[外電] Thome returns to Philly as key LA cog
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Thome returns to Philly as key LA cog
Veteran was dealt to make room for rising star Howard
托米重返費城
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PHILADELPHIA -- Jim Thome had played three years of a seven-year contract for
the Phillies when they were faced with one of those decisions that set the
course of a franchise for years to come.
Trade 13-year veteran Jim Thome or trade Ryan Howard?
當托米在費城人的7年合約走了3年時，費城人面臨一個將會改變球隊體質多年的問題:
該交易13年老將托米，還是新星豪爾德?
What now looks like a no-brainer actually had the Phillies somewhat divided
internally. Thome was coming off elbow surgery. While he was sidelined,
Howard hit 22 homers in an 88-game audition. But no club made an offer for
Howard that the Phillies felt was worth taking.
So, Thome was moved to the White Sox after the 2005 season in a trade that
brought Aaron Rowand to the Phils. And with Howard in the middle of their
lineup, the Phillies have won a World Series and three consecutive National
League East titles, while Howard won the MVP award in his first full Major
League season.
當托米接受手肘手術時，豪爾德在88場比賽轟了22轟，而季末各隊針對豪爾德的交易內容
費城人也不喜歡，於是05年費城人選擇將托米交易到白襪，換來羅汪德。
豪爾德在陣的費城人隊，不但已經贏得一座世界大賽冠軍，還連得三次國聯東區王座，
豪爾德也在他第一個完整球季拿到MVP。
Thome returns to Philadelphia for the first time in the postseason as an
important bit player with the Dodgers, a pinch-hitter whose clutch single was
a big part of their 2-1 comeback win in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series.
"I always respected what he did," manager Joe Torre said. "You get to know
players when you play against them for a number of years. But to have him in
our clubhouse and see how much more he was than just a player, which has
really, I think, helped the core of this group."
Thome said he wasn't bitter then and isn't now that the Phillies went with a
young star over an aging one.
托米將第一次在季後賽場回到費城。他在上一戰關鍵代打起了作用。
"我對他的貢獻相當敬重，"托瑞說，"他讓球隊有具體變化，他也輕易地讓大家看到他哪
裡與眾不同。"
托米則表示，他不會因為老東家選擇年輕人(豪爾德)而放棄他而吃味。
"The bottom line -- Howard needed to stay," said Thome. "He was an
up-and-coming star. You could tell the kid was special. I don't think it was
a bad move. Actually, they gave me the opportunity to go back to Chicago. At
that time in my career, my mom had just passed away from lung cancer and it
was a chance to be closer to my dad. It helped revitalize my family. So in
that way, the Phillies took care of me. They were class from top to bottom."
Standing in the visitors dugout at Citizens Bank Park during a Saturday
workout, Thome said the way he wound up in a postseason in Philadelphia is "a
little weird."
"其實，當年費城人的底線是必須留豪爾德，"托米說。"因為他是後起之秀，你一看就知
道他相當特別。不過我也感謝費城人還是很照顧我，讓我可以到芝加哥打球，因為這讓我
離家更進。我媽在我生涯剛起步就過世了，現在我總算可以離我爸近一點，也讓我可以為
家庭盡點心力。"
"It's definitely a good feeling when you can come back and see people you
have been around," said Thome. "With that said, I want to win every game
against them now. My time here was great. The intensity, the atmosphere of
baseball in Philadelphia, the whole organization treated me so well, it was a
great experience, a great three years."
"那三年在費城感覺很好，球隊球迷都很照顧我。但是我現在還是希望我的球隊(道奇)可
以每場都贏他們。"托米表示。他也說，在這場合回到費城會讓他覺得有一點點怪。
The year before his elbow injury, Thome slugged 42 homers for the Phillies.
His first year with the White Sox, Thome also had 42 homers. Injuries and
time have conspired to reduce Thome's production the past two years and he
was dealt to the Dodgers on Aug. 31 to provide a threatening left-handed bat
off the bench and an uplifting presence in the clubhouse.
Limited with a lingering foot injury, Thome seems to be hitting with only his
upper body. He hasn't hit a homer with the Dodgers and can't run fast enough
for a double.
他手肘受傷那年，在費城人仍繳出42轟的成績。被交易到白襪的第一年，還是有42轟。
只是，之後傷勢與與復健開始困擾他兩年，最後在今年八月31日被送到道奇隊。
他在道奇還沒開轟，因為腳傷也跑不出二壘安打。
Nonetheless, he said he expects the foot to heal over the winter and hopes to
continue playing as a designated hitter next year, when he will turn 40.
"I want to keep playing," Thome said. "Other than the foot thing, I feel
good."
儘管如此，他還是希望下一季他可以參與，當專職DH。即將步入40大關的他說:
"我還想打球，除了腳傷其他都不是問題。"
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