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Sage
1:28
Trying to teach myself guitar.  Struggling with chord change speed.  Any recs?
Keith Law
1:29
Repetitions, and make sure you're using the optimal fingering to make those changes. Most chords can be played in 3+ ways, so you can set up the next chord change with how you finger the current one.
Patrick
1:29
Oh, sure, just as I'm about to ask a music question, I see you dropped March's new playlist. See you later, going down that rabbit hole...
Do you ever catch live shows? Anxiety not make it comfortable? Or prefer time w/ the family and 'consuming' music at your own convenience?
Keith Law
1:30
Haven't been to a show in a year-plus for a variety of reasons. Just met someone recently who shares a lot of my tastes in music and we've talked about hitting shows together once my draft travel slows down. She insists I'm going to learn to like Josh Ritter, though...
Debo
1:30
Thoughts on Joe Biden giving kisses?
Keith Law
1:31
I was done with him as a candidate before then. I guess I'm extra done now. And shame on Alyssa Milano for failing to back up Ms. Flores, instead talking about what a nice guy Biden is. Just because a man didn't harass or assault YOU doesn't mean he never did it to anyone else.
MikeM
1:31
Im hoping Mayor Pete will use this platform to get some visibility and turn it into a senate seat the next time one is up in Indiana.  The Senate is really important and Democrats seem to overlook everything but the presidency.
Keith Law
1:32
Yes, and yes, although I too find it hard to think about anything but the presidency when the President is lying about everything on Twitter (no, we did not send Puerto Rico $91 billion in hurricane relief, we sent a paltry $1.5 billion, and he once again implied it's not part of the US, which it is).
Kevin W
1:32
I used to believe this country would never elect somebody named Barack Obama (especially so soon after 9/11) so it gives me hope most people can get past a gay man.
Keith Law
1:32
Fun intellectual exercise: Would American voters sooner elect a gay white man or any woman? I think the former.
Ben
1:33
Good recs re the Man Booker/Pulitzer list, but is Sense of an Ending a page-turner, or just short?  It's so bleak!
Keith Law
1:33
His prose is gorgeous. I tore through it. The movie was solid too although it can't pack the same punch as the revelation at the end of the book.
Jonathan
1:33
Anything to David Hess, other than a really good start last night?
Keith Law
1:33
No, I think he ends up a long man or 5th/6th starter.
Alan
1:34
How is Carter Stewart faring these days? Do you view him as a top-10 pick this year?
Keith Law
1:34
I saw him last month and wrote it up here: https://klaw.me/2Hk6dF1
BTW I'll be at the NHSI tournament this week, along with Kiley from Fangraphs and some of the BA guys. Top prospects there include Riley Greene, CJ Abrams, Rece Hinds, Brennan Malone, Kendall Williams, and Jack Leiter.
MikeM
1:34
How worried should the Yankees be about Hicks' back?  Its been 2 weeks since his 2nd cortizone shot and he still hasnt started baseball activities.
Keith Law
1:35
I'm worried. And I have long been a huge Hicks fan.
Amy
1:35
Does the Andujar injury make the Yankees seriously regret not being in on Manny?
Keith Law
1:36
You could never have foreseen this injury, so in some sense it would be wrong to say that's the reason they should regret not trying harder to sign Machado. The better reason is that Manny was an upgrade over Andujar in the first place, and they chose not to get better when they had the financial wherewithal to do so. The cost of doing nothing at third base just doubled.
Kretin
1:36
Do you use any programs such as Rocksmith for practicing guitar? Highly recommend if you haven't checked it out.
Keith Law
1:36
Thank you. I just practice by playing/learning new songs (and then playing snippets on Instagram, thank you all for humoring me).
Jay
1:36
Speaking of mlb.tv, can we PLEASE do away with blackouts? I'm annoyed I can't watch my local team without paying for cable
Keith Law
1:37
Shame on MLB if they don't negotiate an end to blackouts for that product. Just air the games and send some of the payments to the local RSNs.
jimmyb40
1:37
Keith, no question here. Just want to say that I appreciate all of your writing, at Paste, ESPN, and here. I don't interact much on chats, I don't interact on Twitter, and I've never met you at a game, but I still appreciate everything you do. I hope the bad apples aren't getting to you too much, and there are us quiet types that want to be respectful and move conversations forward.
Keith Law
1:37
Thank you. I appreciate the kind words.
Ted
1:37
Is it too soon to conclude that Oakland completely blew it by drafting Beck and Murray with top 10 picks in the past 2 drafts?
Keith Law
1:39
Too soon on Beck but he looks terrible. Murray, I just don't know what they knew at the time, but I know our draft experts at ESPN didn't think Murray was going to be a first rounder, much less a potential #1 overall pick. (me, not a football fan: "Oh, like Dan Wilkinson? Or Ki-Jana Carter?")
Juwan
1:39
For posterity, mark me down as a Nats supporter that doesn’t blame Harper one bit for not accepting the Nationals’ two low ball offers, doesn’t begrudge the man one bit for signing the best contract he was offered irrespective of location and how it would impact his former club, and a guy that won’t boo him even once for anything pertaining to his free agency decision.
Keith Law
1:39
I would like to think most Nats fans feel this way, but that we just hear from the most vocal ones.
PD
1:40
Has anyone tried to determine the risk premium charge that players pay to get the long term security from an extension? Yes, players want to get paid for what they're expected to produce but there's value to the player in knowing you'll get paid long term versus the uncertainty going year to year.
Keith Law
1:40
I haven't seen any research on this (feel free to send me a link if any of you have seen one, even in an academic paper). I completely agree on your second point. If that's my kid, I'd say negotiate for every last dollar, but plan to sign.
Wayne
1:40
How concerned are you about Soroka's shoulder? And, do you think we see Ian Anderson this year?
Keith Law
1:41
Very concerned about Soroka's shoulder since it's his second bout of soreness and I'd raised concerns about his arm swing prior to any injuries. For most teams I'd say no on Anderson, but we saw Wright and Touki and Wilson last year before I expected, so maybe for Atlanta yes.
Dr. Bob
1:42
Manny Machado 222/263/222 28 OPS+. See? Guys get comfortable after they sign big contracts. (Or was it, He doesn't play hard? I forget.)
Keith Law
1:43
I will not out the writer, but someone posted a troll tweet after Harper had a bad game in the opener, and how Atlanta got so much more out of Matt Joyce, who signed for nothing. Not only was it unfunny trolling, but it was spiteful towards Harper. The fact that he signed that enormous deal should not color our opinion of his value or production.
Nick
1:43
re: Marshall MN's comment and naturopathy. My mom was diagnosed with cancer over the summer (thankfully she is in remission now) and a few people suggested certain naturopath treatments and I straight up told them it was bullshit and that the only way she'll get any better is by listening to her doctors. It shut them up, at least around me.
Keith Law
1:43
Good for you. Fire all those mountebanks into the sun.
Rob
1:43
Any hope for Alford as a regular?
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