Who was the greatest player in Montreal Expos history? (Please vote for "Other," players not mentioned, by using the Comments section)
| Gary Carter |  16 (11.76%) |
| Andre Dawson | 18 (13.24%) |
| Andres Galarraga | 3 (2.21%) |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 46 (33.82%) |
| Ron Hunt | 0 (0.00%) |
| Dennis Martinez | 6 (4.41%) |
| Tim Raines | 40 (29.41%) |
| Steve Rogers | 1 (0.74%) |
| Rusty Staub | 3 (2.21%) |
| Tim Wallach | 3 (2.21%) |
136 votes | 10 featured comments
Apologies to Jeff Reardon, the last guy cut from the list as it was pared down to the max 10 allowed by the poll.
To me it has to be Tim Raines, my favorite Expo. He was the full package. Ran, hit for average, hit for power (in the 80's 10-20 HR was power), took walks, decent on defense, great timing with his hits. A true all-star all around. His return in 1987 was just amazing (missed April due to the owners refusing to pay beyond what the original team offered, thus had to wait until May to resign with the Expos then single handedly won his first game back with no spring training or minor league rehab).
Gary Carter is a close second. Have to love that he sung O Canada in French at the HOF ceremonies last week.
Gary Carter is a close second. Have to love that he sung O Canada in French at the HOF ceremonies last week.
Who else could I vote for? Tim Raines hitting a triple to left-center in the park at West Palm Beach is about as good as it gets.
Tim Raines, the finest ballplayer ever to play an extended period in Canada (apologies to Vlad, Roberto Alomar and Carlos Delgado).
Guerrero was a great, great player but Raines beats him on the strength of his little skills - his range, his reliabile glove, his standout baserunning. Vlad had the "ooh, aah" skills - the powerful bat and arm that made you leap out of your seat to watch him. Raines was the greatest pure turf player I can remember. For someone like me, who loves the style of turf baseball, Tim Raines was the man.
Guerrero was a great, great player but Raines beats him on the strength of his little skills - his range, his reliabile glove, his standout baserunning. Vlad had the "ooh, aah" skills - the powerful bat and arm that made you leap out of your seat to watch him. Raines was the greatest pure turf player I can remember. For someone like me, who loves the style of turf baseball, Tim Raines was the man.
Another great Tim Raines memory - he and Frank Thomas playing two-against-nine in the 1993 ALCS versus the Blue Jays.
While acknowledging Raines, I always liked the Hawk, outstanding defense and a good bat. In ways he was like Vernon, he left the on deck circle swinging.
And no love for Rodney Scott?
And no love for Rodney Scott?
Apparently no love for ANYONE who played for the 'Spos before about 1980.
If it's just in an Expo's uni, Guerrero wasn't there long enough. If that's not a requirement, he needs more years to be the best. Rains was great but Andre Dawson was even better, one of the most underrated players ever.
A good friend of mine and I had this debate a couple of years ago; I said Raines then and I say Raines now. I will never forget when he sat out in 1986(?) and missed the beginning of the season but in his first game back he hit something like 9 home runs and stole about 20 bases.
Or something like that. Maybe it was only 3 home runs.
Whatever it was, he was great.
Or something like that. Maybe it was only 3 home runs.
Whatever it was, he was great.
Poor Ron Hunt... must be so lonely with no votes.