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Article: Dawson views Expos' plight
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 22, 1991
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In the winter of 1986, Andre Dawson was so eager to leave
Montreal that he signed a blank contract with the Cubs. Since,
Dawson has watched as the Expos' problems with money and facilities
have mounted.
The team was sold this year and has tried to rebuild on a
shoestring budget. Olympic Stadium lost its roof to a thunderstorm
and now the stadium has been closed for the season because of
structural damage. No free agents want to play in Montreal. And
fewer than 15,000 people attended each game this season, nearly
10,000 per game fewer than in Wrigley Field.
Dawson says baseball is "dying a slow death" in Montreal. "It's
been that way for a few years. It's not just the ballpark; they're ...
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