[翻譯] Growing pains in Atlanta, or big changes coming?

看板Braves作者cj910 (西接勾么洞)時間11年前 (2014/09/10 16:56)推噓32(32推 0噓 98→)

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http://ppt.cc/OIZ~ http://t.co/xww0aea8Fw (相同來源) (快速翻譯有關勇士的部份) ---- Seven months ago, the Braves signed general manager Frank Wren and manager Fredi Gonzalez to contract extensions of unspecified lengths. 七個月前，球隊才跟總管 Wren 跟總仔 Gonzalez 續約。 Now, in the wake of CEO Terry McGuirk’s "everybody is accountable" comment to Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Jeff Schultz, is it possible that Wren and/or Gonzalez are in trouble? 球隊總裁 Terry McGuirk 表示："每個人都該為此負責！"這代表 Wren 跟 Gonzalez要倒大楣了!? Anything is possible with a team as frustrating as the Braves, a team that is fading from even wild-card contention and is next-to-last in the National League in runs per game. 球隊的慘況：快跟外卡 say goodbye & 國聯倒數第二的得分能力。 Yet, people in the industry would be surprised if the Braves deviated from their normally stable course, unless tension is building underneath the surface in the front office and/or clubhouse. 球迷對球隊未來感到悲觀，管理階層跟球隊內部感受到了嗎？ Wren is close with McGuirk, according to major-league sources. Gonzalez was Wren’s hand-picked choice to replace Bobby Cox. And while both the GM and manager bear responsibility for the Braves’ malaise, certain facts are worth noting: Cox 爺爺退休後，Gonzalez 是 Wren 親手挑選的接班人，現在這兩位對球隊目前處境責無旁貸，另外還有一些情況必須知道： ‧ The Braves, before the September roster expansion, were one of the youngest teams in the majors. 九月拓編前，球隊是聯盟最菜逼巴的球隊之一。 ‧ Few clubs are as successful as the Braves at identifying, developing and keeping young talent, as evidenced by the long-term extensions that they recently awarded four homegrown stars -- first baseman Freddie Freeman, shortstop Andrelton Simmons, right-hander Julio Teheran and closer Craig Kimbrel. 球隊季前才與四位自家培養的球員續了長約：自由人、西門、大黑輪、金寶。 ‧ Over the past five seasons, the Braves have won more regular-season games than any NL club and only one fewer than the major-league leading Yankees (Cox managed the first of those seasons). 過去五個球季，勇士是國聯贏得最多例行賽的球隊，大聯盟僅少於洋基一勝。 Granted, the Braves have won only two postseason games in that stretch, while the Cardinals and Giants each have appeared in two World Series. But regular-season success is the best measure of organizational efficiency, and the Braves have attained it. 然而，球隊只在季後賽拿過兩勝，而對手紅雀跟巨人都二度叩關世界大賽。 So, what is the problem? 例行賽一條龍，季後賽一條蟲。這他X的是怎麼回事？ Well, Gonzalez is the manager of a team that often looks clueless offensively, a failure that also reflects on hitting coach Greg Walker and his assistant, Scott Fletcher. 總A跟打教皆無能。 Wren, meanwhile, is the GM who awarded inflated contracts to second baseman Dan Uggla (since released with more than $18 million left on his deal) and center fielder B.J. Upton (whom the team has tried to trade in the second year of his five-year, $75.25 million contract). 總管簽爛約(洞一洞 & BJ)。 The Upton deal was baffling — rival executives and even players were critical of it from the start, saying that Upton had accomplished little to warrant such an investment. Uggla, though, was on a Hall of Fame track when the Braves acquired him from the Marlins. Few anticipated that he would fall so hard, so quickly. BJ一開始就爛透了，洞一洞從名人堂變成路人甲。 Wren’s signings of right-handers Derek Lowe and Kenshin Kawakami also did not end well, but Lowe contributed in the first three seasons of his four-year, $60 million contract and several clubs targeted Kawakami before he joined the Braves on a relatively modest three-year, $23 million deal. 爛約罄竹難書。(DLowe & 川上憲伸) If Wren warrants criticism for those contracts, then he also deserves praise for his theft of Justin Upton, his last-minute signings of free-agent righties Ervin Santana and Aaron Harang in spring training, even seemingly minor moves such as his trade of righty Tommy Hanson for reliever Jordan Walden in November 2012. 好啦，Wren也不是一事無成，從蛇蛇跟猴子偷來了 Upton弟跟 Walden，另外還在今年SP開天窗前找來了阿凸 & 哈姆太郎。 Gonzalez overused his bullpen early in his tenure, occasionally sticks too long with slumping hitters and, like most managers, makes his share of head-scratching moves. But he also finished fifth, fourth and third for NL Manager of the Year the past three seasons. 是的，總A愛操牛棚。(天天V表示：) "Everybody is accountable," McGuirk told the AJC’s Schultz. "You mentioned two guys who are accountable, I’m holding myself accountable. I don’t want to make any predictions. I don’t want to say even how or when meetings will occur. But if we don’t have success, know that we won’t be satisfied and we ’ll be looking at things very hard." 總裁表示：這兩個傢伙要負責，我也要負責。 Such an examination seems likely — the Braves are now just four games over .500 and three ahead of the Marlins. Again, changes are possible if the issues with Wren and/or Gonzalez run deeper than they appear. But right now, this looks like an organization that is simply going through growing pains. 五成勝率 & 跟大魚的黃金交叉。 The question is whether McGuirk will stay patient, or seek dramatic solutions. 好戲在後頭。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 111.254.222.149 ※ 文章網址: http://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Braves/M.1410339413.A.866.html

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附議。打的好問題會被無視，但是打不好呢？BJ、黑娃、西門，甚至連Doumit都教授，今年打出來的成績，恐怕都跟預期落差很大吧。當球員遇到低潮時，教練團是否有能力幫這些球員找出關鍵並且克服問題，而不是一直餵你PA，打久了自己就走出低潮了!?你說老將自我調整我還信，問題是這隻球隊年輕得很，教練團要是只會放牛吃草的話，那我還要你教練團幹麻，尸位素餐喔。 ※ 編輯: cj910 (111.254.222.149), 09/10/2014 18:06:45

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