Word: exposed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Les Expos now stand at the top of the heap in the N.L. East, in search of the first Canadian pennant. Picture it: a World Series in the snow, with Bowie Kuhn shivering in the front row. By succeeding in the American pastime, the Expos may force 100 million Americans...
And if you think for a moment that the whole country is not behind the Expos, you are wrong. By hitting America where it counts--on the ball field--they can command televised respect without even instituting draft registration.
The Expos have always had a character, a kind of discreet continental charm mixed with grittiness. For years, sportswriters took more notice of Montreal's fine cuisine and sidewalk cafes than the team itself. Before the Olympic Stadium was built, Jarry Park was a favorite target for written abuse.
Those were the little things, the things that, together with the novelty of big-league baseball, allowed Les Expos to pour money into their farm system as fans poured through the turnstiles. A few years later, the system seems to have worked.
Unlike so many other teams that float into the upper echelons, the Expos have still maintained their unrefined manner, their distinct character.