expos last game

[gocubs2006]

Guess what, the Expos have more fans in their facebook page than the Washington Nationals.

[gocubs2006]

Don't believe the media or the idiot Bud Selig, the Expos were one of the classiest organizations MLB has had the privilege of having and so was their fanbase.

[gocubs2006]

Being a young a north American baseball fan since 1999 I bought the hype that Montreal was a horrible baseball city, I couldn't have been more wrong. In fact they may have been one of the best, even in the embarrasingly low attended games which started until 1998 the Montreal crowd was still one of the most passionate, colorful and enthusiastic fanbases. They would draw 2 million fans a season in an era when it was unusual.

[Diminisherqc]

the fans supported them for a while .. until the ehad direction was GIVING away top prospect for 10 years ...who's gonna pay 30 $ tickets to see a team that can barely win 45 game a year....same thing for hockey.... atlanta,florida and those place are nto that much hockey market but add to the mix that theyre team suck ass and are boring to watch .. why would you go there

[wewilroku09]

they lost their last 2 games, 9-1 and 8-1. ouch. What sad way to end a long standing franchise that deserved better from their fans.

[tayeule124]

I had season tickets from 1995 to 2004. Unfortunately, people waited for the last game to show up... 10,000 fans at the home opener in 2004... What a joke. You can blame this on the strike or on Loria but I don't care. If you had showed some kind of support the team would still be here and winning. If you want to have a successful team, you have to have loyal fans that will support you during tough times. Look at the Nationals. They have fan support since they arrived and now they have Strasburg

[trickers13]

anybody knew if they wont their final game?

[NessMencesal]

@trickers13 IIRC they lost to the Marlins

[trickers13]

so nice to see they atleast sold out and had good fans at that game

[TheMarlinsFan]

the mariners and the expos are same story teams in a way both were pretty bad but caught fire one season the only difference was the mariners rallied back in the alds in 1995 to escape the kingdome got enough support from the city and stayed in seattle the expos got the 1994 season yanked from under their feet and their fans gave up

[killersquirrel122]

fans killed my uncles fucking team

[Ray32]

@killersquirrel122

Darrin Glen Fletcher (born October 3, 1966 in Elmhurst, Illinois) Fletcher made his major league debut in 1989 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and appeared in 5 games. He saw limited major league playing time the following season. On September 13, 1990, Fletcher was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dennis Cook, and then was traded to the Montreal Expos for Barry Jones on December 9, 1991. Expos don't kill him!!!

[killersquirrel122]

my uncle is darren fletcher he was a catcher for the expos to prove it my uncles birthday is oct 3 1966

[f22cool]

you could find that out on wikipedia

[thedude6262]

@killersquirrel122 you spelled your uncles name wrong lol, It's Darrin

[markshams]

I agree. I"m from Montreal, We had shit fans. All Montreal cares about is Hockey. Another thing that killed the expos was putting the Jays in the American League. I mean this was dumb very dumb. If they where both in the National league it would have been like Boston Vs New York.

[osv629]

the fans killed the expos

they should have came to their games more often

[pacmanghostx]

At least the Expos fans came out of the woodwork to bid their team a fond a dieu!

[roberto527]

im a met fan too but we wouldnt have the Washington Nationals if the Expos fans actually came to support them more often.

[jet4212006]

I'm a Mets fan but

If the 1994 season didn't end the Expos would still be playing.

94 would have saved them

[fetchy15]

tough beans.. the montrealers took their team for granted... but its sad to see them go just like that

[Pedro4life09]

to answer certain questions the blue jays have good support in toronto their are people in the usa that like hockey ( me being one of them).oh and buy the way GO ORIOLES NATIONALS BLUEJAYS PHILLIES PIRATES REDSOX AND RAYS. oh and another note GO CAPS LIGHTNING BRUINS AND FLYERS.

[1990hornet]

Thank you for cheering for the Tampa teams!

[rigaudien]

To adapt Liverpool soccer club fan protest song: THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT ALOU, THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT FANS, MONTREAL BALL CLUB WAS IN THE WRONG HANDS.

[irishc92]

it looks like a hockey rink

[Joestonia]

LORIA KILlED THE EXPOS

REMEMBER THE EXPOS

[wreckedem14]

@Joestonia yeah, and now us marlins fans are stuck with this jackass. fml

[JEVEUMESEXPOS]

VIVE LES EXPOS!!!!

[berezin99]

Baseball in Canada is like hockey in the southern USA. Nobody cares.

[avalsonline]

aPPARENTLY THEY DID

[gazerman65]

The Cubs lose every year, and they sell out every game. Face it, not enough people in Montreal cared about baseball to keep the Expos alive. I lived in Montreal for about twelve years, and even I confess I never went to see an Expos game.

[redsoxsuckhaha]

wow u should have it was like $4 a ticket way lot cheeper then to go to Yankee Stadium

[deconomou]

Where were these fans for the 5 years before this? Everyone knew that Montreal was in danger of losing their team. If the city cared, they would have gone out to support it.

[qwerqwerg]

If you're team was losing almost every third game you wouldnt be too eager to go watch the games. Loria ruined this team and the strike killed them also. fuck the MLb for not helping one of the greatest cities in the world in keeping their team.

[easton12]

That's ok... Toronto is going to steal someone's NFL team some day, and with the way economics are going in Canada Vancouver will steal a team in one of the other sports.

[xlibman]

well I doubt they will do it with a NFL team, maybe a few hockey ones tho, since attendance is pretty low in some of them. However MLB seems anti-canada so I doubt we will ever see a new MLB team in canada anytime soon. I wouldn't be surprised if they try moving the jays too in a few years

[CALGARYSUX]

Montreal is going to recieve a Can-Am team next year so baseball technically is returning.

[sonik43]

really?

[xlibman]

And where is that actual can-am team? Or did you meant for the 2009 season? Cuz it seems this year it's Ottawa who got it.

[mrretardo11]

Dang it! With a crowd like that, they could have stayed in Montreal. Jeffrey Loria would not give the Expos and the fans a chance to stay, all though they usually drew a smaller crowd than that.

[californialonghorn]

I wonder if the Expos would still be wearing those cool pinstriped unis if they were still a franchise! I got one of those!!

[byebyebettman]

Toronto sports fans were stupid enough to sit through the Ballard years, at least Montreal sports fans let the owners know if they are being jackasses, unlike you dumbasses in TO.

And get this! Canada exists outside of your stupid Golden Horseshoe!

[dome1972]

Once you lose your team you can never be considered a Major League city again. Congrats, Montreal...you screwed yourself royally and then blamed everyone but yourselves for your misfortune. Your a real class act...I hope you choke on a puck.

Regards,

A real ball fan

[lucasdallas]

really

milwaukee, washington, helleven new york lost two teams

but they all have mlb teams again.

and i wont argue we did screw orselves but the big o was a shithole and noone wanted to build us a new stadium thats why we lost the team.

[dome1972]

Part 1

Oh, I see. It was the "Big O's" fault. This is exactly what I mean when I say that Montreal blames everyone for the loss of the Expos while excluding themselves. Here is a little dose of reality. Even during pennant drives in the mid and late 80's Montrealers failed to support their team (85, 87, 89). During the years when Montreal was generating exciting young talent it's fans failed to support them.

[dome1972]

Part 2

In short, any day at the ballpark, any ballpark, is magical and contains true gems for real fans. I feel sorry for that 5000 core group of supporters that lost their team because Montrealers considers themselves too cosmopolitan to care about a pedestrian pursuit like baseball. So, choke on it.

[lucasdallas]

look im part of that core groupi watched 20-30 games a year.

but the big o was a toilet the only good thing was that i never had a bad seat

[dome1972]

Part 1

Well then, that is "your gem." Along with the pleasure of seeing Vlad, Jose and Pedro. Oh, then there were the great hotdogs that they use to serve at the O. I know, I know...everyone said the ones at the old Forum were better but I always loved them.

[dome1972]

Part 2

I live close to the GTA so I see about 25 games per year. Everyone rags about the Dome but I love it. You can get great tickets to vitually every series and I have no desire to see the Jay's moved into a baseball only, retro stadium. Life is what you make of it and a city isn't Major League unless it has big time ball in it. I'm sorry for your city's loss but Montreal needs to stop blaming other factors for the loss of the Expos. Collectively, the city did it to itelf.

[MandM56]

im goin to miss those expos there were so many great players on that team. Like Vlady, Brad Wilkerson, and Michael Barret. Now there in washington. And Those fuckin Natinols can suck my balls because they dont deserve to play!

[SirLude13]

Almost everytime i used to watch the Mets play the Expos in Stade Olympique, there would be literally 1000 people there. If the owners of the Expos ever put up some money, people(fans) would've supported.

It would be nice to see the return of baseball to the fantastic city of Montreal.

[dome1972]

Idiot

[InYourJar]

i went to this game and it was fucking sad. and i actually went to other games too so i wasn't some asshole who only went to the last one. i remember though they almost made it to the wildcard one year and the stade was actually packed for 4 games or so lol. then they went on the road and it went downhill from there. but how i miss the "LET'S GO EXPOS" and the bench sounds.

[byebyebettman]

Fuck bud Selig. Fuck MLB. I iss the Expos, I didn't get a chance to experience them. Kudos to MTL fans for showing their fickleness like they do with Les Canadiens. You don't put out a good team, we won't buy tickets. Too bad Leaf fans don't have that kind of discipline. Go Expos forever.

[dome1972]

Bud kept them in that shit hole of a city for a couple of years when they really did not diserve it. This falls on the throat of Montrealers...period.

[SlickComic]

I was a big Expos fan and I went to atleast 10 games a year. It was heartbreaking to see them go as I grew up loving them. It's unfortunate, but I had to move on, now I'm the biggest diehard Red Sox fan in the world.

[4everhabs]

join the club baby!

LET'S GO RED SOX!

[4everhabs]

It only felt like a funeral to those who were actually devoted to the 'spos and didn't give their paychecks to the habs each and every night. when I saw this I couldn't stop crying because I knew that this did not need to happen.

[ablanch44]

I know exactly what you mean, when everyone was cheering I couldn't stand up out of my seat. I just sat. GO NATS

[fr3dc00n]

These fans should all rot for going to the last game! That might not have happened if they would have packed those seats to begin with. It's almost like they are giving the team a big "F YOU! It was good knowing you guys" by showing up

[ZerithAzuran]

It's just more than the fans not showing up. MLB and the Expos owners kill baseball in Montreal.

Go Blue Jays!

[ryan9942]

its too bad the expos moved. I bet it felt like a funeral at the last game

[thunderstruck665]

Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Marquis Grissom, Tim Raines, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Moises Alou, John Wetteland, Larry Walker, Vladimir Guerrero, the list goes on for all the talent the Expos front office just cut loose. You can't blame the fans for abandoning the team when they were the ones who were abandoned first. I loved when Interleague Play started and how Olympic Stadium would be filled to capacity whenever the Yankees came into town. We always know how to fill the seats!:-)

[lemmiwinks09]

i felt so bad to see the rightful 1994 world series champs leave. they've had so much bad luck there

[ThebestDCS]

they did deserve the championship in '94. What are Expos anyway?

[Jimmybangkok]

Named after the international EXPOsition

[dome1972]

Part 1

I fail to follow the logic that concludes that the Expos would have won the 94 series. They still had to hold off the Braves and that was not a sure thing because of all the experience Atlanta held over those Expos. Additionally, the Yankees were poised to take the AL East and that team went on to win in 96, 98, 99 and 2000.

[Italia311]

People should have actually went to watch games.

[dknights411]

It was a LOT more complecated than that. It seemed like Major League Baseball and the Expos Owners disenfranchised the team, the city, AND the fans. It's really the saddest saga in sports history.

RIP Nos Amours!

[dillutedjuice]

I CRIED MAN TEARS....LOLLLLL

[Hensick]

Yes, many people cry at this game...

It was one of the more sad days i've ever seen...

[martillo22]

we have to be realistic..mlb required a bigger mrkt than mtl used to be..but anyways, thanxs for the memories..expos 4ever

[gocubs2006]

Did many people cry during that final game in Montreal?

[kanu1694]

dommage kon perde un team de baseball professionnel a MTL on pourrai en avoir un dans la ligue CAN AM mais mtl dès ke c'est par marké : ligue nationnal l'équipe signifie rien ... regardez le Matrix loll c'est american basket association et y'a meme pas 3000 personne par match

[BrutusMalfoutus]

jai aimai moi les expo