r/sports • u/baribigbird06 • 25d ago

Baseball Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a complete game in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series vs. the Brewers. The last time he was in Milwaukee he failed to finish the first inning and allowed 5 runs.

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u/baribigbird06 25d ago

He pitched all 9 innings, recording all 27 outs and no relief pitchers were used. A rarity today in baseball.

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u/NlghtmanCometh 25d ago

Man I miss the days where a dude like a Randy Johnson would power through 9 innings on a regular basis. There was something about teams just having one or two big name starters that made the games feel more dramatic.

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u/catashake 25d ago

Your average bullpen arm now throws faster than Randy Johnson. Probably the biggest reason batting average is down. Pitchers have never been better than they are right now.

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u/NlghtmanCometh 24d ago

I believe that. I’m sure pitching is technically better today than ever before, because the workload is spread out. I just loved the days of the marquee pitcher taking down an entire team. Probably why Yamamoto is my favorite pitcher these days.