Name the Expo

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Well, here's another game that will keep this forum alive, we'll play a game, someone posts a picture of a Expos player, any one and you have to guess who it is. Not too many at a time please.
No cheating now, let's let this be fair to everyone.

I'll start:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1640000/images/_1641819_expos300.jpg
Hint, plays for Yankees.

[XPOFAN]

Carl (my arm is sore) Pavano.

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Carl (my arm is sore) Pavano.
Righto!:D
http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/topstory/sports/izturis_maicer0827.jpg

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Maicer Izturis

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/mtlexpos/GalarragMtl.jpg

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

The Big Cat?

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

The Big Cat?
Right!
Anyone else care to post a picture...besides me? :)

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

OK, I will sacrifice :D

Who is this former Expo?

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

OK, I will sacrifice :D

Who is this former Expo?
Hmm.

Ah! It's...my mind has gone blank!
Too much coffee and Habs probably.

Wild guess, Mark Langston?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Nope! Nada! Niente!

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Nope! Nada! Niente!
En français, on dit "Non."

:D

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

En français, on dit "Non."

:D

Je sais, mon ami. :waving

[JohnGelnarFan]

Scott Aldred

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

And we have a winner!!! DING DING DING

[JohnGelnarFan]

That wasn't an easy one but everyone should recognize a 20 game winner................in 10 years.........

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Next Expo: Tell me who the person on the right is.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Captain Haddock Thinks Don Bryant is on the left and John Strohmayer is on the right?

[bobw357]

Who is the Expo pictured on the right. He also played a game as a lefthanded third baseman.
http://members.aol.com/bobw357/img283a.jpg

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Captain Haddock Thinks Don Bryant is on the left and John Strohmayer is on the right?

No it is not John Strohmayer.

In total this player spent just two seasons in the Majors.

[XPOFAN]

Looks like Terry Francona

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Looks like Terry Francona

You mean the one standing with the red shirt or the one on the baseball card?

[XPOFAN]

The one standing with the red shirt.

[JohnGelnarFan]

It's the great Steve Shea

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

It's the great Steve Shea

You're right.

[JohnGelnarFan]

When I thought about it,it couldn't have been Strohmayer.He looked like he was 50 at 25. That was a tough one.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Who is this former Expo very well known to be a first-pitch hitter?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Moises Alou.

Gee. I even knew this one without looking it up.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

OK, who is this?

[Chicoutimi CP]

Crazy hunch : Wallace Johnson

[Chicoutimi CP]

Moises Alou.

Gee. I even knew this one without looking it up.

I know it was an easy one :)

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Who's this?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Crazy hunch : Wallace Johnson

That was quick!!:clapping :clapping

Don't you have that kind of hunches when you're in a casino? :laugh

Next one:

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Who's this?

Bill Stoneman.

[Chicoutimi CP]

That was quick!!:clapping :clapping

Don't you have that kind of hunches when you're in a casino? :laugh

Next one:

Nate Colbert. (That's not a hunch.)

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Nate Colbert. (That's not a hunch.)

Right on!

Last one (from me) for tonight:

[Chicoutimi CP]

Oakland As manager, Ken Macha.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Oakland As manager, Ken Macha.

Yup!!!!!:clapping :clapping

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Bill Stoneman.
Correct!:D

[Chicoutimi CP]

This guy used to lose his helmet quite often when he swinged for strikes. He had more than 250 home runs and almost 1000 RBIs during his 15 years MLB career.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Lawrence Parrish. Who was better,Parrish or Wallach?

[JohnGelnarFan]

Great picture of Bill Stoneman,your first ace. Love those original uniforms.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Lawrence Parrish. Who was better,Parrish or Wallach?

That's it.

Wallach was better defensively. IMHO, they were almost equal offensively (at least, for their seasons as Expos because Parrish had better offensive stats with Texas). So overall, Wallach by a notch. But that's just my opinion based all the stats and sabermetrics I read about both players.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Next Expo.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Can we please regulate this game? It is quite confusing when there are two questions at the same time. I don't mind who is asking, but please one at the time.

Thank you.

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Can we please regulate this game? It is quite confusing when there are two questions at the same time. I don't mind who is asking, but please one at the time.

Thank you.
"Not too many at a time please"

I meant one at a time, if one is not solved, no other may be asked.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Bryan Little?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Bryan Little?

Bingo!! :coffee

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

http://altura.speedera.net/ccimg.catalogcity.com/200000/204500/204512/Products/7742114.jpg

For those of you who remember this bust...

[JohnGelnarFan]

El Duque. I forgot he was an Expo. Guess you haven't! What did they get for him?

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

El Duque. I forgot he was an Expo. Guess you haven't! What did they get for him?
"In a three-way deal: New York Yankees traded Orlando Hernandez and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Antonio Osuna and Delvis Lantigua. Chicago White Sox then traded Orlando Hernandez, Jeff Liefer, Rocky Biddle and cash to the Montreal Expos for Bartolon Colon and Jorge Nunez."

Man, did we get ripped!!:grouchy
I always liked Jeff Liefer anyway.

[JohnGelnarFan]

You used Rocky Biddle as a closer for awhile,didn't you? Colon probably wouldn't have stayed,so I guess it's better than letting him walk. Delvis Who?? :confused:

P.S.- CHURCH!!!!

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

This Expo has a European capital named after him.:D

[JohnGelnarFan]

Is it Steve Nicosia? At first I thought it was Don Robinson. The uniform gives away the time period.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Is it Steve Nicosia? At first I thought it was Don Robinson. The uniform gives away the time period.

You are right. It is Steve Nicosia.

Next one:

[JohnGelnarFan]

Tough one. Is it Sammy Mejias?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

No it isn't.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Herm Winningham?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Herm Winningham?

Yes.

Can someone else please come up with one? I would like to make a guess as well.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Here'S one for u, Y R... and also for every one else.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Go ahead Tintin. You deserve a shot. Thanks for your contribution!

[Augustin_"Gus"]

That one's easy, I actually had that card way back when.

The one, the only, Jeff Juden

[Chicoutimi CP]

That one's easy, I actually had that card way back when.

The one, the only, Jeff Juden

Right. Juden was also the heaviest player to wear a Expo uniform at 265 lbs.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Gus, this one's for you. :D

[Augustin_"Gus"]

There was something in the air that night, the lights so bright, Fernando.

There was something there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando...

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

There was something in the air that night, the lights so bright, Fernando.

There was something there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando...
Fernando-who?:laugh
I know, Tatis.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Right. Now who is this guy who played for 16 years in the big leagues? He had one 20+ wins season.

[Shotgun Shuba]

Right. Now who is this guy who played for 16 years in the big leagues? He had one 20+ wins season.


Stan Bahnsen!!!!!!!

[Chicoutimi CP]

Stan Bahnsen!!!!!!!


Bingo...

Stan was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1968. He played with the Expos from 1977 to 1981, was 21-22, 3.93, in 204 games, mostly as a reliever.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Fernando Tatis is hitting .311 with 2 homers at Ottawa. When he hit 2 grand slams in one inning,was it as an Expo?

[Chicoutimi CP]

Fernando Tatis is hitting .311 with 2 homers at Ottawa. When he hit 2 grand slams in one inning,was it as an Expo?


No, because he has only one GS with the Expos.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Who is he????

[Shotgun Shuba]

Rheal Cormier!!!!!!

[Chicoutimi CP]

Rheal Cormier!!!!!!

You got it again.

[Shotgun Shuba]

Here is my favorite

Photo from cnnsi.com

[Chicoutimi CP]

Have a good Friday night, everyone.

[Gotham]

Andre "hawk" Dawson or pepe manguel.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Andre "hawk" Dawson or pepe manguel.

Would you be surprised if I said No? :)

[Chicoutimi CP]

Here is my favorite

Photo from cnnsi.com

It's one of mine too : ELLIS VALENTINE

[Shotgun Shuba]

It's one of mine too : ELLIS VALENTINE

Absolutely. I was suprised to find such a big, vivid picture of him. Oh well, I have hogged enough space on this board. I am sorry but I dont know who that Angel is. It was fun visiting here, I will stop by again if there is ever an Al Oliver for the Hall of Fame thread.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Mike Witt?

[Chicoutimi CP]

Mike Witt?

No, that's not him.

[TheSlaff]

Terry Humphrey

:gt

[Chicoutimi CP]

Terry Humphrey

:gt

Exactly... There a few things to say about him. He was dreadful offensively hitting only .183 in 141 games as an Expo. He was so bad that Gene Mauch even had him batting 9th in a game (August 26th 1973 - Steve Renko batted 7th and was 2 for 3 that night). But Humphrey also had a rifle arm as he threw out 53% of about 103 runners trying to steal against him.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Who is this right-hander?

[JohnGelnarFan]

Ray Burris? He had one of the ugliest windups I ever saw.

[Ex-Expo fan]

Terry Humphrey looks a lot like John Kerry on that picture.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Ray Burris? He had one of the ugliest windups I ever saw.

Correct. New one coming up soon.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Terry Humphrey looks a lot like John Kerry on that picture.

As a matter of fact, I was myself wondering who he looked like, but I just couldn't find out. He really does look like John Kerry.

[Chicoutimi CP]

He was one of our worst ever...

[JohnGelnarFan]

Mike Johnson?

[Chicoutimi CP]

Mike Johnson?


Yep. One of our great Canadian baseball players. The guy allowed 4 grand slams in only 178 innings. Steve Rogers also allowed 4 grand slams, but in 2837.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Another blast from the past...

[JohnGelnarFan]

That made me laugh out loud! :laugh I think they traded him to the Orioles. Must be why he looked familiar.




Yep. One of our great Canadian baseball players. The guy allowed 4 grand slams in only 178 innings. Steve Rogers also allowed 4 grand slams, but in 2837.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Looks like The Joker in the Batman movies.




Another blast from the past...

[TheSlaff]

Another blast from the past...

Wayne Twitchell
Hummm...I don't remember anything particular about him?!
Oh yes, I once got this card 4 packs in a row :grouchy

Let's try with this one:

[JohnGelnarFan]

Manny Mota. What did the Expos get for Mota and Wills? They were 2 of the more established major leaguers on the original team.

[TheSlaff]

Manny Mota.

Yes ... Manny Mota, the first Expos

What did the Expos get for Mota and Wills? They were 2 of the more established major leaguers on the original team.

Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich.
The same day they traded Popovich for Adolfo Phillips and Jack
Lamabe.

Fairly had a decent career with the Expos
... but Lamabe didn't play for the Expos and Phillips only played 150 games in two seasons.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Fairly was a good pickup and a solid player.Popovich was expendable.One thing I'll always remember about Phillips was his 4 homers and 7(!) RBI's in 69.Thanks!




Yes ... Manny Mota, the first Expos



Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich.
The same day they traded Popovich for Adolfo Phillips and Jack
Lamabe.

Fairly had a decent career with the Expos
... but Lamabe didn't play for the Expos and Phillips only played 150 games in two seasons.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Wayne Twitchell
Hummm...I don't remember anything particular about him?!



Wayne Twitchell was the laughing stock par excellence of the 70s. He once made a complete ass of himself by saying the water he drank was part of his problems at the time.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Here we go again.

[JohnGelnarFan]

U.L. Washington - Rough looking guy! I don't remember him being an Expo. When did he play for them?

[Chicoutimi CP]

U.L. Washington - Rough looking guy! I don't remember him being an Expo. When did he play for them?

He played 68 games for them in 1985. (.249, 1 HR, 17 RBIs)

[Chicoutimi CP]

I just can't resist sending another one...

[Augustin_"Gus"]

Wayne Twitchell was the laughing stock par excellence of the 70s. He once made a complete ass of himself by saying the water he drank was part of his problems at the time.

Shades of Bryn Smith saying he had to go to Plattsburgh to buy Doritos.

[Augustin_"Gus"]

I just can't resist sending another one...

Let's check the clues we have.

- The guys' a little bulgy.

- He's wearing a Yankee uniform.

Bulgy, Yankees.

Hideki Irabu.

Thank you very much. ;)

[Chicoutimi CP]

Not quite :) Clue : He used to wear no 23 with the Expos and 28 with the Yankees.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

John Vander Wal.

Next one (very easy)

[Ex-Expo fan]

Graeme Lloyd (I had to go check on a site for the spelling)

Just as a side note: Go Habs:D

[JohnGelnarFan]

Lloyd was alot like John Halama,wasn't he? Big but didn't throw exceptionally hard?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Lloyd was alot like John Halama,wasn't he? Big but didn't throw exceptionally hard?

Lloyd was one of the key players of the 1996 Yankees. When the Yankees acquired him I thought: "What the hell do they want with him?" But later on I had to admit that it was a good choice.

[brooklyndodger14]

Hello everyone!

I thought I might contribute to this great Ex-Expos quiz with this player....

http://www.baseball-fever.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7666&stc=1&d=1146004659

(I still mourn the Expos demise, and all winter here in NYC I proudly wore my Spo's jacket (the 2004 version) with my tri-color hat (the best looking hat ever, I always thought..). Watching that moron Loria doing to the Marlins exactly what he did to Montreal with the tacit approval of Selig is too infuriating for words...) That being said, we now return you to Name the Expo...


Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

[brooklyndodger14]

Hello everyone!

I thought I might contribute to this great Ex-Expos quiz with this player....


(I still mourn the Expos demise, and all winter here in NYC I proudly wore my Spo's jacket (the 2004 version) with my tri-color hat (the best looking hat ever, I always thought..). Watching that moron Loria doing to the Marlins exactly what he did to Montreal with the tacit approval of Selig is too infuriating for words...) That being said, we now return you to Name the Expo...


Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

[Ex-Expo fan]

Welcome to the Expos clan brooklyndodger14:waving

[brooklyndodger14]

Though I am a NYC resident, I fell in love with the Expos from the start because I thought of Montreal as a magical place after visiting Expo67 when I was 11.

When ever they visited Shea in the late 70's til the end, I was there. Back in 1979, the Mets were drawing so badly that for a General Admission price of $1.50 plus an Usher bribe of $3 more dollars, you could sit right beside the Expos dugout. The Mets played back to back twi-nighters in September about the time Rusty returned for his second Expos hitch. What a great time!

In '81 on the Saturday they clinched the 2nd Season Eastern Title, I was the only one hoisting a Canadian flag around Shea's field level.wearing my Expos road jersey and tricolor hat... NY was a tough audience even then if you should dare prowl in the colors of the enemy... but I gladly took it for the TEAM, LOL (If anyone has copies of the TV games of that clincher series vs. the Mets, I would gladly pay $$US for them!)

Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

[Augustin_"Gus"]

Though I am a NYC resident, I fell in love with the Expos from the start because I thought of Montreal as a magical place after visiting Expo67 when I was 11.

When ever they visited Shea in the late 70's til the end, I was there. Back in 1979, the Mets were drawing so badly that for a General Admission price of $1.50 plus an Usher bribe of $3 more dollars, you could sit right beside the Expos dugout. The Mets played back to back twi-nighters in September about the time Rusty returned for his second Expos hitch. What a great time!

In '81 on the Saturday they clinched the 2nd Season Eastern Title, I was the only one hoisting a Canadian flag around Shea's field level.wearing my Expos road jersey and tricolor hat... NY was a tough audience even then if you should dare prowl in the colors of the enemy... but I gladly took it for the TEAM, LOL (If anyone has copies of the TV games of that clincher series vs. the Mets, I would gladly pay $$US for them!)

Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

That is a cool story BD14. Thank you sharing that and thank you for supporting our dearly departed team.

[JohnGelnarFan]

That's Jim Lyttle,Isn't it? Good Picture!

[brooklyndodger14]

Absolutely great call! As Ed McMahon said to the Great Carnak, "THAT IS CORRECT, SIR!!"

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Who is this Expo?

[Chicoutimi CP]

Who is this Expo?

Ron Fairly

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Ron Fairly

Sorry, this isn't Ron Fairly.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Doug Rau? He sure is "portly"!

[JohnGelnarFan]

Thanks for the test! He was a pretty good player,even though he never got to play much. Those were my best times/days as a fan (60's-70's). Have Fun! :waving



Absolutely great call! As Ed McMahon said to the Great Carnak, "THAT IS CORRECT, SIR!!"

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Doug Rau? He sure is "portly"!

Nope.

Our man here pitched for the Expos in the final year of his career.

[TheSlaff]

Who is this Expo?

Mike Garman?

Next one:

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Mike Garman?

Next one:

Correct.

I think the answer to your question is Mark Langston.

[TheSlaff]

It's not Mark Langston

Clue: He played for Cleveland and Toronto before finishing its career in Montreal ...

:gt

[XPOFAN]

Denis Boucher

[JohnGelnarFan]

Was Denis Boucher pretty popular in Montreal? I see that he had a good september in 93'. I also noticed that his stat page on Baseball-Reference.com doesn't have a sponsor yet. Only $10.00 and it's yours!

[Augustin_"Gus"]

He had this one start against Colorado, I believe, where you had a excellent crowd at the stadium. But he was, like pretty much every player from Québec the Expos fielded besides Claude Raymond, a flavor of the week kind of thing.

Oh, to think we could have gotten Éric Gagné for Milton Bradley...

[TheSlaff]

Denis Boucher

Correct

I went 3 for 3 against him in a game played in front of 3 MLB scouts! :cool:
Well ... 3 strikeouts in 3 at bats, and he needed only 10 pitches.
... and he struck out the rest of the team at least 2 times each.
:grouchy

I can say that I helped him to reach Major Leagues!
:laugh

[XPOFAN]

Correct

I went 3 for 3 against him in a game played in front of 3 MLB scouts! :cool:
Well ... 3 strikeouts in 3 at bats, and he needed only 10 pitches.
... and he struck out the rest of the team at least 2 times each.
:grouchy

I can say that I helped him to reach Major Leagues!
:laugh


:laugh Behind every great pitcher is a bad batter. :laugh

[Chicoutimi CP]

Who is this guy who played for the Expos in the 70s?

[brooklyndodger14]

Who is this guy who played for the Expos in the 70s?


Might that be Jose Morales??

Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

[Chicoutimi CP]

Might that be Jose Morales??

Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

Exactly. Congratulations.

Here is another one from the 70s.

[brooklyndodger14]

After this one, I will sit out answering the next few if my reply is correct..


Is that Baylor Moore?


Dennis
Brooklyndodger14

[Chicoutimi CP]

After this one, I will sit out answering the next few if my reply is correct..


Is that Baylor Moore?


Dennis
Brooklyndodger14

Yes, that's him!
Now let's see who's gonna go for this one...

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Orlando Merced

[JohnGelnarFan]

After the great rookie year he had in Montreal,I thought he was going to be very good. What happened to him? Did he hurt his arm? Those early 70's uniforms still look great to me!




Exactly. Congratulations.

Here is another one from the 70s.

[JohnGelnarFan]

What kind of team were you playing for? What was the scenario that got you in front of the scouts?





Correct

I went 3 for 3 against him in a game played in front of 3 MLB scouts! :cool:
Well ... 3 strikeouts in 3 at bats, and he needed only 10 pitches.
... and he struck out the rest of the team at least 2 times each.
:grouchy

I can say that I helped him to reach Major Leagues!
:laugh

[Chicoutimi CP]

Orlando Merced

Right. He was a good pinch-hitter with the Expos for a couple of seasons in the late 90s.

[Chicoutimi CP]

After the great rookie year he had in Montreal,I thought he was going to be very good. What happened to him? Did he hurt his arm? Those early 70's uniforms still look great to me!

If my memory's right, he did have arm problems. But I can't remember any more details. The guy had real pressure when he came up from the minors because Montreal journalists had labelled him as the next Sandy Koufax .

[Chicoutimi CP]

Here's another one.

[JohnGelnarFan]

I found some info on Moore's career.
He was the Expos first round pick in the 1969 Amatuer draft and allowed only 4 ER in 88 innings while striking out 98 at the age of 19. He first came up in 1970,still 19 years old, for a cup of coffee before his great rookie year in 1972. He was called the next Nolan Ryan because he was also from Texas.That year he had a stretch of 25 scoreless innings and struck out 161 in 147 Innings. Twice he struck out 13 in a game. In winter ball,he pitched a 9 Inning perfect game,the first in the leagues history.
Control problems plagued him after that and elbow surgery in 1975 took away his great fastball. He didn't pitch in the majors again until 1977 with the Angels and Blue Jays from 78-80.







If my memory's right, he did have arm problems. But I can't remember any more details. The guy had real pressure when he came up from the minors because Montreal journalists had labelled him as the next Sandy Koufax .

[Augustin_"Gus"]

Orlando Merced

That was back when the Expos management tried to field a all-Orlando lineup. They fell seven Orlandos short, but a valiant effort none the less.:crazy

Those were the days.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Here's another one.

That's Fernando Seguignol.

[Ex-Expo fan]

Here's another one.

I would say Fernando Seguignol but the signature doesn't seem to say so.

Edit: A minute late

[Chicoutimi CP]

Gentlemen, you are both right. Congratulations.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Here's another one.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Ken Singleton. I watched him play for many years in Baltimore. He was a good one!

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Next one:

Who is this?

[runningshoes]

Wayne Krenchicki

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Wayne Krenchicki

Correct!

Who is this?

[JohnGelnarFan]

Dan Schatzeder? You gave us a clue on his uniform! :)

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Dan Schatzeder? You gave us a clue on his uniform! :)

No it is not Dan SCHatzeder. :waving The clue was misleading. :dance

[JohnGelnarFan]

Tricky! Fred Scherman? :waving

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Tricky! Fred Scherman? :waving
If you look closely, there is no ''h'' after the 'c' , there is an ''a''.
Sca...

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Tricky! Fred Scherman? :waving

You are right!

If you look closely, there is no ''h'' after the 'c' , there is an ''a''.
Sca...

No Steve it really is an H.

Next one:

[runningshoes]

Casey Candaele

You definately gave a good clue with the '88 Donruss. ;)

[JohnGelnarFan]

was Casey Candaele a popular player? He reminds me of Jamey Carroll.

[TheSlaff]

I went 3 for 3 against him in a game played in front of 3 MLB scouts! :cool:
Well ... 3 strikeouts in 3 at bats, and he needed only 10 pitches.
... and he struck out the rest of the team at least 2 times each.
:grouchy

I can say that I helped him to reach Major Leagues!
:laugh

What kind of team were you playing for? What was the scenario that got you in front of the scouts?

I was playing in Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec ... the last step in amateur baseball in Québec at this time (late 80's). And we played a pre-season game against Boucher's team and he was the starting pitcher. He struck out around 15-16 batters in 7 innings.
He was the top pitcher in Québec and the scouts were there all the time to see him pitch.

[JohnGelnarFan]

Thanks for the info. You must have been pretty good yourself! :)




I was playing in Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec ... the last step in amateur baseball in Québec at this time (late 80's). And we played a pre-season game against Boucher's team and he was the starting pitcher. He struck out around 15-16 batters in 7 innings.
He was the top pitcher in Québec and the scouts were there all the time to see him pitch.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Okay. Next Expo

[Augustin_"Gus"]

Easy, that's Ntema Ndungidi :D

[Chicoutimi CP]

Okay. Next Expo

Looks like Lenny webster, but I'm not sure.

[The Dude]

Isn't it Ken HIll.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Looks like Lenny webster, but I'm not sure.

:radio And he is right once again!!! :clapping :clapping

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Ok. Neeeeeeeext:

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Ok. Neeeeeeeext:
Peter Angelos? :laugh:

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Peter Angelos? :laugh:

Maybe in his younger years... ;)

[brooklyndodger14]

Ok. Neeeeeeeext:

No way that is Dave McNally...?

Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

[runningshoes]

Bill Dillman.

He appeared in eighteen games for the 'spos in 1970.

All he had was a fast ball and the hitters figured him out quickly. He was gone from baseball after only two years.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

And he is right. DING DING DING.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Next one.

Name this Expo.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Next one.

Name this Expo.

Dave Tomlin.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Dave Tomlin.

Right. Can't you participate without contention? :D :D :D

Next one:

[JohnGelnarFan]

Hannibal Lecter?? Geez,this guy looks like he just got released!! :crazy





Right. Can't you participate without contention? :D :D :D

Next one:

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Hannibal Lecter?? Geez,this guy looks like he just got released!! :crazy

Eventhough he's not his mother's best looking kid, he got a five year career in the NL, 135 games, 244 at bats and a lifetime average of .242.

He belted 4 homeruns, 1 with the Expos.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Eventhough he's not his mother's best looking kid, he got a five year career in the NL, 135 games, 244 at bats and a lifetime average of .242.

He belted 4 homeruns, 1 with the Expos.

John Tamargo?

[JohnGelnarFan]

I think you nailed It Chicoutimi.



John Tamargo?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

John Tamargo?

Hey, hey, hey. You hit the nail on the head.

That's why I asked you to participate without contention. :D I guess you have the most right answers.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Next Expo:

[Chicoutimi CP]

Next Expo:

I think it's John Boccabella.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I think it's John Boccabella.

Your thoughts are right.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Okay. The last one tonight, as far as I'm concerned:

[Chicoutimi CP]

Okay. The last one tonight, as far as I'm concerned:

Mike Jorgensen.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Once again you're right.

Next one:

[JohnGelnarFan]

I still have a wooden John Boccabella Louisville slugger from the early 1970's :)



Next Expo:

[JohnGelnarFan]

Once again you're right.





Next one:

Marv Staehle?

[Augustin_"Gus"]

Is that the San Francisco Seals' uniform?

[runningshoes]

me thinks its Jim Lyttle

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

It's Jim Lyttle.

Our Canadian/Dutch Philippino is right. :D

Next one:

[runningshoes]

Scott Sanserson

Is our Canadian/Dutch Philippino right again? :D

[brooklyndodger14]

Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

[runningshoes]

Bernie Allen

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Our next Expo:

[Chicoutimi CP]

Our next Expo:

Easy one : Steve Rogers.

[TheSlaff]

Here's a tricky one ...

[runningshoes]

Yeah, cause he never played for the expos, but his brother Felipe did. :crazy

The Expos picked up Jesus from the Giants in the 1968 expansion draft, but he was involved in the deal that sent Rusty Staub to the Expos from the Astros before the 1969 season started. It was a part of that whole Donn Clendenon fiasco. He was part of the deal as well but refused to report to the Astros.

Of course Clendenon ended up with the Mets for Steve Renko and Kevin Collins in June of that year and the rest, shall we say, is history.

[TheSlaff]

Yeah, cause he never played for the expos, but his brother Felipe did. :crazy

Jesus was involved in the deal that sent Rusty Staub to the Expos from the Astros before the 1969 season started. It was a part of that whole Donn Clendenon fiasco. He was part of the deal as well but refused to report to the Astros.

Of course Clendenon ended up with the Mets, for Steve Renko and Kevin Collins, in June of that year and the rest, shall we say, is history.

You're right
:clapping

[JohnGelnarFan]

This is a great photo.Where did you get it? I grew up in D.C. and he was one of my heroes. He was a better hitter than his stats showed. I saw him at a reunion a few years ago and he looks pretty much the same.





Dennis
BrooklynDodger14

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

OK. Maybe this one is a bit harder:

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

OK. Maybe this one is a bit harder:
Looks familiar, can't remmeber who.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Looks familiar, can't remmeber who.

Sorry that's not correct... :laugh :laugh :laugh

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

The standings so far:

JohnGelnarFan 14
Chicoutimi CP 10
Runningshoes53 7
Yankees rule 7
Xpofan 3
The Slaff 3
Augustin Gus 2
Shotgun Shuba 2
Ex-Expo fan 2
Brooklyndodger14 2

[Augustin_"Gus"]

Scott Downs?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Scott Downs?

Yes. That's the one.

Next one:

[Chicoutimi CP]

Yes. That's the one.

Next one:

Brad Rigby.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Brad Rigby is right.

Next one:

[Chicoutimi CP]

Brad Rigby is right.

Next one:

I'd go with "ma tante Huguette", Ugueth Urbina.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I'd go with "ma tante Huguette", Ugueth Urbina.

Non ce ne c'est pas Ugueth Urbina.

[runningshoes]

Yovanny Lara

Real short career..5 or 6 games I think.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Yovanny Lara

Real short career..5 or 6 games I think.

He is right once again.

Next one: Who is the person on the right?

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

I'll give you a hint...he's from new york...has a lot of dough...and likes to eat Fish!

http://www.radio-canada.ca/sportsv1/images/revueannee/novembre/expo.JPG

:grouchy

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I'll give you a hint...he's from new york...has a lot of dough...and likes to eat Fish!

http://www.radio-canada.ca/sportsv1/images/revueannee/novembre/expo.JPG

:grouchy

Let me guess... Sounds like Gloria? :laugh

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Let me guess... Sounds like Gloria? :laugh
There is no gloria in Loria!

[JohnGelnarFan]

Bobby Ayala?



He is right once again.

Next one: Who is the person on the right?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Bobby Ayala?

Sorry. It is not Bobby Ayala.

[Chicoutimi CP]

He is right once again.

Next one: Who is the person on the right?

Joe Vitiello?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Joe Vitiello?

No. It is not Joe Vitiello.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I guess you guys need a hint here. This guy was on the 2000 roster.

BTW the Expos used a shipload of pitchers that year.

[Augustin_"Gus"]

I'm surpirsed no one got that yet. It's Anthony Telford. The guy was dynamite in spring training (I believe he didn't give a single run in grapefruit league action) but during the regular season, it was quite a different story.

Perhaps it helped that they had his autographed picture on the wall at the telemarketting place I worked for for three weeks that summer. I'll never forget his face.

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Here's a "modified" one for ya (I blurred out the names) ;) :D

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5613/tagged1uk.th.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tagged1uk.jpg)

Click on it.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Here's a "modified" one for ya (I blurred out the names) ;) :D

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5613/tagged1uk.th.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tagged1uk.jpg)

Click on it.

Jesus Alou.

[runningshoes]

double post

[runningshoes]

Here's a "modified" one for ya (I blurred out the names) ;) :D

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5613/tagged1uk.th.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tagged1uk.jpg)

Click on it.

Hector Torres

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

It is a bunch of twin brothers, triplets etc. playing for the Astros. :D

[JohnGelnarFan]

Ahhhh!!! I knew he looked familiar! I actually watched him pitch for the Orioles years ago and he had a moustache then. Good one!



I'm surpirsed no one got that yet. It's Anthony Telford. The guy was dynamite in spring training (I believe he didn't give a single run in grapefruit league action) but during the regular season, it was quite a different story.

Perhaps it helped that they had his autographed picture on the wall at the telemarketting place I worked for for three weeks that summer. I'll never forget his face.

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

It is a bunch of twin brothers, triplets etc. playing for the Astros. :D
Incorrect! :D

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Hector Torres
Nein! Niete! Non! No! :D

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Jesus Alou.
Correct!! :clapping

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

JohnGelnarFan 14
Chicoutimi CP 12
Runningshoes53 8
Yankees rule 7
Xpofan 3
The Slaff 3
Augustin Gus 4
Shotgun Shuba 2
Ex-Expo fan 2
Brooklyndodger14 2

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Next Expo:

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/7036/opa1sf.th.jpg (http://img55.imageshack.us/my.php?image=opa1sf.jpg)

[JohnGelnarFan]

These keep getting tougher :noidea Talmadge Nunnari?



Next Expo:

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

These keep getting tougher :noidea Talmadge Nunnari?

No. It wouldn't be on BBF if it was easy.

[brooklyndodger14]

Here's a "modified" one for ya (I blurred out the names) ;) :D

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5613/tagged1uk.th.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tagged1uk.jpg)

Click on it.

JESUS! It's Alou!

(But wasn't he here a page ago?)

Dennis
(BrooklynDodger14-- Now with a 2.5 score on the "Name the Expo" toteboard...)

[JohnGelnarFan]

As it should be Yankee. I don't know who the last two are and I hate guessing,especially wrong! :waving




No. It wouldn't be on BBF if it was easy.

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/7036/opa1sf.th.jpg (http://img55.imageshack.us/my.php?image=opa1sf.jpg)
Anyone? :waving

[JohnGelnarFan]

Can we have a clue? :hp


Anyone? :waving

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Can we have a clue? :hp
Lol, he currently is in the Nationals farm system.

[Augustin_"Gus"]

Ain't that Josh Labandeira?

Alias the guy who had maintained a ,000 average in september of 2004.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Does anybody know the answer to my Expo with the Tornadoes shirt?

Hint: He played only 7 games for the 2000 Expos.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Does anybody know the answer to my Expo with the Tornadoes shirt?

Hint: He played only 7 games for the 2000 Expos.

That can only be Yohanny Valera.

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Ain't that Josh Labandeira?

Alias the guy who had maintained a ,000 average in september of 2004.
Yup:lookitup

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

That can only be Yohanny Valera.

You got it again.

[Chicoutimi CP]

Who is this Expo from the 80s?

[runningshoes]

That would be Bob Sebra.

[Chicoutimi CP]

That would be Bob Sebra.

That's it... next one

[runningshoes]

Jay Tibbs

[Chicoutimi CP]

Jay Tibbs

Yes, another of these guys we just can't forget.