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OT: MLB Thread

TheCountofMonteCristo said:
One of the ones he crushed was a game we were at against St Louis in 1979.

He had hit into double plays his first two at bats so as usual, was getting booed his next time up. Fans were saying, come on Ellis, hit another double play etc

He turned around, glared at the crowd and then absolutely crushed the next pitch.
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Sounds like a movie scene.
 
isn't there a book out on him wherein it states he pays hookers for 2 on 1 action

Jim Rome said of course he needs two, one to hold the camera so he can look at himself later
 
TheCountofMonteCristo said:
Would Montreal accept American League? Being in that division would guarantee never making the post season.
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I'm a purist who loathes the DH so I'd prefer the National League but if you want to sell tickets it's a lot easier to get people excited about games against the Yankees, Red Sox and Jays than it is to get them pumped to see the Mets, Braves or Marlins. Montreal has a natural rivalry with Toronto, a heated hockey rivalry with Boston and the Yankees are the Yankees. They're the team everyone loves to hate.

Nobody hates the Mets except Mets fans, and neither the Braves nor the Marlins have any fans in the first place.
 
Would be embarrassing though to play the Red Sox like what happened in the early 00s and have 23000 of 24000 cheering for the road team.
 
Jonah Keri ‏@jonahkeri

A-Rod to Francesa: "My only message to the Commissioner is...BRING BACK THE EXPOS!" Wow, that was unexpected
 
BKerr said:
They said the same about Tampa Bay, yet they seem to be doing alright.
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we are discussing the loserdom known as Montreal Expos baseball here. No way Toronto would allow them to finish ahead of them.

As an aside, would the Expos be allowed to broadcast across the country?

Should the name be changed to wipe away the ugly past that was 1969-2004?
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
I'm a purist who loathes the DH so I'd prefer the National League but if you want to sell tickets it's a lot easier to get people excited about games against the Yankees, Red Sox and Jays than it is to get them pumped to see the Mets, Braves or Marlins. Montreal has a natural rivalry with Toronto, a heated hockey rivalry with Boston and the Yankees are the Yankees. They're the team everyone loves to hate.

Nobody hates the Mets except Mets fans, and neither the Braves nor the Marlins have any fans in the first place.
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It's not so much about rivalries, its about the horde of fans from New England and Upper State New York that will definitely make the trip to Montreal $ $ $ $ $
 
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I think the tide is turning in MLB in regards to running teams. The A's and Rays seem to have a "blueprint" for small-market success.
 
I think a downtown stadium makes Montreal a baseball market.

But there's never been a desire to build it. No owner wants to foot the entire bill and it's never been a priority for the provincial government.
 
CH1 said:
I think a downtown stadium makes Montreal a baseball market.

But there's never been a desire to build it. No owner wants to foot the entire bill and it's never been a priority for the provincial government.
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bingo and the piece of land that was perfect for it is gone thanks to the Siths
 
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