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Klawchat 9/19/19
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Keith Law
1:53
Great to hear! Much more to come this fall on that front.
Mr. Bonnie Smalls
1:54
Hey Klaw, any reports on how Moniak looks in AFL? Do you still see him as a 4th OF/AAAA guy?
Keith Law
1:54
Saw him three weeks ago. Still the same.
Chris
1:54
Mariano has been my favorite player since 1995, sad I had to cancel him after the gag-inducing sight/sound of him walking into Roosevelt Room w Cheeto to Enter Sandman.
Keith Law
1:54
I mean, you can still love what he did on the field, right?
Jon
1:54
Paul Depodesta, the fat guy in Moneyball?
Keith Law
1:54
No, that was Peter Brand.
Mike
1:55
When the Tigers traded Suarez was he considered a "prospect"?
Keith Law
1:55
Yes. I don't think they evaluated him correctly internally.
Todd
1:55
Been on anti anxiety meds for 3 years. Starting to get off them now. Any advice?
Keith Law
1:55
Do it slowly. Some new research showing that people tapering too quickly have very negative experiences.
Chris
1:55
It blows my mind how many so-professed "cooks" that I know acknowledge never using a thermometer like a Thermapen when cooking (particularly grilling meat or fish).  Am I making too much of this?
Keith Law
1:56
Every serious home cook should have a thermometer and a scale. The thermometer I use most cost about $9. You can get a good digital scale under $20. They're essential.
Frank
1:56
Thoughts on Bochy getting his 2000th win last night?  Is there any doubt he is bound for Cooperstown?
Keith Law
1:56
He's definitely getting into the Hall.
Mr. Bonnie Smalls
1:56
Love your chats Klaw, If you had to pick between tatis and Lindor  for the rest of there careers who is your choice? Personally i’d take Lindor especially w the consideration of home ball park.
Keith Law
1:56
Love both. Tatis has more overall upside.
Jeff
1:56
There have been talks of the Diamondbacks relocating to Las Vegas or Henderson, Nevada.  Do you think MLB will ever put a franchise in the Las Vegas area?
Keith Law
1:57
No. I answered this somewhere recently - maybe on Periscope? - but Vegas' demographics are awful and they will now have two major league franchises there already.
Greg
1:57
Is Klentak's most fireable offense not just failing to sign Keuchel, but showing almost no interest in doing so? Given the dearth of starting pitching, I still don't understand how they weren't seriously looking at him in June.
Keith Law
1:58
At the time, it seemed like their bigger need was the bullpen, not the rotation. Should they have signed Kimbrel? You should be glad they didn't. So no, I don't think Klentak has committed any fireable offenses.
JT
1:58
As a Canadian, I can't say I'm not miffed at Trudeau's unfortunate brown face, but his principal opponent is a guy who refuses to apologize for being anti LGBTQ today. Trudeau embraced Syrian refugees; his old opponent promised to stop accepting them.

The left eats itself; the right carries on, gaslighting and awful.
Keith Law
1:59
That's a separate issue; there's no way Canada should vote Conservative given how much that party has embraced the white nationalist and anti-LGBTQ movements.
Dan
1:59
Iced coffee? Cold brew? Or iced americano?
Keith Law
1:59
None.
Luis
1:59
My 7-year-old daughter loves Catan Jr. Im just worried that she is getting too good at the game (hahaha). Is there another boardgame you would recommend to play with a 7 & 5 year olds? My 5 wont commit to Catan Jr. for the whole game but she will at least play 50-60% of the game before she needs to turn her attention to another thing.
Keith Law
1:59
Ticket to Ride is great for those ages.
Andres
1:59
How in the world does Mike Minor have a higher WAR than Verlander? Minor has allowed more hits, runs, higher ERA, higher WHIP, less SO, more walks, less innings pitched ... How is it possible? Defense alone cannot be it, can it??
Keith Law
1:59
I posted a link to a great Twitter thread on this from James Smyth.
Robes-4
1:59
Who is the next six gm?  Keith law?
Keith Law
2:00
Hah, thank you, but that's not happening.
JT
2:00
Vote splitting on the left in Canada (3 parties) leads to 37% majorities for the right.

Similar effect to the Stein/Sanders holdouts in '16.
Keith Law
2:00
Yeah. Please don't do that. The last thing we need is Trump Lite up there.
Bill
2:00
Not to be grim, but what musician's death would impact you in the way that Ric Ocasek's or Eddie Money's has for many?
Keith Law
2:01
Prince's did. Cobain in his era, especially since I was 20 and music was more integral to my life at the time. I still love music, of course, but it's less central now.
OK, that's all for this week - back to book writing and a haircut appointment today. I plan to send out another issue of my email newsletter tomorrow, and this edition will talk about my new book, due out in April of 2020. Thank you all as always for reading and for your questions!
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