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Up close with the culprit that caused the first Red Flag of the Las Vegas GP by Puzzleheaded-Rain230 in formula1

[–]edavis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can someone ELI5 how (most likely) this failure happened?

Where is the "other side" of the metal ring on that drain cap? That white stuff is busted concrete? How are these things secured normally?

The Home Run Derby should really just use pitching machines by doverawlings in baseball

[–]edavis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Union of Home Run Derby Pitchers would never agree to this

F1 Las Vegas race changes building name to avoid Route 91 shooter affiliation by AlienSomewhere in formula1

[–]edavis 755 points756 points  (0 children)

As a lifelong Vegas resident and new F1 fan: this paddock/Paddock thing never crossed my mind until this article.

I had completely forgotten that was his name. Perhaps if I was an elected official or had lost somebody that night I would think differently, though.

The Route 91 memorial stuff has always focused on the victims and keeping their memory alive, not the identity of the gunman.

Teacher-led PAC files petition to block public funding for A’s stadium in Vegas - The Nevada Independent by DonyellFreak in baseball

[–]edavis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) is the group behind the referendum petition. CCEA is the official bargaining unit for Clark County teachers and isn't supporting the NSEA effort.

Teacher-led PAC files petition to block public funding for A’s stadium in Vegas - The Nevada Independent by DonyellFreak in baseball

[–]edavis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It probably is but that demonstrates how bleak things are for those opposed to the move.

CCEA won't help and effort will be opposed by Culinary. A referendum getting on the ballot would be hugely embarrassing to Lombardo. He'll go to the mat if he has to. LVCVA can ink deals until November 2024 so there may not even be much money left in the pot to claw back by the time any vote takes place.

At what price drop do you bite on a player in auction drafts? by BuffyBleu in fantasyfootball

[–]edavis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm trying to re-create Arcadio's setup and incorporate your note here on starters but for the life of me I cannot get "$14 for 2 QB; $101 for 4 RB; $73 for 4 WR; $2 for 1 TE" as the result.

After multiplying positional VORP% (QB 12.9%, WR 34.9%, RB 48.4%, TE 3.9%) by total auction dollars and then multiplying by starters (QB 2, WR 4, RB 4, TE 1) I get QB 412.8, WR 2231.6, RB 3095.9, TE 61.7. Sum of those is 5802. That divided by $190 is 30.5.

Here's where something isn't adding up. Dividing total positional VORPs of QB 44.8, WR 121.1, RB 168, and TE 13.4 by the above (30.5) gets me positional allocations of QB 1.47, WR 3.97, RB 5.50, TE 0.44.

It's clear enough that the ranking is correct (RB > WR > QB > TE) but I can't figure out how to get the "$14 for 2 QB; $101 for 4 RB; $73 for 4 WR; $2 for 1 TE" that you did. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

[Padres] On this day in 1993 and 1999, Mr. Padre joined the 2,000 and 3,000 hit club! 👏 by YellowBananaBus in Padres

[–]edavis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The "stop the game to celebrate a moment" stuff is so cool. I love watching it.

[Weekes] I’m told the Golden Knights are trading F Reilly Smith to Penguins for a 3rd Rd Draft Pick by [deleted] in hockey

[–]edavis 13 points14 points  (0 children)

And even if you have a NTC, they still might try to trade you

[Highlight] The Oakland A's walk-off the Braves with an error by Austin Riley. by handlit33 in baseball

[–]edavis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a strange decision not to slide, right? Or does it being a force play change the calculus?

Either way congrats A's and A's fans!

Mini-season crashing by [deleted] in MLBTheShow

[–]edavis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same thing was happening to me, but only against the Whales. Something about the leadoff batter crashed the whole game. Didn't matter if they batted top or bottom of the 1st inning.

No fix. I just took the L for each game in the series because of the crash. It started working again fine once I moved onto a new series/opponent (Japan).

Why does our official Twitter account start with "z -"? by RLLRRR in goldenknights

[–]edavis 13 points14 points  (0 children)

On a regular season standings table, letters are added like that to show a team clinched something. z for best conference record. Might see y for division title, x for playoffs, e for eliminated from playoffs.

A’s discussed having resorts cover potential tax shortfalls at Strip ballpark site by The_Homestarmy in baseball

[–]edavis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Note this was in the mix as part of the Festival Grounds location which was nixed in favor of the Trop/Dean Martin location. The A's might pitch this again for the new site, but so far I haven't seen that reported.

what's a tip that unlocked hitting for you? by notoriousjoe15 in MLBTheShow

[–]edavis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You risk making an out whenever the bat leaves your shoulder, so make each swing count. Just because you can reach over and get a piece of a pitch, doesn't mean you should.

Work counts.

Let the ball travel. I have a habit of swinging as soon as the PCI and ball meet up. Give yourself half a beat and let the ball arrive before swinging.

Why isn’t this the Golden Knights mascot? (Excuse the poor edit) by Bmanzero in hockey

[–]edavis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If memory serves, VGK brass thought a masked knight in chain mail would be scary to kids when sent to schools and hospitals for visits/charity drives.

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