Kenny Lofton doesn't feel he was treated fairly by Joe Torre, but the veteran outfielder doesn't believe it had to do with the color of his skin. When Gary Sheffield accused Torre of treating black and white players differently, he cited Lofton and Tony Womack as two specific examples. Lofton was quoted by an Associated Press reporter as saying, "All I can say is, Sheffield knows what he's talking about; that's all I'm going to say," but Lofton said yesterday his quote was misrepresented, saying the question he was asked related specifically to being called out by the manager in meetings. "They're trying to say it's racism? That's a word I don't even bring up," said Lofton, who played for Torre in 2004. "I didn't say that, and that's something I won't say."