r/baseball • u/jonahkeri Senior sportswriter • Mar 25 '14

Feature Hi Reddit, I'm Jonah Keri. AMA.

Howdy hey!

My name is Jonah Keri, I'm a baseball writer for Grantland and author of the book, "Up, Up, & Away", a really fun (and occasionally autobiographical) look at the history of the Montreal Expos, told via ~130 interviews with ex-players (Pedro Martinez! Andre Dawson! Tim Raines! Rusty Staub!), managers, owners, and many more.

The book comes out today and is available at bookstores near you, online (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307361357/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0307361357&linkCode=as2&tag=jonahkericom-20), as an e-book (https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/up-up-and-away/id707326028?mt=11), and in various other places.

Though baseball is my vocation, I'm also a native Montrealer with strong opinions about everything from bagels to standing desks. So go nuts. I'm excited to chat.

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u/vitamanpanguins81 Mar 25 '14

Best Expo mustache?

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u/jonahkeri Senior sportswriter Mar 25 '14

No contest. Has to be the guy after whom I name all my fantasy teams, Andy McGaffigan.

http://smedcards.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/late-december_0001.jpg

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u/Da_Fino Montreal Expos Mar 25 '14

Whoa, McGaffigan looks like a young Jim Leyland.

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u/vitamanpanguins81 Mar 25 '14

A young Jim Leyland has never existed.

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u/OneLuckyContestant Kansas City Royals Mar 25 '14

Is that Rust Cohle?

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u/jmchao Chicago Cubs Mar 25 '14

Baseball is a flat diamond.

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u/RaptorsDevotee Mar 25 '14

Forgot about McGaffigan, better than Rogers. I still say the bushiest one was Bobby Ramos.

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u/almagest Chicago White Sox Mar 25 '14

Bring back wood panelling in dugouts.

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u/RaptorsDevotee Mar 25 '14

Steve Rogers had a pretty good one, but for sheer coverage, Bobby Ramos, he had the whole upside down U going.