Expos fans invade Toronto

[Richard]

Approx. 1000 expos fans made the trip to today's Blue Jays/Rays game in hopes to lure a team back to Montreal

 

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/expos-fans-head-to-toronto-to-rally-support/

 

[AZMike]

They should start another Senators franchise, but this time in Montreal  . 

[mancini79]

Which also happens to be the average attendance of an Expos game. This should go well.

[gotbeer]

Which also happens to be the average attendance of an Expos game. This should go well.

 

But it also equals a Rays game.  So they may be intrigued.  

[Vegas Halo Fan]

They can't have the National Mets back.

 

Some have hypothesized that the strike-canceled season in 1994 might have deprived Montreal of the push they needed to get a new ballpark built and keep their team. The Expos had a significant lead in the NL East when the remainder of the season was scrapped, and had they gone deep into the playoffs or even made the World Series, it might have created enough enthusiasm to get everything else done.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

If Montreal ever got a team back, their attendance would probably be better than Tampa Bay's attendance.  

[sneaky_flute]

i really liked olympic stadium as a baseball park. it's better than that piece of shit the blue jays play in.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

i really liked olympic stadium as a baseball park. it's better than that piece of shit the blue jays play in.

 

It was a nice park until 500-pound chunks of concrete started falling onto the playing field.

[Mudville]

The A's should move.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

The A's should move.

 

I have just the spot, but nobody is listening.

[Taylor]

Maybe if those 1,000 fans were able to attend a baseball game at the same time while the Expos were in Montreal, they would still have their team.

[2002_halos_II]

So maybe they should build a new stadium first?

 

 

Vlad was an Expo.

[Bashbrothers]

The A's should move.

No.

[tdawg87]

I wonder if an Expos/A's playoff game would sell more than 9 tickets.

[Ohtaniland]

1000 fans to see the Expos at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal was considered a sell out.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

1000 fans to see the Expos at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal was considered a sell out.

 

After they moved into the new stadium, there were two seasons that the Expos averaged less than 10,000 fans per game. Their worst year ever was 2001, when they averaged 7,935 per game, drawing 642,743 for the season. Their best attendance season was 1982, when they drew 2,318,292 for the season, 28,621 per game. That was more than 500,000 above the National League average.

[AZMike]

After they moved into the new stadium, there were two seasons that the Expos averaged less than 10,000 fans per game. Their worst year ever was 2001, when they averaged 7,935 per game, drawing 642,743 for the season. 

 

It's amazing that Loria was able to get away with fleecing TWO towns for nearly-empty brand new stadiums. 

 

IMO there should be some type of salary floor for teams receiving revenue sharing. If teams spend under that salary floor (as in the case of legitimate rebuilding) they shuold be required to place money into a trust fund which can only be used to hire players, rather than going into the owner's pockets.  

[Vegas Halo Fan]

It's amazing that Loria was able to get away with fleecing TWO towns for nearly-empty brand new stadiums. 

 

To be fair, Montreal did what Atlanta did. Their stadium was built for the Olympics, with a plan for the Expos to move into it once the games were done. Atlanta built a major portion of what became Turner Field into the main stadium for the Olympics. After the games ended, they tore down the parts they weren't going to use and completed the rest.

[notherhalo]

which former expos are still in the majors?

 

Maicer Izturis & Ted Lily only?

 

edit: after looking it up, it seems like there could be two former expos pitching for both the A's and Angels tomorrow

[Ohtaniland]

Montreal is the mecca for hockey. Baseball comes after making maple syrup on the priority list.

[2002_halos_II]

which former expos are still in the majors?

 

Maicer Izturis & Ted Lily only?

 

edit: after looking it up, it seems like there could be two former expos pitching for both the A's and Angels tomorrow

Colon

[AZMike]

Colon

Notherhalo was referring to Colon vs Williams with his comment.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Chad Cordero, Einar Diaz, Endy Chavez and Juan Rivera were on the 2004 Expos roster.

[FabulousFabregas]

Move the Angels there, frame Pujols for a crime, then move back to Los Angeles of Anaheim.

[Ohtaniland]

Move the Angels there, frame Pujols for a crime, then move back to Los Angeles of Anaheim.

 

He's already committing a crime. Grand theft.