Re: [新聞] LATIMES:Kuo makes it his night

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※ 引述《xiemark (aisinjuro)》之銘言： : Kuo Makes It His Night : With the Dodgers needing a good start, he pitches six shutout innings and gets his first win in a 5-0 victory over the Mets. Lead increases to 11/2 games. : By Steve Henson, Times Staff Writer : September 9, 2006 : NEW YORK — It's a longstanding Taiwanese custom: Successfully stand an egg : on its end at exactly noon on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, and luck : will come your way. 有個流傳已久的台灣(?)習俗: 要是可以在端午節中午時分把雞蛋立起來, 好運就會臨到那位仁兄身上. : The throng of Taiwanese Americans who descended upon Shea Stadium for : Taiwanese Heritage Night watched Dodgers pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo, their : countryman, successfully stand six eggs end to end on the scoreboard in his : first major league start for his first victory. 對今晚群聚在Shea球場參與台灣之夜觀賞道奇投手郭泓志投球的台裔美人來說, 這位他們的同胞成功地在計分板上頭立起了六顆蛋, 贏得第一次大聯盟先發勝投. : ADVERTISEMENT 廣告 : And luck certainly came the Dodgers' way Friday. They got the bounces, the : calls and the ballgame, defeating the New York Mets, 5-0, rebounding : impressively from their one-sided loss a day earlier and increasing their : lead to 1 1/2 games over the San Diego Padres in the National League West. : The Dodgers have been desperately seeking starters, so Kuo's effort vaulted : him into the rotation. Manager Grady Little said the rookie left-hander would : start Thursday at Chicago, enabling Greg Maddux to have an extra day of rest : and start Friday in the opener of a four-game series against the Padres at : Dodger Stadium. 突然間好運在週五晚間來到道奇隊身上. 他們成功地以五比零擊敗了大都會隊, 算是洗刷了昨日被狂灌七分的羞辱, 同時在國家聯盟西區拉大與第二名聖地牙哥教士隊的差距到一點五場. 道奇隊的先發投手紛紛進入傷兵名單, 郭適時地加入先發輪值. 小教練表示這位新人左投下次先發會是在週四對上小熊隊, 讓Greg Maddux在週五對上教士隊的主場四連戰開幕賽之前有多一天的休息. : "He earned the right to pitch again," Little said of Kuo. : Using a 95-mph fastball and a devastating slider, he gave up three harmless : singles, struck out seven and benefited from dazzling double plays started by : shortstop Rafael Furcal in the fourth and fifth innings. "他今天的表現讓他贏得了下一場先發的機會," 小教練說. 95英里的快速球與犀利的滑球, 他只被擊出三隻安打, 拿下七次三振. 感謝游擊手 Furcal先生在四五兩局及時的雙殺守備. : "I got ahead of hitters, that was a big thing," said Kuo, who threw 90 : pitches. : The biggest play might have come in the first inning. Kuo has battled control : problems throughout his career, and he walked Jose Reyes to lead off the : inning. Reyes moved to second on Paul Lo Duca's groundout but was thrown out : trying to steal third even though replays indicated he slid under Wilson : Betemit's tag. "我常處於球數領先的狀態,這對我幫助很大," 郭表示, 他一共投了九十球. 最重要的一幕出現在一局下, 郭一直有控球方面的困擾. 首先他讓Jose Reyes拿到保送 .然後Reyes靠著Lo Duca的犧牲打站上二壘, 不過隨即試圖盜壘被阻殺在三壘前. 實際上從重播畫面上看得出來那是一個誤判. : Carlos Beltran walked and Carlos Delgado ended the inning on a hard line : drive to center field. Given a reprieve, Kuo settled down, retiring the next : seven in a row. Brett Tomko, Jonathan Broxton and Takashi Saito each pitched : an inning to complete the four-hit shutout. 之後Carlos Beltran也被保送, Carlos Delgado擊出中外野飛球結束一局下. 之後郭就回穩連續三振七名打者. Brett Tomko,Jonathan Broxton與齋藤先生各投一局接手中繼結束這場四安打的比賽. : "I relaxed after [catcher] Russell Martin threw out Reyes," Kuo said. "I just : went inning by inning, doing my best." "在捕手Rusell Martin殺掉Reyes之後我輕鬆很多," 郭表示. "我就盡全力,一局一局地投." : His early jitters were understandable. He was only the third Taiwanese : pitcher to make a major league start, and Taiwan Heritage Night included two : Taiwanese women singing the national anthem and the first pitch being thrown : out simultaneously by six Taiwanese American politicians. The Mets issued 75 : media credentials to reporters from Asian news outlets. 他在一局下遇到的亂流可以理解. 他是第三位在大聯盟登板先發的台灣投手, 台灣之夜節目, 兩位來自台灣的女士所演唱的國歌, 六位台裔美籍政客的開球儀式. 實際上大都會公關部門一共發出了七十五張採訪證給來自亞洲的媒體. : Turns out Kuo had no clue. : "I didn't know anything about it," he said. "I guess I was too focused on : getting ready for the game." 對於這些郭事先完全不知情. "我完全不知道啊,"他表示. "我好像有點太專心在準備比賽的事情上了." : Kuo is beginning to reach the potential the Dodgers have seen since signing : him for $1.25 million in 1999. He twice had ligament replacement surgeries in : his elbow and pitched only 42 innings in his first five years with the : organization. 郭的表現開始回饋在99年簽下他的道奇隊. 他動了兩次湯米強手術, 剛剛進入球團的頭五年他的投球局數只有42局. : Worried about his fragile arm, the Dodgers used him as a reliever until six : weeks ago, when he moved into the starting rotation at triple-A Las Vegas as : a way to build arm strength. He pitched so well that Little kept him in mind : for a spot start when he was recalled the last week of August. 由於擔心他脆弱的手臂, 道奇直到六個星期前都一直把他當成中繼投手使用, 那時他被排進3A Las Vegas隊的先發輪值, 期望能夠加強他的手臂強度(!). 他對調整適應的不錯成績也很好. 所以小教練在他八月底升上來之後, 一直有個底可以抓他上來當先發. : Control has been Kuo's problem — he'd walked 31 in 35 1/3 major league : innings coming into the game and was 0-4 this season. But after the first : inning he got ahead of hitters with fastballs and put them away with his : slider. 控球一直都是郭的罩門-35 1/3的大聯盟投球記錄裡頭他有31個保送, 同時有四場敗投 .但是當他渡過一局下的亂流, 就靠著速球取得球數領先然後靠滑球三振打者. : "He's better as a starter because he can walk one or two and pitch his way : out of it," Furcal said. "As a reliever coming into a tight situation, you : can't afford walks." "他當先發比較優, 先發比較可以經的起保送," Furcal說. "當你扮演上來救火的中繼角色時, 保送就一點幫助也沒有." : The early lead helped. The Dodgers scored twice in the first when Furcal and : Kenny Lofton scored on a two-out throwing error by third baseman David : Wright. Furcal and Nomar Garciaparra homered in the fifth, and the last run : came an inning later on doubles by Martin and Lofton. 第一局道奇的攻勢也有幫助. Furcal與Kenny Lofton靠著大都會三壘手David Wright的失誤得到了兩分. Furcal與Garciaparra在五局都擊出全壘打, 第四分在六局上Martin 與Lofton先後擊出二壘打之後得到. : That was enough offense for Kuo. The lift he gave the Dodgers was vital, : unexpected and as improbable as standing an egg on its end at noon. : "I had doubts when I was recovering from my injuries," he said. "I came back, : and this is a good feeling." 這樣的RS對郭而言就夠了. 他給予道奇的幫助就像在正午立起雞蛋一樣的不可思議." 一開始復健時我對自己也產生過懷疑," 他說. "我回來了, 這真的感覺很棒." : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : steve.henson@latimes.com -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.216.99.29

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