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Keith Law
1:34
Nate: An average-ish team that got a bit lucky, with upside over the next several years but probably not a playoff team in 2021.
1:35
James: All defensive metrics are unreliable for 2020. The sample size was just too small.
Pat D
1:35
I'm choosing to watch the Giants/Eagles game tonight because I like to torture myself by watching the Giants' ineptitude, I refuse to watch the WS as a bitter Yankees fan, and I just can't listen to Trump's voice.  Does that sound sane?
Keith Law
1:35
No Ertz or Sanders, though. Gonna be really ugly.
Josh
1:35
Hi.  My household income is around $500,000.  Please, PLEASE tax me more, and give struggling families a fighting chance (comprehensive healthcare, after-school care through high school, etc.).
Keith Law
1:38
One thing I do not really understand is why so many people who make far less than whatever threshold Biden might set for a higher marginal tax rate - and I'm pretty sure I will be paying more if he's elected - are opposed to it. If you make that much money, it is at least a rational view to say you oppose a plan that will cost you more in taxes and almost certainly yield you less value in direct return (although you may gain psychic value from improving public goods, or even secondary value from living in a safer or more prosperous community/country). If you don't, though, why the fuck are you opposed to taxing people who earn annual income that puts them in the top 1% of US earners marginally more?
1:39
For the record: I'll pay more under Biden, and I'm good with that. Fund health care. Re-fund environmental regulations, diversity training, and basic science research.
Tim
1:39
Game 7 NLCS, worst TOOTBLAN of all time?
Keith Law
1:39
Kolten Wong in 2013 (?) was pretty bad too.
Mike
1:40
Safe to assume if your boardgame list says medium complexity (or less) that a 10 year old could play? You don't have a list oriented to families, right? anyway, have a great day.
Keith Law
1:40
Yes, that's right. I chose to put complexity tags on those rather than carve out a separate list, because every kid is a little different and I figured you would know your kid(s) better than I would.
JR
1:40
Is "Piranesi" in your queue of books to read soon? I enjoyed it. I'll admit I was shocked to see it was only 250 pages after her first book was over 1000.
Keith Law
1:40
Yes, but maybe over the winter.
DEF
1:40
I really like your lists of top board games and top 2 player board games. Any chances of getting a top solo board game list?
Keith Law
1:40
Yes, for sure, this winter.
1:41
I'll include games that are strictly solo plus those with good solitaire modes.
Joel
1:41
Did Bryse Wilson and Kyle Wright do enough for the Braves to feel comfortable relying on them in 2021?
Keith Law
1:41
Wilson yes, Wright probably not. I expect both to make starts for Atlanta in 2021 but I think Wright will have to fight to maintain a spot in the rotation.
Kevin
1:41
What is your approach to following the election results on November 3rd? Most of my friends say they'll tune out and wait for real developments. I seriously doubt my ability to do the same, as good as it may be for my mental health.
Keith Law
1:41
I've been involved in some local elections, especially Kyle Evans Gay's campaign to flip our State Senate district blue, so I'll be watching results at many levels.
J5
1:42
Lorenzen was ok as an SP in the short stint.  CIN will lose Bauer... any chance he makes the rotation?
Keith Law
1:42
I don't buy it. I think he's a reliever only.
J5
1:42
Is Julio Urias better suited in the bullpen w/ Price coming back next year?  Or does Gonsolin or May get the boot?
Keith Law
1:43
Urias should start if he can handle the workload. Also, I am not quite ready to bank on Price making 30+ starts next year ... my guess is May starts in AAA (if such a thing exists) and becomes the call-up when they need another starter.
Josh
1:43
Enjoying any tv shows lately?
Keith Law
1:44
Just finished The Vow (great start, petered out in the last 3 episodes). Enjoying the new season of GBBO. Mostly watching the playoffs this month, though. We'll get back on movies and TV next week.
J5
1:44
Lamet, Clevinger, Gore, Patino, Paddack, Davies... which one doesnt make it next yr in the rotation?
Keith Law
1:44
I think Gore is the odd man out right now.
Rupert
1:44
I have a 5 and 7 year old, and there's basically no board game I've found that can keep their attention (or at least the 5 year old's attention).  Any suggestions?
Keith Law
1:45
It depends a bit on what they like - I see a lot of games suitable for ages 5+, like Ticket to Ride First Journey, but if your kids don't like maps or train games, that may not be the ideal choice. I haven't cracked Dragomino, the young players' version of Kingdomino, yet, but it looks promising.
Dr. Bob
1:45
RE: The Arozorena question. At only 19, Andruw Jones broke upon our consciousness in the 1996 playoffs and WS after only playing 31 games that year. Was he already considered a top prospect? In any words, is there any correlation to Arozorena?
Keith Law
1:45
Andruw was one of the best prospects in baseball before 1996. I think BA had him in their top 2 or 3, if not actually at 1.
Geoff
1:45
I've found myself thinking about this recently: what will be the point where you're confident about/feel safe being around others in a "normal" way (i.e. no mask, large crowds, etc.)? After there's a real, effective vaccine obviously, but right after? A few weeks after when infections are way down? Longer?
Keith Law
1:46
If infections are way down, and we're seeing high enough vaccination rates in the places I want to go, then I'll travel. It might be safer to travel to Europe, for example, where they have fewer batshit anti-mask people.
Ben
1:47
Keith, do you have any concerns about Biden's connections with China, Russia & Ukraine? Not saying compared to Trump, just in a vacuum, does this new information trouble you at all?
Keith Law
1:47
No because I don't fall for bullshit.
Jason
1:48
Is a healthy rotation of Soroka, Fried, Anderson, Wright, and Wilson a top 10-type rotation, or am I putting too much hope in Wright and hype into SSS from Anderson and Wilson?
Keith Law
1:49
With Soroka having some history of injuries and Wilson/Wright both showing at least some inconsistency, I'd like to see them take a shot at a one-year starter, even if that's also someone who isn't a lock for 30 starts, to increase their chances of getting those innings from somewhere other than the Josh Tomlins of the world.
Ben (Chi)
1:49
What's your take on all these Cubs layoffs?  Penny wise, pound foolish?
Keith Law
1:49
Misanthropic. Although given that Todd Ricketts profile in the New Yorker, I'm hardly surprised.
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