Vermont Expos

The Vermont Expos are a single-A minor league baseball team in Burlington, Vermont. The team, a member of the short-season New York-Penn League, plays its home games at Centennial Field on the University of Vermont campus.

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Minor league baseball - Burlington - Vermont - New York-Penn League - Centennial Field - University of Vermont

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The team was considering a name change for the 2005 season, as its major-league parent, the Montreal Expos, had moved to Washington D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. However, because Minor League Baseball only gives clubs 60 days after the end of the season to change names and logos, the club did not have enough time for a name change, due to the fact the move to Washington took longer than expected to become official. Prior to the start of the New York-Penn League's 2005 season, the parent club, the Washington Nationals, gave the Vermont Expos a one year stay of execution. Following which, all things "Expos" will have to be erased.

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Major-league - Montreal Expos - Washington D.C. - Washington Nationals

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The Expos held a contest to find a new name and identity for the team for the 2006 season. They were looking for something unique, to reflect Vermont, as opposed to the Nationals, in case they are no longer affiliated with them after 2006. At the end of the contest, they received between 25000 and 30000 entries. The new name, and logo will be unveiled next month.

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On August 16, 2005 the Expos were featured on ESPN SportsCenter as a part of the program's "50 States in 50 Days" segment on Vermont.

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August 16 - 2005 - ESPN - SportsCenter

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