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XPOFAN said:
Interesting picture. Forest fires in Colorada

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Maybe the previous batter hit a tater for the home team?
 
ExposNation ‏@ExposNation

Belle ceremonie ce soir pour la famille Gary Carter. | Great ceremony tonight for Gary Carter's family

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A little more on the ceremony.

Fans packed into the Montreal stadium to witness a ceremony that saw former teammates, local politicians and friends pay homage to the man whose name was synonymous with baseball to most Quebecers.

“It felt like we were coming home,” Carter told reporters after the ceremony. “We were newlyweds when we came to Montreal (in 1974), we were babies. Just 20 and 21. And we were embraced by the fans and the city of Montreal. ... Our second daughter was born up here at Lakeshore General Hospital so it’s home.”

Sandy and her daughter Christy made the trip from their home in Florida and both said they were astounded by the reception Montreal fans gave them. Most wore an Expos cap, a jersey or T-shirt and a few even sported Gary Carter jerseys that had been autographed by the longtime Montrealer.
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Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/spor...Ga ry+Carter/8532232/story.html#ixzz2WThzh8Mv
 
I actually went to the ceremony (as I was visiting my folks and they live nearby) and I was disappoint with the turnout (cue Expo joke by Count).

I got there 15 mins early and there was absolutely no signage announcing the event. I was beging to wonder if I had the time wrong but then I spotted Cromartie and had a brief chat with him (guy does not look like he's about to turn 60). He genuinely thanked me for coming (I was wearing and Expo T)

Ceremony was OK but turnout was sad -- there may have been more people inside the ceremony than fans. More strangeness, I think that was Mayor Applebaums last bit of official business before heading to jail.
 
Keep hope alive. Tampa Owner views.

FS: Do you think Major League Baseball could work again in Montreal?

SS: Yes. I know it can.

FS: How?

SS: My gut. I was at Olympic Stadium the day after they got Bartolo Colon. I’ve been convinced — this is before I bought the (Rays) — that it would be an incredible place for baseball. That doesn’t mean my baseball team, but a baseball team.

FS: Do you think there will come a day when Montreal has a team again?

SS: In the next five years, no. In the next 20, yes.

FS: An expansion franchise or one that moves there?

SS: I think a franchise (that moves there). I know nothing. There’s no discussions. I don’t see any reason or need or desire for expansion — anytime in the next 10 years, certainly. The stadiums built in the 1990s are 20-year-old stadiums. They’ll be fine for another 20 years. If you look 20 years out, there could be population shifts and separation of corporations. And you need a decent-to-good corporate base to have a successful baseball franchise.
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http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/...ossible-move-evan-longoria-david-price-062213
 
Montreal Expos ‏@Montreal_Expos

Le @CDNBaseballHOF intronise Tim Raines aujourd'hui! Bravo, Rock, on your Canadian HOF induction!
 
Annakin Slayd ‏@AnnakinSlayd

"The fans in the Big O. The more they cheered, the harder I wanted to play" - Tim Raines
 
Montreal Expos ‏@Montreal_Expos

RT @AdilSiddMTL: Great to see so many people wearing #Expos hats in Ottawa on #CanadaDay. Most for any MLB team!
 
Homer Bailey, of the Cincinnati Reds, threw a no hitter tonight against the San Francisco Giants.
 
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