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Montreal Expos move to DC
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maddogchen
Diamond Member
yeah saw this...hopefully this will help the A's case to move to San Jose. 🙂
edit: i mean silicon valley
edit: i mean silicon valley
Looks like you win by 1 minute Either way, the news were reported yesterday all over ESPN and MLB held official news conference this afternoon.
MercenaryForHire
Lifer
Damn right, and I'd trade it all for some god damned GUNS.
- M4H
RaynorWolfcastle
Diamond Member
As someone living in Montreal, I can say that the Expos have been doomed for at least the last 5 years.
First the stadium is nowhere near the core of the city, and it's a terrible baseball stadium at that.
Secondly, lack of ownership. There hasn't been a stable owner since Bronfman gave up the team in the early 90's. Since that bastard Jeffrey Loria left, the Expos have been owned by the MLB. The end result is that no one was putting money in the team and the Expos couldn't field a competitive roster.
Thirdly, none of the past owners have been willing to put money into keeping star players, so as soon as anyone becomes good they get traded away. This means that the team was essentially rebuilding every year.
Lastly, rumours have been that the Expos would be moving for at least the last 3-4 years. Hard for a city to get behind a team that's got one foot out the door already. I've given up on them for awhile already, and I'm pretty indifferent to today's announcement.
First the stadium is nowhere near the core of the city, and it's a terrible baseball stadium at that.
Secondly, lack of ownership. There hasn't been a stable owner since Bronfman gave up the team in the early 90's. Since that bastard Jeffrey Loria left, the Expos have been owned by the MLB. The end result is that no one was putting money in the team and the Expos couldn't field a competitive roster.
Thirdly, none of the past owners have been willing to put money into keeping star players, so as soon as anyone becomes good they get traded away. This means that the team was essentially rebuilding every year.
Lastly, rumours have been that the Expos would be moving for at least the last 3-4 years. Hard for a city to get behind a team that's got one foot out the door already. I've given up on them for awhile already, and I'm pretty indifferent to today's announcement.
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