03/06/2006 2:09 PM ET Mailbag: How much time will Burke see? Beat reporter Alyson Footer answers Astros fans' questions By Alyson Footer / MLB.com From:http://kuso.cc/rzx ============= Although Spring Training has just started, Chris Burke appears to already be shining with several extra-base hits. Considering the crowded outfield and the job security of the middle infielders, how many times this season could we anticipate seeing Burke? I hope his improving talent and lack of a place to put him doesn't put him in a spot for good trade collateral. -- Reese E., Bellaire, Texas 春训已经开始了， Burke也展现一些长打能力。 思及今年壅挤外野与二游守备的稳定性，本季 我们能看到 Burke上场多少次呢？我希望不要 因为他球技提升与缺乏表现空间，而成为球员 交易的附带品。---Reese E., Bellaire, Texas The Astros have no interest in trading Burke. He doesn't have a starting job, but I can promise you he'll get plenty of at-bats this year. General manager Tim Purpura loves the combination of Phil Garner and Burke -- a creative, risk-taking manager and a young, hungry, talented player who will adapt to anything. You'll see Burke in left, at second and maybe short. By the end of Spring Training, we should have a gauge on whether Burke can adequately back up Adam Everett at shortstop. 太空人队没有意愿将 Burke交易走。他目前还 无法担任先发，但是我可以跟你保证，他今年 上场的次数会增加。总管 Tim Purpura喜欢总 教练 Phil Garner与 Burke彼此的组合--调度 灵活、拥有危机处理能力的总教练与年轻、积 极的多才型球员互相运用与配合。你会看到 Burke守左外野、二垒，或许去镇守游击大关。 春训结束前，我们应该可以评估 Burke是否 有足够能力成为游击手 Adam Everett的替补 球员。 I know you have reported on this before, but I really don't want to accidentally miss a televised preseason game. Which games are televised agai -- Steve G., San Marcos, Texas ﹙这段在问热身赛的转播，所以我不翻﹚ No problem, it can't hurt to print a reminder. In addition to full regular-season coverage, MLB.TV will broadcast several Astros games throughout Spring Training: ‧ March 16: Yankees ‧ March 18: Indians ‧ March 25: Mets ‧ March 27: Tigers ‧ March 28: Braves ‧ March 29 Indians ESPN will televise only the March 15 Astros-Yankees matchup, and FSN will carry just two games -- March 22 versus the Indians and March 28 versus the Braves. If you're interested in coverage of games not televised or broadcast on MLB.TV, many more games throughout the Grapefruit League schedule will be audio broadcast on Gameday Audio. Based on Milo Hamilton's comments in his book, it seems that Alan Ashby's firing took Hamilton by surprise? Do you know why Ash was released, and is there a possibility the Astros would hire him back? -- Richie E., Seabrook, Texas 根据 Milo Hamilton自传的说法，好像 Alan Ashby被辞掉，让 Hamilton很意外似的。 你知道 Ash会被炒鱿鱼的原因吗？太空人队 有没有可能再把他请回来呢？---Richie E., Seabrook, Texas It is my understanding that Hamilton was very surprised when the Astros decided to cut ties with Ashby. Hamilton was firmly in Ashby's corner when Ashby was interviewing for the road play-by-play job. 据我了解，当太空人队决定辞掉 Ashby时， Hamilton非常的惊讶。在 Ashby面试 the road play-by-play工作时，Hamilton 坚信 Ashby可以胜任。 Ash was released because during the interview process, the Astros stumbled upon two extremely strong candidates for the road play-by-play job and decided to hire both. I've only known Dave Raymond and Brett Dolan a short time, but I can understand why the Astros wanted both. They're extremely talented, knowledgeable and funny. I'm confident you're going to like them. Ash被炒鱿鱼是因为在当初面谈过程当中， 太空人队发现了两位非常优秀的面试者， 并且决定同时雇用他们俩人，我和 Dave Raymond 、Brett Dolan没认识多久，不过我能够 理解为什麽太空人队决定聘他们。他们 俩非常有才干、拥有专业知识、个性又 风趣。我有自信未来你一定会喜欢他们。 one year covering the Minors -- 366 days to be exact -- and I spent every one of those days plotting my way out. That life can be brutal. In that respect, you have to be happy for those who are given a chance to be in the big leagues, especially Raymond and Dolan, who clearly paid their dues. 再者，他们在小联盟有十年以上的经验。 我在小联盟工作才一年而已--刚好 366 天，而且我每天都很希望我能离开那里。 现实生活可以很残酷。从这个面向来说， 你应该欣然给予那些有机会上大联盟的人 机会，特别是 Raymond与 Dolan，他们 无疑该获得应有的东西。 Do you think that Carlos Hernandez will make the Astros' five-man rotation at the start of the season? -- Thomas S., Houston 你想 Carlos Hernandez本季会成为太空人队的 〝先发五人吗〞？---Thomas S., Houston Hernandez is creating quite a buzz here in camp, and I would say he's got a heck of a chance to win a spot this spring. He's regained some of his velocity, and his curveball looks good. He's going to spend most of this month with the Venezuelan team in the World Baseball Classic, but representatives from the organization will be following his every move. Phil Garner may have to make a decision based on what the scouts say, but he'll just have to trust their judgment. Hernandez在春训营中引起了传闻，而我可以说 他很有机会赢得这个位置。他的球速又回到以往 的水准，而且曲球也很犀利。他这个月有一大半 时间要代表委内瑞拉参加经典赛，但是球团的代 表会跟随他。 Phil Garner会根据球探所观察的 来做决定，他会信赖他们的判断。 I need to start off by saying that I am a St. Louis native, and I have been a lifelong Cardinals fan. As a Cardinals fan, I was born into a fundamental dislike (hate?) of the Cubs. Honestly, I've always seen your Houston team as our strongest competition within the division. So my question is, how do Astros fans view Cardinals fans? Fans of each team have had their hearts broken by the other team recently, only to have them crushed in the World Series. Is it time for me to hate the Astros also? -- Tom C., St. Louis 一开始我要说一下，我是圣路易当地人，而且我 一直是红雀队的球迷。我做为一个红雀球迷，天 生就是讨厌小熊队。老实说，在我们这个竞争激 烈的分区中，我一直在注意你们太空人队的表现。 所以我的问题就是，太空人球迷对红雀迷的观感 是什麽样子？每个球迷一定会因某队击败他心爱 队伍，不能打世界大赛，而感到心碎。对我来说 ，讨厌太空人队的时间是不是也到了呢？---Tom C., St. Louis I can't speak for Astros fans, but I can tell you what Astros players think of Cardinals fans. St. Louis is considered to be one of the hardest places to win, one of the best places to play. The fans are terrific -- smart, respectful, and they applaud good defensive plays, from both teams. 我不能把太空人球迷的看法讲出来，但是我可以 告诉你太空人的球员对於红雀迷的看法。圣路易 被认为是最难赢球的地方、打球最爽的地方之一。 当地的球迷很恐怖--整齐一致、会尊重人，而且 还会为两队演出精湛守备的球员喝采。 I recently saw a photo that perfectly illustrates your typical Cardinals fan. It was a shot of Craig Biggio, walking back into the dugout minutes after the Astros won the pennant at Busch Stadium last year. The fans behind the dugout were applauding him, and one woman, wearing a Cardinals jersey and cap, was giving him a thumbs up. That's just awesome. 我最近看到了一张深刻表现典型红雀迷的照片。 那是去年太空人队在 Busch Stadium赢得国联 冠军的几分钟後， Biggio走回球员休息区的 照片。那些在球员休息区上的球迷对着 Biggio 鼓掌，而一位穿着红雀球衣与帽子的女球迷， 对他竖起大拇指称好。这个画面让人肃然起敬！ I can't tell you whether or not to hate the Astros, but it's my feeling that there has always been a respect between the players and fans of these two organizations. 我不能告诉你到底该不该讨厌太空人队，但我觉 得在两个球团组织的球员与球迷之间，都该要有 尊重。 What do you think about the signing of Preston Wilson? I believe that he will be a big help to our lineup, but won't he jam the outfield? I think it was Purpura that said that if Jeff Bagwell comes back, Willy Taveras is out and Wilson goes in. I don't think that we should be discarding Taveras to the bench so fast. But, of course, if Baggy doesn't come back, no big deal. -- Michelle G., Clear Lake City, Texas 你对於签下 Preston Wilson的看法是什麽？我相 信他绝对会给我们的打线帮助，但他不也就造成 我们的外野壅挤了吗？ Purpura说过，如果 Bagwell 回到阵容中， Taveras就会退出先发，而由 Wilson 取代。我想我们不应该这麽快就把他丢到板凳上， 但，当然了，如果 Baggy不能回到我们的阵容中， 这也就没什麽大不了了。---Michelle G., Clear Lake City, Texas Nothing is set in stone at this point. The Astros needed a bat in a bad way, and they have one in Wilson. If Bagwell can't play, and they hadn't signed Wilson, that would have left the offense in a pretty desperate state. They couldn't let the offseason pass without addressing the offense, even if it means Taveras loses his job. 目前任何事还无法确定。太空人队欠缺大棒子，因 此他们签下 Wilson。如果 Bagwell不能打了，然後 他们又没签下 Wilson的话，会使球队没有任何攻击 攻击火力。球团绝不能因为打线没补强的关系，而 不能打进季後赛，甚至是使得 Taveras没办法在大 联盟。 If Bagwell can play, Taveras would likely start the year in Triple-A. He's not going to be a bench player. He needs to play every day, and if there's no room for him in the outfield, he'll have to find his at-bats elsewhere. Again, no decisions have been made. We'll have to see what's up with Bagwell first. 如果本季 Bagwell可以打球的话，Taveras很有可能 会从3A开始打起。不会让他枯坐冷板凳。他需要每天 能先发上场，如果外野没有他的空间，他就要另外往 别处找寻机会。我再次说明，目前还没有决定任何事。 我们必须先看 Bagwell的状况如何。 Who do you think will be the first player to enter the Hall of Fame with an Astros cap? -- Charles T., Houston 你想目前哪个太空人球员会最先进入名人堂呢？---Charles T., Houston Bagwell and Biggio are considered to be future Hall of Famers. Who gets there first depends on who retires first and whether they get in on the first, second, third ballot or beyond. I would imagine this will be Bagwell's last year. I would guess Biggio will be ready to hang it up after 2007. If both are first-ballot Hall of Famers, Bagwell goes in first. Bagwell和 Biggio被大家公认未来会进入名人堂。谁 先进入名人堂是要看谁先退休以及名次是否为票选的 前几名。我想今年应该是 Bagwell球员生涯的最後一 年，2007年後 Biggio会准备退休。假如两人都是名人 堂票选第一名的话， Bagwell会先获得。 It would be very cool to see them go in together. That will depend more on dumb luck than credentials. It's up to the writers to decide how long they have to wait once they hit the five-year eligibility mark. Some writers get a kick out of making candidates wait for several years before they vote them in. I don't have any idea how they'll vote once Bagwell and Biggio become eligible. 看到他们俩同时进入名人堂会很棒。这倚赖的运气比 背景情况还要大的多。一旦他们退休五年後拥有了资 格，就要看作家协会会员的选票来决定他们何时能进 入名人堂。一些作家投同意票前，会让球员等待好几 年。一旦 Bagwell和 Biggio拥有资格，我就不清楚 他们怎样投票。 =================== 翻太烂或翻错了跟我说，谢谢！ 今天要早点睡，这样凌晨就能起床看委内瑞拉 VS 多明尼加 真期待~ -- 读书苦．读书累 读书还要缴学费 不如混个黑社会 有吃有喝有地位 还有妹妹陪你睡 --

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