03-04-2010, 05:35 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81538:date=Mar 4 2010, 03:21 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Mar 4 2010, 03:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The fans of the Expos got as thoroughly reamed as any baseball fans ever.
What really sticks out is the hideous 1994 season, when Jerry Reinsdorf and his buddy Bud thought it'd be cool to cancel the season in August.
At the time, the Expos had the best record in all MLB. Their outfield was Moises Alou, Marquis Grissom, and Larry Walker, all age 27, all about to hit their prime. Vlad wasn't even on the team yet (but was in the system).
They had a 22 year old Pedro Martinez, who was already fantastic, but wasn't even the ace of the staff...3 other starters had a better ERA+.
Future WS MVP John Wettland was their closer, but they had 4 other guys in their pen who would become future closers for other teams.
After the strike, they had to break the team up, and they were never the same.
Not as bad as being a Cub's fan, sure, but at least we still have a <i>team</i>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Wow. Being a Cubs fan isn't even in the same stratosphere as being an Expos fan. Being a Cubs fan is actually a helluva lot of fun most of the time. Yeah -- there's the heartbreak and the laughably bad history, but there's plenty of good shit, too.
And like you said -- Expos fans are now without a team. How does it possibly get any worse than that?
What really sticks out is the hideous 1994 season, when Jerry Reinsdorf and his buddy Bud thought it'd be cool to cancel the season in August.
At the time, the Expos had the best record in all MLB. Their outfield was Moises Alou, Marquis Grissom, and Larry Walker, all age 27, all about to hit their prime. Vlad wasn't even on the team yet (but was in the system).
They had a 22 year old Pedro Martinez, who was already fantastic, but wasn't even the ace of the staff...3 other starters had a better ERA+.
Future WS MVP John Wettland was their closer, but they had 4 other guys in their pen who would become future closers for other teams.
After the strike, they had to break the team up, and they were never the same.
Not as bad as being a Cub's fan, sure, but at least we still have a <i>team</i>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Wow. Being a Cubs fan isn't even in the same stratosphere as being an Expos fan. Being a Cubs fan is actually a helluva lot of fun most of the time. Yeah -- there's the heartbreak and the laughably bad history, but there's plenty of good shit, too.
And like you said -- Expos fans are now without a team. How does it possibly get any worse than that?