Gothamite Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 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)?I don't know about that. But I do know that the final version of Labatt Park was exactly the opposite. It had a price tag of US$250M, $150 million to come through the sale of government-backed bonds based on projected income taxes paid by players. Seems ludicrously cheap, now - a recent study indicated that it'll cost $1.1B (in fairness, not sure if that's USD or CAD) to bring a team back to Montreal, $335M from the government.Was Loria a lousy owner? Sure. But there was also a good-faith effort to keep the Expos in Montreal. The city made its choices - legitimate choices, to be sure, but they own the consequences.I love Montreal, and I'd love to see baseball back. Shame it ever left in the first place. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C's Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 What rivalry do think would be more re-ignited: Expos vs Blue Jays or Nordiques and Canadians?Considering Canada is absolutely psychotic about hockey and lukewarm at best about baseball, I'll go with the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 I'm looking forward to the Montreal exhibition games tonight! Return of the Expos part 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I dont get why people are calling this a return of the expos, it's not. It's just 2 games from 2 teams that have no connection to the expos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 There are actual Expos returning, Andre Dawson among them, so technically... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I like how yesterday's hockey game in Florida has kept Howie Rose from announcing today's Spring Training baseball game in Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 The field in Montreal looks like absolute :censored:. The "warning track" is brown mats for crying out loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Well, MLB network just pissed me off by cutting out the Gary Carter tribute so that their “experts" can babble on about the same crap they've been talking about all day...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomDreamer Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 A great show of support for the Montreal Expos tonight! This was made possible because of the love for the Expos. Rays: Expos 2.0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 A great show of support for the Montreal Expos tonight! This was made possible because of the love for the Expos. Rays: Expos 2.0?Or expansion. Portland in the AL and Montreal in their familiar place in the NL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 A great show of support for the Montreal Expos tonight! This was made possible because of the love for the Expos. Rays: Expos 2.0?Or expansion. Portland in the AL and Montreal in their familiar place in the NL.Oh to be 14 and delusional again. Fortunately spring break ends for you today. 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 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 A great show of support for the Montreal Expos tonight! This was made possible because of the love for the Expos. Rays: Expos 2.0?Or expansion. Portland in the AL and Montreal in their familiar place in the NL. Oh to be 14 and delusional again. Fortunately spring break ends for you today.Actually, it begins in two weeks, jerk. We do have quite a interesting rivalry, don't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElwoodCuse Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Selig gets a bum rap on this move.Dude, Selig and Loria and John Henry conspired together in a deal that stinks to high heaven. They all got rich and Montreal got screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Selig gets a bum rap on this move.Dude, Selig and Loria and John Henry conspired together in a deal that stinks to high heaven. They all got rich and Montreal got screwed.Not just them. Don't forget baseball's involvement into sending Frank McCourt to the Dodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Repeating bizarre conspiracy theories doesn't make them any more true. Far from getting "screwed", Montreal got exactly what they wanted. The only reason the Expos aren't now in Montreal is because Montreal didn't want them. Only $100M could have kept them in town, but Montreal wasn't interested. It was entirely their choice. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 That wasn't exactly a reasonable demand when they had to keep repairing the Olympic spaceship every year. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 That wasn't the Expos' problem, that the city didn't know what to do with its lemon of a stadium. 100M is a shockingly reasonable amount, even back then. If they want another team now, it'll cost them easily three or four times that amount. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I know it wasn't their fault. Any way you slice it, the Expos were ultimately doomed. Stadium, demographics, strike season, Loria, there was no way that team was going to hold on. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 There was a pretty good segment on TSN before the game last night, talking about feasibility studies of a new franchise in Montreal, blah, blah and it seemed to be very doable. But, it was also pointed out that no current team is in desperate shape enough to relocate. Both the Rays and A's with their stadium issues, are still making money and are very successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Aren't the separatists making noise again? Weird, I thought the PQ was basically eradicated in the last round of elections in favor of the NDP. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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