April 2024
"So won't you help me sing
These songs of freedom
For all I ever had
Redemption songs..."
Bob Marley quite possibly did not have the 2024 Montreal Expos on his mind when he wrote...
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April 2024
"So won't you help me sing
These songs of freedom
For all I ever had
Redemption songs..."
Bob Marley quite possibly did not have the 2024 Montreal Expos on his mind when he wrote...
2024 Montreal Expos
Motto - Win Some Games!
Lineup
SS - Charlie Bennett (78)
C - Stephen Amphlett (84/90)
CF - Shigeuji Sato (93)
RF - Chris Copeland (92)
LF - Ryan Davis (87)
1B - Scot...
Montreal Expos Off Season Report
Attendance - 31,662 per game (250% increase on previous season)
Profit - $4.6m
Cash - $81m (following Revenue Sharing, was previously $10m)
Franchise Value -...
The failure of Montreal to win even 40 games for the second season in succession sharply brought into focus a serious problem that had affected Major League Baseball since day one - parity, or...
July 2023
Complete crap. 3-24.
August 2023
Even worse. 3-25. Phillies pitcher Michael Wibberley throws a no-hitter against the Expos at Stade Andre Dawson.
September 2023
June 2023
Montreal selected Nathan Derby with the first overall choice of the draft. The 21-year old pitcher was immediately thrown into the bullpen.
The Expos went 6-20 for the month,...
May 2023
The Expos had a horrid time, winning just five games, and none at home.
National League East
1. Atlanta (32-19)
2. New York (29-23)
3. Philadelphia (21-31)
4. Florida (20-31)
5....
April 2023
The new ownership of the Expos was keen to see the club get off to a positive start after their worst ever season. Facing the first two weeks on the road was not the ideal circumstance...
2023 Montreal Expos
Line-up
SS Sean Varley
C Stephen Amphlett
CF Shigeuji Sato
LF Ryan Davis
1B James Thrower
RF Peter McFater
2B David Montgomery
Trading Time
Our goal was to attract to Montreal several players who would bolster our side and give some experience, while getting rid of much of the deadwood currently hanging around Stade...
The 2023 Montreal Expos
This is the squad that GM/Owner Sam Lambert has inherited after 41 seasons of misadventure.
All players were originally drafted by Montreal unless otherwise noted
...
CURRENT RECORDS
At Bats
13546 - Andre Dawson (Montreal 1973-1998)
Careeer Batting Average
.366 - Ty Cobb (Detroit 1905-1926, Philadelphia Athletics 1927-1928)
Complete Games
749 - Cy...
The 2010s, 2020, 2021 and 2022
The 2010 was the worst in the history of the Montreal Expos, which was quite an achievement. 45 wins, and barely a million fans through the turnstiles. The logical...
The 2000s
Montreal went into a cruel cycle of very good and very bad seasons, making the post season twice and winning less than 60 games twice. Attendance ranged from 3.3 million (2000) to 1.8...
Due to a general lack of rememberance on my behalf, the next decade or so is going to be quite lacking in detail. Apologies in advance
The 1990s
The Expos went nine years without a winning season...
The 1980s
The decade opened with a new era in baseball, with Montreal contesting the first international World Series, losing 4-1 against the Baltimore Orioles.
The next two years saw a general...
A year on, it's time to pick up the pieces again.
However, it's a very different Expos franchise, as we shall see...evidently I got a bit bored and played on, but neglected to update on this forum.
Thanks! It's a great feeling to rub Toronto out of the record books as well!
Pity Baltimore were just too good, but hey, we should be back.
I bet that's what they said in 1981 too.....(I was...
1980 WORLD SERIES
Game 5 - Stade Olympique
Mike Krukow would get the start again for the Expos, and he performed largely with distinction, only allowing two hits and a walk all night.
...
1980 WORLD SERIES
Game 4 - Stade Olympique
With Glenn Abbott on the mound, it was do-or-die for the Expos.
Baltimore would go ahead early in the night, thanks to a Greg Goossen home run,...
1980 WORLD SERIES
Game 3 - Stade Olympique
The first World Series game to be played outside of America saw a much closer spectacle befitting of the occasion.
Andre Dawson opened the scoring...
1980 WORLD SERIES
Game 2 - Memorial Stadium
Game 2 would be no less tougher for the Expos, who were crushed by the Orioles offense, leaking 11 runs over the course of the night. Although Montreal...
1980 WORLD SERIES
Game 1 - Memorial Stadium
The Baltimore Orioles would be Montreal's opponents in the 1980 World Series, and therefore had the weight of an entire nation on their shoulders. This...
1980 NLCS SERIES
Game 4 - Stade Olympique
Stung by losing the chance to sweep the series the previous night, the Expos exploded in the first inning, scoring five runs thanks to a Dwight Evans'...
1980 NLCS SERIES
Game 3 - Stade Olympique
The Governor-General and Prime Minister were amongst those in a sell-out crowd expecting to see Canadian history made tonight. Mike Krukow would get the...