hey guys, im kinda new to baseball.. and i dont really know what's up with the montreal expos, seems like they were a MLB team in the 80's, what about present? Where have they gone?
2007-06-26 02:25:34 · 12 answers · asked by yankeenut 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Major League Baseball, after allowing Jeff Loria to basically kill the Montreal market with neglect, purchased the Expos prior to the 2002 season with the intent of contracting them and another team. However, due to legal issues with the other team they were planning to contract (the Minnesota Twins) and the Players Association, they were unable to move forward with contraction. MLB, continuing Loria's neglect, did nothing whatsoever to try and reverse the decline of baseball in Montreal, and shortly thereafter announced that the team would be moved to whatever city offered the league the best relocation deal. At the end of '04, they announced that the team would be relocated to Washington, D.C. for the '05 season and be renamed the Washington Nationals.
2007-06-26 02:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals a few seasons back.
2007-06-26 02:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by xpacdx7290 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well knowing Montreal is more of a hockey based city, they decided to move down to the states and re-locate in the nation's capital: Washington, D.C. They did this because
a) the ballpark wasn't in great shape
b) they were making that much money
c) Montreal is a bunch of puck-lovers (nothing wrong with that)
d) Oh ya they didn't have any fans
2007-06-26 02:57:47 · answer #3 · answered by BOSTONboy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The team was moved to Washington DC a couple of years ago. They are now the Washington Nationals.
2007-06-26 03:18:03 · answer #4 · answered by Gigi & Tino 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are now called the Washington Nationals, they play in Washington D.C. and they still have the same players as they did when they were the Expos, they just changed their name.
2007-06-26 02:35:52 · answer #5 · answered by FutureDoctor 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They're now the Washington Nationals.
2007-06-26 03:08:30 · answer #6 · answered by J-Far 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A few years ago they relocated and became the Washington Nationals
2007-06-26 02:29:09 · answer #7 · answered by Aubie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow are you living in the past? Geez, the Expos have been gone for awhile now.
2007-06-26 06:09:17 · answer #8 · answered by imtoogood01181 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are now the Washington Nationals.
2007-06-26 02:30:25 · answer #9 · answered by Yahoo Man 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't tell me they're gone! I just bought Expos tickets on eBay for 50.00 for tomorrows game!!
2007-06-26 05:07:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋