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The closest race for most of the season was in the National League East between the aging Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos. The Expos have become Canada's equivalent of the amazin' 1969 Mets. Until last year, when they finished second to Pittsburgh, the Montrealers were a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Two Out, Bottom of the Ninth... | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

The rain continued. 2:15 passed, and then 3:15 and 4:15. The scoreboard amused the faithful with an Expos trivia quiz ("Non. c'est Mack Jones"). Rogers and Christenson sat.

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Tears of a Town | 10/7/1980 | See Source »

Then, magically, the rain stopped. After a three-hour delay, the yellow tarpaulin was swept off the field and the game began. For television, faced with a disruption of its prime-time schedule, it was a nuisance. For Les Expos, the season.

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Tears of a Town | 10/7/1980 | See Source »

When he threw the last pitch past Expos third baseman Larry Parrish, McGraw leapt into the air and then fell to his knees and pounded the astroturf with both fists. He lifted his head, clambered to his feet, and headed for the dugout. Moments later, on the dugout steps, he...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Tears of a Town | 10/7/1980 | See Source »

On the way out, one fan--clad head-to-blue jeans in Expos regalia--spoke to himself as he shuffled down the ramp. "I spent over a thousand dollars to come here from Winnipeg," he said. "Now, I'm going home empty-handed." And with that, he bent over so...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Tears of a Town | 10/7/1980 | See Source »

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