If it wasn’t for Curt Leskanic, it’s quite possible that the first time the Colorado Rockies ever made the playoffs would have been 2007. To reach the playoffs in 1995, the Rockies had to beat the Giants on the final day of the season.
The Rockies could not have got off to a worse start. The Giants were leading 8-2 at the lowest point. The Rockies would foreshadow their 2007 Rocktober days by making a magical comeback to eventually hold a 10-9 lead heading into the ninth.
Bring in Leskanic.
He pitched a clean inning and induced a ground ball from future Rockies catcher Jeff Reed to to Andres Galarraga to cap up a truly magical first season at Coors Field.