Expos

The Expos logo, as it appeared in Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003.

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## Overview

The Montreal Expos were an MLB team in the National League East. They are available to play in Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003. Since the release of the games, they have moved to Washington and become the Washington Nationals. They are the only MLB team from the games that no longer exists.

## Season 1

The Montreal Expos were first used in the inaugural BBL season by coach crazyei8hts. The Expos were mostly reliant on their first four batters in the lineup: Pete Wheeler, Alex Gonzalez, Juan Gonzalez, and Mark McGwire. The Expos played well enough to claim a 7-7 record in the league. They won the NLDS against the Diamondbacks and nearly won the NLCS, which would have set up an all-crazyei8hts World Series against the Devil Rays. However, they ended up losing to the eventual World Series champion Braves.

Custom player Ace Wilson pitched magnificently throughout the season, winning the first Cy Young award. It was renamed the Ace Wilson Award in his honor. Ace pitched 123 strikeouts that season, which stood as a BBL record until Season 6 when it was broken by Mr. Clanky.

## Season 3

The Montreal Expos were brought back by coach gmchappe for Season 3. The Expos had immediate success, finishing with a 12-2 record. In the playoffs, they earned the 2 seed and swept the 3 seed Giants in the NLDS. They then upset the 1 seed Astros in the NLCS. Facing the Wild Card Indians in the World Series, the Expos lost a dramatic game 5 in which both teams reached the safety net of 50. However, the Expos allowed one run while the Indians allowed none, so the Indians were named season 3 champs.

## Season 4

The Expos returned to action under the control of coach jyknight. They did not achieve the same success as the previous season, finishing with a 5-9 record. They lost in the second round of the Tier 3 Playoffs to the Monsters.

## Season 5

The Expos came back for season 5 under the control of coach cjl933. However, CJ drafted the team and left without a trace before the season started. The team eventually went under the control of Yurya, who did not appreciate the poor team that was given to him. The Expos limped to a 4-10 record, but they did make it to the finals of the Tier 2 Playoffs.

Stats are incomplete for this team.

## Season 6

The Montreal Expos were brought back in Season 6 by Jarod Johnson. The Expos made big headlines right off the bat, as they unexpectedly drafted Angela Delvecchio with the #1 overall pitcher. Coach Jarod Johnson defending his pick by saying "she's a good pitcher".

The Expos struggled out of the gate, but improved as the season went on. They lost their first 6 games, and were unable to generate much offense. Despite the futility, the Expos pressed on, and wound up winning 5 of their last 8 games, including the last three, to finish with a 5-9 record. They ultimately lost the tiebreaker for the division crown with the Devil Rays, but the second half success for coach JJ may catapult him into a better Season 7.
The Expos did not participate in the BBL Consolation Tournament.

## Season 8

The Expos returned in Season 8 under the control of shrewsbury91, who moved them to Tampa Bay. The Expos had some fun playing at Dirt Yards, the only team with that home field. The Expos had some ups and downs, ultimately finishing at 7-7 and missing the playoffs.

## Season 10

### 2001

The Expos had wild, tumultuous few weeks before and during the 2001 league of Season 10. rBBL veteran jlund24 was originally signed on to be the coach of the Hornets. However, midway through the draft, jlund went AWOL, and eventually it was revealed that he would need to step away from the server permanently. The last three picks for the team were made via "autodraft", the best players available according to the discretion of the league officials.

Another rBBL veteran, MartianMan, stepped up to be the coach of the coachless team. He changed their name to the Montreal Expos. They played in the AL West at the home field of Cement Gardens. However, after playing one game, MartianMan revealed he would be out of town for a couple weeks. Game 2 was played by rookie WizardSplash, while games 3 and 4 were played by arcothunder. MartianMan returned for game 5 and held on for the rest of the season.

All in all, the Expos had a tough year, finishing at 2-12. The highlight of their season was in Game 13 when they had their best game of the season in an upset win over the Reds, a playoff team. The Expos won their side 12-4, with all 12 runs coming in the third inning, thanks to a grand slam by Olga Tollefson with an aluminum power, a second grand slam by Mr. Clanky against an elevator pitch, and another 3 RBI hit by Olga with the aluminum power. The Reds, meanwhile, lost to the Expos AI, 4-3.

### 2003

On the 2003 side, things were a little more calm as rBBL veteran jyknight used the Expos and stuck with them the entire season. They played in the Backyard League East with a home field of Dirt Yards. The Expos had a pretty average season. They stuck around the playoff hunt until the final week, but coach jyknight unfortunately had something come up before the final game of the season. He instead opted to let the AI play for him, and ended up losing game 14 to the Wombats. The Expos missed the playoffs with a record of 6-8.

Some highlights of the Expos' season include when Wally Evans won back to back Backyard League Batter of the Week awards in games 4 and 5, and when Tom Glass picked up BL Pitcher of the Week honors in weeks 1 and 4.