Power-hungry Cubs draft their very own Prince Fielder
強打飢渴的小熊挑了他們自己的小王子
By 'Duk/6月8日下午12:30
After years of battling a beefy, power-hitting first baseman from Milwaukee,
the Chicago Cubs may finally be agreeing with that old adage:
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
在小熊與密爾瓦基一壘強打胖胖的戰爭多年之後，他們終於同意那個古諺：
打不贏，就投靠！
It's a natural thing to say after the Cubs drafted high school slugger Dan
Vogelbach in Tuesday's second round with the 68th overall pick. The Ft. Myers
native stands only 5-foot-11 and weighs 240 pounds — hey, that's down from a
reported 280 just a few months ago — but he can also smack the heck out of a
baseball. With his short but big presence and powerful left-handed swing,
Vogelbach has been called "the white Prince Fielder(notes)" as a homage to
the Milwaukee Brewers first baseman.
我們自然會這麼說，因為小熊在週二的第二輪68順位選走高校重炮手Dan Vogelbach。
這位在Ft. Myers出生的重砲手，儘管身高只有5呎11吋，體重高達240磅( 嘿！這還是
幾個月前從280 磅減下來的)，但他還是能夠用棒子震驚球界。雖然他短，但精采表現
和爆發力十足的左手揮擊讓Vogelbach被譽為“白色Prince Fielder”，就像是那位在
密爾瓦基的一壘強打胖胖。
Vogelbach may not have a famous lineage like Fielder — well, unless his
father is secretly Greg Luzinski — but he does sport a nice high school
resume. He just helped lead Bishop Verot to a state championship, hitting
.457 with 19 homers and 54 RBIs along the way. Last winter, he hit a record
508-foot home run (watch it below) and won the prestigious Power Showcase at
Phoenix's Chase Field. He and teammate/best friend Hudson Boyd (a big power
pitcher drafted by the Minnesota Twins with the 55th pick) are currently
committed to play at the University of Florida, though neither has ruled out
signing with their teams.
Vogelbach也許不像Fielder擁有那麼出名的家族背景(好吧！除非他的秘密老爸是
Greg Luzinski)，但他在高中履歷展現出漂亮的成績。他用打擊率0.457、19發全
壘打、54分打點，帶領母校Bishop Verot拿到州冠軍。
去年冬天他還創下508呎的全壘打新紀錄(以下觀看)，在 Phoenix's Chase Field
贏得有名的Power Showcase榮耀。麻吉隊友 Hudson Boyd(雙城在55順位挑走的超
強力投手)和他目前是堅定的想去佛羅里達大學打球，然而也不排除他們會和各自
球隊簽約的可能性。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulw6sJqW03A&feature=player_embedded#at=399
If Vogelbach does opt to sign with the Cubs, at least he'd have the luxury of
Fielder blazing a path and already proving that players with a big body type
can play too. That was something he didn't necessarily have in Florida's high
school ranks.
"When you see Daniel coming off the bus, a lot of teams may laugh," Bishop
Verot coach Tom LoSauro told the Ft. Myers News-Press. "But after they've
seen him play his game and single-handedly beat them up, they'll bow to him
when he gets back on the bus."
假如Vogelbach真決定要和小熊簽約，起碼他會擁有像Fielder在開創道路時的尊榮
禮遇，而且還證明胖胖類型的球員也很能打。在佛州高校球員評價裡，他不一定擁
有這些東西。
Bishop Verot高中教練Tom LoSauro對Ft. Myers News-Press這麼提到：『當第一眼
看到 Daniel從巴士下車時，許多球隊都會嘲笑他，但當他們看到他打球時，而且單
槍匹馬的打爆他們，他們會在他回巴士時向他鞠躬致敬。』
Then again, with some blogs already referencing Chicago's deep-dish pizza and
the McDonald's that stands across the street from Wrigley Field, there may
still be a lot of doubters for Vogelbach to convince:
"I don't think (my weight) is an issue," Vogelbach told the News-Press.
"Losing weight has helped me get to balls I couldn't get to before and get to
pitches I couldn't get to before."
Presumably it will also help him run even faster than this:
另外，有些部落格已經提到這位小胖王子可能來到Wrigley Field，也就是芝加哥厚披薩
和滿街可見的麥當勞發源故鄉，還是有許多人對Vogelbach抱著懷疑的態度：
Vogelbach接受News-Press訪問時這麼說到：『我不認為體重是個問題，減肥的幫助已
經讓我抓到以前我抓不到的球，讓我打到以前我打不到的球。』
我們可以推測減肥的幫助確實會讓他跑的比以下這段影片還快：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulw6sJqW03A&feature=player_embedded#at=69
While we're still a long way from ever seeing Vogelbach man first base at
Wrigley Field — he still has to sign, work his way through the minor
leagues, etc. — it does raise a question about the Cubs for the here and now.
Does this selection mean they definitely won't be making a play on Fielder or
Albert Pujols(notes) when they become free agents this next offseason?
雖然我們還有很長時間才能看到 Vogelbach的人在Wrigley Field守著一壘(他還是
得簽約，透過他想要的方式進入小聯盟...等等)，此時此刻它的確挑起有關小熊的
一個老問題：
這個選擇是否意味著，他們肯定不會對今年休季期間成為自由球員Fielder或者
Albert Pujols示愛？
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