Throwback Days

[Altitude]

I really like what other teams do when they have throwback days. I just wish the Rockies owners would appreciate the baseball history in Colorado. I would love to have throwback days with the Denver Bears and/or the Denver Zephyrs.

[Old Sweater]

Yeah, the Bears and Grizzlies go all the way back to the 19th century.



In 1886, the Western League was formed with other cities such as Omaha and Topeka, among others. In it’s inaugural season, the Denver Mountain Lions won the Western League pennant with a record of 54-26. In 1888, the Denver Mountaineers won the pennant for what was then called the Western Association, however the season consisted of only 24 games. Denver fielded teams in the Western Association off and on through the 1895 season. Denver played it’s last season in the league, now called the Western League, in 1899 as the Denver Nine.

In 1900, the Western League was reorganized, led by George Tebeau, as part of efforts to establish an official minor-league system to feed the major leagues. For years Denver’s Western League team was called the Grizzlies, but was also commonly referred to as the Bears. The 1900 Bears/Grizzlies won the first new Western League pennant. They didn’t win another one until 1911, but then won three pennants in a row as one of the most successful teams in Denver history. The 1911 Grizzlies, 111-54, were listed as number 22 of the 100 greatest teams in minor league history by Minor League Baseball. Denver fielded a team in the Western League every year until after the 1917 season when a team didn’t exist due to World War I.


http://www.diamondintherox.com/2005/02/history-of-baseball-in-denver-part-ii.html

[Altitude]

I don't know about any other Rockies fans, but I hope someday the Rockies actually pay a tribute to our baseball history, just look at Washington DC.

I hope they have Bears/Grizzlies days sometime soon.