Best single game pitching for 1995.

by The Lodo Magic Man on Feb 23, 2009 8:13 PM MST

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.

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:

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.

The nominees for 1995:

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

2 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

27 votes | Poll has closed

Eat. Drink. Be Merry. But the above FanPost does not necessarily reflect the attitudes, opinions, or views of Purple Row's staff (unless, of course, it's written by the staff [and even then, it still might not]).

Tweet Comment 7 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

I went to the Rekar CG

I remember going to the Rekar CG as a kid. I think my dad actually pulled me out of school to take me to that one lol.

Even as a kid I remember thinking that Rekar had a lot of potential does anyone know what happened to him? seems like he kind of faded into obscurity…

by RockiesDave on Feb 25, 2009 9:16 AM MST reply actions

I thought Rekar was the real deal after that game...

It turned out Kevin Ritz was on the verge of a breakout season, and Rekar was headed towards a 25-49 lifetime achievement award.

Keepin' warm by the hot stove season.

by Charlie77 on Feb 25, 2009 11:48 PM MST up reply actions

I was young

but I remember coming home from school and watching the end of the must win Giants game. It was awesome, and therefore gets my vote.

"A great catch is like watching girls go by; the last one you see is always the prettiest." ~Bob Gibson
JFK

by jrockies on Feb 25, 2009 10:23 PM MST reply actions

But I'd argue that...

that Giants game was not really a great pitching performance. Actually, it was pretty awful. As such, I object to it being included on this list. Was it a memorable game? Sure it was, but that doesn’t make it a great pitching performance. I mean, it was a 10-9 final! You can’t just ignore those first two innings.

My two cents.

Eschew Obfuscation!

by Jeff Aberle on Feb 26, 2009 12:43 AM MST up reply actions

+1

Follow me on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/rockiesmagicnum

by Andrew Martin on Feb 26, 2009 9:08 AM MST up reply actions

That's why the Giants game just includes the bullpen.

If you included Saberhagen blowing up like that, of course it should not be. It’s supposed to be the best single game pitching performance for the year, bullpen holding the Giants to 2 runs over 7 innings in a game of that importance deserved to be at least on the list. You’re voting for the guy/guys that achieved the line shown. I voted for Rekar’s game, btw.

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 26, 2009 1:01 PM MST up reply actions

Thanks for voting everyone.

The Rockies bullpen performance from the final game of 1995 was voted the top pitching performance in 1995. I will have the 1996 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 Mar 6, 2009 6:51 PM MST reply actions