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[A]fter the 1976 Montreal Olympics, the Expos moved into their new digs, the Olympic Stadium -- a vast, impersonal concrete stadium with artificial turf and the promises of a retractable roof. Although not really a ball park and in one of the least convenient locations of the city, Montrealers embraced Olympic Stadium, turning out in droves to support “Nos Amours.” And the Expos responded. They started to compete seriously for the pennant. Fresh talent such as Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Steve Rogers, Warren Cromartie, Larry Parrish, Rodney Scott and Ross Grimsley brought the team to new heights and excitement and their first winning record in 1979. Expo fever was in full swing and the fans responded en masse. After all, it was getting kind of boring watching the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup year after year.
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During the 1990s, the Expos pushed for a new ballpark to be built in downtown Montreal. After many attempts, the project to build a new ballpark never materialized. In 2002, the Expos were mentioned as a possible contraction candidate and many fans thought the 2002 season would be the last year that the Expos would play in Montreal after MLB purchased the club. In an effort to increase team revenues, the Expos played 22 games in Puerto Rico during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. The 2004 season was the last season the Expos played at Olympic Stadium. The team played its last game at Olympic Stadium on September 29, 2004.
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[T]he team was sold to uber-saviour Jeffrey Loria, who promised to build a new stadium and keep the Expos in Montreal. Nothing could be further from the truth. Fans and team alike were duped. Loria used the Expos as his entrée into professional baseball ownership and used the team as his personal plunder zone for major league talent. He let the land lease expire for the site of the new stadium. The Quebec government refused to step up to the plate.
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On November 15, 2004, arbitrators struck down a lawsuit by the former team owners against MLB and former majority owner Jeffrey Loria, ending the legal fight to keep the Expos in Montreal. The MLB owners approved the move to Washington in a 28–1 vote on December 3. Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos cast the sole "nay" vote, resenting the franchise's relocation and intrusion into the Baltimore/D.C. market.
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Monday 7 December 1998 Montreal doesn't want baseball: George Steinbrenner thinks it might be time for the Montreal Expos to move. "Why don't people support their team?" the New York Yankees owner asked. "Maybe they just care about hockey."
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Today's Washington Post reported that Johnson had proposed to use part of his personal fortune to buy 51 percent of the Montreal Expos and move the team to Washington. Below are comments made by Johnson on BET NIGHTLY NEWS in response to that report:
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