Warren Cromartie's energy can be infectious. When the former Montreal Expos and Yomiuri Giants star gets going on a topic, his voice rises, his words drip with conviction and even over the phone, you can imagine him flashing that familiar, toothy, megawatt smile.
The subject on Cromartie's mind today is the Montreal Expos. More specifically, how he hopes to bring the team, which relocated and became the Washington Nationals after the 2004 season, back to the city.
"It's been quite a journey, and something I'm supposed to do," Cromartie told The Japan Times in a telephone interview. "It's not something where I'm trying to be a hero or anything."