Au revoir Expos

[Buccaneer]

Although I am not much of a baseball fan anymore, it still saddens me to see the Expos go south. I think this is a loss not only for the city of Montreal, but all of Canada. Why can't other pro sports (besides hockey) exist in other Canadian cities besides Toronto?

[FishrCutB8]

Same reason hockey can't exist in the US of America -- people don't get it.

[Tin Man]

I get it...we have the most successful Northern League team...just not the population base to support the kind of payroll needed to be successful in the Majors.

Major League Baseball = Deep Pocket (lots of deep pockets)

I am sad too...lets jump in the time machine and bring back that 94 team....damn strike!!!!!!!!

[russ]

Charles Bronfman sold the club in the late 80's because he could see that he soon wouldn't have the resources to maintain a competitive team. That was the beginning of the end. Although the team was able to produce some great players, there was a lack of stable ownership and talent was lost to free agency or traded for prospects. As such, there was no longer any reason to keep this team in a city that can't afford MLB.

Too bad. I grew up in Montreal and have always been an Expo fan. I can't bring myself to cheer for the Blue Jays, and I think that they might be headed along the same road of perpetual 'rebuilding' that the Expos have been on for so long.

[Buccaneer]

I have heard numerous opinions of why the Expos failed such as poor ownership, a crappy stadium, etc. were contributers to why the fans stopped going to games. It's too bad all around I guess.

And Fish, if you guys don't like hockey, leave our players and teams in Canada! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Bond007]

All that said, "Au revoir" still means that you're holding out hope "to see them again". Wouldn't "adieu" be more appropriate in this situation?

[Tin Man]

Bond...you're right but the direction is wrong....being in Washinton may something like like level 4 or 5 on Dante's scale