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Article: ROCKIES REALIZE NOMO'S COORS FIELD NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP.(Sports)(Column)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- December 27, 1999
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Byline: Jack Etkin Denver Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
Coors Field, never an ally of any pitcher, has been brutally harsh on free agent Hideo Nomo.
Despite throwing the only no-hitter there - a remarkable performance without question, but one that unfolded on a night with highly atypical conditions - the contrast between Nomo's numbers at Coors Field and his outings against the Rockies at Dodger Stadium couldn't be more pronounced.
Nomo's shining moment at Coors Field came near the end of his three-year run with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Because initially he was such a phenomenon, Nomo's reputation lingers. But he's a fill-out-the-rotation ...