EXPOS OWNER MAINTAINS STADIUM AT HEART OF FINANCIAL TROUBLES

          Expos President Claude Brochu "insisted" that the team
     is in Montreal "for the long haul," according to Robert
     MacLeod of the Toronto GLOBE & MAIL.  Brochu: "The bottom
     line in baseball is a disaster everywhere and it's no
     different here.  It's going to be a pretty tough year for
     us, but we just have to live through it."  MacLeod wrote
     that Brochu "insists that the team's financial problems can
     be attributed to housing."  Brochu: "When you're away from
     the downtown core it's difficult to get people to go to the
     stadium at night. ... Basically, we don't have any problems
     in terms of fans. ... But our trouble ... is basically
     corporate support" (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 7/7).