季後赛告一段落，大家该吵的应该也吵得差不多了。 让我们向前看，来关心一下接下来的联盟冠军赛吧。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 出处：http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21225032/ By Bert Blyleven MSNBC contributor Updated: 4:39 p.m. ET Oct. 10, 2007 Foretelling the Fall Classic 水晶球，水晶球，谁是冠军啊？ Red-hot Rockies and intrepid Indians will prevail in LCS showdowns 洛矶和笑脸人是冠军 After surprisingly one-sided series in the first round of the playoffs, the postseason has reached the LCS with four teams looking to move on to the World Series. 季後赛第一轮，高速横扫，剩下四队，大家都想赢。 Look for the matchups between the Red Sox and Indians and the Diamondbacks and Rockies to both go six games, and look for Colorado to keep rolling and Cleveland to jolt the boys from Beantown. 赤袜对笑脸人，小蛇对洛矶，应该都会打到第六场。洛矶气势如虹，笑脸人笑到最後。 ROCKIES VS. DIAMONDBACKS Two teams most expected to be on the golf course by now are instead squaring off for the NL pennant. Arizona's found a way to win despite a meager offense and bundle of youth sprinkled throughout its lineup. Colorado, left for dead about a month ago, is on a ridiculous roll, entering the LCS having won 17 of its last 18 games. 小蛇 VS. 洛矶 国家联盟这边，参赛者是两匹黑马。小蛇没打击没经验，洛矶则是一个月前大家都以为 他们完蛋了，结果疯起来18场里面赢了17场。 Getting hot this time of year can lead to some wonderful things so Colorado hopes its momentum doesn't vanish anytime soon. Offensively the Rockies should score enough runs unless their bats drastically cool off. Arizona's ace Brandon Webb may beat them, but the Rockies' red-hot sticks could certainly spell trouble for the other D'Back's starters they'll likely face: Doug Davis, Livan Hernandez, and Micah Owings. 洛矶火热的棒子吓吓叫，小蛇只有韦伯够看，其他像是 Doug Davis, Livan Hernandez, Micah Owings 这些货色应该会被一棒子打晕。 To start the series Webb is matched against the Rockies' best starter, Jeff Francis, a 17-game winner this season, who couldn't have asked for more in his first-ever postseason start against the Phillies. In Game 1 of the LDS he held Rollins, Utley, Howard and company to a pair of runs and four hits in six innings while striking out eight. 韦伯应该会对上洛矶的第一号，Jeff Francis，这个年轻人今年有17胜呢。他在生涯第一 场季後赛里表现出色，让费城人 Rollins, Utley, Howard 一干人等只打出两分，四安打 ，投六局八三振。（注：费城球迷们别再哭了，Rollins 今年表现真的很好） Game 1 could swing on which pitcher gets some early run support. If it's Francis the D'Backs may be a tad more concerned than one might expect since Colorado's 26-year-old lefty is 7-2 lifetime against Arizona with a 3.54 ERA in 14 starts. 第一场应该是看谁先得分谁有利，如果洛矶先打回来几分的话小蛇就不妙了，因为26岁的 Francis 生涯对小蛇可是先发14场，七胜二负，自责分率 3.54。 After Francis there's the question of how the younger members of the Colorado rotation will fare. The Game 2 start goes to 23-year-old Ubaldo Jimenez and the Game 3 start to 21-year-old Franklin Morales. Aaron Cook, who comes back from injury, should start Game 4. 接下来就要看看洛矶一群年轻投手的了。第二场 Ubaldo Jimenez 23岁，第三场 Franklin Morales 21岁，第四场 Aaron Cook 伤癒归来。 Against the Phillies in Game 3 Jimenez went 6.1 innings, allowing just three hits and one run while striking out five and walking four. In Game 2 of the LDS Morales went just three innings giving up three runs on three hits. He struck out three and walked two. But Colorado manager Clint Hurdle has confidence in both despite their inexperience. 对费城人第三场，Jimenez 投 6.1 局，三安打失一分，五三振四保送。第二场是 Morales，他只丢了三局就被打了三支安打失三分，有三个三振和两个保送。虽然这两位 没什麽经验，不过洛矶教头 Clint Hurdle 对他们有信心。 Who would have thought that Arizona's pitching would have held the Cubs to a mere six runs? Or that Colorado's arms would have limited the Phillies to just eight runs? 谁想得到小蛇能够让小熊们只得到六分？或者是费城人对洛矶也只拿到八分？（注：季後 赛软手是个普遍的课题） The bullpens are both strong, part of why these two teams are playing for the NL pennant. How these relievers fare with so much more now on the line will be a key factor towards determining which team wins the series. Keep on eye on Brandon Lyon, who could prove an X-factor out of the Arizona bullpen. 两边牛棚都不错，对战局影响很大，可以注意一下 Brandon Lyon，可能会是小蛇的关键 人物。 The Diamondbacks are an awfully young club. Tony Clark and Eric Byrnes are the veterans, but the rest of Arizona's core players are in their mid or early twenties. Arizona is no offensive juggernaut. Quite to the contrary. The Diamondbacks were outscored by their opponents in the regular season. They had to be happy with pushing across 16 runs against the Cubs and can only hope for more of the same against the Rockies. 小蛇们他妈的年轻，老人只有 Tony Clark 和 Eric Byrnes，其他都是些二十来岁的小 夥子。不过他们也他妈的贫打，这一整季都是。对上小熊打了 16 分真让人开心，希望 对上洛矶的时候也能多打一些。 Colorado's offense can be explosive. The top seven players in the Rockies' lineup all hit at least .288 during the regular season, and three players batted over .300. Matt Holliday led the way with a league-best .340 batting average. He's had a great year as has shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who plays superb defense and who hit .291 and drove in 99 runs. Veteran Todd Helton is playing in the postseason for the first time, and at 34 he not only still wields a potent bat (.320 BA in the regular season), but also provides invaluable leadership for the team's younger players. 洛矶有爆炸打线，前七棒打击率都在 .288 以上，有三个人过三成，Matt Holliday 更是 联盟打击王，有 .340。游击手 Troy Tulowitzki 也不错，守备好，打击有 .291，99 分 打点，老人 Todd Helton 第一次打季後赛，有 .320 的打击率，34 岁，在队上当老大带 领其他小毛头。 These teams know each other fairly well although some new faces have come onto the scene for both sides over the course of the season. Colorado won the season series, 10-8, its offense outscoring Arizona, 86-72. Interestingly 12 games in the season series were decided by two runs or less, and each team won six. 这两队很熟了，季赛洛矶十胜八负领先，打回来比较多分，86 比 72。有趣的是，有 12 场的比赛分数差在两分以内，两边各赢六场。 INDIANS VS. RED SOX In beating the Angels in the LDS, the Red Sox beat a team that was hurting. The timing of injuries to key players for the Angels could not have been worse. Boston took advantage of the holes in Anaheim's lineup, limiting the Angels to just four runs. The Angels lack of power was also exposed. 笑脸人 VS. 赤袜 分区赛的时候天使有伤兵，赤袜占了便宜。天使只打了四分回来，赤袜赢得轻松。 For the Indians to beat the Yankees the way they did, it tells anyone who's paying attention that Cleveland has a very solid club. Cleveland is flying high after knocking out New York and primed to win one of the first two games in Boston. The fans in Beantown will sure give the Tribe an earful inning after inning, but against the Yankees the Indians showed they are fearless to opposing fans and swarming bugs. 笑脸人让北佬难看，他们很强。虽然波士顿的球迷不会给他们好过，不过前两场笑脸人 应该会赢一场。他们不怕球迷吵，也不怕虫子咬。 After splitting in Boston, Cleveland will take two of three at home and then finish off the Red Sox by beating them again at Fenway Park. Sure that's tough to pull off, but for the Indians this postseason is all about responding to the most daunting of challenges. 在波士顿赢一场，接下来回家三场赢两场，最後在芬威再赢一场解决掉赤袜。听起来好 像很难，不过笑脸人行的。 Cleveland's 1-2 punch of C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona at the top of its rotation can outdo that of any other team, including Boston's top two of Josh Beckett and Curt Schilling. Carmona had a great regular season but in Game 2 against the Yankees he showed another side of himself -- that of coming up huge when it counts the most. The 23-year-old right-hander gave up just a run and three hits in nine innings, while striking out eight. If there's more of that to come from him in the LCS, woe to Boston. 笑脸人有 C.C. Sabathia 和 Fausto Carmona，比赤袜的 Josh Beckett 和 Curt Schilling 强。23 岁的 Carmona 不只在季赛一把罩，对上北佬的第二场，九局三 安打失一分，北佬都哭了。如果他继续这样发飙下去，赤袜们请记得去拜拜。 In Game 1 of the LDS Sabathia was far from sharp, but he battled and held the Yankees to just three runs and four hits in five innings. He gave up six walks, quite uncharacteristic for him. From his outing against New York, Sabathia will figure out he needs to calm down and if he does so expect him to pitch much better against the Red Sox. 分区赛对上北佬的时候，Sabathia 丢的不是很好，五局失三分四安打，不过他有努力控 制局面，虽然六次保送有点不寻常，不过如果对上赤袜的时候他能够冷静一点，应该会 表现不错。 Game 3 should pit Daisuke Matsuzaka against Jake Westbrook and in Game 4 it will likely be Tim Wakefield taking on Paul Byrd. Biggest thing to watch in these games is Matsuzaka, who showed signs of wearing down late in the season. He got the ball in Game 2 of the LDS but didn't impress, allowing three runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings while also walking three batters. If Matsuzaka is fatigued, the adrenaline of pitching in the playoffs might get him over feeling tired but he needs to consistently get ahead in the count. 第三场是松坂对上 Jake Westbrook，第四场是 Tim Wakefield 对决 Paul Byrd。这边要 注意松坂，他在分区赛第二场表现不好，丢了四又三分之二局，七安打失三分，有三次保 送。看起来松坂有点累了，不过如果他能持续抢到好球数，应该会有好表现。 Cleveland figures to run up against a resurgent Manny Ramirez, and dealing with the suddenly slugging slugger will be a key test for the Tribe's pitchers. Ramirez hit two mammoth home runs against the Angels and he batted .375 with four RBI. And if Ramirez falters there is still David Ortiz to be concerned about. In the sweep of the Angels Big Papi hit .714 with two home runs and three RBI. If Cleveland can keep Ramirez and Ortiz from being the offensive heroes of the LCS, it should punch its ticket to the World Series. 笑脸人最大的敌人是曼尼，最近状态又回来了。他在前三场对天使轰出了两发大号的， 打击率 .375 有四分打点。就算解决了曼尼还有老爹，他在对天使的三场有三分打点，两 发全垒打，打击率 .714。搞定这两位的话笑脸人就可以笑到最後。 The Indians' attack has multiple weapons including Grady Sizemore, Travis Hafner, Victor Martinez, Ryan Garko, Kenny Lofton, and Casey Blake, who seems to almost always come up with the big hit. The Red Sox need to have Blake's measure in order not to get burned by him in a critical spot. 笑脸人这边的打击货色齐全，有 Grady Sizemore, Travis Hafner, Victor Martinez, Ryan Garko, Kenny Lofton, Casey Blake 等，赤袜要小心 Blake 的关键一击。 When it comes to bullpens Boston's got a star closer in Jonathan Papelbon, who had a sensational regular season with 37 saves and a 1.85 ERA. The set-up man is right-hander Hideki Okajima, who hopes to leave his September struggles (8.10 ERA) behind and return to the form that produced a dominant first half of the season (2-0, 0.83 ERA). 赤袜的牛棚有明星关门人 Jonathan Papelbon，季赛成绩是 37 次救援，自责分率 1.85 准备人冈岛九月很糟，自责分率 8.10，他需要回到上半季二胜零败自责分率 0.83 的好 状态。（注：我想看刚爷啊） Cleveland has the benefit of three outstanding set-up men in lefty Rafael Perez and righties Jensen Lewis and Rafael Betancourt. Joe Borowski's the closer and he led the AL with 45 saves. But his ERA was 5.07 ERA, and some tab him as shaky at best in his role. But don't doubt Borowski's guts. It may not be pretty but most times he finds a way to get it done, although his coming in with a two-run lead rather than just a one-run advantage makes Indians skipper Eric Wedge much more comfortable. 笑脸人三位准备人都很好，左手的 Rafael Perez，右手的 Jensen Lewis 和 Rafael Betancourt。关门人是美联救援王爆炸司机，有 45 次救援成功。笑脸人教头 Eric Wedge 希望领先两分以上让爆炸司机上场，因为他真的很会爆炸。他的自责分率是吓死 人的 5.07，不过爆炸归爆炸，他还是很会关门。 注：作者 Bert Blyleven 生涯 22 个球季，287 胜，两次全星星。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 我想看洛矶拿冠军。 -- 转录可，请注明出处作者 --

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