The Colorful Montreal Expos 

R.i.p. Gary Carter..from west palm remember u when I was a kid..94 95..west palm spring training..

That was truly a beautiful gesture on Pedro’s part.

I'm a Mets fan and I miss the hell out of the Expos.

I’m getting an Expos hat.

Dont forget Vlad Guerrero. an absolute freak. could you imagine if they keep the nucleus of the 94 team and Guerrero comes along?

Rest In Peace Gary Carter

From a Braves Fan; I hope y'all get the Expos back, in 1994 they were definitely gonna win the division over my Braves and even quite possibly win the 1994 World Series. I've visited Montreal and the interest is still around for baseball up there especially for some older fans that never got to witness a fall classic. Bring back the Expos MLB.

As a Yankees fan and a baseball fan, I would love to see baseball back in Montreal.

I moved to Montreal in 2001 and I had never seen a professional sports game in my life. Must have gone to go a good 70 Expos' games during the next 3 years. Very enjoyable, even with the small and depressing crowds. lol

I used to watch the Expos with my dad when I was a kid. Hopefully the Expos will come back to Montreal somedays, so I can watch them with my son, like my dad did with me. May God have your soul dad.

I used to like their hats when I was a kid, reminded me of the carnival.

I miss my expos. Huge loss for us when they left. I'm fighting a tear in my eye. Pedro was the man. Such a class act. RIP Gary Carter. WE had such great stars in Montreal.

Echoing everyone else here, I'd love to see MLB back in Montréal. The Expos were always fun to watch. Move the Nats back to Montréal, and get those awesome Expos unis back on.

In the 80's the Expos were bigger than the Canadiens. But damm , that Rick Monday still gets me.

To Sir William and everyone including the EXPOS a very special thank you for a tearfully moving documentary.It was always a special party that will hopefully someday return soon.The colorful memories never fade they grow into a beautiful rainbow of nostalgia.The dream lives on one day for the EXPOS return. ar

Awesome vid....from awesome times....cant believe i didnt hear the name of Tim Wallach once in the whole documentary...a guy who carried the load for a looooong time (in the hard times) in Expoland...showed a lot of love to the city...staying and playing for a lot less than he could have in a big market!...best 3rd baseman in franchise history....the only bright light in town for over a decade!...super under rated....the era between the 81 team and the 94 team is dominated by Tim Wallach (1980-1992)...still awesome to revisit those memories!

The best documentary MLB network has ever made!!!

It's only a matter of time until the Expos are back.

I miss the Expos. Not a Nats fan, it just isn't the same.

I see people wearing expos caps almost every day. The team is still alive in the hearts of fans all over Canada

Nice to see the Expos here. I have an opening day program with the ticket stub of their first ever game. As a kid and a teenager I collected memorabilia which became a lifelong hobby.

I truly miss the Expos and I'm a Yankees fan. They werent good but lovable. That stadium brings back great memories. I think absence makes the heart grow fonder and if they ever come back people will support them more so they never leave again.

I had goosebumps just watching this from beginning to end. I've been a Giants fan all my life, but as a native Montrealer, the Expos will always have a special place in my heart. I'm really hoping we get a team back here soon.

I absolutely LOVED the expos. As a METS fan loved seeing them come to town and they had players or ALL nationalities. Also thank you for giving us GARY CARTER

That strike year was a disappointing time.Cleveland Indians might had something for the expos that year.What a fun world series that could of been.Great documentary miss the good ol days.

GOD DAMN IT THIS VIDEO MADE ME BALL LIKE A BABY....I NEED...WE NEED THE EXPOS BACK. MLB YOU OWE US A TEAM!!!!

The fact that you have cities like Tampa where the fans don’t even go to the games have a team and Montreal, who had great fans, don’t have one, is a crime. As a Royals fan growing up when the Expos were around I always thought they were cool and the league just isn’t the same without them. Bring’em back! ⚜️

I'm a diehard Phillies fan to the core but always had so much love for the Expos. Those teams had such great talent but never seemed to put it all together until 2004. I hope one day they come back.

Even though I grew up a Jays fan, I always had a soft spot for the expos, they were fun.

I was only 6 when the Expos moved to Washington and I still miss them. There was a pitcher who went to high school with my parents who went to the majors. He was drafted and debuted with the Expos and was a part of the 94 team. I’d absolutely love to see baseball back in Montreal

Warren Cromartie was born to entertain! So quick & funny.

I had an old baseball video game in prob 2002 you could pick certain teams from certain eras... The 94' Expos were the Best..!

R.I.P. Le Grand Orange, always in our hearths

I see a lot of comments here from people who live in other cities but want to see baseball back in Montreal. Let me join the chorus but let me just add a quick explanation. I would like to see baseball back in Montreal. I am a first generation American, when parent was born in Canada and the other emigrated to Canada before they both came to the United States. Where it gets interesting is that they emigrated to the city where I still live, Los Angeles. I am an absolute Dodgers fan, and I was ecstatic when the Dodgers won the 1981 World Series over the Yankees. My problem had come in the National League championship series between the Dodgers and the Expos. That was one of the strangest feelings I’ve ever had in baseball. I wanted the Dodgers to win the National League championship, but I did not want the Expos to lose it. By the time it got to the last game, Game five at Olympic stadiium in Montreal at the latter stages of the game, I was sure that the expos were going to win and I started shifting away from the Dodgers and gearing up to support the Montreal expos in the World Series. Then the Rick Monday home run. I was with several friends watching that on TV, and of course everybody was screaming for the Dodgers. I did as well, but as a couple of people noticed I what is not as enthusiastic as I might have been if another team was involved. Some other people there knew of my support for the Expos. Anyway, from a lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan who had an absolute respect for the Montreal Expos, I can say that I was glad the Dodgers won the World Series in 1981, but in my heart I know that should really have been the Montreal Expos, The 1981 split season because of the strike turned out to be an excellent preview of how baseball would be in the championship round just a few years later where the winner of the first half of the season in each league division played the winner of the second half. In today’s baseball, I have a feeling The Montreal Expos would have thrived in the current playoff format. They may have won their division every so often, but I certainly think if they had continued to put A good product on the field, they certainly could have obtained a wild-card slot in most years and may be gone from there to the World Series.

If the MLB decides to bring the Expos back to Montreal, it needs to be done the right way. Get them an owner who has money and is willing to spend it. Get them an actual ball park to play in, and put it right in the middle of downtown, right next to the Centre Bell if it's possible. Last but not least, they need to have a TV contract that will broadcast their games across Canada, so Expos fans won't be forced to watch Jays games all the time. Don't bring back the Expos just for the sake of bringing back the Expos, or history will just repeat itself and Washington will have a 2nd team.

The Expos come back, they become one of my favorite teams. LETS GO EXPOS!!!!!

Rob Manfred needs to understand that no one will ever forget about the Expos and we need a new ball park still miss them a lot they really need to come back

I was 9 years old when I saw Rick Monday hit that hr on Ch 11, KTTV. Me and my grandfather watched it together. The Expos weren't the "enemy" just because they were playing the Dodgers. They were young, quirky, and exciting. Lots of great historical players. I always rooted for them. Except against the Dodgers lol.

What a franchise! Vladi, Larry! Miss the expos! Mlb, if Miami has a franchise! Come on!

I was married October 19, 1981....I watched that game on my honeymoon in NC. still married and tell my baseball friends where I was when Monday hit that dam home run!

When the mascot gets thrown out you know you got something special.

I was raised in New Jersey and Yankees were my first team but since late 70's I was an Montreal Expo fan as well. I went to a few New York Met games when was a kid just to see them play. Even saw them when Pete Rose was on the team for half a year. Expos could have easily with a few good breaks go here and there, could have won a couple of World Series and should have won a couple of them. Shame on MLB for letting them go and not doing enough to help, I dont watch many MLB games anymore, the whole thing left a sour taste in my mouth. Thanks for the great upload

MLB needs to return to Montreal. MLB should have done something to keep the Expos in Montreal.

I love watching this it changed my mind about baseball in Montreal

I didnt know about the Expos like this till today. I saw Jackie Robinson murals in Montreal when I was up there this year, obviously a city still proud of their baseball history. I think it would be very cool to have a MTL team back (not this weird Rays mesh but their OWN). NYC, Toronto and Montreal are all basically a triangle of cities, throw in Boston and you have a weird square. You can grow the culture back easily. The North East is baseball land. This team seemed so fun and unique!

Yes,we had some great moments with the Expos in Montreal.Great times.

BIG thumbs up👍 for this video!!! We NEED the Expos in MLB again. I always loved their tri-colored hat and the logo. Stop forcing franchises into cities that don't appreciate baseball. Montreal is a proven sports town with a built in fan base that loved their Expos. Who else agrees with me??

I wish they had mentioned 2003. They had one last gasp at a playoff run, but sadly, the Puerto Rico travel and MLB blocking them from calling up their minor league players (like the other 29 teams were allowed to) killed their chances during the final month. They had a great young team. :(

Mlb needs team back in Montreal

Warren Cromartie is hilarious!

That 1994 team could've been special if not for the strike.

One of the greatest baseball town ever

My old baseball coach played for the 1990-94 expos! So appreciative to have been coached by him!

The Hawk, Rock, Big Cat, Tim Wallach, Da Kid, Cromartie, Young Pedro, Young Big Cat(Andres Galarraga), Larry Walker, Al Oliver, Young Vlad Sr, Gullickson, Moises Alou, Marquis Grissom, Cliff Floyd, Dennis Martinez, Jeff Reardon, man they had so much talent.... sad that the Expos are not around anymore...I wanted to go to one of their home games! Like Seattle (Supersonics) in the NBA...

I remember so many great like Gary Carter, Steve Rogers, Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, Rusty Staub, Larry Parish, Pedro Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero and so many more. I would love to see the Expos back in Major League Baseball ⚾, but as each year passes it seems like it will never happen.

There is clearly a business case to bring Expos baseball back in Montreal. The government wants to fix the stadium, the TV contracts are huge, and Montreal is a top metropolitan area in N. America. We have a long legacy of baseball in Montréal dating back to Jackie Robinson and over 100 years of professional baseball in this town. This video is proof it was once great and could be great again with the right ownership group focus on developing the Montréal market for the long term.

My baptism in baseball was through the late seventies Montreal Expos. I will never forget 1981 and also 1994. We really need to get a team back in Montreal!

Not sure how I never seen this before. We lost the team but the Expos provided so many great memories for Montreal sports fans. 1979 was the coming out year for the team and was great year coming up short to Bucs who went on to win World Series. Great times! but we can't go back.

Ellis Valentine was my favorite Expos! One story I remember in the 77 All Star game, Valentine, Dave Parker, and Dave Winfield all took turns throwing the ball from RF. They kept moving back further and further until they reached the wall. Three of the strongest arms ever!

It's hard not to picture a player in the expos uniform once they've been there for a year or two. It's like the expos put their stamp on a player for life

Not a Star Trek fan, so I never knew TJ Hooker, was from Montreal!

When the Expos got rid of the cool, and fun uniforms, the fans started staying away.

Why the hell did this team fail to have long term success? 1 playoff appearance and win (1981) within their 35 year history is just sad. Yes, who knows what 1994 would’ve brought had the season went on, but they should’ve had more winning seasons!

No other thing defined my childhood like the Expos. 94 was heartbreaking.

Absolutely fantastic video........makes me want to buy a Expos Hat!!!!!!

Always loved the uniforms.

Thanks to this documentary I now know not to wear my Dodgers' gear if I visit Montreal some day. I better don't tell anyone in Montreal that I am from Los Angeles. I will lie and say that I am from Washington D.C. 😁😂🤣😁😂🤣 I won't talk about baseball at all.

I was a huge 70's-80's Dodgers fan (Garvey, Lopes, Russell, Cey) that had much respect & appreciation for the Montreal Expos, which had a truly decorated & unique history with some awesome talent (Carter, Dawson & Raines I grew up loving!) The '81 NLCS that unfortunately broke the hearts of Canadians was sweet for Dodgers faithful who also had their hearts broken in 3 World Series in the '70s ('74 A's, '77 Yankees, '78 Yankees). Despite the huge significance the '81 NLCS loss served toward Expos lore & the lost WS opportunity never to be seen again, it was LA's turn & 1981 was indeed the year of "Fernandomania" & the script could not have been finer! 3 playoff comebacks for the Dodgers, defeating the Yankees in the World Series no less, and Valenzuela winning his 1st 8 starts (5 Shutouts), MLB Strikeout leader, Silver Slugger Award, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young Award & World Series Champion!

Seeing Tim Raines Andre Dawson & others in the dugout after the Game 5 Final Out reminds me how bad I felt for the Texas Rangers after the David Freese Game 6.

They should make a high tech, elegant stadium and bring them back.

Baltimore does the tri colored hat and it’s awesome just like the Expos hat

Oh, man. That Gary Carter moment where he got a last hurrah with the Expos. Chills.

Very touching the part with Pedro and the win

Unfortunately, I was not blessed enough to be born during the time the Montreal Expos were around, heck I’m not even from Canada, but something about the Expos resonates strong inside of me, the Expos are special to me and they feel like a best friend.

I love this please please keep these coming i miss the expos

Watch some of the Expos home games from the 70's through the mid 90's and the big crowds they played in front of. The Expos use to out draw the Yankees and Cubs during the 80's. Montreal cares about baseball. When Claude Brochu and his group purchased the team after 1990 they immediately started not spending money. However, the team was very good in 92 and nearly made the playoffs in 93. 1994 was devastating. Best record in baseball and 6 games up on the mighty Braves, who just moved into the National league east that season. This is baseball. You need to spend money sometimes. The firesales that followed alienated the fans. Even after 96, when the Expos came extremely close to winning the wild card( they actually choked the last week of the season because they led the Wild Card all season up to that point), another firesale. Jeffrey Loria bought the team after 1999, and all of his promises of "no longer business as usual" were all lies. He was a fraud. Then he bought the Marlins and did the same thing to them. (Yes, he won the World Series in 2003, but he inherited that team then quickly had a massive firesale, his first of many) I think the fans still cared, they just didnt show up. However, the fans also deserve some of the blame. This team was in contention in 1996, a lot of 1997, and in 2002 and 2003. Other than a few games with big crowds those seasons, the fans mostly stayed away. I completely understand their frustration and distrust, however, that would've been the time to show the teams you were behind them. I will say this, Montreal cares about baseball. MLB, mostly Bud Selig, didn't care about Montreal. Montreal deserves another team, with an owner who cares about winning, and a new downtown. Mark my word, when the Rays lease is up in Tampa Bay in a few years they will move to Montreal. BRING BACK THE EXPOS!!!

As a Dodgers fan, I fondly remember Blue Monday...I was listening to the homerun call on a bus...going to our JV game

Whispers (Move the Rays to Montreal and change their name)

I’m a Jays fan, I would love to see the Expos come back and play the Jays in Montreal! It’ll be better paying them on Canada day!

Get Tim Raines in the HOF, for f's sake.

Fun fact, the Minnesota Twins made their first and last trip to Montreal in 2004 and swept a 3 game series

Watching this just about makes me cry.

When I first started getting into baseball in 1987 there were 2 teams for me. My hometown Detroit Tigers and the Montreal Expos. We used to get a New York station and of course TBS, so whenever they played the Mets or Braves I got to see them. Tim Wallach, Rock, Denny Martinez, a young Big Cat. I was a happy kid Christmas morning when I opened my Expos cap and shirt and then later a Rock Raines Starting Lineup figure. Please Manfred bring the Expos back!!!!

Oil Can Boyd... Greatest name in all of professional sports ever!

Great documentary I really enjoyed it. Lifelong Giants fan. Our first victory at Pac Bell (now AT&T park) came against the Expos and I watched the Giants play them many times at Candlestick. I am surprised this documentary had no mention of Randy Johnson though

Funny, when I saw Monday's home run, I thought wow, what a horrible thing to have happen and I thought I was the only one who would remember this, but how I was wrong.

Gary Carter passed away? 😥 Rest in Peace, old friend.

No mention of Ellis Valentine in this documentary that guy was one of the best players I've seen.

I remember back in 1979 when I first met the late Dick Williams, who was promising the Expos would be contenders by 1981. He was right; the Expos did face the Dodgers in the NLCS. Montreal was hungry for a World Series title. The Canadians did it in hockey, as did the Alouettes in the CFL...and I am sure the Expos would have gone on to the series in 1994 if it weren't for that stupid strike. Yet unfortunately, the Blue Jays brought the crown to Canada first in 1992, and the Expos never got the chance...even the Nationals now have come close, but not close enough. Bring big league ball back to Montreal...from a die-hard A's fan. Would love to see great ownership and management who care about the team, not greed.

As a Dodger fan, PLEASE PLEASE BRING BASEBALL BACK TO MONTREAL!!! I missed that hype in Montreal in the 90's!!

Thanks for posting. Very cool

thanks so much for uploading this. I had dvr'd it, but when I went to watch it, what played was, "Mets 2015;" was not happy.

This show is great, I've learned a lot on Baseball's past ,kkuudos

Huge Dodgers fan here but I need to get myself an Expos hat cause it’s crazy that they were once a baseball team. ⚾️

As a Braves fan I miss playing the expos...I hate the nationals...I heard this year Manfred is thinking of expanding and one of those cities is Montreal...Vladimir Guerrero is the greates Expo ive seen play...what the name of that song?

Montréal Colourful! YES! Thanks so much for this video! This is SO AWESOME! I keep hoping ... one day ... another "Bonsoir Montréal" when Les Expos will return!! PS: There is no one better to narrate this than William Shatner!! XOXO

I love the clips with Cromartie, Rondell, Dawson and Raines

I hated going to that stadium, but I loved that team.

Man oh man I miss these guys....

Gene Mauch said the Expos would win 70 games in 1970. That was their goal and they won 73.