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Tar Heel
12:37
I haven’t seen Aaron Sabato as a projected 1st round pick except for you. Was that based on your intel from industry sources and do you think his skills merit a 1st round selection? Thanks.
Keith Law
12:37
I don't have any players listed in this mock who weren't mentioned to me as first-round candidates by industry sources.
Clay
12:37
Thoughts on keto? I’ve got about 60 lbs to lose and would like something that can help.
Keith Law
12:38
No fad diets for me. I don't think they work and they're not really based on science. It seems like the only real way to lose weight sustainably is to reduce your daily caloric intake and exercise more.
TheSloth
12:38
Have you streamed any of the Dinner & A Movie Phish shows?
Keith Law
12:39
A couple. We've missed the last few, this week because we did a Douglas viewing party. (I thought the first half was amusing, but not really funny, but when she started putting art up on the screen it was hilarious.)
Mason
12:39
Dillon Dingler slipping for you a bit?
Keith Law
12:39
No.
foolsgold
12:39
Why do conservative Americans mistrust science so much?  Who is getting benefit from this?
Keith Law
12:41
If you read Jane Mayer's Dark Money, you'll get a good sense of who is funding the efforts to undermine our trust in science - and frankly that's been helped by the centuries-long campaign by several organized religions to do the same. When science says that something in your sacred text is false (e.g., we know that all life on earth evolved from a single common ancestor), you attack the science, obviously.
Tanner Burns
12:41
Dear Keith did I say something to offend you and the other prospect writers?  I seem to be falling off of your draft boards but I haven't played baseball in months.
Keith Law
12:41
Falling off? No. If teams don't seem likely to take a player in the first round, he won't appear on my mock.
Jennifer
12:41
For the next six years, Dante Bichette Jr or Gavin Lux?
Keith Law
12:41
I assume you meant Bo Bichette. I think both are stars. I'd probably take Lux though. Better defender.
Hank
12:42
If people in Delaware are concerned over a superintendent making $200k a year, they should avoid NYC suburbs, where ours makes double that, and in my opinion, is worth every penny.
Keith Law
12:42
My lay opinion is that if the schools are doing what I ask of them, I'm more than fine with paying higher taxes and seeing well-paid administrators.
Jim
12:42
Keith, on the English muffins, I especially recommend using sourdough discard.  And do you d oven or griddle?  Rings or free-form?
Keith Law
12:43
I don't have a starter and don't feel like dealing with one. I griddle them with rings.
Joe
12:43
Do you think Gore and/or Patino are already one of the Padres 5/6 best starters? With the Padres recent habits of ignoring service time concerns, if there's a season we should see them both plenty?
Keith Law
12:43
Both should be on whatever taxi squad exists and both should appear if the Padres are doing well in the shortened season and want to boost their playoff chances.
Clay
12:43
Do you believe that college athletes could be handled like Olympians? Allow them to seek endorsements that would not change their amateur status, thus avoiding title IX issues but allowing them to get paid while in school.
Keith Law
12:44
I think college athletes should be handled like adults who are allowed to make financial decisions for themselves and shop their labor product to different employers.
John
12:44
RE student loans: isn't that the point that the colleges are raising tuition beyond a reasonable rate because they can but the economics still say a college degree is worth it.  Until that dynamic flips it is likely to continue but definitely agree that the loans are a racket
Keith Law
12:44
That's not really clear, though.
Noah
12:44
Hey Klaw, Have any thoughts on the popularity of baseball cards. Jasson Dominguez is the hot one out now. Going for $30 to $70 just for a base card. Craziness or will he be worth it? (I already have yours)
Keith Law
12:44
Not worth it.
Ridley
12:44
Am I wrong to think that Twitter put themselves in this situation by exempting the President from their terms of service? Had they just followed their own rules, his account would have been banned years ago.

Also, have you noticed that he always uses the word "unfair" to describe any attempt to hold him or his accountable?
Keith Law
12:44
Yes, you are correct.
nickolai
12:44
Our girls are now at the age where we read Harry Potter to them every night (as I know you did with your daughter).  It's been fantastic overall.  Our younger daughter asked if Voldemort was 'always bad'  or if he was at some point good then turned bad due to some trauma or experience.  Probably reading into it, but to me the Q behind the Q seems to be whether the 'goodness' or 'badness' of individuals is innate or developed.  Unsure if this ever came up with you/your girl, but curious how you answered (or would answer) that question.
Keith Law
12:45
Never came up here, but I think book 6 gets into that - at least, Rowling tries to tackle it in the case of Tom Riddle.
FWIW, I think she does a pretty good job.
Yoyo
12:45
Morning. Almost all mocks have the White Sox on Bailey. Callis noted they are also on all sorts of prep bats/arms which would be a different direction than usual. Does Mike Shirley taking over perhaps change the draft strategy this year?
Keith Law
12:45
The draft strategy there has always been set from above. I don't think that has changed - and if they're on prep guys I would bet on it happening in rounds 2-3 rather than round 1.
Pat D
12:46
On a scale of 1-10 how ironic is it that Trump being mildly fact-checked on social media is the event that makes him suddenly support regulation?  Gotta be close to 100, right?
Keith Law
12:46
My ironymeter broke.
Shawn
12:46
Hey Keith, Thanks for doing these chats as always. Who do you have the Mets taking at 19 in your latest mock draft & Why
Keith Law
12:46
Link is up top.
Clay
12:47
Long term, who has the higher ceiling Pache or Waters?
Keith Law
12:47
Pache for me. The defensive value gives him a higher ceiling and more potential for longevity.
Brad
12:48
Hi Keith - does Tork project to be a truly generational bat in your opinion?
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