The Montreal Expos Win A Playoff Series!

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The Montreal Expos Win A Playoff Series!

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Let's say it now: The Montreal Expos were winners. True, they never won a pennant, and they never got to play in the Serie Mondiale thanks to an errant fastball in 1981 and a called (player's) strike in 1994. But the Expos won a heckuva lot of games in the 80s and even the 90s. And they even won a playoff series---the 1981 National League Division Series---thanks to some terrific pitching from Steve "Cy" Rogers, who beat Steve "Lefty" Carlton twice in one week, giving up one run in 17 2/3 innings of work. If Major League Baseball had introduced the modern wildcard playoff format in the 1970s, you would have seen half-a-dozen additional playoff appearances from the Expos...and perhaps more celebrations like this one from October 11, 1981.

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@transitny 11 жыл бұрын

I've been a Mets fan but I remember feeling very sad when the Expos officially left.

@ConcertKing 10 жыл бұрын

This was one of the best moments in Montreal baseball. I screamed so loud that I think they heard me in Philadelphia! So many superstars came from that team.

@claude878878 6 жыл бұрын

We here in MTL only had 3 screaming moments.. 1- Final out in reg season when Francona made the catch in left field to win division. 2- this game.. 3- When Jerry White hit 3 run HR to take 4-1 lead over LAD and get up 2-1 in series and be 1 game away from World Series vs NYY. When white hit that HR on a FRI night on NBC, i screamed so loud, the cops came by. Happiest day of my sports life, and i've seen around 10 cups with the Habs.

@Ariamaluum 10 жыл бұрын

If the Expos do come back, I hope they make the stadium retractable. Love to see the city.

@vicepresidentmikepence889 3 жыл бұрын

@M The greatest country in the world hates soccer

@AlexisBar06 3 жыл бұрын

@M Don't think so

@glennhankins6927 2 жыл бұрын

@M Soccer is very boring. Like watching people play chess. Hockey, American Football and Baseball are the best sports.

@Shindler39 11 жыл бұрын

I will never forget 1981 and my Montreal Expos. The Expos had the best record in MLB between the period between (1979-1981) Only Division champions were making the playoffs during that area and this is the way it is supposed to be even if was really frustrating in 1979 and 1980. Too many teams in the playoffs now.

@richardnunez3474 8 жыл бұрын

im a long time Dodger fan but always had tremendous love for my second favorite Montreal Expos. wish thy were still around 😥.

@johnmontgomery9100 2 жыл бұрын

Those uniforms are nice. Hope the Expos come back.

@ATCguy1973 6 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe that all the great teams the Expos/Nationals have put together over the years and this was their only post season series win ever.

@extinctperson9867 4 жыл бұрын

They won the world series against the astros even when they were cheating

@simonlafrance4516 4 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the 1994 strike.

@duran007fan5 3 жыл бұрын

@@simonlafrance4516 The Expos definitely would've won the eastern division title in 1994.

@simonlafrance4516 3 жыл бұрын

@@duran007fan5 expos was the better team that year and way better that the braves.I dont agree with you.

@simonlafrance4516 3 жыл бұрын

@@duran007fan5Imagine Toronto vs expos a world series.

@GetBenched2010 3 жыл бұрын

Always loved these Expos uniforms.

@Nikiaf 12 жыл бұрын

Expos footage is so hard to come by these days. Thanks for posting this, I had never seen it before!

@quitwhining1 9 жыл бұрын

The Expos theme song. "Monday, Monday, can't trust that day."

@ConcertKing 12 жыл бұрын

So glad you put this up! This is an historical moment for the Expos. Thanks!!!

@hockeynightinbelmont9176 11 ай бұрын

The Expos would have won it all in '94 and came close in '81 to going to the World Series.

@timkravitz1065 11 жыл бұрын

was there for twin bill at Jarry Park vs the Pirates in 75. I was there opening day 80 - 90. I was there for 82 All Star Game, watched Concepcion's HR down the left field line. Sat 10 rows up from 3rd base on that day. Pirates and "Pop's" took us down in 79. I cried when Schmidt took us out in 80. Dave, Duke and "thanks everyone and glad to have you aboard for tonight's game". "Up, UP and away"...The roller coster of 81. I was there for the Lea no-no in May '81. A wealth of wonderful memories

@johnnguyen270 8 жыл бұрын

how about that.... Terry Francona in a playoff series AS A PLAYER!!!

@spinner9057 7 жыл бұрын

Francona managed Michael Jordan while he was with the Birmingham Barons.

@JayDogTitan 6 жыл бұрын

I remember this series, I predicted the Expos to go to the World Series in '81 As well as the Oakland A's, But it went completely in the other direction as the Yankees and Dodgers would meet, Great Expos team though knocking out defending champion Phillies.

@ianat841 11 жыл бұрын

The dude at 2:02 is fantastic. Crooked hat? Check. Cigarette? Check? Big Canadian flag? Check. BAC approaching .2? Probably. I hope he got out of that stadium alive. Phillies fans aren't the nicest bunch, especially after losing.

@biffalobull2335 4 жыл бұрын

Phillies phan but i always liked the Expos home uniforms

@seby127 12 жыл бұрын

So cool! Thanks jsmilla. Truly awesome. Expos forever!

@HabsGeorge 12 жыл бұрын

I remember this when I was a kid. I was one happy camper at that moment

@cps7962 Жыл бұрын

gotta love the expos

@FAITHandLOGIC 12 жыл бұрын

Love those Phillies jerseys.

@tambocha 9 жыл бұрын

Damn, talk about bittersweet...

@lloydmangahas953 2 жыл бұрын

40 years ago today!😀

@donnpatc 11 жыл бұрын

I'm a Nats fan. I wanted to take a look at my team in the playoffs; the way things are going now, who knows. There'll never be another uniform like that one. Particularly the cap; I need to get one.

@jamesfandango9466 Жыл бұрын

So glad we made it all the way!

@twgoldwood 12 жыл бұрын

wow people at an expos game. that was a rare sight in the 2000s

@ConcertKing 12 жыл бұрын

The greatest team ever!!!!

@dedricthere 7 жыл бұрын

I think there's tremendous momentum for the Expos return to Montreal both in Montreal and throughout Major League Baseball. Let's hope the shit doesn't hit the fan when it gets into politicians' hands.

@krierp8 11 жыл бұрын

Well you thank three people for the reason why the Expos never won a World Series and no longer in Montreal: Rick Monday, Donald Fehr, and Bud Selig. Monday's homer in game 5 (decisive game) ended hopes of the Expos winning the World Series. I think they if he didn't hit the homer, the Expos would have rallied in extra innings and win the pennant and ultimately the W.S.

@spacerazer 5 жыл бұрын

It is a matter of semantics to call this a playoff series. It is almost identical to the 3 game final series in Montreal the year before. That year the Phillies won and went on to win the WS. This was for the Eastern divison title before the wild card existed. The Expos/Natonals as of 2018 have never won a divison playoff series. They have participated in five. All were 3 of 5 and all but one went 5 games. All were heartbreakers.

@blimpton285 9 жыл бұрын

I played on the Devil Rays when I was 9 in Little League. Our only win was against the Expos.

@MGAF688 6 жыл бұрын

Major league baseball belongs in Montreal before Tampa, Miami or Phoenix.

@jbobbster 11 жыл бұрын

There is no reason the core of the 1994 team couldn't have been kept together. Brochu instructed the GM to have a fire sale. He traded Walker, Grissom, and Wettleland, and allowed Larry Walker to become a free agent without offering him anything. Those guys weren't commanding so much money. Walker was willing to stay for less, but he was never given an offer. If that team was kept together for 1995, they would have been a legitimate contender again.

@Rockhound6165 6 жыл бұрын

It's still the franchises only playoff series win and I never fail to let those arrogant Nationals fans know about it.

@RuddFvcker8374 12 жыл бұрын

Hadn't realized it before watching this but the Expos got revenge on the Phillies for the year before.

@metsfan12694 12 жыл бұрын

If I become MLB commissioner, the first thing I'm doing is bringing back the Expos

@carlitoscastillo7923 4 жыл бұрын

2019😆⚾⚾

@Packman1294 11 жыл бұрын

Actually Philadelphia finished 2nd in the NL and Montreal 3rd in attendance in 1981 behind the Dodgers. San Diego was dead last. Montreal drew more than 2 million fans from 1979 up until 1983 with the exception of the strike shortened '81 season.

@krierp8 11 жыл бұрын

And of course Selig and Fehr's bighead and greed were the reason why players went on strike, and ultimately cancelled the rest of the '94 season.The Expos had best record in baseball and well on their way to winning it all. When baseball finally returned, the Expos had no choice but get rid of their top players in a cost cutting move, and ultimately never were a factor again until after they left Montreal in 2004. BTW: I am a Cardinals fan, but had the utmost respect for the Expos.

@patrickols 8 жыл бұрын

Back in the days when road uniforms were blue for almost every team

@wadegarrett2053 6 жыл бұрын

Patrick Ols remember the pirates had yellow tour uniforms? lol

@JayDogTitan 6 жыл бұрын

Patrick Ols, I love the old blue roadies!

@primerodimus1 11 жыл бұрын

What about 1996? The Expos finished at 88-74 and quietly finished just 2 games behind the LA Dodgers for the NL Wild Card. Keep in mind, once you get through 162 games and qualify for the play-offs, anything is possible. Best-of-five and best-of-seven series in baseball can be very unpredictable. After 1996, the Expos never challenged for a play-off spot again and became good for 90+ losses a year.

@jbobbster 11 жыл бұрын

GM Claude Brochu is at fault for getting rid of the top players. Yes, the Expos did lose a substantial amount of revenue from their final 29 home games that weren't played, and $20 million in revenue from the World Series, even if they didn't make it. But they could have kept the core of the team together. They would have taken less money to stay. Larry Walker even stated he would have taken less money to remain there. He was offered nothing, and the Expos just let him go into free agency.

@billymoeller5897 6 жыл бұрын

Wish the Expos were still around instead of the Nationals...

@simoncharpentier2405 2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@yauguste85 11 жыл бұрын

Terry Francona!!!!

@TheDailyReviewBlog1975USA 11 жыл бұрын

This must of been the expanded MLB playoff format in 1981

@cykodelia5964 10 жыл бұрын

It was a mistake to fire Dick Williams...Fanning will forever be remembered for the huge fuck up of putting Rogers in relief that Blue Monday...Who knows what may have been.

@randomguyh8y 9 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Hollywood reardon was hurt

@jlike1766 9 жыл бұрын

+CY KODELIA Have you ever had a lineup card in your hand?

@daboys1215 8 жыл бұрын

+jlike Sorry, but there is a reason why you have a STARTING pitcher and a RELIEF pitcher. Putting Rogers in that "Blue Monday" game was the single worst move any Expos manager ever made.

@warrenl6863 8 жыл бұрын

Rogers didn't look like he wanted to be on the mound at all. Very painful to watch him pitch especially late in a game like this. He never pitched as well before or after that 81 season especially after Fanning took over as manager.

@cathyrobinson5801 4 жыл бұрын

You're an idiot. He had his best year as a pitcher the following year in 1982, 19-8, 2.40 era, and 2nd in the Cy Young voting behind Steve Carlton.

@twgoldwood 12 жыл бұрын

oh yeah how did i not realise that

@DannyToonz 9 жыл бұрын

i want the full game plz

@nflmlbclassics 12 жыл бұрын

great post - thank you! Do you have the whole game? I would be interested in trading for it. Thank you for the post!

@manuginobilisbaldspot424 10 жыл бұрын

And the Philly fans boo...did you expect anything else? lol

@rumarspencer7302 Жыл бұрын

But as the Washington Nationals, the Expos/Nationals won the World Series in 2019.

@fetchy15 12 жыл бұрын

This was at Veteran's Stadium in philly.. the Expos would have outdrawn them that year

@daboys1215 8 жыл бұрын

This was payback for 1980.

@johnts1 5 жыл бұрын

The only reason the Expos beat the Phillies was because of the strike-shortened season. The Phillies had wrapped up the first half and weren't that enthusiastic. They were coming off being World Champions.The Expos choked after that.

@isaacdonnelly20 5 жыл бұрын

That team should have won more

@Will87 12 жыл бұрын

True, but the Forum sat what 17,000 people I think. A baseball team should outdraw that, although I know that wasn't the reality towards the end of the Expos time in Montreal.

@Will87 12 жыл бұрын

Not a fair comparison really considering hockey arenas are 20,000 maximum.

@susquehannadauphin 12 жыл бұрын

For a long time, Phillies fans could "brag" that their team was beaten in a World Series by the Red Sox and lost in the postseason to the Expos. Sorry the Expos are gone.