美国时间9/23预定的先发投手 Devern Hansack http://sports.mainetoday.com/seadogs/thomas/060827dogs.shtml Dogs have a pitcher flying high but under the radar Think of all the Portland Sea Dogs starting pitchers this season and names like Pauley, Gabbard, Smith, Seibel and Zink come to mind. But Devern Hansack? Portlan本季的先发投手群都是小有名气的，但之前有谁听过Devern Hansack？ "He has quietly flown under the radar," Sea Dogs Manager Todd Claus said. Call him consistent, reliable and most unexpected. Sea Doss的经理 T.Claus对於Hansack的评论是：他总是在测速枪前面安静地 飞来飞去，十分稳定、值得信赖且不可预测。 Hansack, 26, once pitched for the Houston Astros' organization but was released in 2003. Without another team showing interest, he returned to the small town of Pearl Lagoon in southeast Nicaragua. He seemed destined to remain, pitching in the country's growing professional league. 26岁的Hansack，曾经是太色人农场的一员，但是在2003年被释出。而当时没有 其他球队对他有兴趣，他只好回到Nicaragua，在刚起步的职业联盟中继续投球。 While Nicaragua is a poor country, it is baseball rich. It is considered one of the two Latin American countries, with Panama, where baseball is more popular than soccer. Nicaragua跟Panama是拉丁美洲国家中唯二棒球盛行度超过足球的国家。 Still, only eight Nicaraguans have reached the major leagues, according to the Baseball Encyclopedia; the most famous was Dennis Martinez, a national hero after compiling 245 wins from 1976-98. Martinez threw a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1991, then flew home the next month and had lunch with the president. One Nicaraguan, pitcher Vincente Padilla, is currently in the majors with the Texas Rangers. 根据Baseball Encyclopedia的资料，Nigaragua只有八位选手曾经当上大联盟， 其中最有名的就是总统先生Dennis Martinez(1976-98，245胜)。总统先生曾经 在1991年对躲人队投出完全比赛，隔月飞回家乡跟当时的总统一起吃饭。（按： 总统先生的称号是因此而来？）Nigaragua现役的大联盟选手就是条子队的 趴地找牙。 The Astros signed Hansack in 1999. He played two years in the Venezuelan Summer League, then played two seasons of Class A ball. Despite going 10-6 for Lexington in 2003, Houston gave up on him. "I didn't expect that they would release me," Hansack said. "I didn't have an agent so I went home to play in Nicaragua." That might have ended his chance to play in the majors. "Where I live so far (away), maybe no one comes around to see me," he said. 太色人在1999年签下Hansack，并把他送到Venezuelan Summer League， 在Lexington打了两年的A ball之後，留下10-6的成绩。太色人在2003年放弃他 了。Hansack对过往的事提道：我不知道他们会把我释出，我没有经纪人，只 好回家乡打球。 That might have ended his chance to play in the majors. "Where I live so far (away), maybe no one comes around to see me," he said. But Hansack played for the Nicaraguan national team in a tournament in Holland. There a Boston scout saw him, and Hansack signed last December. He arrived in Fort Myers, Fla., three months later. Hansack说：我住的地方太偏僻，也许不会有球探会来看我投球。在大联盟投 球的机会似乎就此消失。 然而，Hansack加入国家队，并且代表Nigaragua在荷兰的锦标赛投球。而来自 Boston球探看到他的投球之後，在2005年11月跟Hansack签下了合约。三个月之 後，他出现在佛州的Fort Myers。 "I didn't know anything about him," Claus said, "except that he had a good arm." 「除了有很好的手臂之外，我对他一无所知」，Claus说。 Hansack came to Portland in April and didn't complain about the weather. "I was excited to hook up with a professional team," he said. "It was cold but I could handle it." Hansack在四月加入Sea Dogs，而对於当地气候从未有抱怨。「能够加入职业球 队已经够让我兴奋了，这里虽然冷，但我可以克服。」 Claus soon learned to appreciate Hansack, especially as the pitching staff went through so many changes, with five starters promoted. "He's given us a lot of innings and he's filled a lot of roles for us, " Claus said. "It seems that every time he pitches, he keeps us in the ballgame." Claus马上就知道了Hansack的珍贵之处，尤其是球队的先发阵容经过了许多的变 动，包括五位投手被升到另一个层级。 Hansack (6-7) has pitched in 29 games, 17 as a starter. He leads the team in the innings (122) and strikeouts (112). Among starters he has the lowest ERA (3.53) and his seven quality starts is the best. Hansanck先发了17场，122局跟112K都是队上最多的，而3.53的ERA则是先发投 手群中最低的，此外他还有7个QS。 When he mixes his fastball and slider with his change-up and curve, he's dominant in Double-A, like when he shut out Binghamton for seven innings Tuesday night. 他可以灵活运用了快速球、滑球、变速球跟曲球，而能主宰AA的比赛， 就像他之前对Binghamton的比赛中送了七个０一样。 "He has some things to learn but I think he has major-league stuff," Claus said. At 26, with only one season in Double-A, could he really make the majors? Claus认为：他还有要学习的东西，但他有足以立足大联盟的stuff。26岁，只有 一年AA的经验，Hansack真的可以站上大联盟的投手丘吗？ Guys surface in the big leagues sometimes in their late 20's and early 30's," Claus said. "Guys who never got a chance before." Claus说：总有些人是大器晚成的，更何况某些人未曾被看好过。 Hansack is getting a chance now. With some seasoning, who knows? For now he's helping the Sea Dogs in their playoff push and is scheduled to start today at New Britain. Hansack正努力争取上到大联盟的机会，谁知道他到底能不能升上去呢？但他 正在Sea Dogs的季後赛中努力奋战。 按：Sea Dogs拿下了AA东区联盟的冠军。Hansack在Sea Dogs的成绩如下： W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Opp.AVG 8-7 3.26 31 18 132.1 122 55 48 14 36 124 .244 其他资料，烦请各位大大补充。 大家一起为这位小朋友加油。Let's Go Red Sox!! --

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