Purple Row · Apr 5, 2023
Remembering Bryn Smith’s 1993 home opener gem
As Kyle Freeland prepares to take the mound for the 2023 home opener at Coors Field on Thursday, it feels prudent to hop back in the time machine and journey to 1993 and reflect on the amazing pitching performance by Bryn Smith in the very first Colorado Rockies home game when they hosted the Montreal Expos.
We all know about the electrifying and immortal home run that was delivered by Eric Young in the first inning to lead off the Rockies in the bottom of the first, but perhaps overlooked and lost in the annals of Rockies history is the fact that Bryn Smith, at the age of 37, delivered an absolute gem of a pitching performance against his former team in an 11-4 victory.
Remembering a guy