[翻譯]放棄不是華盛頓的選擇(上)

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By Joe Strauss ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 04/06/2008 Quitting was no option for Washington 放棄不是華盛頓的選擇 The interesting thing about Rico Washington isn't that he needed 1,134 minor-league games or 3,980 at-bats to reach the major leagues two months before celebrating his 30th birthday. 有關Rico Washington有趣的事情並不是他需要1134場小聯盟比賽,或是3980次打擊才能上到大聯盟,在慶祝他30歲生日之前. It's that he never contemplated giving up. 真正的原因是他從來沒有放棄 "I've never looked at it as 'why not me?'" Washington said before Friday's series opener against the Washington Nationals. "I'm wearing a jersey. I've got an opportunity to play the game. No matter what your situation is, you have a chance. "我從來沒在意過為什麼不是我?" 在對上國民隊系列賽前, Washington這樣說著," 我穿著球衣,我已經得到機會來打比賽.不論你的處境是怎樣,你都有了一個機會" "Yes, I know a lot of guys who got bitter about it, but that's not the right mindset. You're paid to play baseball no matter what level you're on. Why not make the best of it?" "是的,我知道很多人覺得小聯盟很苦,但這不是正確的心態,不論你在什麼層級,你都付出了心力,那為什麼不做到最好呢?" If the Cardinals media guide is as an ardent fan's bible, then Washington must be Job. He spent 11 seasons riding buses and flying commercial to and from Erie, Augusta, Hickory, Lynchburg, Altoona, Mobile, Montgomery, Springfield and Memphis. He divorced and remarried. Four years ago, Washington lost his mother and example in life, Annie Marie Washington. 如果紅雀的media guide是球迷的聖經,那麼Washington一定是聖經裡的故事人物約伯,他花了11個球季搭公車和搭經濟艙在Erie,Augusta,Hickory,Lynchburg,Altoona ,Mobile,Montgomery,Springfield,Memphis這些地方飛來飛去,他離婚又結婚,四年前他失去了母親以及生活中的榜樣,Annie Marie Washington. Said infielder Aaron Miles: "I know there are so many guys I've played with didn't wait it out. He had the conviction to stick with it." 內野手Aaron Miles說著"我知道有很多我共事過的選手不會讓機會流失,Washington 也有同樣的信念抓住機會" "He's done his time," reliever Russ Springer said. "He must love the game, which is why it was so neat to be with him when he found out he had made it." "是時候了"後援投手Russ Springer 說著"他一定很享受比賽,當他發現他已經上大聯盟,他就會知道為啥一切是多麼的美好" Last June at Memphis, Washington tore cartilage in his left knee, needed surgery, rehabilitated and returned just in time to suffer a broken cheek in an ugly Sept. 1 collision with Springfield left fielder Amaury Marti. 去年六月在Memphis,Washington在springfield時和左外野手Amaury Marti碰撞,而導致左膝軟骨撕裂,需要手術,復健,以及能夠即時回到球場上. "He paid 10 years of dues," manager Tony La Russa reminded Friday. "How many guys who have a chance to be on your ballclub have played for 10 or 11 years in the minor leagues? And he can play." "他已經花了10年的時間了"總教練Tony La Russa 星期五回憶著,"有多少人有這樣的機會,在你的球隊在小聯盟,奮戰了10或11年?"而他做到了. A lifetime .279 hitter, Washington batted .263 at Springfield and .315 at Memphis last season before becoming the first minor-league free agent to re-up with the organization last Nov. 14. There was no need to wait. He had been doing that his entire career. 生涯2成79打擊率,Washington去年在springfield隊打出了AVG.263,而去年球季在成為小聯盟第一個自由球員前在Memphis隊則是AVG.315,不需要等待太久,在他整個職業生涯中,他已經完成上大聯盟的夢. The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Washington in the 10th round in 1997. He was born in Milledgeville, Ga., the same town that produced former All-Star outfielder Rondell White, and later moved to Gray, Ga. 1997年,海盜隊在第10輪選秀中簽下了 Washington ,他出生於Milledgeville, Ga,這裡也出產明星外野手Rondell White,隨後搬到了Gray, Ga. Third base remains Washington's primary position, but he also has played outfield and attempted catching. 三壘是 Washington 的主要位置,但他也守外野以及蹲捕 The Cardinals rate his arm as above average and his glove as no worse than major-league average. But generously listed at 5 feet 9 with only three seasons of more than 10 home runs, he has a skill set that was perceived as a poor fit for a traditional power-producing position. 紅雀評估他的臂力在平均之上,他的防守也不遜於大聯盟平均,但在這麼多五呎9的球員裡, Washington 只有3個球季全壘打破10隻,他有能力,但你知道不適合把他放在傳統盛產power的位置. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story /0CE012136991A05386257423000A39D4?OpenDocument原文出處 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.113.55.109

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