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Keith Law
1:46
A great name. I'm here for more teams taking nicknames from monsters from D&D. Although I would say the Nashville Gelatinous Cubes might be a bit too far.
Ed
1:46
Not trolling here. And as a married man who's a feminist, I find it a really tough question. But here goes. If sexual assault doesn't matter to republicans making their choice for president, why should it matter to democrats?
Keith Law
1:47
That's not an unreasonable question, but I would answer that with "When they go low, we go high." Democrats can still hold themselves to a higher ethical standard. I would argue that the standard might be lower than we'd want, because at some point the standard becomes an obstacle to winning, but it should be higher than the other side's.
Mike
1:48
In a dream scenario, Biden wins with Warren as his VP, day one Biden resigns.  Even with a Dem Congress, could we then follow the New Zealand model and pay people to stay at home for three months to get this thing eradicated?  Or could that never happen in this country?
Keith Law
1:48
I can hear the screams of "welfare!" from Americans for Prosperity and the Club for Growth already.
Brian
1:48
I know it's relative but doesn't this lost year of development disproportionately hurt guys who are like 23 or 24 and on the cusp but need another year in AA or AAA compared to a teenager who would've been in High or Low-A?
Keith Law
1:48
Yes, and a lot of college players will be hurt as well, not playing this year and potentially starting their pro careers at 22+ without a single appearance.
Mike
1:49
Trump loves to accuse others of doing what he does. The "Obamagate" b.s. accuses Obama of weaponizing the intelligence and law enforcement communities which is what Trump is doing now. How does our national media not hammer him on this?
Keith Law
1:49
Gotta present both sides. Or something.
Mike
1:49
For those who long for a "sense of normalcy," get used to the fact that the "normally" you crave isn't likely to be seen for a long time, if ever.
Keith Law
1:49
That might be the most salient point of all: Much of the previous "normal" is gone. And, by the way, once this pandemic is suppressed, there will, at some point, be another one - and that next one could always be deadlier.
Robbie
1:50
Not to mention 4 more years of judicial appointments, which alone should have every democrat racing to vote out Trump
Keith Law
1:50
That's the biggest threat to individual rights that I see.
CR
1:50
The problem with the people who want to reopen because "real people are hurting" is that they fail to realize the compromise isn't between people who want to maintain the health and safety of as many people as possible and people who want to reopen to save the economy. The real compromise should be the government stepping up and sending everyone UBI for the duration of necessary stay-at-home period and doing the same for small businesses, enabling everyone to hit a universal pause button until this passes.
Keith Law
1:51
That's New Zealand's strategy, right? It seems to have worked, although they're an island nation so their borders are naturally a bit closed.
Jack
1:51
I think people don't realize that a vote for a candidate doesn't have to mean "I whole-heartedly support everything this person stands for and unequivocally believe they will be the greatest leader in history!" A vote simply means "I have the power to control a very small share of the decision, and I choose to direct it toward this candidate at this time"
Keith Law
1:51
Exactly. It is a pragmatic decision.
TomBruno23
1:51
No real question right now, simply want to say it's good to see you doing a Thursday chat. Almost like things are normal for a bit.
Keith Law
1:52
Just doing my civic duty.
Factz
1:52
Ross Perot got 19% of the vote in 1992
Keith Law
1:52
Yes. He was the last candidate to get over 5% of the vote.
Mike
1:52
Hope you are staying safe. I saw on a Twitter Luke Little from San Jacinto was up to 105 on some pitches. How is a lefty throwing that hard not a 1st round pick?
Keith Law
1:52
Because it's not real. He's not throwing in games off a mound.
1:53
I'm not sure anyone can actually throw that hard.
TomBruno23
1:53
I'm a teacher at a K-8 school in St. Louis City and there are already plans for alternative education plans and settings for the fall. No one has any idea how it will work.
Keith Law
1:53
I've heard from a friend in Pennsylvania that that's in the planning stages there too. You have to be ready for any scenario, right?
Chris
1:53
How far is Casey martin going to slip? Mariners at 43 seem like a solid floor for him
Keith Law
1:53
Not a first rounder. Beyond that, I couldn't give you a decent answer right now.
Brian
1:54
Are we all collectively dumb for arguing over whether or not Yadier Molina is a Hall of Famer? I've seen people arguing he's not by comparing his numbers to Jason Kendall.
Keith Law
1:54
I would not vote for him, but the arguments are pretty tired to me. It's not dissimilar to Vizquel: The stats pretty clearly say "no," but supporters point to invisible factors to argue for "yes." That's like a religious divide - we're not coming to some middle ground there.
JP
1:54
how many __aidens will get drafted this year (Aiden, Brayden, Caiden, Jayden, Rayden, Xaiden)?
Keith Law
1:55
This made me laugh.
JP
1:55
if seatbelts were just now invented in 2020, could they get 55% of the US population to approve of their use becoming law?
Keith Law
1:55
My memory could be off but I vaguely remember blowback when those laws were first passed, and I think there was some strong opposition to the 55 mph nationwide speed limit (which saved a lot of lives, but has since been gradually rolled back).
alex
1:56
Would you try Torkelson as a LF?  Martin as a SS?  Or would you stick them at 1b (3b in Martin's case) and let them rake?
Keith Law
1:56
I would try him in LF; don't think Martin is a shortstop, unless maybe his arm issue was a fluke, and even then I'd probably just leave him at third.
Joeseppi
1:56
Please thank TomBruno23 for teaching our kids.
Keith Law
1:57
Thank you to all the teachers out there; the ones I've seen on Zoom calls and group emails are clearly working as hard as ever, often while taking care of their own young kids at home too.
Karen
1:57
The invisible factors on Yadi are like Jim Rice's fear factor, right?

(Saw this in Twitter recently, took me a half hour of Google searches to figure out why 'The' was misspelled intentionally, but holy wow funny).
Keith Law
1:57
TEH FEAR ... gosh, that's a trip down online memory lane.
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