Projet Baseball Montréal: Pour ramener le baseball de la Ligue majeure à Montréal.
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Montreal Baseball Project: Bringing Major
League Baseball back to Montreal.
Donald Sutherland once racked up a $7000 phone bill listening to a Montreal Expos game over a telephone from Europe. His love of the Expos and of Canada was endless. He passed away this week at 88.
Alex Rodriguez asked a question. Reggie Jackson answered it.
(Shouts to the producer and rest of the desk for staying out of Reggie’s way and just letting him talk. I doubt they expected this answer. But it’s a great few minutes of television.)
J'étais aux Expos, à environ 8 ans. Mon père, qui l'aimait beaucoup, me convainc d'aller lui demander un autographe. Comme je ne parlais pas un traître mot d'anglais, pétrifié, il s'est mis au français avec douceur et gentillesse. Salut, grand artiste !
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If not for Willie Mays asking Giants manager Alvin Dark to be taken out of the game, the 3 Alou brothers never would’ve made history when all 3 played the outfield at the same time together. It was one of the great stories Willie told me when I interviewed him for the book. ⚾️
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Trivia item.
The #expos had at least three left-handed pitchers born in Louisville, Kentucky.
I know the names. Does anyone else?
I will randomly pick a winner to receive a copy of my book Never Forgotten.
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#OTD 64 years ago, Claude Raymond (St. Jean, Que.) makes his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox.
He pitches two innings in relief in the White Sox 10-8 loss to the Kansas City A's at Comiskey Park.
He records his first MLB K when he strikes out Bob Grim in the fifth.
"I owe more to Canadians than they'll ever know. In my baseball career they were the first to make me feel my natural self."
- Jackie Robinson, who played with the Montreal Royals in 1946
#JackieRobinsonDay
Today, we join the entire baseball community in saying "Thank you, Jackie" for your courage and impact on the game.
Jackie had a special place in his heart for Canada and the people of Montréal.
#Jackie42
LHP Miguel Cienfuegos (Laval, Que.), who spent 2022 with the @CapitalesQuebec and won the @CDNBaseballNet Claude Pelletier Award as the top independent pitcher, has signed a free agent deal with the @Padres