LouisEly

Not everyone who puts a property on the market has to sell. Sometimes it's a "make me move" number.

All real estate is local. If someone lives in an area where supply is low and they have a median or less priced home they will probably not have to drop price at all and may still get over listing. If someone lives in an area where supply is high or they are priced on the upper end of the spectrum, they will likely have to drop price.

I don't know about that. Maybe for apartments/rentals, but new home inventory is up to an almost 12-month supply. I've heard that about used cars as well, but everyone I've spoken to recently (small sample) who is actively looking for a vehicle has said that inventory is still low and it's hard to get what they want. For new vehicles almost everyone has said that they've had to go to multiple dealers to try to get on a reasonable waiting list for what they want. I just don't see demand going down, so supply is going to have to increase significantly.

Definitely energy. I'd look into electric energy providers and any global alternative energy providers. The EU governments should be providing every incentive they can to consumers to move away from using oil and gas, and if the people of the EU are smart they are investing in any alternative energy home heating and transportation option they can find.

Were we separated at birth? I was 9 at the time too... and I begged my parents to take me to his return game in 86 and they obliged. Have the ticket stub mounted in one of my Brewers collages. Some similarities between that trade in 83 and the Brewers trading Hader this year. Did those trades take the heart and guts out of their teams? Seemed like it did in 83, some arguments that it did in 22 too.

Were we separated at birth? I was 9 at the time too... and I begged my parents to take me to his return game in 86 and they obliged. Have the ticket stub mounted in one of my Brewers collages. Some similarities between that trade in 83 and the Brewers trading Hader this year. Did those trades take the heart and guts out of their teams? Seemed like it did in 83, some arguments that it did in 22 too.

@Mass Haas you may want to double-check your second bullet point

@Mass Haas you may want to double-check your second bullet point

Agreed - Valerio was in my consideration set (actually, the next guy at #7), but like others have said every year there are guys like him available but rarely picked. I agree that they are more likely to lose Devanney (harder to find a SS with good offensive production than 2B) than Valerio, and I don't see them having more than six spots to add people, thus why I had Devanney on my list and not Valerio.

Agreed - Valerio was in my consideration set (actually, the next guy at #7), but like others have said every year there are guys like him available but rarely picked. I agree that they are more likely to lose Devanney (harder to find a SS with good offensive production than 2B) than Valerio, and I don't see them having more than six spots to add people, thus why I had Devanney on my list and not Valerio.

Definitely: Turang, Robinson Probably: Jarvis, Uribe Maybe: Castaneda, Devanney

Definitely: Turang, Robinson Probably: Jarvis, Uribe Maybe: Castaneda, Devanney

John Heyman reported that the Brewers made a push for Bell (WAS had to include him to get the prospects they wanted from SD), and Joc Pederson (Giants decided not to sell), and inquired about Gallo and Drury.

CPI flat from June, down if you exclude housing costs. Supply chain pressures easing, starting to hear of gluts in some products/commodities. If you're thinking of making a big purchase, hold off for a month if you can.

Already happening with Amazon and their partnership with Rivian

I think that it's as simple as the Brewers don't make this deal without Rogers coming back. In fact, without another very good reliever/closer coming back the Brewers don't trade Hader unitl the offseason. The Padres might have been the only team that the Brewers would have traded Hader to.

If all you knew about a guy is that as a 23-year-old CF in 374 PAs between AA and AAA he had a .467 OBP, a 52:65 BB:K ratio, and 13 HRs, what type of a prospect would you say that he is? Granted, that is in the Texas League and the PCL, but OBP plays anywhere. Looks like he's put a lot of work into pitch recognition and strike zone management as his BB:K ratio has improved dramatically over the last 3 years.

70% of pitchers are RH, so I think success vs LHP is a bit overrated.

70% of pitchers are RH, so I think success vs LHP is a bit overrated.

It's amazing how many people can't grasp this in so many aspects of life...

Fisker is a step ahead of you

I grew up in one, my grandparents lived on a farm, and my parents live in an unincorporated community, thank you. And it's one more thing they have to worry about and take time to do instead of being at home.

Or we could use somewhat objective data. According to B-R.com, the Brewers MLB (not NL, MLB) rank in Wins Above Average by position: C) 9th 1B) 16th 2B) 16th 3B) 8th SS) 13th LF) 9th CF) 27th RF) 6th DH) 14th SP) 22nd (trotting out Chi Chi and Alexander really hurt them) RP) 13th The "black holes" they need to address are CF and 4th/5th starter (addressed by getting Ashby, Peralta and Houser back). News flash - everyone's 7th/8th bullpen pitcher sucks.

Or we could use somewhat objective data. According to B-R.com, the Brewers MLB (not NL, MLB) rank in Wins Above Average by position: C) 9th 1B) 16th 2B) 16th 3B) 8th SS) 13th LF) 9th CF) 27th RF) 6th DH) 14th SP) 22nd (trotting out Chi Chi and Alexander really hurt them) RP) 13th The "black holes" they need to address are CF and 4th/5th starter (addressed by getting Ashby, Peralta and Houser back). News flash - everyone's 7th/8th bullpen pitcher sucks.

Plus if you drive a car 349 miles and show up at a gas station on fumes, 5 minutes later you can completely reset its range to 350 miles after filling up. Correct, but my point is how often do you need that? How often to you drive more than 200 miles in a trip? For most people, maybe 2-3 times a year? And what % of the total mileage/gas in a year does that encompass? 10%? And if you're spending $4-5K/year on gas, won't the gas savings pay for a few rental cars and then some? particularly in rural areas that often require vehicles with significant towing or storage capacity, or for people living in urban areas that don't have the means or real estate room to have their own secure charging station. 1) In rural areas aren't gas stations fewer and further between? Don't people have to go out of their way to get gas? Wouldn't it be much more convenient to have your own "gas station" at home instead of driving "into town" to get gas? B) I live in an urban area. Almost every parking ramp that I go into has EV charging stations; if it doesn't, there is one within a block or two that has one that people can park at instead. Residences (apartments and condos) know they have to have them to attract tenants. I would bet that the parking lot/ramp for every major corporate headquarters has charging stations. And in urban areas you don't have to travel very far to get where you are going, making a charge last weeks. (Gas is also more expensive in urban areas. It's $5.79/gal in my neighborhood as of yesterday.) I see plenty of people parking EVs on the street or in the parking area in the alley with no charging station because they can charge at work or at the ramp they park at when they go out to dinner or shopping somewhere.