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/NateTheGreat8 NateTheGreat8 Mar 25 '14

Hey Jonah!

First off, thanks so much for joining us to do this AMA!

Second, my question: Do you find that baseball writers such as yourself are split into two distinct camps regarding the admittance of (suspected) PED users into the Hall? From what I can tell the opinions of baseball writers seem to be very bianry, either admit them all or admit none.

Additionally, whats your stance on the whole PED's-in-the-Hall fiasco, and do you anticipate it to chance any time soon?

Thanks again! Nate

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '14

....wait....your name is actually Nate? I thought it was just a tribute to our one true savior.

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u/NateTheGreat8 NateTheGreat8 Mar 25 '14

It's both! Nate was my favorite player while he was with us, which might have been unconsciously caused by my own name ;)

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u/superplatypus57 San Francisco Giants Mar 25 '14

Glad I wasn't the only one to react the same way.

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u/spiffmana Houston Astros • Atlanta Braves Mar 25 '14

So I'm ashamed to admit I honestly wondered if Mike Trout's middle name was Nathan after reading your comment. I've spent too much time on /r/baseball.