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boner26 · April 14th, 2004, 03:17 AM

The baseball strike in the 90's (1994 I believe) is a large part of the reason why the Expos are "lost". The attendance is down and has been on a steady decline since then. The shitty teams they put together doesn't help either, fans get tired of seeing them lose. I live an hour from Montreal and have attended games where only 2 or 3 thousand show up. Then again, I've been to games where there's 35+ thousand. That only happens on opening day and maybe on $1 hotdog days (no joke, they really have $1 hotdog days as a promotion).

The only reason hockey is bigger than baseball in Montreal is because hockey is the peoples sport of choice. If you asked 10 Canadians whether they prefered hockey of baseball, 9 of 10, and maybe 10 of 10 would tell you hockey.

Plain and simple, baseball was new to the Canadian people when they first got a team. Everyone wanted to see their new franchise play. It was exciting. Years later, the newness finally wore off, with the help of the numerous labor strikes, and people stopped watching. Plain and simple.

April 14th, 2004, 03:17 AM	#7
boner26 Mr. Feel My Nipples (ohh) Join Date: 09-01-2003 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,667 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	The baseball strike in the 90's (1994 I believe) is a large part of the reason why the Expos are "lost". The attendance is down and has been on a steady decline since then. The shitty teams they put together doesn't help either, fans get tired of seeing them lose. I live an hour from Montreal and have attended games where only 2 or 3 thousand show up. Then again, I've been to games where there's 35+ thousand. That only happens on opening day and maybe on $1 hotdog days (no joke, they really have $1 hotdog days as a promotion). The only reason hockey is bigger than baseball in Montreal is because hockey is the peoples sport of choice. If you asked 10 Canadians whether they prefered hockey of baseball, 9 of 10, and maybe 10 of 10 would tell you hockey. Plain and simple, baseball was new to the Canadian people when they first got a team. Everyone wanted to see their new franchise play. It was exciting. Years later, the newness finally wore off, with the help of the numerous labor strikes, and people stopped watching. Plain and simple. __________________ "What has two thumbs and loves blowjobs?.....................This guy" (hold up both thumbs, pointing at self while saying out loud)