Hi Reddit, I'm Jonah Keri. AMA.

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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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What kind of WAR player was Lou Collins in Little Big League?

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NOW WE'RE TALKING.

Lou Collins, for people who don't know, was the 4-foot-7 first baseman played by Timonthy Busfield in the movie "Little Big League", the most underrated film of all time. I have Collins pegged as a Mark Grace type, or Rafael Palmeiro pre-juice. Hits for average, takes a walk, elite defense, doubles power, warning track's not his friend (see Griffey's catch...SPOILER ALERT I guess). We're led to believe that Collins is a veteran in his prime, maybe 30 years old. Grace in his prime was a 4-to-5 win player.

So let's give Collins 4.9 WAR for his 1994 season, and pretend that the shmucks who ran the game that year weren't stupid enough to cancel everything from August 12 on.

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Could Mickey Scales develop into a 20-20 guy? Got to imagine he fills out a little and gains some pop.

Plus, a Bill Haywood believes he can hit.