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nelson
2:18
Did you see Good Time? Thought it was one of the best movies I saw this year, for what it's worth.
Keith Law
2:18
I did. Pattinson was good, but I hated just about everything else about it: http://klaw.me/2AWJ3RI
2:19
Score was good, though.
Mark
2:19
I'm a big music fan and I can't name one Fall song. Any recommendations?
Keith Law
2:19
Hit the North and Mountain Energy are two of their more accessible singles.
Ben
2:19
Keith, enjoying top 100 and having fun diving into Smart (sp!) Baseball. Faintly remembering you favorably comparing Jordan Hicks v Sandy Alcantara this past year.  SA made the list, JH didn't, so just curious - anything change to adjust your opinion on JH, or is it a reflection of SA's proximity to majors? Thanks again!
Keith Law
2:20
Alcantara is closer, little further along as a pitcher, where Hicks has more pure stuff. Hicks has had some little hiccups along the way that Alcantara hasn't.
Brian
2:20
Do you get a Hall vote next year?
Keith Law
2:22
I do. I'll clearly have Bonds, Clemens, Edgar, Moose, Rolen, Schilling, Walker, and Mo, leaving two spots for a decent group of borderline guys, including Halladay, Manny, Sheffield, etc.
Baldy Rob
2:22
Is there a decent chance Loaisiga and/or Tate make next year's list if they continue building on what they showed in the second half of last season?
Keith Law
2:22
A chance, yes.
Adam Doctolero
2:22
In response to Minnie, I would go with Virtu. I've eaten there three times and each time it was the highlight of the trip I was on. Keith is right, the menu is shorter, but for me that's a good thing. It's a great vibe with great service and fantastic food and drinks.
Keith Law
2:22
Never had a bad meal at either place, really.
JR
2:22
Why do you think people have such strong opinions about the HOF?  Why not just be happy for the players that get in?
Keith Law
2:23
Dunno. People also really seemed to think I would be upset that Hoffman got it. I could not care less about this - having opinions on these matters is my job, and if I can mine humor from it, great.
KS
2:23
If Jazz Chisholm stays healthy this season do you expect him to be a candidate for the 2019 top 100 list?
Keith Law
2:23
If you asked me last year, I would have predicted he'd make this year's list. Then he got hurt and had no chance to show any progress. So ... I hope so.
Todd
2:23
Marcus Stroman is successful, hes short, why cant Chance Adams be?
Keith Law
2:23
Yes, all short pitchers are Marcus Stroman. Exactly.
2:24
Willie Calhoun is my height. I would suggest you draft him for your fantasy team and not me.
Tom
2:24
Do you have any loose rule about how many opinions you want on a player before being comfortable forming a full opinion? Is it different if it is a scout and an exec vs two scouts or just your own eval and nothing else?
Keith Law
2:25
Never just me. That's the one big rule. I think the minimum I need to feel good about a player is three - mine and two others, scouts or execs. After that, more opinions are good (pretty sure I talked to 3 guys who saw Manning and more than 4 on Florial), but there tend to be diminishing returns beyond that.
Joe
2:25
Keith, I am moving to the Tampa area for work.  Are people allowed to watch GCL games?  Not looking for a high level of play, but just a way to kill a few hours here and there.
Keith Law
2:25
Yes, usually can just walk in.
Dr. Bob
2:26
You once commented that a college player should be in high-A very quickly after signing. Wouldn't a good high-school signee have advanced that far or farther by age 22? If so, what does that say about how well a player will develop in college vs. how well he will develop at Rookie and low-A?
Keith Law
2:26
Depends. Some kids at 18 aren't physically developed enough to handle the rigors of pro ball, but get there by 21.
Witt Jr.
2:26
Where would you rank Witt Jr. and any comps?
Keith Law
2:27
He's 2019 draft. He might as well be a fictional character for me at this point. No, I care more about fictional characters than guys for future drafts.
Rick C
2:27
FTR, that was not me that asked if we shouldn't pay attention to your midseason rankings.  Someone took my name, oddly.
Keith Law
2:27
That person has gotten progressively nastier, too.
Tom C
2:27
Especially because of all the pitching changes in every game, why didn't Manfred propose "relief pitchers get 2 warm up pitches when they enter the game?
Keith Law
2:28
This is one I don't understand, although of course I've never pitched, but can we shift more of the warmup to the bullpen? Require pitchers to be more ready when they come in? My suspicion has long been that we can, but it would cut into commercial time. If you killed mid-inning commercial breaks, games would feel MUCH faster.
qq
2:28
Were you surprised by MLBAM/Bob Bowman story?
Keith Law
2:28
Nothing and nobody surprises me any more.
Jeff
2:28
I know you consider Ohtani a #1 ML SP and don't buy him as an everyday bat, but would you do anything at all with him as a hitter or just forget it and have him concentrate 100% on pitching?
Keith Law
2:29
If he wants to hit, you probably have to find a way to make it work. Plus their current DH might be the worst player in baseball.
Jon
2:29
What are your feelings on stumping for or against HOF candidates? Do you think Jonah Keri or Joe Morgan impacted the voting for Raines, Bonds/Clemens?
Keith Law
2:30
I've always been vocal about whether I would or wouldn't vote for players - I came out for Raines right away, and wrote about how I thought the all-white electorate was being harder on him than it was on white candidates with similar drug use histories. Whether it affects anything, I don't know, but I'm not trying to sway voters so much as talk to all of you.
Kevin
2:30
Blasphemous Rumors!  Nice Pull.  Have you played any of the Ticket to Ride Expansion boards?  Do you have a favorite?
Keith Law
2:30
Europe is great. I have the England and PA boards for the app and haven't tested them out yet. Also my daughter and I played the France map at PAX Unplugged and it's very different, I think in a good way.
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