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Column: ‘Devastating’ baseball strike memories linger 25 years later for Moises Alou

Dust off the memories of the 1994 Major League Baseball season, the dominating rise of the Montreal Expos and the strike that wiped it all away and a unique thought comes to mind for All-Star Moises Alou.

When negotiations unraveled between owners and the players’ association 25 years ago, the Expos — the MLB-best 74-40 Expos — had no idea it would kill the World Series and, many argue, the franchise’s run in Canada.

Alou, a special assistant to the Padres, said the team was so popular and had so much traction that even a star hitting .