IceCap Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I'd be so psyched for Mothman... PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I would personally love to see the Expos return. The first MLB game I ever attended was in Montreal and I grew up in a family full of Expos fans. While I was only 2 going on 3 when the strike happened, my dad and grandpa have said that it really killed their love for baseball. Since I've been living in Southern Ontario I've been bombarded with the Blue Jays every spring (things usually get quiet midway through the summer ), but I haven't made the switch. With that being said, I think bringing the Nordiques back would be a much more viable option. They have arena plans in place and would obviously be able to meet the demand requirements. From where it stands I don't think we'll be seeing either team returning any time soon. While the NHL has expressed interest in expansion, the conference imbalance means that they're looking at western markets (Seattle, Las Vegas, KC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Since I've been living in Southern Ontario I've been bombarded with the Blue Jays every spring (things usually get quiet midway through the summer ) PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Selig gets a bum rap on this move. Montreal could have kept the Expos. All they had to do was what every other ing city in North America has to do - spend public money on a ballpark. Good on Quebec for refusing, but you can't then complain about the inevitable consequence. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomDreamer Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 They are going to have ceremonies honoring Gary Carter. A 20th Anniversary reunion of the '94 Expos will take place to coincide with the exhibition games. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/baseball/montreal-hopes-mets-blue-jays-exhibition-is-just-the-beginning.htmlMontreal wants the Expos back.You really need to start realizing that your own personal opinion is not actually factual information.Prove to me that Montreal doesn't want the Expos back. I never stated my opinion on the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 They are going to have ceremonies honoring Gary Carter. A 20th Anniversary reunion of the '94 Expos will take place to coincide with the exhibition games.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/baseball/montreal-hopes-mets-blue-jays-exhibition-is-just-the-beginning.htmlMontreal wants the Expos back.You really need to start realizing that your own personal opinion is not actually factual information.Prove to me that Montreal doesn't want the Expos back. I never stated my opinion on the matter.We have. You're just too illiterate to pick up on it. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 They are going to have ceremonies honoring Gary Carter. A 20th Anniversary reunion of the '94 Expos will take place to coincide with the exhibition games. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/baseball/montreal-hopes-mets-blue-jays-exhibition-is-just-the-beginning.htmlMontreal wants the Expos back.You really need to start realizing that your own personal opinion is not actually factual information.Prove to me that Montreal doesn't want the Expos back. I never stated my opinion on the matter.Burden's on you man. You stated that Montreal wants the Expos back without any legitimate evidence to back in up. Strictly your opinion. All you have is an exhibition series between Canada's only team and another from the largest market in North America. That proves nothing about the fans of Montreal supporting a team for 81 games. Just like when you say everyone wants pullovers back. That's only you saying you want it without any proof that the "masses" want them to return. Â Â https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Sigh... We'll just have to see this weekend, won't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 It was a shame watching the final game at Tiger Stadium (Detroit) DVD that came in a box set I had of classic Detroit Tigers games and seeing that the broadcasters were talking to Bud Selig, who talked about moving the Expos in 1999! I think Selig plotted against the Expos, and Jeff Loria was just who he needed to execute his plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Prove to me that Montreal doesn't want the Expos back.Yeah, that's not how logic works. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 We've used NHL exhibitions to gauge the interest of Kansas City. We've used Buffalo's NFL games to judge Toronto. We've used OKC's temporary fervor for the Hornets to justify an otherwise off-the-radar NBA market.I don't think it's a stretch to say a good turnout to two heavily Expos-themed exhibition games is a decent measuring stick. Or at least the best one we can realistically expect to get. It doesn't mean they can sell out 81 games or build a new ballpark. But to think this isn't being used to position Montreal as a viable option -- even in perception only -- is naive.MLB has an A's and Rays problem. And no leverage.But I digress... read the NY Times article PD linked. These games are more about the Expos than you guys realize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Selig gets a bum rap on this move. Montreal could have kept the Expos. All they had to do was what every other ing city in North America has to do - spend public money on a ballpark. Good on Quebec for refusing, but you can't then complain about the inevitable consequence. Wasn't at least one iteration of Labatt Park one of those deals where you propose something extravagant and ridiculous just to be denied so you can say you tried (e.g., Clay Bennett's proposed $500-million palace out in Renton that no sane person could approve)? Furthermore, the city and province had already spent millions upon millions of dollars on the Stade Olympique money pit, so it's not as if they had a philosophical opposition to wasting money on sports. They just couldn't afford to build a new ballpark after all the money they spent on the old one and keep doing all the things a city needs to do. Maybe it was an inherently doomed situation, but Selig and Loria certainly didn't help matters. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Selig gets a bum rap on this move.Montreal could have kept the Expos. All they had to do was what every other ing city in North America has to do - spend public money on a ballpark.Good on Quebec for refusing, but you can't then complain about the inevitable consequence.Wasn't at least one iteration of Labatt Park one of those deals where you propose something extravagant and ridiculous just to be denied so you can say you tried (e.g., Clay Bennett's proposed $500-million palace out in Renton that no sane person could approve)? Furthermore, the city and province had already spent millions upon millions of dollars on the Stade Olympique money pit, so it's not as if they had a philosophical opposition to wasting money on sports. They just couldn't afford to build a new ballpark after all the money they spent on the old one and keep doing all the things a city needs to do. Maybe it was an inherently doomed situation, but Selig and Loria certainly didn't help matters.This sorta sounds like the whole O.co Coliseum situation in Oakland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Selig gets a bum rap on this move.Montreal could have kept the Expos. All they had to do was what every other ing city in North America has to do - spend public money on a ballpark.Good on Quebec for refusing, but you can't then complain about the inevitable consequence.Wasn't at least one iteration of Labatt Park one of those deals where you propose something extravagant and ridiculous just to be denied so you can say you tried (e.g., Clay Bennett's proposed $500-million palace out in Renton that no sane person could approve)? Furthermore, the city and province had already spent millions upon millions of dollars on the Stade Olympique money pit, so it's not as if they had a philosophical opposition to wasting money on sports. They just couldn't afford to build a new ballpark after all the money they spent on the old one and keep doing all the things a city needs to do. Maybe it was an inherently doomed situation, but Selig and Loria certainly didn't help matters.This sorta sounds like the whole O.co Coliseum situation in Oakland.Sort of not really. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Selig gets a bum rap on this move.Montreal could have kept the Expos. All they had to do was what every other ing city in North America has to do - spend public money on a ballpark.Good on Quebec for refusing, but you can't then complain about the inevitable consequence.Wasn't at least one iteration of Labatt Park one of those deals where you propose something extravagant and ridiculous just to be denied so you can say you tried (e.g., Clay Bennett's proposed $500-million palace out in Renton that no sane person could approve)? Furthermore, the city and province had already spent millions upon millions of dollars on the Stade Olympique money pit, so it's not as if they had a philosophical opposition to wasting money on sports. They just couldn't afford to build a new ballpark after all the money they spent on the old one and keep doing all the things a city needs to do. Maybe it was an inherently doomed situation, but Selig and Loria certainly didn't help matters.This sorta sounds like the whole O.co Coliseum situation in Oakland.Sort of not really.I meant that the Athletics are trapped into their current dump of a stadium, like the Expos were before their demise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Yes, but the Athletics don't want to leave the Bay Area, which is an important distinction. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Yes, but the Athletics don't want to leave the Bay Area, which is an important distinction. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 New Colisee coming along nicely. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Selig gets a bum rap on this move.Deservedly so, considering his actions. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 What rivalry do think would be more re-ignited: Expos vs Blue Jays or Nordiques and Canadians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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