The Expos in Their Prime - by Alain Usereau (Paperback)

About the Book

"In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Montreal Expos provided their fans with spectacular play produced by spectacular players. The book depicts how the team reached that level of support from the whole country and also why they were not able to sustain that excellence"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Montreal Expos provided their fans with spectacular play produced by spectacular players. The team was able to reach the pinnacle of its lifetime popularity during that period. They were in fact even more popular than the beloved hockey-playing Canadiens in Montreal and the most popular sports team in Canada. The book depicts how the team reached that level of support from the whole country and also why they were not able to sustain that excellence.

Review Quotes

"Sports broadcaster Usereau details the best years of the Montreal Expos baseball team"-Reference & Research Book News; "I fell for the book.... [E]vokes memories of a time when the Expos fielded stars like Gary Carter, Andre Dawson and Tim Raines.... Expos fans can revel in the great stats and in-depth interview revelations."-Paul W. Bennett, The Chronicle Herald.

About the Author

SABR member Alain Usereau is a sports broadcaster in Montreal.