OgtheDim
@ogthedim.bsky.social
A guy (he/they) in Toronto, with all that entails
Currently includes wife, a cat, TFC & a nice view
Despises Fascists
Thanks bus drivers
Random occasional HR opinions
Do not feel the need to followback - I lurk way more then post
Currently includes wife, a cat, TFC & a nice view
Despises Fascists
Thanks bus drivers
Random occasional HR opinions
Do not feel the need to followback - I lurk way more then post
Tell us you've never lived through a Canadian/Minnesotta/Colorado/Utah/Chicago/New England/New York/Philly winter without telling us you've never done that
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Tell us you've never lived through a Canadian/Minnesotta/Colorado/Utah/Chicago/New England/New York/Philly winter without telling us you've never done that
Its all just so ludicrously bad strategic thinking to say you want to change the schedule so you can transfer developed players and then have more then half your teams not have the prime development training months available to them.
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Its all just so ludicrously bad strategic thinking to say you want to change the schedule so you can transfer developed players and then have more then half your teams not have the prime development training months available to them.
Now translate that "detrimental to guys like" & add what happens to the development of young players who can't train like others do in non-winter climates because they have to train inside a dome on turf for 4-5 months of the season (mid Nov until early April is what TFC has to do right now)
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Now translate that "detrimental to guys like" & add what happens to the development of young players who can't train like others do in non-winter climates because they have to train inside a dome on turf for 4-5 months of the season (mid Nov until early April is what TFC has to do right now)
FWIW
Before the work being done at Sheppard & the East Don halted the migration, we could see spawning salmon in that river just south of Steeles
Before the work being done at Sheppard & the East Don halted the migration, we could see spawning salmon in that river just south of Steeles
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
FWIW
Before the work being done at Sheppard & the East Don halted the migration, we could see spawning salmon in that river just south of Steeles
Before the work being done at Sheppard & the East Don halted the migration, we could see spawning salmon in that river just south of Steeles
And with that
I'm done arguing with people who don't live in a North American winter city about how bad winter is for various aspects of what it means to run and support an MLS team
I'm done arguing with people who don't live in a North American winter city about how bad winter is for various aspects of what it means to run and support an MLS team
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
And with that
I'm done arguing with people who don't live in a North American winter city about how bad winter is for various aspects of what it means to run and support an MLS team
I'm done arguing with people who don't live in a North American winter city about how bad winter is for various aspects of what it means to run and support an MLS team
That is not correct
For example in January
Copenhagen is 13 degrees warmer on average then Chicago
Hamburg 11
Dublin 18
Aberdeen 16
Pick anywhere with a fall/winter schedule & they are warmer
For example in January
Copenhagen is 13 degrees warmer on average then Chicago
Hamburg 11
Dublin 18
Aberdeen 16
Pick anywhere with a fall/winter schedule & they are warmer
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
You see..for Sounders supporters, this discussion is "curious" & has no real affect on your team beyond maybe wetter colder games and in theory increased transfer fees
For supporters in Colorado, Minnesota, Montreal, Toronto, Nashville etc. - this is a tad more existential
For supporters in Colorado, Minnesota, Montreal, Toronto, Nashville etc. - this is a tad more existential
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
You see..for Sounders supporters, this discussion is "curious" & has no real affect on your team beyond maybe wetter colder games and in theory increased transfer fees
For supporters in Colorado, Minnesota, Montreal, Toronto, Nashville etc. - this is a tad more existential
For supporters in Colorado, Minnesota, Montreal, Toronto, Nashville etc. - this is a tad more existential
I don't think the warmer climate supporters quite understand the competitive disadvantage of training for weeks under a bubble on turf when your opponent is training on grass since the first day
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I don't think the warmer climate supporters quite understand the competitive disadvantage of training for weeks under a bubble on turf when your opponent is training on grass since the first day
But can they?
Currently MLS has 39 weeks for games - 13 weeks off during winter
Say MLS goes to 11 winter weeks off
Now, add in no games between early June & 2nd week of August -10 weeks
Can MLS fit in a 34 game season + playoffs in a 31 week season? With int breaks included?
Currently MLS has 39 weeks for games - 13 weeks off during winter
Say MLS goes to 11 winter weeks off
Now, add in no games between early June & 2nd week of August -10 weeks
Can MLS fit in a 34 game season + playoffs in a 31 week season? With int breaks included?
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
But can they?
Currently MLS has 39 weeks for games - 13 weeks off during winter
Say MLS goes to 11 winter weeks off
Now, add in no games between early June & 2nd week of August -10 weeks
Can MLS fit in a 34 game season + playoffs in a 31 week season? With int breaks included?
Currently MLS has 39 weeks for games - 13 weeks off during winter
Say MLS goes to 11 winter weeks off
Now, add in no games between early June & 2nd week of August -10 weeks
Can MLS fit in a 34 game season + playoffs in a 31 week season? With int breaks included?
You can't grow a decent field in these conditions so MLS would have to either
Take off from mid November to late February (like now)
or
have teams play lots of away games then while training inside in domes while their opponents practice outside
All for the purpose of increased transfer fees
Take off from mid November to late February (like now)
or
have teams play lots of away games then while training inside in domes while their opponents practice outside
All for the purpose of increased transfer fees
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
You can't grow a decent field in these conditions so MLS would have to either
Take off from mid November to late February (like now)
or
have teams play lots of away games then while training inside in domes while their opponents practice outside
All for the purpose of increased transfer fees
Take off from mid November to late February (like now)
or
have teams play lots of away games then while training inside in domes while their opponents practice outside
All for the purpose of increased transfer fees
That is not correct
For example in January
Copenhagen is 13 degrees warmer on average then Chicago
Hamburg 11
Dublin 18
Aberdeen 16
Pick anywhere with a fall/winter schedule & they are warmer
For example in January
Copenhagen is 13 degrees warmer on average then Chicago
Hamburg 11
Dublin 18
Aberdeen 16
Pick anywhere with a fall/winter schedule & they are warmer
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
That is not correct
For example in January
Copenhagen is 13 degrees warmer on average then Chicago
Hamburg 11
Dublin 18
Aberdeen 16
Pick anywhere with a fall/winter schedule & they are warmer
For example in January
Copenhagen is 13 degrees warmer on average then Chicago
Hamburg 11
Dublin 18
Aberdeen 16
Pick anywhere with a fall/winter schedule & they are warmer
Did you see the CPL final last night and the quality of play?
Heat is bad but the pitch and the bounce of the ball on a frozen pitch just creates a totally different game
I liken it to broomball with your feet - its just not the same game anymore
Heat is bad but the pitch and the bounce of the ball on a frozen pitch just creates a totally different game
I liken it to broomball with your feet - its just not the same game anymore
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Did you see the CPL final last night and the quality of play?
Heat is bad but the pitch and the bounce of the ball on a frozen pitch just creates a totally different game
I liken it to broomball with your feet - its just not the same game anymore
Heat is bad but the pitch and the bounce of the ball on a frozen pitch just creates a totally different game
I liken it to broomball with your feet - its just not the same game anymore
A lot of people just don't understand how dangerous & energy sapping travel during winter can be & what affect bad weather has on fans going to games
&
What affect this has on players who have to commute to training every day during that when they have options in better climates
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What affect this has on players who have to commute to training every day during that when they have options in better climates
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A lot of people just don't understand how dangerous & energy sapping travel during winter can be & what affect bad weather has on fans going to games
&
What affect this has on players who have to commute to training every day during that when they have options in better climates
&
What affect this has on players who have to commute to training every day during that when they have options in better climates
Mitigating the weather you live & work in which detracts people from wanting to move to a city
Mitigating that daily snowy commute to the training round
That's kinda impossible
There's a reason why 95% of Europeans & South/Central Americans leave the northern MLS home cities during the offseason
Mitigating that daily snowy commute to the training round
That's kinda impossible
There's a reason why 95% of Europeans & South/Central Americans leave the northern MLS home cities during the offseason
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Mitigating the weather you live & work in which detracts people from wanting to move to a city
Mitigating that daily snowy commute to the training round
That's kinda impossible
There's a reason why 95% of Europeans & South/Central Americans leave the northern MLS home cities during the offseason
Mitigating that daily snowy commute to the training round
That's kinda impossible
There's a reason why 95% of Europeans & South/Central Americans leave the northern MLS home cities during the offseason
Hard to mitigate for
travel for fans to games during dangerous weather
&
Inability to train outside
&
Field deterioration (TFC saw this in 2016 - led to Giovinco injury)
&
Inability to attract talent due to weather
All this for marginal gains for transfer values
(that is the only reason)
travel for fans to games during dangerous weather
&
Inability to train outside
&
Field deterioration (TFC saw this in 2016 - led to Giovinco injury)
&
Inability to attract talent due to weather
All this for marginal gains for transfer values
(that is the only reason)
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Hard to mitigate for
travel for fans to games during dangerous weather
&
Inability to train outside
&
Field deterioration (TFC saw this in 2016 - led to Giovinco injury)
&
Inability to attract talent due to weather
All this for marginal gains for transfer values
(that is the only reason)
travel for fans to games during dangerous weather
&
Inability to train outside
&
Field deterioration (TFC saw this in 2016 - led to Giovinco injury)
&
Inability to attract talent due to weather
All this for marginal gains for transfer values
(that is the only reason)
Shot out to the undertows / rip currents of Huron and Erie that kill dozens each year
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Shot out to the undertows / rip currents of Huron and Erie that kill dozens each year
Do not blame this on Canada
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Do not blame this on Canada
FWIW
There are only 2 convenience stores left in Willowdale that are not on a major arterial
The other one is on Senlac - same bus route for both
&
Helps to know Cheng sees everything through the lens of a person who moved here from car centric Peel to a single family dwelling
There are only 2 convenience stores left in Willowdale that are not on a major arterial
The other one is on Senlac - same bus route for both
&
Helps to know Cheng sees everything through the lens of a person who moved here from car centric Peel to a single family dwelling
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
FWIW
There are only 2 convenience stores left in Willowdale that are not on a major arterial
The other one is on Senlac - same bus route for both
&
Helps to know Cheng sees everything through the lens of a person who moved here from car centric Peel to a single family dwelling
There are only 2 convenience stores left in Willowdale that are not on a major arterial
The other one is on Senlac - same bus route for both
&
Helps to know Cheng sees everything through the lens of a person who moved here from car centric Peel to a single family dwelling
Thankfully for us, having a NHL game played in our stadium meant getting the toilets and beer lines winterized
Doesn't help with
* the drive to the stadium
* the field
* the training facilities
* the frostbite
* recruiting players to play/train in that stuff
But hey....the transfer fees
Doesn't help with
* the drive to the stadium
* the field
* the training facilities
* the frostbite
* recruiting players to play/train in that stuff
But hey....the transfer fees
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Thankfully for us, having a NHL game played in our stadium meant getting the toilets and beer lines winterized
Doesn't help with
* the drive to the stadium
* the field
* the training facilities
* the frostbite
* recruiting players to play/train in that stuff
But hey....the transfer fees
Doesn't help with
* the drive to the stadium
* the field
* the training facilities
* the frostbite
* recruiting players to play/train in that stuff
But hey....the transfer fees
Coming to MLS regularly in 2027 if Arthur Blank gets his way
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Coming to MLS regularly in 2027 if Arthur Blank gets his way
There is a central camera angle available but maybe it wasn't on the play
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
There is a central camera angle available but maybe it wasn't on the play
Can I interest you in the reasons why the Pilgrims left England and what was behind the US separation of church & state?
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Can I interest you in the reasons why the Pilgrims left England and what was behind the US separation of church & state?
He doesn't get that access up here either...
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
He doesn't get that access up here either...