Andre Dawson To Enter Hall As An Expo

Much to his dismay, Andre Dawson will not enter the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Cub, but as an Expo.

He had previously expressed his interest to the Hall folks, but their concern was mostly for the history of the game.  He had played 10 seasons in Montreal and 6 in Chicago.

The decision is not a no-brainer.  Dawson’s first 11 seasons were played in Montreal, where he won Rookie of the Year in ‘77. He hit 225 of his 438 career homers (51%) with the Expos. So it’s not like he came to Chicago and was a stiff, or his glory days were only spent in Montreal.

Dawson was asked if he might put on a Cubs hat during his induction speech.

“To be honest with you, I thought about that,” he said. “It was a tough night for me sleeping [Tuesday]. I slept better the night before the announcement than I did after I got the decision last night, as odd as that might sound.

“I don’t want to do anything that might be an embarrassment to someone or show someone up, that’s not my character. But there will be some way I will try to acknowledge the Cubs fans to show just how important they were to me. I did think about at some point in time during the speech putting a Cubs cap on, but I don’t know if that’s appropriate.”

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