Roll Call

[mikey_s]

Just looking to get a fix on the number of members who are primarily expos fans.

We used to get tons of posting here but over the last little while it seems its primarily only Monarch, Ontarioguy and myself with the all too rare post from XPOFAN, Delyno and some visitors.

How about a heads up from the expos fans browsing and or posting in this forum.

Where are:

C2ways
Jupiter9
Regina
Exposfan4ever
Barrettfan(chicago? :) )
craig
adam
latebloomer
XpofaninTO
Outwest
Saxman
Deepoverthewall
retrofan
0077

Ontarioguy Edit
New Contributors include
Augustin 'Gus' (Mod)
Wilkerson_Rulz
Chicoutimi CP
Raineman30
JohnGelnarfan
The Slaff
Yankees Rule*

[Ontarioguy]

Well I'm still here:waving

Since I've joined it's been pretty quiet but I look at the total posts and we have over 3000 posts in this forum.

We're tops in the NL section and are behind only Brooklyn Boston and NYY.

[Roxexpo]

Hey everbybody im new to the forum,

[XPOFAN]

Stil hanging in although posting a lot less these days.

[mikey_s]

Originally posted by Roxexpo
Hey everbybody im new to the forum,

Welcome aboard Roxexpo.

Tell us a bit about your Expos experience.

I have been a fan since 1969.
I go to between 5-20 games a year.
My favorite memory is a late september game with the Pirates. Waited out a 2 1/2 rain delay and we won in extra innings.

It was cold, wet and there were 50,000 people in the stadium.

When the game ended there were still 35-40,000 people.

Nobody left.

It was incredible.

[Roxexpo]

well ive been a fan of the expos since the 97 season (also a big fan of the rockies). I like these teams because they are low budget teams but always find a way to win. Ive seen the expos whenever they come to houston to play the astros (I live her in houston). Great to be part of this forum

[Mattingly]

I'll be here with my Darth Vader humor, in representation of the Evil Empire. :) Now everybody, go run and hide! :D :p

[Chisox73]

I'm usually lurking around these parts.I just havent posted a lot here lately,I'm just trying to look for positives this season for the 'spos,you know what I mean?

[Ontarioguy]

Originally posted by Chisox73
I'm usually lurking around these parts.I just havent posted a lot here lately,I'm just trying to look for positives this season for the 'spos,you know what I mean?

We've been lookin pretty hard...

[Shoeless]

Still alive over here, but was crushingly busy with school this past off-season.

[Shoeless]

Originally posted by Chisox73
I'm usually lurking around these parts.I just havent posted a lot here lately,I'm just trying to look for positives this season for the 'spos,you know what I mean?

That reminds me...there was a pretty entertaining thread in the Tigers' forum last year on the subject of silver linings. We might be doing that soon.

[mikey_s]

Hey shoeless .... welcome back.

Silver linings..... hmmmm now theres an idea....

[effel]

effel de Montréal :D

[Delyno]

I'm still here! But I've been very busy working for Encore Baseball Montréal since January, and especially since the season started.

[LP fan]

Am new to this board - hope to have some good discussions over the remainder of the year..

[mikey_s]

Am new to this board - hope to have some good discussions over the remainder of the year..


HEy welcome aboard LP.

I presume the name is reference to one our all-time greatest 3B and not your preference to Vinyl over CDs. ;)

I remember a game at the big owe when LP drove one down the LF line and it landed about 30 rows up (back when the bleachers were REALLY far from the field.) but the amazing thing is that the ball was on an upward trajectory at the time.!!!!!

I was sitting there with my buddy (we were in RF bleachers so we had an excellent view of the trajectory) and we both just looked at each other in stunned amazement.

I have seen Strawberry tank one out, I was at the game when kingman hit the roof (causing the lines to be painted) and I saw VLAD hit the new scoreboard. None of them compared to that shot of LPs. The sheer force.

Again welcome aboard.

[LP fan]

You betcha....he's one of my alltime favorites....don't live close to Montreal, so I have only seen a handful of games at the owe, but one I did catch was great....spring of '78 against the cubs...Rogers pitching, and LP and Carter had jacks.... man that was a great club..
have been enjoying the Cro on The Score.. but not most of the games..
the 17-14 game was a crazy one tho,

[Ontarioguy]

Welcome to our lilttle group LP fan.

I myself am much to young to remember Parrish but he did put up some solid numbers.

Just a message for all you guys, I'm leaving for France tonight and I won't be back until July 7th. So here's to a prolonged winning streak while I'm away!

See you guys soon! :waving

[mikey_s]

Welcome to our lilttle group LP fan.

I myself am much to young to remember Parrish but he did put up some solid numbers.

Just a message for all you guys, I'm leaving for France tonight and I won't be back until July 7th. So here's to a prolonged winning streak while I'm away!

See you guys soon! :waving

Have fun.... (severe jealousy) :(

[n!k]

Primarily a Cubs fan, but I donated money to Encore and am (what I call) an EXPOS ACTIVIST! I also imagine I will be moving to Canada in the near future.

So count me if you like.

[mikey_s]

Primarily a Cubs fan, but I donated money to Encore and am (what I call) an EXPOS ACTIVIST! I also imagine I will be moving to Canada in the near future.

So count me if you like.


you're in :D

[TheSlaff]

Hé you can count me in :waving

I follow the Expos since I was 6 years old, in 1975.
From 1975 to 1994 I watched almost every games on television...and attended over 350 games au Parc Jarry et au Stade Olympique.

Since 1994, the HEARTBREAK...
I feel like I'm watching an ex-girlfriend wich I'm still deeply in love with...but she loves someone else.
But I'm still watching...

I read mostly "the History of the game" and the "hall of fame talk" forums because if feel a little bit disillusioned about post-1994 baseball.
Read only because I'm not very good when it's time to write in english.
I'm sure that everybody notice that my main language...is not english :o
But I'm still watching "les Expos, nos Amours".

Anyway, the Expos still my beloved team

:gt

[mikey_s]

Hé you can count me in :waving

I follow the Expos since I was 6 years old, in 1975.
From 1975 to 1994 I watched almost every games on television...and attended over 350 games au Parc Jarry et au Stade Olympique.

Since 1994, the HEARTBREAK...
I feel like I'm watching an ex-girlfriend wich I'm still deeply in love with...but she loves someone else.
But I'm still watching...

I read mostly "the History of the game" and the "hall of fame talk" forums because if feel a little bit disillusioned about post-1994 baseball.
Read only because I'm not very good when it's time to write in english.
I'm sure that everybody notice that my main language...is not english :o
But I'm still watching "les Expos, nos Amours".

Anyway, the Expos still my beloved team

:gt

Hey Bienvenue Slaff!

Soit pas peur.

Votre ecrivan anglais est tellement mieux que ma francais!!!

[Augustin_"Gus"]

Slaff, si t'as quelque chose à écrire, soit pas gêné. Déjà que je suis capable de "spotter" des fautes dans les posts écrits ici par des anglphones à l'occasion, je pense pas que personne va être en maudit si tes messages sont pas en parfaite concordance avec le Oxford english dictionnary.

[Augustin_"Gus"]

BTW, I never felt the need to elaborate on the subject, but I'm primarily an Expos fan too. No wait, I'm exclusively an Expos fan.

First game at the stadium: A 6-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds, circa 1984.

Last game to date: wednesday.

Number of MLB games attended with the Expos not involved: None.

Favorite players all-time: Tim Wallach and Vladimir Guerrero.

Favorite player on the 2004 edition: Brad Wilkerson

Best moment: Listening on a car radio, with the door open during a family reunion, to that 93 game against the Phillies when Cordero hit his double on the third base line.

Most unusual moment attended in person: Dennis Martinez getting thrown out of a game with two outs in the first inning against Houston, in that same time frame. Butch Henry came in and won the game.

I could go on, but that's enough for tonight. If the Damocles sword that's been haging over the team for the last 15 years or so finnally drops on our heads this year, will have all the time in the world to stirr up old memories.

[0077]

My posting have slowed down somewhat over the past six months. I have been checking on the Expos, since Dave Van Horne and Duke Snider did the teams Telecasts.

During my two years on Baseball Fever I have tried to keep abreast of Baseball in general and have expressed my displeasure with ML Baseball Executives in particular during the past few years for having the Expos play some of their Home games in Puerto Rico.

Other things have captured my attention away from Baseball and hopefully I will be checking in more frequently in the future.

By the way, is this area going to be called the "Washington Expos" soon?

[XPOFAN]

By the way, is this area going to be called the "Washington Expos" soon?


Bite your tongue. ;)

[0077]

I think I hit a nerve. I didn't mean to get anyone upset. I hated to see the Montreal Expos leave Canada.

If you are going to keep this area open to the Montreal Expos fan, it will have to be relegated to the area of "past" teams, where my Brooklyn Dodgers are.

I guess the Webmaster will have to open an new area for the new "Washington Expos".

My apologies to all Montreal Expos fan for my inexcuseable yet unintentional remark about changing the name of this area.

[Bob Hannah]

0077-
Follow the events in D.C. regarding that city's governing body and the speed bumps they have hit regarding the passage of finance packaging for a stadium in D.C. There is some postinging going on in Current Events on this. You can try www.washingtonpost.com and www.fieldofschemes.com or www.businessofbaseball.com for updates. All sites are timely and stay updated daily, if you haven't already been contacted via pm. Also consider the upcoming arbitration ruling, due on/about Nov. 15, related to yokels v. Loria, Selig, Dupuy. See the forum "Web Improvements and Site Ideas (?) for a thread related to the Expos Forum.

[0077]

"Thanks Bob" for the heads up on your "Thanks Sean" for the answer to my question.

[donzblock]

I think I hit a nerve. I didn't mean to get anyone upset. I hated to see the Montreal Expos leave Canada.

If you are going to keep this area open to the Montreal Expos fan, it will have to be relegated to the area of "past" teams, where my Brooklyn Dodgers are.

I guess the Webmaster will have to open an new area for the new "Washington Expos".

My apologies to all Montreal Expos fan for my inexcuseable yet unintentional remark about changing the name of this area.
This gentleman "hated to see the Montreal Expos leave Canada," but when the Brooklyn Dodgers--"his" Brooklyn Dodgers--died and a different entity began calling itself the Dodgers in LA, this gentleman unequivocally stated that if he had been the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he would have moved the team to LA. Naturally, I am deeply touched by the sympathy he has expressed for all Expos' fans.

[Vladdy_27]

New Member here!
Proud Expo Fan, Primary Expo Fan...
Expos Forever!!
First Game: Aprill 1994, Age 5
Last Game: September 29th 2004, Age 15
Favorite Game: August 26th 2003, Expos 14 Phillies 10 The "Comeback game"


I Livedand Breathed the Expos for the last 10 years, Expos live on in all of our hearts...
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check otu my sldieshow and my site
http://groups.msn.com/exposforever

[Augustin_"Gus"]

Vladdy, It's my great pleasure to be the first one to welcome you to the fever, and to the Expos board. It's great to see there are new people joining the ranks despite the fact that our beloved team is gone. Feel free to add your two cents to the threads that are already in circulation, or to start new ones when you think of an interesting topic for us Expos faithful.

Again, Welcome. :gt

[XPOFAN]

Welcome young fellah. :clapping :D

[mikey_s]

Bienvenue M. Vladdy ;)

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Hi there. Welcome.

Don't hesitate to visit the other boards as well.

Enjoy your stay on the coolest, most civilized baseball forum in this part of the galaxy.

[effel]

Bienvenue :D

[Reed Johnson]

Hi all Im new to the board and I used to be a Expo's/Jay's fan but now im just a jay's fan. I was really really sad when I heard about the move even though last year was my first year that I was really into baseball.

[Augustin_"Gus"]

If you're AG1, I guess that would make me AG0... :p

Welcome aboard!

[538280]

I am an Expos fan, even though I now follow the Nationals just because many of my favorite players (Vidro, Wilkerson, Schneider) moved to Washington. So, count me in.

[AussieExposFan]

Hi everyone!

Have been following the Expos from Australia since the late 80s and have found myself following the Nationals but am not happy about it. I never actually made it to Olympic Stadium but have caught a few games on TV over the years. Mostly relied on reading results in the paper. This season is certainly not the same without the Expos. Cheers

[XPOFAN]

Hi everyone!

Have been following the Expos from Australia since the late 80s and have found myself following the Nationals but am not happy about it. I never actually made it to Olympic Stadium but have caught a few games on TV over the years. Mostly relied on reading results in the paper. This season is certainly not the same without the Expos. Cheers

Welcome. I agree with your last sentence wholeheartedly.

[Ontarioguy]

Welcome. I agree with your last sentence wholeheartedly.

Welcome to the boards Aussie!

Good to hear from you XPOFAN, it's been a while... And I too agree, it's just not the same anymore. I wonder if MLB will ever be the same to me again. :(

[XPOFAN]

Welcome to the boards Aussie!

Good to hear from you XPOFAN, it's been a while... And I too agree, it's just not the same anymore. I wonder if MLB will ever be the same to me again. :(

I really don't think it will ever be the same for me. This whole Expos saga has soured me on pro sports to a large degree. I still like baseball and will follow it a bit, but the love, passion, anger and ectasy are just not there. I think even if a team were ever to return to Montreal in my lifetime, it won't be the same. I wouldn't be able to say I grew up with the team.

I know we fans don't count for anything, but it was really sad for us. Many people mocked us and continue to mock us even now, but I know that I can't think of more dedicated fans as the ones I have come to know as part of the Expos nation.

[Augustin_"Gus"]

That's just remarkable. People living on the shores of the Bay of Moreton enjoyed the Expos, while people on the shores of the St-Lawrence river couldn't appreciate what the team meant to the community.

Welcome aboard, Aussie. :gt

[AussieExposFan]

Gus,

Good to see you know Brisbane! Quite a lot of us in Brisbane have followed the Expos as our local baseball club has worn the old Expos uniform since the 80s and still do today. I reckon we would have bought more Expos hats and gear than anyone else outside of North America! An interesting point is that in the mid 90s Monteal made us pay them $1 to continue using their logo as our club logo.

Cheers.....

[mac_sweden]

Hi I'm new here. And one of the few or maybe the only Expos-fan in Sweden.
I had planned to visit montreal for the first time this season. But then they moved to DC.


The Expos may have moved out of Montreal.
But will never take them out of my heart. :o

[XPOFAN]

Hi I'm new here. And one of the few or maybe the only Expos-fan in Sweden.
I had planned to visit montreal for the first time this season. But then they moved to DC.


The Expos may have moved out of Montreal.
But will never take them out of my heart. :o

Welcome! The Expos nation is truly international.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Hi I'm new here. And one of the few or maybe the only Expos-fan in Sweden.
I had planned to visit montreal for the first time this season. But then they moved to DC.


The Expos may have moved out of Montreal.
But will never take them out of my heart. :o

Hi there Mac Sweden. Your monniker says swedish knuckleballer.

Do you play baseball yourself? If so, as a pitcher?

[KingJ]

Cheer up you guys. You can always take a trip to see the Vermont Expos (http://www.vermontexpos.com/), which is the only Expos minor league team that didn't change their name to the Nationals last year.

[Augustin_"Gus"]

The love for this franchise definately knows no boundaries.

Välkommen, Mac Sweden!

[mac_sweden]

Hi there Mac Sweden. Your monniker says swedish knuckleballer.

Do you play baseball yourself? If so, as a pitcher?

Yes I do, for a Swedish team called Vidingsjö. I both pich and play first base. we don't have too many players so most pitchers also play another position.

[mac_sweden]

The love for this franchise definately knows no boundaries.

Välkommen, Mac Sweden!

Tackar! :waving

Actually the Expos are/were one of the most popular teams here. There was a poll on a swedish baseball site and Expos were 3rd behind the Yankees and Red Sox.

Blått, rött, vitt. Laget mitt. Heja Expos!

[Augustin_"Gus"]

Let's wish a happy birthday to our friend Mikey_S, where ever he is.

[XPOFAN]

Happy Birthday mickey_s

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Shouldn't we make a new thread?
Or maybe Ontarioguy can edit the first post and update it.

[Ontarioguy]

Shouldn't we make a new thread?
Or maybe Ontarioguy can edit the first post and update it.
What would you like the first post to say? What Changes would you like?:)

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

What would you like the first post to say? What Changes would you like?:)
Like updating who visits here, some people on that list haven't been to this forum for the last year! :)

[Ontarioguy]

Ok who's names should I add,

AG
W_R
CCP
Raineman30

Who am I missing?:crazy

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Ok whose names should I add,

AG
W_R
CCP
Raineman30

Who am I missing?:crazy

yankees rule
JohnGelnar Fan
...OntarioGuy
:D

[Erik Bedard]

I'm also kind of an Expos fan. My dad was a huge Expos fan growing up, and it sort of rubbed off on me.

[runningshoes]

yankees rule

Chris is a Yankees fan.

You want to let him into your prestigous group? :laugh

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Chris is a Yankees fan.

You want to let him into your prestigous group? :laugh
look at his avatar and sig :D

And what about you, do you want to be on the list? :D :D

[Gjm130]

Man, it's been a long time I haven't posted anything on this forum ... I really have to get back on track!

[Dr. Generosity]

Just thought I'd stop by and say "Hi."

I'm a US-based Expos fan. I live, ironically enough, in the Washington DC area. Haven't been to a Nats game yet. No rush. Not with numbers 8 and 10 issued to new players.

I was a proud Expos fan for 23 seasons . . . et je serai un vrai fan des Expos toujours.

:clapping Favorite players would have to be Andre, Cro, Rock, Cat, Presidente, Alou, Pedro, Cabrera, and :clapping Guerrero, l'incomparable. :clapping

I only made it to a few games in Montreal . . . mostly supported the team on the road, often at Shea. But my visits to Montreal are among the happiest of memories.

Someday I'll make it up to Montreal for a Habs-Isles game. Glad Youppi found another gig.

Very glad to see Expos fans out there. I'll be sure to stop by now and again. In the meantime, Valderis, valdera to you all!

VIVE NOS AMOURS

[Augustin_"Gus"]

There is indeed Expos fans in here, Dr. And I'd like to welcome you in they're name.

We'll never forget the Expos. Unfortunetely, all we can do now is stir up old memories.

Again, welcome.

[clayface1000]

Just wanted to say hello to whoever is still lurking. I'm a lifelong Los Angeles resident, who followed and rooted for the 'Spos from their first year to their last. I think I had a soft spot in my heart for them because of their link to my own Dodgers and the treatment Jackie Robinson received in the city before he went to the majors.

I had the great pleasure of visiting Stade Olympique on every occasion, whenever I would visit Montreal, which is surely one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I fondly remember riding the Metro and making a stop at the fan store, getting a Montreal smoked meat sandwich and ogling the beautiful usherettes (when they had them). I never understood why people said the stadium was ugly -- I didn't think it was at all. The Kingdome? Now THAT was ugly!

I visited them for the last time the year before they left, against the Reds. It was profoundly sad, as I knew it was probably the last time I would ever see the team. When the game ended, I just stood and stared out at the field as the scant crowd exited -- taking in the sight for one last time.

It's a travesty that there's no more baseball in Montreal, but it's MLB's loss.

Long live the Expos!

[XPOFAN]

Nice post clayface1000. Welcome. :clapping

[PJ-34]

yes welcome

[Cleanup]

I used to be a senior member on baseballboards, which has now become fan home. i was just browsing around and found that they still have an expos sub forum, with only a few checking in.

Mickey s: are you the same mickey that posted on baseballboards?, does anybody here remember what happened to Big Owe the moderator, or youppimustdie to name another?

We used to be a dominant thread, a sort of sanctuary for expos fans. Just wondering if we still exist.

[Augustin_"Gus"]

First off, welcome Cleanup.

I doubt Mickey S. answers your call, he hasn't posted here in over a year, and I don't know if he still visits. However, were doing what we can to keep the Expos alive here, so feel free to share you're memories/toughts with us.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Wellcome Cleanup, from this side of the Atlantic. Enjoy your stay here.

[Chickazoola]

I am a true blue Expos fan, who mourns the day they left. I am a Yankees fan now, but nothing will ever replace watching games in french, just to see Vlad Guerrero do his thing.

[boco357]

Expo fan since 1995. Went to college in New England, visited Montreal, went to a game and was hooked. Usually went to a couple of games each year.
Still wear my hat and get either befuddled looks or pats on the back.

[108stitches]

I was an Expos fan since Rusty Staub (earliest Expo I can recall). I followed the team feverishly throughout my life and a part of me died when MLB had the team drawn and quartered.

[Homestead Gray]

I just joined the forum about a month ago as I did not know that it existed....

I have always been an Expos fan and will always be one at least from memory. I remember the day the Expos were awarded the franchise and waiting from then until April 14th, 1969 when they first played at Jarry was the longest time of my life.

I hope that the thread is not dead but thought that I would announce myself as another Expos diehard