As the lockout drags on and the 2022 season has officially been delayed, this series will look back at the people and events that helped the Rockies come into existence and call Denver, Colorado home. Part 1 was on Linda Alvarado.
The efforts were monumental. And they were many.
From politicians to business owners, from fans to neighborhood associations, and everyone in between, getting the National League to select Colorado as an expansion site in 1991 was the ultimate definition of teamwork.
And it all almost didn’t happen.