WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MONTREAL EXPOS' FIRST HOME, JARRY PARK? // JARRY PARK EXPOS STADIUM DOCUMENTARY
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- Опубликовано: 6 апр 2024
- In this All Sports History video, we'll take a look back to 1969 when a small baseball field in Montreal was transformed into a near 30,000 seat major league ready stadium. In today’s video, we’ll take a look back at how the Montreal Expos' desperate search for a temporary stadium, found them transforming an amateur baseball field into their home that lasted for eight seasons.
This Jarry Park and Montreal Expos Documentary includes:
When the Expos Baseball team looked at Jarry Park Montreal for a potential home, it only had 3,000 seats, but the area surrounding the stadium was largely undeveloped and could be expanded more easily and more cheaply. With mounting pressure from MLB to make a decision, the Expos chose Jarry Park baseball stadium and plans then got underway to renovate the stadium to bring it up to Major League standards. The biggest change of course was adding 25,00 seats to Jarry Park, bringing its capacity to just over 28,000. While that still made it the smallest Major League stadium at that time, it was only just 500 seats shy of Cincinnati’s Crosley Field capacity. Also, even as the league’s smallest stadium, Jarry Park still managed to draw 1.2 million people in its first year. This placed it just inside the top ten attended teams for that year, including ahead of more established clubs like the Yankees, Orioles, Giants, and Phillies.
Montreal Expos Jarry Park was of course intended to be a temporary home, until the Expos permanent home could be built. In 1970, Montreal was awarded the Summer Olympics for 1976, and part of that deal was a planned brand new stadium with a retractable roof that could host the opening and closing ceremonies. Montreal’s mayor, Jean Drapeau had also promised the Expos owner Charles Bronfman, that not only would the Olympic Stadium be the Montreal Expos new stadium but that it also would be open by 1972. Well, as that year approached it became clear that the stadium would not in fact be opening on time, mainly due to a workers strike in 1972 that caused a massive delay in the groundbreaking for the building. This setback caused the Expos to have to get permission from MLB to stay at Jarry Park another season, and repeat this process again and again, as there were continuous delays building Olympic Stadium. It would take another five years before the new stadium was ready for the Expos to move in, and make it officially the Montreal Expos Stadium.
The Montreal Expos last game played at Jarry Park, was actually a doubleheader, and it took place on September 26, 1976. The club lost both of Montreal Expos last home game in a doubleheader to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1 in the first game, and 2-1 in the last game. Jarry Park witnessed memorable moments in Montreal Exposl history and full of Montreal Expos highlights, including the Expos' inaugural game and the legendary performances of players like Rusty Staub and Gary Carter. Sadly, In 2005 the Montreal Expos move to Washington D.C., and became the Washington Nationals. Fortunately, the club has continued to honor their roots over the years from time to time. For Expos baseball 50th anniversary, the Nationals wore Expos throwback uniforms and replicated Jarry Park’s scoreboard for the game against the Kansas City Royals on July 6, 2019. Although the Montreal Expos Olympic Stadium became their new home, Jarry Park remains a cherished landmark, evoking nostalgia and fond memories for baseball enthusiasts, particularly those who experienced the magic of the Expos' early years in this historic venue.
So what did you guys think of the baseball field at Jarry Park being transformed into tennis courts? Do you agree with Jarry Park’s pool being ranked number three as an all-time unique landing spot for home runs? Where would you place it? And, would you like to see Major League Baseball return to Montreal in the future, through a Montreal Expos expansion club? Let me know in the comments below!
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MONTREAL EXPOS' FIRST HOME, JARRY PARK? // JARRY PARK EXPOS STADIUM DOCUMENTARY 
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Hey everyone! What did you guys think of the baseball field at Jarry Park being transformed into tennis courts? Do you agree with Jarry Park’s pool being ranked number three as an all-time unique landing spot for home runs? Where would you place it? And, would you like to see Major League Baseball return to Montreal in the future? Let me know in the comments below!
Kind of a good idea. Looks like a good setup.
@@TheBohl12 agreed!
Hey man! Another awesome video as always. Love the way you present these videos ! Was just wondering if you could maybe do some USFL teams history?
Part of old Braves' Field in Boston was also transformed into a tennis stadium I believe. The 1st base side of the stadium still in use.
Great video
That was a MAGICAL STADIUM. And who remembers the PA ANNOUNCER WHEN
“NOW BATTING JOHN BA CA BELLLLLLA” A True Fan Favorite or If you are Canadian Favourite!!
P.A. guy was GREAT!
@@mylesgordon5521 Part of the Intimacy of a Smaller Ball Park!!
@@mylesgordon5521 His name was late Claude Mouton
WOW, i remember that, and le grande orange, for rusry stubb
Coco Laboy!!! 😂
I miss The Montreal Expos and baseball should come back to Montreal one day. 😀👍⚾️
I miss the Expos too!
Great Uniforms
@@TOm-hr2mb I agree on that. 😀👍⚾️
@@AllSportsHistory They would need a brand new 35,000 seat stadium though, and they don't have one yet ! Don't know if MLB would be all that thrilled to see the Expos play in the Big Owe again, even if it would be just a few seasons?
I say Montreal is better suited for a minor league team with a major league affiliate rather than a pro team.
My very first job was under the Jarry Park bleachers making popcorn and drinks for the vendors. That would be 1972 and 73, when I was 18 and 19. Two Major League seasons, including Bill Stoneman's no-hitter in 1973, and I never saw a single pitch. I'm now 70, and it will always be a fond memory for me.
I loved the Expos! Best uniforms ever! The '94 strike put a dagger in this franchise for which they never recovered. That was their year, 30+ games over . 500 and Destined for the World Series. Put a dagger in my heart for baseball forever since😡😞
As a 9 year old, my dad said I came running into the kitchen yelling, Montreal has a baseball team. I sure miss my Expos.😢😢😢
Blue Monday (Rick Monday's October '81 home run), the '94 season (The Expos had the best major league record at 74-40 before the strike) and of course 2004 when the franchise was moved to Washington, all key tragedies of the Expo legacy.
Watched my share of games in the left field bleachers (Jonesville) at Jarry Park. Tickets were $1 but only 50 cents if you were a member of the Young Expos Club. Mack Jones always threw a ball to us kids. We usually went to double-headers to get the most bang for our buck. Was there the day they broke 30,000 or the first time bringing in extra chairs. I think they turned a triple play in the night cap. Saw Juan Marichal, Bob Gibson and other greats pitch there. But dearest to our hearts are names like Rusty Staub, Coco Laboy, Bobby Wine, Mack Jones, Manny Mota, Ron Brand, John Boccabella, Bill Stoneman, Dan Mcginn, Mudcat Grant and of course their tireless manager Gene Mauch.
Amazing, sounds like great memories!
During the mid-70s -- I think 1973 or 1974 -- I was on an Eastern Canada trip and, during a couple days in Montreal in August, going to see a twi-night double-header at Jarry Park. It was a delightful, intimate setting for a ball game. But it was cold. Having only a light summer jacket, I was freezing by the middle of the second game. But I couldn't leave - the pitcher for visiting team (Burt Hooton for the Cubs) was taking a no-hitter into the 7th inning. Finally, in the 7th, someone got a hit for the Expos, and I got to go so someplace warmer. A memorable experience, nevertheless.
I miss all the old parks and I’d like to see the expos back In Montreal
Me too, I miss them as well!
I was fortunate to attend games at Jarry park when I was in high school. I saw the Giants (May's, McCovey,etc), the Big Red Machine, and the Phillies. I was fortunate to attend games at Olympic stadium including watching Barry Bonds hit a home run. Great memories...
My first game there was in 1972 when I was 4 years old. I remember nothing about the game except that Rusty returned as a Met. I also saw a Steve Rogers 1-hitter a few years later. I remember the metal seats being hot, and the walkway over the railroad tracks between the parking lot and the stadium. It was a magical place for a young kid who didn't know any other ballparks.
I can only imagine how uncomfortable those metal seats must have been lol
Some may already know, but the Nationals recognize Expos players in the Ring of Honor behind home plate. The Ring includes Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Vlad Guerrero and Tim Raines. The Ring also features notables from the old Washington Senators and some Negro League stars.
So glad the Nationals still recognize those players.
Class act on the Nats' part.
As a 19 y.o. kid hitches across North America in 1975 I stopped in for an August afternoon game between the Expoes and Dodgers. I sat in the left field bleachers and after the game I remember seeing Nate Colburn outside the stadium with the fans.
Sounds like great memories for sure!
The spos leaving was one of the worst injustices to modern baseball ever known.
I babysit for Boccabella his last season in 1973 in Montréal . They were our neighbours. Great guy. Yes I was a member of the “young expos club” hygrade hot dogs were one of the sponsors. We would sneak in to other side after the 4 th inning. I saw Tom Seaver pitch there, Roberto Clemente play, Bob Gibson and more.
As a 10 year-old boy, I was in the stands for the inaugural game at Jarry with my father. A cherished memory to this day. Later, as a member of the "Young Expos Club" we could sit in the bleachers for games for next to nothing. Great memories of when baseball was fun and accessible for all fans. Anybody who went to games back then will remember "The Dancer", who used to dance up and down the stairs in the stands. I miss my Expos.
i can't compare jarry park with the big o, i was born in 1975, but still, i missed the expo's big time. 1994 season's strike killed the team for good, but prior to that event i was a regular at their games and it was just magical, really. good times
it would be nice to have them back in montreal, i wont hold my breath, but i would go back to see them no matter wich stadium they'll play
Grew up an Expos fan. Loved the baby blue unis and team logo. Gary Carter and Steve Rogers were favorites. Thank you for this video. So much good information and unique footage packed into 10 minutes. ⚾
Glad you enjoyed it!
For first 7 seasons, their existence (1969 thru 1975) club's players wore all-Royal Blue batting helmets. Then from 1976 thru 1991 seasons they wore tri-colored helmets paired w/their caps. Now I.Y.O., why did club change its batting helmet colors in 1976 season?
I remember listening to a radio broadcast with the Expos and the announcer kept saying Park Jarry. (Being a young kid, I always thought that was pretty cool). Anyway, I would love to see baseball back in Montreal. There's definitely a lot of history there. Thank you for sharing that video.
Parc Jarry was the name of the stadium in French, so the announcer was referring to it by its French name.
Tel qu’écrit en français..Parc Jarry.
YES! Please bring baseball back to Montreal!
Agreed!
The thing I most remember about watching games from Le Parc Jarry was seeing people swim in the public pool just beyond the right field fence. I have never been to Montreal. I only saw the Expos on WGN-TV when the Chicago Cubs would visit there. The similar pool at the Arizona Diamondbacks field had to have been inspired by the one at Parc Jarry.
I’m glad the Dbacks brought back the pool idea. Having been to Chase field, it’s easily the best part of the stadium.
Merci mon ami , thank you for the memories my friend . Unfortunately , we are going to have to save the world before (our Montreal Expos can come back ) ! À BIENTÔT MON AMI !
Got to see a couple of Expos games at Le Stade Olympique in 1980, sadly I missed out on Jarry Park, aka Parc Jarry. I would love to see the return of Les Expos, but apparently according to a recent survey, the local population does not feel the same way. So sad.
As a Montrealer, it would be cool to see the city get a team back. The problem is that most people, including myself, don't want the city or province to spend hundreds of millions to finance a ballpark. If a private investor wants to build one with their own money though, I think there would be very few pushback
Yeah it would definitely need to be privately financed.
That’s awesome, I’ve walked around Olympic stadium but never got to see the Expos play there.
Good to hear from a real Montrealer Estelle, I expect your attitude is shared by most folks. You guys got "stuck" with the whole 1976 Olympics fiasco and I understand about the money issues. If you all want Major League Baseball back, you will need to convince some local Billionaire to kick in some cash to get things moving. Here's hoping it happens. I am a resident of the USA.
Hey Mr. AllSports, the Olympic Stadium is very cavernous, and not a real homey environment for baseball. There would have to be, I believe, a domed stadium for it to work, privately financed, or maybe co-financed. Montreal is a vibrant city, lots of energy and forward momentum, but it needs to be done right, not on the cheap.
The Expos need to come back!
Anyway. I got a few more suggestions:
How did the Eric Lindros trade impact the NHL?
Why is Wrigley Field so special?
What happened to the Miami Orange Bowl?
How did SMU get caught for their CFB recruiting violations?
How did the 49ers become a dynasty in the 1989s?
All great suggestions, I’m planning on doing a video on Wrigley field soon!
I was at their opening day game in April 1969. We had 2 season tickets behind home plate in the 3rd row. Price? $350 per seat for 81 games. $3.75 per game. Stoneman, Staub, Bateman, Sutherland, Mack Jones, Coco Laboy, Fairley, John Bocccaaabella etc…..
One the best logos in all of sports. And beautiful unis.
agreed!
Loved Jarry Park. You couldn't get any closer to the game unless you were wearing a uniform and a glove. You could often hear the players. The stadium was full of characters, there was "Peanut" the vender who had a throwing arm that could almost match the ones on the field.
Jarry park was a great place to watch baseball , small and good views everywhere
Sounds like it! I wish I'd had a chance to go.
I remember the very first game because I was a St.Louis Cardinals fan and was proud that my team was the first to ever play a game outside of the USA. I recall a few of those old Expo players, Like Mack Jones, Coco Laboy and of course Rusty Staub. I don't even remember who won the game or what the score was but it was so strange to hear the P.A. announcer pronouncing the players names in French when they came to bat.
Very cool. I forgot about this place.
Yeah it was an interesting little stadium to say the least!
as a kid my dad and i would do a yearly trip to see "les Expo's", don't remember any one game, but i really remember the thunder of people stomping there feet on the bleachers that were made of aluminium..i thought the whole damn thing would fall apart!!!
Hah sounds like some great memories!
There was nothing like the fever of 1969. Baseball was totally alien in Montreal and the city immersed itself fanatically into the sport. It even had to be translated into French. The team was bad but the crowds were huge. The small park was intimate and I think the low level players enjoyed being heroes, something they had not experienced in their careers to date. It was a love in. Sadly reality came to roost and the harsh weather and mediocre attendance eventually caught up with the franchise. As for its return, a domed stadium is required and good luck with that. As for the tennis stadium, at least its been put to use and part of the original was kept. The tennis tournament is supported heavily and Jarry Park lives on. Finally I never forgot going to the bleachers for $1.50 and seeing guys carrying a case of 24 beers under their arm into the stadium. Now the going rate is $14 a beer bought at a hockey game. By the second game of the doubleheader, these guys were looped.
Oh crazy how stadiums used to let people bring in their own beer lol
I agree
There had been an Expo67 mania during the world's Fair
Drapeau drew on that and 1969 Expos created a mini mania with all of the Baseball Jargon being translated into French
I was not fluent in French but I was sttill studying it, and I was reading all the posters on the Metro
Par example:
Ne dites pas X
Plutôt Dites Y
It was a hoot.
Staub, Coco Laboy, Boccabella became instant - albeit temporary - icons
My Dad did business in Montréal (Longueille)
And we'd join him occasionally on business trips...
il y a très très longtemps...
Where have the years gone - mes amis?
As a 14 year old, Saw my favourite Pitcher 🧢⚾️ Bill Stoneman (2 No-Hitters) take on the Dodgers Jarry Parc 1970 🏟️💪👌👍
I recall the critics saying that their uniforms looked like a softball teams uniforms.
"When Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s colour barrier in 1947, he entered American history books. What many baseball fans may not realize, however, is that Robinson was embraced by Canadian fans one year earlier as a member of the Montreal Royals, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers."
"A statue of Jackie Robinson stands outside the Olympic Stadium in Montréal, home of the former Montreal Expos."
( Robinson wore #9. His is the only jersey Montreal never raised to the rafters.)
I saw a game at Jarry and enjoyed the intimacy and the PA work of the great Claude Mouton.
In May 2023 I visited Montreal and found myself at the Parc Jarry complex. It's a large public area full of athletic fields. I found the IGA tennis stadium. While I was disappointed that Jarry Park had been reappropriated for tennis, it was nice to know that I was standing where the baseball field used to be. I also took the opportunity to hunt down an authentic Expos cap. I know you can buy them online, but I wanted to buy one in person in Montreal. It took me a while, but I finally found one. I also was able to speak to a couple of people who had been Expos fans. I was struck by the fact that they were still hurt and angry that their team had left. I guess it's the same sort of hurt the Brooklyn Dodger and New York Giants fans felt when their teams left them.
When Monday homered I knew game was over. I cried for 3 days! Then in 94 that killed the franchise. People don't remember but that was to be the first year of wildcard. So in my mind even if the braves made up 6 games and overtook them expos were still going to postseason. They beat Maddux and other great pitchers that year. Their lineup was deep their rotation and bullpen as well. I remember my Dad parking the motor home outside jarry the night before we saw expos beat cards. Lou Brock bake Mcbride Ted Simmons forsch. Cards had good teams in 70s.
Great Video. As a kid, I still had good memories of Jarry Park & My New York Mets playing there & My Favorite First Base Player, Willie Montañez as A Montreal Expos player, even for a brief period.
As a Chicago Guy - I always liked the Expos uniforms and Cap Logo. And on television watching them at Jarry was actually better than the big concrete monstrosity that followed.
Nostalgic place but playing games there in the early 70’s, the sun’s glare over the left field wall onto the facing seats which were painted silver made it almost impossible too field balls at third base during middle innings of day games 🙏🏼⚾️❤️
Yeah delaying games because the sun was too bright just shows how makeshift the whole stadium was!
@@AllSportsHistoryyep but that was 50 years ago. Sunglasses 😎 and eyeblack helped a bit 😄
My mother is a Montrealer and always described Jarry Park as a normal municipal park where anyone could stop by, sit on the grass and watch a game. This always seemed impossible to me, and when I lived in the city as an undergrad in the ‘90s I checked out the park, which now had DuMaurier Stadium there and I figured “ah, that must be the original ballpark!”
Of course it wasn’t, as this video shows, and I later realized my mom’s recollections are from before MLB even came to Montreal (she’d left the city by then), so the temporary seating hadn’t been constructed and it legitimately was a normal city park…
Yep kind of crazy they put an MLB stadium in the middle of a public park lol
Great Vid, do one on Exhibition Stadium in Toronto please, It had a interesting history to say the least
Thank you, yeah Exhibition Stadium would be a good topic to cover!
I don' tknow why but I always enjoyed those Expos teams. Growing up in Missouri I'd watch the telvised games anytime the Expos played the Cardinals. Expos legend Steve Rogers was born in my hometown of Jefferson City Missouri. Those teams had more talent than may realize. Besides Staub, Dawson, Carter and Rogers there was Tim Raines, Pete Rose, Warren Cromartie, Pedro Martinez, Larry Walker and Vladi Guerrero. And they had great managers like Dick Williams, Frank Robinson, Bill Virdon, Felipe Alou and Gene Mauch.
They had special teams, especially in ‘94!
Ellis Valentine & Larry Parrish
@@martyvink6097 yep! Great players both!
@All Sports History I’ve Read About This Stadium in Wikipedia and It’s Very Interesting That The Expos Played There Besides Olympic Stadium!
Yeah it was a lot of fun researching it, very interesting stuff!
@@AllSportsHistory Yup and I Miss The Montreal Expos!
Ah, yes memories. Who can forget Mack Jones who belted a three-run homer and a two-run triple to lead the Expos to victory on their first ever opening day. The left-field bleachers from that point on became known as Jonesville. Then there was the super energetic organist who was without equal in the MLB at that time. And lets not forget the PA announcer who would announce John BOCCAAAAAAAAA BELLAAAAAA every time he came to the plate. Those were the days. Pure magic.
If that day ever comes and the Expos do return I would like to see a new stadium built on the site of the old Jarry Park stadium if there is no downtown site available.
Would be a nice sports complex, kind of like what the Mets have with the US open courts nearby.
Autostade was designed and built for the 1967 Expo, hosting many 'oversized' events that were too big for the island fairgrounds.
Each section of the stadium were constructed as separate units to be dismantled and re-erected on a new site if required.
The name came from automotive companies who payed for it - AMC Chrysler, GM & Volvo.
One early stand out feature was first use of the single-shaft "goose-necked" field goal posts that are the standard for football
north and south of the border. Would never have been a suitable layout or location for MLB baseball.
Jarry had it's drawbacks, but it didn't compare to the mess at Seattle's Sick's stadium in '69 where Pilots did outdraw 4 other teams.
The first year, there was no direct tunnel from Expos dugout to clubhouse. Both teams (and pitchers knocked out in-game) had the long
walk down LF foul line to the clubhouses.
There were several areas with names like - "Jonesville" for Mack Jones left field bleachers where his homers would land etc..
Drapeau, the little man who's ego would overshadow his monumental dreams that cost taxpayers million$.
Pope wouldn't pay for naming rights but DuMarier would.
Baker Bowl RF was short, the wall was monstrous, Phils use Lifebouy - and the still stink!
My grandfather from Pittsfield, MA went to this field in the 60s to see a game.
I went there once in 1969 against the fellow expansion team San Diego Padres
Nice!
I suspect one reason why the Expos failed to attract a large fan base was changing demographics. When the Expos started playing, Montreal had a relatively large English-speaking community and they were the ones who most supported the team. But over time, more and more Anglophiles starting leaving Montreal. As a result, support for the Expos withered on the vine. Since baseball is not a French-Canadian sport (how many French-Canadian professional baseball players have there been?), it would not be feasible to bring MLB baseball back to Montreal.
Went once. They beat the Cubs 3-2. 3rd base side not that far behind the plate. Beautiful day in the city.
Giants/Steelers wasn't interleague as the Steelers were in the old guard NFL with the Giants. All these years, I didn't know splash hits were a thing in Montréal!
Yeah my bad, I should have clarified that. Thanks for the correction!
If only for the fact that the very first MLB game played outside the US, was played in Montreal, the Expos should be granted a concession in the next expansion round, just for posterity’s sake!
People would like it, but there ain’t no new stadium nor room for it
This man should have 1 Million subscribers
Haha thank you! Hopefully I’ll get to a million someday
I got to go to a game at Olympic Stadium when I was very young. It's a pretty cool memory but I wish it had been Jarry Park instead
Yeah me too, unfortunately we’ll probably never experience outdoor MLB games like that in Montreal again.
@@AllSportsHistory It's too bad. The Expos had some really great teams when Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Larry Parrish, Steve Rodgers and I could go on, played for them. I don't remember what happened to the franchise that prompted the move, but they were loaded with talent at one time.
I live in Montreal and we loved our baseball team. We've lost it because of greed and corruption, thats it! I prefer not to speak of my mind….
not “in the footprint” as claimed: it incorporates the seating bowl and press box into the new tennis stadium, it’s why the end is curved instead of straight
Ah ok, thanks for the correction!
Best logo in all of baseball.
There was a plan a few years ago to have the Tampa Bay Devil Rays play 1/2 a season in Montreal
Yeah that was a bizarre plan lol
If Nashville, TN or Charlotte, NC weren’t considered for possible MLB Expansion, I could definitely see Montreal be high up on the list. Unfortunately no local group has posted new ballpark renderings or no investment group for Montreal either.
Yeah my guess is Salt Lake City, and Nashville get teams first. If the A’s experiment in Sacramento works, then it could be Sacramento instead of Salt Lake as well.
The expose were my favorite baseball team.I wish they would come back
Me too!
In March 2025, Montreal Baseball Group, led by Stephen Bronfman and Mitch Garber, will pay an expansion fee of $2 billion to award an expansion franchise to Montreal, with play to begin in the 2028 MLB season, so the new Montreal franchise will again be known as the Expos. In September 2025, Montreal Baseball Group will purchase a 20-acre land where Stade IGA (formerly Jarry Park Stadium) will be closed and demolished to make room for the new ballpark for the 2nd incarnation of the Expos. In November 2025, the groundbreaking ceremony for the 2nd incarnation of the Expos' new ballpark will occur on the Stade IGA site.
Stomping in the bleacher seats made a huge noise
This Year is the 20th Years Anniversary Of the lost Of our "Nos Amours, Nos Expos de Montréal ⚾" I dream about the Return Of the Montreal's Expos back in Montreal.. Stephen Bronfman try to bring the Tampa Rays here In 2019-2022 but everything was cancel.. I lost hope to see baseball back in Montreal 😭
Loved the Expos at Jarry and their home whites.
Both uniforms were great, the home whites and those powder blue away jerseys.
@@AllSportsHistory I miss the Expos. They were about to build a dynasty before the end when management sold off their stars.
i was there saw hank aaron
There was another major league sports franchise based outta Canadian 🇨🇦 provence, Que. which transplanted to another home base. That would be N.H.L.'s Nordiques (former W.H.A. team) that in mid-1990s transplanted to Colo.'s "Mi. High" capital city, Denver here in U.S./would be re-branded as Avalanche. After 1995-1996 season original Winn. Jets (another former W.H.A. franchise) transplanted to "Grand Canyon State", Ariz. here in U.S. as well/they were re-branded as Coyotes. Then in early-2000s decade Grizzlies N.B.A. franchise transplanted from City, Vancouver in m'nlnd British Columbia in "Great White No." to U.S. city, Memphis, Tenn.
Speaking, Memphis, Tenn., would you've wanted the Rock 'n Roll Hall, Fame/Museum be in that city due to fact that that music got its roots there in early-1950s, or would you've wanted to have it be in Clev., Ohio where it's presently located in/where term "Rock 'n Roll" was coined in early-1950s?
I think there's enough of a demand that the Expos would do well in Montreal, though it's clear they would need a new stadium and not just re-use or renovate Olympic Stadium. You do run into the same issues as before like the currency exchange rate and that Montreal is a french-speaking city with a horrendous winter. Perhaps the next baseball expansion will be Utah and Montreal?
Agree with all your points, I think the next expansion would most likely be Salt Lake City and Nashville before Montreal gets a team. Then it could be a team in the Carolinas, Portland, another Texas team, who knows?
neer the tennis stadium, we have a baseball stadium whit a capacity of 2000 person for junior and college baseball, the stadium name "stade gary carter"
Don't forget Jonesville - the bleachers behind left fielder Mack Jones.
Just to nitpick a bit, you said that Jarry Park hosted 2 interleague NFL-AFL pre-season games in the park's first year and listed the Lions vs Patriots and the Steelers vs Giants. At the time these games were played the Steelers were still part of the NFL. They didn't move to the AFC until the merger beginning in 1970. That said, the Phillies clinched their first ever division title at Jarry Park in 1976 after winning the first game of the September 26th double header. The Phils took 4 of 5 games from the Expos in that series. Sadly the Expos never legitimately made the playoffs in their existence only making it by winning the 2nd half of the strike shortened 1981 season and they got completely jobbed by the strike in 1994 as they were clearly the best team in baseball that season. Had the strike not happened and the Expos made it to if not won the World Series I don't think they move.
Yep my bad, I flubbed that part - should have made it clear it was actually one interleague game. Thanks for the correction!
@@AllSportsHistory that's why there's erasers on pencils.
I miss the Expos. They were my favorite MLB NL club growing up... then poof they were gone... now the NL don't really exist anymore (lets face it.. they are one big league now).. but I never got into any other NL clubs...
Yeah the days before interleague play really made the AL/NL matchups that more special.
Bring back the Expos. Jarry Park should be a model for River Cats Stadium in West Sacramento where the Athletics are supposed to play.
All Sacramento needs is a pool!
Olympic stadium can't be torn down as its estimated it would cost >$1 billion to do so and a line of the Montreal subway runs right under it.
Yeah it’s a tough situation, it’s gonna take a lot of money either way to figure out a way forward.
Please do one on Three Rivers Stadium!!!
I definitely want to one on three rivers, and the other more famous cookie cutter stadiums.
5:17 holds a story I would love to see - Denver Winter (Olympics) Host in '76. We know Innsbruck, Austria hosted these games. WHY?
Haha I thought about that too when I saw that newspaper headline. If I remember right, the tax payers in Denver revolted when they heard they’d have to foot the bill for a lot of the event. And I think they held a special election to reject the awarding of the bid. But yeah that would be a fantastic video for sure!
A very simple stadium, somewhat similar to Arlington Stadium where the Texas Rangers played from 1972 to 1993. Arlington Stadium was bigger.
That's true, although the biggest difference would be melting in the heat of the Texas summers.
Yes I would like to see the Montreal expos back to me they were the original teams that came out
Hopefully someday they'll be back.
Montreal wouldn't support a new team. But they would support a Red Sox vs Blue Jays annual series up there.
Yes bring back a baseball team to Montreal great rivalry with the blue jays.
My father brought me to jarry park in 1969 I was 6 years old
The only thing I remember is a naked fan ran down the feild
Lol a memory you'll cherish forever I'm sure!
Montreal used to be a great city to visit. You could walk the streets at night. Now, you might get a colonoscopy just to cross the border.
I loved the old unis.
Me too!
Video idea: In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 1924 Washington Senators World Series title explain the complicated history of who really claims the title the Twins, Nationals, and MLB.
Yeah that’d be cool, I did cover that somewhat in my Nationals video ruclips.net/video/sbx7S8lUwXA/видео.htmlsi=gMdgIRscbPTIX5sr
but it might worth doing a separate video on the topic!
Twins claim the original Senators, Expansion Senators are claimed by the Texas Rangers, Nationals( NL) claim the Expos. THERE!!
First baseball game I went to was the Expos 2nd game at Parc Jarry we lost to the Mets Rusty hit a HR off Nolan Ryan to deep right I was 9 years old remember it like it was yesterday lol
Incredible you got to see it in person, and on the second day of operation!
The Expos' 2nd game at Jarry Park was a 4-3 loss to St. Louis. The Mets' first games at Jarry Park were April 29, 30 and May 1. Nolan Ryan pitched in the April 29th game, but didn't allow any runs, so you're probably remembering a different game.
Ironic. Expos closed out shibe park. Phila closed out Jarry Park.
Laney the team back in Montreal with a new stadium that seats about 27,000 it would be perfect
Will you make a video on the Arizona Coyotes relocation?
Yeah I definitely have plans to!
When will you do it?
Yeah, when are you going to it?
@@jamiemueller6829 Probably next month or so... I've got a few other videos in the pipeline at the moment.
Please do one on the Oakland Athletics!!!!
Yeah I might wait and see how this whole thing plays out with Sacramento and Vegas but it’s definitely a good topic to cover!
They built the Big O and moved. That’s what happened
And then turned Jarry Park into tennis courts 🎾
I hate to add this. Its time for you to do one about the Arizona Coyotes
I've definitely got plans for one!
Meanwhile, Montreal’s rival just converted their multipurpose stadium into a legit ballpark after a two year renovation. If Toronto can do that to Skydome, I don’t see why Montreal couldn’t do that with Olympic Stadium.
Yeah and unfortunately it takes private financing to get it done, which has yet to come to fruition
Do one on the day that the Dodgers and Giants baseball team move to the state of California.
Yeah that would be a good video series to do as well!
The Olympic Stadium is a very 70’s stadium.
It definitely has an interesting roof design, not very practical though.
I know this video is baseball related, however, with the coyotes relocating, are you going to make a video on them?
Yeah, I have it on my to do list now!
A video on Exhibition stadium is next.
That’s a good topic!
That's the way Stadium should be all major league Parks should be between 25 and 27,000 seats
Yeah agreed, unless you’re in a big market like a New York or LA who can fill 50k seats.
Buffalo, N.Y. held a grudge, not getting that franchise.
blame the mafia for the stadium delays thats a video on its own