Re: [新聞] A-Rod closing in on homer kings

看板A-Rod作者lakerbuster時間18年前 (2007/04/15 20:37)推噓11(11推 0噓 2→)

留言13則, 11人參與討論串2/3 (看更多)

我也來共襄盛舉－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ : CAM INMAN: TIMES COLUMNIST : A-Rod closing in on homer kings A-Rod正逐漸趕上全壘打王紀錄。 : Contra Costa Times : Article Launched: 04/14/2007 03:09:12 AM PDT : OAKLAND--SURE IS NICE to stop by the local yard and see baseball's eventual : home-run king. 能在自家附近的球場一睹棒球史上的終極全壘打王真是不錯。 : Barry Bonds? Oh, I suppose you could go see him, too, at least when the : Giants get back in town. 你以為我說的是Barry Bonds？當然，你也有機會看到他。只要等巨人隊回來主場比賽。 : But I'm talking about Alex Rodriguez, the New York Yankees' high-priced, : high-powered hitter whose spring tour arrived Friday night at McAfee Coliseum. : Dare we rank him immediately behind Barry Bonds in the Royal Line of : Succession to Hank Aaron's home-run throne? 但我指的是Alex Rodriguez，這禮拜五晚上隨著紐約洋基隊的春季客場征途來到運動家隊主場的巨「薪」級/巨砲級打者。我們可以大膽將他列在Barry Bonds後面，也就是繼承Hank Aaron全壘打王寶座的光榮順位之上嗎？ : "Not right now," Jason Giambi said of his fellow New York Yankees' slugger. : "Wait until he gets to 500." 「現在還不是時候」Jason Giambi如是說。對於與自己同隊的這位長打好手，Giambi 如此評論：「等他打到500轟再說吧。」 : Sorry, let's jump the gun. Rodriguez -- or A-Rod, if you must -- has 470 : career home runs. Check back next week to see if he's hit that 500 mark, or : had you not noticed his torrid season-opening pace of six home runs in seven : games? 抱歉，我們還是想先偷偷討論一下:P A-Rod到目前為止轟出了470發全壘打。依照他開季七場六轟的迅猛速度，搞不好很快就能達到500轟的標準。 : He's 285 shy of Aaron's all-time mark, a record Bonds got back to work at : surpassing Friday night with two home runs in Pittsburgh. : Take the blinders off on Bonds (737 home runs) trying to lap Aaron (755). : Peak further into the future. Consider how short Bonds' reign might last as : the home-run king. A-Rod距離Aaron的歷史紀錄還差285支。Bonds禮拜五晚上在匹茲堡的比賽裡趕進度轟了兩發。想趕上Aaron的755轟，Bonds目前有737轟的耀眼成績。但如果我們放遠眼光來看， Bonds即便登上全壘打王寶座，這位子也坐不長。 : Bonds won't be the record holder for 33 years like Aaron. Rodriguez might not : either. But look for him to climb that mountaintop, and beyond, apparently. : "If you see his ability, sky's the limit," Yankees skipper Joe Torre said. : So, you're sayin' it's so, Joe, that Rodriguez could one day be baseball's : best bopper? Bonds將無法像Aaron一樣保持記錄不墜達33年之久。甚至A-Rod也可能無法維持這麼久但我們可預期他會趕上這高峰，甚至大有可能刷新紀錄。「如果你見識過他的實力，你就知道他的前景無可限量。」洋基教頭Torre表示。托瑞爺，如果真如你所說的，那A-Rod是有可能成為棒球史上最偉大的打者嘍？ : "I don't think it's any question," Torre replied. "It comes down to staying healthy. Look at Griffey Jr. Everyone had high aspirations for him then he got hurt. 「我覺得這絕無問題，」Torre表示。「保持健康無傷是關鍵。看看Griffey Jr.的例子吧。當時大家對他期望甚高，他卻受傷了。」 : A decade ago, by the way, Griffey hit six home runs in the season's first : seven games. Since then, his body has been in the repair shop more than the : batters' box. 對了，十年前，Griffey在開季的頭七場比賽中轟出了六發全壘打。但從此之後，他在傷兵名單上露臉的機會就超過在打擊區露臉的機會。 : Griffey is now 37, and his 563 home runs have him well out of the record : race. Bonds is 42, and it's not like he'll keep going and going until he puts : the record terribly out of reach. Griffey現在37歲，有563轟，再角逐全壘打記錄的機會渺茫。Bonds42歲，看起來也不大可能把記錄推到高不可攀之處。 : Rodriguez turns 32 in July. He's averaged close to 42 home runs per season : since 1996, his first full season with the Seattle Mariners, who nabbed him : with the first pick of the 1993 draft. A-Rod七月滿32歲。自1996年以來，他的單季平均全壘打數是42支。當年是他在西雅圖水手隊打滿的第一個球季。水手隊是在1993年的選秀中以第一順位挑中他的。 : Estimated time of arrival for his record chase: 2013. 依照推估，A-Rod可在2013年追上記錄。 : He'd be in his 21st season, and in his 21st year of answering questions about : rich paychecks and hearing relentless taunts by fans (especially if his : postseason woes continue). 屆時A-Rod的職業生涯將邁入第21個年頭，也是第21被高薪問題糾纏不清的年頭、第21個被無情噓聲包圍的年頭（如果他的季後賽低潮持續的話）。 : "It'll be how long he wants to play," Giambi said. "If he stays healthy, who : knows? He's a great talent. He's dedicated to staying in shape. 「也得看他想打多久」Giambi說。「如果他健康如常，誰知道未來會如何發展？他極有天賦，而且對健康保養也花很多心力。」 : "It'll be up to him if he wants to put in the time to do that." : Added Torre: "You have to be lucky and stay healthy. Alex has the ability to : hit any ball out of any park at any time." 「想不想花這個時間破紀錄，要看他」Torre表示。「想破紀錄，除了要靠運氣，還得靠健康。無論時地環境，A兄都有能耐把球轟出去。」 : And he's hitting it anywhere. He's not trying to pull the ball like he did : during what Torre called last year's "struggles," when Rodriguez posted a : .290 batting average with 35 home runs and 121 RBI. 現在他真的是無處不轟。他也不再硬拉，捨棄了去年Torre說的「低潮期」的打法。當時他的紀錄是.290的打擊率，35發全壘打，121分打點。 : Rodriguez has said he's simply seeing the ball well, that he's comfortable : and "at peace." He never looked happier than after hitting a walk-off grand : slam a week ago, atoning for a bases-loaded pop out two days earlier. : What if he didn't seize that day? A-Rod說他純粹是看球看得準。他感覺極佳而且「沈穩」。一個禮拜前，他轟出再見滿貫全壘打時，他真是樂翻天了。這個功績正好彌補了兩天前在滿壘情況下擊出高飛接殺的冏表現。但如果他當時又錯失機會呢？ : "It would have ruined his year," Giambi said. "If he made an out there, they : (Yankees fans) would have let him have it." 「那他今年就毀了！」Giambi說。「如果他那時又冏了的話，洋基球迷絕對會讓他 "很好過"」。 : It comes with the territory. But so, too, does the luxury of batting cleanup : with something to clean up -- a rarity for Bonds. 這都要看地點。但在自己主場，滿壘情況下擊出滿貫砲也是一項不可多得的奢侈榮耀。 Bonds就很少有這種機會。 : "With our lineup," Torre said, "they have to pitch to him." 「因為我們有這種打線」Torre表示，「對方一定得面對他。」 : Chart that as an early sales pitch to Rodriguez. He can opt out of his record : $252 million deal and shop for an even bigger payday after this season. : Getting to his first World Series would polish a resume that got blemished : with last year's 1-for-14 debacle in a playoff-opening trouncing to the : Detroit Tigers. 現在的好表現對明年的A-Rod會是項自銷利多。他可以從兩億五千兩百萬的合約中選擇逃脫條款，再簽一紙更肥的合約。如果成功打進世界大賽，可以彌補去年季後賽首輪對老虎隊14打數一安打的不光彩表現。 : Too bad the Giants already smashed their piggy bank for Barry Zito. 太可惜了，巨人隊已經把一紙肥約敗在Barry Zito身上。 : Rodriguez, a two-time MVP, would have made a nifty replacement to Bonds (and : Pedro Feliz at third). 兩度獲得MVP的A-Rod，是取代Bonds的極佳人選。（也可以瓜代Pedro Feliz守三壘） : But Rodriguez should stare long at the Yanks' lineup card. Sluggers abound, : giving him many pitches to punish. 但是A-Rod也得看看洋基隊的打線。一堆長打者環伺，讓他有表現的機會。 : "Barry's found that out over this," Torre duly noted. : We'll find out over the next few years if Rodriguez can stay hot on Bonds' : and Aaron's trail. 「Bonds對這種處境再清楚不過了。」Torre說。接下來幾年，我們且拭目以待A-Rod能否和Bonds、Aaron一樣持續累積全壘打數。 : Or maybe it'll be Andruw Jones (age: 30; home runs: 344), Vladimir Guerrero : (31; 341), Albert Pujols (27; 251) or perhaps Ryan Howard (27; 83, including : a league-high 58 last year in his first full season). 但也有可能其他人會有機會？例如Andruw Jones (三十歲，344發全壘打），Guerrero (31歲，341發），Pujols（27歲，251發），或是Ryan Howard（27歲，83轟，包括了去年第一個完整季的聯盟記錄58轟） : None are as hot as Rodriguez. : "At the plate, he doesn't look like he's anxious," Torre said. "That's the : biggest change I can see in his body language. He's not concerned about : getting behind in the count." : He's behind Aaron and Bonds for now, but perhaps not for too long. 但A-Rod還是最紅火的打者。「打擊時，他看起來並不焦慮。」Torre說，「這是我從他的肢體上看出的最大轉變。他不再擔心球數落後。」 A-Rod目前落後給Bonds和Aaron，但這樣的日子不會持續太久的。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.117.36.46