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/jonahkeri Senior sportswriter Mar 25 '14

Not at all. I would never wish for a city and its fans to lose their team. It'd be great if baseball comes back to Montreal one day. If it does, I hope it's via expansion.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '14

Wouldn't they have to add another one too? Where do you think it would be?

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u/thernkworks Seattle Mariners Mar 25 '14

Portland!

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '14

Portland just voted to get rid of their AAA team to make room for an MLS team, probably doesn't look too good to prospective owners

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u/thernkworks Seattle Mariners Mar 25 '14

Not a great sign, but it's not like Portlanders love soccer and hate baseball. The city just sided with a major league team over a minor league team. We were on the short list when the expos were moving and would probably still have a chance if there was an expansion.

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u/SonofSonofSpock Washington Nationals Mar 25 '14

I thought they already had a soccer team.

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u/thernkworks Seattle Mariners Mar 25 '14

I might be off on the specifics since I don't follow soccer, but there was basically a minor league soccer team that disbanded once the MLS team came to town.

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u/LinuxLinus Seattle Mariners Mar 25 '14

This is basically right. Portland had a moderately-supported A-league team that had the same name as the MLS team.

I don't think minor league success has ever figured much into MLB expansion plans. Though I agree that Portland isn't ready yet.