In Blue Monday: The Expos, the Dodgers, and the Home Run That Changed Everything, author Danny Gallagher argues that Rick Monday's home run in the 9th inning of game five, which eliminated the Expos from advancing to the World Series, was the moment that preceded the Expos exit in Montreal.
Author Danny Gallagher's book Blue Monday: The Expos, the Dodgers, and the Home Run That Changed Everything explains how Rick Monday's home run in the 9th inning of game five set off a chain of events leading to the Expos' departure from Montreal.