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This is the THIRD TIME this season a no-hitter has been broken up with 2 outs in the 9th. Yu Darvish, Yusmeiro Petit also fell just short.
 
xposbrad said:
They don't bore that easily if they still went to see the habs even though they sucked and they still go to impact games even though you could fall asleep and wake up 50 minutes later and still be in a 0-0 score.

I think it's all about culture. Kids play hockey, and it's engraved in the culture here from childhood. For soccer, all you need is a rock and dirt and you can play a pickup soccer game which they do all over the world and when immigrants come here they just go to the park and kick around a ball. There isn't that much baseball here. I like the sport, and I've played softball, so for me it's interesting. But MLB has like 81 home games, that's a lot of games to make sure you have 20k+ at.
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Don't forget the Habs were not doing so well before Gillett took over. They definitely went through a tough period. There was even talk about moving the team out of Montreal. Ridiculous , but even so, talk of it was shocking. To me that period was a real eye opener considering the Habs and hockey are religion in Montreal. Never take Montreal fans for granted.

I will reserve judgment on the Impact until the novelty wears out. Also, it appears the Alouettes playing in the quaint confines of McGill stadium is starting to loose some novelty .
 
If anyone wants to meet up at the Saturday game let me know, we can grab a beer or traditional haute cuisine quebec food like a hot dog.
 
I do chuckle a little at Yankeefan complaining about a bad year, they pretty much were in the playoffs since 1995, one off year is nothing. Try 35 like ExpoFan had to put up with.
 
What can I say, we're spoiled.

Wouldn't make a lot of sense though if I was happy they didn't make the postseason.
 
True but you can't make it every year. That is just unrealistic.

I would be more worried about the future, you pretty much have nothing in the minors and your players are old and rickety.
 
I'm more concerned that the Steinbrenners want to get under the $189 million luxury-tax threshold with all those $20+ million contracts still on the books.

If Cano leaves, they're completely ****ed.
 
I believe if Montreal ever gets MLB back that they need to change the name and expunge that cursed name from history. Start fresh. New ideas, new vision.
 
I might take the new Montreal team on as a second team butCount Jr and I are now fully enmeshed in SF Giants (bought him and I matching Posey jerseys at the SF airport last week.
 
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