 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1981 National League Division Series, Expos yakatarisana nevakundi vehafu yokutanga, vakadziviriri vemakwikwi enyika Phillies. Montreal yakakunda mitambo miviri yokutanga, paOlympic Stadium, nemigumisiro yakafanana ye31 vasati vasiya mitambo miviri inotevera muPhiladelphia. Mumutambo wechishanu unogumisa, Steve Rogers weMontreal akatarisana naSteve Carlton munhangemutange yavatambi. Rogers akaisa mutambo wakazara sezvo Montreal yakafambira mberi ku1981 National League Championship Seriesnekukunda 30. Kutarisana neLos Angeles Dodgers, Montreal yakaparadzanisa mitambo miviri yekutanga yezvakanakisisa-zvemitambo mishanu muLos Angeles vasati vadzokera kumba kwemitambo mitatu yekupedzisira. Montreal yakakunda mutambo wechitatu, asi yakakundikana mukuedza kwavo kwekutanga kuvhara nhevedzano nekurasikirwa nemutambo wechina uye kumisikidza mutambo wechishanu wekusarudza. Mutambo wokusarudza, wakadzoswa mberi nezuva rimwe nemhaka yemvura, wakatambwa pana October 19, 1981, mumamiriro okunze aiva pedyo nechando. Mutambo wacho wakanga wakaenzana pa1 kupinda muchikamu chechipfumbamwe apo Fanning akasarudza kuva nomutambi wake mukuru, Steve Rogers, achibuda mu bullpen kuzokanda. Rogers akadzinga vatambi vaviri vokutanga asati atarisana naRick Monday. Zvakazotevera zvaive nguva yekusarudza munhoroondo yeExpos: pa31 kuverenga, Rogers akarembera bhora rinokurumidza rakanyura iro Muvhuro rakarova pamusoro pefenzi yepakati penzvimbo yemutambo-kuhwina uye nhevedzano-yekugadzirisa imba. Nguva yacho, uye mutambo wacho, zvakava zvinozivikanwa kuvateveri veExpos seMuvhuro weBlue. Kurasikirwa kunoshamisa kwakanga kuri kukundwa kunorwadza kwechikwata icho panguva iyoyo chakanga chagamuchirwa sechikwata chebaseball chakakurumbira zvikurusa cheCanada. 