Dante Bichette’s walk-off to christen Coors Field was Blake Street Bombers genesis — and set stage for first playoff season

Dante Bichette’s walk-off to christen Coors Field was Blake Street Bombers genesis — and set stage for first playoff season

With one mighty swing and a flurry of fist-pumps on a freezing Denver evening, the Blake Street Bombers were born. Dante Bichette’s walk-off homer in the 14th inning of the first game at Coors Field on April 26, 1995, remains seared into the memory of Rockies diehards 30 years later. The three-run blast and his iconic celebration that followed, which rallied the Rockies to an 11-9 victory over the Mets in a see-saw game that lasted nearly five h…