Following two seasons operating as a co-op club, the bend franchise signed player development contract with the expansion Colorado Rockies.
[1] Bend, who had been named the Bucks for the past five years changed their moniker to mirror their parent club.
After reaching the peak of the Northwest League in their inaugural season, Bend would be unable to match the same level of success.
At the insistence of the Colorado Rockies general manager Bob Gebhard, Bend adopted the nickname of their parent club.
[3] The team's colors were purple, black, silver, and white and their uniforms were nearly identical to what the big club Rockies would wear with the exception of pinstripes.