※ 引述《deanlin (小恩)》之铭言： : Source: http://0rz.tw/631VP : NEW YORK -- He has always been one rung below and one step behind. But : Hong-Chih Kuo's shot at emerging from the giant Taiwanese shadow cast by : Chien-Ming Wang comes Thursday night. : Forty-eight hours after Wang gave the Yankees a dominant start to their : American League Division Series against Detroit, Kuo will take the mound : eight miles southeast of the Bronx. 相较於王建民,Kuo一直较不显眼. 在星期二王建民抢眼的表演之後,轮到Kuo在镜头前展现他的实力. 王建民在ALDS对DET优质先发後48小时,Kuo将踏上在Bronx东南方8mile的投手丘. : He will be pitching against New York, for the Dodgers in Game 2 of the : National League Division Series. But the 25-year-old left-hander -- arguably : the most anonymous pitcher in this entire postseason -- will be pitching to : win over the same corner of the world. : He's from the same country as Wang. The same city, Tainan. The same : neighborhood. Even the same high school. 他将在NLDS game主投梅子队,虽然目前他在季後赛仍默默无名, 将在世界的同一角落为了胜利而投球. 他和王建民来自同一国家,同一城巿,同一地区,甚至同一国中. : Yes, Kuo and Wang -- only the second and third pitchers of their ancestry to : make Major League starts -- were high school teammates, though hardly high : school peers. : Asked Wednesday who had been the No. 1 starter on their prep team, Kuo said : sheepishly, "Probably him." : Wang, in fact, was prominent enough to reduce Kuo to only a part-time : pitcher, and an outfielder primarily. They were teammates on Taiwan's entry : in the 2002 Asian Games, in which Wang earned team MVP honors. Kuo and Wang这二位台湾在MLB的第二位及第三位先发是国中队友, 然而在国中时不被认为同等级的选手. 星期三时Kuo被问到在国中时代谁是队上一号先发, Kuo害羞地说"应该是Wang" 由於Wang表现相当出色,Kuo大概是担纲外野手,偶尔才兼任投手. 在2002年亚运时他们同是台湾代表队成员,Wang在赛後得到MVP. : Nonetheless, pro baseball discovered Kuo first. He signed with the Dodgers : for a $1.2 million bonus in July 1999 -- nearly a year before the Yankees : signed Wang. : Since then, Wang has escalated into prominence -- while Kuo spiraled into : anonymity. 然而,球探先注意到Kuo. 他在1999七月以$1.2M签约金和Dodgers签约, 一年後Wang才和NYY签约. 之後,Wang不断进步表现越来越出色,但Kuo较没有名气. : Elbow injuries turned him into a ghost in the Dodgers organization. In six : Minor League seasons through 2005, he appeared in a to tal of 46 games and : pitched a total of 97 innings. : Numerous pitchers undergo Tommy John elbow surgeries, but not many of them : get a post-op pep talk from the left-handed inspiration of the procedure : himself. 由於手肘伤势使得Kuo无法上场比赛. 至2005年六年小联盟生涯中,只出赛46场投97局. 有很多投手接受TJ手术,但是在术後不是每个人都能康复的. : Kuo did so in 2003. Maybe it was his prize on a frequent-patient program, : since Kuo had undergone an earlier Tommy John operation in 2000. : "After the second operation, I talked to Tommy a lot," Kuo said. "He gave me : confidence. He would tell me, 'It's been 30 years since I had the surgery. : I'm still healthy, still pitching [batting practice], so don't give up.'" : Kuo didn't, and is finally beginning to make the impact the Dodgers : enthusiastically foresaw when their scouts Acey Kohrogi and Jack Zduriednick : signed a 17-year-old kid who could bring it at 97 mph. : complete coverage Kuo在2000及2003分别都动TJ手术来治疗他的伤势, 终於他有耐心的复建终於得到回应. Kuo说"在第二次手术後, 我和Tommy谈了很多.他给我很多信心, 他说从他发明这项手术到现在已经30年了[译注:指这项手术已经很成熟]. 我手术後恢复得很好,能够继续投球,所以不要放弃." Kuo没有放弃,终於能够复出并取得佳绩,证明了当Dodgers两位球探 Acey Kohrogi and Jack Zduriednick签了这位投出97 mph的十七岁左投时 所预盼的能投出好成绩. : Wang has 27 wins -- 19 this season, tying him for best in the AL. Kuo has : just one -- but that one came a month ago right here, against the Mets, in : dominant fashion. : In that Sept. 8 start, his first in the Majors following 32 relief : appearances, Kuo pitched three-hit shutout ball for six innings. : When Dodgers manager Grady Little was asked what he liked about Kuo that : night, part of what made him choose him for such a critical assignment, : Little said, "He showed us the same thing he showed the whole world." : "He's not scared of anyone," Little elaborated. "He's got good stuff, he : challenges hitters, he works fast. That's all we're looking for again : [Thursday]." 目前王已经取得27胜-今年19胜,AL并列最多胜. Kuo一个月前才取得第一胜-以相当优异的内容在这里打败梅子队. 在9/8後,在32次中继後第一次在MLB先发,Kuo六局无失分3安打. 当Dodgers教头Grady Little被问到他对Kuo的感觉及为何选他承担这麽困难的任务. Little回答"他今天能够向全世界表现的好成绩就是原因.他不会害怕任何人. 他有很好的资质,他能挑战打者们,他能做得很好. 那也是我们期盼星期四他能再次做到" : Said Mets right fielder Shawn Green, who struck out and singled against Kuo : that night, "He's got a good fastball and breaking ball. He'll be tough : again, so I can see the reason why [the Dodgers decided to start Kuo]. But : the [Mets] will be getting a second look at him." : A select few Mets will be getting their third and fourth looks. The sightings : haven't yet helped. Including two relief appearances in June, Kuo has logged : nine shutout innings against the Mets, allowing four hits and three walks : while striking out 12. 梅子队右外野手Shawn Green,那晚对Kuo三振一次及一次一垒安打, "他的速球及变化球,投得相当好. 他以後一定可以取得很好的成绩, 我可以了解Dodgers为什麽用他先发的理由. Mets以後一定还会再碰上他." Mets将会和Kuo再有第三次及第四对决的.他们对Kuo成绩不好. 因为包括7月的二次中继在内,Kuo对Mets已经九局无失分,四安打3BB, 而已有12次三振. --

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