22 Days of Blue Jays: Montreal all in on Blue Jays-mania

Brendan had a short but sweet stay in Montreal where he experienced Expos fans pouring their passion into the Blue Jays and was able to catch up with legendary Toronto outfielder Devon White (Brendan Emmett/Sportsnet)

By Brendan Emmett in Montreal

The 22 Days of Blue Jays stay in Montreal was short, but oh so sweet.

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We rolled in late Sunday night, just in time to see the sunset over the city. I got chills looking at Olympic Stadium — here’s to hoping the Expos return to Montreal sooner than later.

Until that day comes, for the most part, it seems Expos fans have no issue cheering passionately for the Blue Jays in the interim for their Canadian baseball fix.

Our Rogers retail store event on Monday was buzzing with excitement — and it wasn’t just the cupcakes.

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Devon White was in the house, and I had a chance to talk to him about the Blue Jays. He held nothing back when talking about the impact of the fans, citing Blue Jays-mania as his favourite part about his years with Toronto.

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I can’t believe how fast this tour is flying by. It seems like just yesterday we left, and now all of a sudden I’m back in Ontario — we’re in Ottawa!

Gees Gees Baseball, thanks for the #22DaysBlueJays support! I’ll see you guys on Wednesday.

Can I get an at-bat?

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