On Saturday afternoon, August 10, Giants Pitching Greats Robb Nen and Kirk Rueter visited Sports Gallery Palo Alto for a very special dual-signing appearance.

Robb Nen is a Three-time All-Star selection and World Series Champion that definitely had the greatest years of his career as a Giant. Robb played for the Giants from 1998 to 2002, expected to fill the "Closer" role, acated by Rod Beck. If Beck had set the bar high for a San Francisco closer (199 saves in his 7-year tenure with the Giants), Nen would raise it even higher. His first year yielded 40 saves with a 1.52 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 88.7 IP. As a Giant, Nen was selected to three All-Star Games (1998, 1999, 2002) and finished 4th in voting for the 2000 National League Cy Young Award and 12th in the NL MVP voting, both high honors for a closer.
Kirk Rueter is one of the more popular Giants of all-time. A mainstay in the San Francisco Giants rotation from 1996 to 2005, Kirk became the first pitcher to win 100 career games as a Giant since Gaylord Perry in 2004. Rueter had perhaps his best year ever for the Giants in 2002, winning 14 games and posting a 3.23 ERA. He was especially clutch after the All-Star break, going 7-3 as San Francisco won the National League pennant. "Woody," as he is affectionately known (because of his resemblance to Woody the Cowboy from "Toy Story"), retired as the winningest left-handed pitcher in San Francisco Giants history, with 105 of his 130 career wins in a Giants uniform. Kirk is the 3rd winningest pitcher in San Francisco Giants history, with only HOF'ers Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry having more career starts and wins.