Kyle Gibson had been effective through two starts this season, but there were cracks that left plenty of us with "yeah, buts." He didn't pitch deep into either game and allowed eight walks combined, neither of which are signs of sustainable success.
On a blustery Thursday afternoon, though, Gibson went a career-high eight innings of shutout ball, walking just one and using just 105 pitches. Gibson said he lobbied to try to pitch the ninth and go for a shutout, but he was overruled. Had he made it all the way, Gibson would have joined some rare company. Through Wednesday, there were only four complete games pitched all season in MLB.
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in his words Jabari Parker writes for SI.com and describes why he made the decision to leave Duke to turn pro and join the NBA.
