[新聞] Bauman: What's the story with A-Rod?

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※ [本文轉錄自 NY-Yankees 看板] 作者: rresonance (rresonance) 看板: NY-Yankees 標題: [新聞] Bauman: What's the story with A-Rod? 時間: Sat Feb 10 10:23:58 2007 02/08/2007 10:00 AM ET What's the story with A-Rod? Talk about Rodriguez's future contract plans heats up Baseball Perspectives Mike Bauman Spring Training must be near. The stories about whether or not Alex Rodriguez is happy are appearing with increasing frequency. 春訓即將展開關於Alex Rodriguez是否開心參加春訓的相關報導越來越多 It is bitterly cold in much of the northern United States this February. But that is not the reason that people are already taking A-Rod's emotional temperature. 二月美國北方大部分的地區都處於嚴寒狀態但這不是人們探測到A-Rod情緒溫度的原因 A-Rod was in New York on Wednesday, appearing as an author. He was promoting his new children's book, "Out of the Ballpark." Feel free to insert your own one-liner. 星期三 A-Rod以作家的身分現身紐約為他新出版的童書 "Out of the Ballpark"宣傳 The question of his happiness, or lack thereof, will be revisited frequently as the long season progresses because the monumental contract that Rodriguez originally signed with the Texas Rangers has an opt-out clause after the 2007 season. He could become a free agent, if he no longer wishes to be a New York Yankee. 由於Rodriguez和遊騎兵隊所簽訂歷史性大合約在2007球季結束後有除外選擇條款的規定讓他在洋基打球的快樂悲傷隨著球季的開展將經常被提起 To briefly review, A-Rod's contract was for 10 years and $252 million, setting a record that has not yet been broken. This record is more likely to be broken than Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, but even more salary inflation than we saw this winter, and even more revenue growth than baseball has experienced in recent seasons, will both be required. 簡短看一下A-Rod的合約創紀錄的10年2億5仟2百萬這紀錄就像Joe DiMaggio連續56場安打的紀錄一樣至今仍未被打破雖然這個冬季比起過去幾年薪資浮動大幅成長但這兩項紀錄仍未被破 The size of the contract, and his subsequent trade to the Yankees, have both made Alex Rodriguez a marked man. He may still have the most overall talent of any player in the American League. (He is not a better hitter than the other league's Albert Pujols, but then, neither is anybody else.) But his time in the Bronx has not been a walk in the park, a day at the beach, or even suitable material for a children's book, for that matter. 這個合約的規模還有他被交易到洋基的結果都讓Alex Rodriguez成為焦點他仍然是美聯中最有才華的球員(他在打擊上比不上國聯的Albert Pujols) 但他在洋基的日子並不能像在公園裡散步海灘上遊玩甚至不適合當成童書的題材 As good as his overall numbers have been, A-Rod's performance with the Yankees has never quite lived up to the overall expectations that his contract engenders. To live up to that contract, you would probably have to hit 74 home runs or bat .400, but preferably you should do both. 由於擁有這麼好的數字 A-Rod在洋基的表現卻永遠趕不上那天價合約的期望要趕上那天價合約大概一年要打個74發全壘打或打擊率來個4成最好是兩樣都要 But the issue with Alex Rodriguez has often been more intangible than that. He has not been embraced by the fans, who have booed him frequently at Yankee Stadium. He has not been embraced by all of his teammates. 但關於A-Rod 有時比那更模糊他不被球迷接納他們常在洋基球場噓他他也還沒被全體隊友接納 The debate about who is a "true Yankee" and who is not, never ceases. The true Yankee, it generally appears now, is somebody who played for the team in the glory days of the late 1990s, or somebody who is really admired, respected and liked by, for instance, Joe Torre and Derek Jeter. 關於誰是"真洋基人"的爭論從沒停止現在認為所謂"真洋基人" 是90年代晚期光榮年代時的成員或被大家羨慕尊敬和喜愛的人例如說Joe Torre和Derek Jeter Rodriguez does not appear to fully qualify on either count. And when Torre batted him eighth in the season-ending Division Series loss to the Detroit Tigers, it amounted to the most public of demotions. The message was that Rodriguez had to be in the lineup, but the manager was searching for a spot in that lineup that was as far out of harm's way as possible. A-Rod在這兩項上都還不夠格當老托在美聯分區季後賽輸給老虎的最後一場比賽中將他排在第八棒等同於公開降級那訊息像是A-Rod應在打線中而教練儘可能把他放在一個最沒傷害的位置 So Alex Rodriguez, talented, wealthy, intelligent if not intuitive, and also now an author of a children's book, comes to New York. He is, of course, asked about the opt-out clause, because this bears on all of the related issues. He says the right things. 所以才華洋溢富有聰明也是一位童書作者的Alex Rodriguez來到紐約理所當然會被問到關於除外選擇條款的問題而他給了對的答案 "My thought process right now is winning a world championship," he says. Further, he states his hope of starting for the American League, as a Yankee, in the 2008 All-Star Game to be played in Yankee Stadium's last season. 他說"我現在的想法只想贏得世界冠軍" 並更進一步表示想在2008洋基舊球場的最後一個球季以洋基人的身分代表美聯先發參加明星賽 There was a flurry of speculative stories after the 2006 season about the Yankees trading Rodriguez. The truth is that it would be nearly impossible to get equal value in return for him, unless some club was willing to give up an absolute ace of a pitcher, in addition to a major run-producing infielder, as part of the package. That's not likely. 2006球季後有一堆要洋基交易A-Rod的聲音但事實上除非有球隊願意放棄王牌投手外加有得分能力的內野手不然不可能做出等值的交易 Rodriguez will be owed $72 million over the last three years of his contract. That is a lot of money, but in today's market it is not an overwhelming amount. 過去三年合約讓A-Rod賺進7仟2百萬這可是一大筆錢但在今天的市場這不是壓倒性的數字 His agent, Scott Boras, made that point in an interview with The Associated Press, suggesting what Alex Rodriguez could do in the free agent market, if he exercised that opt-out clause. 他的經紀人 Scott Boras在接受美聯社訪問時建議A-Rod如果執行他的除外選擇條款可以到自由市場試試身價 "Obviously when Alex's contract was done, the revenues of the game were around $3 billion," Boras said. "Now they are around $6 billion. The elite position player has not been really graded in this new revenue stream we've seen." Boras說 "Alex那時簽約球賽收入大約30億現在則有60億我們現在看到的球賽收入還沒反應到頂級野手的身價上" When Scott Boras says things like that, you are forced to listen, because he is the master of playing the baseball market, the agent most likely to obtain a windfall and more for his client. 當Scott Boras開口最好用力聽因為他是操弄棒球市場的大師 So the opt-out clause will be one of the subplots accompanying the Yankees/A-Rod saga this season. The Yankees never have a shortage of subplots, and Rodriguez was one whole storyline himself, even before he had his own book. Maybe being Alex Rodriguez is both a blessing and a curse, but with the talent and the brains and the $252 million, from the outside it is hard to be on the curse side of that issue. 因此球季開始除外選擇條款的話題將伴隨洋基/A-Rod的冒險傳奇一同展開洋基從來不缺話題而A-Rod就算在出書前本身就充滿故事也許身為Alex Rodriguez是祝福也是詛咒但擁有那樣的天份頭腦還有 2億5仟2百萬實在很難是詛咒 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.229.108.96