Welcome! This is Wonky Observations, a newsletter I intend to be about “good ideas in the realms of sports, econ and data”. It’s written by Steve Estes, and represents my personal opinions and musings only, not my employer.
I keep having thoughts that are either too long-form for Slack, Discord, or real-world conversations, that require too much research, or are "l'esprit de l'escalier" — a worthy thought that just came too late to be part of a conversation that had moved on.
These are their stories. <Law & Order sound>
You'll see me discuss data stuff, data-informed soccer or sports points, perhaps some thoughts about US Soccer in particular. There will probably not be a reliable theme, other than "Steve likes to back things up by finding some facts, and likes being surprised by the fact that his assumptions were wrong."
Why here on Substack? Well, I don't particularly like Medium's subscription model that keeps on trying to get everyone to monetize, and makes the user experience miserable if you don't. And Blogger felt too old. And it’s just not worth me rolling my own Wordpress or what-have-you. So here we are, let's see where it takes us.