August 9, 200817 yr 40. Freddy Garcia (6 of 27 lists - 56 points - highest ranking #11 Buehrle>Wood & rangercal) bio by Buehrle>Wood - A big part of the reason I loved Freddy so much is due to the exciting day of when we acquired him. The Sox had just beaten the Cubs two out of three games, but it took the acquistion of Freddy to accomplish the rare feat of stealing headlines away from the Crosstown Classic. This was one of those trades that defined Kenny Williams as a GM, trading two touted prospects and our young starting catcher for a front of the line starter in order to "go for it". Of course, we all the 2004 season from there. We quickly faded, but that's not to say the trade wasn't a success. Freddy's 2005 season, like so many others on the roster, was magical. I'll never forget being at the late September game in which he gave a much needed dominating against the Twins while our division lead over the Indians was down to near nothing. It was the many games like these that have earned him the reputation of being a big game pitcher. Freddy though will forever be part of White Sox lore for his performance in the 2005 postseason. He was pretty much flawless, going 3-0 with a 2.14 ERA. He will be most remembered for shutting down the Astros for seven innings in the game the brought us our first World Series in 88 years. For that he can never be forgotten. It's hard to look at Freddy's statline and see that he was only here for two and a half seasons. In that short time, he became such a central figure of the organization that it is hard to imagine him in another uniform. Please feel free to comment with any more info and favorite stories about this player or any other in this list.
August 9, 200817 yr When Freddy was on the hill, he made me sweat almost as much as he did. Seemed to always be in a jam and most of the time he'd pitch out of it.
August 9, 200817 yr Freddie definitely brought out a wide range of emotions out of me. One day he would look unhittable and the next game he'd be in a jam every other inning.
August 9, 200817 yr Bring him back!, Bring him back!, Bring him back! In all honesty, I loved Freddy dating back to his Seattle days. Big game Fred lived up to his name.
August 9, 200817 yr Watching him hit was the funniest thing ive ever seen. Ill always remember him hitting the ball in play and not running it out lol. I love Freedy, and that entire pitching staff from 2005. They were a special group!
August 9, 200817 yr Another great memory piece on Freddie. Thanks for reminding us of his greatness in 05. Bring him back. Give him a shot.
August 9, 200817 yr I really had a lot of respect for him when he lost his over powering stuff but was able to go out there and win the big game with his knowledge he gained over the years.Before he was traded to the sox I thought he was a guy that relied upon his stuff only and wasnt a student of the game(I thought of him as just a lazy ass),he went on to prove me wrong.
August 9, 200817 yr A couple of years ago, I kept telling myself in the future to party hard and drink my ass off with BA, and smoke out with Freddy. Love those dudes.
August 9, 200817 yr Thanks for 2005, Freddy. Like if Jeter made the play Uribe did, if Mussina pitches the way Freddy did in game 4, there would plenty of handjobs to go around.
August 11, 200817 yr QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 12:32 PM) Bring him back!, Bring him back!, Bring him back! He can improve on those playoff stats this year!
August 11, 200817 yr QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 04:12 PM) A couple of years ago, I kept telling myself in the future to party hard and drink my ass off with BA, and smoke out with Freddy. Love those dudes. he be stealing my ideas
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