Freddy Garcia (garcifr03)
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Freddy Antonio Garcia (The Chief)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 235 lb.
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[edit] Biographical Information
Lou Piniella once told a story about Freddy Garcia. When Garcia came up in 1999 when Piniella managed the Seattle Mariners, Piniella went to take the kid out of a game because he was getting hit pretty well. Garcia didn't think so and yelled at Piniella as he walked out to get back in the dugout and that he was doing fine. Piniella took it calmly and walked back. However, in Garcia's next start, the opposition was clobbering Garcia and Piniella responded by sitting back in the dugout where the fans couldn't see him, smoking a cigarette and relaxing.After 10 runs had scored, he figured Garcia had learned his lesson and he then went out and took him out of the game. Garcia never complained again when being removed from the game.
He went 5-1 in September, 2000. In September, 2003, he had a 1.97 ERA.
The Chicago White Sox were heavily criticized when they traded Garcia to the Philadelphia Phillies after the 2006 season, when he had gone 17-9. The trade was seen as building for the future at a time when the Sox are only a couple years removed from being 2005 World Series champions, and fans wondered if that meant the White Sox were raising a white flag already. However, Garcia was beset by injuries with his new team and contributed little to the Phillies' 2007 division title, going 1-5 in 11 starts and missing his team's miraculous late-September push to overtake the New York Mets.
[edit] Quotes
- "His heart is something that comes out when he is on the mound." - Kenny Williams
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 2-time AL All-Star (2001 & 2002)
- AL ERA Leader (2001)
- AL Innings Pitched Leader (2001)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 4 (1999, 2001, 2002 & 2006)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 7 (1999 & 2001-2006)
- Won a World Series with the Chicago White Sox in 2005
