[新聞] Yankees at a loss to explain why Angels give them trouble

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ANGELS Yankees at a loss to explain why Angels give them trouble By Dylan Hernandez, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 22, 2007 (這記者名字真帥) 重點: 恐怖哦! 逆轉猴很邪門, 連隊長和大吉都被收買了 1. 當大吉正談論天使隊最近幾季對洋基造成的麻煩時, 隊長Jeter走過便把話題轉向了逆轉猴。隊長問大吉: "Jason, 這猴兒嚇到你了嗎?" 大吉笑了, 所以嚇到了嗎? "這猴沒嚇到我, 但我將要綁架他!" 大吉一邊說一邊笑。 2. 天使隊從1996年老托變成洋基總教練開始, 對上洋基的紀錄是61勝54敗, 是美聯唯一一隻贏洋基勝率超過五成的。洋基在2002及2005於季後賽兩度遭遇天使, 也是天使勝出。洋基近32場遭遇天使輸了21場, 近19場在洋基球場,天使是12勝7敗, 本季天使總教練Scoscia領軍在洋基球場的六場比賽, 也拿下4勝, 包括5月洋基三場被清盤。老托實在找不出理由可以解釋這怪現象。老托說, 即使十年前天使沒這麼強時, 也有一一隻專刺洋基的刺。就像以前他當紅雀總教練時, 就是贏不了教士隊。就是一物剋一物, 天使就是有自信贏洋基。老托也提到天使遇到紅襪就是吃鱉, 近12季對上紅襪天使是47勝64敗。 3. 天使剋洋基不僅持續了好幾季, 也適用在大吉還在運動家時分區的季後賽天使運動家的遭遇戰裡, 大吉說: "天使這一型的好像就是專剋我們存在的, 他們有Jimmy Edmonds, Tim Salmon 和 J. T. Snow, 這幾個有大炮管。天使慢慢從大炮部隊轉型為更注重防禦性進攻, 打帶跑及偷壘的型式。" 大吉認為這一型的就專治洋基這種專注於集中大炮轟炸的球隊, Torre則把天使這一型稱為 "分散對手注意力" (讓對手精神渙散), 老托說: "他們的打線沒任何一個是沒法得分的。" 4. 變成吃分小精靈的左外野手哥吉拉補充說: "你會感覺到天使隊真的有研究過洋基隊, 他們把整隊的天份組合起來去執行比賽的戰術, 特別是他們的投手, 不會犯錯, 不會自己搞砸。" (日本人後面說得真場面, 不爽投手猛保送送分就明說嘛!) 5. 特別是在天使球場, 近14場比賽包括季後賽的遭遇, 天使拿到了10勝4敗。(這兩天天使的球猛找洞鑽, 猴兒一定在球場下咒了) 6. 天使球場和大吉小時候看球時所記得的景況有很大的不同。大吉估計他, 老爸及弟弟一季親自到球場看天使比賽大約15次。他記得那時觀眾席沒有這麼多天使的紅色球衣, 天使球場不像今天這個樣子, 也不是洋基造訪時呈現的這種氣氛。他認為這樣很好, 尤其好些季後賽打得像肉搏戰, 這些氣氛也讓球賽更有話題性。 7. 大吉覺得逆轉猴也是一樣, 他覺得那是大聯盟裡最好的一種花招, 他說他很喜歡逆轉猴的那些小短片, 他提到了在記分板上撥放的電影和影片裡都插入了小猴兒的影像。 8. 大吉和隊長說他們都很希望看看逆轉猴在球賽的後幾局怎麼被介紹出場, 隊長說: "我們想要超前, 但每次他們把猴兒放在記分榜上時, 他們就開始得分, 我不知道我是否該喜歡這猴兒!" Jason Giambi was talking about the trouble the Angels have given the New York Yankees in recent seasons when Derek Jeter walked by and steered the conversation toward the Rally Monkey. "Does the monkey scare you, Jason?" Jeter asked. Giambi laughed. So does it? "It doesn't scare me, but I'm going to kidnap him," Giambi said, still laughing. Like every joke, there is an element of truth behind this one. The Angels are 61-54 against the Yankees since 1996 the year Joe Torre became their manager -- making them the only American League team with a record over .500 against them in that span. The teams met in the division playoff series in 2002 and 2005, with the Angels advancing both times. The Angels have won 21 of their last 32 meetings and are 12-7 in their last 19 games at Yankee Stadium. Mike Scoscia's team took four of their six games in the Bronx this season, including three in a sweep in May. Torre couldn't provide much of an explanation. "Even when they were not as good 10 years ago, they were a thorn in our side," Torre said. "When I was managing the Cardinals, we couldn't win in San Diego. Just one of those things. The Angels are one of those teams that seems to have the confidence because they've had success." Torre noted that the Angels haven't fared nearly as well against the Boston Red Sox, against whom they are 47-64 over the last 12 seasons. The Angels' success when facing New York has not only transcended time, but also a shift in philosophy that Giambi noticed while playing for their divisional rival in Oakland. "They were kind of built like we are," Giambi said. " They had Jimmy Edmonds and [Tim] Salmon and J.T. [Snow]. They had power. They slowly made the transition to more of a defensive, hit-and-run, steal bags style." The new style is one that Giambi said matches up well with the Yankees' more power-centric approach and that Torre describes as "distracting." "There's no one in their lineup who won't run," Torre said. Added left fielder Hideki Matsui: "You get the feeling that they really study the Yankees. And they've assembled the talent to execute their game plans, particularly their pitchers. They don't make mistakes. They don't self-destruct." Particularly at Angel Stadium, where the home team is 10-4 in their last 14 games of the series, including the playoff contests. The scene at Angel Stadium is much different from the way Giambi remembers it when attending games while growing up in West Covina. Giambi estimates that he, his father and brother watched the Angels in person around 15 times a season. There weren't so many red shirts in the stands. The stadium wasn't what it is today. Nor was the atmosphere when the Yankees visited. "The fans really get into it because of the couple of playoff series we played head-to-head," Giambi said. "It makes it good for baseball." Giambi said he feels the same about the Rally Monkey, which he called the best gimmick in the league. "I love the skits," Giambi said, referring to the movie and television clips shown on the video scoreboard into which the monkey is inserted. Giambi and Jeter went as far to say they look forward to the late innings to see how the monkey will be introduced. "We want to be ahead, but any time they put that monkey on the board, they start scoring runs," Jeter said. "I don't know if I like that." dylan.hernandez@latimes.com -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.132.198.21

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