[轉錄][譯文] Will A-Rod follow Barry?

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※ [本文轉錄自 A-Rod 看板] 作者: chanword (chanword) 看板: A-Rod 標題: [譯文] Will A-Rod follow Barry? 時間: Wed Jun 27 13:49:22 2007 Will A-Rod follow Barry? Rodriguez would be a good fit at AT&T Park Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees blew into San Francisco last weekend and the swing he displayed at AT&T Park was as sweet as a summer breeze. 上週末A-Rod來到舊金山，他在At&t的打擊表現有如夏日和風般令人感到愜意。 He departed the city with nine hits in 13 at-bats during a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants and drove in four runs. His hits included a dramatic game-tying home run in the ninth inning of a game on Saturday afternoon only to see his team lose 6-5 in extra innings. 在對巨人的三連戰中，他交出9 for 13 ，而且擊出四分打點。包括星期六下午在九局那隻戲劇性的全壘打，只不過延長賽洋基還是以5比6輸掉了。 Rodriguez not only performed the way you might expect the game's highest-paid player to perform, but he also said all of the right things when he met with the media prior to the first game of the series. A-Rod這位史上最高薪球員的表現，並不只展現在球場比賽中，他同時也在此次系列賽前的媒體採訪裡有精彩的演出。 Rodriguez said he loved San Francisco, loved the stadium (why not, he's now 15-for-24), and called the city "a West Coast New York with better weather in the summertime." A-Rod說他喜歡舊金山以及這球場（當然喜歡，目前他在這球場已打出15 for 24），他稱這城市是「有更美好夏日氣候的西岸紐約」 Rodriguez even expressed his appreciation for Barry Bonds of the Giants, calling him "probably the greatest player who has ever put on a uniform." A-Rod甚至公開表示他對巨人隊棒子爺的欣賞，說他可能是現役中最偉大的球員。 The San Francisco front office had to love the things that Rodriguez had to say, but Giants officials remained silent. A-Rod說的這些話舊金山球團想必暗爽不已，不過他們還是沒表示什麼。 The reason is simple -- if the Giants expressed their real feelings about Rodriguez, they could be charged with tampering. 原因很簡單：假如巨人隊真的表達他們對A-Rod的喜愛，那可能會陷入一場混亂。 It was left to a fan of the Giants to express the true feelings at AT&T Park when a young lady held up a sign (painted in the Giants' colors of black and orange, of course) during Saturday's game declaring, "We Want A-Rod." 真實表達對A-Rod的喜愛就交給巨人隊球迷了。星期六在AT&T的比賽裡，一個年輕女士舉了一個加油看板（當然這看板是以巨人隊徽--黑色橙色為主色）上面寫著：「We Want A-Rod！！」 The message spoke volumes. 這標語說出了一切。 If ever a team needed and wanted Alex Rodriguez, it is the San Francisco Giants 如果有球隊需要而且想要A-Rod，那這支球隊必然就是舊金山巨人隊。 What makes all of this very interesting, of course, is that Rodriguez will have the opportunity to opt out of his contract with the Yankees at the conclusion of the season. 當然讓這整件事更加有意思的是：A-Rod在這球季結束後可以動用他與洋基合約上的脫離條款。 Rodriguez isn't talking about the status of his contract and rightfully so. He and his agent Scott Boras recognize that the best position on the status of the contract is silence while Rodriguez goes about blasting baseballs in amazing and record fashion. A-Rod並沒有提及他合約的情況。他跟他的經紀人Bora﹩都認知到，在A-Rod大暴走打出驚人紀錄的此刻，對合約問題保持沈默才是最好的態度。 Entering play Tuesday, Rodriguez is the Major League leader in home runs (28), RBIs (78), runs scored (72) and total bases (193). He's on a pace to hit 62 home runs this year, and at the age of 31, he's on a pace to become baseball's all-time home run leader. 星期二比賽前，A-Rod 28支全壘打、78打點、72得分、以及193的壘打數都領先整個大聯盟。依目前的進度季末將可達62發全壘打，而且他現在才31歲，依此速度，他將會成為新的全壘打紀錄保持人。 The Giants' Bonds is closing in on Hank Aaron's record total of 755 career home runs, but if Rodriguez remains healthy it will turn out that Bonds is just a pace car for A-Rod. And what could be better for the Giants than to have Rodriguez be a member of their team when he becomes the ultimate home run champion? 棒子爺正接近漢克阿倫的755發HR記錄，但如果A-Rod持續保持健康，那棒子爺很可能只是A-Rod的前導定速車而已。對巨人隊而已，還有什麼事會比未來全壘打王A-Rod加入巨人更好？ The image of Barry Bonds is tainted in the on-going discussion of steroids, an image that is never going to change. 棒子爺的形象因類固醇問題蒙上陰影，而且這樣的形象將不會有任何改變。 Rodriguez has taken his share of hits as baseball's highest-paid player, but he never has taken a hit or even had a shot fired his way when the subject of steroids is discussed. A-Rod因他身為棒球史上最高薪打擊者，所以他的打擊常受檢驗，不過在類固醇問題發燒的時候，他並未身陷其中。 The Giants owe a great debt to Barry Bonds in that he has been the face of the franchise and the power in the middle of their lineup since he signed as a free agent in December of 1992. 巨人隊欠棒子爺多多。因為自棒子爺1992十二月加入巨人，一直以來不但是陣中火力，而且也是球隊看板。 More than anyone else, Bonds is the reason why the Giants were able to build AT&T Park and he has been the key player who has enabled the team to handle the debt service on the stadium. 與其他人相較，棒子爺更是為何巨人隊能蓋起AT&T球場的主要原因，而且他也是使球隊能處理球場貸款的關鍵球員。 All of that being said, the Giants know it is time to turn the page -- and what better way to turn the page than to replace 42-year-old Bonds with Rodriguez as the face and future of the franchise. 但這一切都說明了一件事，巨人隊瞭解到該換下一幕的時間到了，同時也瞭解到以A-Rod 取代42歲的棒子爺來作為球隊未來的看板人物，正是換幕的較佳方案。 The Giants made a try at changing the face of the team when they signed free-agent pitcher Barry Zito this past offseason, but pitchers -- no matter what they are paid -- simply can't carry the burden of being the key player on the team poster. 巨人隊上季簽下自由球員Zito嘗試為球隊變換看板球星，但是很單純地，投手（不論他們付的是多高的薪資）很難擔負起球隊看板球星的重任。 Rodriguez's last contract was for a record-setting $252 million, but you can make a reasonably safe assumption that his next contract will be a nice round number -- like $300 million for 10 years. A-Rod上一筆合約是創紀錄的2億5千2百萬美金，可以很合理的推測，他下一筆合約將會是一個漂亮的數字，像是10年3億美金。 The Giants may put themselves in a position to do that type of deal if Rodriguez becomes available. At this point, they have only two players under contract for the year 2010 -- Zito at $18.5 million and pitcher Matt Cain at $4.25 million. 假如A-Rod動用逃脫條款，巨人隊是可能可以吃得下這樣的交易的。他們現在只有兩個球員的合約到2010年，投手Zito 18.5 M 以及 Cain 4.25 M。 The Giants have several veteran players they can and probably will move if they don't work their way back into the race in the National League West. 假如巨人隊無法回到國聯西區的競爭行列，巨人隊一些老球員他們可以或者說可能將要離開。 The team plans to build around some good young pitching but what is missing is that franchise player that has been such a part of the scene in San Francisco. 巨人隊計畫以一些優秀的年輕投手建立起球隊，但所遺漏的是可以作為舊金山景觀一部份的看板球星。 It is a city famous for its bridges. 這是座以橋(金門大橋吧)聞名遐邇的城市。 When it comes to baseball, the most famous bridge has yet to be constructed, and at this point is only in the dreams of the Giants and their fans -- the bridge that connects Barry Bonds to Alex Rodriguez. 回到棒球領域，那最著名的橋樑尚未架構出來，這座棒球橋樑其實正是巨人隊及其球迷的夢想：一座連接棒子爺到A-Rod的棒球之橋。 Fred Claire was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969-98, serving the team as executive vice president and general manager. His book, "Fred Claire: My 30 Years in Dodger Blue," was published by SportsPublishingLLC. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 203.70.99.208 ※ 編輯: chanword 來自: 203.70.99.208 (06/27 13:51) ※ 編輯: chanword 來自: 203.70.99.208 (06/27 13:53)

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