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Klawchat 10/20/22
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Guardians
2:19
What do we have in Nolan Jones? Future big leaguer?
Keith Law
2:20
Big leaguer, more likely a platoon or bench guy than a regular.
Insert Witty Name Here
2:20
You’re not getting the point of my question.  We haven’t been using “they/them” for that long as a social issue.  Because they only represent 5% of the population, is there another population of people that represent 5% to where we have to change our usual behavior to their preferences because of their feelings? If I call a they/them a him because they look like a typical man, why should I feel bad about that?
Keith Law
2:20
The singular they/them has existed for centuries. Just ask people and try to use their pronouns. Also, I'm 1000% certain that the biggest issue for LGBTQ+ folks isn't pronouns. It's their right to exist.
TomBruno23
2:20
Has Mike Matheny managed his last MLB game?
Keith Law
2:20
Nothing personal against the guy, but I think that is for the best.
xxx(yyy)
2:21
what is your at home coffee routine/process?
Keith Law
2:22
I either use a V60 pour-over or make an espresso macchiato (so a double shot with a small amount of foamed milk). I go back and forth. The former has more caffeine because I use about 20% more coffee by weight, so sometimes that's the determining factor. Today I needed that extra 20%. And then that's usually my only coffee for the day.
James
2:22
Did you watch the Pizza show on Netflix ? With Bianco in it
Keith Law
2:23
No but I need to. I tried to go to the original location when I had an unexpected window on Saturday and they had a four-hour wait - it hasn't been like that in years. Great for them. Less so for me.
Todd
2:23
How much of a concern is it that after the November elections, Republicans will have so much control that a plain sight coup is actually possible? Validate elections that only benefit them
Keith Law
2:23
Everyone should vote their conscience. I do believe that our democracy's health is very much at stake this November, though.
Tracy
2:23
Too many books, so little time?
Keith Law
2:24
Absolutely. I'm about 3 behind in reviews now, too. And I have the Hugo winner (A Desolation Called Peace ... what a pretentious title) checked out from the library, and would like to get the Booker winner soon too. Plus I bought seven books at Changing Hands in AZ.
I could live in a very small house if I didn't have all the books and board games.
Todd
2:25
Piggy backig off the above, how far removed from Trump's mere existence do we have to be to actually get back to pre Trump politics? Or a sense of rationality
Keith Law
2:27
Last question for this week ... No political movement is going to go away if it works. If voters reject a movement, it'll die off, and in our case the party in question will swerve to something else. That's true for either party, for any movement. Trumpism will endure as long as it wins elections. When that stops, the Republican Party will shift to a different set of ideas or policies, or perhaps another candidate. The same would be true for Democrats - it's not the same thing, but the party abandoned a lot of its principles during the Clinton era for the sake of retaining power. I don't think this is any big insight.
That's all for this week's chat. My next big post for the Athletic will be my free agent rankings, which will run after the World Series ends, maybe the next day depending on the schedule. Thank you as always for reading and for all of your questions!
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