October 1, 2007, 10:19 pm Inside the Mind of A-Rod By Tyler Kepner 周日在巴尔地摩，一些洋基随队的记者和A-Rod作了独家的专访。我们想要他谈谈季 後赛前的想法，他拗不过我们的要求便拨了15分钟以上的时间和我们谈，其中也包括正 为A-Rod写书的作者Richard Ben Cramer。 无论如何在周二纽约时报的文章中我已经把访谈的内容写了出来，但是我实在无法 引用太多A-Rod谈话的内容。以下是A-Rod完整的谈话内容，或至少有些是在昨天纽约时 报中我没有提到的部份。问题的部份只简述问题的意思，但回答的部份则把A-Rod的回答 一字不漏的写出来。 问：你将如何应付十月季後赛时的压力? 答：今年开季时我是感到很多的压力，但压力是件好事，压力也是棒球比赛中的一部份。 本季最後三个月我们球员面临了巨大的压力。Jeter常常说最後两个月我们都是用打季後 赛的心情去比赛，我很同意这种说法。十月季後赛的压力又要来了，我是不是会像一些人 说的像前两个季後赛打得那麽差。现在我有再一次的机会来尝试看看。 问：媒体是否总给你不公平的期待? 答：我想媒体是因我个人的成绩才有这样的期待，这样的期待和你是谁没有关系。当我赢 到了MVP媒体给我很高标准的期待其实是很公平的。我的意思是，你看看，在纽约打球其 实很简单。你打得好，纽约球迷就很开心。但你打不好，他们当然就不开心。但是当你在 纽约打出你该有的表现时，你就会爱上这个城市。那就是为什麽我想留在这里，这也是为 什麽上个球季结束这个冬天时，有好多提议要将我交易到其他城市时，我真的告诉(总经 理Brian) Cashman我要当洋基球员，我那里也不想去。在纽约我还有事情没有完成，我想 这或许是我一生做过最正确的决定。(去年A-Rod誓言"I shall play a monster year!"他 果然证明了。) 问：十月的时候"把棒子交给下一位"(把机会留给下个打者)有多重要--换言之，等保送让 其他打者去发威--假如其他的球队投得很闪不会给你什麽好打的球? 答：我想这非常重要，我想这也是今年我已经作到的事。当我真的打得很好时，我常常可 以耐心等球留机会给队友。但是当我打得很挣扎时，我可能就会更急着去挥击。我想这非 常重要。 问：你传奇的棒球成绩里是否需增加一个世界冠军的头衔? 答：你知道我很想要赢，就像我们球队每个队友一样很想要赢。但赢球的部份因素不是你 很想要赢就真的可以赢球。所以我要赢，我们都准备好要去赢球。但这事情就是你上场认 真打球，然後最火热的球队将在十月里赢球。 问：你和Joe Torre的关系今年是如何改变的? 答：今年Joe和我的关系我来到洋基的四年里是一样的密切。只是这样的关系需要一点时间 让我了解Torre，也花了点时间让Torre去了解我。但提到完整的来龙去脉，则要提到我有 一回在家开了烤肉派对，我以为Torre是被迫来参加其他人的派对，但四小时过後，他却是 最後一个走的人。最後我们几乎是用推的才把他推出我们的房子外。实在就感心耶，我被 他这样的态度感动了，他其实不需要花四个小时当最早来却最晚走的人。(Torre在让球员 感心的这点实在令人佩服，昨天Chase Wright拿胜大笑时，他还特别提到能让Wright走出 四连轰的阴影是他最开心的事。) 问：在今年之前你是不是有举办过队员们间的烤肉派对呢? 答：嘿没有，我已经有一百万年没邀请别人到我家了。再一次，这是所有棒球世界里的一 部份。球员打球只关心到数字，看到得分圈的打点，注意更少的失误。但是举办一个烤肉 派对却可以让打棒球达到更舒适的程度...让所以的队员来我家里让他们玩得开心。我想这 可以让你和队友们相处的更愉快，也可以在纽约打球打得更愉快。(看来A-Rod真的变成更 像Team leader, 也更能在纽约自处了。) 问：有没可能十月发生的事会改变你喜欢纽约并想在球季後留在这里打球的心意? 答：我不知道，我们必须认真打球。我喜欢纽约，我不认为再来的三十天就会改变我的 心意或让它有所不同，而且我甚至都没有想到这些事。还有请记得，队上有很多人跟我 有相同的状况，我不是唯一碰到这种抉择的人。你们可能把我的情况写出来的次数比其 他人的还要多，但是球队里的很多重要的队员最後也要做很多重大的决定。如果有人想 知道他们两个月後要怎麽做，这就不是谈论这事情的地方了。 问：因为你本季打得实在很好，你想你如果在十月打得不好时球迷对你会不会比较宽容? 答：老实说，我不会再意球迷的反应，我只在意打棒球的事。我整年下来都没在意过球 迷的反应了，我为什麽要从现在开始去在意呢? 球迷有权利反应他们的期待。我不会对 球迷今年对我的方式感到太过愉快，所以我不会担心之後的结果会是什麽。我只担心我 上场比赛时有没有准备好了。 Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Joe Torre, Yankees On Saturday in Baltimore, the beat writers asked for and received an exclusive Q&A session with Alex Rodriguez. We all needed him for playoff preview stories, and he obliged with more than 15 minutes of his time for us - – and for the author Richard Ben Cramer, who seems to be working on an A-Rod book. Anyway, I wrote this story on Rodriguez for the Tuesday paper, but there were an awful lot of quotes I couldn’t use. Here’s the unfiltered A-Rod, or at least the stuff I couldn’t fit into the story. The questions are paraphrased, the answers are his exact words. Enjoy. Question: How will you deal with the pressure of October? Answer: I felt a lot of pressure coming into this year. Pressure’s a good thing, pressure’s part of baseball. The last three months we’ve had enormous pressure. Jeter’s often said we’ve been in playoff mode the last two months, and I agree with that. There’s going to be pressure, there’s going to be people who say I’ve played poorly the last two off-seasons. I get another crack at it now. Q: Does the media put unfair expectations on you? A: I build them up on myself. That has nothing to do with you guys. I was treated very fairly when I won the M.V.P. I mean, look, New York is very simple. You play well, they’re going to be happy. You don’t play well, they ’re going to be not as happy. But you know what you get in New York. You’ve got to love it. That’s why I’m here. That’s why, when I had several offers to go anyplace this winter, I actually told (General Manager Brian) Cashman I wanted to be a Yankee and I didn’t want to go anywhere. I have some unfinished business in New York, and that’s probably the best decision I ever made, I think. Q: How important is it to “pass the baton” in October -– i.e., take your walks and let others do the work –- if they are not giving you good pitches to hit? A: I think that’s very important, and I think that’s what I’ve done this year. When I’ve done really well, I’ve done that more often. And when I’ve struggled, I’ve been more anxious. I think that’s important. Q: Do you need a championship for your legacy? A: I know that I want to win, just like every member of our team wants to win. But part of winning is not wanting it so bad that you’re going to push it away. So I want to win, we’re prepared to win. It’s just a matter of going out there and the hottest team is going to win in October. Q: How has your relationship with Joe Torre changed this year? A: Joe and I, this is as close as we’ve been in my four years here. It took time for me to get to know Joe, and it took time for him to get to know me. But talking about full-circle, I had a barbecue at my house, and I think he would feel obligated to stop at anyone’s party, but four hours later, he was still the last guy. We almost had to push him out of the house. I was really touched by that gesture. He didn’t have to spend four hours and be the first one there and the last one to go. Q: Could you have done that –- hosted a team barbecue -– before this year? A: Hell no, never in a million years would I have people at my house. Again, it’s part of the whole thing. People look at numbers, runners in scoring position, less errors. But it’s the overall comfort level to have a barbecue … and have all my teammates over and enjoy ourselves. I think that’s part of being more comfortable in your skin and being more comfortable in New York. Q: Could anything that happens in October make you change your stance that you like New York and want to stay beyond this season? A: I don’t know, we have to play it out. I love New York. I don’t think what happens in the next 30 days is going to make one way or another difference, and I’m not even thinking about that. Remember, we have a lot of guys in my situation. I’m not the only guy. You guys may write about my situation a little bit more than others, but a lot of important people in this clubhouse have a lot of important decisions at the end. If anyone is thinking about what they’re going to do two months from now, we’re not in the right place. Q: Given how well you have played this season, do you think the fans will show some mercy on you if you struggle at all in October? A: Honestly, I don’t care about reaction. I care about playing baseball, I care about winning. And I haven’t cared all year, so why am I going to start now? Fans have a right to do what they do. I couldn’t be more grateful for the way they treated me this year, and I’m not worried about results. I’m worried about going out and getting ready. --

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