Kings of a Lost Kingdom.
The King of the compete game is not Aaron Nola. It's not Robin Roberts who did it thirty three times in 1953... 28 times in a row! No, it's Ray Caldwell, who was knocked unconscious by a lightning bolt on the mound and still finished off a complete game in his lightning scorched uniform. But let me not overlook the rarities of this compete game shutout. First of all, I may not see another three pitch inning agins. It took 85 seconds And Nola tied the all time baseball record for 10 strikeouts in a row , a record that hasn't been matched in 51 years! But what got me thinking was Nola's complete game shutout. Yes it was made more special being against those detestable Met fans who show up in droves in Philly with plenty of beer money if only bus fare to get home. How common is a complete game shutout these days? Last year there were only 34 complete games pitc...
