By David O'Brien | Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 04:27 PM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dana Point, Calif. — While Braves officials continue their pursuit of Jake Peavy, they’re also moving forward on other pitching fronts. Namely one on the other side of the Pacific Rim. 当勇士仍持续追求Peavy时，他们依然在寻找其他的投手，而他们寻找到了太平洋的彼端 I’m told the Braves have already offered a major league contract to Junichi Tazawa, the Japanese right-hander who’s drawn serious interest from Boston, Seattle and possibly the Cubs and Marlins. 勇士已经提供了一份大联盟合约给田泽纯一，这位来自日本的投手也吸引了红袜、水手 和小熊与马林鱼的兴趣。 Meanwhile, Mike Hampton’s agent, Mark Rodgers, is here at the GM meetings talking to the Braves and other teams about the injury-plagued veteran left-hander whose stock rose sharply with his second-half performance for Atlanta. 同时，老汉的经纪人 Mark Rodgers在冬季会议上和斧头帮等队讨论到这位痛痛老将在这 季突出的表现（？） The Braves have exclusive negotiating rights to Hampton for the 15-day period that began the day after the World Series ended, but other teams are free to talk to his representative and express their interest, and believe me, teams frequently break that rule and talk financial terms during that period. 在世界大赛结束後那天开始斧头帮拥有15天和老汉谈约的权利，但其他队依然可以和他的 经纪人表达他们的兴趣。并且相信我，只要有钱，没有什麽规则是不能打破的（囧） As for Tazawa, you might be saying, why would the 22-year-old free agent choose the Braves over, say, the Red Sox, where his countryman Daisuke “ Dice-K” Matsuzaka has thrived and been embraced by Red Sox Nation? 至於田泽纯一，你可以说为什麽他选择斧头帮而不是红袜，这队有着同样来自日本并 已在MLB投出实绩并深受红袜喜爱的松阪？ Glad you asked. That major league contract is one potential big reason. It’s unclear whether other teams were inclined to give him a major league contract, and if they don ’t it would be a big plus in the Braves’ corner. 很高兴问了这个问题。斧头帮愿意给大联盟约是一个潜在的原因，目前其他队并未想要给 他一份大联盟合约，如果他们不给的话，对於勇士是一个利多。 Major league contracts are guaranteed and come with a place on the 40-man roster, and Tazawa would probably have a much better chance of pitching in the majors next season if he signs a major league deal rather than a minor league or split contract with different salaries for time spent in the majors or minors. 大联盟合约可保证田泽纯一在40人名单内，并且在下一季有极大的机会在MLB投球，如果他 签的是大联盟合约的话。 Seattle is scheduled to meet with Tazawa during the Japanese Industrial League championship series that starts Nov. 13. It’s unclear when the Red Sox and other teams might meet with him or offer contracts. 水手将在日职冠军赛的期间和他会面，至於红袜和其他队则尚未确定何时会与他面谈。 The Red Sox had reportedly been the most aggressive team with Tazawa, but this major league offer by the Braves might have changed that perception. Unless the Red Sox have already made an offer that’s been kept secret, which seems unlikely given the veracity with which the Japanese media has covered developments in this story. 红袜曾是在田泽纯一竞争者中最积极的，但勇士的大联盟合约改变了这个看法，除非红袜 已经给了一份秘密的合约，但似乎是不可能的因为日本媒体完整了报导争夺战的发展。 One major league team official told me today that Tazawa is comparable to Tim Hudson, but with a better curveball. He was described as a “battler” who has a mid-90s fastball, a split-finger pitch and a big, old-school 12-to-6 curveball (that’s a term that refers to the big downward break of the pitch, as in the 12 and 6 o’clock positions on a clock). 一位球队幕後告诉我田泽纯一可比拟为蜜蜂，但他拥有着更好的曲球，他形容自己是 一个"battler"，mid-90s的快速球和指叉球和传统12-6的曲球（12-6的意思代表球的轨 迹，从12点钟方向掉至6点钟方向） Tazawa’s an unusual case in that he pitched for a company team in Japan and made it known that he didn’t want to be drafted by a Japanese professional team because he wanted to go pitch in the United States, in the majors. 田泽纯一是一个少数的特例，他在日本业余打球并表明不想加入日本职棒因为他想挑战 大联盟。 All 12 Japanese pro teams passed on him and now he’ll get his wish, apparently. Next stop, American spring training. But will it be at Dark Star with the Braves, or perhaps Fort Myers with the Sox? 在选秀会时日本职棒队伍怕当冤大头也都没选他而如今他的愿望成真。因此他会是去 Dark Stars 还是去 Fort Myers春训呢？ I’m still trying to find out how much the Braves have offered Tazawa, but I’ m told by one person familiar with Japanese baseball that was probably comparable to what a high first-round draft pick might get. Of that, I’m just not sure. 我仍然不确定勇士给田泽纯一的合约细节，但一位熟悉日职的朋友告诉我田泽纯一可以拿 到第一轮选秀等值的合约，但仍然不确定。 Suffice to say, if the Braves could pull off a trade for Peavy and sign Tazawa, they would be off to a rousing start to their offseason. But those are two big “ifs.” 简单来说，如果勇士能同时得到Peavy和田泽纯一，他们将在季後的补强获得极大的成功 ，但那仅仅是两个如果。 Personally, I still believe the Braves are favorites to land Peavy. Can’t say the same thing about the Japanese pitcher, because I’m just not familiar enough with the situation. 对我个人来说，我仍然相信勇士会交易来Peavy，但日本来的田泽纯一则不确定，因为我不 明白实际的状况。 Seems to me that if the Red Sox want him Tazawa bad enough, they’ll have to offer a major league contract now, and they could certainly raise the price if they so desire. 对我来说，如果红袜真的很想得到田泽纯一，他们只需要给他一张大联盟合约，或者 增加薪水如果他们不想给大联盟合约的话。 The same can’t be said for Peavy, because a big wallet isn’t going to help land the Padres’ ace. Young talent is going to do that trick. Might be just a matter of whether the Braves are willing to give up shortstop Yunel Escobar and a couple of prospects not named Hanson and Heyward. 但钱却不能帮助Peavy的交易，年轻的天分才能促使这笔交易的进行。或许现在只是看勇 士愿不愿意拿出游击手Escobar或一些其他新秀，除了Hanson和Heyward。 Best of a generation: To me there’s little room for debate. Greg Maddux is the best pitcher in a generation, and certainly belongs in the discussion for best pitcher of the past 50 years. Roger Clemens is really the only guy you can mention in his class in the past 25 years, and there is a bit of a stain on Roger’s record, in the eyes of many. 对我来说老麦无庸置疑是在这个世代中最伟大的投手，并且当人们在讨论谁是过去50年中 最好的投手一定少不了他，Roger Clemens是唯一你可以提到可以和他相提并论的投手， 但在很多人的心中，老克的成绩有着一些些的污点。 We bring this up because agent Scott Boras announced yesterday that Maddux is leaning strongly toward retiring. Mad Dog, with his four Cy Young Awards and 355 wins and peerless consistency, is apparently ready to ride off into the sunset, though he could undoubtedly get another contract and pick up another 10 wins or so for a decent team with some run support. 之所以提到这个的原因是因为吸血鬼$cott Bora$宣布老麦倾向於退休。疯狗老麦，有着 四座赛扬和355胜和无与伦比的稳定性，即将准备要退休了。 虽然他仍然可以拿到另外一 笔合约并在队友的火力支援下拿下10胜的成绩。 Hey, when you’re a mortal-lock first-ballot Hall of Famer in your early 40s, what’s the point? Nothing more to prove. 当你可以在40出头参加第一次名人堂投票就高票进入名人堂，你已经不需要再证明什麽。 So what do you guys think? Is he the best of the generation? I mean, several other pitchers had three- or five-year stretches where they were the best in the game, including Pedro, Randy, Johan. But I’m talking about an entire career. Only Clemens has the stats to compare with Maddux. 所以你们觉得他是在这个时代最佳投手吗？（For sure）我的意思是，一些投手在3、5年 内有着优异的成绩，但在整个职业生涯的表现上，只有火箭人拥有和老麦匹敌的数据。 If he retires he’ll go in the Hall in five years. So here’s the other question: Is there a chance that one of the former Braves Big Three could go in with him? 如果老麦选择退休他将在五年内进入名人堂。所以这是另外一个问题，前三巨头是否能 一起进入名人堂呢？ It’s pretty clear that Smoltz plans to pitch again next season, and the Braves will sign him if he can make it back from shoulder surgery. 老史将在下一季继续投球，勇士也将在他肩膀手术後复原与他签约。 But what about Tom Glavine? He’s coming back from shoulder and elbow surgeries, and while he’s progressing, he isn’t throwing yet and hasn’t decided if he’ll pitch again. If he retires, his 300 wins probably assures Glavine of first-ballot Hall election, too. 那老葛呢？他已经动了肩膀与手肘手术，并持续的复健中，他并不确定是否他仍会继续投 球，如果他退休，他的300胜将确保他进入名人堂。 I asked Glavine this morning, via e-mail, if he’d talked to his pal Maddux recently or had heard that Boras said he’s leaning toward retirement. 我今天早上email给老葛（好好！我也要QQ）问他最近是否与老麦交谈或听到Bora$说老麦 要退休了。 “I Hadn’t heard about Greg,” he replied in an e-mail. “It will be interesting to see what he does.” "我并没有听到任何老麦要退休的风声" 老葛在email中回答。 "老麦接下来的动向是很有 趣的" And how’s Glavine doing? 那老葛呢？ “I am doing well,” he wrote. “Rehab 3 days a week. I haven’t started throwing yet, probably around Christmas. I feel good about the way things have gone, but won’t really know until I start throwing. I hope things go well and I can play next year, but really have to wait and see.” "我非常好"。"一个礼拜3天的复健。我还没有开始投球，大概在Christmas的时候会进行投 球的测试。目前我感到相当舒服，但我不确定当我开始投球时事情是否仍如此顺利。我希 望我明年仍可以继续投球，但仍然必须等待结果。" =============================================================================== 这是小弟第一次翻译，如有需要改进的地方，请多多指教。 大家对於翻译的方式有没有什麽意见，我是想说summary的方式比较简单明了，但又怕失 去报导的真实性orz...大家的意见呢？ -- ★renew 找到你了^^ --

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