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/[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/illegal_deagle Houston Astros Mar 25 '14

It would be cool for Brooklyn to get another team.

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u/ThrowTheHeat New York Mets Mar 25 '14

It just seems unlikely. Yankees and Mets culture is so massive here in NY. I don't see a new team pulling any fans.

It's hard enough for a second team to grab fans in a city. A third? I don't see it happening. Especially in the same market as one of the biggest teams in any American sport.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '14

I think a lot of people in Queens and Brooklyn would throw the Mets overboard for a Brooklyn team. Also, Brooklyn has a profound sense of self as a place, and a lot of people still pine over the Dodgers despite not even being born when they moved.