Tim Gallagher

Traveler, cyclist, entrepreneur, Wahoo, and baseball fan.

[Tim Gallagher @PlayballTim]

@CarolinaDerby @murphsturph @ncspeakerhall @SenatorBerger @DennisJustice MLS is a Ponzi scheme.

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@TheDunkCentral @billoram @SiriusXMNBA Just strategic rumoring. No way Sulver lets somebody move a team 3 months after buying it.

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@belltowerburner I read this the same way, except there’s an element of “let’s quickly sneak this into the budget” sliminess, which sets off alarms.

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@matthewherper My 2026 bio twitter feed: “China is killing USbio,”
“don’t touch the NIH”
“Makary/Prasad have to go.”

So, existential crisis, but any reform/reformers are bad.

There’s a future where FDA/NIH is 50% more effective. Let’s stop crying & build plans to get there.

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@zdp5000 @fieldofschemes Evidently plan (which didn’t go forward) was $500M state + $1.2B local. CLT doesn’t have a spare $1.2B after fluffing Tepper.

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@zdp5000 @fieldofschemes Not a defense of the stadium plan but Charlotte is maxxed out on stadium $$$. The bulk of the stadium financing is local and Charlotte has emptied the local coffers on the Panthers.

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@fieldofschemes Can’t believe the NC opening offer is basically “everything.”

Gotta believe total costs only go up from here.

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@MLBRaleigh @NC_Governor @JoshStein_ @SenatorBerger @murphsturph @ncspeakerhall @JanetCowell @RaleighGov @VisitNC @visitRaleigh Why make the 1st offer w/o a real plan? If NC approves $500M I guarantee the team will come back w/ “actually we need $1B and $250M in infrastructure & 100 acres of state land.”

Show NC a plan + an ask first.

And no, Tampa isn’t relocating in the 1st yr of new owners.

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@MLBRaleigh @NC_Governor @JoshStein_ @ncspeakerhall @SenatorBerger @JanetCowell @RaleighGov @VisitNC @mitchell_silver @1stormie1 @visitRaleigh I’m 1000% for MLB in NC but this isn’t the winning argument you think it is. We all know there’s an “ask” embedded here for stadium $. Argument is weak/disingenuous if u sell tourism ROI w/o talking about the quantum of $ ask.

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@peterrhague Trenchant analysis. Does the Parliamentary system particularly welcome or enable this type of individual? (Writing from the USA, where we have elected a movie star and TV personality in the last 50 years.)

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@MLBRaleigh Put the ballpark village at the crossroads of 40 & 540 (near RDU/Brier Creek) for maximum road traffic and out-of-town traffic. (Near future Dundon lake Crabtree outdoor park.)

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@On3 @Brett_McMurphy @AndyStaples I would take 9, 10, and 11 over any 3 other ACC coaches.

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@petebvt Pretty clearly 2 different strategies here. Both may end up being right for their schools.

But personally I’m glad to have less riding on recruiting & retention of 17 yr olds and more more with proven 20+ yr olds, even if they’re mercenaries.

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@DrSamuelBHume Comically overinflated. I did this analysis last month: $40k/day/drug for us. (Could be as low as $10k.)

The $1m/day fig either assumes mega revenue or accounts for all the failed drugs, like Tufts CSDD “$2.6B cost per drug” math.

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@DNeckel19 Metaphorically, as well.

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@kenbwork Only misunderstood if you expected DNA sequencing to quickly unlock a multitude of cures but like PCR & CRISPR it is more evolution than revolution and that’s OK.

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@_Coach_Steve_ @MLBRaleigh @NC_Governor @JanetCowell @RaleighGov @DowntownRaleigh @raleighchamber @FOS @MLB @TheNCSportsNet @VisitNC @visitRaleigh Airport/RTP….best Triangle-wide access, plus easier for Triad/CLT audience.

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@Canes Ever seen something like this in Charlotte?

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@mindful1_be @TimBuckleyWX Quit it. Braves don’t own NC. It’s rare to see a Braves cap on the streets. Most common: Durham Bulls caps.

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@ramblinroundup @Mikeysurf @DidTheACCDie @DavidSmoak @JWMediaDC @theACC @SEC @bigten @Big12Conference @mark_hokie @ByDavidTeel This is 2030 expansion analysis based on 2020 market.

NIL has changed everything. Doubt the next expansion is a team or two being strategically poached. Legislation pending. More likely in 2030: Superconference launch.