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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

1990 West Palm Beach Expos, Montreal: Baseball Profiles

Felipe Alou 1990 West Palm Beach Expos card

Features on each member of the 1990 West Palm Beach Expos, high-A affiliate of the Montreal Expos, as included in that year's team set.

West Palm Beach Expos (35)
  1. Felipe Alou enjoyed himself as both majors player, manager
  2. Willie P. Bananas served as West Palm Beach's mascot
  3. Marianne Carlisle, theater major, became Willie P. Bananas
  4. Paul Ciaglo played in 2 pro seasons, 5 total outings
  5. Reid Cornelius made three ML seasons, later turned coach
  6. Sean Cunningham became majors trainer in Montreal, Florida
  7. Wayne Cunningham didn't really play baseball, worked in TV
  8. Bret Davis threw enough strikes to make it from college to the pros;  Saw four seasons, made AAA, 1/13/21
  9. Jim Faulk challenged the wind over five pro seasons, made AA, 1/18/21
  10. Rob Fletcher helped his team break 1989 losing streak; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 12/25/20
  11. Kevin Foster made switch from infield to pitching, saw bigs over seven seasons; Passed in 2008, 12/28/20
  12. Dan Freed started strong in Expos organization; Played five pro seasons, made AA, later became scout, 12/28/20
  13. Dan Gakeler settled down to see 31 outings over only ML season; Played in 12 pro campaigns, 1/5/21
  14. Eddie Gonzalez made brief return after wrist injury; Played in five seasons, made high-A, 12/31/20
  15. Dave Jauss helped Felipe Alou as minors coach, helping his son for 2021 as majors coach, 1/31/21
  16. Rob Kerrigan signed as pro with backing of uncle; Played five seasons, made high-A, 12/28/20
  17. Ken Lake hit a key home run in 1990 game; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 1/15/21
  18. Richie Lewis knocked game-winner as pitcher in 1993; Saw seven ML campaigns, 1/19/21
  19. Rob Mason helped youth team to title as coach; Played four pro seasons, made high-A, 1/4/21
  20. Todd Mayo knew in baseball the outcome is never certain; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 1/26/21
  21. John Mello had nerves of steel over three pro seasons, made high-A; Later became instructor, 12/26/20
  22. Pat Murphy saw what went on over three decades as West Palm Beach sports anchor, got own card, 1/11/21
  23. Doug Piatt couldn't believe he was in the majors; Saw 21 games with Expos in 1991, 1/30/21
  24. Chris Pollack returned from rotator cuff surgery for four more seasons, but had no Hollywood ending in bigs, 1/22/21
  25. F.P. Santangelo knew he'd make the majors; Later made the Mitchell Report, became broadcaster, 2/3/21
  26. Joe Siddall learned a lot over 12 pro seasons; Made bigs, became Blue Jays broadcaster, endured loss of son, 12/29/20
  27. Joel Smith sped his way from Tennessee to the pros; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 1/2/21
  28. David Sommer made pros, passed in 2019
  29. Matt Stairs thought about moving on, then made the next 15 major league seasons, 12/31/20
  30. Adam Terris dedicated himself, then returned to college field; Made pros, saw two seasons, 1/12/21
  31. Jeff Tuss played, later chose football to Angels' surprise
  32. Dave Wainhouse made bigs in 7 seasons
  33. John Wenrick got good action on his fastball in 1986; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 1/23/21
  34. Fred Williams got back to basics and improve hitting at AA; Saw nine pro seasons, missed bigs, 1/20/21
  35. Pete Young made majors with Expos

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