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  1. LouisEly
    What % of trips that people take are longer than the average 200-mile real-world range on an EV? And why couldn't people rent ICE cars for the few times a year they would have to take those trips? It's also quite the luxury item to spend $5,000/year on gas driving 15,000-20,000 miles per year on top of $6,000-$10,000/year on vehicle payments. Spend $1000/year on a rental car for the 2-3 long trips per year you take.
  2. LouisEly
    The Chinese restaurant around the corner closed down last week. It was my favorite place to get takeout from. When I couldn't use my kitchen for two months because of the structural repairs I got takeout from there at least three times a week, and probably once a week since. I got to know them, and they recognized me as one of their best customers - whenever I called for takeout no matter how busy they were they always told me 10 minutes and put me at the front of the line. We talked about them getting ginger root from Wisconsin. I felt like Norm at Cheers. They told me that business had been slow since COVID started. Reading between the lines I got the impression that they were a victim of many people blaming Chinese people in the U.S. for COVID. Sad. There is another Chinese restaurant about a 2-3 minute further walk in the other direction. Their food is good, but they serve takeout in Styrofoam containers, and that bothers me. Plastic containers aren't a lot better, but at least they're recyclable and I can reuse them for food storage. Maybe I'll go there early and bring my own container. There is a Thai restaurant around the corner, but they're $3-4 more expensive for their lunch specials.
  3. LouisEly
    Did Williams throw a couple of cutters? Or were they sliders? I don't recall him throwing anything like that before.
  4. LouisEly
    Cameron Wagoner, tall and skinny RHP from Eastern Michigan is the pick in round 11. Looks like he didn't pitch for EMU this year, only a handful of innings in the Cape Cod League. Luke Adams, a HS 3B from Hinsdale, IL, is the pick in round 12. Zane Petty, a HS RHP from Texas, is the pick in round 13. Gavin Kilen wend three picks before to the Red Sox.
  5. LouisEly
    No, it's actually quite popular with the younger crowd. Started a few years ago with that Whitney Houston song and has expanded. 80s music is easier to sing along to than what is coming out now, and they like to sing along.
  6. LouisEly
    Don't tell me that you don't remember being force-fed "oldies" from the 50's/60's in every public space you went to in the 80's and 90's. I spent many an hour in the produce department of a grocery store working 15 feet from a speaker that pumped "Oldies 94.9 WOLX" all day long. So much so that my boss and I made up our own lyrics to some of those songs in order to keep our sanity. That being said, if you listened to some of the current music that's been coming out... you'd long for the 80's too. When Cardi B is topping the charts with "WAP", something has gone horribly wrong.
  7. LouisEly
    Metzinger is interesting. His upside could be a RHH Matt Carpenter (who was a 13th round pick himself, just like another certain Cardinal). Fitzpatrick looks like he missed time with injury this year, having only started 6 games for Rutgers, but pitched outstanding in a very small sample in the Cape Cod league - 19 IP, 11 H, 2 BB, 19 K, 0 R/ER. Perfect Game had some good things to say about Nate Peterson, although he is undersized for a SP.
  8. LouisEly
    Hey! I had him as one of my 5th round options.
  9. LouisEly
    According to that, he was Canada's 2022 Player of the Year? Is that true? If so, that's a good sign (and some poor scouting by these draft prospect rankers).
  10. LouisEly
    Misiorowski might also want more than slot value.
  11. LouisEly
    Thank you. These are the types of comments I expect to see that question drafting, not hot takes based on one sentence in a scouting report. They flipped three prospect bats that so far have done nothing at the ML level for Yelich which initially worked out as well as it possibly could have; the decision to extend him after the injury is certainly questionable, but it was a roll of the dice to keep one of the best offensive players in the game. They flipped a bat-first prospect with K tendencies who was a few years off to get a bigger offensive threat for the ML team in Renfroe. They flipped a couple of middling pitchers for a bat-first 1B. They flipped a bullpen arm and an upside pitcher with a long injury history for one of the better offensive SS in the game. It's not just drafting that they've been doing to try to improve the offense. And I don't think that some have realized the effect that the all of the pitching labs and deadening of the ball have made on offense league-wise.
  12. LouisEly
    Just like 95% of pitchers are best out of the bullpen, 95% of middle infielders are best at 2B. It's a meaningless comment, and if you believe that, then only about two players in every draft have the ability to stick at SS.
  13. LouisEly
    John Heyman is reporting that Rocker had agreed to a $5.2M signing bonus, giving the Rangers an extra $2.3M in bonus pool to work with. Expect some HS picks from them in the later rounds.
  14. LouisEly
    Well, more fuel to the "small automated strike zone" draft theory... If you believe his 2021 is more reality there might be something there.
  15. LouisEly
    Bryce Hubbart would be an interesting pick at #72. Looked great in the Cape Cod league and good K/BB ratio but a little undersized.
  16. LouisEly
    From MLB.com: Misiorowski has flashed tantalizing potential going back to his Missouri high school days, but he was hard to see prior to 2022. A hamstring injury hampered him on the showcase circuit heading into his 2020 senior season, which got cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. He tore the meniscus in his right knee in his first start for Crowder (Mo.) JC last spring, ending his season in February, but he returned this season to rank third in NJCAA Division I in strikeouts (136) and strikeout rate (16.1). Fully healthy again, Misiorowski has hit 100 mph with his four-seam fastball and sat in the mid-90s for several innings at a time. His extension, high spin rates and induced vertical break create carry up in the strike zone, and he might find even more velocity if he can add some muscle to his skinny 6-foot-7 frame. His mid-80s slider features good depth and is a well above-average offering at its best, though it's more of a chase pitch than one he can land consistently for strikes. Very much a work in progress, Misiorowski primarily operates with two pitches and rarely breaks out a curveball or changeup. The Louisiana State recruit still is learning to keep his long limbs in sync and he needs more strength to repeat his delivery. He started finding the zone more often down the stretch and helped his cause with the most impressive bullpen workout at the MLB Draft Combine, giving him a chance to surpass Aaron Ashby (fourth round, 2018) as the highest pick in Crowder history. Needs to develop a 3rd pitch, but the upside is there.
  17. LouisEly
    Jacob Melton still on the board, as is Peyton Pallette if the Brewers are willing to take a chance on a TJ-rehab guy. Drew Thorpe of Cal-Poly gets some Kyle Hendricks comps. (Aaaand the Yankees just picked Thorpe.)
  18. LouisEly
    Ugh... the Classies grab Brycen Mautz. Got two LHPs that I had in my Brewers picks.
  19. LouisEly
    Prielipp to the Twins. I guess that's a lot better than to the Cubs or Cardinals.
  20. LouisEly
    Which other ones than ESPN say that he needs a swing overhaul? MLB.com doesn't: Brown has an unusual setup at the plate, holding his hands high and pointing his bat toward the mound before starting his load, but it doesn't prevent him from making consistent contact. Factor in his ability to stay at shortstop and his high baseball IQ, and he could match Mickey Brantley, Kirt Manwaring and Mike Costanzo as the highest-drafted position players in Coastal Carolina history (second round). He earned Cape Cod League all-star honors last summer while playing for Cotuit manager Mike Roberts, who said Brown reminded him of his son -- two-time All-Star Brian. An offensive catalyst, Brown has tremendous hand-eye coordination that allows him to barrel balls regularly even though there's a lot going on in his right-handed stroke. He has a quick bat and some sneaky pop that should translate into 15-20 homers per season, and he controls the strike zone well. He's an aggressive baserunner with a knack for stealing bases despite his average speed.
  21. LouisEly
    And the people who are primarily responsible for that are gone from the organization.
  22. LouisEly
    Max Wagner off the board to Baltimore. Big power, but has struggled with his ability to hit sliders (according to MLB.com scouting report). MLB.com had him at #66.
  23. LouisEly
    Links to those scouting reports, please.
  24. LouisEly
    How does it compare to other college shortstops who are good enough defensively to stick at SS?
  25. LouisEly
    They've literally said that he's one of the best defensive shortstops in college baseball. He absolutely will stick at SS.
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