Posada’s Cooperstown season Posada的名人堂球季 by Peter Abraham 2007.9.12 Jorge Posada is a go-to guy in the clubhouse. What I mean by that is if you’re doing a story on one of the pitchers, he is somebody you almost have to talk to. 齁黑‧波萨达是你到球员休息室一定要找的人。我是说，假如你想要写篇投手的 报导，他总是你得去跟他聊一下的对象。 Posada is intelligent, bluntly honest and has so much of a history with the Yankees that his comments always have meaning. As a beat writer, he is somebody I try and speak with almost every day because he has such a feel for what is happening with the team at that moment. 波萨达很聪明、直率又诚恳。他本身可说就是洋基历史的一部份，而他的评论 总是意味深长。作为一个记者，他几乎是我每天都会访谈的对象，因为他对球队 当下所发生的任何事都有他自己的感受。 But when it comes to talking about the best season of his career, Posada doesn’t have much to say. He firmly believes that talking about how well you’re hitting will lead to four strikeouts the next day. 但是当聊到他今年这个生涯年，他就不多说了。因为他坚信：只要聊他再来会 打得多好，隔天他就会吃到铁支四张老K。 I tried to broach the subject yesterday and he smiled. “C’mon, man,” he said. “Don’t go there.” 昨天我试着拐到这话题，他笑着说：「唉唷～不要说这些啦。」 But Posada is having an MVP-type season. He’s hitting .338 with 81 runs scored, 20 homers, 82 RBI and 38 doubles. It’s one of the greatest offensive seasons ever for a catcher. 不过，波萨达本季成绩可以说是MVP类型的成绩。打击率.338，81得分，20 HR， 82 RBIs，38支二垒打。这样的打击成绩对一个捕手而言，已是史上最佳成绩之一。 Toss in the fact that he has worked with 29 pitchers this season and that the Yankees are headed to the playoffs and he’s clearly the best catcher in the American League. 即使不谈他本季搭配过的投手高达29位，或助洋基进入季後赛，很明显地，他是美 联最佳捕手。 “You know until you’re around him every day how good this guy is,” backup Jose Molina said. “He and Tony (Pena) are always working on some drill or going over something. He makes this team go.” 「你每天跟他相处你就会知道这家伙有多好，」摸二哥这麽说：「他跟Tony Pena 总会做些练习，或检查些事物。他让这球队不断进步。」 Look at it this way. The only catchers in the history of baseball with as many home runs, doubles and RBI in one season are Mike Piazza (1998), Pudge Rodriguez (1998), Pudge Fisk (1978) and Johnny Bench (1974 and ‘75). Only Piazza and Rodriguez hit .300 in those seasons. 这麽看吧：历史上单季可以敲出这麽多轰不让、二垒安及打点的捕手只有 Mike Piazza (1998) Pudge Rodriguez (1998) Pudge Fisk (1978) Johnny Bench (1974 and‘75) 而且只有 Piazza 和 Rodriguez 缴出.300的打击率。 This could be the season Posada played himself into the Hall of Fame. He’s a .278 career hitter with 217 homers, 855 RBI, three rings and five All-Star game selections. 波萨达这球季可能可以让他进入名人堂。他生涯打击率.278 ，有217发HR，855 打点 3枚世界冠军戒指，5次入选明星赛。 The only catchers who can match those statistics are Piazza, Rodriguez, Ted Simmons, Javy Lopez, Yogi Berra, Gabby Hartnett and Roy Campanella. Simmons never won the World Series. Lopez did once. 跟这样的成绩相当的只有Piazza, Rodriguez, Ted Simmons, Javy Lopez, Yogi Berra, Gabby Hartnett 以及 Roy Campanella.六人。而 Simmons可没赢过世界大赛，Lopez 也只赢过一次。 By the time these current Yankees are retired, they’ll have to build a new room at the Hall of Fame. Rodriguez, Jeter, Rivera, Clemens and Torre are in for sure. Posada is probable and Mike Mussina will get a lot of consideration. 等现在这些洋基现役球员退休之後，他们会让名人堂多出个展览室。A-Rod，Jeter，Mo ，Clemens 以及Torre 应该没问题。波萨达很有机会。而穆帅可能还会有些讨论吧。 --

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