※ 引述《mohicans (Last Of The Mohicans)》之铭言： : By Tony Jackson : ESPNLosAngeles.com 天天B的地位岌岌可危 : And this is the closer for a team that still fancies itself a playoff : contender? 这是一个相信能参加季後赛的球队，终结者该有的表现吗? : There was a time, of course, when Torre's loyalty to Broxton stemmed from the : fact there really wasn't anyone else, especially when former setup man George : Sherrill got off to such a rough start to the season that he became, well, a : former setup man. 曾经有段时间，Torre相信Broxton来自於没有人能和他比，尤其是Sherrill先生， 这位"前"布局投手本季的糟糕演出後。是的，"前"。 : But now, that has changed. : For one, there is Hong-Chih Kuo, the fireballing current setup man who also : made the All-Star team and whom Torre apparently no longer has any qualms : about using on consecutive days (he did it for just the second time this : season), bringing in Kuo to face lefty-hitting Raul Ibanez with two on and : two outs in the seventh inning. Kuo got Ibanez to fly out to left. 但是现在，一切有了改变。 一来是现在有了"现任"布局投手，火球郭泓志。他在全明星赛出赛，而Torre对他连续出赛 也明显不再有疑虑(本季已经是第二次连续出赛)。这次面对左打Ibanez(两出局，两在垒) ，郭泓志让Ibanez击出左外野飞球出局。 : For another, there is Octavio Dotel, a veteran whom the Dodgers acquired from : the Pittsburgh Pirates minutes before the trading deadline and who was : closing for the Pirates at the time. He recorded 21 saves before the trade, : but he also blew five others, meaning his percentage is identical to : Broxton's. 二来，道奇在731大限前从匹兹堡海盗换到了老将Octavio Dotel。他担任海盗队的救援 投手，有21救援成功和5救援失败。这代表他和Broxton的比例是相近的。 (Broxton目前21SV，4L) : Neither of those alternatives is ideal, and there is no guarantee either of : them would be any better than Broxton. Moreover, it might be too late for a : change to even matter, given that the Dodgers' season already appears to be : slipping away. But at a time when the fourth-place Dodgers (59-56) are still : clinging to whatever sliver of hope they have of reaching the playoffs -- : they now trail the division-leading San Diego Padres by nine games in the : N.L. West and the wild card-leading San Francisco Giants by 6 1/2, with a : bunch of teams in between -- logic would suggest that it might be time to at : least try something different. 不论那种选择都是里想的，但也无法保证会比让Broxton继续担任终结者来的好。 更糟的是，道奇战绩夸张的滑落，这一切的改变也许太慢了。不过一切也许有转机， 教士队在西区王座领先9场，外卡落後巨人6.5场，中间还插了一堆队伍.... 至少该改变试试看吧......。 : If it doesn't work, well, what will they really have lost? : For his part, Broxton denied the suggestion that this ballpark, where he : famously blew a ninth-inning lead in Game 4 of last year's NL Championship : Series, was still haunting him when he took the mound on Thursday. He denied, : for the umpteenth time during this rough stretch he is going through, that : there is anything physically wrong with him. 毕竟如果改变失败，道奇会丧失什麽呢? 就Broxton来说，他否认星期四上场时，去年国联冠军战第四战第九局败战的阴影垄罩 着他(译者：作者很会牵拖耶.....)，他也否认粗糙的热身运动造成他的身体影响。 : And, of course, he denied that he is experiencing a crisis of confidence. : "I'm fine," he said. "I'm just a little wild right now, but every pitcher : goes through it. Hopefully, I can get it out of my system and be back to my : normal self." 当然，他也否认面临着信任危机。他说："我很好，现在只是有点偏，但每个投手都会 经历这段期间。但愿我能自己把一切回归正轨。" : Broxton can whistle past that graveyard all he wants to. But ultimately, it : isn't his own confidence, or lack thereof, that will decide this issue. Torre : is the one who will decide, perhaps as soon as Friday, whether his confidence : in Broxton is sufficient to keep using him in the closer's role. And when : Torre was given the chance to provide yet another vote of that confidence for : Broxton after what might go down as the final nail in the Dodgers' season, : the manager declined to offer one. Broxton可以对目前的困境乐观以对，然而这不是他的信心所能决定的。 Torre是能决定撤换Broxton的人之一，他可能在星期五就作出决定，不论他是否信任 Broxton。而当Torre嚐试让其他候选者上场时，这可能是对Broxton信心的致命一击。 : http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/columns/story?id=5460373 : ----- : By Dylan Hernandez : August 12, 2010|11:05 p.m. : If Torre demotes Broxton, the most likely candidates to replace him would be : All-Star left-hander Hong-Chih Kuo, rookie Kenley Jansen and recently : acquired Octavio Dotel. 如果Torre把Broxton"降级"，最有可能的候选人是郭泓志、Kenley Jansen和 Octavio Dotel。 : http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodgers-phillies-20100813,0,1824682.story : ----- : By Scott Pianowski : Fri Aug 13 12:23am PDT : Is Broxton still the firm choice as LA's closer? Joe Torre apparently wants : to sleep on it. "Let the smoke clear before you get me to say something I : haven't thought about," Torre said right after the soul-crushing defeat, : which he later termed the hardest one of the season. "[Broxton is] a big boy, : he'll be all right. Long-term, I'm not worried about him." : If you read between the lines, it sounds like Broxton might get a brief : respite from the closing gig. This brings some other save-chasing names into : play; perhaps Octavio Dotel(notes) would get a look in the ninth this : weekend, or Hong-Chih Kuo(notes), or maybe even fearless rookie Kenley : Jansen(notes). Torre isn't lacking for options. And with the Dodgers quickly : falling out of the playoff chase in the NL, it's not easy to be patient. : We'll see how Torre spins this situation before Friday's series opener at : Atlanta. Broxton终结者的地位依旧屹立不摇吗?Torre明显想等到明天决定。"让一切烟幕清楚吧! 我从没想过这个问题。"他在令人心碎的失败後这麽说。"他是个大家伙，他会没事的。 长期以来，我都信任着他。 如果你只读这一段，你会认为Broxton在撤换终结者上获得观察期。然而，现在第九局 出现了其他人的名字：Octavio Dotel，郭泓志，甚至是Kenley Jansen。Torre不缺选择 。面对道奇战绩直直落的现在，等Broxton恢复正常是难以令人忍受的。 让我们看看Torre对勇士队要如何因应吧。 : Kuo and Jansen have fantasy value in most leagues at the moment even if : they're not closing; they've been that dominant. I took a flier on Dotel in : the Yahoo Friends & Family League on the odd chance that Broxton may turn out : to be hurt (or temporarily demoted from his role); in that league, you have : to be out in front of news, not trailing behind it. In groups where the save : is less important, you can take your time and let the situation play out a : bit. There's no one set of rules that apply to the save chase. (本段翻译请见jdtrue的正确版本) : http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/blog/roto_arcade/post/Closing-Time-Jonathan : -Broxton-gives-another-gam?urn=fantasy-262159 : http://is.gd/efVpd ---- 新手翻译，请多指教 ※ 编辑: skiller 来自: 59.115.98.243 (08/14 14:15)