OT: Montreal Expos

Huskies1947 · Post #1 » by **Huskies1947** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:30 am

Many of you might not care, many of you may not remember, but the expos were awesome and it's a shame they were let go. Here is a documentary that never aired in Canada in 2010 about the team.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMxoj69v-aw&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cIMEbcFuLc&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3efsXKjznjY&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt_KWl7xdNE&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

MGD24 · Post #2 » by **MGD24** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:08 pm

Thanks for this!

Post #3 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:33 pm

Thanks for this. I'm going to take some time later toe watch it.

It looks interesting.

Post #4 » by **Rhettmatic** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:32 pm

Thanks for posting.

I was a diehard Expos fan. Though I support the Jays now, I've never been as passionate about them as I was the Expos.

evilRyu · Post #5 » by **evilRyu** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:00 pm

Jonah Keri is writing a book about the Expos.. though won't be released for another couple of years though.

Hoopstarr · Post #6 » by **Hoopstarr** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:36 pm

Around 1995, I got sick of the Jays and rooted for the Expos for a couple months. They were actually a very fun team.

JaysRangers · Post #7 » by **JaysRangers** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:46 pm

Good post

kungriffey · Post #8 » by **kungriffey** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:18 am

Thanks for sharing! Grew up a Jays fan and never focused much on the Expos. I never knew the '94 team was THAT good.

WpgPage · Post #9 » by **WpgPage** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:23 am

Thanks for posting really is to bad what happened to them, amazing how a franchise can be so affected by the smallest of margins. Imagine where the Jays would be had they not won the Series in 92/93 would they still be in Toronto?

ItsDanger · Post #10 » by **ItsDanger** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:37 am

Just from the 1st minute, stereotypical Quebecois, me first, selfishness.

tecumseh18 · Post #11 » by **tecumseh18** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:34 am

LittleOzzy wrote:Thanks for this. I'm going to take some time later toe watch it.

It looks interesting.

This

Rhettmatic wrote:I was a diehard Expos fan. Though I support the Jays now, I've never been as passionate about them as I was the Expos.

This

kungriffey wrote:I never knew the '94 team was THAT good.

Jimmy King · Post #12 » by **Jimmy King** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:36 pm

You could smoke cigs at the back of the aisle.

CapeCrusader · Post #13 » by **CapeCrusader** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:24 pm

I knew the Expos were good, but I didn't know they were that good. I remember they had Randy Johnson too at one point, very good video. Too bad they aren't around no more.

Mike Hunt · Post #14 » by **Mike Hunt** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:13 am

Growing up as a baseball obsessed French kid in Ontario, I was a big fan of both teams. I suppose, if I was really pressed, I would have picked the Jays over the Expos, though. Still, my love for the Expos was undeniable and watching this was really painful.

As a kid, my baseball team was selected for a "sports exchange" where a peewee team from Montreal would visit our small town for a week, we'd play a game and then our team would go to Montreal for a week and get to play a game in Olympic Stadium. The program was sponsored by Charles Bronfman and he sent us a personalized message, which was pretty cool. We got to meet a couple players from the team before playing our game and afterwards, we got to catch an Expos game (we also met the team president/gm at the time). We also did a ton of other organized activities. It's still probably one of the most memorable experiences of my life and I feel like I owe a debt of gratitude to the Expos because their existence made it happen.

flatjacket1 · Post #15 » by **flatjacket1** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:41 am

Mike Hunt wrote:Growing up as a baseball obsessed French kid in Ontario, I was a big fan of both teams. I suppose, if I was really pressed, I would have picked the Jays over the Expos, though. Still, my love for the Expos was undeniable and watching this was really painful.

As a kid, my baseball team was selected for a "sports exchange" where a peewee team from Montreal would visit our small town for a week, we'd play a game and then our team would go to Montreal for a week and get to play a game in Olympic Stadium. The program was sponsored by Charles Bronfman and he sent us a personalized message, which was pretty cool. We got to meet a couple players from the team before playing our game and afterwards, we got to catch an Expos game (we also met the team president/gm at the time). We also did a ton of other organized activities. It's still probably one of the most memorable experiences of my life and I feel like I owe a debt of gratitude to the Expos because their existence made it happen.

Very neat story Mike, thanks for sharing I found it very interesting!

It's amazing what a profound effect professional athletes can have on kids, memories that last a lifetime. I hope the Blue Jays do similar events.

satyr9 · Post #16 » by **satyr9** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:11 am

Jimmy King wrote:You could smoke cigs at the back of the aisle.

Your comment goes very well with your avy.