[分享] 昨日大都會隊的比賽因蘋果而暫停

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昨日國民@大都會 7局下半，Jared Young炸了一發陽春砲之後，當然少不了主場傳統慶祝──大蘋果+煙火。但可能是操控室忘了要降回去、還是升降機又故障了？主審 Charlie Ramos　在國民中繼 Bird 投了兩顆壞球後暫停， (主播室：challenge coming here ? Maybe not ) 主審朝應該是球場監控方向揮揮手，接著比向打者之眼處。 Ramos: " CAN WE GET RID OF THE APPLE PLEASE ". (講完抿嘴偷笑) (主播室大笑~) 大都會隊的比賽因蘋果而短暫暫停……，然後蘋果也正常、順利地降下去了。 CAN WE GET RID OF THE APPLE PLEASE @JomboyMedia There was an apple delay in the Mets game https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/2088754369126699272 ig分流 https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcE9wbhhSrZ/ ※ ※ ※ Home Run Apple a beloved Mets tradition Anthony DiComo https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-home-run-apple-history 紐約大都會全壘打大蘋果的一些小趣聞 Shea Stadium舊的那顆，現在在Citi Field外面。 NEW YORK -- About halfway through Citi Field’s inaugural season, a horror unfolded. 紐約──大約在大都會球場（Citi Field）首個賽季進行到一半時，一場慘劇發生了。 Fernando Tatis Sr., then a utilityman for the Mets, hit a pinch-hit homer over the fence in left. “Cue the Apple!” Mets play-by-play man Gary Cohen exclaimed on air, expecting the sculpture beyond the center-field wall to rise as usual. But the Apple did not rise. Was it broken? Was it stuck? Thousands around the stadium began booing to the puzzlement of Tatis, as “We want Apple!” chants echoed around the ballpark. 當時效力於大都會隊的工具人 Fernando Tatis Sr. 擊出了一支越過左外野大牆的代打全壘打。「升起蘋果！」大都會隊賽事主播（play-by-play man）Gary Cohen 在播報中興奮喊道，期待中外野牆外的雕像能如往常般升起。然而，蘋果卻沒有升起來。是壞了嗎？還是卡住了？球場內數以萬計的球迷開始發出噓聲，讓 Fernando Tatis Sr. 感到困惑不解，而「我們要蘋果！」的喊聲也在整個球場迴盪。 Such is the popularity of the Home Run Apple, a sculpture that has become as much a part of franchise lore as the skyline logo or Mr. Met. 這就是全壘打蘋果的受歡迎程度，這座雕像已經與天際線標誌或大都會先生（Mr. Met）一樣，成為球隊歷史傳奇不可或缺的一部分。 “The Mets have a very unique history that’s fun,” said Brendan McKeon, the sculpture’s current operator. “The ‘Meet the Mets’ song, Shea Stadium, Casey Stengel from back in the day … the Apple just plays into all that.” 「大都會隊擁有非常獨特且有趣的歷史，」這座雕像現任的操作員 Brendan McKeon 表示。「〈Meet the Mets〉這首歌、謝亞球場（Shea Stadium）、當年 Casey Stengel 的歲月……全壘打蘋果正好融入了所有這一切。」 McKeon is the Mets’ director of production technology, with in-game responsibilities revolving around scoreboard graphics and data. He is one of about 15 employees who sit in the control room during games, but McKeon became the primary Apple operator simply because his workspace happens to be closest to the push button. Before each game, Citi Field workers power on the Apple via another control room in center field. From that point, it’s McKeon ’s job to direct it north or south, using a button that’s kept under lock and key. The Apple typically stays up from the end of batting practice until the start of the game, then down unless a home run is hit; otherwise, it would affect the batter’s eye in center field. Brendan McKeon 是大都會隊的轉播製作技術總監（director of production technology ），比賽期間的職責圍繞著計分板圖形與數據。他是比賽期間坐在控制室內的 15 名員工之一，但 Brendan McKeon 會成為蘋果主要操作員，純粹是因為他的工作位子剛好距離按鈕最近。每場比賽前，大都會球場（Citi Field）的工作人員會透過中外野的另一個控制室開啟蘋果的電源。從那時起，Brendan McKeon 的工作就是用一個上鎖保存的按鈕來控制它的升降。蘋果通常從打擊練習結束一直保持升起狀態，直到比賽開始，之後便保持下降，除非擊出全壘打；否則會影響中外野打者的視覺背景（batter's eye）。 So it has gone for more than four decades in Flushing, where a mechanical piece of fruit has become an institution. The original Apple dates to 1980, shortly after original owner Joan Payson’s family sold the team to a group led by Nelson Doubleday. Over the previous seven years, the Mets had failed to finish within 10 games of first place, much to their financial detriment; in 1979, their attendance fell under 1 million for the first time since the team’s inaugural season at the Polo Grounds. To combat flagging interest, Doubleday hired prominent advertising executive Jerry Della Femina, who created the slogan, “The Magic is Back.” 四十多年來，在法拉盛（Flushing）這片土地上，這顆機械水果已經成為一種代表性的標誌。最早的蘋果可追溯至 1980 年，就在原球隊持有者 Joan Payson 的家族將球隊賣給由 Nelson Doubleday 領導的財團之後不久。在過去的七年中，大都會隊未能將落後第一名的勝差縮小至 10 場以內，這在財務上造成了巨大的損失；1979 年，他們的進場人數更是自球隊在波洛球場（Polo Grounds）首季以來首度跌破 100 萬人。為了挽救低迷的關注度，Nelson Doubleday 聘請了知名廣告高階主管 Jerry Della Femina，打造出「魔法回來了（The Magic is Back）」這個口號。 The Home Run Apple, which was the brainchild of longtime Mets executive Al Harazin, became a centerpiece of that campaign. At Shea Stadium, the Mets encased it in an oversized top hat with the script phrase “Mets Magic” emblazoned upon it. (The effect was meant to evoke a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat.) It was not until years later that the Mets altered the lettering to read “HOME RUN” in all caps. 全壘打蘋果是由資深大都會隊高階主管 Al Harazin 所構想出來的，並成為該宣傳活動的核心。在謝亞球場（Shea Stadium），大都會隊將它裝在一個巨大的高頂禮帽中，上面印有手寫體的「Mets Magic」字樣。（這效果旨在讓人聯想到魔術師從帽子裡拉出一隻兔子。）直到多年後，大都會隊才將字樣改為全大寫的「HOME RUN（全壘打）」。 When they moved to Citi Field in 2009, team officials -- acting on the recommendation of a fan survey -- commissioned a new apple nearly twice as tall, while ditching the magician’s hat, the lettering and a light installation that flashed during home runs. The old Apple received a permanent resting place outside the park. 當他們於 2009 年搬遷至大都會球場（Citi Field）時，球隊高層根據球迷調查的建議，訂製了一顆高度近乎兩倍的新蘋果，同時捨棄了魔術師帽子、字樣以及在全壘打期間閃爍的燈光裝置。舊蘋果則在球場外獲得了一個永久的展示落腳處。 https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w1536/mlb/pmdhod48jp4yqcikzpii.jpg

https://shorturl.at/lfvx0 “It was something the fans liked,” director of alumni relations Jay Horwitz said. “It was part of our history. It was relevant to Shea. They just wanted to have Shea be a part of Citi Field.” 「那是球迷們喜歡的東西，」校友關係總監（director of alumni relations）Jay Horwitz 說。「那是我們歷史的一部分，與謝亞球場（Shea Stadium）息息相關。他們只是希望讓謝亞球場（Shea Stadium）成為大都會球場（Citi Field）的一部分。」 “The kids absolutely love it,” added longtime Mets radio voice Howie Rose. “When a Met hits a home run, they want to see that apple come up. I can see it right in front of me [from the booth]. When that apple comes up, they’re paying attention and they’re smiling.” 「孩子們絕對愛死它了，」資深大都會隊廣播播報員 Howie Rose 補充道。「當大都會隊球員擊出全壘打時，他們想看到那顆蘋果升起來。我［從播報室］就能在正前方看到它。當那顆蘋果升起時，他們都在全神貫注地看著，臉上帶著笑容。」 In those ways, the Apple serves as a form of nostalgia, evoking some of the most famous homers in Shea Stadium history: Mike Piazza’s post-9/11 shot, for example, or Robin Ventura’s “grand slam single.” 在這些方面，蘋果充當了一種懷舊的載體，喚起了謝亞球場（Shea Stadium）歷史上一些最著名的全壘打：例如 Mike Piazza 在 911 事件後的致勝一擊，或是 Robin Ventura 的「滿貫一壘安打（grand slam single）」。 At various points in history, the sculpture itself has even played a starring role. When the collapse of a 500-pound beam at Yankee Stadium forced the Yankees to play a home game at Shea Stadium in 1998, it gave Darryl Strawberry -- a longtime Met who had cued the Apple 123 times over eight seasons with the team -- another chance to summon it. 在歷史上的不同時期，這座雕像本身甚至扮演過主角。1998 年，洋基球場（Yankee Stadium）一根 500 磅重的鋼樑塌陷，迫使洋基隊在謝亞球場（Shea Stadium）進行一場主場比賽，這給了 Darryl Strawberry──一位在效力大都會隊的八個賽季中曾 123 次引出蘋果的資深大都會隊球員──另一次召喚它的機會。 “That definitely was a good memory,” Strawberry said after the game, “ because I’ve seen it a lot of times.” 「那絕對是一段美好的回憶，」Darryl Strawberry 在賽後表示，「因為我看過它無數次了。」 The Apple again generated headlines following its 2009 malfunction, which led to a quick upgrade. At that time, the Apple’s hydraulics required around two minutes to reset, preventing it from rising when Tatis homered three pitches after Brian Schneider went deep. Following the season, the Mets installed an improved mechanism that resets in about 30 seconds. 在 2009 年發生故障後，蘋果再次登上頭條新聞，這促成了一次快速升級。當時，蘋果液壓系統需要大約兩分鐘才能重置，導致在 Brian Schneider 擊出全壘打的三球後，當 Fernando Tatis Sr. 接著擊出全壘打時，蘋果無法順利升起。在該賽季結束後，大都會隊安裝了一套改進後的機構，重置時間縮短至約 30 秒。 Six years later, the Apple received a more cosmetic makeover when Travis d’ Arnaud clanged a homer off it during Game 1 of the 2015 National League Championship Series. (Hitting the Apple requires an impressive poke of about 430 feet or more.) 六年後，當 Travis d’Arnaud 在 2015 年國家聯盟冠軍賽（National League Championship Series）第一戰將全壘打球直接砸中蘋果時，這座蘋果經歷了一次偏向裝飾性質的外觀改造。（要擊中蘋果需要大約 430 英尺以上的驚人擊球距離。） The next day, as a joke, former COO Jeff Wilpon directed stadium workers to install an oversized bandage on the spot d’Arnaud hit. 隔天，作為一個幽默玩笑，前營運長（COO）Jeff Wilpon 指示球場工作人員在 Travis d ’Arnaud 擊中的位置貼上了一張超大號的OK繃。 https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w1536/mlb/xbjdlfyolewesgu8ck38.jpg

https://shorturl.at/CoxdF Fans loved the imagery, just as they loved the original Apple enough to convince ownership to bring it to Citi. Now, the Mets have two items in their fruit basket: the old Apple, which has become a meeting place for fans between the 7 Line subway exit and the ballpark’s main entrance, and the new one in its traditional spot in center field. 球迷們非常喜歡這個幽默的意象，就像他們深愛著原版蘋果、甚至成功說服球隊高層將它帶到大都會球場（Citi Field）一樣。現在，大都會隊的水果籃裡有兩樣寶物：舊蘋果已經成為球迷在 7 號線（7 Line）地鐵出口與球場主入口之間的相聚地點，而新蘋果則穩居於中外野的傳統位置。 “It’s just part of Mets lore,” McKeon said. “It might seem silly to the outsider, but I think to a Mets fan, it fits right in.” 「這就是大都會隊傳奇故事的一部分，」Brendan McKeon 說。「在外人看來可能有點幼稚，但我覺得對大都會隊球迷來說，這一切再合適不過了。」 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 49.217.177.162 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Baseball/M.1786845654.A.35D.html ※ 編輯: Yjizz (49.217.177.162 臺灣), 08/16/2026 10:17:25