[譯文] John Olerud worth weight in gold

看板A-Rod作者Ally1213 (need a break)時間17年前 (2008/05/04 18:32)推噓16(16推 0噓 3→)

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John Olerud worth weight in gold http://tinyurl.com/49c3xk 乍看標題好像跟A-Rod沒什麼關係吧，其實這是上星期三A-Rod接受YES專訪的內容，談談曾經一起打過球的球員中，他最欣賞的一位。 Alex Rodriguez has played with some of the greatest of his era, but his pick for the best pound-for-pound ballplayer isn't named Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, Edgar Martinez or Mariano Rivera. "I think pound for pound the best baseball player I have ever played with is John Olerud," A-Rod says during an interview on "YESterdays," which premieres on YES on Wednesday at 11 p.m., after the Yankees' postgame show. A-Rod曾與一些同年代最偉大的球員共事過，但是要他選出心目中等量級的最佳球員，他的選擇竟然不是Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, Edgar Martinez 或 Mariano Rivera。 "我認為最棒的是John Olerud。" A-Rod說 "I just think he influences the game in so many different ways - defensively, offensively. First base, for some reason, is very underrated defensively. There is such great value that you bring to a game, to a winning team, when you are able to field a bunt, cut off and relays. And again, one of the greatest human beings you ever want to meet. If you want to talk about a role model, John Olerud is that person." " 我覺得他能夠以許多不同的方式影響一場比賽，不管是防守或是攻擊方面。一壘手嘛，因為一些原因常常被輕忽，不過對於一場比賽，一支贏球的球隊來說，能夠處理好短打球，中斷敵隊的攻勢的一壘手正是偉大價值的所在。還有 John Olerud是你生平所能遇到過最好的人類，如果你要談學習的典範，Olerud 就是。" A-Rod, of course, isn't a guy who likes to take a stand. But Rodriguez apparently didn't name Olerud simply because he didn't want to offend Jeter or Junior. In 2004, he says, he told general manager Brian Cashman that the Yankees would win the World Series if they signed Olerud. Olerud hit .280 in 49 games that year before an injury ended his season. 當然A-Rod不喜歡站在自己的立場，為他的選擇做辯護。但是他說出了Olerud 的名字並不是因為他不想得罪Jeter或Junior；他說，早在2004年他就告訴洋基的經理Brian Cashman，如果簽下Olerud，球隊就會拿到世界大賽冠軍。 Olerud那年49場比賽的打擊率 .280，隨後因受傷而整季報銷。 "I said, ‘Brian, listen to me. If you get this guy, John Olerud, I guarantee you we'll be world champs this year. I guarantee it. You know, you can take that to the grave with you.' And he goes, ‘John Olerud? He just got released! I mean, he can't even play in Seattle!' I said, ‘Brian, trust me. Whatever you want me to do. Just give him a chance. Let him come to Triple-A, you know?' And then he said, ‘We have, you know, two or three first basemen ahead of him.' And I said, ‘Trust me. And maybe talk to (Joe) Torre, see what he thinks. Just get this guy up here and we will win.' Sure enough, he had an incredible season for us. (Then) he got hurt and the rest is history." "我說，'聽我的話，Brian。如果你得到John Olerud，我可以保證今年我們會贏得世界大賽冠軍，我跟你保證。你知道嘛，你可以把我這個保證帶到墳墓裡。'" A-Rod說："然後Cashman回答:'John Olerud？他剛被釋出耶！他甚至不能在西雅圖打球。' 'Brian，相信我，無論你要我做什麼，我只希望你給他一個機會，讓他去3A嘛。' '你也知道，我們已經有2~3個一壘手人選了。'Cashman說 '相信我，或許跟Torre談談？看他怎麼想。只管把 Olerud帶過來，我們會勝利的。' "結果毫無疑問的，Olerud給了我們難以忘懷的一季；接著他受傷了，而剩下的就是歷史了。" A-Rod說。 ============================================================== 重情重義是阿肉~~~ Q.Q 期待你回到先發的日子 >////< -- 宇宙裡的微小塵埃 http://www.wretch.cc/blog/AllyDai -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 219.91.73.59

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