{"id":2062,"date":"2013-07-16T08:11:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T12:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost\/expos\/atkinson-added-to-exposnation-event-july-20\/"},"modified":"2013-07-16T08:11:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T12:11:56","slug":"atkinson-added-to-exposnation-event-july-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exposnation.com\/en\/atkinson-added-to-exposnation-event-july-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Atkinson added to ExposNation event July 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">https:\/\/www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com\/articles\/atkinson-added-to-exposnation-event-july-20\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ExposNation, a Facebook fan page with over 155,000 Montreal Expos fans, today confirmed the participation of former Expo\u00a0<strong>Bill Atkinson<\/strong>\u00a0for the July 20th planned presence at the Tampa Bay Rays-Jays game at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Announced in March, the show of support for pro baseball\u2019s return to Montreal at a Major League Baseball park is estimated to attract over 600 Expos fans to the game.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cExposNation is overwhelmed by the media inquiries and outpouring of fan support that we\u2019ve seen over the last several months,\u201d said Matthew Ross, ExposNation Founder and Chairman. \u201cAdding Bill Atkinson to our presence at the Rogers Centre only adds to our growing credibility and further cements our cause as worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe hope that Major League Baseball and prospective investors in a Montreal franchise and stadium are taking notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A native of Chatham, Ont.,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/atkinbi01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Atkinson pitched parts of four seasons<\/a>\u00a0(\u201876-\u201879) with the Expos, appearing in 98 games with an 11-4 record, a 3.42 ERA and 11 saves. 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