27 years ago today, the Colorado Rockies played their first game ever at Mile High Stadium as they played the Montreal Expos but it didn’t come without a few hiccups beforehand.
They had played two games in their franchise’s history and they were 0-2. They had faced the New York Mets in New York and lost by a score of 3-0 and 6-1 to Dwight Gooden and future Colorado Rockie Bret Saberhagen.
Prior to ever playing their first game there, the Rockies held a workout at Mile High Stadium. During that, they noticed that there were some areas that there wasn’t any grass.