Best single game pitching for 1994.

by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 12, 2009 4:08 PM MST Comment 20 comments

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.

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

24 votes

Nied defeats the Marlins

1 votes

Other: List a game in the comments below.

0 votes

26 votes | Poll has closed

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I must say...

Reynoso vs the Cards was a close second in my mind.

by jefe_13 on Feb 12, 2009 11:04 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

I hate to seem just rooted on the Neid bandwagon

But a CGS is just something impressive, you know?

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 13, 2009 8:15 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Also

It was in Denver no less.

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by BlakeBomber on Feb 13, 2009 9:29 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

No tie here

"Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win." - Vinny Jones

by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 13, 2009 11:19 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Pitch counts

Can we include the pitch counts with the stats as we go forward? I don’t think you need to go back and do that here, but I know in recent years there have been some really impressive complete games on obscenely low pitch counts. Maybe not on every one, but where particularly notable.

by holly96 on Feb 13, 2009 11:36 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Man

I’m gonna have to root for Josh Fogg at some point here, won’t I?

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 13, 2009 11:37 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

"Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win." - Vinny Jones

by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 13, 2009 11:41 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, yes you are.

But I was also thinking of a couple Cook outings.

by holly96 on Feb 13, 2009 11:43 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Feel free

to root against him when he’s pitching against us.

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 13, 2009 11:57 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 13, 2009 12:28 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

How do you prevent the opposing pitcher from tearing you superfluous new be-hind while he is on the mound? Simple: Swing a bat....and if that don't work, swing more bat!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 13, 2009 11:59 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I can list them if needed.

If you click on the dates of the games, you can get the entire box score from BR.

How do you prevent the opposing pitcher from tearing you superfluous new be-hind while he is on the mound? Simple: Swing a bat....and if that don't work, swing more bat!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 13, 2009 11:59 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

Like I said at the end of my comment, maybe you could just make sure to include pitch counts when particularly notable. I’m sure you would anyway, I just wanted to make sure, because I know have a handful of those types of game coming up.

by holly96 on Feb 13, 2009 12:04 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Greg Harris' name was listed a number of times in that group...

Although he was acquired in the worst trade in Rockies history, Harris performed quite well in a few of those games. Incidentally Bruce Hurst, his fellow pitcher acquired from the Padres in the trade has a college stadium in St. George, Utah named after him. I have played in that stadium, and it has the nicest grass I have ever seen.

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by Charlie77 on Feb 15, 2009 7:38 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Hurst

Interesting about the college stadium. That confirms for me that he’s the guy who’s niece was a college roommate of mine. I wasn’t positive that I was remembering the right guy.

by holly96 on Feb 15, 2009 8:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

How did you make the connection?

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by Charlie77 on Feb 16, 2009 10:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Utah

I’m assuming he has some connection to the area to have a stadium named after him. I went to BYU, my roommate was from Utah and I’m assuming her family was from Utah. It makes sense.

by holly96 on Feb 16, 2009 10:47 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

He was born in St. George..

And he has a nice statue that stands outside the stadium.

Keepin' warm by the hot stove season.

by Charlie77 on Feb 17, 2009 1:16 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

To many good ones

& if memorie serves I’ve been to a few of them (Roger Bailey’s Complete game/Rox 200th win is one that comes to my mind)

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by Rocktober 2007 on Feb 15, 2009 10:18 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for voting everyone.

David Nied shutout against Houston was voted the best game for 1994. I will have the 1995 games up ASAP.

How do you prevent the opposing pitcher from tearing you superfluous new be-hind while he is on the mound? Simple: Swing a bat....and if that don't work, swing more bat!

by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 18, 2009 6:37 PM MST reply actions 0 recs