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※ 引述《PerryRod (Partridge)》之銘言： : From: http://tinyurl.com/23k37u : It's World Series or bust for Alex Rodriguez 對A-rod來說不是進世界大賽就是失敗 : By MARK FEINSAND : DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER : Wednesday, October 3rd 2007, 9:47 AM : In the four years since Alex Rodriguez joined the Yankees, he has won an : American League MVP award (with a second likely to follow next month), belted : 183 home runs, driven in 513 runs and hit .303. The Bombers are 387-261, an : impressive .597 winning percentage, reaching the postseason each year. 自從A-rod加入洋基四年以來，他得過美聯MVP(說不定下個月還會有第二座)、擊出183支全壘打、跑回本壘得分513次、並且擁有0.3030的打擊率。在洋基四年期間洋基有如轟炸機般取得387勝261敗的戰績，勝率是嚇人的0.597，且每年都有進季後賽。 : So why has A-Rod's stay in New York been considered such a failure by many? 如此戰功彪炳為何A-rod還是被很多人認為他在紐約的評價是失敗呢？ : October. That's why. 對！他在十月的成績說明了一切。 : Whether it's fair or not, A-Rod has been judged largely on his performance in : the postseason. He was red-hot during his first eight playoff games in : pinstripes, leading the Yankees past the Twins in the first round in 2004, : then helping them jump out to a 3-0 lead against the Red Sox in the ALCS. 姑且不論這對A-rod來說這公不公平，A-rod在季後賽的表現備用放大鏡檢視這是一定的了想當初他穿上洋基球衣後的前八場季後賽表現可是熱的嚇嚇叫，先是率領洋基第一輪通過雙城考驗，再來是在美聯冠軍賽中對紅襪直接取得3-0的絕對優勢（阿～莫再提） : But what has happened in his last 12 postseason games is hard to forget and : even harder to fathom. 但...但...但...接下來的12場季後賽他的表現絕對是令人無法忘記且匪夷所思的。 : Since Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, Rodriguez is 4-for-41 (.098) with no RBI, : while the Yankees are 3-9 in those games. Although A-Rod was hardly the only : Yankee whose bat fell silent in the collapse against the Red Sox and the : first-round ousters against the Angels and Tigers, he is the only one with a : $252 million contract, which invites criticism that other players evade. 從2004年美聯冠軍賽第四場算起，A-rod總計是41打數4安打表現，沒有任何一分打點進帳，洋基因此僅得到三勝九敗成績。雖然不能單單說是A-rod熄火的錯（不管是對上紅襪或是接下幾年第一輪對上天使或老虎）但是他兩億男的身價導致他招來各方的批評。 : So what will this October hold for A-Rod, who has been the hottest hitter on : the planet since the first day of the 2007 season? As far as his teammates : are concerned, "It's a brand new season," said Mariano Rivera. "He's put all : that behind him and is living for what we have to do now. Whatever happened : last year or the year before is done. I think he's ready for this." 所以接下來這個十月這位打從2007球季開賽的第一天就有全大聯盟最火燙一根棒子的男人將會有怎樣表現？在他隊友Rivera看來"這是一個嶄新的一季，他把先前發生種種放諸腦後，然後為了我們現在追求的目標而努力生活著。不管去年或是之前怎樣，我認為他已經準備好一切來面對了" : Not only is A-Rod ready, but according to him, he's looking forward to it. A-rod不但已經準備好了，他自己也很期待接下來的表現。 : "Look, New York is very simple; you play well, they're gonna be happy. You : don't play well, they're gonna be not as happy," he said, "but you know what : you get in New York. You've got to love it. "看嘛～紐約客就是這樣容易取悅，你只要棒子燙一點，他們就會很開心；棒子軟了，他們可是會很不爽的～沒辦法，既然你就已經在這裡了，就試著去愛他吧" : "That's why I'm here. That's why, when I had several offers to go any place : this winter, I actually told (Brian) Cashman I wanted to be a Yankee and I : didn't want to go anywhere. I have some unfinished business in New York, and : that's probably the best decision I ever made." "這是為什麼我在這裡原因。當我今天冬天有好幾個球隊提供合約給我選擇時，我竟然告訴現金人我想要當個紐約人，我不想去任何其他地方。在紐約我還有未完成的目標，這就是我決定繼續留下的原因。" （好吧～既然你如此說目標定個在紐約打出生涯第700轟吧） : For Rodriguez, that unfinished business goes back even further than last : October, when Torre dropped him to the No. 8 spot in the lineup against the : Tigers. It goes beyond 2005, when he called himself a "dog" after the Anaheim : disaster. 對於A-rod來說，這個未完成的工作又來了，追溯起來是比去年季後賽第四場對上老虎Torre把他調到第八棒這個窘境還更早以前：2005年時，在對天使之後，他自稱自己是狗那時開始。 : A-Rod has won virtually every personal award, earned every accolade and : accomplished every achievement a player can attain, but after a dozen full : seasons in the majors, he is missing the thing he desperately desires: a : championship. A-rod幾乎已經得過每個個人獎項、贏得每個人的讚賞、達到一個球員生涯中追求的里程碑，但在他12個大聯盟球季中，卻還不曾得過他內心最渴望追求的總冠軍 : Which is not to say that his dreadful performance over the Yankees' past 12 : playoff games hasn't remained with him. In fact, Doug Mientkiewicz, his : one-time high school teammate and the Yankees' current first baseman, : believes that A-Rod stores all of those memories someplace in his head and : uses them to his advantage. 曾是他的中學隊友Doug mientkiewicz說過不敢保證說A-rod最近在洋基12場季後賽中糟透表現的陰影已經完全不在他的腦海裡了，但是他自己相信A-rod是把這些記憶儲存在他腦中並盡量把他轉化成他的優勢。 : "It motivates him," Mientkiewicz said. "He's never forgotten hitting eighth : last year. He's never forgotten all the scrutiny. He has a good memory and he : doesn't forget stuff." 這樣事情確實可以激發他，他絕不會忘記他打第八棒的惡夢、不會忘記那些對他放大鏡的檢視。他將這些牢牢記住，且不忘原本他擁有的本質。 : Rodriguez acknowledges that he draws on those experiences from time to time, : but listening to him talk, it becomes clear that he is trying to do as little : thinking as possible. 而A-rod本人則承認他有時還是會想起這些經驗，而且當他越不想要想起時，這記憶就會變的更清楚。 : "You have motivations in bits and pieces when you need to, but the past is : the past," he said. "I'm focused on our mission today." : That has been the case since the first day of spring training, when A-Rod : unburdened his soul to reporters, coming clean about the decline of his : relationship with Jeter, once one of his closest friends. "當你需要去達成某些事情時，這些瑣碎的事情是會給你些幹勁，不過過去就是過去了，我現在專注在我今天的任務。"自從春訓第一天，A-rod就已經把他置身於那些有的沒的報導之外了，例如他和他最好的朋友Jeter之間關係降到冰點的新聞 : With a new mental approach and a more careful, quiet tact toward handling the : spotlight of New York, Rodriguez went out and abused opposing pitchers all : year. He credits a dropped pop-up on Opening Day for helping him learn how to : laugh at himself. At the time, 56,000 fans were showering him with boos, and : A-Rod could have just as easily beaten himself up instead of brushing it off : and helping the Yankees rally for a win. 面對紐約鎂光燈，A-rod藉由一個新的心理建設、一個更小心得體的態度讓他走出陰影且屠殺對方投手一整年。他自己相信在開幕戰一個守備失誤反而可以幫助他學習來微笑著面對自己。當時全場56000名球迷對他抱以噓聲，但是A-rod可以很容易的鼓舞他自己站起來，而不只是用逃避狀態來逃避他，這幫助了洋基為了勝利站起來。 : "I kept knocking myself in the head for three years trying to please : everybody, and I came to realize I'm going to let my baseball do all the : talking," Rodriguez said. "I'm not gonna talk, and leave it right there - : it's baseball, baseball, baseball. If I screw up, I screw up, and if I did : well, I did well. I didn't need to explain or justify anything on the field." : Whatever he did, it worked. A .355 average, 14 homers and 34 RBI in April got : Rodriguez off to a blazing start. His numbers dropped back down to earth in : May, but he took off again in June, hitting .402 with nine homers and 34 RBI. : The second half was just as impressive, as he hit .312 with 24 homers and 70 : RBI, helping the Yankees climb back from oblivion to make the playoffs. : But now comes the real test. A-rod說"我已經長達三年的其間持續在標題中貶低我自己來取悅每個人，但是我漸漸瞭解我應該用我的棒子來說話才是。我將不再發表任何意見，就讓那些有的沒的到此為止。因為這是棒球！棒球！棒球耶！如果我振作...我振作...而且我表現好... 表現好的話...我根本就不需要為球場上的任何事情做解釋或是辯解了。"如同他所說的事實確實如此。四月份的0.355的打擊率、14發全壘打、34分打點讓A-rod順利擺脫開賽那個失誤陰影。儘管五月份，A-rod的數據回到了地球，但是六月份 0.402打擊率、9發全壘打、34分打點宣示A-rod又到火星去了。整個下半季表現看起來，也是令人激賞，總計是0.312打擊率、24發全壘打、70分打點，這樣表現幫助洋基從快被世人遺忘的窘境拉回到進入季後賽。不過...真正的考驗才要開始... : "Pressure's a good thing; pressure's part of baseball," Rodriguez said. "The : last three months we've had enormous pressure. Jeter's often said we've been : in playoff mode the last two months, and I agree with that. There are gonna : be people who say I've played poorly the last two postseasons. I get another : crack at it now." A-rod說"壓力是一個好物、他也是棒球的一部份。最近三個月我們擁有很大的壓力。 Jeter時常說我們最後兩個月已經呈現季後賽模式狀態，我野蠻同意的。將會又有一群人酸我過去兩年季後賽都表現很爛，而現在我將要證明給他們看。 : Adds Rivera: "With the season that he's had, he can just carry that into the : playoffs. He's been strong mentally and physically, and I don't see why that : won't continue." Rivera補充說"有著季賽火星級的表現，他也可以將這根火燙棒子帶到季後賽去。現在他已經具有強壯的身心靈，如果這樣火燙的棒子不能延續，我自己也會很納悶的" : A-Rod might be better off starting the division series in Cleveland, where : he'll be booed by the Jacobs Field fans regardless of what he does. Had the : series kicked off in the Bronx, an 0-for-4 in Game 1 might have turned fans : against him despite a season of love. 對上首輪不管他表現怎樣都會招受滿場噓聲的克里夫蘭主場，A-rod或許還可以游刃有餘但如果最後這系列賽被淘汰出局，第一場4之0的成績可能會讓粉絲又開始噓他儘管整季球迷對他是有滿滿的愛。 : Rodriguez isn't concerned with how he starts. Again, he points back to that : pop-up he muffed on Opening Day. A-rod不會在乎他季後賽首場成績如何，就如同他開幕戰那個失誤一樣。 : "I didn't get off to a good start with the pop-up and that worked out okay," : he said. "If I hit a home run in the first at-bat, does that mean I'm gonna : be an MVP in October? Probably not. The same goes if you strike out." 我當時不會因為那個失誤而接下來表現不好，至少目前都還可以。如果第一次打擊我就擊出全壘打，那代表我就會得到十月MVP嗎？或許不會，所以如果第一次打擊是被三振，也不會一直都很遭的道理是相同的。 : When the Yankees' season ends - either with another postseason disappointment : or the ultimate champagne celebration - the questions will begin immediately. : Will A-Rod opt out of his contract? Will he abandon the fans that have : finally grown to love him? 當洋基球季結束時-不管是另一個失望的季後賽或是最後得到香檳的慶祝，難題才正要開始。A-rod會選擇脫離條款嗎？他會拋棄那些才正要漸漸喜歡上他的球迷嗎？ : When approached with the topic, A-Rod does his best to dance around it. He : knows that the heat will be turned up the moment the Yanks' season ends. : "I love New York. I don't think what happens in the next 30 days is gonna : make one way or another difference, and I'm not even thinking about that," : Rodriguez said. "If anyone is thinking about what they're gonna do two months : from now, we're not in the right place." 每當提及這個議題時，A-rod會盡可能的灌迷湯。（dance around?我猜是指這個議題A-rod不會中記者下懷，只是在這議題周圍牽扯的比喻）他知道這股討論風潮將會在球季結束沸沸揚揚的展開。 A-rod說"我愛紐約，我不認為30天後將會發生發生什麼不同的事情我也試著不去想他，如果一個人一直想著兩個月後他要做什麼事，那方向就錯了" : For the first time since he's been a Yankee, Rodriguez may finally be there. 打從他身為洋基一份子那天起，A-rod就可能一直都是洋基魂了 ============================================================================= 小弟第一次翻譯，多多指教，文中並不是完完全全直翻，有些小弟覺得順了就直接照自己意思翻了，如有不妥或是翻譯錯誤請多多指教 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 122.125.160.9