Gritty, and the 1994 summer of heartbreak
The untold story of the secret love affair of Youppi and the Philly Phanatic.
4 min readOct 22, 2021
It was August of 1994, and Youppi was heartbroken and despondent.
After what can only be described as a magical season, the magnificent run of the Montreal Expos ended, not in a World Series, but in a labour stoppage that cancelled the…