Anecdotes

Play Ball!

When you collect Expos memorabilia, few things give you quite the same thrill as their opening games. The first home game at Parc Jarry. The first home game at the Big O. And, as far as I’m concerned, the ultimate one: a ticket from their very first game ever, against the New York Mets, on…

Vlad

Sometimes even superheroes wear cleats. A player in pinstripes wearing number 27, with a cannon for an arm and an instinct for the game far beyond his peers, could make every hero before him fade into the dust of his strides, friends and foes alike Thank you, Vlad.

Chris Speier

One of the perks of being friends with Dom was that he lived in Sainte-Adèle, and because he lived in Sainte-Adèle, he was naturally friends with Chris Speier. Well, not really. Chris never took a bike ride with us. But Dom kinda-sorta knew his son, Justin, which meant that hanging out with his pro ball…