A CUP of JOE in the SHOW RETRO ACT #5....the FALL CLASSIC 1994.....EXPOS vs PALE HOSE......but it never happened....a LOOK IN at what would have been for OLYMPIC STADIUM and New COMISKEY

Strike by investerwords.com.....a work stoppage undertaken in support of a bargaining position or in protest of some aspect of a previous agreement or proposed agreement.

The Show Strike of 1994 took away what have been arguably a World Series for the Ages. It would have been the Montreal Expos 1st appearance and the South Siders of Chi City's 1st appearance since the 1959 Go Go Sox led by Aparicio and Fox.

The 'Spos had all the makings of an Elite Squad in the Show led by Skip Felipe Alou. The Pale Hose were the most exciting team on the Junior Circuit and led by Skip Gene Lamont.

At the Time of the Wok Stoppage the 'Spos were leading the NL East by 6 full games at 74-40 and also had the best record in the Show. The Pale Hose were leading the AL Central by 1 full game at 67- 46 holding off the new-look Tribe le by Kenny Lofton and Albert Joey Belle.

Let's look at how the 1994 Fall Classic would have shook down...Pitching Match Ups and Lineups between the '94 Expos and '94 White Sox:

'SPOS Lineup

CF Marquis Grissom
SS Wil Cordero
RF Larry Walker
LF Moises Alou
1B Cliff Floyd
3B Sean Berry
2B Mike Lansing
C Darrin Fletcher

PALE HOSE Lineup

LF Tim Raines
2B Joey Cora
1B Frank Thomas
DH Julio Franco
3B Robin Ventura
RF Bo Jackson
CF Lance Johnson
C Ron Karkovice
SS Ozzie Guillen

PITCHING Match-Ups

Game 1
(MON) Hill vs (CHW) McDowell

Game 2
(MON) P.Martinez vs (CHW) Fernandez

Game 3
(MON) Fassero vs (CWS) Alvarez

Game 4
(MON) Henry vs (CWS) Bere

Games 5 -7 If Necessary.......

BULLPEN Leaders

Saves
(MON) John Wetteland 25
(CWS) Roberto Hernandez 14

Expos All-Star in '94
Alou, Cordero, Flecther, Grissom, Hill

Pale Hose All-Star in '94
Thomas, Alvarez, Bere

The Expos and the Sox that Season were in the Top 5 Offenses in the Show and of course it would have came down to Pitching and Defense. Who would have Won...don't know. Would it have been an entertaining series...you bet.

The '94 Fall Classic that never was....the 'SPOS and PALE HOSE.....only at BLUEDUDE SPORTSTALK...A Cup of Joe in the Show RETRO ACT Exclusive

Note: Numbers and Stats from MLB.com and baseball-reference.com