He trailed Maris single season home run record by 18 homers. Williams had 43 homers with 47 games left in the season. San Francisco Giants’ Matt Williams had a shot of catching Roger Maris’ home run record. Don Mattingly could’ve made his postseason debut, but he would have to wait for the following season as the Yankees won the first wild card.
They had the best record in the American League and second best record in Baseball, 70-43. The Yankees were also a very good team that season. But I do hope that baseball returns to Montreal in the future. If it wasn’t for the strike, would the Expos still be in Montreal today? Hmm that’s a tough question to answer. The strike happened to be the beginning of the end for the Expos. The Jays were not good enough as they finished third with a 56-60 record.
#REVENUE SHARING IN 1994 MLB STRIKE SERIES#
It would’ve been interesting to have a Canadian World Series between the Expos and Jays. Many believe the Expos could’ve gone to the World Series or win the World Series. There’s always going to be a “what if” with this team. Five Expos represented the National League All-Star team: Alou, Grissom, Fletcher, Cordero and Hill. As for their bullpen, they had closer John Wetteland.Įxpos had the best record in baseball, 74-40. Jeff Passero, their third best pitcher, had a 2.99 ERA. A star in the making, Pedro was on the rise. When Pedro came to the Expos, he won 12 games and led the team in strikeouts (142) in the ‘94 season. Expos’ general manager Dan Duquette and manager Felipe Alou, were very instrumental in the growth of Pedro Martinez. The Dodgers didn’t feel that Martínez was big or strong enough to be a starting pitcher. It did not sit too well with the Montreal fans. When the Expos traded Delino DeShields to the Dodgers, for a young Pedro Martinez. They found that spark and no one saw it coming. Expos had all the talent in their lineup but in order to match the Braves’ pitching, they needed some spark in their rotation. Catcher Darrin Fletcher and shortstop Will Cordero, were other talented players. They had a rookie first basemen Cliff Floyd. All had solid arms, phenomenal defense and speed. However, this gave the city of Montreal a taste of what’s about to come for the following season.Įxpos had a lot of youth and depth starting with the big three in their outfield: Moises Alou, Marquis Grissom and Larry Walker. If there were more regular season games, then they might’ve passed the Phillies in the division. The only reason they didn’t make the playoffs is because the regular season ended. Expos were one of the hottest teams in the second half of the 1993 season. Many Expos’ fans felt jealous because they felt that it should’ve been the Expos winning a title first, before the Blue Jays. Before the 1994 season, another Canadian team won back to back titles and that was the Toronto Blue Jays. The ‘94 strike robbed many things, but the main one that comes to my mind is the Montreal Expos. MLB lost $580 million in ownership revenue and $230 million in player salaries. Commissioner Bud Selig pulled the plug on September 14th. Players Association always opposed to a salary cap, feeling that it would limit player compensation. The MLB Players Association did not go along with this. Owners proposed many changes such as: revenue sharing tied to a salary cap, which would result in more even compensation across the clubs (the welfare of small-market clubs was a stated ownership concern), elimination of salary arbitration, and free agent after four years instead of six. The strike became one of the most embarrassing moments in the history of Baseball. He gave me the idea to write about the 1994 MLB Strike. It’s Sports Throwback Thrusday! For today’s edition, I’m going to talk about the 1994 MLB Strike.īefore I go any further, I want to give a lot of credit to my best friend, Kevin Rodriguez.
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