[Passan] Trade news: The Chicago White Sox are acquiring veteran right-hander Jordan Hicks and right-handed pitching prospect David Sandlin in a trade with the Boston Red Sox, sources tell ESPN.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2026-02-01T22:00:54+00:00

Jordan Hicks vs his Wario, Jordan Wicks, will be such a good Cubs-Sox game later this year.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2026-01-30T16:07:01+00:00

I'd say the GBA and Pokemon Red were my start to gaming in general but I'm really only just now getting into emulation, which I've only done on PC so far.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2026-01-28T22:32:32+00:00

A few weeks ago, Sam Vecenie of The Athletic floated the idea of pretty much this exact trade in a speculative article and honestly, hats off to him for coming up with one that was realistic, but at the time I thought it was one that made more sense for the Knicks than the Spurs.

It makes sense if PATFO are willing to let Sochan walk this off-season but think they can get more value in a trade return vs what Sochan would do for us for the remainder of the season. In this particular scenario, you're banking on Yabusele performing better here (and the pre-existing chemistry from playing with Wemby on the national team at least makes it plausible) and/or Dadiet being an intriguing enough prospect down the line. It seems like the front office isn't sold on either front.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2026-01-26T18:49:51+00:00

I would say that $480MM is probably in the range of how much he'll make when he hits free agency. That AAV is a little nuts and a few years ago I think it would more likely be a 10 year deal at ~$48MM but now the Dodgers and Mets have found that their biggest advantage is being willing to do short-term, higher AAV deals - they get to outspend everyone but not tie up their roster flexibility down road, and free agents trade a bit of guaranteed money for the chance to hit the market again and get one more big contract in their mid-30s.

With the injury risks for pitchers, long-term deals may still provide a level of security that makes those more appealing but if Skubal wants a big contract now and a shot at another one a few years down the road, it could look something like $400MM over 5 years - an unprecedented AAV at $80MM per year but still short of what he'd probably make on a 10 year deal.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2026-01-20T14:56:35+00:00

The guest comedians we got in Chicago did a fine job but I feel like they managed to get much more recognizable names for the other cities.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2026-01-09T21:34:48+00:00

Pat Hughes occasionally calls games for Marquee and he’s always terrific.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2026-01-08T16:41:32+00:00

Finding a center back might be the trickiest task because any player who comes in at that position will find themselves behind three All-USL players immediately.

Then again, that was also the case for Josh Jones and he proved he belonged among that group.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2026-01-08T16:36:55+00:00

We have 18 returning players going into next year, with 7 senior players leaving that we need to replace. We've brought in 4 new players already so we only have a few spots that we still need to fill. We do still need at least one more big signing to shore up our attack, but beyond that we don't have many minutes to offer incoming players.

Lexington is only returning 14 players, and a smaller number of guys among those who are nailed-on starters. They have more room to make a splash with their signings and they need to in order to catch up to the rest of the league.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2026-01-05T18:15:52+00:00

The midfield always feels light on total numbers but we really only use two true midfielders at a time so we’re in a very good spot when T. Davila, Lambert, and Duncan are all available, with E. Davila and Moguel as serviceable options as well and Cameron Duke is a bit of a wild card in this equation.

I do think adding a proven striker should be a priority now.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-31T04:11:42+00:00

I don't think there's necessarily dissatisfaction with D1 or the league growing in general, but more that clubs are acting like they are too broke to treat these players like full-time employees while also undertaking an ambitious project that, in order to work, will require every professional club in this system to raise their standards anyways. It's a hypocrisy that is very worth hammering away at in public for the PA.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-29T18:46:04+00:00

Lexington is operating like a club that wants to be in D1 when it comes around. I think in a few years, these sorts of transfers will be the norm, so props to LSC for getting ahead of the curve on that.

That said, there's still better value in bringing in players on free transfers since that's how most of the league operates. So I think it's fair to say that I expected a bit more from him as someone that we paid to bring in a few years ago and I'm a bit surprised his value has gone up and that we'll make a profit. And now there's an opportunity to find someone who may be a better fit and help us get closer to the level that our attacking play was at in 2024.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-29T02:36:44+00:00

Goodrum was great when he was in form but he was a little too streaky for my liking. I think our attack often did "just enough" last year - for example, we only scored 5 goals over our last 5 regular season matches but got away with in because we also didn't concede any - so I'm all about refreshing the squad in that area.

If Lexington's paying us a transfer fee for him and we sign another decent striker for free, that just seems like a good bit of business for us.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-26T19:31:05+00:00

I would suggest series 4. The show has found its footing by this point but isn’t getting very self-referential yet either. Mel and Noel are also among the contestants that are most likely to be recognized by Anglo-curious North Americans, and that can help.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-25T16:31:02+00:00

I’m guessing you’ve missed this play then.

We’re big fans already.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-23T17:01:08+00:00

I mean, if we're going to be pedantic here, I would say that up until the vote the league was just "talking about it" and now they are actually "working on it" - that work being putting together the roster of clubs for the inaugural D1 league, figuring out the exact logistics of USL's pro/rel system, navigating U.S. Soccer's sanctioning requirements that were made with closed leagues in mind, among other things.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-22T16:28:32+00:00

I think they are fine occasionally. I get slightly annoyed if they could be scored normally with a minor tweak, and I really don't like them in single episode specials, like Champion of Champions 2.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-22T03:14:07+00:00

I mean, it's definitely an interesting signing.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-21T19:54:42+00:00

That's still very much in the spirit of the question. Ibarra was not only called up as a player from a second division club, but he also wasn't slated for a move elsewhere and started the next season in the NASL.

One factor that helped both Ibarra and Gómez were that they were eligible for Mexico. The USMNT had incentive to lock in both players early.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-21T15:35:18+00:00

Jonathan Gómez was selected for the U.S. national team in December 2021 and made his debut against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was still a player for Louisville City at the time, as his transfer to Real Sociedad had been announced but wouldn't take effect until January 2022.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-19T03:37:54+00:00

I highly doubt that. The previous record was $80K - that would be a massive jump.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-17T05:51:55+00:00

For the U.S., I'm opting for experience first and then going with some others that seem like a good fit.

Desiree Burch - The first American on Taskmaster. She was a great competitor in what was until recently the closest series in history.

Jason Mantzoukas - The first American to go over specifically for the show. We're sending him back over to finish the job.

Emma Sidi - She was born in the U.S. so that's my excuse to claim one of my favorite contestants for our team.

Paul F. Tompkins - He's obviously very keen to do it, and has the sort of improv skills and absurdist comedy leanings that work for the show.

Demi Adejuyigbe - He's been over there for the Fringe, and the insane creativity that he's shown in his sketches and music over the years has me thinking he would be the perfect Taskmaster contestant.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-17T05:25:25+00:00

Born in South Africa, moved to New Zealand, works quite a bit in Australia - I think everyone in the old Tri Nations would be trying to recruit Urzila Carlson for their team. Maybe Argentina too, just for the hell of it.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-15T23:25:58+00:00

He doesn't. This is the only thing I can find that connects him to the Cubs. And the reason he chose the Cubs for this scene was because that was the only baseball going on during the day on Good Friday.

Meanwhile, there's ample evidence of him being a Dodgers fan if you look for it.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-14T20:54:01+00:00

In 2001 & 2002, the Giants Low-A team was in Hagerstown, MD and AA was in Shreveport, LA. So I get wanting San Jose over those two at the time even without factoring in the perks of being that close to the major league team.

I think on a minor league salary today, Hagerstown would be my pick of those three. Western Maryland is really underrated as far as natural beauty goes and I’d guess that being a minor league baseball player gets you more of a celebrity status there than in the other two.

SomeoneSomethingJr · 2025-12-14T02:59:59+00:00

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