# Test thread — to test things out. Do not lock!

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**Created:** [December 27, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736 "2021-12-27T18:05:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/104 "2022-06-08T18:44:14Z")

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You got that right. You sure got that right. (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Pivoting to this now… for @bobot here, [Test Thread - #24 by bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120/24)

> [@Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120/25):
>
> > [@Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120/24):
> >
> > Got anything on the '05 Series?
> 
> Say what?

> [@Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120/26):
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> Stats. That series was a good one.

@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](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/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) 🙂

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