原文译自http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1640390,00.html It's just too easy to loathe Barry Bonds. As he approaches one of the most important achievements in American sport--Hank Aaron's all-time record of 755 home runs--everyone knows about Bonds the boor. He's fought with teammates, dissed the press and shunned the notion that athletes must strive to be adored. Then there's that whole steroids thing. In a recent TIME.com poll, 77% of respondents didn't want Bonds to break Aaron's record. 要讨厌Barry Bonds实在太容易了。当他接近了美国运动历史上最重要的成就之一， 也就是Hank Aaron生涯的七百五十五支全垒打的时候，每个人都认为Bonds是个粗鲁的家伙。 他跟队友打架(按：Jeff Kent)、与媒体交恶、不屑「运动员要努力赢得爱戴」这样的观念。 然後就是这次类固醇的事件。在最近时代杂志的民调显示，百分之七十七的受访者不希望 Bonds打破Aaron的纪录。 But Bonds deserves a little respect. Steroids or not, he may be the best pure hitter in baseball history. "Does Bonds carry the freight for all the sins of his generation?" asks noted baseball historian--and current Boston Red Sox adviser--Bill James. No, he says, "he can't ... Bonds is our home-run champion. We should respect and honor him, just like we did Henry Aaron." 但Bonds是值得一些尊敬。不管有没有用类固醇，他可能会是棒球史上最好的打击者。 「Bonds是不是为了这个年代所有的罪恶背黑锅呢？」着名的棒球史研究者， 同时也是现任的红袜队顾问Bill James提出这样的问题。 他说：「不，他不该是背黑锅的人，他是我们的全垒打王。我们应该尊敬他、以他为荣， 就像我们对Hank Aaron做的一样。」 History will soon unfold, either as a celebration of Bonds' feat or, more likely, one historically awkward moment, given the surreal, sad or even angry reaction to what should be an unforgettable game. Here are five ways to make sense of the Bonds phenomenon. Where do you fall? 历史很快就要出现了，不管到时候会是庆祝Bonds的成就，或更有可能的， 是一个难堪的历史性的时刻，都会对这样一场难忘的比赛有着超现实的、难过的、 或甚至是生气的反应。下面是五种对於Bonds现象合理的解释，你喜欢哪一种？ 1. It's simple--he cheated 一、他作弊，就是这麽简单。 Be serious. Bonds cheated, he lied about it, and we should just scoff at this so-called record. In 1998, at age 33, Lean Barry hit a respectable 37 home runs. Two years later, Bulked-Up Barry smacked 49, then a preposterous 73, followed by three more seasons of at least 45 dingers. His head has visibly swelled, an inflated noggin being a telltale sign of human-growth-hormone use. 说真的，Bonds就是作弊，他说谎，而我们应该嘲笑这个所谓的纪录。 精瘦的Barry在一九九八年时三十三岁，打出了令人尊敬的三十七支全垒打。两年之後， 大块头Barry打了四十九支，然後是反常的七十三支，再接下来三个球季至少都轰出四十五 支全垒打。他的头肿得很明显，膨胀的头部就是使用生长激素的证明 According to leaked grand jury testimony, Bonds has admitted to using steroids but has denied knowing that they were performance-enhancing drugs. Right. According to Game of Shadows, a Bonds expose, the slugger went on frequent steroid binges. No one has disproved these allegations, and if they are untrue, where's his sense of outrage? Where's his libel suit? "This record is unfortunate because it's pretty badly tainted," says former Major League Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent. "[Hank] Aaron is not going to go watch Bonds break it. I think that's the message for the rest of us." 依照流出的大陪审团的证词，Bonds已经承认使用类固醇， 但是他否认知道那些药是增强表现的药物。没错， 根据披露Bonds固定使用类固醇的Game of Shadow一书表示， 没有人能驳斥这些嫌疑，而如果这些事情是不实的，那他为什麽要不爽？ 为什麽他不提出诉讼？前大联盟执行长Fay Vincent表示，这个纪录很不幸， 因为它已经被彻底玷污了。「Aaron不会亲眼见证Bonds打破纪录， 这对我们来说是个很明显的讯息了。」 2. He's the greatest hitter of all time 二、他是史上最伟大的打者 You try smacking a 95-m.p.h. fastball out of the park. "755 home runs? It's an accomplishment, man," says New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, noting that there's never been unequivocal proof that Bonds cheated. Before Bonds allegedly started steroids after the 1998 season, he was already bound for the Hall of Fame, having won three MVP awards. In 1996 and 1997, he had 42 and 40 home runs, respectively. And there's precedent for a late-career power surge: Aaron himself. 试试看把一个九十五英哩的快速球打出球场。纽约洋基的游击手Derek Jeter说： 「七百五十五支全垒打？天阿这可是个了不起的成就，」 他认为从来就没有明确的证据证明Bonds作弊。 在Bonds被怀疑於九八年球季後开始使用类固醇之前，他已经是个准名人堂球员， 得到三座MVP了。在九六年和九七年他分别打了四十二支和四十支全垒打。 而且在之前就已经有在生涯末期还能提升力量的证据：Aaron本人。 Bonds "has the most perfect swing I have ever seen," says James. "Steroids didn't do that. He disciplines himself not to swing at anything outside the strike zone in a way that any player could but very few do. Steroids didn't do that." You have to credit Bonds for performing while opposing fans are throwing syringes at him and booing him. "I don't know 10 people who can take all the flimflam he has taken and still do that job," says Texas Rangers scout Mel Didier. James表示，Bonds「有着我所看过最完美的挥棒。」「那是类固醇办不到的。 他控制自己不去挥击任何在好球带以外的球，而这是很少有球员可以做到的。 类固醇办不到。」你必须肯定Bonds在对手球迷对他丢注射器并且喝倒彩的时候， 还能有着好表现。「我认识不超过十个人能像他一样， 面对所有的胡言乱语还可以把工作做好。」德州游骑兵的球探Mel Didier说。 3. Come on, pitchers are juiced too 三、少来了，投手也是加料的 Cartoonishly large sluggers such as Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa have dominated the steroids debate. And admit it: you loved watching those hulks abuse poor, defenseless pitchers. 像Bonds、McGwire、Sosa这样夸张的强棒主宰了整个类固醇的争议。而且承认吧， 你很喜欢看到这些大棒子凌虐那些可怜不设防的投手们。 But here's a reality check: 33 of the 48 major and minor league players suspended by baseball for using performance-enhancing drugs since the start of 2006 were pitchers. That's a stunning 69%, if you're keeping score at home. "With steroids, there has been a preoccupation with one aspect of the game-- the home runs," says steroid expert Dr. Gary Wadler, a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency. "To be fair, you have to look at other aspects of baseball performance." Steroids can speed a pitcher's recovery time and perhaps bump him a notch on the radar gun. 然而这里有些事实：从二○○六年开季开始，每四十八个大联盟和小联盟的选手中， 就有三十三个投手被怀疑使用提升表现的药物。这比例是惊人的百分之六十九， 如果你自己有计算的话。「说到类固醇，大家只关注在比赛中的一部分，就是全垒打，」 类固醇的专家，同时也是世界反用药组织的会员之一的Dr. Gary Wadler表示， 「公平地来看，你必须检视球赛中另一部份的表现。」类固醇可以缩短投手恢复的时间， 甚至让投手在球速上有所提升。 Without a reliable test for human growth hormone, it's impossible to know who's still cheating. And with pitchers seeking an edge as well as hitters, it's possible that Bonds will best Aaron's record on a more level playing field than previously thought. Says Minnesota Twins outfielder Jason Tyner: "The pitchers definitely have gotten off the hook." 如果没有一个针对生长激素的可靠测试，就不可能知道谁还在作弊。 而且投手跟打者一样都在追求极限，所以有可能Bonds的纪录比Aaron的更难得， 因为Bonds在更高层级的球场上比赛。双城队的外野手Jason Tyner说： 「投手们完全没受到责备。」 4. Aaron was pure, but baseball has issues every era 四、Aaron是清白的，但是每个年代的棒球都有些争议。 Yes, injecting steroids would seem to give Bonds a critical advantage over historical competitors. But don't forget that both Ruth and Aaron got help of a different sort. Yankee Stadium, the House That Ruth Built, was really the House Built for Ruth. The right-field fence, just 295 ft. from home plate in 1923, was a dream for a left-handed hitter. Perhaps more important, Ruth never faced a black pitcher. How would he have fared against Satchel Paige, "Smokey" Joe Williams and other Negro League greats? 没错，使用类固醇似乎让Bonds比历史上的竞争者有着更关键的优势。 但是不要忘了Ruth跟Aaron也都获得了不同方式的协助。 被叫作「the House That Ruth Built」洋基球场，是真的为了Ruth打造的。 一九二三年的时候，右外野的围墙离本垒板只有两百九十五英尺， 对左打者来说就像作梦一样。也许更重要的是，Ruth从来没有面对过黑人投手。 如果他面对过Satchel Paige、 "Smokey" Joe Williams和其他在黑人联盟的伟大选手， 结果会是怎样？ Aaron benefited from a field change. In 1968, the Year of the Pitcher, Aaron, at age 34, hit 29 home runs. After that season, baseball lowered the pitching mound, from 15 in. to 10 in. Advantage, hitters. Over the next five years, Aaron averaged 41 homers. An incredible feat, but it's fair to ask, What would have happened if the mound hadn't been lowered? Bottom line: every era is imperfect. Bonds' is the steroid era. Aaron则是从球场规格的改变中得利。一九六八年是投手称霸的一年，Aaron三十四岁， 打出了二十九支全垒打。下一个球季投手丘就从十五寸降低成十寸，对打者来说是利多。 接下来的五个球季，Aaron平均每年打出四十一支全垒打。是个很了不起的表现没错， 但是也可以很公平的问问看，如果投手丘没有被降低会发生什麽事？ 结论就是每个年代都不完美，而Bonds生在类固醇的年代。 5. It won't matter--A-Rod will surpass him 五、一切都不重要，A-Rod会超越他。 Don't sweat it. Bonds won't be the home-run king for long. Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez, 31, is about to become the youngest player to reach 500 home runs. He led the majors with 28 home runs through June. Ten more seasons of 25 dingers, which A-Rod can belt blindfolded, and he's right around 750. "Nobody has A-Rod's God-given ability," says Minnesota Twins All-Star center fielder Torii Hunter. "Nobody. That's why he's the $250 million man. He's definitely going to break that record." 不需要这麽辛苦了。Bonds不会永远都是全垒打王的。洋基队三十一岁的三垒手 Alex Rodriguez将要成为最年轻达成五百支全垒打里程碑的球员。到六月为止， 他以二十八支全垒打领先整个大联盟。只要再十个球季平均有二十五支全垒打， 他就差不多有七百五十支了，A-Rod闭着眼睛都可以做到。 「没人有像A-Rod那种天生神力，」双城队的明星中外野手Torii Hunter说。 「没有任何人。这就是为什麽他可以拿两亿五千万。他绝对会打破纪录。」 There's something oddly appealing about A-Rod. He has the propensity to be all human as well as all star. He's seen a shrink. And he's been seen escorting a stripper in Toronto. He badly wants to be liked yet criticizes Yankee fans. He can't hit in the post-season. While Bonds is entangled in a federal perjury investigation and Major League Baseball's steroid probe, A-Rod's trials are of the lighter variety. Thank goodness. It will be nice to just smile about a slugger once again. 有些奇怪的事情曾发生在A-Rod身上。他有时候是很普通的人，有时候是个全明星球员。 他看过心理医生，而且他也在多伦多被看到跟脱衣舞娘混在一起。他很希望被喜爱， 却又批评洋基的球迷。他到了季後赛就会软手。 当Bonds被联邦陪审团和大联盟的类固醇调查缠身的时候，A-Rod的考验似乎轻松多了。 感谢老天，一次眷顾一个强打者就很够了。 -- 初次翻译，多有疏漏请大家多多指教 !! -- --

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