Stu Cowan: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame honours former Expo Wallach
As a kid growing up in California, Tim Wallach dreamed of one day playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. That dream came true on Christmas Eve in 1992 when the Expos traded the third-baseman to the...
View ArticleBill Brownstein: Aislin still a kid at heart
MONTREAL – Political strife, patronage, potholes: If Benjamin Franklin were still alive — and kicking in Montreal — he would have added them, along with death and taxes, to his shortlist of life’s...
View ArticleFormer Expos doctor Robert J. Brodrick passes away at age 92
Condolences to the family of Dr. Robert J. Brodrick, who has passed away at the age of 92. Brodrick was the Expos team doctor from 1969-94 and was later named president of the Major League Baseball...
View ArticleStu Cowan: Charles Bronfman has no interest in getting back into Major League...
Original Expos owner Charles Bronfman thinks Major League Baseball could work again in Montreal, just don’t ask him to get involved. “Look, it would be great if it happened, the question is how it...
View ArticleStu Cowan: Pedro Martinez still loves Montreal — even in a Red Sox cap
The number of former Expos in the Baseball Hall of Fame will double on Sunday when pitchers Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson are inducted in Cooperstown, N.Y. Unfortunately for Montreal baseball fans,...
View ArticleStu Cowan: Blue Jays are becoming Canada's Team — even in Montreal
For any longtime Expos fan, it was a bit of a surreal scene Wednesday morning at Gary Carter Field in Côte St. Luc. On the baseball diamond named after the former Hall of Fame catcher with the Expos...
View ArticleMontreal this morning: More sun, more summer!
The song remains the same today: more sunshine, with a high of 28 magnificent degrees. Tonight, it will be clear with a predicted low of 18. As we said Tuesday, summer is still with us. Dollar watch:...
View ArticleFalling in love with Nos Amours and Gary Carter
My love affair with the Montreal Canadiens began when I was 3. I wasn’t allowed to stay up until the end of the game, of course — especially given that La Soirée du hockey had an 8 p.m. start back then...
View ArticleExposFest celebration keeps baseball all in the family
Perry Giannias says the two biggest loves in his life are his family and the Expos. So he decided to combine them both this weekend as Major League Baseball returns to Montreal with the Toronto Blue...
View ArticleQuebec Capitales make baseball fun again
QUEBEC — For longtime Expos fans still nostalgic about the fun days at Jarry Park, a drive to Quebec City to watch Les Capitales play baseball is definitely worth the trip. Stade Municipal offers...
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