Garcia regroups after bad outing at Toronto

CLEVELAND - After his first start of the season, a 7-inning gem against Minnesota last Saturday, Freddy Garcia was being nominated for American League Comeback Player of the Year honors.

On Thursday, Garcia was tagged for 7 runs on 8 hits over 3-plus innings in a loss at Toronto and was being replaced in the White Sox' rotation by top prospect Daniel Hudson.

No wonder the 33-year-old veteran was feeling a bit perplexed Friday.

"I don't care if they (Sox) have Roy Halladay in Triple-A," Garcia said. "I've got to do what I've got to do and they've got to do what they got to do. I don't want to worry about that stuff. If I don't do the job, something is going to happen.

"But for right now, I've got to think about my next start. If they have Daniel Hudson or Roy Halladay, good for them."

Garcia did get a chance to review his ragged outing against the Blue Jays.

"I was feeling very good in the bullpen," he said. "I don't know what the (heck) happened at the start of the game. I was off. I was watching the video and it was two different people. I'll continue to do my stuff and try to get better. I cannot go one good one and one bad one. I've got to be more consistent."

Windy City East: The White Sox and Bulls are staying at the same hotel in downtown Cleveland. The Sox are here to play the Indians, and the Bulls and Cavaliers are matched up in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

"I've got the Presidential Suite," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I'm the man."

Baseball figures to take a back seat to the Bulls and Blackhawks, who are both getting started in the playoffs. That's OK with Guillen.

"We're in the same city and at my house, it's all about sports," Guillen said. "I never paid attention to the Blackhawks, to be honest with you, but the last couple of years the relationship between the Blackhawks and White Sox has been very close. I'd never watched a hockey game and I like it. I've been following the Bulls since I got here."

Guillen offered some advice on how the Bulls can beat the top-seeded Cavs.

"Make sure you beat the (bleep) out of LeBron James," Guillen said. "Make him fight and just play like high school kids. Go out there and break his nose. Break his nose and he can't play for a couple days. Break somebody else's nose and hey, let's go. A win is a win, no matter how you take it. I want them to do good."