DENVER (KDVR) — A different brand of baseball is headed to Coors Field this weekend as the Savannah Bananas come to town, and fans are excited to liven things up a little amidst a dreary Rockies season.
More than 24 hours before the team takes the field in front of a sold-out crowd, fans lined up to buy merchandise over at McGregor Square.
“A hat, some jerseys for some family members, some pins and a magnet," said Greg Ostravich, digging through his seemingly bottomless yellow bag of Bananas merchandise.
A Highlands Ranch resident, and not even the biggest baseball fan out there, he says Banana Ball brings a different appeal.
“It just looks fun," said Ostravich.
He’s not alone in that, though. Patrick, a young fan from Golden, waited in line for a jersey on Friday and he isn’t much of