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In recent months, there have been a number of articles in this newspaper about the hoped-for return of Major League Baseball to Montreal. Local business people like Mitch Garber, Alain Bouchard and Stephen Bronfman, along with a few positive-thinking politicians and at least one ex-player (Warren Cromartie), believe that one day the Expos may return to our town.

My family and I were loyal fans of the Expos. We attended many games and purchased merchandise and memorabilia. It was sad to see the eventual downfall of this once-amazing team and its ultimate departure.

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But should local investors try to bring a new team into our city? I think not. Here are a few good reasons:

Montreal weather in April and late September is generally not conducive to baseball being played in an outdoor stadium and let’s face it, baseball should be played outdoors.

Governments at all levels have much more important things to do with tax dollars than to subsidize sports arenas and teams. If tax monies are needed to establish a new team here, I am sure that many citizens would be upset.