OT: All-Purpose Expos Return Speculation Topic -- Part Deux
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Pompeius Magnus
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There actually could have been a chance this time, had a solid structure already been in place and Bronfman was ready and waiting to pounce on the opportunity. Manfred very openly likes Montreal quite a bit and would probably be willing to facilitate it, but you need a project well in place to begin with.
Scintillating10
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I remember the Expos first pennant race, a .600 team losing the division title on last game of season in '79. Pirates went to win World Series.
Montreal a .600 team with a great farm system. It looked so rosy. During winter meetings they traded a fringe southpaw pitcher for Ron LeFlore. What a steal the baseball world claimed. It was another Stan Papi for Bill Lee trade Montreal radio was comparing it to. The team of the '80s it looked like. Little did we know we never stole LeFlore. Tigers dumped him instead. He had cocaine addiction and brought that trouble to Montreal. It infected many stars. Which was part of Montreal's downfall.
Montreal a .600 team with a great farm system. It looked so rosy. During winter meetings they traded a fringe southpaw pitcher for Ron LeFlore. What a steal the baseball world claimed. It was another Stan Papi for Bill Lee trade Montreal radio was comparing it to. The team of the '80s it looked like. Little did we know we never stole LeFlore. Tigers dumped him instead. He had cocaine addiction and brought that trouble to Montreal. It infected many stars. Which was part of Montreal's downfall.
