Selig Waxes on the World Baseball Classic March 22, 2009 12:32 am https://reurl.cc/eV4L5M Even though the World Baseball Classic has some flaws, Commissioner Bud Selig gu shed about the tournament during an interview Saturday night. 尽管世界棒球经典赛仍有一些瑕疵，但大联盟主席Bud Selig在周六晚间的访问中，仍对这 项赛事赞不绝口 “Long after I am gone, this will get to be bigger and bigger and bigger,” Seli g said. 「在我卸任主席很久之後，这项赛事将会变得越来越大、越来越盛大」 Of course, Selig praised the players who have been supportive of the Classic. He mentioned how David Wright of the Mets cracked a toenail in the first inning wh ile playing for the United States and played a full game. Referring to Fred and Jeff Wilpon of the Mets, Selig said, “I’m not sure Jeff and Fred are too happy , but that’s another story.” 当然Selig也称赞了那些支持经典赛的球员，他特别提到大都会队的球员David Wright，在 代表美国队出赛时，虽然第一局就脚趾甲裂开，却仍打满整场比赛，Selig提到大都会队的 老板Fred and Jeff Wilpon时说道：「我不确定它们是否高兴，但那是另一回事了。」 Selig saved his harshest words for general managers who are not supportive of th e event because they do not want their players to risk injury or be away from th eir teams. Selig将最严厉的措辞留给了那些不支持这项赛事的GM们，因为这些GM不希望球员冒着受伤 的风险，或是离开母队太久 “I need to work on some of them,” Selig said. “This is the time to put the be st interests of the game ahead of your own selfish, provincial interests.” 「我还需要跟其中一些人沟通」Selig说 「现在是应该将棒球运动的最大利益，置於个人自私且狭隘的利益之上排在首位的时候了」 2005 WBC成立新闻 https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2057633 NEW YORK -- Baseball's long wait for a World Cup-style international tournament, with the game's best players representing their countries, is over. 纽约——棒球界长年期待、仿效世界盃形式、由各国最顶尖球员代表国家出赛的国际赛事， 终於成真。 Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association jointly announced Wednesday that the "World Baseball Classic," a 16-nation tournament fe aturing the world's best players competing for their home countries, will be pla yed in March 2006. 美国职棒大联盟（MLB）与美国职棒球员工会（MLBPA）於周三共同宣布，「世界棒球经典赛 」（World Baseball Classic）将於 2006 年 3 月举行。该赛事共有 16 个国家参赛，世 界最优秀的球员将代表自己的祖国出赛。 "This gathering of baseball's brightest stars will be an outstanding platform to grow the game internationally," commissioner Bud Selig said. "As baseball conti nues to grow globally, more and more fans around the world have the opportunity to appreciate the grace and excitement of our great game. The first World Baseba ll Classic will bring a unique blend of enthusiasm to old and new fans alike." 大联盟主席巴德・塞利格表示：「这次汇聚棒球界最耀眼明星的赛事，将成为推动棒球国际 化的绝佳平台。随着棒球在全球持续成长，世界各地将有愈来愈多球迷能欣赏到这项伟大运 动的优雅与刺激。首届世界棒球经典赛，将为老球迷与新球迷带来前所未有的热情结合。」 The tournament will be staged across three weeks next March and will be the firs t full-scale event involving major-league players representing their home countr ies. Olympic tournaments included only amateur players from 1984-96, after which professionals have been eligible. Because of scheduling conflicts, however, int ernational competition has generally involved minor-leaguers. 这项赛事将於明年 3 月进行，为期三周，并将成为首个由大联盟球员代表其母国出赛的大 规模国际赛事。1984 至 1996 年的奥运棒球赛仅限业余球员参加，其後虽开放职业球员， 但因赛程冲突，国际赛事多半仍以小联盟球员为主。 Though player participation will be voluntary, the prospect of having stars-and- stripes-clad Roger Clemens facing Albert Pujols and Vladimir Guerrero of the Dom inican Republic, with flags waving throughout the stands, has long intrigued bas eball officials, players and fans. 尽管球员参赛采自愿性质，但想像身穿美国国旗配色球衣的罗杰・克莱门斯，对决多明尼加 的艾伯特・普侯斯与弗拉迪米尔・葛雷罗，场内旗帜飞扬的画面，早已令棒球高层、球员与 球迷心驰神往。 "I would like to play in that, but the Dominican has a lot of good players," Mar iners third baseman Adrian Beltre said last year. "Who knows if I would be in it ? If I was [chosen] to be in it, I'd like to represent my country." 水手队三垒手阿德里安・贝尔崔去年表示：「我很想参加，但多明尼加有很多优秀球员。谁 知道我会不会被选上？如果能入选，我很愿意代表我的国家出赛。」 According to one union official, MLB and the MLBPA will jointly run the tourname nt through an MLB subsidiary called World Baseball Classic Inc., which will incl ude representatives of MLB, the union and the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), which is the governing body for international baseball. Neither official would discuss details of how money from sponsorships, television rights and the like will be distributed. 根据一名球员工会官员表示，MLB 与 MLBPA 将透过大联盟旗下子公司「世界棒球经典赛公 司」（World Baseball Classic Inc.）共同主办此赛事，该公司董事成员将包含大联盟、 球员工会以及国际棒球总会（IBAF，国际棒球最高主管机构）的代表。至於赞助、转播权等 收入如何分配，双方皆不愿透露细节。 Much of the tournament structure has been decided, subject to minor modification s. 赛事的大致架构已经确定，仅保留些微调整空间。 "The World Baseball Classic reflects and will demonstrate the continued growth o f baseball's appeal worldwide," said MLBPA executive director Donald Fehr. "We t hank the participating leagues, players associations and federations for agreein g to be a part of this event. Major Leaguers look forward to the World Baseball Classic with great anticipation." MLBPA 执行董事唐纳德・费尔表示：「世界棒球经典赛象徵并展现了棒球在全球持续扩大的 吸引力。我们感谢所有参与的联盟、球员工会与棒球总会同意成为这项赛事的一部分。大联 盟球员们都满怀期待迎接世界棒球经典赛。」 Organizers are in the process of formally inviting 16 nations, with the only que stion mark being Cuba, whose invitation must be cleared by the U.S. State Depart ment and then subject to approval by Fidel Castro. The teams will start play in four four-team pools that will play round-robins in different countries. 主办单位正正式邀请 16 个国家参赛，唯一的不确定因素是古巴，其参赛邀请须先经美国国 务院核准，并获得菲德尔・卡斯楚同意。各队将分成四个、每组四队的小组，在不同国家进 行循环赛。 Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China will play March 3-5, probably at Japan's Tokyo Do me. The three other pools will play March 8-11 and consist of: Puerto Rico, Cuba (for now), Panama and likely Italy; the United States, Canada, Mexico and likel y South Africa; and the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Australia and the Netherl ands. The first pool will play in Puerto Rico, perhaps at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, while the other two would play at Arizona and Florida spring training sites to be determined. 日本、韩国、台湾与中国将於 3 月 3 日至 5 日出赛，地点可能为日本东京巨蛋。其余三 个小组将於 3 月 8 日至 11 日进行，分组如下： 第一组为波多黎各、古巴（暂定）、巴拿马与可能的义大利； 第二组为美国、加拿大、墨西哥与可能的南非； 第三组为多明尼加、委内瑞拉、澳洲与荷兰。 第一组可能在波多黎各海兰・比松球场进行，其余两组则预计在亚利桑那州与佛罗里达州的 春训基地举行，场地尚待确定。 The two teams in each pool with the best records would advance to the second rou nd, another round-robin, on March 13-15 at different major-league stadiums. Hous ton's Minute Maid Park, Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium and San Diego's Petco Park h ave long been considered strong candidates. 各小组战绩最佳的前两名将晋级第二轮，於 3 月 13 日至 15 日在不同的大联盟球场进行 另一阶段的循环赛。休士顿的美粒果球场、洛杉矶的道奇球场以及圣地牙哥的 Petco 球场 ，长期以来都被视为热门场地。 The four outright winners of those pools would each advance to a single-game sem ifinal on March 18, again at a major-league stadium. The winners of those games will meet for a winner-take-all final March 20 -- a Monday, presumably to avoid television conflicts with the NCAA men's basketball tournament. 各组的第一名将於 3 月 18 日进行单场制的四强准决赛，同样在大联盟球场举行。胜者将 於 3 月 20 日（周一）进行一战定胜负的冠军战，推测此安排是为避免与 NCAA 男子篮球 锦标赛的电视转播冲突。 Team rosters, currently set at 27 players, will be chosen according to Olympic e ligibility guidelines by tournament organizers. According to one union official, major-league clubs will not be able to block any of their players from particip ating. Several teams, most vocally the Yankees, have expressed concerns both pri vately and publicly about their high-priced stars possibly getting injured befor e the season starts. The Yankees have also been reluctant to release their minor -leaguers for USA Baseball's teams in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003. 各队名单暂定为 27 人，将由主办单位依据奥运参赛资格规范遴选。一名球员工会官员指出 ，大联盟球团不得阻止球员参赛。不过，包括洋基队在内的多支球队，私下与公开场合皆对 高薪球星在开季前受伤表达疑虑。洋基队过去也曾在 1999、2000、2001 与 2003 年，不愿 释出其小联盟球员供美国队使用。 "What is [George] Steinbrenner going to say if he loses a $20 million player?" c urrent Yankees slugger Gary Sheffield told The New York Times last year. "How is that going to sit with him?" 现任洋基强打盖瑞・雪菲尔德去年对《纽约时报》表示：「如果乔治・史坦布瑞纳损失了一 名年薪 2,000 万美元的球员，他会怎麽说？他怎麽可能接受？」 One union official said that insurance to cover player contracts in the event of injuries during the tournament had been addressed to MLB's satisfaction. 一名工会官员表示，针对球员在赛事期间受伤所造成的合约保障问题，相关保险安排已令大 联盟方面感到满意。 Special guidelines, to be determined by a tournament committee, will limit how p itchers can be used, probably with rules on specific pitch limits and required r est for both starters and relievers. This is to placate both clubs and insurance companies -- as one union official said last year, "We don't want [Angels close r] Frankie Rodriguez, out of national pride, to pitch two innings [for Venezuela ] three days in a row." 赛事委员会将订定特别规范，限制投手的使用方式，可能包含明确的投球数上限，以及先发 与後援投手的必要休息天数。此举是为了安抚球团与保险公司——正如一名工会官员去年所 言：「我们不希望天使队终结者法兰基・罗德里奎兹，因为国家荣誉，连续三天为委内瑞拉 投两局。」 --

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