※ [本文转录自 NY-Yankees 看板] 作者: HIPOP4EVER (LET'S GO YANKEES!!!) 站内: NY-Yankees 标题: [新闻] Matsuzaka sweepstakes on horizon 时间: Mon Aug 7 18:32:11 2006 From seattletimes http://0rz.net/8a1EV Daisuke Matsuzaka became an instant legend in Japan in 1998 as a teenager, when his three-day performance in the hugely popular National High School Baseball Championships was of mythic proportions. 松土反大辅在1998年当他还是高中生时，曾经在甲子园决赛中连续三天出赛，这种不可思 议的纪录，让他在当年即迅速的窜红。 Competing at the hallowed Koshien Stadium near Kobe, Matsuzaka won the quarterfinal game for his Yokohama team by pitching all 17 innings of an extra- inning game — 250 pitches' worth. 松土反大辅在甲子园半准决赛中，投了整整17局，用了250球，带领横滨队赢得胜利。 The next day in the semifinals, with his right pitching arm wrapped in bandages , according to Time magazine, Matsuzaka played the outfield until the ninth, when he took the mound to save the victory. And in the championship game the following day, Matsuzaka pitched a nine-inning no-hitter, and has been a Japanese hero ever since. 接着在隔一天的准决赛中，根据时代杂志的报导，右手臂缠绕着绷带的松土反在第九局又 上场救援(之前几局担任外野手)。随後在冠军战中，松土反投了一场9局无安打的比赛，至 此他成为了日本前无古人後、无来者的英雄。 Now Matsuzaka is poised this winter to be the next Japanese star to try the major leagues — provided that his Japanese team, the Seibu Lions, lets him make the move after their season ends. 现在松土反已经做好闯荡ＭＬＢ的准备了，只待西武狮的放行。 Whether Seibu will do so is an open question that draws considerable variance of opinion. Because Matsuzaka will not be a free agent until after the 2008 season, his only route to the United States before then is if Seibu agrees to "post" him — the same method by which Ichiro joined the Mariners after the 2000 season. 每个人都在讨论西武狮的意向，因为松土反一直要等到2008年才会变成自由球员，在此之 前松土反要闯荡ＭＬＢ就是西武狮同意采用招标系统，就和2000年铃木一朗加入水手队的 模式一样。 I surveyed a cross-section of major-league officials, scouts and media with knowledge of Japanese baseball, and found virtually a 50-50 split of opinion on whether Matsuzaka will be posted this winter by Seibu — which has twice already denied his request to be posted. 我调查了全大联盟的官方态度，包括对日职有了解的球探以及媒体，发现认为西武狮会在 今年冬天将松土反进行招标(之前拒绝过松土反两次招标)的可能性是一半一半。 The Mariners are intensely interested in the outcome of this issue. While most teams in baseball will vet Matsuzaka, the consensus is that it will ultimately come down to the Mariners, the most successful major-league team in mining Japanese talent, and the Yankees, who have already begun laying the groundwork for a massive Matsuzaka pursuit. 当大多数的球队还抱持观望的态度时，水手则对此结果展现出高度的兴趣。有报导指出松 土反最後可能落脚於水手，这个全大联盟最会挖掘日本球星的球队;或是落脚於已张开双 手欢迎松土反的洋基队。 The Yankees, as revealed recently by Sankei Sports and Newsday, have hired Shoichi Kida as an associate scout based in Japan. Kida went to the same high school as Matsuzaka (though four years before the pitcher) and was his teammate for a time with the Lions. 根据日本产经体育以及纽约日报的透露，洋基已经雇用了Shoichi Kida来当作日本区的专 业球探。Kida是松土反高中学长，并曾经是松土反西武狮的队友。 If Matsuzaka is available this winter, he will instantly join Oakland's Barry Zito as the most coveted pitcher on the market — with both players represented by uber-agent Scott Boras. Just 25, Matsuzaka has long been considered the best pitcher in Japan, and is in the midst of another strong season. 如果今年冬天松土反可以加入MLB，那他和Barry Zito将成为自由市场上两大炙手可热的投 手(他们两皆由经纪人Scott Boras所引荐)。松土反现年只有25岁，但他在日本却早已 被视为最棒的投手，而今年球季到目前为止，他的表现依旧亮眼。 Those who believe that Matsuzaka will be posted point to the ongoing financial problems of the Seibu group, whose owner, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, was convicted in 2005 of insider trading and received a suspended prison sentence. 那些相信松土反会被西武拿来招标的人把理由指向西武一直以来的财务问题。Yoshiaki Tsutsumi是西武狮的大老板，但他在2005年违反了内部交易法，并且收到拘票。 The reasoning goes that Seibu can't afford to miss out on the huge posting fee they would receive. If they force Matsuzaka to wait for free agency, he would leave without any compensation for the Japanese club, as happened a few years ago with Kazuo Matsui. 他们认为西武承担不起失去如此庞大的招标金，如果西武强迫松土反等到2008年才可以去 MLB打球，届时西武根本拿不到半毛钱，就像几年前松井稼头央的那个情形一样。 "Seibu, it is clear, wants to post Matsuzaka," Robert Whiting, author of the seminal book on Japanese baseball, "You Gotta Have Wa," said via e-mail. 日本棒球发展一书的作者Robert Whiting用email来信道:"很明显西武无法承担此风险， 他们会把松土反招标出去。" "One indication of that is all the complete games they are letting him pitch. They want to get as much use out of him as possible now — and then get money for him by posting." 他说:"由西武让松土反不断的完投的迹象显示，西武目前想要尽可能的把松土反榨乾， 然後再标个好价钱。" Those who believe that Matsuzaka won't be posted note that he is the Lions' most visible and popular asset, and attendance would plummet without him. 而那些认为松土反今年还不会被招标的人则认为，松土反是西武阵中最重要的资产， 若球队少了他很可能就因此与冠军无缘。 "I doubt he will be posted," said one person with close ties to the Japanese league. "Seibu has regrouped and consolidated its hold on the team, and Matsuzaka is their only drawing card. He is worth more to them than almost any posting offer." 一名日职的相关人员说:"我觉得他不会被招标出去""西武已经重新编制过，目前队上凝聚 力十足，而松土反又是他们阵中唯一的看板球星，他所能带来的效益比那些招标所得的金 额多上太多了。" Many believe it might come down to whether Seibu wins the Pacific League title and makes it to the World Series, as it did two years ago. It is currently running neck and neck in the standings with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. 许多人相信西武狮今年会像两年前一样赢得太平洋联盟的冠军头衔，并直指日本一，而目 前西武居於太平洋联盟的首位，领先紧咬不放的软银1.5场胜差。 Last year, Seibu cited the absence of a pennant as the reason it didn't post Matsuzaka, saying also that his record (14-13 with a 2.30 earned-run average) wasn't good enough to justify it. A pennant this season could allow him to leave with both sides saving face. 去年，西武以未夺得冠军为由，并未将松土反招标，并说他的成绩(14胜13负，2.30的防御 率)还不够好。但如果今年西武夺得冠军，也许就能够让松土反上MLB，并保住双方的面子 。 What we do know is that Matsuzaka badly wants to come to the United States, a desire he has stated publicly many times. 我们所知道的是松土反已不只一次公开的表达到大联盟打球的强烈意愿。 He is better than ever in 2006, compiling an 11-4 record with a 2.01 ERA. He has 10 complete games (in 17 starts) and has struck out 133 in 125-1/3 innings. 他今年的成绩比过往都还要好，他目前11胜4负，防御率为2.01。而他在17场先发中有过10 次的完投，125又1/3局的投球局数出现了133次的三振。 In 2004, Matsuzaka became the first Japanese pitcher to hit 100 mph on the speed gun (at the Olympics), and this spring he was named the Most Valuable Player in the World Baseball Classic after leading Japan to the championship at 3-0, 0.85. 在2004年，松土反投出日本第一位达到100mph的速球(在奥运时)，而今年他更一举夺得WBC 的MVP，他在WBC的总成绩是3胜0负，防御率0.85。 "Matsuzaka might be the best Japanese pitcher to come along in the past 25 years," Whiting said. "Most sportswriters in Japan rate him as better than [Hideo] Nomo in his prime." Robert Whiting说:"松版也许是近25年来日本最优秀的投手。""许多日本的体育作者都认 为他比年轻时候的野茂还要来的强。" Once a player is posted by his Japanese team, Major League Baseball teams must submit a sealed bid just for the right to negotiate with the player, with the high bidder getting the honors. 一旦有球员被日本球队进行招标，这时大联盟球队必须呈交一份密封的喊价书，以便进行 协商，谁的价码最高谁就获得此一招标。 In the case of Matsuzaka, the posting winner would then get the privilege of negotiating a contract with Boras, who reportedly has signed on to represent him. 就松土反的情形来看，得标的球队将和传闻中已成为松土反经纪人Boras进行合约的讨论。 In December of 2000, the Mariners were mandated by owner Hiroshi Yamauchi to land Ichiro, and blew every team out of the water with their $13 million posting bid. 2000年12月，水手委托Hiroshi Yanauchi来招揽铃木一朗，并以1千3百万的价钱顺利得标 。 　 But the stakes have raised considerably in the ensuing six years. If Matsuzaka is posted, the speculation is that the bidding might reach $30 million or even higher — with contract negotiations still to come after that. 但当年那桩标案，现在来看早已不只那个价钱。如果松土反被招标，招标金额预估会达到3 千万美金，甚至更高。 At such a high posting price, the Mariners — and most other teams not owned by George Steinbrenner — might well prefer to wait for Matsuzaka to become a free agent after the 2008 season, when he will still be just 28. 就这麽高的招标金来说，水手和洋基或许会比较想要等到松土反成为自由球员以後再说， 更何况那时他才28岁。 And still a legend. 而且，他到那个时後仍会是个传奇人物。 --

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