From:http://kuso.cc/2OuR -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mailbag: Palmer a pitching coach? 乡民信箱：Palmer来否？ Beat reporter Spencer Fordin answers Orioles fans' questions By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I realize that Dave Trembley wants "his" type of coaches on his staff, but has anyone considered Hall of Famer Jim Palmer as pitching coach? As an announcer in the booth I hear him coaching at every game. He also worked with some of the young pitchers this past season. He has all the tools to be a very successful coach. -- Steve B., York, Pa. 有人有人考虑让Palmer接任投教？他有教导年轻投手的经验。 He may have all the tools to be a coach, but he probably doesn't have the desire. Palmer has a great gig as a broadcaster in that he's able to share his many opinions about the game with the masses at large, and he still has the opportunity to go downstairs and work with the players at his discretion. Why would he want to give that up to be a full-time coach? 他有成为教练的所有手段，但他大概没那个意愿。他目前是一个播 报员并偶尔随自己的意愿指导一些球员。如果要找他，为何不懹他 当一个专任的教练？ Being in uniform full-time means rarely getting a day off during the season, and it also means being locked into the team's hectic travel schedule. Former players that become coaches get judged by the product on the field and not by their own list of accomplishments. When you're a Hall of Famer like Palmer, that means you have more to lose than to gain. 当个正职教练很累，你很少有休息的时间，还要随着球队飞来飞去。 当我们评断一个由球员转职成的教练时，应该看看他有没有教出啥 好的产品、而不是只有他自身所达成的成就。就这点而言，Palmer 来金莺队是稳赔不赚的。 Many great players resist the temptation to become coaches for one simple reason: You can't always teach people to do what you did. It can be a serious exercise in frustration, leaving the player to doubt either their method or their ability to impart it to the next generation. Broadcasting -- where you get to speak directly to your fans -- is often a better option. 这也是为何许多伟大的球员拒绝转行当教练的原因：你不能一直叫 球员做自己从前做的事，这样可能会产生严重的後果。做播报员通 常是一个较好的选择。 Palmer talks pitching with virtually every member of the team's staff, so it's not like he's on the outside looking in. He specifically worked with Daniel Cabrera last season, but the right-hander's numbers after those starts weren't necessarily improved. Palmer will still get to talk about the Orioles next year, but he'll likely leave most of the coaching to someone else. Palmer在上季和每个队上的人员谈过了关於投球的问题，还特别指 导了Cabrera，但他好像没啥进步。他在下一季仍会为金莺队提供建 议，至於教练的职务就交给别人吧。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- What are the chances of re-sigining Corey Patterson? I can't believe they would let probably the best defensive center fielder in the American League get away. -- Richard P., Lake View, S.C. 和Patterson续约的机会大不大呢？ Patterson is a plus defender, but he's likely trumped by other similar players on the open market. Most analysts give that nod to six-time Gold Glove-winner Torii Hunter, who seems poised to leave the Minnesota Twins for a big payday elsewhere. And if it isn't Hunter, it might well be Atlanta's Andruw Jones, who's eligible for free agency for the first time in his career. Patterson的守备在水准之上，但他可能会被自由市场上的强者排挤。 大多数的分析家比较建议签双城队的Torii Hunter，如果要退而求 其次，那就找勇士队的Andrew Jones吧。 The Orioles may or may not have interest in bringing him back, but either way, they'll likely be hamstrung by his asking price. Patterson gave Baltimore two solid seasons in center field, but he wasn't exactly overwhelming offensively. He did, however, rehabilitate his reputation around the league after suffering through a brutal season-long slump with the Cubs in 2005. 不管金莺有没有兴趣续签，这可能要看Patterson开出的价码而定了。 Patterson这两季很可靠，但打击还不太行。但他确实从2005年在小 熊队衰退的表现中回复过来了。 Six-plus seasons into his career, Patterson has pretty much established what you can expect from him. He's a very good defender who can run down balls to the deepest part of the park, and he also has a relatively strong and accurate throwing arm. His offensive game is the main problem, and Patterson is way too inconsistent to merit a large investment. 在过去这几季，Patterson已经达到你对他所能抱持的期待了，但进 攻总是他的大问题，就这点而言对他不值得做太大的投资。 Last season is a perfect example: Patterson batted .235 with a .282 on-base percentage before the All-Star break and .313/.333 afterwards. He remains an excellent basestealer with a modicum of extra-base power, but Patterson's representatives will likely want him to be paid for untapped potential as opposed to production on the field. 上个球季就是一个很好的例子。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If Alex Rodriguez decides to opt out of the remaining years of his contract with the New York Yankees, what are the chances Baltimore will try to sign him? -- Tomas P., Kristianstad, Sweden 我们要抢A-Rod吗？ As of this point, Rodriguez is still under contract with the Yankees and will likely be throughout the playoffs. The two-time Most Valuable Player doesn't have to make his decision until 10 days after the World Series, and if he decides to opt out, the Yankees will still be in solid position to re-sign him. Failing that, he'll be the most sought-after player on the market. 目前状况不明，就算他选择跳脱合约，洋基仍然是最有力的竞 争者。 Rodriguez, unlike virtually every other player in the league, has the ability to transform a team overnight. Not only is he arguably the American League's best offensive player, he puts up his numbers from a premium defensive position. Rodriguez has been a solid third baseman with New York, but there's nothing to stop him from moving back to shortstop with another team. A-Rod具有改变一只球队的能力。 This could be the one free agent that would justify a huge spending spree for the Orioles, but the chances are exceedingly long that he'd be interested in coming to Baltimore. You're talking about a player who has little or nothing left to prove in the big leagues -- except that he can win the big game -- and a team that hasn't had a winning record in 10 seasons. 但是他对金莺队肯定没有啥兴趣。 If Rodriguez decides to opt out, he'll likely choose between big-market teams that are already close to winning. He already tried to help build a winner in Texas, and everyone knows how that worked out. The short list of teams that might make a good fit for his services include, but isn't limited to, the Yankees, either Los Angeles franchise, Boston and the Cubs. 真的要选，他也会选择大市场、有赢得冠军能力的球队，像是 洋基、天使、红袜和小熊。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why don't the Orioles include Brian Burres in their plans for future starting pitchers? -- Rob S., Guilford, Conn. 为何不让Burres在未来担任先发？ Burres performed relatively well under adverse conditions last year, but he doesn't have the stuff, the pedigree or the resume to warrant a long-term rotation slot. The southpaw's ceiling seems to be that of a long reliever and occasional starter, and Baltimore has several higher-profile pitchers that either deserve their own starting bid or are on the verge of doing so. 他在金莺悲惨的上一季表现得还不错，但他不是先发的料。为来顶 多让他当长中继或偶尔投个几场先发，金莺还有其他好料的年轻选 手能够担任先发。 The Orioles auditioned Garrett Olson in September, and he's a perfect example of why Burres may have to settle for a relief role. Olson was a high Draft pick and has shot through the organization, and while he struggled in his brief big league initiation, he was recently named by Baseball America as the fifth-best pitching prospect in the Triple-A International League. Olson就是个好例子，他最近被BA提名为3A International League 第五好的投手。 Baltimore also has Hayden Penn working back from injury, and that's just the next wave of pitchers who don't have a guaranteed job nailed down just yet. Barring injuries or trades, the Orioles are reserving rotation slots for Erik Bedard, Adam Loewen, Jeremy Guthrie and Daniel Cabrera -- three of whom were signed, scouted and developed by Baltimore. Penn也准备上到大联盟施展身手。 Burres worked to a 6-8 record and a 5.69 ERA as a starter last season, numbers that were perhaps skewed by his ever-shifting role. The southpaw was moved between the starting staff and the bullpen several times last season -- sometimes even in the same week -- and may have to fill a similar role with the Orioles for the foreseeable future. 在可见的未来，Burres大概会在牛棚与先发之间做调度吧。 -- O's!!! --

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