[譯文] Seeds of A-Rod's this season were so …

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　　　　　看到好幾篇新聞都提到小明在去年冬天幫A-Rod自主訓練，　　　　　剛好看到這篇報導，描述了一些他們自主訓練的狀況。　　　　　（我承認，我比較喜歡這些小故事 orz） Seeds of A-Rod's monster season for Yankees were sown in winter workouts A-Rod 神般的球季乃根植於去年冬天的努力 By PETER ABRAHAM THE JOURNAL NEWS 2007.9.11 TORONTO - The first text message would arrive at 5:15 a.m., the phone nearly vibrating off a bedside table as Doug Mientkiewicz tried to sleep at his home in Coral Gables, Fla., last winter. 去年冬天，當小明在佛羅里達 Coral Gables自己家睡覺時，一通簡訊進來，手機幾乎要被振離床頭櫃了，第一通簡訊是早晨5：15分 "What are you doing?" 「哈囉，你在作啥？」 It was Alex Rodriguez, prodding Mientkiewicz to come work out with him at the University of Miami. 是 Alex Rodrigugez。要小明到邁阿密大學跟他碰面練球。 "Meet me at the field." 「球場見嘿。」 Mientkiewicz is not opposed to getting up early when it means a day of deep-sea fishing or playing with his 2-year-old son. But taking grounders as the sun comes up? 小明是不抗拒這麼早起床啦，不過前提是要準備去海釣或者陪他2歲兒子玩耍，但竟然是要他像太陽公公這麼早起然後去丟滾地球？ "I knew this winter he was a man on a mission," said Mientkiewicz, who played his senior season of high school with Rodriguez and joined him again this year with the Yankees. "He always works hard, but this time he had a scowl on his face. He wanted to prove a lot of people wrong, and I think he's doing that." 「我知道這個冬天他有計畫，」曾是A-Rod高中的隊友，而這年也加入洋基的小明這麼說：「他總是很努力，但這次（低潮）他多半皺眉沈著臉。他想要證明某些人（的批評）是錯的，我認為他做到了。」 Rodriguez was named the American League player of the week yesterday after hitting seven home runs in seven games. It is the precursor to what surely will be his third American League MVP award in five years. Rodriguez is hitting .318 with 52 home runs, 140 RBI and 132 runs scored. A-Rod在七場比賽裡擊出7轟，昨天他被選為美聯本週最佳球員。這毫無問題地預示著：A-Rod將會取得他近五年的第三座美聯MVP。他目前打擊率.318，52 HR，140 RBIs 以及132分得分。 "The game is not that easy," Mientkiewicz said. "It's not normal what he's doing." 「棒球比賽並不是那麼容易的，」小明說：「但他所展現的真可說是非比尋常。」 The seeds of a special season were sown on those winter mornings when Rodriguez would unlock the gates at Alex Rodriguez Park, the $4 million facility he donated to Miami five years ago. 本季的輝煌全部種因於那些冬天的早晨。那些早晨A-Rod都會打開以他為名的 Alex Rodriguez球場大門，到球場練球。他在五年前曾捐助4百萬美金給邁阿密大學，所以這球場以他為名。 "Alex literally has the keys to the place," Hurricanes baseball coach Jim Morris said. "In the winter, he's usually out there before anybody else shows up." 「Alex有這地方的鑰匙，」Hurricanes球隊教練Morris這麼說：「在那冬天，他總是在別人出現前，就已在場上練球。」 Rodriguez was driven by what he considered a sub-par 2006 season that was punctuated by going 1 for 14 with no RBI in a four-game loss against Detroit in the first round of the playoffs. A-Rod被大低潮的2006球季所驅策著。2006年季後賽第一輪對上底特律的四場，他 14打數只敲出1安，沒任何打點。 "We all talked after Game 4 in Detroit. I pretty much knew I had a checklist of things to do, and I went to work on them right away," he said. 他說：「在底特律第四場後，我們有所討論。我相當清楚我自己有很多問題得改善，而後我努力將這些問題改正。」 According to Mientkiewicz, Rodriguez is motivated more by failure than success. 根據小明的說法，比起成功，A-Rod更容易因失敗而有強大動機。 "He remembers a lot and he remembers the feeling he had last year," the first baseman said. "He pushes himself so hard to do this. I think if you ask him, this is what he envisioned." 「他會去想起很多事，會記起去年他曾有的那種不好的感受，」這位一壘手這麼說：「他努力驅策自己來繳出更好的成績。我想如果你問他，他會回答這是他所想要的（努力結果）。」 The Yankees have 19 games remaining starting tonight in Toronto. Rodriguez has a chance to break the American League record of 61 home runs by Roger Maris in 1961. He also could become the first Yankee to drive in 150 runs since Joe DiMaggio had 155 in 1948. 包括今晚在多倫多這場洋基還有19場球賽。A-Rod是有機會打破 Maris 61支 HR 的美聯記錄。他也有可能成為 DiMaggio 1948年拿到155分打點，第一位達到150 分打點的洋基人。 The last Yankee to score to 140 runs was Rickey Henderson, who had 146 in 1985. Before that you have to go back to DiMaggio, who scored 151 times in 1937. 上一位得到140分得分的洋基球員是 Rickey Henderson，他在1985年拿到146分。在他之前就得回溯到 DiMaggio 他在1937年得到151分。 Rodriguez could join Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa and Hack Wilson as the only players in history to hit .320 with 55 homers, 145 RBI and 140 runs scored. A-Rod也可能加入.320打擊率，55發HR，145RBIs，140得分的俱樂部，歷史上只有Jimmie Foxx，Babe Ruth，Sammy Sosa 及Hack Wilson四人。 Other than Sosa - whose accomplishments are blemished by the suspicion of steroids use - there hasn't been such a season since 1932. 除了Sosa（Sosa的成就因疑有類固醇的使用而染上了污點），從1932年來，都沒有人有過這樣的球季。 For Rodriguez, runs scored and RBI are the statistics he finds most meaningful. 對A-Rod而言，得分跟打點是他認為最有意義的紀錄。 "That's what helps you win," he said. "You need runs to win. I heard Hank Aaron say that once and I always remembered that." 「因為這些能幫你贏得球賽，」他說：「你需要分數贏球。我曾聽過Hank Aaron 這麼說過，我牢牢記得。」 This week will be a challenge. Rodriguez has hit only .243 with one home run in 10 games against Toronto this season. The Yankees then travel to Boston and are scheduled to face Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett and Curt Schilling. 這週將是個挑戰。本季A-Rod對多倫多藍鳥10場比賽中，只繳出.243打擊率，1發全壘打。緊接著洋基會開拔至Boston，表定將會面對松阪大輔、北極、席林姐。 "It's easier to get up for those games because those are two good teams that give us trouble," Rodriguez said. A-Rod說：「這幾場球將都會是激戰，因為他們都是會讓我們陷入苦戰的好球隊。」 Mientkiewicz and Rodriguez had dinner in Kansas City last week, and already there was talk of when they would start working out once the season was over. 上禮拜，小明跟A-Rod一起在堪薩斯市一起吃晚餐，他們談到，當這球季結束，他們會再一次一起自主訓練。 "He's talking about not taking any time off," Mientkiewicz said. "No matter how far we go, he wants to start up the next week. He never stops trying to get better, and that's what makes him great." 「他提到不想浪費時間，」小明說：「不論我們已經完成多少，他總是希望下週都能更振作、更努力。他試圖展現更佳的成績絕不自滿於現況，而這造就他的偉大。」 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 203.70.76.126

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