Gained Eric

Biography

Beginnings

Born from a Québécois family, Gagné plays hockey and baseball in its birthplace of Mascouche, not far from Montreal. It belonged to the Canadian team world Championship junior.

In 1994, Gagné is selected with the round 30e by the White Sox of Chicago. However, it signs a contract with the Dodgers of Los Angeles the following year, then it studies English in Seminole State College (Oklahoma) and plays with the team of baseball of the “Trojans”.

After several parts in the minor leagues - during the season 1997 - he considers to take his retirement whereas he underwent a surgery with an elbow - Gained joint Dodgers during the season 1999. In 2002, it turns over to the minor leagues (in Las Vegas).

Season 2003

In 2003, it returns to Dodgers, this time like " stoppeur". It makes a success of 84 consecutive rescues (a record of the major leagues) between the August 26th 2002 and the July 5th 2004. Because of its performances, the partisans of Dodgers allot the nickname of “Over Range to him”.

During its astonishing season 2003, “Over Range” gains “Rolaids Relief Man Award” and the Trophée Cy Young. It becomes the first Canadian launcher to gain this price since Ferguson Jenkins in 1971 and the first raising device since 1992. Curiously, it is also the first launcher of the history to gain Cy Young in spite of a file victory-defeats negative, its card being of 2-3. It was selected because of its average of points deserved microscopic (1,20), its 137 withdrawals on catches in only 82 1/3 handles, and especially its 55 rescues, equalizing the record of the National league whom it now holds with John Smoltz.

Records and exploits

The July 15th 2004, in a victory 5 to 2 of Dodgers vis-a-vis the Diamondbacks of Arizona to Phoenix, Gagné makes a success of its 130e rescue for Los Angeles. It exceeds for this reason Jeff Shaw as leader in the history of the team.

Eric Gagné is recognized to be a particularly effective launcher of changing. During its passage at Dodgers, it protected 161 victories in 167 attempts, for a percentage of success of 96%. It is not rare that a raising device, even the best, shows six sabotages in only one season, which still returns the statistics of the Québécois launcher more impressive. As comparison with the raising devices stars of major, Trevor Hoffman made a success of its rescues in 89% of the cases, of the beginning of its career until 2006, and Mariano Rivera in 88% of the occasions.

Wounds

Eric Gagné very little played in 2005 and 2006, while raisant of a wound to the ligaments of the right shoulder. In 2005, it did not take part that in 14 meetings at Dodgers, protecting 8 victories in as many attempts. It undergoes an operation of the type Tommy John the June 21st 2005.

The following season, it had to be operated again in spite of a camp of encouraging drive. He did not play in regular season before the June 3rd, launching two handles without point and preserving the victory of Dodgers. But of the recurring pains to the shoulder returned it on the list of the wounded players ten days later, the June 13rd. The July 4th, an evil of back without bond with its operations with the right shoulder led Gagné to consult the doctor once more. It was operated the July 8th for 2 slipped discs.

At Rangers of Texas

The December 12th 2006, Gagné signed as free agent a one season old contract for six million US dollars with the Rangers of Texas. The contract also envisaged profits associated with its performances on the ground, being able to be worth to him up to five million additional dollars. At Rangers in 2007, it preserved a file of 2-0, with 16 rescues and an average of deserved points of 2,16. The unfavourable strikers struck only in one average of .192 against him. However, with the approach of the deadline of the transactions, it was exchanged with the Red Sox of Boston, on July 31st. In spite of the fact that Red Sox counted already a Stoppeur in the person of Jonathan Papelbon, Gagné chooses not to be prevailed of the clause of not-exchange envisaged with its contract, and accepted the transaction which sent it to Boston. For Gained, Red Sox yielded to Rangers the launcher Kason Gabbard and two acrobats of the minor leagues, David Murphy and Engel Beltre.

At Red Sox of Boston

At Red Sox, Eric Gagné had to give up the number number 38, already carried to Boston by the veteran Curt Schilling, and rather chose the 83.

Gained makes lance for the first time at Red Sox the August 2nd 2007. Its beginnings in Boston are difficult: 14 deserved points granted to the adversary of 14 handles, and this in 15 parts. Its card is of 1-2, with any rescue, 3 sabotages, and a very high average of deserved points of 9,00. The adversary strikes for .350 against him lasting this period.

In the match #2 of the Series of championship of the American League, it grants 2 points in 11th handle and is declared launcher losing in the victory of the Indians of Cleveland. Red Sox will gain this series however, then the world Série 2007, during which Gagné will make an appearance, launching a perfect sleeve in the first match against the Rockies of Colorado.

Others

the June 6th 2006, Gained Eric and the receiver Russell Martin entirely formed the first duet launcher-receiver Canadian-French of the history of baseball. Martin was born in Ontario, but is a French-speaking person having grown with the Quebec. The first duet Canadian launcher-receiver was composed of the Québécois launcher Denis Boucher and of the Ontarian receiver Joe Siddall, with the Expos of Montreal in 1993.

the October 24th 2007, Eric Gagné became the first player Québécois has to take part in the world Série, when it is brought to the monticule for a sleeve and withdraws in the order the 3 strikers facing him, in the first match of the world Série 2007.

When the Red Sox of Boston gain the world Série the October 28th 2007, Eric Gagné becomes the first Québécois player (and the ninth Canadian player) has to gain a world series.

External bonds

Statisitiques complete of Eric Gained in the major Leagues
Statisitiques of Eric Gained in the major and minor Leagues

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