Post by WarrenPeace on Nov 20, 2019 2:25:23 GMT
Nov 19, 2019 18:37:50 GMT _ said:
I still miss the Montreal elb'sWhile the Canadiens logo still stands and is associated with more success (not now, but in history), I always felt the Expos logo was more iconic, to an extent:
You already got the explanation but from the Question box section of the New York times, from June 3rd 1985:
QUESTION: How did the Montreal Expos acquire their nickname and what is the team logo supposed to represent?
When a National League franchise was approved for the 1969 season in Montreal, the World's Fair, known as Expo '67, had just ended, so the team was named after the event. The logo is composed of three colors - red, white and blue - and three letters: a large stylized ''M'' for Montreal, a lower case ''e'' for Expos in red on the lower left of the logo, and a ''b'' for baseball in blue on the right-hand side.
Then you can find other sources that confirms the basics:
I guess the "L" is only visible because they wanted to emphasize on the "e" and "b" while making a connection with the Canadiens colors. Still one of the best concept of all time, to the point it got ranked #12 on the list of the 30 best baseball logos of all time by ESPN:
And despite the team departure, the caps are still pretty popular:
Expos caps are Lids' No. 5 seller in Canada, behind only the Blue Jays, N.Y. Yankees, L.A. Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, and ahead of the World Series champion Houston Astros.
The caps are made by New Era and sold at many sports shop, here is their site with the selection:
I own two different models.
What about the rumor of that being a blue lower case b for baseball though?