03-04-2010, 06:18 PM
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Montreal was a legit baseball city when I was a kid. They just never recovered from the shortened season in '94. That truly killed that franchise.
KB is right -- take a look at the Expos' roster in 1994. Imagine having that team and totally kicking ass. Then imagine having the rug pulled out from under you as a fan and having what could have been an historic season cut short.
That would take the wind out of the sails of a whole lot of franchises.
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No doubt '94 was the killer. Think of all the stars that came through there, Walker, The Unit, The Big Cat, etc. Maybe it's that I just wasn't around when they had a following, I'm not sure. I just think of the Expos as a lower tier version of the Marlins in terms of the franchise and fan support. Watching games in Montreal was just depressing as hell. I always liked them, and thought they were better than people thought. I just think of Toronto being a better baseball town simply in terms of support, their competition on the field, and their attempt at becoming "Canada's team".
Montreal was a legit baseball city when I was a kid. They just never recovered from the shortened season in '94. That truly killed that franchise.
KB is right -- take a look at the Expos' roster in 1994. Imagine having that team and totally kicking ass. Then imagine having the rug pulled out from under you as a fan and having what could have been an historic season cut short.
That would take the wind out of the sails of a whole lot of franchises.
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No doubt '94 was the killer. Think of all the stars that came through there, Walker, The Unit, The Big Cat, etc. Maybe it's that I just wasn't around when they had a following, I'm not sure. I just think of the Expos as a lower tier version of the Marlins in terms of the franchise and fan support. Watching games in Montreal was just depressing as hell. I always liked them, and thought they were better than people thought. I just think of Toronto being a better baseball town simply in terms of support, their competition on the field, and their attempt at becoming "Canada's team".
I hate my pretentious sounding username too.