JotCast | Klawchat 10/8/20

Klawchat 10/8/20

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Joel

1:44

That Angels GM job, doesn’t seem like a good one?

Keith Law

1:44

You have Mike Trout and some decent prospects. You also have a meddling owner, a very involved team President, and the mandate to win yesterday.

Trav

1:45

More of a beg to the readers than a question: voting is not enough. If you can, *please* write postcards/call/text/start conversations. We need to run through the tape on 11/3.

Keith Law

1:45

We're writing postcards tonight for Kyle Evans Gay, our candidate for the State Senate, who is trying to flip a district that has been red for over 20 years.

So, yeah, get involved. There's still a lot of time left to make a difference.

Appa Yip Yip

1:45

What can we realistically expect from Alejandro Kirk, and what's the pie in the sky outcome Jays fans are already assuming is reality?

Keith Law

1:46

Realistic would be fringe regular, but ceiling is All-Star, and I think that's more than some pie in the sky outcome.

Morris

1:46

The narrative around Hosmer being some sort of postseason producer drives me a bit nuts. He's not a good hitter in the regular season (278/336/435) but he's somehow much worse in the postseason (257/311/389) and despite his ring saves his worst for the biggest moments - 224/273/286 in his two World Series. Why does he get so much love from announcers and analysts in the playoffs?

Keith Law

1:46

Because facts don't matter. They don't look this stuff up and there's no accountability in those roles.

1:47

I have watched the playoffs on mute almost every inning because so many of these guys refuse to do the most basic requirements of their jobs. It's one thing to have a questionable opinion on a player or something that happens in game. It is another to be dead fucking wrong on a fact you could confirm in ten seconds on the internet.

John

1:47

For what it's worth, I'm still undecided between Biden and a third party vote. I've always voted Republican before 2016, and voted third party then. I was leaning toward Biden this year, but the Democrats' threat to pack the Supreme Court is a big issue to me, because it would further undermine one of the few remaining respectable institutions. If Biden would commit not to do that, it would likely secure my vote.

Keith Law

1:48

The GOP is packing the court right now. I'm not sure what your third party vote will do, though, other than maybe make you feel a bit better.

xxx(yyy)

1:49

what have you cooked the most during COVID?

Keith Law

1:49

Because we joined a CSA in May, it has to be corn. I've never eaten so much corn in my life.

Tom

1:49

You were high on DiPoto and Eppler prior to their hires. Do you think the lack of progress for the Angels is a reflection on them or is it ultimately Moreno?

Keith Law

1:49

Moreno is clearly a large part of the problem.

Jason

1:49

Should a 15 year old really be trashing her family on TikTok even if the mom is morally bankrupt? (i.e. the Conways)

Keith Law

1:50

Why not? What's the counterargument here?

xxx(yyy)

1:50

how much would someone have to pay you to go cover the World Series in person? (no, seriously - I assume that's the only way you go)

Keith Law

1:50

My answer would be a flat no. Not with fans there.

xxx(yyy)

1:50

What is the biggest positive about working at The Athletic vs The Worldwide Leader?

Keith Law

1:51

There are many differences, but I was tired of ESPN's obsession with social media.

That Guy in Detroit

1:51

Ian Anderson should start going by "Aqualung." And if he doesn't, maybe the President* should

Keith Law

1:51

I don't know what his warmup music is but I hope it's Tull.

Fred

1:51

Please tell me the White Sox get rid of Renteria. He was in way over his head in the playoffs and coached the team into a loss. I cant recall seeing that many coaching blunders in one series, let alone an all or nothing game.

Keith Law

1:52

They could do better. I don't think he's a very good tactical manager. I don't know what he's like with individual players, but I do think he's cost them some wins or at least some runs with in-game mistakes.

Joe

1:52

You mentioned in your video chat that the Angels should look at someone in the Yankees player development option for their new GM. They did that the last time and that is why they are in the mess they are in.

Keith Law

1:53

If you don't see that they are far better off today than they were when Eppler took over, I don't know what to tell you. His tenure was a net positive. And had they signed Cole this past winter - which they tried to do, at least - I don't think we're having this conversation.

Bill

1:53

Dan Dickerson, the Tigers radio PBP man, does a great job of blending analytics into his broadcast. In the case of Willi Castro, he's constantly bringing up how is BABIP is unsustainable despite his obvious talent.

Keith Law

1:53

That's great to hear. Hats off to Dan.

Aaron Gershoff

1:53

In response to Kevin re: analytics and broadcasters: David Cone for the Yankees. He gets it. Hes a rarity though, for sure.

Keith Law

1:53

Yes, I can confirm this, and I wish they used him more.

Mark

1:53

I often have trouble getting pizza dough off the peel onto the stone without sticking. I've tried cornmeal and flour,it might just be my technique. I've read about making the pizza on parchment paper on top of the peel, putting i on the stone and then pulling the paper out after a few minutes and letting it cook on the stone.Have you ever tried something like this ?

Keith Law

1:54

I've done that in the home oven. Couldn't do it in the outdoor oven, since it's too hot, but it works fine even at 500 degrees as long as you keep the paper fairly small. You also could just use more cornmeal/flour than you think you would possibly need.

1:54

Watching my beloved Detroit Tigers, I noticed that Daz Cameron struggled while trying to pull everything when he first came up but started to have more success (and make better contact) once he started going to right field. Is this indicative of Cameron's minor league career or just SSS noise?

Keith Law

1:54

I don't think he's an effective dead-pull hitter ... he doesn't have his dad's power. He'll be a good player if he sticks to using the whole field and tries to maximize his contact.

Matt

1:54

Are you concerned about Paddack? I recall you've always said he needed a third pitch, but he seems to have regressed badly in the short season.

Keith Law

1:55

Still believe he needs a better breaking ball, but the short season is just a SSS for everyone and I'm not going to overreact to it.

Mac

1:55

Any thoughts of going to Ft Myers this weekend for the HS jamboree?

Keith Law

1:55

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA