When I think of the Expos I think of the ELB logo, Tim “Eli” Wallach’s APBA player card, and a blueprint picture of that crazy stadium shaped like an egg. I also remember hating the team because it’s catcher, Gary Carter, was the counter to my favorite player growing up — Johnny Bench.

Toward the end of the team’s existence I remember an air of pre-mortem nostalgia, which I resisted out of principle. Now that the team is gone and I find myself writing about sports I eat it up. Why?

Because baseball is always part nostalgia and it’s one of the few places in life where you can get away with soaking it in. Writing about baseball has tuned me into this. If you have a similar feeling you’ll likely eat up this lengthy interview with Jacques Doucet, the voice of the ‘Spos for 33 years, courtesy of The Biz of Baseball. This is just part one of two, so there’s more on the way.

Bizball: Let’s talk about the Expos’ history. What would be your dream team if you had to choose among all former Expos players?

Doucet: I could definitely give you one, because if you didn’t already know, I’m currently writing a book with the help of Marc Robitaille. We are both members of SABR and Encore Baseball Montreal, so we are familiar with each other. For this project, he also asked me my dream team, so here it is:

C: Gary Carter
1B: Andres Gallaraga
2B: Jose Vidro
3B: Tim Wallach
SS: Orlando Cabrera
OF: Vladimir Guerrero, Tim Raines, Andre Dawson
Bench: Darrin Fletcher, Tony Perez, Ron Hunt, Chris Speier, Larry Walker, Marquis Grissom, Ellis Valentine
Pitchers: Steve Rogers, Dennis Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Bill Gullickson, Scott Sanderson, Bill Lee, Ross Grimsley, Jeff Reardon, John Wetteland
Manager: Dick Williams, Gene Mauch, Felipe Alou, Perry Hill
Pitching coach: Jim Brewer
Hitting coach: Duke Snyder
Bullpen coach: Pierre Arsenault