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Born and raised in Michigan, and now working as a professional journalist in Virginia, I have had the pleasure of being around spectacular sports venues and teams all my life.

Hence, my passion continues to lie with athletics. I am a sucker for the nuances of the games, and a statistics nut. I love analyzing game action, and diving beyond the box score to figure out what is really going on.

Hopefully, you'll notice a witty, knowledgeable approach to everything I write.

Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion Are MLB pitchers capable of complete games?

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I guess that I will take this question at more than face value. Are pitchers capable of complete games? Yes, assuming a number of factors work out perfectly. But are they consistently capable of complete games? Not anymore. You don't have to go back that far for big complete games numbers: Phil Niekro topped 20 complete games in 1977, '78 and '79, Steve Carlton and Fergie Jenkins each registered 30 in the early 70s, and Fernando Valenzuela even had 20 in 1986. Since 2000, though, no pitcher has had more than nine complete games Livan Hernandez pulled off that feat in 2004. So, technically,...

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