Re: [閒聊] Hey A-Rod, I've got your back

看板A-Rod作者subaru (霧煞~~Woosah...)時間18年前 (2007/02/23 23:37)推噓8(8推 0噓 0→)

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※ 引述《subaru (霧煞~~Woosah...)》之銘言： : Hey A-Rod, I've got your back : http://tinyurl.com/2yjdmf : By Jim Caple : Page 2 : I admit it. When the Yankees opened camp with their traditional first : fundamental drill -- Alex Rodriguez inserting his foot in his mouth : -- I was ready to ridicule A-Rod just like everyone else. After : reading his comments about his declining friendship with Derek Jeter, : my initial thought was to describe my own evolving relationship with : A-Rod: 我承認，當洋基春訓營開工的第一道基本訓練菜色-- Alex Rodriguez的笨蛋發言上桌—我就跟大家一樣等著要來奚落A-Rod了。而看過了他對於跟Derek Jeter逐漸降溫的友誼的談話之後，我最初的想法就是來一段我跟A-Rod之間慢慢成長的友誼進化史：（下面這段作者惡嘲的「想像」就偷懶跳過囉！） : The reality is our friendship has cooled since Alex left Seattle. : We aren't blood brothers anymore and we don't have sleepovers four or : five nights a week anymore. Not that we ever were or did, but still, : it's different between us now. In fact, the last time we spoke, he : turned to a teammate and said, "Do you smell something?" and then : walked away without giving me a hug. I don't know why our relationship : has changed, though sources close to both of us suspect that it has : to do with a 2001 article in which I wrote that A-Rod "never had to be : the leader" with the Mariners and that he was "greedy and insincere" : and "a traitor" and "a loser" and that he cheated on his income taxes : and sold heroin to the clubhouse kids and that he was so cruel to : animals that "he literally showed me the many ways there are to skin : a cat." So we don't go out for dinner three or four times a week : anymore (which we never did, even though I would have been more than : happy to do so as long as he was willing to pick up the tab). … : Then I thought about detailing the troubled history of the : Jeter/A-Rod friendship … 然後我想到可以把這段混亂的Jeter/A-Rod友情史條列出來… : June 16: After three years, eight months, 17 days and three hours, : Derek still hasn't returned my copy of "The Poisonwood Bible." I : wonder whether he's even read it. 6月16日：在經過了3年8個月17天又3個小時之後，Derek還是沒有還我<毒木聖經>。我猜他會不會根本都還沒開始看啊~ ( <毒木聖經>是一本被歐普拉推薦之後在暢銷書榜住了兩年多的暢銷書. http://tinyurl.com/3cclae ) : July 12: Derek went to see "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" without me! 7月12日：Derek跑去看<神鬼奇航2>卻沒有找我！ : July 23: Derek removed me from his friends list on MySpace. What : does this mean?!!?!?!?! 7月23日：Derek把我從他的MySpace好友清單移除了，這…這代表了什麼嗎?!!?!?!?! : The column went on in that vein but by the time I finished writing, : I thought, "Why? What's the point? Do we really need another column : mocking A-Rod?" 這個專欄一向是走這種風格的，只是這次我寫完這些東西之後，想著，「我在幹麻？重點是啥？我們還需要另一個專欄來嘲笑 A-Rod嗎？」 : I mean, what has he ever done that is so bad? Despite his best : efforts at living a clean, responsible life, he has a worse : reputation than Terrell Owens. I know I've mocked him as much as : anyone, but now I mostly feel sorry for him. He's one of the best : players in the game, and people act as if he's Bubba Crosby. Enough : is enough. Forget the soap operas that stem from his silly : insecurities -- any day now I expect him to shave his head -- I'm : going to root for A-Rod this season. No more cheap shots, no more : easy punch lines … from now on, I'm his No. 1 fan. Not quite like : Kathy Bates in "Misery," but I'm pulling for him all the way. : And here's why you should root for him as well. 我是說，他做過什麼很糟的事情嗎？即便他盡最大的努力去過公正的、負責的生活，他的聲望卻比Terrell Owens還差（註一）。我知道我以前毒舌他的次數多如繁星，不過現在我真的覺得對他很抱歉。他是棒球場上最棒的球員之一，而人們對他就像看待Bubba Crosby 一樣。真的夠了。忘記那些因為他不安又傻造成的肥皂劇戲碼 — 現在我希望他能刮一下他的腦袋 — 今年我要為A-Rod加油。沒有惡意中傷，沒有惡搞，從現在開始，我是A-Rod的頭號粉絲！雖然還不算很像『戰慄遊戲』裡的凱西貝茲，但我會用力支持他的。（註二）下面是你為什麼要支持A-Rod的理由。 : Root for A-Rod because years from now, you'll be bragging to your : children and grandchildren that you saw one of the greatest players : who ever took the field. You'll be able to say, "I saw Rodriguez hit : .358 with 36 home runs and 123 RBIs in his first full season. I saw : him hit 409 home runs by the time he was 30. I saw him win an MVP at : shortstop for a last-place team one year and then win an MVP at third : base for a first-place team two years later. I saw him hit .315 with : four home runs in three American League Championship Series. I saw : him play in 10 All-Star games his first 11 seasons." 當然要支持A-Rod因為多年之後，你可以跟你的兒子女兒孫子炫燿你看過地球上最厲害的棒球選手，你還可以說：「我看過Rodriguez在他第一個完整大聯盟球季就繳出.358打擊率、36轟跟123個打點的成績。我看過他在爐主球隊以游擊手的身份拿下MVP，接著在兩年後以三壘手的身分在第一名球隊拿下MVP。我看過他在3次美聯冠軍戰打了四支紅不讓跟.315打擊率。我還看過他在生涯前11年就打進10次明星賽。」 : It may not sound as sweet as telling your kids, "I saw A-Rod hit a : World Series-winning home run in the bottom of the 10th inning," but : it certainly sounds much better than telling them, "I threw fake : dollar bills and garbage at A-Rod because he signed a contract that : I would have killed to get." 那或許不像你跟你的小孩這樣說來的甜美：「我看過A-Rod在世界大賽的10局下打了再見全壘打。」但那肯定比這樣跟他們說要來的好：「我丟掉幾張一元偽鈔然後臭罵了A-Rod幾句因為他簽了一張我死也想要的大合約。」 : Root for A-Rod because if you don't like Barry Bonds challenging : Hank Aaron's home run record, just wait -- Rodriguez might wind up : passing Bonds in a decade. A-Rod hasn't testified before a grand jury : that he "unknowingly" took steroids, but he has hit 464 home runs, : which is a total Aaron didn't reach until he was two years older than : Rodriguez is now and a total Bonds didn't reach until he was almost : four years older. Trust me, if A-Rod does set the home run record, : you'll not only be rooting for him then, the commissioner will show : up to see it. 當然要支持A-Rod因為你不喜歡Barry Bonds要去挑戰漢克阿倫的全壘打紀錄，那就等吧 — Rodriguez或許會在未來十年內又追過了 Bonds的紀錄。A-Rod不需要在陪審團面前作證說他是不知不覺中服用類固醇，只要看他現在已經轟出464發全壘打，這是漢克阿倫在比 Rodriguez大兩歲時擊出的全壘打數，也是Bonds在比Rodriguez大了快四歲時達到的數目。相信我，如果A-Rod真的創下新的全壘打紀錄，你不但會變成他的粉絲，政府高官也會跑來見證這個時刻。 : Root for A-Rod because despite all you hear about him choking in the : playoffs (and yes, he has stunk the past two Octobers) he still has : nearly as high a career postseason OPS as Jeter (.847 to .863). : A-Rod also hit for a higher average and produced more runs in the : 2004 postseason than Jeter did. In fact, Jeter has played in 24 : postseason series and hit .233 or less in nearly one-third of them. : That's not to knock Jeter, but only to point out that if you play : enough postseason series, you're going to shine in some and stink : in others. Give A-Rod another chance this fall, and he will rise to : the occasion. Especially if he feels as if fans would rather see him : succeed than bitch about his failures. 當然要支持A-Rod因為儘管所有你聽到的都是A-Rod季後賽的打擊很便秘（也沒錯，過去兩年的十月他的表現的確蠻塞的），他仍然有跟Jeter生涯季後賽差不多高的OPS（.847對.863）。A-Rod在2004年季後賽的打擊率跟得分也比Jeter高。事實上，Jeter在24場季後賽中，有大約三分之一的場次打擊率在.233或更低。這不是要挑剔 Jeter，只是想指出，如果你打了夠多場季後賽，你會在某幾場比賽發光發亮，然後在某幾場比賽便秘。這個秋天，給A-Rod一個機會吧！他會復活的。特別是當他感到球迷樂於見他成功勝過譙他的挫敗。 : Root for A-Rod because, other than saying stupid things, he never does : anything to embarrass his team or the game. He never gives less than : his best. He never approaches the game with anything less than complete : professionalism. So what if he can't help himself from making : ridiculous statements in an attempt to please everyone at all times? : There are far worse crimes for an athlete -- and we complain about : them all the time. 當然要幫A-Rod加油因為，除了會說一些蠢話，他從來沒做過任何妨害他的球隊或球賽的事。他從未吝於付出最多的努力，他總是在場上獻出超凡的技術。所以假若他每每為了取悅大家而說了一些可笑的話又如何？對一個運動員來說還有更讓人羞愧的事 — 而我們總是在抱怨這些。 : But mostly, root for A-Rod because if he has another MVP season and : shines in October, all those obnoxious Yankees fans will have to shut : up and quit blaming him for everything that ever goes wrong with a : team that has needed better pitching ever since it let Roger Clemens : and Andy Pettitte go. 不過最重要的，為A-Rod加油因為假如他打出另一個MVP球季而且在十月發光閃耀，這些討厭的洋基迷就得乖乖閉嘴停止責怪他，搞錯的是這支需要好投手卻放火箭人跟Andy Pettitte走的球隊。 (最後一句翻的很怪...) 以上翻的不好請見諒有錯請不吝指正謝謝!! ----- @ 註一: 原來Terrell Owens就是以前翻過的某篇文章的 T.O. 他是NFL的明星球員 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrell_Owens 只是不清楚為何他的評價這麼糟還有為什麼提到聲望差,AROD會跟連在一起呢? 另外關於Bubba Crosby,看了維基百科 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubba_Crosby 他在洋基的短短幾年中似乎都在大聯盟跟3A浮浮沉沉所以也就是說雖然AROD有明星級的表現卻一直被當二線球員看待? @ 註二: 這裡有『戰慄遊戲』的簡介 http://movies.wretch.cc/new/plot/Misery.html (出處: http://movies.wretch.cc/new/ ) -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 123.195.65.243