You got that right. You sure got that right. (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Pivoting to this now… for @bobot here, Test Thread - #24 by bobot
@bobot it’s only been 5 years since you asked. I did not answer, it seems. Yes that was a very good series. Back to back, Bosox and ChiSox in 2004 and 2005.
But no I’m a Giants fan and was focusing on the 2010 2012 2014 series.
Assuming you’re a ChiSox fan do you remember the 1997 Giants - White Sox trade? I remember it as the “GiSox”, the Giants’ nickname that season, but wiki has it as the White Flag Trade.
At the trade deadline the White Sox were only 3½ games behind Cleveland. Jerry Reinsdorf defended the trade, saying that “anyone who thinks we can catch Cleveland is crazy”.
Stupid.
The White Sox ended the season just 6 games behind Cleveland.
In the trade the White Sox traded away:
• Wilson Álvarez, left-handed starting pitcher
• Danny Darwin, right-handed starting pitcher
• Roberto Hernández, right-handed relief pitcher
I couldn’t believe our good fortune!
The Giants traded away:
• Keith Foulke, right-handed pitcher
• Bob Howry, right-handed pitcher
• Lorenzo Barceló, right-handed pitcher
• Ken Vining, left-handed pitcher
• Mike Caruso, shortstop
• Brian Manning, outfielder
And the Giants won the division for the first time in several years.
It was great! (for me) 