Youpi was hired by the Montreal Canadiens. Good to see that the Montreal Expos will remain alive.
Super Moderator
Youpi was hired by the Montreal Canadiens. Good to see that the Montreal Expos will remain alive.
Unlike most other team sports, in which teams usually have an equivalent number of players on the field at any given time, in baseball the hitting team is at a numerical disadvantage, with a maximum of 5 players and 2 base coaches on the field at any time, compared to the fielding team's 9 players. For this reason, leaving the dugout to join a fight is generally considered acceptable in that it results in numerical equivalence on the field, and a fairer fight.
Pas mal ça!
Odd to see Youppi! with the Canadiens jersey on. It's tough to find a better looking jersey than the Canadiens red, but it looks weird on him.
From now until the end of September, I'll be chronicling in real time on Twitter the 1946 season of the International league's Montréal Royals, when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in professional baseball. Check it out: https://twitter.com/Royals_46season
Fan without a team
I can't wait to see him at the Centre Bell, it's funny to say, but he was one of my number 1 preoccupations when I heard that the Expos would be moving. I still believe he was the coolest mascot in all of baseball. I also used to own little Youppi! figurines with wich I played as a kid, I wonder what became of them.
Saw Yaz launch one in '78
I still have the little plastic Youppi the Expos gave as a stadium give away in 1990.Originally Posted by Ex-Expo fan
I also used to own little Youppi! figurines with wich I played as a kid, I wonder what became of them
The Cuervo Gold, the fine Columbian, make tonight a wonderful thing.
Youppi!
I had those too and wonder where mine went...I can't wait to see him at the Centre Bell, it's funny to say, but he was one of my number 1 preoccupations when I heard that the Expos would be moving. I still believe he was the coolest mascot in all of baseball. I also used to own little Youppi! figurines with wich I played as a kid, I wonder what became of them
Fan without a team
Just wanna make a little comment about Youppi, maybe you know it already or you read it in a Metro (french free subway magazine in Montreal), but Youppi is the only mascot inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame with the San Diego chicken and the Phillie Phanatic! That makes at least two expo cap wearing legends in the Hall of Fame. I think he looked better in the Expos Jersey though, maybe I'll have to get used to his new uniform.
Pas mal ça!
I didn't know youppi was in the Hall of fame. I think he should go for the double-play and try to get into the hockey HOF somewhere down the road. This... creature, is really setting the standard for the mascots of the 21st century.
From now until the end of September, I'll be chronicling in real time on Twitter the 1946 season of the International league's Montréal Royals, when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in professional baseball. Check it out: https://twitter.com/Royals_46season
Registered User
Youppi will always be with us!!
Although, I prefer him with a white jersey on!! And he looks good with a cap, take off the helmet......
Keep a little baseball in the overall picture......:
Registered User
He would look good on the top of the jumbotron at the Bell Center......
But, seriously, he was one of the Best mascots I've ever seen...
REMEMBER THE EXPOS
Registered User
I was never a big Youppi fan but I can see how the kids enjoyed him/her?
One of my fondest memories of the Expos' final years is when Youppi (who must have been thirsty that day) was wavering back and forth then started to dance and fell off the Expos' dugout on to the field. I guess mascots shouldn't drink and dance
Last edited by Homestead Gray; 12-24-2008 at 10:55 PM.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks