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Klawchat 11/30/17
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Keith Law
2:03
Yes. Conyers too. I don't care how you'll vote; if you assault, harass, or abuse women, you're out.
2:04
And it's never just one victim. We see this again and again - after the first Franken story, after the first Moore story - oh, it's just one woman, she's lying, it happened the one time so many years ago, but then other women feel empowered enough to come forward with their own stories of assaults.
Adam Trask
2:04
Do you have your best San Diego restaurant recommendations in one place?
Keith Law
2:05
I do indeed: http://klaw.me/29EChkJ I haven't gotten to Herb & Wood yet but hear it's wonderful. I'd also put a hard 'no' on Marea coffee.
Dallas
2:05
Yovani Gallardo threw a very good curveball when he was the Brewers best starter.  He got cutter happy in Texas and went away from the curve.  In 2017, he brought the curve back a little bit and it rated fairly well via FG pitch values (3.3).  His fastball ticked up 1 MPH this year.  If he went Rich Hill, curveball/fastball do you think this would work for him?
Keith Law
2:06
Maybe if he also moved to the extreme end of the rubber like Hill did? But for Hill it made him deadly vs LHB, who tend to have bigger platoon splits. Not sure it'd have the same benefit for a RHP.
AJ
2:06
Just wondering if you read baseball novels and if so, which ones do you recommend.  I am a great fan of Roth's "Great American Novel" (if you can get past the misogyny).  Have heard very good things about "The Celebrant."
Keith Law
2:06
Don't care for baseball in fiction. I read very little sports content for leisure; that is work, and I don't like work to come into my hobbies.
Justin R
2:06
Have you seen "A Handmaid's Tale"? Any interest?
Keith Law
2:07
Loved the book (and cringed through it). Not sure I would enjoy a long series of that.
Rahn
2:07
Top Chef is coming up. Still excited, even though recent seasons have played up the cheftestants squabbles and irritating behavior more than the food? And I saw that John Besh is still on the season description. I guess you can't drop him from an episode of reality contest TV after it's been shot. Will be interesting to see how they handle that gross guy's presence.
Keith Law
2:08
I didn't love the last season, and I'm just not going to watch a Besh episode at all.
Chris
2:08
HOW IN THE WORLD IS IT LEGAL TO USE TAXPAYER TO SETTLE A HARASSMENT CLAIM AND KEEP THE AGREEMENT CONFIDENTIAL?!?!
Keith Law
2:08
If only there were some way to change that ...
Drew
2:08
As a response to Brett: I speak from anecdotal evidence, and know a large number of Foreign Service Officers who have worked under various administrations, serving their country regardless of which party was in office. They are feeling incredibly downtrodden right now, in large part because the President has no  understanding of, or interest in learning about global affairs. Add to that the number of positions open and career public servants being pushed out of their positions, and it's bleak.
Kim Last
2:09
My dad works for the State Dept and he said morale is much better than the last 8 years and things are going great.
Keith Law
2:09
So, I'm not vetting comments for authenticity. Do with these what you will.
Chris
2:09
What's one band/singer that is no longer together/alive that you never saw live that you wish you could have?
Keith Law
2:09
Soul Coughing.
Jerome
2:10
No one actually paid a 91% tax rate in the 50s, so well done with the red herring
Keith Law
2:11
Politifact disagrees with you: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/nov/15/bernie-... Also, the point is not the specific 91%, but that the benefit of cutting the top marginal rate is intrinsically connected to the actual top marginal rate before the cut.
Andre
2:11
What's your take on the criticism of those who are saying women have taken too long to come out with accusations of sexual assault? I held my tongue at some Thanksgiving gatherings--and got upset at others--but I find it abhorrent that anyone would suggest that any amount of time is too long to be credible.
Keith Law
2:12
A woman I went to HS with was defending Matt Lauer (after the first accusation ... see above for how that works) by saying she had it in for him by coming forward now. I might have lost my shit. Victims are traumatized. They may fear retaliation. They may feel shame or blame themselves. They may wish to just move on with their lives. IT IS NOT UP TO US TO SAY WHEN A VIC TIM IS ALLOWED TO COME FORWARD. Praise the women who do, but support the ones who don't.
Ethan
2:12
I opened Matt Kemp's same FanGraphs page because I love actual examples to try and understand these advanced ideas, so can you help explain this--why does Kemp have such large negative values across the line (Batting, Fielding, Base Running, etc.), but "only" a -.5 WAR. It doesn't add up to me.
Keith Law
2:12
I believe those double-count the positional adjustment.
2:13
Also, those Runs figures are averages, WAR is vs replacement level.
Chris
2:13
So you're a grad assistant receiving a stipend for tuition, and under the new tax bill the amount of tuition (which can hit $80,000/yr) will now be taxed.  Just lovely.
Keith Law
2:13
Yep. Because the last thing we would want as a country is a more educated populace.
2:15
That seems like the right way to end this chat. Look for the Ohtani column on Saturday and a Lady Bird review here later today. I should be back to chat next week before the winter meetings, likely on Thursday.
Thanks as always for reading and for all of your questions. Have a safe weekend!
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