farm team
(sports, slang) A minor league baseball, ice hockey or other sports team, especially one concerned with player development.
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Can confirm, after covering many white-collar crime trials in my career, that the DOJ trial attorneys were typically a cut above. They were the farm team for the w-c crime defense bar. Today, who on earth would hire a…
I agree! I would love to see a PWHL team here!! I'm in for that. I will also go to to the Islander's farm team!
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(sports, slang) A minor league baseball, ice hockey or other sports team, especially one concerned with player development.
“Can confirm, after covering many white-collar crime trials in my career, that the DOJ trial attorneys were typically a cut above. They were the farm team for the w-c crime defense bar. Today, who on earth would hire a Trump DOJ alum to fight the government?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I agree! I would love to see a PWHL team here!! I'm in for that. I will also go to to the Islander's farm team!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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