[譯文] Alex's Timeline (1)

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不知道有沒有OP 如有自D http://0rz.tw/224jm Alex's Timeline July 27, 1975: The Beginning Alexander Enmanuel Rodriguez was born on July 27, 1975, in New York. His parents, Victor and Lourdes, owned a shoe store. The family, which included his brother, Joseph, and his sister, Suzy, lived in the same building. Alexander Enmanuel Rodriguez---1975.7.27出生於紐約，他的父母，Victor及Lourdes，經營一家鞋店。住在一起的還有一個哥哥Joseph，一個姊姊Suzy。 1979-1983: The Dominican Republic When Alex was 4 years old, his parents moved the entire family to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where his father ran a pharmacy. Eventually, they moved back to the United States, and settled in Miami. 在Alex四歲時，他們全家搬回多明尼加的Santo Domingo，在那裡他的父親經營一間藥局，最後，他們又搬回美國的Miami。 Victor Rodriguez had been a catcher for a Dominican Minor League Baseball team, and he introduced Alex to the game. Alex immediately embraced the sport, and always jumped at any opportunity to pick up a bat and ball. He showed talent at an early age, and he and his father spent a lot of time playing baseball while they lived in the Dominican Republic. When Alex was 8 years old, his parents divorced. Victor Rodriguez曾經是多明尼加小聯盟的捕手，他也把Alex帶進了比賽。Alex隨即愛上棒球，他總是把握任何拾起球棒和球的機會。他在很小時就展現了棒球天份，他和父親在多明尼加時也在打棒球上面花了不少時間。在Alex八歲時，他的父母親離婚了…。 1984-1989: Miami Alex's mother worked two jobs so Alex joined the Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami. He would spend many hours at the Hank Kline Unit, where, upon finishing his homework, Alex would participate in sports and other activities. 羅媽媽接下2份工作，Alex也參加了Miami的Boys and Girls Clubs。Alex很多時間都在 Hank Kline Unit度過，家庭作業也是在那邊完成，他也參加了許多運動及其他的活動。 This marked a significant turning point in his life, because it was at this club where Alex met Eddie Rodriguez (no relation). Eddie ran the club and coached the baseball program, which was one of the best baseball programs in Dade County. More importantly, he was instrumental in teaching Alex the importance of mastering the fundamentals of baseball. It was not uncommon to see him hitting hundreds of groundballs to Alex, a practice they continue to this day when Alex is getting ready for Spring Training. While Alex was a member of the club, the Miami Club team won two national and three city championships. 這是Alex生命中的轉捩點，因為Alex在這遇到了Eddie Rodriguez(沒血緣關係啦，恰巧也叫 Rodriguez，XD)，Eddie經營club且指導一個在Dade County裡最棒的棒球課程。更重要的是，他指導了Alex棒球最重要的基本功。那時候打個幾百顆滾地球給Alex接是很正常的，如今 Alex在春訓時也是以這樣的方式來作準備。當Alex成為Miami Club team的球員時，球隊贏得了2次全國性及3次城市性的冠軍。 In addition to playing baseball, Alex also started to follow Major League Baseball. Miami cable TV broadcast Atlanta Braves and New York Mets games, so Alex became fans of those teams. Dale Murphy and Keith Hernandez were among his favorite players. He looked up to Dale Murphy so much that he wore the No. 3 for the first nine years of his career. Alex religiously followed the 1986 Mets, who won the World Series that year. 除了打棒球以外，Alex也開始關心MLB的進展。Miami有線電視台轉撥Atlanta Braves和New York Mets的比賽，Alex成了這些球隊的粉絲!!! Dale Murphy和Keith Hernandez成了Alex 最愛的球員。Alex非常尊敬Dale Murphy，所以在他職業生涯前9年都穿跟Dale Murphy一樣的3號球衣。 Alex是1986年Mets的忠實球迷，該年Mets也贏得了世界大賽冠軍。 On his bedroom wall, however, was a poster of Cal Ripken Jr., another one of his childhood idols. While Alex would play any position on the diamond to get into a game, he really loved to play shortstop. He admired Cal's style of play, and tried to imitate him during his own games. Little did Alex know that one day he would not only get to meet Cal, but he would become friends with him as well. He would also succeed him as the game's premier shortstop, breaking many of his hitting records at that position, and share the field with him at several All-Star Games. 在Alex房間牆上貼有一張Cal Ripken Jr.的海報，他也是Alex小時候的偶像之一。Alex對於內野任何一個守備位置都能勝任，但他最愛守游擊。Alex很欣賞Cal的打球風格，並且試著在比賽中模仿他。Alex不知道自己不僅可以遇到Cal，而且還可以跟他成為好朋友。之後 Alex也繼承Cal游擊的守備位置，不僅在這個位置上打破很多Cal的打擊紀錄，而且還一起參加了幾次的明星賽。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 163.29.239.250 ※ 編輯: power0727 來自: 163.29.239.250 (06/25 02:25)