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響應subaru大的號召 : --------- : Pressure still on for a more relaxed Alex Rodriguez : By Paul White, USA TODAY : http://tinyurl.com/2wwym3 : ARLINGTON, Texas — Alex Rodriguez ran onto the field just as the New : York Yankees' stretching exercises began before a recent game in Boston. : The Yankees' star shortstop, Derek Jeter, already was bending sideways : with his arms over his head — perfectly exposed for Rodriguez to jab him : in the rib cage. 在一場對紅襪的比賽開賽前的伸展操，隊長Jeter正舉手曲身。頑童Alex跑進場看見有機可乘，對Jeter偷襲戳戳樂。 : Both giggled, then went about their routines. Such silliness isn't unusual : for most ballplayers, but for Rodriguez — long one of baseball's most : scrutinized, image-conscious and guarded stars — it seemed to symbolize : something new: a player at ease and having fun. 兩人一邊嘻嘻傻笑，一邊開始例行訓練。當然，棒球員這樣打打鬧鬧並不稀奇但對注重形象、又是鎂光燈聚焦人物的A-Rod來說，這樣的舉動似乎意味著他態度的轉變。他變得更愜意自得、更享受比賽。 : The Yankees' third baseman just completed one of the most prolific Aprils : of any hitter in major league history. More than ever, he is being : embraced by New York fans who have seen him as a distant, buttoned-down : multi-millionaire athlete/entrepreneur whom they have alternately loved : and loathed. A-Rod剛完成了大聯盟史上最火熱的四月打擊表現。最近洋基球迷當然是愛死他了但過去A-Rod在球迷心目中一直是個高不可攀、舉止壓抑的高薪運動員兼生意人。球迷對A-Rod的態度也一直是愛恨交加。 : As usual, questions surround Rodriguez, widely known as "A-Rod." In his : 12th full season and fourth with a franchise that measures success only : by championships, he never has played in a World Series and has not done : well in the playoffs. Despite his fast start, the Yankees entered : Thursday's games last in the American League East. 今年是A-Rod的第12個完整球季，也是他待在非冠軍不拿的洋基的第四個球季。 A-Rod從未打過世界大賽；季後賽表現也總是不盡理想。雖然他開季表現生猛但是洋基的戰績但禮拜四為止仍是美聯東區墊底。 : And yet, in the only extensive interview he has granted this season, : Rodriguez tells USA TODAY he believes he finally has figured out how to : deal with the pressure of playing in New York. He also says he wants to : remain a Yankee even though the record 10-year, $252 million contract he : signed in 2000 — which in many ways has come to define him — would allow : him to become a free agent after this season. A-Rod在對USA TODAY的訪談中提及，他已經學會如何克服在紐約打球的巨大壓力雖然依照他在2000年簽下的10年兩億五千兩百萬合約規定，A-Rod可在本季結束後選擇成為自由球員，他仍表示他希望留在紐約。 : "I'm more relaxed," says Rodriguez, who will turn 32 in late July. "For me, : relaxing has been one of the hardest things to do. It's one of the things : I'm trying to do a little better job at." A-Rod：「我變得比較輕鬆自得。」「放鬆對我來說是一件難事，但我在學習放鬆的過程中是漸入佳境。」 : Getting used to playing in New York has "taken work," he says. "For some : people, it takes maybe a year in New York. Maybe for me, it's taken three : years. But once you get used to it, you realize it's not just about you. : There's more speculation, more eyes (on players in New York). Everybody : takes his turn. You have to develop thick skin. But it would be a dream : for me to finish my career there." A-Rod表示，習慣紐約的打球環境花了他一番心力。「對某些人來說，也許適應只要花一年。我可能已經花了三年。但是你一旦適應了你就會想通壓力不是針對你而來。在紐約的球員總是被許多流言所擾、也受到更多矚目。每個人都會難熬的時候。所以我們得學著皮繃緊一點、臉皮厚一點。但我還是夢想能在此結束我的職業生涯。」 : Rodriguez says he's put family ahead of baseball, fun ahead of angst, and : suggests he is worrying less about what people think of him. : Yankees manager Joe Torre says he's noticed a difference. : "For me, he always tried to do too much," Torre says. "You try to make : sure you say things right, handle things right." A-Rod表示他把家庭看的比棒球更重。打球的樂趣對他來說比憂慮表現更重要。他也不再那麼在乎別人對他的看法。托瑞爺說他也注意到A-Rod的改變。「在我看來，A-Rod對自我要求太高了。」「他總是想一舉一動都完美合宜。」 : For years, Rodriguez has been perhaps the game's most enigmatic superstar, : unusually sensitive to how he was perceived by the media and fans. For : example, he seemed to agonize last year about whether to play for the : United States or the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. : (Rodriguez was born in New York to Dominican parents.) : Now he seems determined to shrug off such worries. 許多年來，A-Rod一直是個令人難以捉摸的超級巨星。他對媒體和球迷對他的看法非常在意。舉例來說，他去年就為了到底該代表美國隊或多明尼加對在世界棒球經典賽出賽而傷透腦筋。（因為A-Rod具雙重背景，他在紐約出生，父母卻是多明尼加人）但現在他似乎決定要徹底擺脫這些考量和憂慮。 : "I can't control what the masses think," Rodriguez says. "All I can do is : play baseball. At the end of the day, if some people like it, that's great. : If some people don't like it, that's just the way it is." : More important, it's working — for now at least. During spring training, : Rodriguez cleared the air about rumors of tension in his relationship : with Jeter, a favorite of Yankees fans who, unlike Rodriguez, is known : for his clutch play in the postseason. A-Rod：「我無法操控人們的想法。」「我只能好好打我的球，如果人們喜歡我的表現那固然很好，如果有些人不喜歡，那也無所謂，事情就是如此。」這樣的處事態度似乎挺管用的。A-Rod在春訓時澄清了他和Jeter關係緊張的謠言。 Jeter備受洋基球迷愛戴。他和A-Rod不同之處在於，Jeter季後賽總是能挺身而出。 : Rodriguez told reporters he and Jeter were neither bosom buddies nor : jealous rivals. Both say they are friendly as teammates but are not as : close as they were earlier in their careers. A-Rod對媒體表示，他和隊長既不是麻吉，也不是彼此嫉妒的敵人。兩人口徑一致的說他們還是好隊友。只是關係不像早期那麼親密。 : Since then, Rodriguez has kept his relationship to the media at arm's : length, giving cliche-filled answers during postgame interviews that : reveal little. 發表過這樣的評論後，A-Rod對此事不再多談。賽後訪談也只是官腔官調地以制式答案回應，記者很難再挖出什麼東西。 : 'I could walk away … today' : But spend some time with the Yankees and it's clear something has changed : this year. : Rodriguez is laughing more, engaging in more horseplay with teammates : and "just trying to have fun," as he says repeatedly. Despite the team's : troubles on the field, he said after a recent game that he probably : hadn't smiled so much since his daughter, Natasha, was born 2? years ago. : He's fiercely protective of wife Cynthia, whom he married in 2002, and : Natasha, but he says they have a lot to do with his new approach to : baseball and life. 但只要你花些時間觀察這季的洋基隊，你會發現某些轉變。 A-Rod更加笑口常開。更常和隊友胡搞瞎鬧。「享受樂趣」是A-Rod對此轉變的解釋。雖然戰績不理想，A-Rod卻說最近是他自女兒Natasha兩年前出生後笑得最開心的一段時間。A-Rod對老婆和女兒非常保護。他說他對棒球和人生的新態度有許多待辦的事。 : "I could walk away from the game today and be so content with life," : says Rodriguez, who previously had acknowledged it was difficult for him : to stop replaying his games in his mind. 「我現在可以拋開棒球，好好享受人生。」A-Rod說。他之前曾說過要他把心思從棒球上轉移是很困難的一件事。 : "Being a father has brought great perspective to my life. It gives you : more of a balance, which I needed. If you go 4-for-4 or 0-for-4, you get : welcomed with a big old hug and a great smile. In our lives, even when : it's bad, it's pretty good." 「當了爸爸使我觀念改變。使得人生更加平衡，這正是我需要的。如果四打席四安或是四打席全槓龜，你回到家仍然會受熟悉的擁抱和微笑歡迎。人生所謂的陰暗期還是看得到光明面。」 : In his baseball life right now, even when it's good, it's bad. : The Yankees' poor start, caused mostly by a series of injuries to their : pitchers, has led to speculation in the New York media that Torre, who : has led the team to four World Series titles, might be fired. : So far, though, only strength and conditioning coach Marty Miller has : gotten the ax. The team will need to get healthy and play better to : allow Rodriguez to prove he can be a leader in the playoffs as well as the : regular season. 對A-Rod的現階段棒球生涯來說，現在是光明面下藏著陰暗面。因為投手群接二連三的受傷，洋基開季戰績奇慘無比。雖然托瑞爺曾帶領洋基四度奪冠，他即將捲鋪蓋的傳言還是甚囂塵上。目前只有體能教練Miller慘遭開除。洋基全隊必須保持健康，振作表現。才有機會讓A-Rod證明他季後賽能打得跟例行賽一樣好。 : The Yankees have lost in the first round of the playoffs each of the : past two years. During those playoff series, Rodriguez had a combined : three hits in 29 at-bats. 過去兩年，洋基都在季後賽首輪出局。在這些比賽中，A-Rod的總成績是 29打數3安打。（冏！） : A Yankee's place in history, alongside icons such as Babe Ruth, Joe : DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, is measured in October, not in April. Jeter, : beloved in New York, has four World Series championships and a career : .314 postseason batting average, including a .405 mark (15 for 37) the : past two years. Rodriguez still has to pass that test. 要像Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle等人一樣在洋基隊史上留名，光靠四月表現是不夠的。十月表現才最重要。備受洋基迷擁戴的隊長Jeter 手上有四枚世界大賽冠軍戒，生涯季後賽.314的打擊率。過去兩年更有.405 (37打數15安）的紀錄。A-Rod終究還是得通過季後賽的考驗。 : "That's what I'm playing for now," he says of winning a World Series. : "It's pretty much the only thing left. That's why you play in New York." : He says a concerted effort to eliminate the distractions that dominated : his turbulent 2006 season — from the constant probing into his : relationship with Jeter to the wrath of New York fans about Rodriguez's : slumps and poor playoff performances — has as much to do with the best : start of his 14-year career as the winter work he did on his body and : his game. A-Rod：「這正是我現在努力的目的。」「這是我唯一還未達成的目標，也是我為洋基隊效力的原因。」 A-Rod表示，擺脫了2006的諸多夢魘，例如與隊長不合的謠言，以及紐約球迷對他季後賽低潮的極度不滿── 他今年開季才得以創下14年職業生涯的紀錄。 : "The whole outlook from the start was to keep things simple and not get : in the way of my talent," he says. "Obviously, less is more." : That's less of everything except baseball. 「一開季的目標就是把事情簡單化，別讓它們妨礙我天賦的展現。」「顯然化繁為簡還挺管用的。」任何事都能化繁為簡，唯獨棒球不行。 : Less, though, can be nearly impossible in New York. What Rodriguez set : out to do this year requires as much skill as he needed to produce two : Most Valuable Player awards, a batting championship, five home run : titles and the sport's largest contract. The media attention won't go away, : especially if he continues his spectacular season. The clamor for chunks : of his time will be constant. 任何事情在紐約都會變得不簡單。A-Rod今年被賦予的期待是要能夠打出兩度MVP、一屆打擊王、五屆全壘打王的身手，外加背負著棒球史上最昂貴合約的原罪。 A-Rod仍舊會是媒體聚焦點。如果他的火熱表現持續的話，媒體甚至會更關注他。要求他扮超人的呼聲也會持續不斷。 : He has tried to manage the demand from the start of spring training in : February. That's when he explained his relationship with Jeter — and : then told reporters that would be the last time he would discuss the matter. : "It was important to have a fresh start," Rodriguez says. "To come out and : just be open and honest, set the tone for the year." : Jeter's response also set a tone. 從二月的春訓開始，他就得開始處理諸如此類的問題。包括了解釋他和Jeter的關係解釋之後，他還對記者表示從此不會再談這個話題。「重新開始是很重要的。」A-Rod說。「對大家開誠布公，定下本季的基調。」 Jeter對此事的回應也設定了一個基調。 : "How would I characterize it? I would characterize it as it doesn't make a : difference," Jeter told reporters then. "What we do away from the field, : how much time we spend together, really makes no difference when we're : playing." 「要我如何闡述這件事？其實這事根本沒啥影響！」Jeter說。「我們球場下互動如何、相處時間多少，對我們場上的表現根本毫無影響。」 : Rodriguez is as likely to be found hanging around with bullpen catcher : Mike Borzello, with whom he's developed a friendship, as with his famous : teammates. : But all of the Yankees have become as reluctant as Rodriguez to discuss : anything about him but his hitting. 正如跟他的大牌隊友們的互動一樣，A-Rod跟牛棚捕手Mike Borzello也建立了友誼。但所有的洋基人跟A-Rod一樣，現在只願談論他的打擊表現，其他話題一律敬謝不敏。 : "He's as hot as I've seen a player," Jeter said during April. "That's : beautiful, man." Jeter：「他是我看過最猛的球員。」「這樣的表現真是棒透了！」 : They've noticed a difference, though. "He's definitely more calm," says : designated hitter Jason Giambi. "He's enjoying himself. He's not : stressed." 其他人則察覺到了A-Rod的改變。 Giambi：「他變得比較沈著。」「他表現得樂在其中，而非身負壓力」 : 'I'm just happy for him' : He's even more willing to poke fun at himself. : Rodriguez recently did a segment for Late Show With David Letterman in : which he removed his shirt and let cast member Biff Henderson apply sun : screen, a spoof of a celebrated New York Post photo of Rodriguez : sunbathing in Central Park last summer. : Rodriguez changed his workout regimen in the offseason to reduce his body : fat by 9% and "become more athletic," he says, as a concession to moving : into his 30s. 他甚至變得願意自我解嘲。最近有一次上David Letterman的脫口秀節目時，A-Rod脫掉自己的上衣，讓節目來賓替他抹防曬油。為紐約郵報登出的一張A-Rod在中央公園作日光浴的著名相片大開自己玩笑。 A-Rod去年球季結束後改變了訓練方式，使自己減了9％的體脂肪，看起來「更像個運動員」。畢竟他已經步入三十了。 : He and Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long streamlined his swing. He spent : long days on the practice field all winter working on his defense, a : problem last year when he made a career-high 24 errors. He has three so : far this season, which projects to a little more than 20 for the year. : That was the easy part because Rodriguez always has been a workout maven, : even back to his childhood days when he spent countless hours with a tight : group of friends at the Hank Kline Boys Club in Miami. Now he says, he's : rediscovering that boyish zeal for baseball. 他和洋基的打擊教練共同研究，改變了打擊姿式使其更流暢。他整個冬天都在磨練守備。因為去年他留下了24次失誤的生涯新高記錄。到目前為止A-Rod本季有三次失誤若照這種「進度」下去，今年的預測失誤次數是20出頭。其實這問題應不難解決，因為A-Rod一向很認真練習求進步。他小時候就會跟朋友一起花很多時間鍛鍊球技。現在那份童年時光對棒球的熱情又在他心中重新燃起！ : "I noticed right away in spring training," Torre says. : "He was having more fun. I'm just happy for him. He's endured a lot." : Regular season and postseason: A major difference 托瑞爺：「我春訓時馬上就注意到了。」「他打球打得更有樂趣。我替他感到高興。他一路熬過來，吃了不少苦頭。」 : Alex Rodriguez has been at his best late in the season since joining : the New York Yankees in 2004, enjoying his best run production in : September and October. And he got off to his best start ever this year, : hitting 14 home runs and driving in 34 runs in April. However, he has : struggled in the playoffs. A look at his month-to-month production during : his first three seasons as a Yankee: A-Rod自2004年加入洋基後季末表現就一直不錯，九月和十月的打擊表現最好。今年開季的表現更是誇張。四月轟了14支全壘打，34分打點。但是季後賽表現一直羈弱不振。以下是A-Rod加入洋基前三季的每月表現記錄。(譯註：這應該不用翻了吧XD) : Month Batting Home runs RBI : March-April .276 18 50 : May .339 24 72 : June .274 13 47 : July .288 22 53 : August .300 22 57 : September-October .318 20 78 : Postseason .241 3 8* : *Includes 3-for-29 with no home runs and no RBI in nine games during : the 2005 and 2006 postseasons. : Source: USA TODAY research *2005和2006季後賽：九場比賽，29打數3安打，無全壘打，無打點。－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－呼～終於結束了，下次我要找人接力:p -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.117.34.68 ※ 編輯: lakerbuster 來自: 59.117.34.68 (05/06 19:58)

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