Tomorrow, former Montréal Expos outfielder Andre Dawson will be honored by the Washington Nationals for entering the Hall of Fame even though he never played a game in D.C. The Nats of course, used to be the Expos, but as I have mentioned before I don’t think the former needs to recognize the latter. Since there is disagreement on the subject, I figured I would try, in an admittedly unscientific way, to determine who thinks this is a good idea.

Nats fans: Which statement best decribes your position on the Washington Nationals acknowledging or celebrating the Montreal Expos?
	I am from the Washington D.C. area and I don’t care about the Expos legacy.
	I am from the Washington D.C. area and I don’t mind the Nats celebrating the Expos.
	I moved to the Washington D.C. area and I don’t care about the Expos legacy.
	I moved to the Washington D.C. area and I don’t mind the Nats celebrating the Expos.
	I was Expos fan and I like the Nats honoring the legacy.
	I was Expos fans and I want their legacy to stay in Montreal.
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Based on what I am seeing on Twitter this evening, the 2 Expos Hall of Famers, Dawson and Gary Carter will be added to a ring of honor that will wrap around the 100-level façade (Nationals Daily News) in the infield that also includes Hall of Famers from the Senators and Homestead Grays, who made Washington a second home in the 1940s. That is probably a good compromise, but I rather we keep it D.C.-centric. That Frank Howard, perhaps the most popular Washington baseball player of the second half of the 20th century is not included, Hall of Fame or not, but two guys who never played a game in D.C. doesn’t sit right with me.

PREACH IT!

Expos Who? Nationals Should Honor D.C. First – DC SB Nation

FURTHER READING

Still waiting for Frank Robinson Day – Nationals Enquirer

By honoring Andre Dawson, Washington Nationals acknowledge complicated history – The Post

Nationals honor Andre Dawson, a Washington baseball icon? – Daily Pitch, USA Today