Mailbag: Can Mariners win close ones? Beat reporter Jim Street answers Mariners fans' questions By Jim Street / MLB.com For the first time in four seasons, the Mariners reach the stretch run of the regular season competing for one of two available playoff spots -- the American League West championship and the Wild Card. Inquiring minds want to know: Can the starting rotation step up? Can closer J.J. Putz continue his mastery? There are so many questions, and that's where we come in. If you have a question, send it in and we'll try to answer it for you in the mailbag. 从大一等到大四，我们终於盼到水兵准备航向伟大航道 不过乡民们对於船上的船员还是有很多问题想问 假如你是个标准乡民，多写信来问吧 The Mariners have been hitting more long balls this season, and I was wondering what is the longest home run hit at Safeco Field. I am guessing it was Adrian Beltre's 480-something-footer against the Red Sox in 2005. -- Edward P., Seattle 谁在Safeco打出最远的Hr? 乡民的映象答案是配额在2005年对红袜 There is no official record of who hit the longest home run at Safeco Field, but the longest this season was the 462-foot blast Raul Ibanez hit on June 20 against Pirates reliever Dan Kolb. There have been more than 40 home runs hit into the upper deck in left field, but Mo Vaughn and Carlos Delgado are the only two batters to reach the upper deck in right field. 船上没带测量器出门， 但本季应该是6/20 椰子把球送到462尺远，苦主当然是打海盗罗！谁叫我们是水兵 XD 不过Mo Vaughn跟Carlos Delgado是唯二把球送到右外野最高的了望台的地方 How do the Mariners stack up with the rest of the AL and MLB in one-run games and runners left on base? -- Ron N., Phoenix 水兵喜欢打一分差的比赛？ As of last Saturday, the Mariners were 21-17 in one-run games, which was among the best in the AL. The Tigers (20-15) were five games above .500 while the Orioles were the worst at 10-23. In the NL, the Diamondbacks were tops with a 27-16 record in one-run games, while the Phillies were just 8-19. The Mariners stranded 838 runners in their first 119 games, the eighth-highest total in the AL. Also, 13 of the 16 NL teams had stranded more runners than Seattle. 水兵目前一分差的战绩是21-17，AL领先 NL，则是小蛇27-16 Is it considered an unearned run if the pitcher is the one that makes the error allowing a run to score? -- Neil S., Issaquah, Wash. 投手失误造成非自责分，算不算在头上？ When a batter reaches base on an error, and the miscue leads to a run being scored, when it otherwise wouldn't have scored, it becomes an unearned run -- regardless who commits the error. So, yes it is an unearned run if the pitcher commits the error. Also, if a runner scores on a passed ball by the catcher, and would not have otherwise scored in the inning, it is an unearned run. However, it is an earned run if the runner scores on a wild pitch. The official scorer recreates each inning to determine which runs are earned and unearned. 都说失误，当然算是非自责分罗 ( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ 官方有一套计算方法，自己去看罗 Will Ichiro reach 3,000 career hits, and if so what year do you think he'll reach it? -- Bob V., Issaquah, Wash. 火星人如果能打出3千安，那要多久才生的出来？ That's a tough one to answer because of so many variables. However, if Ichiro finishes this season with 225 hits, he would have 1,579 hits in his seven-year MLB career -- an average of 226 hits per season. If he maintained that pace, he would need slightly more than six more full seasons to reach the 3,000-hit mark, making him close to 40 years of age. After much calculation, my guess is that he will reach the 3,000-hit plateau on June 26, 2014. You heard it here first. 根据我精密的计算，再6个完整球季後 2014年6月26日火星人就可以达成这个资格 不过不要问我怎麽算 With Barry Bonds' contract expiring at the end of the season, rumors have it that he may end up in the American League. Do you think he would be a good fit on the Seattle roster as a DH? -- Josh T., Dunkirk, N.Y. BB爷如果来AL，他适不适合上船掌舵(打DH)？ (NY的球迷？好怪阿！) With all the controversy surrounding the new all-time home run king, I doubt that he would be a "good fit" on the Mariners roster -- as the designated hitter or otherwise. In my wildest dreams, I can't envision Bonds playing for the Mariners next season -- or any season. 棒子爷上船掌舵，当然好！ 不过这个美梦我连梦都没梦过 When I was young, I had a baseball coach tell me that in high school Richie Sexson once hit a pop fly so high that he got to second base before the left fielder caught it. I was wondering if you knew if there was any truth to that story? -- Anthony C., Kirkland, Wash. 教练跟我说儿子高中时曾经打了一个左外野的鸟飞冲天炮，但是儿子已经跑上二垒 这是虎烂的吗？ Even if Sexson had as much speed as Ichiro, which he doesn't, it's unlikely that he could hit a ball high enough to reach second base before any outfielder caught the ball. Your coach was pulling your leg. 别在相信狮子的鬃毛，就算把儿子换成火星人都办不到 你教练一定是把你的腿换上去罗！ XD Is there a buyout option on Sexson's contract for 2008? If so, what is the amount, and would it be a viable option? -- Dave N., Kent, Wash. 2008年儿子会不会下船？ There is no buyout option in Sexson's contract. He is guaranteed $14 million in 2008, the final year of a four-year deal he signed as a free agent prior to the 2004 season. 2008年，我们还是得看儿子延长春训 因为四年前忘了签不想看合约 In the third game in Baltimore, George Sherrill came into the game in the seven th inning and pitched to only two or three batters. He was replaced with a right-handed pitcher. Then he came in again in the eighth and closed out the game. I didn't think a player could enter the game twice. What is the explanation? -- Rosemary F., Lewiston, Idaho 雪丽在对金鸟第三战时，为啥变成一人左？ (不只这一场，还有很多场，怒！） The left-hander that pitched in the seventh inning actually was Ryan Rowland-Smith, not Sherrill. Rowland-Smith was replaced by right-hander Sean Green after facing one batter in that inning and Sherrill replaced Green with one out in the eighth inning. Any player, pitcher or otherwise, is not allowed to return to a game after being removed. 因为教练爱乱执行战术 Do you think John McLaren will ever have the lineup with all the young guys playing, with the exception of Ichiro leading off? I just think maybe it would show the front office and fans in Seattle what the young guys can do. What do you think? -- Billy B., Puyallup, Wash. 麦阿伦有可能排出年轻打线吗？ The only time you would see McLaren do that is during Spring Training. 我看过的唯一一次，就在春训！ Has a batter ever batted out of turn? What happens if he does? -- Jim S., Spanaway, Wash. It has happened quite often over the years. According to rule 6.07, "Anyone bat ting out of turn shall be called out, on appeal, when he fails to bat in his proper turn and another batter completes an at-bat in his place. When an improper batter becomes a runner, or makes an out, and the defensive team appeals to the umpire before the first pitch to the next batter of either team, or before any play or attempted play, the umpire shall (1) declare the proper batter out; and (2) nullify any advance or score made because of a ball batted by the improper batter or because of the improper batter's advance to first base on a hit, an error, a base on balls, a hit batter or otherwise. If a runner advances while the improper batter is at bat, on a stolen base, balk, wild pitch or passed ball, such advance is legal." 乡民自己翻规则，规则都有写 After Jeremy Reed broke his thumb last year, I haven't heard a lot about him. He is on the 40 man roster, but where is he and how's he doing? -- Caleb D., Vancouver, Wash. Reed到底是死去哪了？好久没消息 Reed, acquired from the White Sox in the Freddy Garcia trade on June 27, 2004, has spent the entire '07 season with Triple-A Tacoma. In his first 118 games, Reed was batting .286 (140-for-489) with 11 home runs, 54 RBIs, 12 stolen bases and one error. He is a candidate to be promoted after Sept. 1, when MLB rosters can be expanded to 40 players. 他在雨人队练打击，不过技术有待加强 九月你应该可以再度看到他上来顾开特力 Jim Street is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. Jim Street是负责回应水兵乡民邮件，但不代表官方说法 -- 首次采用乡民翻译，翻的不好请多包涵 --

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