and Kozo got together to explain the whiplash experienced by the team since the last episode. Recorded on July 6, 2019. Due to some technical issues Chris is very hard to hear in this episode and there is more noise than usual. Topics covered: Who is number 50? We looked back on the […]

Chris, Dave, and Kozo got together to kick off a new era. Recorded on May 2, 2019. Topics covered: The history of the number 49 Reviewing the season thus far Swallows 50th anniversary shenanigans Heisei quiz time! Following up on the CL streaming situation This episode was encoded using Forecast and includes chapter markers (including […]

Chris, Dave, and Kozo got together to kick off another year of Swallows baseball and shill for Chris' various projects.

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 […]