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3 Rubik's Cubes, Hagen Smith copped out but still somehow gave a monumentally better answer than Drew Thorpe Most of these were fun though. Shout out to all the musicians.

Nico and ownership: We traded Luka because he's fat and an injury concern. Luka: Looks slimmer in a Lakers jersey (I feel like they got a better cut to troll) and comes back healthy. Mavericks: Injuries. So, so many injuries.

Things are getting worse and worse in Dallas

Yeah, I'm beating the 2nd rounders for Drummond and Vuc to death but... If they traded Drummond: That turns into a 2nd + 1st + dead money Or they paper over the mistake and get rid of Vuc for 2nds, opening playing time for Smith and idk, Sanogo, who isn't good but at least plays hard. Or maybe Zach Collins turns into a semi-tradeable contract - and you're exchanging dead money for dead money. Suddenly that's 3 seconds + 1st + opening up playing time + better tanking. I know you know this Kyle and I don't mean to make this my Luke Keaschall (sorry WS2023), but the inability of Reinsdorf front offices to open up Spotrac and go "these assets expire then, we can get new, more affordable/better assets now" is maddening.

Mavericks and Blazers went over the air. Mavs are gonna obviously tank. But if the Bulls were trying - or at least picking a fucking direction - they might actually still get fans tuning in.

JR learning that the most loyal fanbase in the NBA is getting tired of his s%*# It's amazing because Sox fans and especially Bulls fans print money if they have contenders. Dude is the most short sighted owner in sports.

I really wish we got Gallo during the "f*** the home run" era.

@Lip Man 1 can correct me if I'm wrong, but pretty sure DA wanted it and I think you can argue his Sox tenure outshone his time in Philly.

Haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere, but the Hall makes a sad choice for DA.

This Dodgers one is particularly baffling cause they've shared Camelback for so long that Getz was a player for the Sox when it first opened. If this magical success-by-osmosis was going to happen, it'd have probably happened by now. Why didn't Chris walk over to their minor league fields in the past 8 years and figure out how to run a farm?

Has anyone considered that the Sox might have better medical facilities in Arizona than Chicago?

Hollinger wrote that the Bulls had a first on the table for Lonzo. So they could have gotten multiple seconds for Drummond and Vuc, and a first for Lonzo. AKME just cannot manage assets.

Rendon is the all time fleece.

Speaking of Pham, if we hadn't been so insistent on giving him at-bats last year (and ultimately make him a throw-in), Fletcher/Colas/DeLoach could have gotten playing time and we'd have gotten a better assessment of them.

I've seen enough videos from a trainer on Twitter to know that Zavala will have a 1.000 OPS this year.

Again, I'm not a fan of his. But Taylor can't reach the Mendoza line and Slater flirts with it like Boyers and the campfire milkshake. If Fletcher, DeLoach (assuming he clears waivers) and Colas aren't allowed to sink or swim - then what's the point? The team doesn't need to keep stockpiling no-bat outfielders over 30.

I don't like Fletcher, but it's a lot easier to sell a plan for the future if half the lineup is under 30.

Don't worry, we can get some 17-year-old that, based on Getz's stellar record, will become a superstar by 2030, thus saving the fan base. Taylor, Tauchman, Slater, Drury and Rojas is a murderer's row, it's just that they'll be killing the Sox fandom.

Or just youth altogether?

I can't believe we lied to Slater about being are premier #1 priority

"Old guy acquired in Cease trade cleared waivers after being DFA'd, thus improving trade" is certainly a viewpoint.

I'll always remember Crochet getting soreness his rookie year, making Trout and Ohtani look silly in Spring Training, and then he was out for the year the next day.

Man, he was one of the guys that would have been somewhat fun to watch. Hope he recovers 100%.