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Originally posted by looooob+Oct 1 2004, 01:09 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (looooob @ Oct 1 2004, 01:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cowperson@Oct 1 2004, 09:49 AM
A terrific column in the Boston Globe today lamenting the loss of the Expos in Montreal.
Great if you're a fan of the history of baseball in Montreal.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/arti...n_any_language/
Cowperson
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that was a great article and bang on true
Montreal does have a rich baseball history, going back to Jackie Robinson and earlier
Montreal, and Quebec in general, produces major league baseball players to boot
Montreal is at least as good a baseball city as places like Denver and Dallas are hockey cities , and I'd argue much better(these places have had great crowds, for about 10 years, with stacked teams to cheer for). Montreal did that for 25 years and then some.
in the end baseball had to leave Montreal. It had to. The stadium blew and the spirit was sucked out of the city
but it wasn't always that way. and its a damn shame. [/b][/quote]
The ariticle triggered memory of an old interview with Tommy Lasorda who was with the Montreal Royals way back when. Lasorda had glowing comments about the time he spent in Montreal. Of course that was when the Dodgers faced the Expos in the NL Championship, so he likely wouldn't want to give the enemy anything to rally around.
