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New Netflix documentary: “Who Killed The Montreal Expos?”

Posted on 9/29/25 at 5:47 pm
Posted by Kinderman
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 5:47 pm


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Director Jean-François Poisson’s film centers on the lingering questions and mysteries surrounding the demise of the Expos. The team was the first in Major League Baseball to call Canada home and remains popular with many Quebecois despite playing its last game in 2004.

Hall of Famers and former Expos players Pedro Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero Sr. and Larry Walker are interviewed for the documentary, along with former manager Felipe Alou and a number of journalists, fans and team employees.

Releases October 21, looks very 30-for-30-ish. Looking forward to it.
Posted by NorthshoreTiger76
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 5:53 pm to
1994 was their year
Posted by SCLibertarian
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 5:58 pm to
quote:

"Who Killed The Montreal Expos?”

Their fans, or the lack thereof.

1998 Average Attendance: 11,295
1999 Average Attendance: 9,054
2000 Average Attendance: 11,435
2001 Average Attendance: 7,935
2002 Average Attendance: 10,031
2003 Average Attendance: 12,662
2004 Average Attendance: 9,356
Posted by Murph4HOF
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:02 pm to
I'm looking forward to it.

Would rather the Expos still exist than the Nationals.

There's still a lot of baseball fans in Montreal. Their TV deal was bad and I don't know if an expansion Expos team would have one that's much better. Unfortunately a Montreal team won't have a lot of support outside of Quebec.

That 1994 team (and the 1981 team) were loaded.
Posted by S
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:04 pm to
Moises Alou
Posted by theGarnetWay
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:04 pm to
quote:

Would rather the Expos still exist than the Nationals.


There needs to be a baseball team in the nations capital. But it is a shame another team had to die to make it so.
Posted by saturday
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:09 pm to
quote:

1998 Average Attendance: 11,295
1999 Average Attendance: 9,054
2000 Average Attendance: 11,435
2001 Average Attendance: 7,935
2002 Average Attendance: 10,031
2003 Average Attendance: 12,662
2004 Average Attendance: 9,356


1998. 65-97
1999. 68-94
2000. 67-95
2001. 68-94
2002. 83-79
2003. 83-79
2004. 67-95

They wanted to contract them in 01 and split time in another city their last two years up there.


Posted by TT9
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:10 pm to
Delino DeShields
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:13 pm to
Zane Smith
Posted by Murph4HOF
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:28 pm to
Larry fricking Walker
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:33 pm to
The strike not happening and that 94 team making a deep playoff run (or potentially winning a title) is one of the great what ifs in modern baseball. They had a nice attendance bump that year and a deep run could have convinced ownership to keep the core of the roster together and sustained the increase in fan interest. The strike killed any shot of that happening

Posted by chalmetteowl
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:34 pm to
quote:

Unfortunately a Montreal team won't have a lot of support outside of Quebec.


Quebec is like 9 million people now, and they’ll all support a Montreal team
Posted by BobbyGoulet
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:37 pm to
Delino DeShields

dammit

Marquise Grissom
This post was edited on 9/29/25 at 6:40 pm
Posted by Bayouboogaloocrew
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:46 pm to
Warren Cromartie
Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:51 pm to
All these boomer-esque nostalgia 90s docs are making me feel old
Posted by WhoDat9090
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:56 pm to
Curtis Pride
Posted by TT9
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:58 pm to
Dennis Martinez
Posted by ArmydawgMD
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 7:09 pm to
Multiple reasons, the biggest two:
1. English speaking players preferred not to live in a French speaking province
2. The Canadian dollar holds up less than the American dollar so players would be taking a pay cut to play for them. A comparable salary was not feasible for the team.
Posted by prostyleoffensetime
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 7:11 pm to
Randy Johnson
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 7:34 pm to
quote:

The Canadian dollar holds up less than the American dollar so players would be taking a pay cut to play for them. A comparable salary was not feasible for the team.


How are blue jays surviving?

Also olympic stadium is an absolute dump
This post was edited on 9/29/25 at 7:45 pm
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