The Chunichi Dragons completed the 2009 season as one of the most complete teams in Japanese baseball. A pair of pitchers with superb ERAs and a lineup that cranked out 605 runs has Dragons fans dreaming of a Japan Series run.

In order to advance to the championship round, the Dragons will have to shake off a suddenly hot Tokyo Yakult Swallows team that has won six straight entering the postseason.

Here are a few questions ahead of the Central League Climax Series' first-stage matchup between the Dragons and Swallows: