- BingoLady

hello kick

If part of a team coming back is they'll only work here if they win, won't entice the league or potential owners.
- mr.peanut

I never said that.

I said a legitimate chance to compete, meaning a management team that actually wants to win. Team could be a losing one but with good intentions and people would watch it. Living on hope.

In other words: Not a Jeffrey (frank)ing Loria.

I never said that.

I said a legitimate chance to compete, meaning a management team that actually wants to win. Team could be a losing one but with good intentions and people would watch it. Living on hope.

In other words: Not a Jeffrey (frank)ing Loria.
- Scabeh

Well if you don't want another Loria there better be a dedicated owner who is willing to buy a team in tough times.

But a team drawing less than 5000 doesn't make the market look good though?

Anyways prior to '94 they were drawing sub 20,000 avg attendance in some seasons.
- mr.peanut

Who drew less than 5000?

2,184 fans watch the Montreal Expos get set to play the Philadelphia Phillies in Montreal in this Sept.5, 2002




BASEBALL CITY TO THE MAX!!!!!
- Pecafan Fan

for golfingsince

If part of a team coming back is they'll only work here if they win, won't entice the league or potential owners.
- mr.peanut

Meh, an outdoor stadium would help a bunch. The Big Owe was a terrible place to watch a game. The atmosphere was brutal.

What's for lunch kick?

for golfingsince
- mr.peanut

Yet that season they still averaged over 10000. That's like saying Eller is a 4G/gm guy.

It makes sense, but other small markets survived the dip.
- mr.peanut

Brilliance.

for golfingsince
- mr.peanut

Brilliance II.

Yet that season they still averaged over 10000. That's like saying Eller is a 4G/gm guy.
- golfingsince

Which was helped by games that they played big name teams which pulled up attendance.

Brilliance.
- hscesq

sorry i said something mean about them

I'm not saying people didn't abandon the team, they did, we did.

But I think they had very good reasons to, and i'm confident they'd come back if they had a team with legitimate chances to compete to cheer for.
- Scabeh

so deep

Which was helped by games that they played big name teams which pulled up attendance.
- mr.peanut

Oh. It would be really mean of baseball to make the new Expos only play against poorer drawing teams.

so deep
- basementfloor

maybe if you tell desi stee was worried about him, desi will feel better

Well if you don't want another Loria there better be a dedicated owner who is willing to buy a team in tough times.
- mr.peanut

Took you long enough to get it.

Oh. It would be really mean of baseball to make the new Expos only play against poorer drawing teams.
- golfingsince

No we all know that Expos the Next Generation will be in the AL East and all the games against the Sox, Yankees and Jays will be played in Montreal.

maybe if you tell desi stee was worried about him, desi will feel better
- Pie

I'd rather not have to mention stee ever again to anyone really.

I'd rather not have to mention stee ever again to anyone really.
- basementfloor

that works too

No we all know that Expos the Next Generation will be in the AL East and all the games against the Sox, Yankees and Jays will be played in Montreal.
- mr.peanut

It would be very silly of baseball to put the Expos into the same division as their closest geographic rivals.

Took you long enough to get it.
- Scabeh

of course after the 3rd year and all the welcome home feelings are gone and they're a struggling expansion team...

It would be very silly of baseball to put the Expos into the same division as their closest geographic rivals.
- golfingsince

How do other teams ever survive this injustice!

of course after the 3rd year and all the welcome home feelings are gone and they're a struggling expansion team...
- mr.peanut

*for kick*





and their coach speaks english.

sorry i said something mean about them
- mr.peanut

Apology accepted. The thing is, to blame their leaving on the lack of fan support is irresponsible at best. Show me pictures of empty stadiums and post statistics of attendance figures and that tells a very small part of the story. Montreal has a very rich baseball history going back to before Jackie Robinson. Now, I agree that bringing another team there is next to impossible, and I would be shocked if it happens. My point is - the fans are not to blame.