- Paperback: 194 pages
- Publisher: McFarland & Company (Mar 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786428120
- ISBN-13: 978-0786428120
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.4 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #403,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Good premise, argument doesn't pan out though, Oct 18 2007
By John C. Baker - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Blue Jays 1, Expos 0: The Urban Rivalry That Killed Major League Baseball in Montreal (Paperback)
The author goes to great lengths in the promotional literature to state he will speak of how the rivalry between the two cities led to conditions which led to the Expos leaving. He really doesn't get around to it until the final chapter and his argument wasn't convincing in that the conditions he described were not necessarily Toronto's fault, but rather were those of Montréalers and the consortium.The structure of the book is a chronological mix of the 2002 baseball season for both teams and a decent outline of urban planning in Canada. As 2002-2003 were probably the years I was most excitedly following the Expos, I looked forward to this. But the author really leaned heavily on secondary sources -- mostly newspaper clippings -- to compile the season's history and didn't provide any real original research or new conclusions. The lack of original sources was a tad disappointing -- especially as I had this book on pre-order for more than four months.
A couple minor mistakes also got through the editing process and the author tries to argue (regarding the proposed Labatt Park) in chapter 10 that new stadiums don't promote urban revival, using the examples of Detroit and Toronto not improving their areas. Yet he doesn't analyze Baltimore, Denver and the south of Market area in San Francisco, where new ballparks did directly improve the neighborhoods.
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Calling all Expos fans!, April 5 2008
By Thomas P. Joseph - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blue Jays 1, Expos 0: The Urban Rivalry That Killed Major League Baseball in Montreal (Paperback)
Montreal Expos fans still grieve for the loss of Les Expos. This book is interesting and makes some good points. Since the amount of material on the Expos is so limited, I couldn't pass it up. Not inside info like you get with Brochu or Gallagher, but worth the price. Les Expos sont la!
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Great book, terrific teacher/prof tool, Feb 10 2009
By B Abreu - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blue Jays 1, Expos 0: The Urban Rivalry That Killed Major League Baseball in Montreal (Paperback)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, particularly how the writing style created endless heart racing reliving the memories of good games by both the Jays and the Expos. The style also easily brought the emotions back too, good ones and sad ones that Canada lost a fine piece of history.I would also like to say that if I were a teacher in a classroom I would recommend students read this book. It used the head fake very well in getting history into the heads while reading about sports. Great head fake, Randy Pausch would be proud. I know as a parent my children will have this on their recommended reading list from me.
Well done!
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