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JP
1:35
when with your prospect package start to drop at The Athletic?
Keith Law
1:35
February 24th.
Alex
1:35
Heading to San Diego next week for sun-- do you have any new recommendations of restaurants to try  (Juniper & Ivy, Crack Shack for chicken sandwiches are my usual go tos)
Keith Law
1:37
Herb & Wood is spectacular. Cucina Urbana. RoVino the Foodery. And always breakfast at the Mission.
Spider Puig
1:38
How, exactly, is Moose not an upgrade at 2B when the Reds received a total WAR of -0.6 from the position in 2019?
Keith Law
1:39
Because they had Senzel ready to go at 2b; the difference between his defensive value there and his defensive value in CF is probably a win, and that's before considering his trouble staying healthy and whether 2b is better for that.. Also, Moustakas' defense at 2b is a complete unknown. He's barely played it and I don't think he'll be average on defense.
BIll
1:39
Mize, Manning and Skubal: Do all three make their debut this year (health being the wild card), or do you see one or more of them being held back until '21?
Keith Law
1:39
Health permitting they should all be up this year.
JP
1:39
unpopular opinion? do not do some half-assed DH to the NL option (DH as long as the starting pitcher is still in). either go full bore, or don't change anything.
Keith Law
1:39
Full DH, please. Same rules everywhere.
Nick
1:40
I'm thinking of moving to Omaha. Have you ever been through there? Any thoughts on the city?
Keith Law
1:40
Once, really enjoyed it, great food scene, very manageable city, nice walkable downtown. It is, however, the least visibly diverse city I've ever visited.
Morris
1:40
The weirdest take I see on your Reds piece is that the trade for Puig got them Bauer, as if Taylor Trammell does not exist
Keith Law
1:41
In general, the Reds fans who were civil - I got more vile comments on Twitter yesterday than I had in some time - in disagreeing all seemed to dismiss the key point that they've traded three top 100 prospects in the last 13 months for not much return.
Matt
1:43
Careful, Keith.  Kobe was never even brought up on rape charges, much less convicted.  That story was extremely muddled, even for a "he said/she said" case.
Keith Law
1:43
GMAFB.
Michael
1:43
Co-worker of mine is suffering from major depression.  Cries all the time, can't get out of his car, etc.  He's seeing a psych and on meds.  Anything I can say/do that will help other than tell him I'm here for him, care about him, etc
Keith Law
1:44
That's the best thing you can do. Don't shy away from him at a time when others probably will.
Nick
1:44
Sonmez shouldn't have been suspended, but can't you agree that it was callous and tacky to re-tweet a 2017 article regarding Kobe's rape case mere hours after his death?  THAT's what she was compelled to announce upon hearing the news?
Keith Law
1:45
No, I don't agree. I think it's callous and tacky to praise him as a hero - especially talking about him as some sort of feminist - and completely ignore one of the most significant, public, and well-evidenced events of his life. Imagine how his victim felt seeing him lauded to the stars.
BIll
1:45
Do you see a scenario in which Lou Whitaker ever gets elected to the Hall of Fame? (At least the Tigers are finally retiring his number.)
Keith Law
1:45
I feel like the answer is no. Maybe if the Hall changes how it selects the people on the committees, but that seems unlikely.
Jason
1:46
I know your top 100 list isn't coming out for a few weeks, but who do you think you'll have higher: Dominguez or Abrams? Does Dominguez have too much risk to have him ranked super high or is the upside too good to ignore?
Keith Law
1:46
Abrams. Dominguez is 16 and hasn't played a game yet.
Mike
1:46
In regards to the Kobe question - the stans for Kobe (or anybody) will always sound like idiots defending whomever it is they blindly follow. But a family is grieving a massive loss of both a husband/father and daughter/sister. Other family's that were clearly connected to Kobe and his family are grieving their massive losses. IMO, this feels like the wrong time to take a stand on Kobe's legacy, and add that to the discussion.
Keith Law
1:46
See above. This consider's Kobe's family, but doesn't consider the woman who accused him of rape.
Brian
1:47
After a couple of run based cocktails do you ever think about your decision not to join the Astros front office and wonder if the highs (World Series win) would have been worth the lows (seemingly everything else)?
Keith Law
1:47
LOL, no. I have never regretted any of my decisions to decline chances to return to a front office - I think of all the time with my daughter I would have missed and I know I made the right calls.
Lara
1:47
Democrats campaign on an appeal to your greatest hopes  -- health care for everyone, a perfect environment, everyone gets along, etc.; Republican campaign on an appeal to your greatest fears.
Keith Law
1:47
Fear sells.
JR
1:48
Are you a fan of The Good Place? If so, thoughts on final season (if you've been watching). I'm enjoying it, but it's definitely run it's course. Always better for a TV show to leave too soon then stay too long.
Keith Law
1:48
I loved S1-2, need to watch S3-4. I couldn't do it weekly - that is a show I think I have to binge.
Sean
1:48
As a giants fan, I kept hoping for a Brandon Belt break out...which never came and likely never will...however he has been an average-good major leaguer for a while now. I should be happy with the production he's provided and not disappointed that he never became a superstar right?
Keith Law
1:48
Yes - can't control the injuries, either.
J
1:48
I recently saw in a documentary that Mick Jagger used The Master & The Margarita for inspiration when writing the lyrics for Sympathy For The Devil
Keith Law
1:49
Yep, he's said that before. That book is far more influential than I ever realized in college when I was first assigned it.
Trey
1:49
Brailyn Marquez, finally a solid recent Cubs s pitching prospect, TOR starter or power closer? And do the Cubs have any other prospects that could hit the rotation soonish?
Keith Law
1:49
More likely a power closer IMO.
Uli Jon
1:51
Did you ever review “Left Hand of Darkness”? Halfway through and it’s my genre holy trinity of concept, world building, and writing skill, the last of which is sometimes lacking in sci-fi.
Keith Law
1:51
I did indeed, and loved it.
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