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I was a huge Expos fan back in the day, but am currently supporting the Jays while we wait to get our team back. I agree that the success of the Jays has a direct impact on the attractiveness of Montreal as an MLB market. A Montreal baseball team will never be as popular, profitable or rich as a Toronto team, but it should definitely trend in the same direction. I definitely think that a Montreal team can be roughly in the middle of the pack on those metrics, while the Jays are increasingly becoming a big market team.

I attended the first week of Blue Jays spring training this year, and there was definitely a good mix of people from around the country there. Anyone who is a baseball fan who has never gone to spring training really should make a point of going. Most of the Tampa area is a sprawly mess, but Dunedin, where the Blue Jays are located, is a very nice, walkable town (and relatively unspoiled by big condos and hotels).