※ 引述《Ally1213 (Breakdown)》之铭言： : MLB.com推出一系列各队08年每个守备位置的球员preview， : 首先登场的是捕手: : http://tinyurl.com/2vxs7v : Around the Horn: Catchers : Johjima gives Mariners steady presence behind plate : By Jim Street / MLB.com : SEATTLE -- A Japanese battery the Mariners had hoped to use every fifth day : in 2008 never panned out, but there still should be plenty of juice behind : the plate this season to make catching one of the team's most reliable posi- : tions. 水手想在投手丘上找个日本人的计划失利， 但水手在本垒板後的日本人是不动如山。 : With the durable and dependable Kenji Johjima as the primary receiver, and : Jamie Burke returning as the backup, the position is in good hands. If former : first-round Draft choice Jeff Clement earns a spot on the 25-man roster, : there would be a third set of hands available to manager John McLaren. 水手的捕手位置有耐操的城岛加上替补Burke， 明年还可能有第三个人，Clement。 : Most MLB teams carry two catchers, but Clement appears to be Major League- : ready, especially on offense, as evidenced by the two memorable home runs he : hit in late September. The first was a pinch-hit, game-tying blast in the : bottom of the ninth inning against the Indians, and the second was a walk-off : jolt against the Rangers two nights later. Clement去年上major观光时敲了两支大的 他可能已经准备好了。 : Clement bats left-handed and that also could become a factor in determining : whether or not he's on the Opening Day roster. 再加上他是左打，这会有助於他开季站上大联盟。 : "I'm not saying [carrying three catchers] isn't something we couldn't do," : McLaren said, "but let's see how it plays out in Spring Training." 麦阿伦：带三个捕手也没什麽不可以，我们春训时走着瞧。 : In the meantime, McLaren gives two thumbs up when talking about both Johjima : and Burke, one of the most productive catching tandems in the big leagues : last season. 城岛加Burke是去年大盟中产量最佳的补手组合。 : Between them, Johjima and Burke batted .290 (173-for-598), hit 12 home runs : and drove in 73 runs. 他们打出0.290，12轰，73 RBI : "We were very happy with those two guys," McLaren said. "I thought Joh had a : nice year. He threw the ball well, improved his receiving, and is getting : experience with the American way of calling a game. He made good strides : there and will get better and better. He is a very solid catcher for us." 麦阿伦：城岛去年攻守俱佳，而且还会再进步。 : Johjima, the only Japan-born catcher in Major League Baseball history, was : hoping to add another footnote to his country's MLB legacy by receiving the : first pitch from right-hander Hiroki Kuroda, a free-agent starter from Japan : who chose the Dodgers over the Mariners. 城岛是大联盟史上唯一和制捕手， 原本有望与黑田成为大联盟史上第一对和制投捕搭档。 : Even so, Johjima continues to make his own history. 就算没了黑田，城岛仍会继续写属於自己的历史。 : He started 128 games for the Mariners last season and enters the '08 campaign : as the American League leader in innings caught over the past two seasons with : 2,279 1/3. 城岛很耐操 : Though he needs improvement in his plate-blocking technique, the former Japan : All-Star has shown progress in other areas of his defensive game, most notice- : ably in delivering quick, accurate throws. 城岛持续改进捕球技巧，牵制更是大幅进步。 : He threw out 10 of the final 15 baserunners attempting to steal on him last : season and ended up with a 37.8 percent success rate, the third-best in the AL. : Johjima was particularly superb from May 1 through the end of the season, : gunning down 44 percent (30-of-68) of the potential base thieves. 他在去年最後15次对手的盗垒尝试中，杀掉了其中10人。 全年阻杀率37.8%，美联第三佳， 五月一号起是是44% : "We worked with him on getting more on top of the ball, and he's gotten a lot : better at that," McLaren said. "It enables him to utilize his arm strength, : and Joh has a strong arm." 老麦：我们设法让他提早启动传球，这更能发挥他的强肩。 : Strong enough to get a rare hat trick: nailing the AL's top three stolen-base : artists. Johjima gunned down Rays speedster Carl Crawford on May 24, Brian : Roberts of the Orioles on June 4 and the Angels' Chone Figgins on Sept. 22. : Crawford and Roberts shared the league lead with 50 stolen bases and Figgins : ranked third with 41. 城岛的强肩足以对抗美联顶尖快腿： Carl Crawford、Brian Roberts、Chone Figgins （一朗：他们算什麽？） : Johjima also spent most of his time on the same page as Seattle's pitchers. : "He has more knowledge of the league now and I understand that he communicates : a lot better with the pitchers now, because his English has improved," : McLaren said. "Like I said, we're very happy with Joh." 城岛也不断加强英文以与自家投手沟通 : Johjima's offensive numbers last season went down a little from 2006, when he : had the most hits (147) by an AL rookie catcher in 44 years, and tied the : club record for most home runs by a catcher (18). But he still had a solid : sophomore season at the plate. 城岛今年的攻击比去年差了些，但还是很强。 : The right-handed hitter batted .287, hit 11 home runs, drove in 63 runs and : struck out just once every 12.5 plate appearances, making him the third- : toughest batter in the league to strike out. 城岛打出0.287，11轰，63 RBI，每12.5次打击才会被三振一次， 是美联第三难三振的捕手。 (球来就打当然比较不容易吃K) : On the days that Johjima rested, the 36-year-old Burke played. : "I thought Jamie did an excellent job backing up, offering support to Joh," : McLaren said. "He got some big hits for us and called a good game." : Among Burke's 34 hits was his first Major League home run, which came in the : regular-season finale against the Rangers at Safeco Field. : "I thought our catching was a plus for us last season and I expect the same : thing this season," McLaren said. Burke也打得不错。 -- 用星光作画的男孩 他的夜晚比白天灿烂 --

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