[外電]Suzuki eager to learn from Kendall

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OAKLAND -- If the A's wanted Kurt Suzuki to be the catcher of the future, they couldn't have chosen a better person for him to learn from. Kurt Suzuki 要拜師學藝，只有一個人適合。 Oakland's No. 1 catcher is Jason Kendall, who is regarded in the A's clubhouse as one of the most important players on the roster, regardless of his batting average. 不用想，當然是Jason Kendall，這位運動家的重要人物。 The A's pitchers never have to shake Kendall off and he seems to know what they want to throw before even they do. Kendall很屌。 Suzuki is trying to become like that. Suzuki也想變這麼屌。 Suzuki went 2-for-4 at the plate in his first career start last Saturday against St. Louis, but he wasn't overly concerned with that. Suzuki生涯首場先發打得很好，但他沒想這麼多。 "I didn't care how I did at the plate," Suzuki said. "I just cared about how I did defensively, calling the game and working with the pitching staff. 他說：我不在意打擊，我在意守備及配球。 "It's a lot different, there's a lot more detail with just trying to get ready," Suzuki said of the difference between the bigs and Triple-A. "It's a lot more in depth." 他又說：喔，大聯盟跟3A差很多。 That sounds a lot like Kendall, who hasn't hesitated to help Suzuki. 嗯，徒弟的口氣跟做師傅的很像。 "It's a good thing," Suzuki said of being Kendall's understudy. "It's a situation where when I get a chance to ask a question, I ask him and he's always willing to help. I'm very thankful for that." Suzuki又說：當Kendall的徒弟真好。 So far, it appears that Suzuki is passing the test. He is 4-for-9 at the plate, but, more importantly, A's manager Bob Geren likes what he sees. 看來，Suzuki的表現真的很棒。 "He's the guy that doesn't get to play video games or watch movies on the plane," Geren said. "I told him that you need to do the best you can to learn the league and learn the hitters in the league and he has taken that seriously. 總教練Bob Geren說：他不打電動也不看電視，是個認真的好學生。 "He's been good every time I put him back there. He got put into a couple of high-pressure situations when he first came up and he did fine." Bob Geren又說：我指派他工作，他都做得不錯。 Suzuki's first taste of a Major League game came on June 12 in Houston when the A's lost to the Astros 5-4. 其實他之前有打過一次比賽。 Suzuki came into that game as a pinch-hitter and remained behind the plate. He made a play that temporarily saved the game in the 10th when the Astros had the bases loaded and Morgan Ensberg hit a dribbler in front of the plate. 蹲捕時，Morgan Ensberg打過本壘前的滾地球。 Suzuki showed quick reflexes and pounced on the ball, fired a strike to first and nipped Ensberg by half a step. Suzuki反應靈敏，傳一壘刺殺了Ensberg。 "He has shown pretty good quickness behind the plate and his hands have been good," Geren said. "He's shown pretty good plate discipline, too. He's going to be a pretty good catcher." 總教練說：他很棒，未來也會變的更棒。 The A's beat the Astros, 6-5, in 11 innings two nights later, and Suzuki had a single during the 11th-inning rally. 後來運動家贏了，Suzuki也有打安打。 How long he remains in Oakland this season seems to be up in the air right now, because when it comes to having catchers, the A's certainly run the gamut. Suzuki已經變成運動家重要的一員了。 Currently on the roster, they have the well-respected veteran leader in the 33-year-old Kendall and the 23-year-old rookie in Suzuki. Also, on the horizon, is the return of 38-year-old Mike Piazza. 運動家有三個好捕手，Kendall, Suzuki, Mike Piazza。 Piazza, who was told in Spring Training he was just going to DH, was set to make a rehab assignment this week as he returns from a shoulder injury, but that plan was put on hold. Piazza在春訓的時候肩膀受傷。 Piazza was told his rehab would start when his shoulder felt good enough to throw, because he was being brought back to DH and to serve as a backup catcher. What that means exactly, nobody really knows at this point. Piazza被告知肩膀好了再比賽。 "Whatever they decide to do, they'll do it for a reason," Suzuki said. "What ever it leads to, it leads to." Suzuki說：尊重球隊的決定。 If Piazza comes back and the A's use him as the full-time backup to Kendall, Suzuki might end up back at Triple-A Sacramento. Piazza may not catch much at all, and Suzuki could stay. All of this is very much up in the air, but the simple fact is that Suzuki is with the A's right now. 如果Piazza回來，Suzuki就會回到3A去。 "I can't really think about that kind of thing," Suzuki said. "Obviously I'm here right now and I'm ready to be here. I can only control my play on the field. I am just taking it day by day." Suzuki說：我不管那個，我要管好現在的自己。 In Tuesday's game, Suzuki showed what he is capable of with the bat, hitting his first career home run. He hit a 1-1 pitch from Todd Coffey into the left-field seats during the eighth inning. 星期四的比賽他打的嚇嚇叫。 "It was nice, hitting a home run," Suzuki said. "My main goal when I'm catching is to win the game and win the game defensively." Suzuki說：很爽，一支全壘打，但我的主要目標還是守備。 Suzuki was a second-round round pick in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft out of Cal State Fullerton. He hit .392 in college as a freshman, .350 as a sophomore and .413 with 16 homers as a junior. Suzuki是第二輪被選進來的。 He hit well through the Minor Leagues as well, hitting .297 at Class A short season in Vancouver after being drafted. He hit .277 with the Advanced A team in Stockton in 2005, then hit .285 with Double-A Midland in 2006. He was hitting .280 at Triple-A Sacramento before being called up to Oakland on June 9. 他在小聯盟系統中都有亮眼的好成績。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 125.225.116.66 ※ 編輯: ian055211 來自: 125.225.116.66 (06/23 00:18)