03-04-2010, 06:38 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81562:date=Mar 4 2010, 02:24 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Mar 4 2010, 02:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Blue Jays attendance figures
Destined -- you were absolutely right. Toronto has always killed the Expos, attendance-wise.
I guess my memory is skewed. When I first watched baseball back in '82 and '83, it seemed like they were well-supported. Plus, I never watched any AL games, so I had no point of reference.
<b>I'll chalk it up to Montreal being French-Canadian...</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Exactly. Which is why a vast majority of Canadian ballplayers come from British Columbia(Walker, Dempster, Bay, Harden, Francis, Morneau).
Plus, the Blue Jays were a powerhouse in the early 90s, and drew 4 million because of it. Also, I just looked this up, they have broadcast rights for most of Canada, including the most populated provinces (BC and Alberta belong to the M's, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the Twins, and New Brunswick is shared with the Sawx).
Destined -- you were absolutely right. Toronto has always killed the Expos, attendance-wise.
I guess my memory is skewed. When I first watched baseball back in '82 and '83, it seemed like they were well-supported. Plus, I never watched any AL games, so I had no point of reference.
<b>I'll chalk it up to Montreal being French-Canadian...</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Exactly. Which is why a vast majority of Canadian ballplayers come from British Columbia(Walker, Dempster, Bay, Harden, Francis, Morneau).
Plus, the Blue Jays were a powerhouse in the early 90s, and drew 4 million because of it. Also, I just looked this up, they have broadcast rights for most of Canada, including the most populated provinces (BC and Alberta belong to the M's, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the Twins, and New Brunswick is shared with the Sawx).
I hate my pretentious sounding username too.