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Dawson and the HOF - Butcher - 01-08-2010
A POPPA SIGHTING!!!!
Dawson and the HOF - ColoradoCub - 01-27-2010
Wow. He's going in as an Expo
Dawson and the HOF - jstraw - 01-27-2010
<!--quoteo(post=77546:date=Jan 27 2010, 12:17 AM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Jan 27 2010, 12:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Wow. He's going in as an Expo<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Seriously? WTF? I'm sad.
Dawson and the HOF - Clapp - 01-27-2010
He's my idol... but I can't argue much with this. I considered it a coin flip. At least its the Expos... can't hate on them.
Dawson and the HOF - DaveB - 01-27-2010
Him going in with the Expos is fucking garbage
Dawson and the HOF - rok - 01-27-2010
I hate this decision, but I understand it. I also expected it. Baseball loves to memorialize dead franchises, and this is the perfect opportunity to do so. Hopefully this is the last time we ever hear about the Frogs in terms of HOF inductees.
Dawson and the HOF - Tailgater - 01-27-2010
I really can't argue with the Hall's decision here at all. Even though his best years were as a Cub, he made his name in his long time spent in Mtl. It's still going to be pretty cool in Cooperstown when the place is packed with Cubs fans cheering for him on induction day.
Dawson and the HOF - Butcher - 01-27-2010
What a bunch of dicks. Seriously? Andre obviously wanted to go in as a Cub and they couldn't honor his request? What a bunch of fucking bullshit.
Dawson and the HOF - jstraw - 01-27-2010
<!--quoteo(post=77579:date=Jan 27 2010, 09:45 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jan 27 2010, 09:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->What a bunch of dicks. Seriously? Andre obviously wanted to go in as a Cub and they couldn't honor his request? What a bunch of fucking bullshit.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This.
There are times when the Hall needs to overrule the players wishes...this is not one of those times. Hawk's wish was not crazy, spiteful or unjustified.
Dawson and the HOF - Scarey - 01-27-2010
<!--quoteo(post=77581:date=Jan 27 2010, 10:49 AM:name=jstraw)-->QUOTE (jstraw @ Jan 27 2010, 10:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=77579:date=Jan 27 2010, 09:45 AM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jan 27 2010, 09:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->What a bunch of dicks. Seriously? Andre obviously wanted to go in as a Cub and they couldn't honor his request? What a bunch of fucking bullshit.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This.
There are times when the Hall needs to overrule the players wishes...this is not one of those times. Hawk's wish was not crazy, spiteful or unjustified.
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Not to mention there's basically nobody that would be upset by him going in as a Cub. All Expos fans are extinct at this point, right?
Dawson and the HOF - Butcher - 01-27-2010
Seriously. Does anybody on this planet give a flying fuck about the Expos or their legacy? I feel like this decision was made only to piss off Cubs fans.
Dawson and the HOF - VanSlawAndCottoCheese - 01-27-2010
<!--quoteo(post=77585:date=Jan 27 2010, 11:14 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jan 27 2010, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Seriously. Does anybody on this planet give a flying fuck about the Expos or their legacy? I feel like this decision was made only to piss off Cubs fans.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
![[Image: save_the_expos.jpg]](http://www.youthradio.org/oldsite/sports/images/save_the_expos.jpg)
Do you think fans this passionate can just turn it off? Huh? Do you?
Dawson and the HOF - Bricklayer - 01-27-2010
<!--quoteo(post=77585:date=Jan 27 2010, 10:14 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jan 27 2010, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Seriously. Does anybody on this planet give a flying fuck about the Expos or their legacy? I feel like this decision was made only to piss off Cubs fans.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I wouldn't go that far and I'm pretty paranoid about shit like that. Honestly, I think they just did it to have one more historical record to show that the Expos actually existed and people played for them.
Dawson and the HOF - Tailgater - 01-27-2010
Wasn't it Andre, when he retired, that said if he went into the HOF he would wear the cap of the team that paid him the most. Thus prompting the change in the HOF rules, wear they choose the cap.
I don't know why I have always thought this was the case so tell me if im wrong or right. Either way it doesnt change the fact that I love the man.
Dawson and the HOF - rok - 01-27-2010
<!--quoteo(post=77608:date=Jan 27 2010, 11:43 AM:name=Tailgater)-->QUOTE (Tailgater @ Jan 27 2010, 11:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Wasn't it Andre, when he retired, that said if he went into the HOF he would wear the cap of the team that paid him the most. Thus prompting the change in the HOF rules, wear they choose the cap.
I don't know why I have always thought this was the case so tell me if im wrong or right. Either way it doesnt change the fact that I love the man.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That doesn't sound right.