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Keith Law
1:33
Nothing I can report but you are asking the right question. He should be up, and he isn't. What does that tell us
addoeh
1:33
How do you like your Van Halen?  Diamond Dave or Red Rocker.
Keith Law
1:33
DLR all the way.
mike sixel
1:34
Just stopping by to say thanks for the game, book, music, movie reviews. And to recommend Odin's Ravens...have a great day.
Keith Law
1:34
I've heard good things about that game ... I think it's the one where the original Kickstarter guy took off with the money and another publisher came in, took over the game's rights, and fulfilled it?
TC
1:34
If you're starting a team in 2021, who would you rather have? Soto or Tatis Jr?
Keith Law
1:34
Tatis Jr.
Paul
1:35
I haven't looked at the numbers yet, but it feels like there are a ton of home runs now in the playoffs after a bit of a dip in the regular season. Have they switched back to the super balls or its just a bunch of good home run hitters in the playoffs?
Keith Law
1:36
We need data, which I assume we'll have soon, but I agree it at least looks like the ball is flying farther.
Manny machado
1:36
Am i a hypocrite for criticizing graterol’s celebration
Keith Law
1:36
Yes. Bad look.
Henry
1:36
Just want to thank you for the excellent Baratza grinder recommendation a few weeks ago. It's made my pour over so much better.
Keith Law
1:36
They also have incredible customer service. Love that grinder.
Tom
1:36
Ryan Weathers, potential number 2 sp?
Keith Law
1:37
No, not based on anything I've seen or heard.
Tom
1:37
O neil cruz needs to be fired into the sun...But it's crazy how little media attention this has gotten. He was a top prospect and now gotta think he will never see the big leagues
Keith Law
1:37
Probably getting less attention because it didn't happen in the US and there were a lot of conflicting rumors about it. If he's convicted, or MLB suspends him for a long time, it'll probably be a bigger story.
Dr. Bob
1:37
I think your most controversial musical opinion is not liking Bruce Springsteen.
Keith Law
1:37
Certainly my most controversial in the press box.
Rick
1:38
Since the padres called up Patino, Morejon, and Weathers over Gore, do we need to re-think Gore’s prospect value?
Keith Law
1:38
No. Morejon was already in the majors. I answered on Gore above but I don't think your premise supports your conclusion.
Alex
1:38
MLB is selling tickets to the World Series.  Personally seems crazy to me for so little revenue with the potential for your biggest event of the year to become super spreader and the PR disaster that would come from it.  If given a ticket would you go?
Keith Law
1:38
I agree completely. There should be no fans.
Zac
1:38
Should the Tigers pursue Aj Hinch or Alex Cora?
Keith Law
1:39
Yes. Both were very good managers. Both have served their penalties.
Josh
1:39
Assuming Biden wins and Trump is unsuccessful in whatever he tries to do post results being verified, I have a very strong sense that he will deliberately try and sabotage the office in some way that causes a catastrophic issue that Biden is forced to deal with in some way... thoughts?
Keith Law
1:39
Maybe, but other than fighting Barrett's nomination, there isn't a whole lot the Democrats can do - and their focus should be on securing the biggest possible win in November.
Matt
1:40
Keith - l was surprised to see Bauer 5th in your Cy Young rankings. I love your work and dislike Bauer personally, but I found myself wondering whether his past behavior affected your ranking.  I'm curious to know (1) why Bauer wasn't higher, particularly compared to Fried who pitched 26% fewer innings, and (2) whether it is difficult to be objective with respect to someone who has a history of ugly behavior.
Keith Law
1:41
His behavior wasn't a factor at all. That's not anywhere in the voting criteria. I don't think many people realized that he was 5th in bWAR for NL pitchers, and 3rd in fWAR, which I think makes any spot 3-4-5 defensible. If you want to argue he should have been 4th on my ballot, sure, I'm not that wedded to the order I had. I don't think he belonged in 1st or 2nd, and people arguing over a difference of one or two spots on the ballot need to find something else to do.
Guest
1:42
Last night, in the year 2020, after a 60 game season, Smoltz actually touted Davies' 4-1 record.
Keith Law
1:42
Smoltz has been a huge disappointment on TV and I don't understand why he seems to have a lifetime appointment to the job. He disdains the present game, doesn't understand analytics, and doesn't even seem to grasp what scouts do or how things like prospect rankings work.
Dr. Bob
1:43
One advantage of the neutral sites: No tomahawk chop for Braves "home" games.
Keith Law
1:43
Excellent point.
Jason
1:43
I saw your report on Ian Anderson's first start, and it was of course positive but a little hesitant on him having top-of-the-rotation stuff.  Do you have similar feelings after watching the postseason starts?
Keith Law
1:43
Yes.
Kiko Calero’s slider
1:43
Does his performance this postseason alter your future projection of Ian Anderson?
Keith Law
1:43
No. Literally no postseason performance is going to alter future projections on a player. That's about the best possible formula for making large errors on players.
Hang on, Hall of Famer Brian Doyle is on line 2...
CR
1:44
Just a little anecdote from my morning in case any undecided voters are in this chat and wondering what voting for Trump aligns you with: Two Trump/Pence canvassers came to my house, a young guy at the door and an older guy in a car. The young guy was fine, just asked if I had any questions about the election or anything. I said no, that I was pretty confident in my vote for Biden and Democrats down ballot. Nothing more. Very courteous and neighborly. No big deal. The young goes back to the car and gets in, says something to the old guy, probably about me not being interested, and the old guy, clear as day, goes, “F*cking Jew. What do you expect?” before driving off. So if you're undecided and still considering voting for Trump, know that this sort of antisemitism, and about a million other bigoted beliefs, are what you would be consenting to from your president and his supports.
Keith Law
1:44
I wish you'd recorded that one ... would have been pretty newsworthy.
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