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Best single game pitching performance for 1998.

The Lodo Magic Man — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:19:21 -0000

What has been the Rockies greatest single game pitching performance?

Ok, ok, ok, pitching, Coors Field, Mile High, altitude. Words not commonly associated with good things for pitchers. After several days of scouring over mountains, piles, pages, rows, columns, so many numbers that my head still hurts. I have compiled a list of the best single game pitching performances by the Rockies and am asking for your help in determining the top spot.

I do apologize for the length of time between 1997 and the 1998 posts. I've just been busy with a lot. Anyway here we go:

Here are the previous years winners:

1993 tie - April 15, 1993. David Nied pitches Colorado's first complete game. W 5-3.
1993 tie - June 26, 1993. Reynoso defeats the Giants. W 5-1.
1994 - June 21, 1994. Nied gets the Rockies first shutout against Houston. W 8-0.
1995 - October 1, 1995. Rockies bullpen allows 1 ER in 7 IP and Rockies win the NL Wild Card. W 10-9.
1996 - June 27, 1996. Kevin Ritz CG against LA. W 13-1.
1997 - September 14, 1997. Pedro Astacio gets 12 K's against the Braves. W 4-0.

The nominees for 1998 are:

1. April 30, 1998. Kile's 4 hit shutout against the Mets. W 4-0.
Kile: 9 IP. 4 H. 0 ER. 5 BB. 8 K.

2. June 4, 1998. John Thomson 11K's against Arizona. W 5-2.
Thomson: 9 IP. 5 H. 2 ER. 1 BB. 11 K.

3. June 12, 1998. Kile's 2 ER CG loss against the Dodgers. L 1-2.
Kile: 8 IP. 5 H. 2 ER. 1 BB. 7 K.

4. July 21, 1998. Mark Brownson's 4 hitter against Houston. W 5-0.
Brownson: 9 IP. 4 H. 0 ER. 1 BB. 7 K.

5. August 5, 1998. Jamey Wright's CG against the Pirates. W 6-2.
Wright: 9 IP. 5 H. 2 ER. 0 BB. 5 K.

6. August 6, 1998. John Thomson follows up Wright with a second CG against the Pirates. W 5-1.
Thomson: 9 IP. 4 H. 1 ER. 2 BB. 5 K.

7. September 10, 1998. Kile's CG against Florida. W 3-1.
Kile: 9 IP. 2 H. 1 ER. 2 BB. 5 K.

All 1998 pitching gamelogs can be found here: 1998 pitching logs.

Please vote for on the games listed here or, if the game is not listed, please vote for other and list the game, along with any comments below.

What say you Purple Row?

Poll

Best single game pitching for 1998?

Kile 4 hit shutout against the Mets

5 votes

Thomson 11Ks against Arizona

3 votes

Kile CG loss against LA

0 votes

Mark Brownson 4 hit shutout against Houston

15 votes

Jamey Wright CG against the Pirates

2 votes

John Thomson follow up CG against the Pirates

2 votes

Kile CG against the Marlins

1 votes

Other: Please list below.

0 votes

28 votes | Poll has closed

Best single game pitching performance for 1997.

The Lodo Magic Man — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:53:02 -0000

What has been the Rockies greatest single game pitching performance?

Here are the previous years winners:

The nominees for 1997:

1. April 16, 1997. Rockies @ Cubs. Roger Bailey's shutout against the Cubs. W 4-0.
Bailey: 9 IP. 5 H. 0 ER. 1 BB. 0 K.

2. April 22, 1997. Marlins @ Rockies. Roger Bailey's CG against Florida. W 13-4.
Bailey: 9 IP. 6 H. 4 ER. 1 BB. 3 K.

3. May 4, 1997. Phillies @ Rockies. Bailey throws a 9 hit shutout against the Phillies. W 9-0.
Bailey: 9 IP. 9 H. 0 ER. 0 BB. 3 K.

4. May 9, 1997. Rockies @ Phillies. Bailey pitches a CG loss against the Phillies. L 1-3.
Bailey: 8 IP. 7 H. 3 ER. 2 BB. 4 K.

5. June 1, 1997. Rockies @ Marlins. John Thomson pitches a CG against the Marlins. W 9-2.
Thomson: 9 IP. 7 H. 2 ER. 2 BB. 6 K.

6. June 14, 1997. Rockies @ A's. Bailey's CG against the Oakland A's. W 7-1.
Bailey: 9 IP. 8 H. 0 ER. 4 BB. 5 K.

7. June 28, 1997. Giants @ Rockies. Kevin Ritz CG against the Giants. W 9-2.
RItz: 9 IP. 6 H. 2 ER. 3 BB. 5 K.

8. July 24, 1997. Cubs @ Rockies. Jamey Wright CG against the Cubs. W 7-1.
Wright: 9 IP. 6 H. 1 ER. 3 BB. 5 K.

9. August 6, 1997. Rockies @ Mets. John Thomson shutout against the Mets. W 4-0.
Thomson: 9 IP. 4 H. 0 ER. 3 BB. 2 K.

10. September 14, 1997. Rockies @ Braves. Pedro Astacio gets 12 K's against the Braves. W 4-0.
Astacio: 8 IP. 4 H. 0 ER. 2 BB. 12 K.

All pitching logs for 1997 can be found here: 1997 pitching logs.

Please vote for on the games listed here or vote for other and list the game, along with any comments below.

What say you Purple Row?

Poll

Best single game pitching for 1997?

Bailey's shutout against the Cubs

1 votes

Bailey defeats the Marlins.

0 votes

Bailey's 9 hit shutout against the Phillies.

1 votes

Bailey's CG loss.

0 votes

Thomson's CG against the Marlins.

0 votes

Bailey's CG against Oakland.

0 votes

Ritz CG against the Giants.

0 votes

Wright's CG against the Cubs.

0 votes

Thomson shuts out the Mets.

1 votes

Astacio gets 12 K's against the Braves.

21 votes

Other. List the game in the comments below.

0 votes

24 votes | Poll has closed

Best single game pitching performance for 1996.

The Lodo Magic Man — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:02:53 -0000

What has been the Rockies greatest single game pitching performance?

Here are the previous years winners:

The nominees for 1996:

1. May 5, 1996. Rockies @ Marlins. Kevin Ritz CG against the Marlins. W 5-4.
Ritz: 9 IP. 7 H. 3 ER. 3 BB. 5 K.

2. May 19, 1996. Cardinals @ Rockies. Mark Thompson CG against the Cards. W 10-3.
Thompson: 9 IP. 7 H. 2 ER. 1 BB. 3 K.

3. June 13, 1996. Phillies @ Rockies. Bryan Rekar defeats Schilling and the Phillies. W 4-1.
Rekar: 8 IP. 4 H. 1 ER. 2 BB. 1 K.

4. June 27, 1996. Rockies @ Dodgers. Kevin Ritz CG against LA. W 13-1.
Ritz: 9 IP. 6 H. 1 ER. 1 BB. 6 K.

5. July 3, 1996. Rockies @ Giants. Jamey Wright's first start and win. W 3-2.
Wright: 6 IP. 4 H. 1 ER. 2 BB. 4 K.

6. August 6, 1996. Marlins @ Rockies. Mark Thompson's shutout against Florida. W 11-0.
Thompson: 9 IP. 7 H. 0 ER. 4 BB. 4 K.

7. August 24, 1996. Pirates @ Rockies. Mark Thompson CG against the Pirates. W 9-3.
Thompson: 9 IP. 8 H. 3 ER. 1 BB. 2 K.

All pitching logs for 1996 can be found here: 1996 pitching logs

Please vote for on the games listed here or vote for other and list the game, along with any comments below.

Poll

What was the best single game pitching for 1996?

Ritz CG against Florida

0 votes

Thompson CG against the Cards.

1 votes

Rekar VS Schilling.

6 votes

Ritz CG against the Dodgers.

12 votes

Jamey Wright first start.

0 votes

Thompson shutout against Florida.

8 votes

Thompson CG against the Pirates.

0 votes

Other: List game below.

0 votes

27 votes | Poll has closed

Best single game pitching for 1995.

The Lodo Magic Man — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:48:33 -0000

1995. The first year after the strike. The Rockies first playoff appearance. The wild-card. Coors Field. What was the best single game pitching performance for 1995?

Previous winners:

1. May 19, 1995. Rockies @ Reds. Kevin Ritz gets no run support. L 0-2.
Ritz: 7 IP. 7 H. 2 ER. 1 BB. 6 K.

2. June 27, 1995. Rockies @ Giants. Bill Swift beats the Giants. W 5-1.
Swift: 7 IP. 2 H. 1 ER. 3 BB. 6K.

3. July 24, 1995. Rockies @ Phillies. Bryan Rekar CG against the Phillies. W 11-3.
Rekar: 9 IP. 8 H. 3 ER. 3 BB. 5 K.

4. August 30, 1995. Rockies @ Pirates. Bryan Rekar against the Pirates. W 6-0.
Rekar: 8 IP. 7 H. 0 ER. 3 BB. 4 K.

5. September 2, 1995. Rockies @ Cardinals. Roger Bailey beats the Cards. W 6-1.
Bailey: 8.1 IP. 5 H. 1 ER. 3 BB. 4 K.

6. September 15, 1995. Rockies @ Padres. Kevin Ritz against the Padres. W 5-1.
Ritz: 7.2 IP. 3 H. 0 ER. 1 BB. 5 K.

7. October 1, 1995. Giants @ Rockies. The bullpen holds back the Giants and Rockies win the NL Wild Card. W 10-9.
Bullpen: 7 IP. 6 H. 1 ER. 2 BB. 5 K.

Please vote for one of the games listed or vote other and list the game in the comments below.

All pitching gamelogs for 1995 are here: 1995 pitching logs.

Poll

Best single game pitching 1995:

Ritz gets no run support

0 votes

Swift against the Giants

3 votes

Rekar complete game against the Phillies

3 votes

Rekar versus the Pirates.

1 votes

Bailey beats the Cardinals

0 votes

Ritz against the Padres

4 votes

The bullpen holds on.

17 votes

Other: list in the comments below.

0 votes

28 votes | Poll has closed

Best single game pitching for 1994.

The Lodo Magic Man — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:32:09 -0000

What has been the Rockies greatest single game pitching performance?

We have chosen from a list of the 1993 games: here.

Thanks to everyone that voted!

On to the 1994 games!

The 1993 games were voted to a tie between:

April 15, 1993. Mets @ Rockies. David Nied pitches Colorado's first complete game. W 5-3.
Nied: 9 IP. 6 H. 2 ER. 0 BB. 6 K.

and

June 26, 1993. Rockies @ Giants. Armando Reynoso defeats the Giants. W 5-1.
Reynoso: 9 IP. 7 H. 1 ER. 2 BB. 8 K.

Here are the nominees for the 1994 games.:

1. April 23, 1994. Cubs @ Rockies. Greg Harris defeats the Cubs. W 8-2.
Harris: 9 IP. 8 H. 2 ER. 3 BB. 8 K.

2. May 3, 1994. Cardinals @ Rockies. Armando Reynoso allows 5 hits against the Cards. W 10-1.
Reynoso: 9 IP. 5 H. 1 ER. 3 BB. 6 K.

3. May 10, 1994. Rockies @ Giants. Greg Harris almost goes the distance against the Giants. W 4-2.
Harris: 8.1 IP. 3 H. 2 ER. 3 BB. 4 K.

4. May 31, 1994. Rockies @ Mets. Greg Harris versus the Mets. W 3-2
Harris: 8 IP. 5 H. 2 ER. 1 BB. 3 K.

5. June 21, 1994. Astros @ Rockies. Nied gets the Rockies first CG shutout against Houston. W 8-0.
Nied: 9 IP. 4 H. 0 ER. 1 BB. 4 K.

6. July 7, 1994. Rockies @ Marlins. Nied defeats the Marlins. W 5-1.
Nied: 9 IP. 7 H. 1 ER. 4 BB. 5 K.

If you find a game in 1994 that is not listed, please mark other and list the game and any of your comments below.

1994 pitching logs.

What say you, Rockies fans? The best for 1994 is.....

Poll

Best single game pitching for 1994:

Harris defeats the Cubs

0 votes

Reynoso defeats the Cards

1 votes

Harris against the Giants

0 votes

Harris against the Mets

0 votes

Nied shutout against Houston

25 votes

Nied defeats the Marlins

1 votes

Other: List a game in the comments below.

0 votes

27 votes | Poll has closed

Rockies best single game pitching performance?

The Lodo Magic Man — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:55:25 -0000

What has been the Rockies greatest single game pitching performance?

I want your help to go through year to year starting in 1993, vote for one each year, and to create a final list that has the best for each year, and vote on one final game. Please take into account change from Mile High to Coors in 1995, and the humidor post 2002. Feel free to vote on one of these or if it not listed, vote other and list the game and any of your comments below.

Today we start with the 1993 games. What say you Rockies fans? The nominees for 1993 are:

1. April 15, 1993 Mets @ Rockies. David Nied pitches Colorado's first complete game. W 5-3.
Nied: 9 IP. 6 H. 2 ER. 0 BB. 6 K.

2. April 27, 1993 Cubs @ Rockies. Butch Henry defeats the Cubs. W 11-2.
Henry: 9 IP. 9 H. 2 ER. 1 BB. 5 K.

3. April 30, 1993 Rockies @ Marlins. Armando Reynoso gets his first win as a Rockie. W 6-2.
Reynoso: 9 IP. 6 H. 1 ER. 2 BB. 4 K.

4. May 31, 1993 Pirates @ Rockies. Reynoso beats the Pirates, two unearned runs prevent a shutout. W 6-2.
Reynoso: 9 IP. 9 H. 0 ER. 2 BB. 5 K.

5. June 26, 1993 Rockies @ Giants. Still more Reynoso. W 5-1.
Reynoso: 9 IP. 7 H. 1 ER. 2 BB. 8 K.

6. August 10, 1993 Rockies @ Dodgers. Ken Bottenfield beats the Dodgers. W 4-2.
Bottenfield: 9 IP. 7 H. 2 ER. 2 BB. 2 K.

7. August 12, 1993 Rockies @ Dodgers. Willie Blair beats the Dodgers. W 4-1.
Blair: 9 IP. 7 H. 1 ER. 1 BB. 4 K.

8. August 29, 1993 Rockies @ Mets. Lance Painter almost gets a shutout. W 6-1.
Painter: 9 IP. 5 H. 1 ER. 0 BB. 2 K.

All 1993 games can be found here:
1993 pitching logs.

And the 1993 best pitching performance is.........?

Poll

Best single game pitching 1993?

David Neid's CG.

13 votes

Butch Henry beats the Cubs.

0 votes

Reynoso's first win.

0 votes

Reynoso beats the Pirates.

3 votes

Reynoso beats the Giants

13 votes

Bottenfield beats the Dodgers

0 votes

Blair beats the Dodgers

0 votes

Almost for Painter.

8 votes

Other. List below:

1 votes

38 votes | Poll has closed

July 4th insanity.

The Lodo Magic Man — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:58:06 -0000

July 4th insanity.

18-17. July 4th. That's the only description you need.

The game to be shown on mlb.com/live baseball's best games Sunday 11/23/08 at 1PM MST.

Cards GM Mozeliak: Trade talks for Holliday are dead.

The Lodo Magic Man — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:57:46 -0000

Mozeliak insisted Sunday that discussions involving Colorado Rockies left fielder Matt Holliday have ceased and that "nothing is imminent. That one’s not happening — at all."

Apparently the Cards did not want to give up Boggs.

From the article, it appears our return would have been something with Schumaker and Boggs. The Cards balked on it.

I'm glad that this rumor is dead. I wanted Boggs or Rasmus in return, and the Cards were not going to give them up for Holliday.

July 4th.

The Lodo Magic Man — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:23:27 -0000

Anybody going to the Friday, July 4th game interested in a PR meeting before the game and celebrating Indenpendance Day? I know alot of people will be going to the game, it always has been packed for the fireworks games. Meet inside the park or in LoDo? I know earlier in the year there was a PR meeting day, I was unable to attend that day.

I will be sitting in Section 131 Row 15 Seat 3. Feel free to join or suggest a meeting somewhere.

The Creation of Baseball

The Lodo Magic Man — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:12:09 -0000

I found this online several months ago. I don't remember where I found it, but it certainly is enjoyable to read:

In the big inning, God created Heaven on Earth. And it was without form, and void. God separated the dirt from the grass. He called the grass Outfield and the dirt He called Infield. God made the Infield a 90-foot square and the Outfield not less than 400 feet to center and 320 feet down the lines. He declared this Fair Territory. All other territory, God then declared, was Foul.

And God divided the players into two teams of nine players each, under direction of a manager, to play The Game on His field. God called some of these players Pitchers and some of them Hitters. He placed a Pitcher precisely 60 feet 6 inches from a Hitter. Then God commanded that it's one, two, three strikes you're out at the ol' Ballgame.

And God granted jurisdiction of The Game to lesser Gods, whom He called Umpires. God said the Umpires are infallible, blessed with Heavenly authority, whose judgment is not to be questioned under penalty of expulsion from The Game. And God looked at his creation and He was pleased. Then God created the Infield Fly Rule to confuse nonbelievers.

And God said, Let there be light beer, and there was. And, God said, let there be peanuts and hot dogs and overpriced souvenirs and let there be frosty chocolate malts with little wooden spoons that you can buy nowhere else except at this Heaven, which God called a Ballpark, and there was. God looked at His creation and it was good.

And the Lord God formed, from the dust, a collection of elite players in His own image. The Lord God then breathed the breath of life into His creation. God called this creation the National League.

And God said, It is not good for the National League to be alone. The Lord God shall make it a mate. And thus, while the National League slept, God took several of its top players and created the American League.

And God blessed The Game, saying, Be fruitful and multiply. Put teams in every city with deserving fans, God added, even if this occurs at the expense of starting-pitching depth.

From time to time, God understood, The Game would be corrupted by the Serpent. The Serpent was more cunning than any other beast and he would take many wicked forms: the Black Sox, segregation, the Designated Hitter, the Reserve Clause, dead balls, juiced balls, spit balls, corked bats, George Steinbrenner, AstroTurf, the 1981 strike, collusion, lockouts, Pete Rose, the 1994 strike, greenies, cocaine, HGH, Andro, steroids, $20 parking, corporate mallparks, Scott Boras, Donald Fehr, and Bud Selig.

But, God said, the goodness in The Game shall always prevail. As needed, the Lord shall bestow upon The Game a Savior. And the Savior, like the Serpent, can take many forms. The Savior shall remind Fans how blessed The Game truly is. The Savior shall be called by many names, including Cy, Matty, Honus, Big Train, the Babe, Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, Lou Gehrig, Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson, Buck O'Neil, Hank Greenberg, Red Barber, Harry Carey, Vin Scully, Jack Buck, Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck, Roberto Clemente, Ernie Banks, Hammerin' Hank, Cool Papa, Dizzy, Lefty, Whitey, Stan the Man, Big Klu, the Say Hey Kid, Campy, Duke, the Mick, the Splendid Splinter, the Gas House Gang, the Big Red Machine, the Damn Yankees, Pudge Fisk, Pudge Rodriguez, Yaz, Pops, the Wizard of Oz, Fernando, George Brett, Moonlight Graham, Roy Hobbs, Wild Thing Vaughn, Bingo Long, the Ryan Express, Donnie Baseball, Rickey, Eck, the Big Unit, the Cactus League, Cal Ripken, Tony Gwynn, Camden Yards, Rotisserie Drafts, Web Gems, Derek Jeter, Dontrelle Willis, Vlad Guerrero, Ichiro, Granderson, Markakis, Joba, Tulo, And, God guaranteed, there are many more to come.

God looked upon His creation and He was very pleased. And God spoke, yelling, PLAY BALL!