[譯文] Yanks, A-Rod in class by themselves

看板A-Rod作者Ally1213 (No other way)時間16年前 (2007/11/15 13:31)推噓14(14推 0噓 6→)

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http://tinyurl.com/27tt4z Yanks, A-Rod in class by themselves When it comes to money, expectations, both are tops in Majors So it turns out that the departure of Alex Rodriguez from the New York Yankees was like the annual Roger Clemens retirement: It didn't last. 結果A-Rod脫離洋基的戲碼就像每年老火箭說要退休一樣，並沒有維持多久 The latest reliable reports indicate that A-Rod and the Yankees are close to a deal that would pay him as much as $290 million. Thus, Rodriguez would pass himself for first place on the all-time money earned from playing baseball list. 最新消息指出雙方已接近合約確認，10年290M If this deal gets done, and it appears that it will, what will all of us have learned from A-Rod's rapid departure and equally rapid return to the Bronx Bombers? When large sums of money designated for player payroll are involved, the Yankees are in a class by themselves. And, being a Scott Boras client means never having to wonder where your great-great-great grandchildren's next meals are coming from. 所以這一連串看下來我們學到了什麼？第一，談到鉅額薪資，洋基老闆喜歡親力親為；第二，如果你成為了波拉斯的客戶，你永遠都不必擔心曾曾曾曾孫子的生計 True, A-Rod opted out of his original deal, leaving the Yankees and leaving three years and $81 million on the table. The announcement of that decision was made/leaked on the day of the final game of the 2007 World Series. The timing was either very imprecise or very arrogant; the implication being left that A-Rod's windfall to come was even more important than the Fall Classic. A-Rod宣布逃脫的時機一直是爭議的焦點，說是未經深思熟慮也好、自大也好，此舉給人把自己的利益看得比世界大賽重要的暗示 The baseball public was left with the distinct impression that, since Rodriguez had rebuffed the Yankees' initial explorations of a new deal, the organization wanted nothing more to do with him. As it turns out, the organization just didn't like Boras very much. This is a common enough sentiment in baseball, although it hasn't gotten in the way of Boras becoming the greatest agent in the ages-old history of go-betweens. 當A-Rod拒絕洋基最初的提案時，一般"觀眾"都認為雙方緣盡於此；結果其實球團不爽的是波拉斯，而這在棒球界很常見。 There followed the expected courtship by the West Coast franchises that had the need for A-Rod's services, as well as the ability to pay lavishly for those services. These suitors will be disappointed, since their only function in this process turned out to be driving the price up, again. 那些對A-Rod有幻想的西岸球團，以及其他有能力付出高新的球隊將會很失望，因為這樣看來他們唯一的"功能"，就是讓價碼再炒高一點 If this deal with the Yankees is accomplished, it will signal that the younger Steinbrenner generation, sons Hank and Hal, apparently now in power, will be every bit as aggressive as their father in pursuing talent. 如果這筆交易最後談成了，就證明了新的老闆們追求好球員的幹進不下於他們父親 That will be a comfort to Yankees fans. They have come to expect nothing less than this approach as the right of their favorite franchise. It will come as no comfort whatsoever to the other 29 franchises. They understand that the Yankees have more resources than anyone else, and when push comes to shove at the pay window, the Yanks cannot often be beaten. 而洋基迷們也會滿意這結果。其他球團可能就沒那麼黑皮了，這種價格讓洋基穩坐 "有錢的邪惡帝國"寶座 If you combine this approach with the organization's better-late-than-never discovery that building around young, homegrown pitching is a time-tested road to success, you have a very, very compelling combination. 你可以把A-Rod的這筆交易與洋基球團近幾年培養自家年輕投手的政策做個連結，好的投手與大砲就是致勝之道 What do the Yankees have here, besides a record-setting bill for one man's services? They have the greatest single talent in contemporary baseball, hands down, without doubt, no questions asked. But they also have a man, who, for all his wonderful numbers, has never played in a World Series. 所以當合約一簽定，球隊將擁有一位當代最有才能的打者，有著所有美好的數據，但是未曾打過世界大賽 A-Rod is a winner, from the standpoint of statistical categories and personal awards, and another Most Valuable Player Award will come his way next week. But he has never been a winner in the collective sense; never playing on a team that won the biggest prize of all. A-Rod是個贏家，大小獎項不斷，但是他就是還沒得到過那份最大的榮耀 That may not be entirely his fault. He produced everything a man with a bat could for the 2007 Yankees. But they came up short for a seventh straight October, because, as in recent Octobers, they couldn't pitch well enough. 這不是他的錯，因為球季中他已經貢獻出一位打者能做到的一切 But when you are making more money than any other baseball player has ever made, expectations will soar. Those expectations will include magnificent numbers of home runs and runs batted in, but they will also include victory, and not just victory from April through September. 但是當你是全聯盟最高薪的球員，人們對你的期待將不只是打擊成績，還包括了勝利，而且還不只是從四月到九月 Those expectations may be arbitrary, but they are understandable. In that way, Alex Rodriguez probably should remain a New York Yankee. In the kingdom of high expectations, he could be the prince of high expectations. He just can't be captain. 這些期待雖然任性，但是也不是難以理解。這種情況下，A-Rod或許該留在洋基，一個對他的期望跟給他的薪水一樣高的帝國，但是他不能當隊長。 Somehow, we all should have understood that this was the way it was supposed to happen. The high profiles match. The high expectations match. The money is a pretty good fit, too. Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees; after a brief interruption, the drama continues. 不知怎麼地，我們好像都知道事情會變成這樣，因為不論從任何角度來看，洋基與 A-Rod屬於彼此；經歷短暫的波折後，"A-Rod紐約歷險記"的戲碼還會繼續。 -- 宇宙裡的微小塵埃 http://www.wretch.cc/album/AllyDai -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 203.71.94.31

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