BALTIMORE -- Perhaps what Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka needs to break out of the first major slump of his rookie season is a gear shift. 也许红袜的右投维尼需要的是一个新的离合器来突破他生涯的第一个大低潮. The man known for possessing an inordinate amount of pitches has been falling back on his fastball when times get tough. 这个以过量的投球数知名的投手近来当危机出现时,速球总是挨打. Saturday night's game was Matsuzaka's worst as a Major Leaguer. He lasted just 2 2/3 innings, giving up six hits and eight runs. 星期六的晚上是维尼进入大联盟後最差的一场表现,他只撑了2.2局,被打6支安打失掉8分. "Everything got hard," Red Sox manger Terry Francona said the morning after. "Obviously his command wasn't there. I just think sometimes as the game heats up, pitchers have to throttle back. That's not always the easiest thing to do." 红袜教头Francona说:太用力了,很显然的他的控球力不见了.我认为当比赛开始加温(关 键时刻)时,投手应该要控制力道.但那并不总是很容易的.. There is a compelling analogy to be made between the struggles of Josh Beckett in 2006 -- his first in the American League East -- and Matsuzaka this year. 维尼今年的挣扎与2006年Beckett--第一年到美联东区--的挣扎,颇有相似之处. Last year, at this precise date on the calendar, Beckett was 14-10 with a 5.09 ERA. Matsuzaka is 14-12 with a 4.44 ERA. In Matsuzaka's last five starts, he's 1-4 with a 9.57 ERA. 去年的这个日子(06/9/9),Beckett的成绩是14胜10败,era5.09;而维尼目前是14胜12败, era4.44.维尼近5次先发,是1胜4败,era9.57 "We talked about it with Beckett last year," said Francona. "The game was getting loud, and he'd start firing and he was missing his spots. Everything was fastball, cutter, instead of maybe getting his changeup over and establishing some different speeds. Again, it's easier said than done. But we noticed it [with Matsuzaka], yeah." Francona说:我们去年跟Beckett谈过这方面的问题,当比赛越来越紧张,他就开始催球速 接着就开始失投.同时每个球都是快速球,切球(即快速球系列),而不去投变化球来制造 不同速度上的落差.当然同样的,这也是说比做的容易.但我们已经跟维尼提醒这方面的问 题了. "Josh was, I think, still trying to get used to a lot of things from a stuff standpoint, and he still is," Curt Schilling said. "I think, Daisuke from a stuff standpoint, is still very aware of his stuff. There's a whole lot more on him than I think you can expect from somebody. He's got Red Sox Nation, the nation of Japan, but he's not going to make excuses. He's going to make adjustments." Schilling说:Beckett过去是,仍然很依赖他的stuff去渡过危机,而他现在仍然是.我认为, 从stuff的观点,维尼仍然很察觉(依赖)到他的stuff.我认为他的确是有比其他人更好的 天份.虽然他有Red Sox Nation及整个日本在支持他,但他仍将不能有太多藉口,他是需要 做出改变. Beckett has obviously had a dramatic turnaround in his second year with the Red Sox, to the point that he's one of the leading contenders for the AL Cy Young Award. Could Matsuzaka make a similar leap in 2008? Beckett在他红袜的第二年很明显的有了戏剧性的转变,现在他是美联赛扬奖的有力竞争 者了,维尼明年有可能会有同样的进步吗? "As much as we depend on him now to win, and we rely on him heavily and he knows that, I do think it will be easier for him next year when he comes in, " Francona said. "I'm not counting him out [this year], there's a lot of baseball. I'm just saying, I think that's just human nature. When we talked about rookies, [Jacoby] Ellsbury or whoever, coming for the first time -- think about it for a guy who doesn't speak the language -- there's a lot of barriers that you have to work through that aren't always easy." 目前我们最多就是希望他替球队拿下胜利,我们在这方面很依赖他,而他也相当清楚.我可 以确定当他明年来的时候,很多事情会变得简单些.Francona说:当然我不是指他今年没有 希望,比赛还很多.我只是说,我认为这是人的天性.当我们谈到新人,如Ellsbury或其他人 第一次来到这里--想一想这个人还不会说英文--这里有很多的障碍与挑战要渡过,而这并 不容易!! Lately, Matsuzaka has been in fastball-cutter mode, even though he has a changeup that can be dominant at times, as well as a plus curveball. 近来,维尼的配球都在快速球-切球模式中,即便他有一个常常能主宰打者的变速球,及一 个水准以上的曲球. "I think most pitchers rely on their natural abilities and their instincts, " said Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell. "He's certainly been a guy who's got power in his arsenal, and as a result, when he gets into those tight situations, he relies on what he feels his strengths are. Power is a strength of his. When you do that, you lose touch and some feel at times. That's what happened [on Saturday]." 红袜投手教练J.Farrell说:我认为大多数投手都会习於去依赖他们的天赋才能.维尼毫无 疑问的是一个很有力量(球速)的家伙,也因此当他遇到紧张情况时,他就会依赖他认为他自 己的强项(催球速).而你那样做时,你就会失去投球细腻的层面(指失去控球力或制造速度 落差).那就是星期六那晚发生的原因. Next up for Matsuzaka is a Friday night showdown with the Yankees at Fenway Park. Francona and Farrell will do everything they can to help Matsuzaka rebound the next time he takes the ball. 下一次维尼的的出场将是在星期五晚上在芬威球场对上洋基队.Francona跟Farrell会 尽他们所能的帮助维尼在下一次登板时回复水准. "I think he feels a tremendous responsibility to carry his share," Francona said. "Sometimes you go through rough times. We need to make sure we help him. Coaching or managing in Boston is different than somewhere else. It's not just all about X's and O's. We can help with all that stuff, and we do, but there's other things on the periphery. Part of our responsibility is to help make it easier for him to succeed. I think we understand that also." Francona说:我想他感觉到有很巨大的责任的要分担.有时你会遇到难关,我们需要确定 我们会帮助他.在Boston当教练跟其他地方很不一样,不是只有说对跟错而已.我们可以帮 助他,而且我们也会如此,但除此之外还有很多事要做.我们责任就是帮助他让他更容易成 功,而我想我们也知道此点. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070909&content_id=2198161 &vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos --

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