LouisEly
-
Posts
11,626 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
14
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Events
News
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospects Ranking
Milwaukee Brewers Videos
2022 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
Milwaukee Brewers Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2023 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
2024 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
The Milwaukee Brewers Players Project
2025 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Pick Tracker
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Pick Tracker
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by LouisEly
-
Ilver looked good in the five minutes he got; I'm surprised he didn't get more run in the 2nd half. Made a couple of good defensive plays when he was in too, not just offense. Five rebounds, a block, and an assist in five minutes is impressive. But Crowl, Storr, and Wahl were the best players on the court and thus no room for Ilver. Essegian had a really good defensive play when he was in. One of the few times they were able to stay in front of their guards. Looks like he's making strides on the defensive end. UW shot better from 3 and from the FT line, out-rebounded them 36-25, but only had 2 steals to 13 TOs. PSU had 8 steals and only 6 turnovers. That was the difference.
-
I'm sure that most of the TVs in bars are new enough that they at least have USB ports that they can plug in an Amazon Fire Stick (and make sure that their WiFi is fast enough to handle streaming to multiple TVs). If not, new 55" LED TVs w/WiFi and Amazon apps are under $300 now. Here's the thing - I don't have Prime. Don't need it, I live in a densely populated area and there are Amazon trucks on my street every day. One time I ordered four things and they all came on the same day on three different trucks - one late AM, one late-afternoon, one early evening. I get some things within two days anyway, most within 3-4. I can plan ahead. But if you have to have Prime first... that's an extra $140/year on top of any premium they may charge. No way. And if you have to have Prime... how is the casual Brewers fan going to react to having to pay $140/year plus a premium per month to watch the Brewers? We saw how they reacted to a fraction of a % of sales tax... -
This is true. There are technological advances on the near horizon that are supposed to dramatically cut the cost of EV battery manufacturing, which is the biggest cost of those vehicles. Add to that the cheaper costs to the consumer for EVs (lower maintenance costs, lower "power" costs - I've calculated the cost/mile of gas to be about $0.15 and electricity for EV recharging to be about $0.05), and there may not need to be financial incentives to purchase them. Note that the 2032 EPA guidelines are "technology neutral" - they don't require EVs, just emission standards. There could be other technology that could also be developed/used to meet the standards.
-
I assume you mean other than hypothermia from loss of heat. Damage caused by burst pipes from cold temperatures, and having to turn the water off to prevent burst pipes (and thus, no water). If it's a heavy snow/ice storm or lots of downed trees/power lines, you might not be able to leave for several days (that's when you have to worry about hypothermia). If you work from home, potential loss of income or having to take time off because you can't work (and then not being able to go on vacation because you have fewer vacation days left). No power to be able to charge cell phones in case there is an emergency or people trying to get in touch with you to see if you are OK. I was in the NYC area for hurricane Irene. Hurricane Sandy was even worse. There were so many downed power lines and trees that it took a week or longer for many people to get power; they had to clear the trees first before the power company could even begin to repair the lines because they couldn't get to them. And because of the down power lines and trees, people couldn't leave or go anywhere (except on foot). Limited food at home, no food delivery because of the downed power lines and trees. A severe ice storm could have similar effects.
-
One other consideration with gas ones and extension cords - they need to be kept outside, and running the extension cords inside will require some type of opening (door/window/other) into your house. During the winter that brings cold air inside, during the summer warm/humid air and insects. If you live in an area where the power lines could be taken out by falling trees/branches, or if ice storms could knock out the power lines, you'll need to think about how you'll run extension cords into your home and what openings you will need to have and the effect that those openings will have. You might need to have those openings for a few days before the power can be restored. That's because it's not something that people think about unless they've had it happen to them or someone they know well. People are thinking about the roof, the furnace/AC, the appliances, siding/exterior walls, floors. Replacing most of those (except for appliances, but refrigerators are $2K now) cost as much as a whole-home generator. That, and many realtors... have an unimpressive amount of knowledge about home ownership costs and risks and what to look for when home shopping (plus, with a shortage of homes now, people can't be too choosy.) It's like an insurance policy. You already spend $1,500 per year on home insurance... which most people have never had to to use. Amortize the cost over the expected life of the whole home generator and factor that into your insurance costs.
-
Is there a reason you need portable? They typically have a max run time of 12 hours. My parents have a whole-home generator. They're more expensive ($5k), but they connect to your home's LP or natural gas source and thus can run as long as necessary.
-
What in the world are you talking about? There is no "blanket mandate for EVs" in Chicago or Illinois. The nine states planning to adopt zero-emission mandates (not EVs specifically - just zero emission) are all coastal states. Most people in NY are in the NYC area which doesn't get that cold (I lived there for 1.5 years - the Atlantic currents keep the NYC area fairly moderate). Same with MA and Boston. Same w/WA and Seattle. VT, yes, but there aren't even 700k people in VT.
-
International Market (January 2024)
LouisEly replied to Austin Tatious's topic in MLB Draft & International Signings
According to the article from McCalvy that was linked in @Joseph Zarr's post, the new facility can house over 100 people. It has four fields so they can have a formal game w/another team on one field and other players working on fundamentals/simulated games on other fields allowing for a larger roster and more development time. They can keep more people there for an extra year to see if they can develop before having to make a decision on Arizona or bust. -
For the 3-4 days a year that this is actually an issue, yes. And yes, anyone who lives somewhere with a very cold winter climate should be aware that if they don't have an enclosed garage with a private charger and rely on outdoor public charging stations this can happen the 3-4 days a year that it gets that cold.
-
I live in Chicago and it's primarily because those people are relying on public chargers that are outdoors instead of having a private charger in a garage which will be much warmer than outdoors. I say "primarily" because some people who own them don't have a garage or have a community garage (apartment or condo building) that may not have chargers or may be open-air and not fully enclosed. People who have private chargers in fully-enclosed garages (in which they can put a space heater if necessary) aren't having these issues. Cold weather can decrease the range and increase charging time, but it will not "kill" their batteries.
-
Lost two of their best defenders in Javon Hargrave (11 sacks in 2022) and TJ Edwards (159 tackles in 2022) and Brandon Graham started showing his age (11 sacks in 2022, 3 in 2023). Eagles had 70 sacks in 2022 vs 43 in 2023. Hurts threw nine more INTs in 2023 than 2022 and only one more TD.
-
Wild Card Game: Packers @ Cowboys - Sunday, Jan 14 3:30pm
LouisEly replied to homer's topic in Other Sports
Stephen A. Smith is priceless this morning on First Take. Hopefully you set the DVR. See if you can find a replay. -
Once Chourio makes the ML roster (and I don't think that opening day is a given despite the contract) I think Yelich will be the primary DH. A defensive outfield of Chourio, Frelick, and Mitchell will be like having four OFs. There will be plenty of ABs available for Yelich, Frelick, Mitchell, and Chourio with Wiemer at AAA. Perkins is nothing more than a backup.
-
The Packers have more playoff wins at AT&T Stadium than the Cowboys do. (Not including a Super Bowl win.)
-
Northwestern beat Purdue a month ago. Give Northwestern some credit - they're good enough to beat a top-5 team (ranked #1 going into this week).
-
Wild Card Game: Packers @ Cowboys - Sunday, Jan 14 3:30pm
LouisEly replied to homer's topic in Other Sports
If Slaton would have kept his cool they would have been fine. -
Wild Card Game: Packers @ Cowboys - Sunday, Jan 14 3:30pm
LouisEly replied to homer's topic in Other Sports
I"m not going to say anything... I'm not going to say anything... I'm not going to say anything... -
It gave their opponents a better chance to get out of town safely instead of being stuck there.
-
FBTC down 6% today. Bitcoin down 8%.
-
Purdue lost to Nebraska. Kansas lost to UCF. Houston's the last remaining undefeated team and probably is going to be #1 next week. Wide open this year.
-
And the thing that people aren't talking about - tampering, and having to continually recruit your own players. If there's one person who has the clout to get everyone on the same page and establish some regulations (without getting sued for anti-competitive practices), it might be him. Hopefully that's his next venture.
-
What makes you believe that acquiring Sale - who hasn't pitched more than 103 innings in a season since 2019 and more than 160 innings in a season since 2017 - makes them bow out of acquiring Cease or Burnes? Add to Sale's injury history the fact that Smith-Shawver hasn't pitched 100 innings in a pro season yet, and the Braves still haven't acquired anyone who can reliably get them through October. Their problem isn't getting to October - it's getting through October.
-
Oh, I agree - an elite, All-Pro caliber LT is worth 19, 41, and a 3rd... ... assuming they actually develop into that elite, AP-caliber LT. But you have to account for risk. Maybe they can't stick at LT (McGlinchey, Conklin, Scherff, Gallery), maybe they get injured (Becton, Derek Sherrod), maybe they develop a medical condition (concussions, heart issue), maybe they can't adapt to the pro game (Joeckel, Jason Smith) or get in legal trouble and are out of the league in 4-5 years. In the event that they don't become that elite LT, three high picks were used to get a player who isn't worth three high picks. Trading more than two high picks for a player often doesn't work out.
-
By far the biggest offseason need is safety. The only guys under contract next year are Johnson and Zayne Anderson; everyone else is an unrestricted free agent. Given that they will be drafting no lower than #19, they're in a great spot to get either Cooper DeJean or Kamren Kinchens without reaching. Will probably have to move up from #41 to get Tyler Nubin, but with two picks in the 2nd and 3rd I think they are going to move up from #41 anyway. Moving up to get Alt or Fashanu will cost at least #19, #41, and a 3rd. Just too much. Quick, way-too-early guesses based just off of PFF rankings: #19: DeJean, Kinchens, McKinstry #41: Patrick Paul, Tyler Nubin, Byron Murphy #52: Powers-Johnson, Denzel Burke, Brenden Rice #83: Javon Bullard, Braden Fiske, Sedrick Van Pran #92: Khyree Jackson, Donovan Edwards, Jaden Hicks #120: Ray Davis, Kamal Hadden, Javon Foster Looks like Lazard getting benched at the end of the season might push his comp pick down to the 5th round,
-
Wow, they restocked that LB room quickly. I know they wanted to rotate their LBs in/out a lot more than they did. Going to be some competition in the ILB room. Guessing; 1st string: Jaheim Thomas, Tackett Curtis 2nd string: two of Jake Chaney/Sebastian Cheeks/Christian Alliegro (Alliegro may move to OLB) 3rd string: Bryan Sanborn, Tyler Jansey OLB: 1st string: Darryl Peterson, Aaron Witt 2nd string: John Pius, Jeff Pietrowski (or Alliegro) 3rd string: Leon Lowery, Lafaele/Heiberger I could see Witt putting on 15 lbs now that he's healthy and moving to DE, given the shortage there.
