[外電] HOFer John Smoltz: MLB需要大改革了

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來源: The USA Today 網址: https://tinyurl.com/y8mgrgzx Hall of Famer John Smoltz says MLB needs an overhaul and proposes drastic changes HOFer John Smoltz:MLB要有大改變 Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz watches baseball every day, talks about it virtually every day, sits in a broadcast booth and TV studio every week, and can’t stand what he’s seeing. 名人堂投手John Smoltz每天看球賽,幾乎每天都在討論棒球,每周都得坐在轉播席或是攝 影棚內,他已經看不下去了。 He’s not just talking about all of the strikeouts, home runs, shifts and lack of action in today’s game. 他不只講到今日棒球賽的三振,全壘打,防守佈陣跟缺少刺激。 He’s talking about the void of drama, where September used to signify actual pennant races, and not the slog before the regular season ends. 他還講到缺乏戲劇性。過去的九月份都是強調分區首位的爭逐,而不是像現在只是正規賽 季結束前的拖棚。 Here we are, with just 10 days remaining in the regular season, and outside of the NL West with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies, no realistic suspense remains in any division race. 現在的狀況就是,剩下10天的正規賽季,除了國聯西區躲人跟落磯,在其他分區沒有甚麼 可以吊人胃口的比賽。 The American League wild card race has been over for months. 美聯外卡爭奪戰在幾個月前就已經底定了。 The only real drama is the National League wild card race between the NL West runner-up and the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals. 還可以看的外卡戰就剩國聯西區的第二名,酒鬼,跟紅雀在競爭。 That’s it, folks. 就剩這樣了。 Smoltz, the powerful Fox TV and MLB Network analyst, can no longer stay quiet about it, and as a member of Major League Baseball’s competition committee, he plans to voice his opinion loud and clear this winter. Smoltz,Fox電視跟MLB的球評,他覺得不能再這樣下去不表示意見,身為MLB競爭委員會的 一員,他計畫要在今年要好好講清楚他的意見了。 Get ready, because Smoltz, one of the brightest minds in the game, is ready to propose changes that will dramatically overhaul the sport. 大家準備好了,被認為是棒球比賽裡面幾個最聰明腦袋之一的Smoltz,已經準備好要提出 一些會讓MLB比賽天翻地覆的改變了。 “I know change is coming, it has to come,’’ Smoltz tells USA TODAY Sports, “I just don’t know when. But we better hurry.’’ 「我知道改變快來了,這勢在必行,」Smoltz跟記者說到。「我不知道什麼時候,但是我 們要加緊腳步了。」 Smoltz wants to eliminate the shift (“I think it’s single-handedly killing the game), curtail the relentless use of relievers, stop the exploitation of the disabled list, but most of all, revolutionize the schedule. Smoltz希望把佈陣取消掉(「我個人認為佈陣毀掉了棒球賽。」),減少救援投手的濫用, 停止DL不當使用,而且最重要的,要對球賽賽程要有革命性的改變。 Smoltz proposes that MLB adopt a split-season schedule, just as they do in the minor leagues, in a move that he believes will create dramatic division races again, reduce the number of teams tanking for draft picks, and make baseball great again in September. Smoltz提出希望MLB可以用像在小聯盟的上下球季制,他認為這樣可以讓分區內的競爭可以 再次復甦,可以減少為了樂透簽而狂坦的隊伍,這可以讓九月的棒球再次偉大。 It’s time, he says, for teams to go back to playing the same schedule, eliminate interleague play, dump the rival series, and have old-fashioned pennant races, doubling the pleasure with one in each half of the season. 他說,時候到了,球團應該要回歸到打一樣的賽程,刪掉跨聯盟的比賽,減少對手系列 戰,回到老式的分區賽,藉由上下球季制讓看球的樂趣加倍。 “I don’t understand how a sport can play at least twice as many games as any other,’’ Smoltz says, “and not have the same schedule. It’s mind-boggling to me. 「我不理解,棒球比賽可以像跟其他比賽一樣可以多打至少一倍的量,」Smoltz說,「然 後球隊間的賽程不一樣,那真的讓我難以置信。」 “Don’t play interleague leagues. Don’t choose rivalries. Don’t manipulate the schedule. Just play everyone the same.’’ 「不要打跨聯盟比賽,不要選擇對手,不要操縱賽程,大家都應該打一樣的比賽。」 And do it with a split-season schedule, as they did the summer of 1981 after the baseball strike. 然後打上下季,就像1981年夏天在罷工之後一樣。 “The way it is now, 75% of teams leave spring training with no chance to win, and no desire to win so they can build for the future,’’ Smoltz says. “You look at the American League, it’s self-sufficient on four teams. We have no races. 「現在的狀況,有75%的球隊在結束春訓後,知道沒有贏球的機會,所以也不想去贏球,這 樣他們才有重建的機會,」Smoltz說。「看看美聯,現在就是靠著四隊,我們沒有競爭 性。」 “I would like to see a first-half and second-half scenario. I know people would roll their eyes at it, but it works in the minor leagues, and it would work in the big leagues. It would create so much more interest.’’ 「我想要看看有上下半球季會是怎樣的狀況,我知道有些人對這樣的提議會翻白眼,但是 這在小聯盟是成功的,這在大聯盟應該也是可行的,這應該會創造更多的樂趣。」 If MLB adopted Smoltz’s proposal, the Oakland A’s, 35-19 since the All-Star break, would win the second half, and play the Houston Astros in a best-of-three series at the end of the regular season to determine the AL West winner. The Tampa Bay Rays, 35-19 since the break, but out of the playoffs, would now be playing the Boston Red Sox. The St. Louis Cardinals, in a desperate bid for a wild card berth, would be playing the Chicago Cubs. The Colorado Rockies would be leading the NL West and the Los Angeles Dodgers would be on the outside looking in. 如果聯盟採行了Smoltz的提議,運動家在明星賽後的35-19戰績應可以拿下下半季的首位, 然後可以跟太色打三戰兩勝制,決定誰是美西的冠軍。光芒明星賽後也是35-19,現在已經 被剔除在季後賽外,就可以跟紅襪打三戰兩勝制。紅雀目前還在爭取一席外卡位置,就會 跟小熊搶三戰兩勝;落磯現在就會在國西區領先,躲人則是在旁邊觀戰。 Why, even a team like the Chicago White Sox, 26-30 since the break, would still be alive in the AL Central. Instead, the Cleveland Indians virtually were coronated with the division title in spring training. 為什麼像白襪這種在明星賽後戰績26-30的隊伍在美中區還可以存活? 相反地,印地安人基 本上在春訓時就已經領到了分區冠軍的頭銜了。 If you’re good enough to win both halves of the season, you earn a first-round bye. 如果球隊強到包辦上下球季冠軍,那就是直接保送第一輪。 “What incentive now is there to win 110 games?’’ Smoltz said. “There’s no real advantage to the Boston Red Sox.’’ 「贏下110場比賽有什麼用呢?」Smoltz說。「對紅襪來說,那一點優勢都沒有多拿。」 The biggest change, Smoltz believes, is that teams would no longer be so quick to wave the white flag. If they do have a lousy first half, there would be incentive to trade for players to start the second half instead of giving up. You would have two trading deadlines instead of just one. Who knows, teams might even start having their best prospects playing for them in September instead of sending them home for financial reasons. Smoltz相信,最大的改變會是球隊不會太快就舉白旗投降了。如果球隊上半季打得很糟, 他們應會比較有動機去交易球員好準備下半季,而不是就放棄了整年。一年會有兩次交易 大限,而不是現在的一次。或許,球隊可能就會把他們有可能的潛力新秀在九月的時候拉 上來打球,而不是因為財務理由把他們放在小聯盟。 “Teams can now compete in the second half instead of just dumping everybody, ’’ Smoltz says. “How are you going to tell your fan base that you’re not going to try in the second half? Who says you can’t have a nice second half? You could see teams reconstructed and change philosophically. 「球隊可以在下半球季繼續奮鬥而不是就把所有人給丟了,」Smoltz說。「你要怎麼跟你 的粉絲說下半季你就不試試看呢?誰說下半季就不會變好呢?我們可能可以看到重建的球 隊有本質上的變化了。」 “You would have trade deadlines that mean something instead of becoming a dumping station for teams. You look at Baltimore, they might have changed their philosophy. The Nationals wouldn’t have traded all of those pieces. It would change the way the game is played.’’ 「有多個交易大限代表爛隊不是就只能成為其他隊伍的垃圾場。看看金鶯,他們應該有機 會可以改變他們的打球哲學的,國民也就不用把他們的好球員都給交易走。這應該可以改 變目前比賽的情況的。」 Certainly, there are flaws to the idea, Smoltz acknowledges. It’s quite possible that just like in 1981, when the Cincinnati Reds won the most games, it doesn’t guarantee a playoff berth. The Reds that season finished one-half game behind the Dodgers in the NL West the first half, and 1 ½ games behind the Astros in the second half, and sat home while the Dodgers won the World Series. 當然,Smoltz也知道這些提議會有缺點。就像在1981年,紅人贏了最多場比賽,但是卻沒 有拿到季後賽門票。那年紅人在前半球季輸給躲人半場勝差,後半球季輸給太色一場半勝 差,只能在家裡看最後躲人拿下世界大賽冠軍。 The schedule also would have to be reduced, at least to 154 games, to accommodate the split seasons and revised playoff format. And the last we checked, there’s no owner or player openly volunteering to take a pay cut. 整個球季的比賽會要縮水,縮到154場,以配合上下球季跟季後賽賽程。而且就目前為止, 沒有球隊老闆或是球員公開自願減薪。 Still, while baseball continues to talk about expanding to 32 teams, which likely would include realignment, it’s certainly an innovative idea worthy of discussion for a sport with struggling attendance. Baseball’s attendance is down 2.9 million from a year ago, averaging 28,597 fans a game, which will be the first time since 2003 it will be below 30,000 a game. 然而,當聯盟還在持續討論要不要擴編到32支隊伍以及包括調整分區這當下,對於已經在 進場人數上掙扎前進的MLB不失為一個有創意的想法,這應該值得討論一下的。相比一年 前,進場人數減少了2900萬,場均28597人,這是自從2003年後第一次場均低於30000人。 “If nothing else, this should give us something to think about,’’ Smoltz says. “If you think about it, what saved baseball the last two years is the last two [thrilling] World Series. That covered up a lot of weaknesses and flaws in the game. 「如果沒有其他的想法,我的提議是可以讓大家有東西可以討論的,」Smoltz說。「大家 想一想,是過去兩年刺激人心的世界大賽,才救了過去兩年的棒球賽季,那掩蓋了球賽裡 已經存在很多的缺點以及問題。」 “But the moment we get a clunker, all of those things will get exposed. 「而當我們現在陷入谷底時,這些問題就都暴露出來了。」 “We’ve got to get this game vibrant again. If we don’t, it’ll be unwatchable.’’ 「我們得要讓比賽再次感動人心,如果我們不動作,這比賽就會變得不忍卒睹了。」 -- #1RelwrS2 (MLB) 標題 [閒聊] 躲人Puig家裡過去一年半被闖空門四次

09/20 15:57,
不請個24HR保全顧嗎
09/20 15:57

09/20 19:49,
24HR去當保全?
09/20 19:49

09/20 19:51,
Puig自己才21HR
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09/20 20:14,
24小時啦誰跟你24轟
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09/21 15:33, 5年前 , 1F
好奇布陣要怎麼禁止/取消? 野手站哪裡要怎麼管?
09/21 15:33, 1F

09/21 15:36, 5年前 , 2F
反正都退休了,講什麼都不關他的事
09/21 15:36, 2F

09/21 15:37, 5年前 , 3F
乾脆分成功/守各一組算了
09/21 15:37, 3F

09/21 15:38, 5年前 , 4F
標題應該是HOFer
09/21 15:38, 4F
Yes Sir!

09/21 15:38, 5年前 , 5F
除了CPBL還有什麼職棒是分上下季的?
09/21 15:38, 5F

09/21 15:39, 5年前 , 6F
中職上下半季引領全球?
09/21 15:39, 6F

09/21 15:40, 5年前 , 7F
中職果然是領先全宇宙的棒球聯盟 XD
09/21 15:40, 7F

09/21 15:41, 5年前 , 8F
台灣又又領先全世界了
09/21 15:41, 8F

09/21 15:42, 5年前 , 9F
棒球還是得跟著新科技走的 硬用規則改回去有啥意思
09/21 15:42, 9F

09/21 15:42, 5年前 , 10F
以前九月會比較競爭嗎?那時還沒有外外卡能搶呢
09/21 15:42, 10F

09/21 15:42, 5年前 , 11F
*外卡二
09/21 15:42, 11F

09/21 15:44, 5年前 , 12F
這樣還有一個缺點就是直接保送第一輪的球隊少幾場季
09/21 15:44, 12F

09/21 15:44, 5年前 , 13F
後賽的門票收入,這部份除非聯盟能cover,不然應該也
09/21 15:44, 13F

09/21 15:44, 5年前 , 14F
會是老闆們反對的主因吧
09/21 15:44, 14F

09/21 15:45, 5年前 , 15F
不過現今天外卡*2確實比過去的外卡*1好很多
09/21 15:45, 15F

09/21 15:45, 5年前 , 16F
看完只覺得老史老番顛了XD
09/21 15:45, 16F

09/21 15:47, 5年前 , 17F
讓MLB再度偉大
09/21 15:47, 17F

09/21 15:47, 5年前 , 18F
中職領先
09/21 15:47, 18F

09/21 15:48, 5年前 , 19F
要不要連擊球仰角都限制一下 這樣全壘打會比較少喔
09/21 15:48, 19F

09/21 15:49, 5年前 , 20F
上下半季?? 中職?XDD
09/21 15:49, 20F

09/21 15:50, 5年前 , 21F
上下半季不是更容易擺爛嗎XD 還可以擺爛兩次
09/21 15:50, 21F

09/21 15:51, 5年前 , 22F
坦白說他講的每一點吐槽點都超多
09/21 15:51, 22F

09/21 15:53, 5年前 , 23F
金鳥:我們沒差 (挖鼻)
09/21 15:53, 23F

09/21 15:54, 5年前 , 24F
中職已經示範給他上下半季制能偷雞的地方跟缺陷
09/21 15:54, 24F

09/21 15:55, 5年前 , 25F
可笑
09/21 15:55, 25F

09/21 15:55, 5年前 , 26F
兩聯盟八分區 四張外卡 每個聯盟戰績比較好的兩個分冠
09/21 15:55, 26F

09/21 15:55, 5年前 , 27F
保送一輪 兩個比較差的分冠跟外卡打 這樣可以擴成32隊
09/21 15:55, 27F

09/21 15:56, 5年前 , 28F
也有戰績拼好的誘因 不知道可不可行
09/21 15:56, 28F

09/21 15:57, 5年前 , 29F
這樣就打到聖誕節了吧!!!!
09/21 15:57, 29F

09/21 15:58, 5年前 , 30F
拿掉國際簽約金限制比較實際吧
09/21 15:58, 30F

09/21 16:00, 5年前 , 31F
季後賽多打一輪啊 名額加倍
09/21 16:00, 31F

09/21 16:01, 5年前 , 32F
觀眾減少跟老化是事實 坦隊變多也是事實 拒絕改變狀
09/21 16:01, 32F

09/21 16:01, 5年前 , 33F
變狀況也只會惡化下去
09/21 16:01, 33F
還有 104 則推文
還有 1 段內文
09/21 20:03, 5年前 , 138F
太多希望的,畢竟不死三振和內飛漏接太罕見,而且是靠
09/21 20:03, 138F

09/21 20:03, 5年前 , 139F
對方失誤才有,相反的內滾可以靠自己腳程拼出安打
09/21 20:03, 139F

09/21 20:03, 5年前 , 140F
而不是對手的失誤
09/21 20:03, 140F

09/21 20:14, 5年前 , 141F
改八局吧。可以少看一堆不合格的RP....
09/21 20:14, 141F

09/21 20:40, 5年前 , 142F
大鳴大放不能這樣用= = 原文是說把自己的意見大聲清
09/21 20:40, 142F

09/21 20:40, 5年前 , 143F
楚地表達出來 大鳴大放是叫別人把反對自己的意見講
09/21 20:40, 143F

09/21 20:40, 5年前 , 144F
出來 以顯得自己EQ很高之後 進行秋後算帳 兩者的差
09/21 20:40, 144F

09/21 20:40, 5年前 , 145F
距有點大 不過還是感謝翻譯
09/21 20:40, 145F
好喔

09/21 20:44, 5年前 , 146F
要取消分區的話 先從美中下手吧XD 打散到其他分區當中
09/21 20:44, 146F

09/21 20:51, 5年前 , 147F
改六局 時間短觀眾不睡著 季後16隊多一輪打七戰增加收入
09/21 20:51, 147F

09/21 20:55, 5年前 , 148F
中職領先全球XDD
09/21 20:55, 148F

09/21 20:56, 5年前 , 149F
分區的話,國西也要改一下
09/21 20:56, 149F

09/21 21:03, 5年前 , 150F
swatch44那聽起來跟某個歹丸郎最愛的聯盟有87%像
09/21 21:03, 150F

09/21 21:04, 5年前 , 151F
經濟學沒學好...
09/21 21:04, 151F

09/21 22:29, 5年前 , 152F
取消布陣........ 要學Big3的四分圈嗎 XDDDDDDDD
09/21 22:29, 152F

09/21 23:08, 5年前 , 153F
太多擺爛的弱隊才是大問題
09/21 23:08, 153F

09/21 23:11, 5年前 , 154F
要減少全壘打?? 來 中職幫你介紹一批新球
09/21 23:11, 154F

09/21 23:11, 5年前 , 155F
看成smlz
09/21 23:11, 155F

09/21 23:13, 5年前 , 156F
痛苦到讓打者認為全壘打是可遇不可求的
09/21 23:13, 156F

09/21 23:13, 5年前 , 157F
中職再度領先mlb
09/21 23:13, 157F

09/21 23:57, 5年前 , 158F
現在嗨賴多半都 噢 又是再見全壘打 棒球的比賽不該只
09/21 23:57, 158F

09/21 23:57, 5年前 , 159F
有一種劇本 沒全壘打的時候就看打者揮空氣
09/21 23:57, 159F

09/22 00:27, 5年前 , 160F
如果導入升降級制度的話,不曉得競爭會不會比較激烈?
09/22 00:27, 160F

09/22 02:28, 5年前 , 161F
老史先來看看中職 在說你的想法XDDDD
09/22 02:28, 161F

09/22 02:41, 5年前 , 162F
我還先左轉出去確定在什麼版
09/22 02:41, 162F

09/22 07:17, 5年前 , 163F
1981年,紅人贏了大部分比賽 「大部分」應該翻成最多
09/22 07:17, 163F
好喔

09/22 08:34, 5年前 , 164F
升降制要找到第31支球隊先 找長島鴨鴨隊嗎
09/22 08:34, 164F
※ 編輯: pneumo (124.218.53.71), 09/22/2018 10:07:05

09/22 11:08, 5年前 , 165F
要怎麼限制人家野手站位啊 就像統一棒球場規格根本不可能
09/22 11:08, 165F

09/22 11:10, 5年前 , 166F
還有過去兩年刺激的世界大賽 不就是HR+K+Shift來的結果?
09/22 11:10, 166F

09/22 13:10, 5年前 , 167F
台灣上下半季真的好
09/22 13:10, 167F

09/22 13:10, 5年前 , 168F
中肯
09/22 13:10, 168F

09/22 15:50, 5年前 , 169F
mlb 改革家
09/22 15:50, 169F

09/23 14:11, 5年前 , 170F
先改成只打八局甚至七局吧,九局要每天看完只有學生和老
09/23 14:11, 170F

09/23 14:11, 5年前 , 171F
人有辦法辦到
09/23 14:11, 171F

09/23 22:26, 5年前 , 172F
我只希望改打七局就好,現代棒球打九局真的太冗長惹....
09/23 22:26, 172F

09/25 01:41, 5年前 , 173F
突破僵局制啦!
09/25 01:41, 173F

09/25 16:07, 5年前 , 174F
同意佈陣要有限制,局數也要降到8或7,否則真的太長
09/25 16:07, 174F
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