Approaching Montreal's Olympic Stadium, "The Big Owe," April 2002. 26 years old and the taxpayers are still paying for it... Jackie Robinson statue outside Olympic Stadium -- Robinson made his Organized Baseball debut as a member of the Montreal Royals in 1946 Expos players signing autographs before the game All the ballpark signs are in French -- even at the stand run by "Monsieur Smoked Meat" Olympic Stadium's worst features, all in one handy image: hideous blue cover over what used to be an openable roof, depressing concrete roof extending for miles over seats cantilevered far from the field, miscellaneous wires extending over the field View from the general admission seats behind the left field wall Looking toward center field from behind the plate Bilingual scoreboard with pitcher's stats "Don't throw things" and "don't block the view," rendered schematically Action shot of two future Hall of Famers: Vlad Guerrero starting his swing, Mike Piazza catching Youppi!, the Expos' mascot |