NoCustard4201

35 | 4 hours ago

Toronto Maple Leafs legend

KamartyMcFlyweight [OP]

18 | 3 hours ago

at least one Maple Leaf has won a championship this year

KamartyMcFlyweight [OP]

261 | 4 hours ago

This is in the league where the average victory margin was in the double digits btw. Firebells just scored 10 on them last time. Ayami Sato holy shit

i_made_mine_at_home

4 | 3 hours ago

So did she end up walking like 2 people for the entire season?

KamartyMcFlyweight [OP]

16 | 2 hours ago

i just checked, not counting this game she had 3 total walks

Quirky_Department349

6 | an hour ago

Counting this game also 3 walks

KamartyMcFlyweight [OP]

7 | an hour ago

oh right lmao

rainbowdropped

2 | 28 minutes ago

Holy shit.

ChasingEchoes11

145 | 3 hours ago

I know it’s “only” 7 innings. But zero runs in a metal bat league is impressive.

brainspl0ad

54 | 3 hours ago

Only 1 K is somewhat impressive too imo and at 36!

KamartyMcFlyweight [OP]

40 | 3 hours ago

only 1K kinda makes sense because she was pounding the zone but can only get up to 73 mph lol. she just had great command and an actual differential between the fastball and breaking ball

YasielPuigsWeed

28 | 3 hours ago

I hope they keep the metal bats. The offensive environment makes the league more exciting to watch and that’ll help them grow.

ChasingEchoes11

30 | 3 hours ago

My only issue is that as women get better (naturally over time), it will become exceedingly dangerous. But they could just keep it for now and get rid of it after they’re more established.

The record books will be like the live ball versus dead ball eras in reverse.

damien_maymdien

27 | 3 hours ago

This is the first time a WPBL has scored fewer than 6 runs and won. LAQ only scored 2, and they got exactly the unprecedented pitching performance they needed.

UBKUBK

5 | an hour ago

The average team scored 7.92 runs per game. The average margin of victory is nowhere near 10 or more. There were only 7 games the entire season with a 10+ margin of victory.

NuclearNarwhal7

173 | 4 hours ago

average OPS is close to 1.000 this was a fucking insane performance

Pool_With_No_Ladder

2 | 6 minutes ago

The Firebells OPS is 1.041. The 1927 Yankees had the best team OPS in the World Series era, .872. Absolutely unreal shutout.

NuclearNarwhal7

1 | 3 minutes ago

bells scored 17 in game 4 and barely broke a sweat doing it lol i was in disbelief this entire game

RickMonsters

511 | 4 hours ago

If there’s no WPBL next year, blame LA

ExternalStatus1960

121 | 3 hours ago

if the league folds after a performance like that it’s just sad, she put the whole thing on her back

scrambles57

64 | 3 hours ago

It would help them immensely to not keep it in one location. I do understand it for money and logistical reasons, but next season they should try playing ¹⁄₄ of the games in each city.

KamartyMcFlyweight [OP]

83 | 3 hours ago

or barnstorm! two weeks all four teams are in Boston, then NYC, then SF, then LA. Basically a team gets all their homestands in at once

DroppedNineteen

16 | 3 hours ago

Kind of crazy that despite all the talk about the lack of great pitching in the WPBL, the final game was ultimately won by a pitcher ool

improbablywronghere

4 | an hour ago

Frankly the pitching is the thing we should expect to be horrible. Hitting can translate a bit so these pitchers are a tiny bit out classed just across the board. We should see this level out over time. Not a surprise to see some pitchers cross the line faster than others!

-orangejoe

144 | 4 hours ago

CGSO in the offensive environment the WPBL has been is crazy impressive.

sloppyjo12

47 | 3 hours ago

And doing it in the winner-take-all championship game? Absolute baller shit

AuntBettysNutButter

17 | 3 hours ago

As far as I can tell only one other game this season has less than 10 total runs scored and it was a 6-1 game. So a 2-0 pitching duel is pretty nuts.

scrambles57

106 | 4 hours ago

What a way to win the first WPBL championship. The first complete game, the first shutout. Queens were the first team to win to start the season and the last team to win to end the season.

Willing_Contest_5071

50 | 3 hours ago

How can you not be romantic about WPBL

SeaworthinessOk6742

7 | 3 hours ago

Baseball loves its symmetry.

Syjefroi

4 | 2 hours ago

I think Sato also threw the first and last pitch of the season.

descole0

5 | 2 hours ago

Rakyung Kim threw the first pitch, LA was the away team for the first game

Syjefroi

1 | an hour ago

Ah ok, someone in the YT chat was mistaken then!

AwesomeYes2

59 | 4 hours ago

And they said there’s no good pitching in this league

KamartyMcFlyweight [OP]

52 | 3 hours ago

Sato was so good that they left the best closer in the league, Maggie Meidlinger (2.35 ERA) on the bench when she was rested

Fun-Series-4091

73 | 4 hours ago

That’s enough baseball championships for LA this year. Right? RIGHT?!

Willing_Contest_5071

27 | 3 hours ago

Yamamoto hears you

Fun-Series-4091

37 | 3 hours ago

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ivanreyes371

15 | 3 hours ago

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JohnCenaJunior

18 | 3 hours ago

Buy the team Arte!

xrbeeelama

51 | 4 hours ago

QUEENS EVIL EMPIRE

Loose-Organization82

13 | 3 hours ago

This whole league saw explosive offense numbers and then Sato just blanked them? Wow, impressive

ContinuumGuy

46 | 4 hours ago

Is Ayami Sato WPBLese for Yoshinobu Yamamoto?

KamartyMcFlyweight [OP]

27 | 4 hours ago

yoshinobu ayamisato

scrambles57

10 | 3 hours ago

She just won MVP, so yeah

ProcessTruster

8 | 3 hours ago

She does have a Yamamoto-esque pitching motion

IAmTotallyNotSatan

10 | 3 hours ago

Love to see it!!! WPBL has been super entertaining, hope we see it again next year

ulantan

11 | 3 hours ago

Holy shit

Dr-Acula8472

12 | 2 hours ago

A Japanese pitcher pitching a CG to help a LA baseball team win a championship?

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In all seriousness, congrats to the LA Queens, and the WPBL on a successful inaugural season!

BulkyJaguar9616

11 | 3 hours ago

Toronto Maple Leafs legend!

Sergeant_Steak

32 | 3 hours ago

No matter what happens in the future, this is going down as one of the best pitching performance in WPBL history.

KamartyMcFlyweight [OP]

23 | 3 hours ago

They should name this league’s equivalent of the Cy Young after her

rainbowdropped

2 | 41 minutes ago

That’s a fantastic idea!

chokethewookie

4 | 3 hours ago

It’s almost impossible to top this performance.

PvtSherlockObvious

9 | 3 hours ago

I was rooting for the Bells, but that was a absolutely fantastic performance. Impressive as all hell, and I’m already looking forward to seeing what she and the rest of the league bring to the table next year.

CynCity323

9 | 3 hours ago

Literal QUEEN shit!

SarahJFroxy

31 | 3 hours ago

someone start up I Love LA

YasielPuigsWeed

14 | 3 hours ago

They played California Love

We’ll have to teach them how to be an LA team when they can come play games here

Dr-Acula8472

3 | 2 hours ago

Hey it is associated with an LA legend:

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fauxbigbro

8 | 3 hours ago

Damn, with the way scoring is in the league, holding a team to two runs in the championship is even pretty impressive for the losing team. But incredible outing!

SeaworthinessOk6742

8 | 3 hours ago

Japanese players on LA teams ruining baseball smh. When will it end? /s

rainbowdropped

4 | 42 minutes ago

Right?? It’s becoming so predictable /s

theresnopast

8 | 2 hours ago

LFG I LOVE WOMEN AND BASEBALL

No-Economics4128

6 | 3 hours ago

I will be darn. The Queens have their very own Yamamoto

GamerLife204

12 | 4 hours ago

Only 1 K is crazy lol

naranjitayyo

4 | 3 hours ago

GOAT

mtportales

12 | 3 hours ago

She threw a 7 inning CGSO on 71 pitches. What efficiency

emolga587

4 | an hour ago

A Maddux adjusted to 7 innings would be 77 pitches. She crushed it!

lockethebro

4 | 3 hours ago

I’m so happy for her! This is such an incredible accomplishment in the most important moment

Euphoric-Chef8992

4 | 2 hours ago

Some terrific pitching on both sides in that final game. Loved to see it. The league needs some tweaks but they proved there’s already a lot of talent. Congrats LA

raymond_w

4 | 2 hours ago

Some Donna Larsen shit right here

GomenNaWhy

3 | 2 hours ago

Can we sign her for the postseason

rainbowdropped

2 | 42 minutes ago

She should join the Chicago White Sox. They sure need a good pitcher

36CharizardsOfDeath

6 | 3 hours ago

ANOTHER RING TO LOS ANGELES!

Dr-Acula8472

3 | 2 hours ago

Now if the Kings could get their shit together, and get rid of that boy’s club dragging them down.

17papers

2 | 3 hours ago

I hope they add more teams next season

moresecksi37

-3 | 32 minutes ago

Don’t care.

Womens baseball is boring af.

It’s why no one watches softball.

Radiant_Quality_9386

2 | 24 minutes ago

You care enough to comment. Everyone watches women’s sports.

BocchiTheRockEnjoyer

1 | a minute ago

who is everyone? ive seen highschoolers better than these ‘professional woman baseball player’

moresecksi37

-1 | 23 minutes ago

Except me, apparently?

Radiant_Quality_9386

1 | 21 minutes ago

If you actively avoid women’s sports that tells us plenty about you.

Have a day.

moresecksi37

0 | 18 minutes ago

Lmfao.

Avoiding women’s sports says a lot about me, yes.

I like watching sports done the best they can be done.

It’s also why I don’t watch men’s college football. Or men’s college basketball. Or men’s college hockey.

It’s inferior product.

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AYAMI SATO THROWS A COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT TO WIN THE WPBL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE LA QUEENS! Final Line: 7 IP | 5 H | 0 R | 0BB | 1K