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keonleafs · 10-18-2013, 11:44 PM

On May 25 1989, the Expos traded pitchers Randy Johnson, Brian Holman and Gene Harris to the Mariners for a star they thought would bring them a pennant, pitcher Mark Langston and a player to be named later (Mike Campbell). Of course, Randy won 303 games and 5 Cy Young along the rest of his great career. One of the reasons the Expos gave up on the lanky 6'10" lefthander is very well narrated on JockBio.com:

"...The Expos were planning to promote Randy midway through ’88. That plan got sidetracked during a June game when a batter lined a ball of his left wrist. Believing he had suffered a career-threatening break, Randy got so angry that he punched a bat rack on his way to the trainer’s room. When the x-rays came back, they revealed only a bruise on his left wrist—but his right hand was broken. The team, which had always questioned Randy’s maturity, was furious. He didn’t realize it at the time, but in a lot of minds within the Montreal organization now considered him expendable...."

The Expos GM who orchestrated the trade: Dave Dombrowski, actual Detroit Tigers GM!

10-18-2013, 11:44 PM	#19670
keonleafs Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 445	One of the Expos's infamous trades On May 25 1989, the Expos traded pitchers Randy Johnson, Brian Holman and Gene Harris to the Mariners for a star they thought would bring them a pennant, pitcher Mark Langston and a player to be named later (Mike Campbell). Of course, Randy won 303 games and 5 Cy Young along the rest of his great career. One of the reasons the Expos gave up on the lanky 6'10" lefthander is very well narrated on JockBio.com: "...The Expos were planning to promote Randy midway through ’88. That plan got sidetracked during a June game when a batter lined a ball of his left wrist. Believing he had suffered a career-threatening break, Randy got so angry that he punched a bat rack on his way to the trainer’s room. When the x-rays came back, they revealed only a bruise on his left wrist—but his right hand was broken. The team, which had always questioned Randy’s maturity, was furious. He didn’t realize it at the time, but in a lot of minds within the Montreal organization now considered him expendable...." The Expos GM who orchestrated the trade: Dave Dombrowski, actual Detroit Tigers GM! Last edited by keonleafs; 10-22-2017 at 12:53 AM.