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Keith Law
1:15
I think Abreu is right-handed, so no, he can't.
Darren
1:15
IF it was a normal year where would you probably be and what would you be doing?
Keith Law
1:15
Flying back from Arizona, most likely.
Darren
1:15
I personally do not believe we will have baseball this season, and if we do it will be without fans in attendance. Do you think there will be any part of an MLB season this year?
Keith Law
1:16
Yes. Half a season. Maybe some games with fans, some without. If we don't get any games, it's a sign of a larger problem with the pandemic.
Darren
1:16
Have you played Pandemic in the past month or two? I keep playing with my boys for hope the world can be saved.
Keith Law
1:16
Yep, played on Saturday. Got smoked once, won the second time.
Guest
1:16
Considering it looks like the prep and college seasons are going to be wiped out, is it too early to start linking teams with draft prospects or do we need "combines" or "pro-days" to get that kind of buzz?
Keith Law
1:17
No teams had any real meetings to discuss their plans, but I would imagine if they were candid with us most GMs/directors could tell you who they'd probably take in round one.
Erik
1:17
Pancakes or waffles?
Keith Law
1:17
Waffles.
Don
1:17
Would teams be incentivized to keep elite prospects in the minors during an abbreviated 2020 season in order to easily manipulate service time?
Keith Law
1:18
I thought the opposite - in a shorter season, there's more variance, and bringing up a top prospect could have more direct impact on your playoff odds.
Aaron C.
1:18
Without getting too deep into your business, how's your daughter dealing with all this? I have a 16 y/o son who alternates from loud false bravado to quiet concern/worry.
Keith Law
1:19
Still doing really well. I'm very proud of her for how she's taking the possible loss of all the fun parts of eighth grade - she's upset, of course, but keeping perspective too. I do think she's a bit bored though.
Zach D
1:19
PSA to the Media: Stop broadcasting Trumps daily covid briefing. He’s using it as a campaign rally act since he can’t do those at the moment. It’s like after lie.
Keith Law
1:19
They should have stopped airing his briefings three years ago. Better late than never I guess.
John
1:19
Isn't the fact the stock market has climbed because of the bailout package proof that the stimulus is only really good for the rich?
Keith Law
1:20
They bailed out corporations, which is what the market wanted, but in no way helps the average American; I think only about 50-55% of Americans own any stock at all.
Danny
1:20
Moncada's defensive numbers were terrible at 2B but quite good at 3B.  Do you see him as an above average defender at third or was that just noise?
Keith Law
1:21
I wrote before he was traded that I thought he was better suited to 3b, after seeing him there in the AFL. It looks like that's been true - his first-step quickness plays up there, and his upright style is less of an obstacle.
Adam
1:21
I read your top 100 in the Athletic.  Great stuff!  Do you happen to have a good former/current pro comp for kelenic?
Keith Law
1:21
I really don't do player comps, sorry. I think they're more likely to misinform than inform.
Erik
1:21
Has Greg Jones improved much at SS? I saw him play a handful of times in college and thought he was destined for CF at the next level. Are the Rays really bought in on him as a SS?
Keith Law
1:21
He hasn't. I don't know what they truly believe.
Joe
1:21
With all the other great candidates, how did Joe Biden end up as the nominee?  Do people think that because he is a white, middle of the road guy that he will appeal to the biggest subset of people?
Keith Law
1:22
Because he had name recognition. I think that's 90% of it.
Alex
1:22
Just finished Trust Exercise and found it incredibly thought provoking and absorbing.  Just curious, do you have a theory of who the main villain was (SPOILERS): one person represented by separate characters or perhaps multiple people?  I would favor the latter, but it seems like many people favor the former.
Keith Law
1:22
Yeah, I don't know that I have come to an answer to that one. The fact that someone may have 'stolen' another character's tragedy (?) throws it all into disarray in my mind.
Mike
1:23
Confession: got 7 Wonders for Christmas, have read the instructions 3 times and still not played.
Keith Law
1:24
The Watch It Played videos are great for learning new games. His 7 Wonders one is longer than most, although I think the game isn't quite that complicated:
Trav
1:24
I don't know how MLB could manage allowing fans toward the fall. Reading multiple medical officials suggesting it's possible, if not likely, that a successful flattening of the curve means another round of this come autumn/winter.
Keith Law
1:24
We just don't know yet.
Dave G.
1:24
I'd say that Trump didn't create this Republican part; it (and Fox News) created him. His skill was reading the room and knowing how to put on the racist, misogynist, xenophobic, pseudo-Christian show the audience wanted. It might not be as bad when he leaves, but the problem isn't going away.
Keith Law
1:25
No, not quickly enough, but I do think the long-term trends on bigotry and on religiosity are both pointing down. Eventually, those people will be sufficiently outnumbered that we won't get a bunch of budding theocrats in office every time the Republicans win.
Guido L
1:25
What is a good recipe to make that'll last awhile but doesn't use super expensive ingredients?
Keith Law
1:25
I'm a big fan of making extra grains (rice especially) so that I can repurpose them as leftovers (fried rice, although that trick works with many grains).
addoeh
1:26
"Increasing the amount on unemployment checks will decrease people's willingness to work" said someone who has never had to be unemployed.
Keith Law
1:26
Or someone who has simply never made that little money and doesn't grasp that unemployment checks don't go very far.
Matt
1:27
Venn Diagram of people that want old folks to sacrifice their lives to save the economy and those that are pro-life is a circle right?
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