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MORE NEUTRALITY INFO: Incidentally, would it surprise anybody that, according to loyal reader David Hallstrom, the Expos have drawn three home crowds this year smaller than the Marlins drew in either "home" game in Chicago? They were May 4 (4,001) and 5 (3,609) vs. Colorado in Montreal, and June 16 (3,763) vs. Minnesota in San Juan.

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STILL MORE NEUTRALITY INFO: Thanks to slow-moving hurricanes and slow-moving MLB relocation committees, the Marlins and Expos managed to play each other in four different ballparks this season -- Stade Olympique (Montreal), Pro Player Stadium (Miami), Hiram Bithorn Stadium (San Juan) and U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago).

That got Expos public-relations virtuoso John Dever wondering whether that was some kind of record. But while the Elias Sports Bureau informed him (and us) that it wasn't, Elias also reported no two teams had done that since 1970, when the Pirates and Reds met at Forbes Field, Three Rivers Stadium, Crosley Field and Riverfront Stadium.

The all-time record is five parks, held by the 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Philadelphia Phillies.
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USELESS WHITE HOUSE INFO: How long has Major League Baseball owned the Expos? For 946 days (through Thursday). Which is so long, according to loyal reader David Hallstrom, that it's longer than the entire terms of five different presidents:

William Henry Harrison (32 days)
James Garfield (121 days)
Zachary Taylor (555 days)
Warren Harding (882 days)
Gerald Ford (895 days)

Next up: Millard Fillmore (968 days) and John F. Kennedy (1,027 days).

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Speaking of leadoff homers, guess which current leadoff man needs one more to move into the all-time top five for most leadoff bombs in a season? Nope, not Craig Biggio or Shannon Stewart. It's Montreal's Brad Wilkerson, who has hit eight this year. Here's the Sultan's complete list of leadoff dynamos who hit eight or more in a season:

Alfonso Soriano, Yankees, 2003 (13)
Brady Anderson, Orioles, 1996 (12)
Bobby Bonds, Giants, 1973 (11)
Jacque Jones, Twins, 2002 (11)
Rickey Henderson, Yankees, 1986 (9)
Craig Biggio, Astros, 2001 (8)
Barry Bonds, Pirates, 1988 (8)
Kal Daniels, Reds, 1987 (8)
Rickey Henderson, A's-Blue Jays, 1993 (8)
Rick Monday, Cubs, 1976 (8)
Chuck Knoblauch, Yankees, 1999 (8)
Alfonso Soriano, Yankees, 2002 (8)
Brad Wilkerson, Expos, 2004 (8) *

(* - through Friday)
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Next series is vs. the Mets, with the Expos 2 games back on them for last place.

Later.