[翻譯] Bos. Globe: 松坂投出強投身價

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http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/ 2007/09/29/a_strong_matsuzaka_is_right_on_the_money/ A strong Matsuzaka is right on the money By Daniel Malloy, Globe Correspondent | September 29, 2007 The Great $103 Million Experiment seemed to be hitting a snag. In seven starts before last night, Daisuke Matsuzaka was 1-4 with an 8.15 ERA. 要價 103 million 美元的大實驗一度似乎要擱淺了。在昨晚之前的七次先發，松坂大輔只拿下一勝四敗，ERA 8.15. Fatigue appeared to be setting in, with the longer season and shorter rest in the United States used as potential reasons for the Japanese righthander's slide. 這個日本右投似乎被疲憊擊倒了。美國較長的球季和較短的休息天數被當作可能的原因。 But in his last start before his first major league postseason, Matsuzaka gave a command performance. Allowing just two runs on six hits, he went eight strong innings - and 119 pitches - still throwing 95 miles per hour in the eighth as the Red Sox beat the Twins, 5-2, at Fenway Park on the way to securing the American League East title. 但在他第一個大聯盟季後賽前的最後一次先發中，松坂投出了掌控全局的好表現。他投了八局好球，只讓對手以六支安打得到兩分，並投了 119 球，在第八局仍投得出 95 miles 的速球。紅襪在芬威球場以 5 比 2 擊敗雙城隊，穩住了美聯東區的冠軍。 Matsuzaka had said during his rough patch that he was not tired. Last night he showed it. "When I was pitching in Japan, that was a typical situation that I would face going deep into the game, so in that sense, it has always been what is expected of me," Matsuzaka said through his translator. 松坂在掙扎時總說他沒有累。昨晚他終於證明了。「我在日本投球時總是得投到比賽後面。這樣說來，這也是大家對我的期望。」松坂透過翻譯說。 "But now that I stand here at the end of the season, this is the type of game that I wanted to have, and in that sense, I am very happy." 「現在既然我在球季尾聲站在這裡，這種表現是我想要有的。從這方面看，我很高興。」 His team was happy, too, with Matsuzaka (15-12) looking like a strong No. 2 starter for the postseason, and his outing helping to lock up the Sox' first division title since 1995. 他的球隊也很高興：松坂（15勝12敗）表現得像個可靠的季後賽二號先發，而且他的出賽幫紅襪鎖住了自從 1995 年後的第一個分區冠軍。 Manager Terry Francona, who never doubted Matsuzaka would go out for the eighth after throwing 105 pitches, acknowledged that such a performance was critical. 毫不懷疑松坂會在投了 105 球之後繼續投第八局的 Terry Francona 也承認這種表現相當關鍵。 "I can spin it any way you want, and I will," Francona said. "But that was great to see." 「我可以用各種方式解釋，」Francona 說，「不過總之[看到這種表現]是很棒的。」 Matsuzaka had his trademark movement on every pitch, confounding the Minnesota batters to register eight strikeouts. With the exception of a seventh-inning home run to dead center by Justin Morneau that Jacoby Ellsbury could only watch sail into the stands, Matsuzaka allowed few hard-hit balls. 松坂以他註冊商標般的動作投出每一球，困惑著明尼蘇達的打者，使他們得到八個三振。除了第七局被 Justin Morneau 打到中間，Jacoby Ellsbury 只能看著它飛到觀眾席的那隻全壘打之外，松坂並沒有讓對方擊出幾支結實的球。 "[He had] a lot of definition on his pitches; I liked the shape of his pitches," Francona said. "Fastball had a good angle with some life and offspeed pitches some differential . . . giving the hitters a lot of different looks." 「他投了很多種球（？）；我喜歡他投球的軌跡，」Francona 說。「速球角度不錯，很會跑，變化球也很會轉... 打者很不容易抓到。」 Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, whose team was facing Matsuzaka for the first time, was impressed with the pitcher's stamina. "In the eighth inning, he really got after it pretty good," Gardenhire said. 第一次面對松坂，雙城教頭 Ron Gardnhire 對松坂的韌性印象深刻。「第八局他真的處理得不錯（？），」Gardenhire 說。 "I think that's when you see a pitcher step up. He's throwing the ball a lot harder in the eighth inning than he was earlier in the game, and he really reared back and let it go. I think he gave them what he wanted." 「我想所謂的『燃燒小宇宙 XD』就是這樣吧。他在第八局投的比前面幾局還要用力，而且他真的就這樣回轉一下就投出去了。我想他面對打者很隨心所欲地投出想要的球。」（？） The end of the regular season offered a chance to reflect on the ups and downs of Matsuzaka's rookie year. From his outstanding start to his trials late in the season, the pitcher impressed the manager with his poise. 正規球季的結束是個回顧松坂新人年種種的好時機。從季初的優異表現，到球季後段的考驗，他的鎮定使得教練為之稱道。 "What happened during the course of the year is probably what could have been expected," Francona said. "Some peaks and valleys. So much newness, so much difference just in the culture and all the things we've talked about since Day 1. But he's handled himself very professionally. He's worked very hard. I think what's most reassuring is his competitiveness and his heart. He's not going to back down. Not to anybody." 「這一年來的種種可能也是我們可預料得到的，」Francona 說。「有高峰、有低潮。這麼多事情對他來說都是新的，這麼多的文化差異，和我們從第一天開始就講到的種種。不過他一直很有專業精神地適應著。他非常的努力。我想我們最確定的是他的競爭力和他的用心。他不會對任何人屈服。」 Matsuzaka didn't want to reflect, at least not while there was still baseball to be played. But he expressed pride in topping 200 innings and 200 strikeouts - reaching both milestones last night. He became the first rookie to accomplish that feat since Mark Langston and Dwight Gooden in 1984. 還有球賽要打，松坂並不想在這時回顧太多。不過他對昨晚同時達到的 200 局、200 K 的成績表示驕傲。他是自從 1984 年的 Mark Langston 和 Dwight Gooden 之後第一個達到此項成績的新人。 "Before the season started, I felt that as long as I kept my place in the rotation and I fulfilled my role as a starter that the 200 innings would be something that I would achieve, so in that sense, I'm a little bit relieved today," Matsuzaka said. "As for the 200 strikeouts, I feel that's more like a bonus." 「球季開始之前，我覺得我只要保持好輪值中的步調並且作好先發的工作，200 局是自然會拿到的。所以從這方面說，我今天覺得比較寬慰了一點，」松坂說。「至於 200 K, 我覺得那比較像是額外獎勵。」 About an hour after giving his postgame remarks, Matsuzaka was in the jubilant clubhouse, already soaked with champagne, talking with Japanese reporters when Alex Cora and Dustin Pedroia mounted a sneak attack. The two infielders approached from behind, and each dumped a bottle of Korbel on Matsuzaka's head. 在發表賽後感想之後大約一小時，松坂在喜氣洋洋的 clubhouse 中，身上灑滿了香檳，和日本記者們講話。Alex Cora 和 Dustin Pedroia 發動突襲，兩個人從後面接近，各往松坂頭上倒了一瓶 Korbel. The pitcher laughed, embraced both players, then put his sopping "AL East Champions" hat back on, wearing a wide grin. It was an introduction to yet another distinct custom of American baseball. 松坂笑了，回頭去抱他們倆個，然後把溼透的「美聯東區冠軍」帽子戴回去，笑得很開心。這是他對美國棒球文化的另一個體驗。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 123.192.157.71 ※ noctem:轉錄至看板 RedSox 09/29 22:48