[新聞] High ERA bothersome to Sox' Garcia

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http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/whitesox.asp?id=228192 By Scot Gregor Daily Herald Sports Writer Posted Saturday, September 16, 2006 OAKLAND, Calif. — Two days after pitching the best game of his life, White Sox starter Freddy Garcia was not a happy man. “This is the worst season I’ve ever had,’’ Garcia said Friday. On Wednesday, Garcia was working on a perfect game against the Los Angeles Angels before Adam Kennedy ended the bid with a two-out single in the eighth inning. Garcia received a well-deserved win, improving his record to 14-9. The 30-year-old pitcher was 14-8 last season, so why does he consider this to be the worst season in his eight-year career? “Look at my ERA,’’ Garcia said. Even after pitching 8 shutout innings Wednesday, Garcia’s ERA is 4.82, the highest he’s ever posted. Last season, he came in at 3.87. Before the Sox played the Athletics on Friday, Garcia finally admitted last year’s heavy workload, and his involvement in this spring’s inaugural World Baseball Classic, has taken a physical toll. “I’m fine, I’m feel healthy,’’ Garcia said. “Everybody talks about my fastball. They don’t pay me to throw fastballs. They pay me to get people out and win games. But with all of the pitching, last year, this year, the fastball hasn’t been there. Next year, I’ll be back up to 93, 94 (mph).’’ Garcia used a nasty split-finger fastball against Los Angeles. It’s a pitch he experimented with last season and started throwing more regularly this year. If his fastball does come back in 2007, Garcia is going to have quite an arsenal. But he’s also owed $10 million in the final year of his contract, which has fueled plenty of trade speculation. “It happened to me before,’’ said Garcia, who was acquired by the White Sox in a deal from the Seattle Mariners on June 27, 2004. “I know they want to make (Brandon) McCarthy a starter, so they’ll have to make a move. Hopefully, I stay. I love it here.’’ Match it up: With right-hander Esteban Loaiza starting for Oakland on Friday, Sox manager Ozzie Guillen went with left-handed hitter Rob Mackowiak in center field. Many White Sox fans have wondered why struggling rookie Brian Anderson hasn’ t been given more of a chance in center, but Guillen is doing what he thinks is best as the regular season winds down. “It’s a must-win thing and not just play the game,’’ Guillen said. “We feel with Mackowiak in the lineup, we’ll have a better offense.’’ Mackowiak hit a solo home run off Loaiza in the third inning. In the fourth, he looked bad trying to catch a Jay Payton flyball that went for a double. Oakland ended up scoring twice and took a 3-1 lead. Turn the page: Frank Thomas is tired of talking about his messy exit from the White Sox, but he addressed the subject again before Friday night’s game. “It’s worked out for both teams,’’ said Thomas, who received a warm welcome at U.S. Cellular Field when the A’s played the Sox in late May. “ Like I told people, I’m past that. When I left Chicago last time, the closure was there for me. I knew my life was somewhere else and it was time to step it up and be the best player you can be for another ballclub.’’ -- 星愛在歸在天還人土 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 74.134.89.73