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worm said:
not sure if serious


is this person going to be elected?
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doesn't appear so. she went in with a big lead, even Jack Burton was going to vote for her, but she has pissed it away

big mistake was bringing in Peladeau and then yapping about separatism
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
a) Given the competition in the AL East, there's no logical reason for the Rays to make the post-season but they do. They play all those divisional games against the Yankees and Bosox and still they manage to get into the post-season

b) I'd disembowel myself with a dollar store steak knife before I'd ever root for a team with the word "Toronto" on their jerseys so no worries there. I'm not conflicted.

c) True, and I loathe the DH too, but the NL East no longer has many compelling match-ups. I'd much rather see the Expos play the Bosox or Yankees rather than the Marlins or the Mets. Besides, with interleague play we'd still get to see our old foes from the Senior Circuit often enough.

d) I don't think they're basing the entire franchise on those divisional games but being able to charge premium prices for a sold-out weekend series against a marquee team like the Yanks or Bosox doesn't hurt the bottom line. And there really isn't a comparably sexy match-up with any NL team (apologies to the Giants but they're no Yankees or Red Sox. They aren't even as sexy as the Dodgers)
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Never thought I'd see the day where I would agree with everything you wrote in a single post.

Lucidity is awesome, keep it up.
 
wiseguy1 said:
It's articles like this that make me wonder if Montreal is capable of doing anything like building a stadium and getting another big league franchise that isn't hockey.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repo...-economy-lagging-study-shows/article17073747/
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Based on knowledge learned in Boston, Manchester, Melbourne, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Seattle, the study points to directions Montreal could take to rebrand and revitalize itself in the next decade.

“This is a call to action,” Mr. Ménard said. “This was done elsewhere and we can do it.”

Montreal’s problems are often attributed to its intricate political organization. This has been an enduring debate since Montreal boroughs merged in the early 2000s, only to see a number of them de-merge in 2006 following referendums. But looking at Boston and its numerous city halls, Mr. Ménard believes that, while Montreal’s governance could be better, the city’s structure is not the issue. “It’s all about leadership,” he said.
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Amen, the city absolutely needs a rebranding.

They also need to seriously deal with their infrastructure. Every time I visit it looks worse.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
40% of the traffic lights in the city of Detroit are non-functional. Detroit is flat-ass-broke. But it's got teams in all major sports and has built a new football and a new baseball stadium within the last few years. The local economy in Pittsburgh is nothing to write home about but they've built new parks for the Steelers and Pirates, and PNC Park where the Buckos play cost under $300 million to build (in 2014 dollars)

If cities like those can find a way to build stadiums and support their franchises, why not Montreal?
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There is a psychological reason they do that. Sports take people's minds off the crap going on in their city. It's a distraction.
 
Habsy said:
There is a psychological reason they do that. Sports take people's minds off the crap going on in their city. It's a distraction.
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You don't think Montrealers could use something to take their minds off the crap going on in their city too? If ever a city needed a shot in the arm it's Montreal right now.
 
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou said:
You don't think Montrealers could use something to take their minds off the crap going on in their city too? If ever a city needed a shot in the arm it's Montreal right now.
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Montrealers are sick of the crappy politics that have sunk this city for a while. All the language laws/corruption/spoiled students protests have taken a toll on the image and happiness of the citizens. I go to Toronto, and people are just so much more polite and happier. Here everyone is pissed off and wants everything for free. There's too big of a shift now towards socialism - like the quebec solidaire. It's scary, and I'm not sure what the future holds with that kind of ideology floating around.

But, when you have a winning sports team, or something to unite the people, all the bottom feeders (like pq/qs supporters or students disrupting business on the streets) get forgotten and people just focus on the sport. The happiness level goes up, all the other problems are forgotten, and then suddenly whether you're english or french, you root for Nos Amours. There aren't that many things that can do that, the Expos were one of them.
 
Paul Hollingsworth ‏
45 years ago today:
#Expos play 1st home game at Jarry Park. 8-7 win over St. Louis.
 
Arash Madani
Eugenie Bouchard representing the Expos retro look at the Fed Cup press conference in Quebec City

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She's a little young for you Bradley, tsk tsk

I just bought tix for the Giants-Padres game in San Diego on July 5. Three tix, 11 rows up about midway in left field for $237.00 US, not bad. My first Giants road game, and my son's first ever MLB game. Look for us, we will be in matching Posey jerseys sitting with a woman who doesn't give a crap and who will be doing her nails or playing with her phone.
 
TheCountofMonteCristo said:
She's a little young for you Bradley, tsk tsk

I just bought tix for the Giants-Padres game in San Diego on July 5. Three tix, 11 rows up about midway in left field for $237.00 US, not bad. My first Giants road game, and my son's first ever MLB game. Look for us, we will be in matching Posey jerseys sitting with a woman who doesn't give a crap and who will be doing her nails or playing with her phone.
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Sounds like your regular sex life. :eek6:

:smilielol5:
 
I'm reading the book by Jonah Keri on the history of the Montreal Expos. It is funny watching him retroactively use numbers that were not in use back in the 1970s.

The parts on Ellis Valentine though are both funny and sad. There is a story on how he was literally thrown out of a car at Dodger Stadium and slept the entire game away.

The implication is that maybe if he, Office,Leflore Scott et al weren't high in 79 and 80 they might have won the extra games necessary to win the division. True but it doesn't factor in they played against other guys totally high.
 
I don't have any stats but I think we were the highest team, though
 
Those guys sure could party.

Ellis

Leflore

Office

Scott

Lee

Office

Poor Ellis though, was pretty much my favourite player, most talented on the team but he pissed and snorted it all away.
 
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