Jason Garman
@garmanj11.bsky.social
Soccer, sports business & facilities, commercial airports & aviation, urban planning & development. Sometimes all at once.
Yeah if he maintains, it’s not great but not insane, but the slope of that WAR history isn’t great!
December 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Yeah if he maintains, it’s not great but not insane, but the slope of that WAR history isn’t great!
Right, yeah, had my numbers a bit wrong, it’s like 0.75 WAR overpay even if last 3 years’ production is maintained
December 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Right, yeah, had my numbers a bit wrong, it’s like 0.75 WAR overpay even if last 3 years’ production is maintained
Hasn’t $8m/WAR held relatively steady lately? So this contract isn’t *that* crazy by that? Or are you also saying his WAR per season will project downwards enough over the deal to make it worse? MLB FA contracts have always been more back pay than forward pay! Lol
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Hasn’t $8m/WAR held relatively steady lately? So this contract isn’t *that* crazy by that? Or are you also saying his WAR per season will project downwards enough over the deal to make it worse? MLB FA contracts have always been more back pay than forward pay! Lol
Well yeah but they can justify it to themselves from a sporting integrity perspective with the consistency argument lol
December 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Well yeah but they can justify it to themselves from a sporting integrity perspective with the consistency argument lol
Seems the thinking is that there are enough matches that will require hydration breaks that they may as well do them for all matches for tournament consistency.
December 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Seems the thinking is that there are enough matches that will require hydration breaks that they may as well do them for all matches for tournament consistency.
But of course Leicester didn’t spend like half a billion pounds the following summer lol
December 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
But of course Leicester didn’t spend like half a billion pounds the following summer lol
They’re on a 58 point pace. Leicester had only 44 in 2016/17 lol
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
They’re on a 58 point pace. Leicester had only 44 in 2016/17 lol
I missed why Uzbekistan couldn’t go to Group I? Why couldn’t Norway go to Group K? (Panama would have to be in Group L regardless.)
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I missed why Uzbekistan couldn’t go to Group I? Why couldn’t Norway go to Group K? (Panama would have to be in Group L regardless.)
Yeah that’s totally backwards. You could argue that the Province is not managing its asset well on behalf of its citizens by *not* selling naming rights. (Whether you turn over some commercial control to MLS / Whitecaps is a different issue.)
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Yeah that’s totally backwards. You could argue that the Province is not managing its asset well on behalf of its citizens by *not* selling naming rights. (Whether you turn over some commercial control to MLS / Whitecaps is a different issue.)
Condor doesn’t fly BWI anymore? Or was that Eurowings Discover? Would/could feed European connections from eastern US much more naturally for Southwest
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Condor doesn’t fly BWI anymore? Or was that Eurowings Discover? Would/could feed European connections from eastern US much more naturally for Southwest
1. Probably more about location than size (trying to site matches where large expat/immigrant groups are) 2. Sorry yes meant eastern time not local 3. Australia - not so much screwed as much as just impossible to accommodate all time zones, random assignment wouldn’t necessarily help AUS either!
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
1. Probably more about location than size (trying to site matches where large expat/immigrant groups are) 2. Sorry yes meant eastern time not local 3. Australia - not so much screwed as much as just impossible to accommodate all time zones, random assignment wouldn’t necessarily help AUS either!
Which matches are on which day is known, and the time slots I think are known? 12/3/6/9pm local. But which of the 4 matches on the day are assigned to which time slot is what they wait til the draw to assign to maximize TV audiences.
December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Which matches are on which day is known, and the time slots I think are known? 12/3/6/9pm local. But which of the 4 matches on the day are assigned to which time slot is what they wait til the draw to assign to maximize TV audiences.
I believe match times were not known prior to WC22 draw either (not sure about venues). They’re getting a bit smarter/savvier about that to have bigger TV audiences in the bigger countries (rightly imo, even though they’re doing it just for $$$, it also happens to be to the benefit of more fans).
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I believe match times were not known prior to WC22 draw either (not sure about venues). They’re getting a bit smarter/savvier about that to have bigger TV audiences in the bigger countries (rightly imo, even though they’re doing it just for $$$, it also happens to be to the benefit of more fans).
It’s probably still 7:55. Fox will still do their 25 min pregame I bet. They’ve actually been pretty good this year about making the published time a consistent ~10 mins before kickoff. (Cincy - Miami will kick at ~5:10 even though it says 5).
November 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It’s probably still 7:55. Fox will still do their 25 min pregame I bet. They’ve actually been pretty good this year about making the published time a consistent ~10 mins before kickoff. (Cincy - Miami will kick at ~5:10 even though it says 5).
I thought maybe going later in Dec might screw with contracts and/or raise ire with MLSPA, but they’ll be doing both of those things to work out the sprint season in Spring 2027 anyway…
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I thought maybe going later in Dec might screw with contracts and/or raise ire with MLSPA, but they’ll be doing both of those things to work out the sprint season in Spring 2027 anyway…
With decision day being the day before the November international break, do you think that means they are shortening the playoffs / doing away with the best-of-3 in the quarterfinals? Or going much deeper than usual into December?
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
With decision day being the day before the November international break, do you think that means they are shortening the playoffs / doing away with the best-of-3 in the quarterfinals? Or going much deeper than usual into December?
The better doubleheader is tomorrow anyway
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The better doubleheader is tomorrow anyway
Definitely has a curtain call feeling to it
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Definitely has a curtain call feeling to it
Not saying that FPI is flawless, but the problem is you’re wanting it to be something that it’s not. You’re wanting it to be Strength of Record (SOR), which ESPN also produces - so just look at that instead!
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Not saying that FPI is flawless, but the problem is you’re wanting it to be something that it’s not. You’re wanting it to be Strength of Record (SOR), which ESPN also produces - so just look at that instead!
Would be interested to see the spread of voters on Purdue. It’s not often you see the #2 team have twice as many 1st place votes as the #1 team. Means the people who kept Purdue at 1 mostly have Houston at 2, but those that dropped Purdue dropped them far (relatively-speaking).
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Would be interested to see the spread of voters on Purdue. It’s not often you see the #2 team have twice as many 1st place votes as the #1 team. Means the people who kept Purdue at 1 mostly have Houston at 2, but those that dropped Purdue dropped them far (relatively-speaking).
As opposed to you asserting that ESPN is “folding” because a Twitter poll went against them? Come on man. The credit YTTV is starting tomorrow is not from a position of strength - it’s to stave off that possible subscriber loss the longer this goes on. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
YouTube TV to Begin Issuing Customers $20 Credit for Disney Blackout on Sunday
Amid the Disney blackout, YouTube TV customers will begin to receive a $20 credit starting Nov. 9 if there is still no deal to restore ESPN, ABC and other channels.
variety.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
As opposed to you asserting that ESPN is “folding” because a Twitter poll went against them? Come on man. The credit YTTV is starting tomorrow is not from a position of strength - it’s to stave off that possible subscriber loss the longer this goes on. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Idk they pretty much refute their own argument in the last 4 paragraphs? Like yeah you could say YTTV has leverage in the sense that Google doesn’t need the money, but their growth won’t hit those projections long-term w/o Disney, and they don’t even mention the acquisition of Fubo?
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Idk they pretty much refute their own argument in the last 4 paragraphs? Like yeah you could say YTTV has leverage in the sense that Google doesn’t need the money, but their growth won’t hit those projections long-term w/o Disney, and they don’t even mention the acquisition of Fubo?
Sorry where exactly does it say ESPN is folding? The article is expressing how it’s unusual for fans to blame the content provider in carriage disputes and that’s emblematic of the hate of ESPN’s non-live event nonsense, but that doesn’t change who has leverage or mean the fans are right!
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Sorry where exactly does it say ESPN is folding? The article is expressing how it’s unusual for fans to blame the content provider in carriage disputes and that’s emblematic of the hate of ESPN’s non-live event nonsense, but that doesn’t change who has leverage or mean the fans are right!
Yes fans love to hate the debate shows but gotta understand ESPN has the leverage here, not YTTV. They have what people want (live events), there are a dozen other places fans can get those (yes including their own new app). YTTV is big, but not so big that ESPN has to bend over backwards for them.
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Yes fans love to hate the debate shows but gotta understand ESPN has the leverage here, not YTTV. They have what people want (live events), there are a dozen other places fans can get those (yes including their own new app). YTTV is big, but not so big that ESPN has to bend over backwards for them.