A-Rod on Classic: 'I felt I needed to be th …

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/worldclassic2006/news/story?id=2299389 NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez changed his mind and decided to play in the World Baseball Classic for the United States because of his status in the sport, The New York Times reported Friday. A-Rod改變了想法並且決定在世棒經典賽中為美國隊效力，因為他的身分在這個運動。紐約時報星期五報導 (謝謝tucker修正) At the end of the day, I realized how important it was for me to play because of the position that I have in the game," the New York Yankees third baseman told the newspaper. "When I looked at that, I felt I needed to be there." "此時，我意識到需要我的位子在這場比賽中是多麼的重要。"洋基三壘手對著本報說， "當我看著它，我感覺到我必須在那裡。" After initially saying he would play for the Dominican Republic, Rodriguez changed his mind last month and said he wouldn't play in the World Baseball Classic. On Tuesday night, he decided he would participate in the 16-team tournament, but as a member of the U.S. team. 在剛開始他說會為多明尼加隊效力之後，上個月A-Rod改變了想法說他不願打世棒經典賽。星期二晚上，他決定會參加這擁有十六隊的比賽，並且是美國隊的一員。 "I know what kind of a crazy competitor I am," Rodriguez told the Times. "If I'm in Lakeland [Fla., the Yankees' spring training home] in March and my country is playing Japan in the semifinals in Arizona, I know I'd want to be there. I'm the best guy available to help the team." "我知道我是一個很瘋狂的競爭者。"A-Rod說道。"我會在三月的時候在Lakeland(洋基春訓基地佛羅里達) 然後我的國家會與日本在亞利桑那半決賽碰面，我知道我想要在那裡，我是最強的能夠幫助球隊的選手。 Rodriguez's decision to play with the U.S. team miffed Stan Javier, the general manager for the Dominican team. A-Rod的決定激怒了多明尼加隊的總教練Stan Javier。 "It was pretty clear that he was going to play for the Dominican team," Javier told the newspaper. "He said he would announce it. Two days later, he said he wasn't playing at all." "他原本很清楚地說道要位多明尼加隊打的，"Javier說道。"他說他會公佈的。但是兩天以後，卻完全改觀了。" Rodriguez said it was a tough decision, but one he is now comfortable with. A-Rod說這是一個痛心的決定，但是另一方應該會感到很欣慰。 "No matter what I did, I was going to tick somebody off." 無論我做了什麼，我會把某人標記出來。 The final 30-man rosters for the World Baseball Classic will be chosen from each team's 60-player pools shortly before the start of the event, scheduled for March 3-20. 世棒經典賽的最後30人名單將儘快從各隊的60人名單選出來，在這比賽之前，三月3-20日間。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 138.130.186.180