Blue Monday delves into the unforgettable day in Canadian baseball history that saw the LA Dodgers go on to the World Series after sending the Montreal Expos home.
Blue Monday delves into the unforgettable day in Canadian baseball history that saw the LA Dodgers go on to the World Series after sending the Montreal Expos home.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Danny Gallagher is a freelance writer, author, and Montreal Expos historian. He began covering the Expos in 1988 for the Montreal Daily News and is the author of four previous books on the team. Danny lives in Uxbridge, Ontario.
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* Foreword by Larry Parrish * Introduction Part I The Long Lead-In * Chapter 1: Expos Sign Williams, Pursue Jackson * Chapter 2: The Discovery of Tim Raines * Chapter 3: The 1977 and 1978 Seasons * Chapter 4: Coming So Close: 1979 and 1980 Part II 1981: The Year That Was * Chapter 5: Is This The Year? * Chapter 6: Did Valentine Not Want To Be Great? * Chapter 7: Season Torn Apart By Strike * Chapter 8: Tommy Hutton Released * Chapter 9: Williams Fired, Fanning Hired * Chapter 10: Rogers Speaks Out About Williams * Chapter 11 The Biggest Triple in Expos History Part III The National League Division Series * Chapter 12: Taking On the Phillies: first 4 games * Chapter 13: An Unexpected Pre-game Pep Talk Part IV The National League Championship Series * Chapter 14: Dodgers Take Game 1 * Chapter 15: Game 2: Ray Burris Slighted, Pitches Masterpiece * Chapter 16: In Montreal: Dodgers Hate "The Happy Wanderer" * Chapter 17: Game 3: Jerry White Hits Big Homer * Chapter 18: Game 4: Dodgers Tie the Series * Chapter 19: Conspiracy Surrounds Postponement of Game 5 * Chapter 20: Game 5: The Big One * Chapter 21: Monday, Blue Monday, and That Hit * Chapter 22: Cromartie Reduced to Tears * Chapter 23: Jerry White: The Final Out in Game 5 Part V After Blue Monday: The Long Fade-Out * Chapter 24: Reardon's Secret Is Out * Chapter 25:Bronfman and Others on Pitching Rogers * Chapter 26: Bill Lee Opens Up * Chapter 27: An Eventful Season for Francona * Chapter 28: Don't Blame Rogers * Chapter 29: Dick Williams Calls Rogers Out Part VI Rick Monday: The Guy Who Hit That Homer * Chapter 30: Showing His Emotions * Chapter 31: The Wrath of the Fans * Chapter 32: Cutting Ties * Chapter 33: Beanball * Chapter 34: Rescuing the U.S. Flag * Chapter 35: "We are the Champions" Part VII After All That * Chapter 36: A Special Tribute to Three 1980 Expos * Epilogue: The Return of Baseball to Montreal? * Acknowledgements * Sources * Image Credits * Index
* Foreword by Larry Parrish * Introduction Part I The Long Lead-In * Chapter 1: Expos Sign Williams, Pursue Jackson * Chapter 2: The Discovery of Tim Raines * Chapter 3: The 1977 and 1978 Seasons * Chapter 4: Coming So Close: 1979 and 1980 Part II 1981: The Year That Was * Chapter 5: Is This The Year? * Chapter 6: Did Valentine Not Want To Be Great? * Chapter 7: Season Torn Apart By Strike * Chapter 8: Tommy Hutton Released * Chapter 9: Williams Fired, Fanning Hired * Chapter 10: Rogers Speaks Out About Williams * Chapter 11 The Biggest Triple in Expos History Part III The National League Division Series * Chapter 12: Taking On the Phillies: first 4 games * Chapter 13: An Unexpected Pre-game Pep Talk Part IV The National League Championship Series * Chapter 14: Dodgers Take Game 1 * Chapter 15: Game 2: Ray Burris Slighted, Pitches Masterpiece * Chapter 16: In Montreal: Dodgers Hate "The Happy Wanderer" * Chapter 17: Game 3: Jerry White Hits Big Homer * Chapter 18: Game 4: Dodgers Tie the Series * Chapter 19: Conspiracy Surrounds Postponement of Game 5 * Chapter 20: Game 5: The Big One * Chapter 21: Monday, Blue Monday, and That Hit * Chapter 22: Cromartie Reduced to Tears * Chapter 23: Jerry White: The Final Out in Game 5 Part V After Blue Monday: The Long Fade-Out * Chapter 24: Reardon's Secret Is Out * Chapter 25:Bronfman and Others on Pitching Rogers * Chapter 26: Bill Lee Opens Up * Chapter 27: An Eventful Season for Francona * Chapter 28: Don't Blame Rogers * Chapter 29: Dick Williams Calls Rogers Out Part VI Rick Monday: The Guy Who Hit That Homer * Chapter 30: Showing His Emotions * Chapter 31: The Wrath of the Fans * Chapter 32: Cutting Ties * Chapter 33: Beanball * Chapter 34: Rescuing the U.S. Flag * Chapter 35: "We are the Champions" Part VII After All That * Chapter 36: A Special Tribute to Three 1980 Expos * Epilogue: The Return of Baseball to Montreal? * Acknowledgements * Sources * Image Credits * Index
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