Ryan Vogelsong pitched the last game of his 2011 storybook comeback season Monday night by beating the Colorado Rockies 3-1 in front of a sold out stadium in San Francisco .
Vogelsong not only wanted to thank the home town fans for their support,
but wanted to prove to himself and his distractors that this season was anything
but a fluke.
Prove it he did. The 34-year-old Octorara grad threw seven shutout innings, allowing just four
hits and no walks while striking out four batters finishing with a 13-7 record for the year.
The performance capped what many are saying is the most remarkable comeback performance of the year.
The money quote:
"I've kind of tried to play start to start throughout the whole season and tried not to dwell too much on the start before or everything else. I had a little bit of time during the All-Star Game. I kind of kicked back for a couple days and could think about it. But once I get home and melt down a little bit from the season, there's going to be a lot of good thoughts. I'm probably going to realize how amazing it all is."
Read the entire story and watch a video of Ryan's performance on MLB's home page here.
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