http://www.sportshubla.com/2008/08/08/kuotastic/ Kuo. Three letters that have, at least when they begin (or fully make) the last name of a fireballing lefty for the Dodgers, served the franchise well. While this current version doesn’t have the mystique of his predecessor (okay, it’s a stretch, but play along) he is pitching with the same type of dominance, making Hong-Chih Kuo a vital cog in the LA machine. 名字以K.U.O.三个字母开头的强力左投对道奇贡献良多， 虽然现在这个没有以前那位那样的神奇（意指Koufax） 但郭泓志也一样威力十足，是道奇不可或缺的要角 After some very promising moments in 2006, last season was a lost one for the oft-injured hurler, to the point that his best highlight was the coolest bat flip I’d ever seen after a homer against the Mets. (Other Dodger fans must have also been impressed because it won the top moment in 2007 in a True Blue LA poll). Concerns about Kuo abounded this spring as he entered this season coming off another injury which resulted in his third surgery since turning pro, two of which were of the Tommy John variety. It has been a tough battle for Kuo, but he has been up to it and his perseverance is paying off for himself and the Dodgers. Big Jonathon Broxton gets the fans excited, but Kuo has been the scene stealer in the Dodger bullpen. After spotty use early in the year, bouncing between the starting rotation and the bullpen as Joe Torre had trouble figuring out how best to use him, Kuo has built up a reservoir of relief situation faith in his manager by mowing down hitter after hitter. Now Torre uses him in high leverage situations, almost like a Blue Billy Wagner. 胖B让球迷兴奋，但道奇牛棚里真正抢尽目光的是郭 季初Torre无法确定怎麽用他，把他在牛棚和先发间移来移去，也很少用他 但郭在救援岗位上一个一个解决打者，赢得Torre的信心 现在Torre总在关键时刻派他上场，有如道奇版的Wagner Left handed hitters are completely helpless against Kuo, with right handed hitters not much better off. He has struck out 37 of the 81 (45%) left handed batters he’s faced this year while walking only one. Overall, he’s holding hitters to a paltry .197 batting average, and those hits haven’t amounted to much, judging by an opponents slugging percentage below .300. 左打者对他毫无办法，右打者也没好多少 郭面对的81名左打者中有37个被三振掉（45%），只有一个保送 整体而言，打者面对他的打击率只有.197， 就算打得出去也没什麽杀伤力，因为长打率仅仅.300 The Dodger bullpen has been one of the best in baseball this season, virtually impregnable with Kuo representing the moat around the castle. Earlier in the year when Takashi Saito was healthy, Kuo was called upon 14 times to pitch two innings or more and excelled in these situations, easing the transition to the Broxton/Saito deadly combo. With Saito gone, Kuo has now taken up the setup role of Broxton and continues to flourish. On an offensive challenged team like the Dodgers, shut down relief pitchers are a must. Normally, middle relievers don’t get the headlines, but they’re an important cog for any team with postseason aspirations. 今年道奇牛棚在联盟中是最强的，而郭就有如这个攻不破的城堡的护城河 球季稍早斋藤还健康无伤，郭出赛十四次，都投超过两局 表现杰出，串起先发投手到Broxton、斋藤这对强力组合间的局数 在斋藤受伤後，郭接起Broxton布局的位置，继续发挥 在像道奇这样贫打的球队中，有能力封锁对方的後援投手是必要的 一般而言，中继投手很少得到注意 但对任何希望进入季後赛的球队而言，却不可或缺 With that in mind, you can argue that Hong-Chi Kuo has been the MVP of the staff. 因此，郭可说是牛棚中的MVP （很想睡觉了所以随便翻翻） --

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