[翻譯] Nationals' Lannan has established hi …

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反正下午閒著沒事，找一篇外電是在講我比較熟悉的球員的來翻譯好了:p ※ 引述《VaROne (沒聽到《傳奇》)》之銘言： : Nationals' Lannan has established himself despite lack of fastball : By Chico Harlan : Friday, February 19, 2010 即使沒有好的速球國民隊的約翰藍儂(John Lannan)依舊建立了他的地位 : Even now, no single person can explain. Even now that John Lannan has made 70 : big league starts, which is 70 more than most expected, nobody who has : observed the pitcher's path can pinpoint one moment -- a game, a radar gun : reading -- when they knew he'd get this far. Just as a general rule, when a : pitcher throws a 78 mph fastball in high school, draws college interest only : from schools like Siena and New Haven, and finishes his first year of Class A : ball with a 5.26 ERA, he becomes easier to dismiss than embrace. And so the : question results: How did Lannan reach a spot he was never quite destined to : reach? 即使是現在，也沒有一個人可以解釋(Lannan的成功)。即使是在John Lannan已經投了70場的大聯盟比賽後，即使是在他用70場比賽讓專家跌破眼鏡後(一般認為他根本上不了大聯盟)，曾觀察過他投球--不論是看過一場比賽，或是拿著測速槍測過幾球--的專家們，仍然沒有人認為他能夠有今天的成就。是的，沒有人。根據常理來判斷，一個在高中時代只能投出78英哩速球的投手，一個只能吸引像是Siena和New Haven這種(非棒球強隊的)大學球隊眼光的投手，一個職業生涯第一年在1A僅投出ERA 5.26這種成績的投手，不要說是變成大聯盟球隊主力了，早早打包回家吃自己還比較可能。於是，問題來了: 到底John Lannan是怎樣達到這個位置(2010年國民隊的No.1 starter)的? 他到底是怎樣得到這個從來不被認為屬於他的位置? : "As a young player," said Paul Gibson, Lannan's longtime personal pitching : coach, "he didn't strike you as a guy that would be playing in the big : leagues." : "Coming in [to college] I thought he'd be decent, a good college pitcher," : Siena head baseball Coach Tony Rossi said. "Did I think he'd be where he is : now? Obviously not." : At this point, Lannan holds a central role both with the 2010 Washington : Nationals and in their future. He's 25 years old, a three-year veteran, : legitimized. "The real deal," Manager Jim Riggleman said. 「作為一個在大聯盟投球的年輕選手，應該具備相當的奪三振能力，」「而且傾向於三振對手，」長期擔任Lannan個人投手教練的Paul Gibson說: 「但Lannan並不像其他人一樣常常奪三振，他喜歡投給人家打。」「當他來到這裡(大學)時，我想他大概就是個中規中矩、還不錯的投手吧~」 Siena大學棒球隊總教練Tony Rossi說: 「你問我當初有沒有想到他能有今天的成績?」「很顯然地，我完全沒料到。」而現在(2010年)，Lannan在華盛頓國民隊擔任了舉足輕重的角色，也是國民隊邁向未來重要的基石之一。雖然他今年只有25歲，但從他正式登錄大聯盟算起，他也已經在這裡打滾了三年了。「他是個貨真價實的傢伙。」國民隊總教練Jim Riggleman說。 : When Nationals pitchers and catchers report Friday morning to the team's : Viera, Fla., workout facility -- the official start of spring training -- : Lannan will be among the most established players in the clubhouse. He was : the Opening Day pitcher last year, when he led Washington with nine wins. He : is this season's co-ace, along with free agent acquisition Jason Marquis. : He's pitched a combined 388 1/3 innings in the last two years -- or 200 2/3 : innings more than any other Washington pitcher. He has a 3.91 career ERA. He : has erased, and re-erased, all those trenchant assumptions that he throws too : soft to succeed. 星期五的早上，國民隊的投手和捕手們紛紛向球隊位於佛州Viera的訓練中心報到，這也代表著他們的春訓正式開始了! Lannan將是這群人中對於球隊最重要的選手。他去年是國民隊的開幕戰投手，整個球季他帶給球隊九場的勝利。今年他則是球隊的雙王牌之一，與新簽來的Jason Marquis一起撐起國民的輪值。過去兩年，Lannan總共投了388又1/3局--或者你可以這樣看: 過去兩年，Lannan比起其他任何一位國民隊投手多投了200又2/3局。他的生涯ERA是3.91。他早已洗刷--或者你可以說他再一次洗刷-- 那些過去對於他「投球太過軟弱而無法成功」的尖銳批評。 : Examining Lannan's career reinforces the ways in which certain pitching : traits can be at once overlooked and integral. Indeed, talk to those who've : known Lannan for years, and they give less a scouting report than a character : sketch. Starting at age 15, Lannan and his father, Ed, drove an hour through : Long Island traffic for weekly private pitching lessons at the All Pro Sports : Academy. The instructor, Gibson, a former major league reliever, noticed : Lannan's innate muscle memory. His delivery was always just so, rarely off by : an inch. Consistency was his best habit. : Lannan asked more questions than Gibson's other students. "Inquisitive," : Gibson said. "He was always looking for perfection." 檢視Lannan的投球生涯，可以讓我們重新深入去了解: 哪樣的投球特質可以使一個投手成功，該特質卻容易讓我們忽略。的確，在與許多熟識Lannan的人聊過之後發現，他們談到Lannan時，關於他個人特質的描述，多過於他的投球內容。從15歲起，John Lannan每個禮拜都跟著他的父親Ed Lannan開一個小時的車，穿過Long Island惱人的交通到全職業運動學校(All Pro Sports Academy)，進行私人的投球訓練課程。他的老師Gibson是一位前大聯盟後援投手。 Gibson特別提到Lannan與生俱來的肌肉記憶能力，他說: 「他的投球動作總是能維持一致，很少有差異，」「即使有，那也是不到一吋的差別。」「投球動作的一致性是他最好的習慣。」比起其他學生，Lannan比較愛問問題。「真是個好奇的孩子，」Gibbson說:「他總是追求完美。」 : Still, his fastball almost never topped 80 mph in high school, which meant : that those who saw him only once noticed deficiencies more so than : consistencies. His future college coach, Rossi, traveled to the showcase camp : where he discovered Lannan only because of his interest in another player, : future big leaguer Craig Hansen. 然而，Lannan的速球在高中時代從來沒有超過80英哩，這也代表著，那些曾看過他投球的人，總是只注意到這個缺點，而忽略了他優異的投球動作一致性。他後來在大學的教練Rossi在當時來到了Lannan他們的成果發表營，不過Rossi並不是為了Lannan而來，而是為了另外一位選手而來的，那位選手後來也進了大聯盟，他是Graig Hansen。 : "John was 6-foot-3 at the time, real skinny, and he was loose," Rossi said. : "So you thought down the road maybe he would throw harder. He had a decent : breaking pitch; it wasn't exceptional, but it was good enough. The thing I : keyed on, his body and his arm. It was loose." 「John當時大約6呎3吋這麼高，很瘦，但有著柔軟的身體，」Rossi說: 「見過他之後，我一路想著，或許這傢伙有一天能投出更猛的球。」「他有著夠水準的變化球，不算特別傑出，但已經夠好了。」「更讓我印象深刻的是--他柔軟的身體與手臂。」 : Conditioned for winning 準備就緒以求勝利 : At Siena, Lannan put in the work. He added 15 pounds, raised his fastball : velocity into the mid- to upper-80s, and eventually became the Saints' best : pitcher. Then-Washington scouting director Dana Brown saw Lannan pitch only : once, in May 2005, less than a month before the draft. Brown, who lived in : New Jersey, only made the trip to upstate New York after canceling a lunch : date with his wife, whom he hadn't seen in three weeks. He promised his wife : a dinner date instead. Washington picked Lannan in the 11th round, 324th : overall. 在Siena，Lannan加強鍛鍊身體，他增重了15磅，把速球提升到84~90英哩之間，終於成為Siena聖徒隊的最佳投手。當時華盛頓國民隊的球探總監Dana Brown在選秀會前不到一個月，只看過一次Lannan的投球。那一次，住在New Jersey的Brown，取消了跟他太太的午餐約會(即使已數週不見)，特地跑到New York郊外，只為了看Lannan的投球。當然，他答應太太事後會補她一頓晚餐。當年，華盛頓國民隊在第11輪--總合第324順位--挑中了Lannan。 : "I liked his touch. I liked his feel," said Brown, now with the Blue Jays. "I : saw enough in him to say, this guy has what it takes. He threw strikes, and : he's a left-handed pitcher." 「我喜歡他對球的觸感，那種難以形容的感覺，」Brown說: 「我一看就知道了--這傢伙有著投手需要的特質。」「他能把球投進好球帶，而且他還是個左投手!!」 : Even then, Lannan recognized his assets. He didn't get flustered in big : games, rarely changing his pacing, rarely losing his confidence. He worked : quickly, kept the ball low and maintained good control. He had just enough of : a taste for conditioning; he'd run a few miles after every start. Even so, : his first season in the minors, with short-season Class A Vermont, was a : mess. His next season (6-8, 4.70 ERA with Class A Savannah) was merely : mediocre. Lannan worried, thinking ahead to several more seasons in the : minors. "I knew it was gonna be a long dream," he said. 在那時候開始，Lannan就了解自己的優勢在哪裡。即使在重大的比賽，他也不會怯場。他的投球步伐幾乎不受壓力影響，自信心更鮮少動搖。他的投球動作流暢又快速，維持著良好的控球，不斷把球壓低。他很也懂得如何維持身體的狀態: 在每一次的先發後，他都會去跑個好幾英哩。即便如此，他在小聯盟的第一個球季(在短期1A的Vermont隊)，還是一團糟。第二個球季也好不到哪去(在1A的Savannah隊6勝8負，ERA 4.70)。 Lannan開始擔心自己未來幾季是否都會在小聯盟浮浮沉沉，「我知道那將會像是一場做不完的夢。」他說。 : He realized just then that at least a few people in the Washington : organization had at least a little faith in him. In the spring of 2007, : Lannan received a telephone call from Brown. 當下他想，在華盛頓國民隊整個球隊組織裡，總會有一兩個人會對他有著一點點的信心吧!! 而在2007年的春天，Lannan接到了一通Brown打來的電話。 : "I still remember the call," Lannan said recently, "because it changed the : way I looked at everything. He told me that he wanted me in the big leagues : by July, and it took me by shock. When he said that, I didn't realize until : then how close I really was. The way he said it made me realize it was all : closer than I thought. I still remember the feeling I got when I got off the : phone -- like, whoa. Because it was all right there." 「到現在我還記得那通電話，」最近Lannan接受訪問時說: 「因為那通電話改變了我看事情的態度。」「Brown告訴我，他要我在七月升上大聯盟，喔~ 那真是嚇傻我了。」「當他這麼告訴我時，我才知道原來我已經離大聯盟這麼近。」「他說話的語氣，讓我明白我距離大聯盟早已近得超乎自己的想像。」「我還記得當我掛掉電話時的感覺--那就像... 哇嗚~」「因為一切都是那麼地順遂!!」 : "To his credit," said Brown, who remembered the phone call, "he bought into : it. And things moved along really quickly for him from there." 「他的紀錄讓我相信他，」同樣也記得那通電話的Brown說: 「他為自己掙到了通往大聯盟的入場券，而事情就這樣快速地進展了下去。」 : More to his repertoire 不只是球技而已 : Shortly after cracking the big leagues on July 26, 2007 -- he'd started the : year in Class A and shot up to Class AAA -- Lannan assembled the first pieces : of a unique career. Lannan had thrown just 185 career big league pitches : prior to Aug. 6, 2007, the night where San Francisco's Barry Bonds was one : homer shy of the all-time record. One 400-foot blast, and Lannan would earn : the ignominious role in a highlight for eternity. But he pitched to Bonds the : same way he pitched to, say, Randy Winn, and Bonds finished the game 0 for 3. : Since then, Lannan has evolved, adding a slider to his repertoire and : improving his control. In each of his three big league seasons, he's thrown : his fastball with decreasing frequency. In each of his three big league : seasons, he's improved his first-pitch strike percentage. Lannan在2007年7月26日升上大聯盟(當年他從1A出發一路殺到3A)，隨即開始一點一滴地拼湊出他獨特的生涯。在2007年8月6日之前， Lannan總共只在大聯盟投了185球而已，還是個渾身菜味的菜鳥。不幸地，在2007年8月6日那天晚上，他必須面對傳奇一般的Barry Bonds。這位舊金山巨人隊的明星外野手在當時只差一隻全壘打，就可以追平大聯盟的生涯全壘打紀錄。只需要一記400英呎的重擊， Lannan就會跟Bonds一起名留棒球史--只不過是以可恥的方式留名-- 球迷會永遠記得「喔~ John Lannan就是那個被Bonds打出平紀錄全壘打的投手啊~」 (譯者: 這一段讓我想起當年NBA爵士隊的Russell... 被Jordan在總冠軍絕殺Orz) 然而，Lannan在面對Bonds的時候，平靜得就像面對其他選手(如Randy Winn)一樣。當天晚上，Bonds的打擊紀錄是難看的3支0。經此一役，Lannan大升級，球技也跟著進化，增加了新武器滑球，控球也進步了。他在大聯盟三季以來的投球內容，雖然速球比例年年降低，第一球好球率卻是年年上升。 : So why is Lannan's career anomalous? Last season, 36 pitchers threw at least : 200 innings. None struck out fewer than Lannan (89). Nobody had a higher : success rate for inducing double plays. Only one pitcher, Tampa Bay's Matt : Garza, had poorer run support. According to fangraphs.com, only two of those : pitchers -- Doug Davis and Mark Buehrle -- had less average velocity on their : fastballs. 那麼，為什麼Lannan的生涯如此與眾不同呢? 上一季，大聯盟只有36個投手投至少200局，沒有人的奪三振數比Lannan少(89次)。然而，卻也沒有人比Lannan更能成功地製造雙殺。此外，只有一個投手(光芒的Matt Garza)的得分支援比他低(Lannan: 囧)。根據fangraphs.com的資料顯示，只有兩個投手(Doug Davis和Mark Buehrle)的速球平均速率比Lannan低。 : "I've always been a contact pitcher," Lannan said. "My dad infused in me that : lighting up the radar gun was never a priority." 「我一直都是一個『投給他打』型的投手，」 Lannan說:「我老爹從小就灌輸我一個觀念: 」「讓測速槍上閃出漂亮的數字，從來就不是投手最重要的任務。」 : This season, Lannan wants to finish for the first time with a winning record. : With an improved defense and bullpen, he has a chance. Eventually, Washington : views him as a No. 3 pitcher -- not a No. 1 or a No. 2. But if Stephen : Strasburg develops, Lannan can eventually inherit a comfortable role, a role : that even several years ago seemed improbable. 這一季，Lannan希望能打破自己的勝投紀錄，最終能夠勝多敗少。看到國民隊防守與牛棚實力的提升，他是有這個機會的。說到底，國民隊其實只把Lannan視為第三號先發--既不是一號也不是二號。如果Stephen Strasburg持續成長，Lannan最終仍能繼續保有這個舒服的位置，這個過去從沒人認為他可以保有的位置--不動的第三號先發。 : "He's a unique guy," said Gibson, who also is a scout for the Seattle : Mariners. "When I'm out in the scouting world nowadays, I tell kids, 'Here's : a guy who was 82-83 in high school, and now in the big leagues and, on his : good days, he's 88-90 mph. But what separates him is something between the : ears. To put it bluntly, I think he has an incredible fear of failing, and he : has turned that into a huge positive with how he's worked." 「他是個特別的傢伙，」現在擔任西雅圖水手隊球探的Gibson說: 「現在我在球探界，我常常向孩子們提到: 『嘿~ 有個傢伙高中只能投82-83英哩，』」「『現在也能在大聯盟投球囉! 而且他狀況好的時候可以投到88-90英哩呢! 』」「但是啊，讓他能脫穎而出的關鍵，並不是他的球技，」「而是他兩隻耳朵中間的那顆腦袋!!」「講白一點，我認為Lannan其實非常非常害怕失敗，」「但是他能把這股對於失敗的恐懼轉化成推動他的力量，」「正因為如此，所以他非常非常努力。」 -- 翻完了... 等小王加入輪值，國民真的是滾滾滾耶... 不過等Strasburg升上來，就變成V少年二代KKK了吧~ 而且，原來Buehrle的球速這麼慢喔... 我只知道他球速不快，也是滾滾滾，沒想到慢到這種地步XD 果然球速不是重點，慢球也能投完全比賽啊!! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 163.29.130.56 ※ 編輯: KennyKuo 來自: 163.29.130.56 (02/22 16:17)

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