Re: [新聞] A-ROD: BRING ON THE PRESSURE

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※ 引述《smallken0410 (準阿兵哥)》之銘言： : A-ROD: BRING ON THE PRESSURE : September 30, 2007 -- BALTIMORE - Alex Rodriguez understands those who don't : trust that his MVP season will translate into October success. A-Rod知道，有很多人不相信他的MVP球季會等同於在十月份的成功。 : After all, his past two postseasons have been nightmares for the Yankees and : arguably the best player in baseball. He knows the denizens are poised to : shower him with boos the first time he fails against the Indians in the : upcoming ALDS. 畢竟，對洋基和這個最好的棒球選手(arguably)而言，過去兩年的季後賽都是惡夢，A-Rod 也知道有很多人正等著要噓他，他們都在等著A-Rod在面對笑臉人的比賽中再次失敗。 : And he promises it won't get to him. 而他保證，這次會有所不同。 : A year ago, that may not have been the case. A-Rod says the ability to laugh : at his failures, something he has never been able to do, has played a role in : relaxing him. So, too, has a better relationship with Joe Torre, and A-Rod : evolving into a team leader. 這情況和一年前有些不同，現在的A-Rod可以笑著談他的失敗，這點幫助他可以放鬆，這是他以前所做不到的，當然，還有和老托之間關係改善，以及A-Rod越來越像個領袖，這些都讓他可以更自在。 : Yet, until he erases the slate on the past two Octobers when the Yankees were : pushed out in the first round by the Angels and the Tigers and Rodriguez went : a combined 3-for-29 (.103), the pressure on him to produce in the only month : that matters in the Yankees' universe will build (beginning Thursday night in : Game 1 of the ALDS against the Indians in Cleveland). 過去兩年的季後賽，洋基分別在首輪遭到天使和老虎淘汰出局，A-Rod的表現總計是29支3 ，在A-Rod能抹去過去兩個十月的汙點前提下，在他身上的壓力才能為他帶來未來一個月的佳績，而這關係著洋基將會成就怎樣的版圖。 : "That's fine," said Rodriguez, who is a sure bet to win his second AL MVP in : three seasons thanks to a year that ends today when he takes 54 homers and : 155 RBIs into the season finale against the Orioles at Camden Yards. A-Rod說：「很好啊！」有著單季54支全壘打和155分打點的成績，他將很有機會贏得三年內第二座美聯MVP。 : "I felt a lot of pressure coming into this year. Pressure is a good thing, : it's part of baseball. During the last three months, we have been under : enormous pressure. People will say I played poorly that last two postseasons : and I get another crack at it." 「今年我感到很多迎面而來的壓力，但壓力是好東西，它是棒球的一部份，在過去三個月，我們每天都壟罩在龐大的壓力之下，人們會說過去兩個季後賽我打得很糟，所以今年我還會再有另一次糟糕的表現。」 : Poorly would be an upgrade in describing A-Rod's past two Octobers. After : hitting .321 with 48 homers and driving in 130 runs - numbers that would : produce an MVP - Rodriguez went 2-for-15 (.133) against the Angels in the : 2005 ALDS that the Angels won in five games. Last year, Rodriguez batted .290 : with 35 homers and 121 RBIs, a season many believed wasn't good. He followed : that by going 1-for-14 (.071) versus the Tigers, who won the ALDS in four. A-Rod過去兩個十月的表現毫無疑問說明了什麼何謂「很糟」，2005年他在季賽有.321打擊率、48支全壘打和130分打點的成績，MVP級的數字，但他在ALDS面對天使的系列賽中，只有15支2的成績，最後天使五場勝出；隔年，A-Rod在季賽的數字是.290、35HR、121RBI，不算好的一年，對老虎的ALDS中繳出14支1的成績，老虎四場淘汰洋基。 : Who will ever forget Torre batting A-Rod eighth in Game 4? 有誰忘得了老托在第四戰中把A-Rod丟到第八棒？ : Ironically, Rodriguez said the way he reacted to dropping Tampa Bay's Ty : Wigginton's foul pop in the first inning of Opening Day this year allowed him : to relax because he could poke fun at himself. A-Rod在對魔鬼魚開幕戰中，首局就發生失誤，諷刺的是，A-Rod說這會這幫助他放鬆，因為他現在學會開自己的玩笑。 : "A microcosm of my season was how it started," said Rodriguez, who was : smothered by boos from the sold-out Yankee Stadium crowd, many of whom booed : him throughout the 2006 season and wanted him traded in the winter. A-Rod說：「我如何打開序幕會是我整個球季的縮影」，當時因為這個失誤，爆滿的洋基球場以噓聲伺候A-Rod，在這之中的大部分人去年也噓了他一整季，並且在冬天想要交易他。 : "The first pop up and 56,000 people booing and 56,000 people saying, 'Here we : go again.' I just laughed at myself from Day 1 and went on to have a pretty : good game," Rodriguez said. 「球季的第一個飛球，全場56000人的噓聲，56000人說著：『又來了』，從第一天開始我就在開自己玩笑，我也因此一直都有一些不錯的比賽。」 : He rebounded to go 2-for-5 with a homer. It was something he said would have : destroyed him in other years. 過去這些噓聲會擊潰他，但這場比賽他最後有5支2的表現，其中還包括一支全壘打， : "I would have been miserable and ended up having a bad game," A-Rod said. : Rodriguez knows more than most that positive talk during the final weekend of : the regular season doesn't guarantee October success. Torre staying four : hours at A-Rod's Labor Day Weekend party in Rye is nice in the context that : the manager and superstar have grown closer. A-Rod說：「(過去在這樣的情況下)我通常都會很慘，結局往往又是一場很糟的比賽」， A-Rod很清楚，在季賽最後兩週多正面的談話都不保證在十月份的成功。在勞工節假期時，托爺在A-Rod的派對上停留了四個小時，說明了教練和超級巨星(的心)越來越靠近了。 : Now, the MVP season, ability to laugh at mistakes, and a relationship with : his manager means nothing if the Indians end the Yankees' season and : Rodriguez doesn't produce. And hanging over his head is the decision of : whether to become a free agent shortly after the World Series, when he can : opt out of the final three years of his contract. 如果笑臉人今年在季後賽終結洋基、A-Rod沒有任何貢獻，那麼一個MVP球季、能笑著看自己的錯誤、和老托之間的關係改善，這些都會是沒有意義的，而持續盤旋在他腦海裡的想法會是要不要跳脫最後三年的合約，選擇成為自由球員。 : "What I am looking for is more than a handful of at-bats," Rodriguez said. : "That means you play deep into October. I am hoping to get 50 to 60 at-bats : and help the team win." A-Rod說：「現在我所想的只有一大堆站上打擊區的機會，那意味著你在十月撐得夠久，我想要有50到60次的打數，而且幫助球隊贏球。」 : He'd better, because the same fans who chanted "MVP" will replace that with : three other letters: "BOO." 他會很好的，因為那些過去朝著他「BOO」的球迷，會對著他喊另外三個字─「MVP」。 : 在yes留言版看到的歡迎翻譯 : http://www.nypost.com/seven/09302007/sports/yankees/october_time_.htm?page=0 done！ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 218.169.88.56

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