Montreal Flashbacks

 Just a bunch of Montreal baseball cards today - no particular reason as to why, but there's never really a bad reason to show them off.

Seeing Jackie in a Montreal Royals uniform, and reading about the team he would eventually debut for, makes this pretty easy to find the source for the photo. And it looks like we head off to Havana for it.  That makes this a rare three-country photo thanks to the brochure. 

If it weren't for Fleer Tradition, there would be no cardboard evidence that Todd Zeile ever played for the Expos. Since it was the Update set in 2003, and the regular set in 2004 that were the only cards featuring him there. He'd actually be with the Mets for a repeat performance in 2004, and that got a few more pack-pullable options, such as MLB Showdown and Topps Total.

Not to complain about an Expos appearance post-relocation, but a family-themed card of Tim Raines should probably have him with the Orioles, and also include a photo of him with his son/teammate.

This was probably a case of just going through COMC, looking for the least expensive relic, and adding it to my inventory. If you look carefully, there's a hit of a pinstripe in the upper corner.

Start with a non-Expos card, end with one too. Sure, this Heritage retro card (out of Pro Debut) is a Harrisburg Senators card, but since they were affiliated with the Expos at the time of the era if not the release, this is totally, 100% an Expos card. My binder - my decision.

And there you have it!