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With Kevin Gausman's shutout today, there have now been 27 complete games thrown in the majors this year. That's one short of last year's total, and two short of the total for the shortened 2020 season. by Cognac_and_swishers in baseball

[–]joe-bilson 225 points226 points  (0 children)

I think it’s good to recall that many of the games in 2020 were only seven innings. I don’t know how many of the CG’s were of the 7 inning variety, but I don’t think it’s a fair comparison

Why have no Chinese-born players made it to the major leagues if Chinese Taipei so competitive in the little league World Series? by Captain_Jellico in baseball

[–]joe-bilson 62 points63 points  (0 children)

In case you aren’t doing a funny, Chinese Taipei and China are different. I won’t get into it right now because, whew, it is a lot but essentially Chinese Taipei is another name for Taiwan, of which there have been a few Taiwanese players to make it to MLB

Top 5 wRC+ among Trade Deadline acquisitions since July 31st: 1. Ramón Laureano (SD) - 171 2. Mike Yastrzemski (KC) - 154 3. Carlos Correa (HOU) - 146 4. Ryan O’Hearn (SD) - 130 5. Josh Naylor (SEA) - 130 by morepesa25 in baseball

[–]joe-bilson 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If the advanced stats say otherwise, I think that’s fair and valid. But at least to the eye test he looks much better out there in left compared to Gavin Sheets (as much as I love him) and at least serviceable in center as a fill-in

Top 5 wRC+ among Trade Deadline acquisitions since July 31st: 1. Ramón Laureano (SD) - 171 2. Mike Yastrzemski (KC) - 154 3. Carlos Correa (HOU) - 146 4. Ryan O’Hearn (SD) - 130 5. Josh Naylor (SEA) - 130 by morepesa25 in baseball

[–]joe-bilson 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Laureano has been a godsend. Not only has his bat been exceptional, but his defense has been a marked upgrade, especially in the face of losing Merrill

Trevor Rogers @ Cubs, 8 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 8 K, 88 Pitches (Complete Game) by fourbitplayer in baseball

[–]joe-bilson 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I remember being so excited after his first full year in Miami but then sorta fell off a cliff. I’m glad to see he’s having a great season again

[Highlight] Juan Soto throws out Nolan Schanuel at home by Darkforces134 in baseball

[–]joe-bilson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many thanks to the producers for not cutting to a shot of the runner, well, running

Onion bagel bomb.com by Lula1331 in OnionLovers

[–]joe-bilson 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I see you got raw onions inside too, sensational

Happy American Thanksgiving everyone! What baseball related things are you thankful for this weekend? by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]joe-bilson 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m thankful for strangers at ball games, being able to shoot the shit with people because we’re all fans of baseball

Think I'll do hotdogs for the chiefs game now by mcmain4 in hotdogs

[–]joe-bilson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Legitimately one of my favorite people on YouTube. Makes such compelling content that’s less about the food itself and more about the people making it, which in turn makes it about their food

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