※ [本文转录自 Matsuzaka_18 看板] 作者: noctem (noctem) 看板: Matsuzaka_18 标题: [翻译] Bos. Globe: 松坂投出强投身价 时间: Sat Sep 29 22:47:54 2007 http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/ 2007/09/29/a_strong_matsuzaka_is_right_on_the_money/ A strong Matsuzaka is right on the money By Daniel Malloy, Globe Correspondent | September 29, 2007 The Great $103 Million Experiment seemed to be hitting a snag. In seven starts before last night, Daisuke Matsuzaka was 1-4 with an 8.15 ERA. 要价 103 million 美元的大实验一度似乎要搁浅了。在昨晚之前的七次先发， 松坂大辅只拿下一胜四败，ERA 8.15. Fatigue appeared to be setting in, with the longer season and shorter rest in the United States used as potential reasons for the Japanese righthander's slide. 这个日本右投似乎被疲惫击倒了。美国较长的球季和较短的休息天数被当作 可能的原因。 But in his last start before his first major league postseason, Matsuzaka gave a command performance. Allowing just two runs on six hits, he went eight strong innings - and 119 pitches - still throwing 95 miles per hour in the eighth as the Red Sox beat the Twins, 5-2, at Fenway Park on the way to securing the American League East title. 但在他第一个大联盟季後赛前的最後一次先发中，松坂投出了掌控全局的好 表现。他投了八局好球，只让对手以六支安打得到两分，并投了 119 球， 在第八局仍投得出 95 miles 的速球。红袜在芬威球场以 5 比 2 击败双城 队，稳住了美联东区的冠军。 Matsuzaka had said during his rough patch that he was not tired. Last night he showed it. "When I was pitching in Japan, that was a typical situation that I would face going deep into the game, so in that sense, it has always been what is expected of me," Matsuzaka said through his translator. 松坂在挣扎时总说他没有累。昨晚他终於证明了。 「我在日本投球时总是得投到比赛後面。这样说来，这也是大家对我的期望。」 松坂透过翻译说。 "But now that I stand here at the end of the season, this is the type of game that I wanted to have, and in that sense, I am very happy." 「现在既然我在球季尾声站在这里，这种表现是我想要有的。从这方面看， 我很高兴。」 His team was happy, too, with Matsuzaka (15-12) looking like a strong No. 2 starter for the postseason, and his outing helping to lock up the Sox' first division title since 1995. 他的球队也很高兴：松坂（15胜12败）表现得像个可靠的季後赛二号先发， 而且他的出赛帮红袜锁住了自从 1995 年後的第一个分区冠军。 Manager Terry Francona, who never doubted Matsuzaka would go out for the eighth after throwing 105 pitches, acknowledged that such a performance was critical. 毫不怀疑松坂会在投了 105 球之後继续投第八局的 Terry Francona 也承认 这种表现相当关键。 "I can spin it any way you want, and I will," Francona said. "But that was great to see." 「我可以用各种方式解释，」Francona 说，「不过总之[看到这种表现]是 很棒的。」 Matsuzaka had his trademark movement on every pitch, confounding the Minnesota batters to register eight strikeouts. With the exception of a seventh-inning home run to dead center by Justin Morneau that Jacoby Ellsbury could only watch sail into the stands, Matsuzaka allowed few hard-hit balls. 松坂以他注册商标般的动作投出每一球，困惑着明尼苏达的打者，使他们 得到八个三振。除了第七局被 Justin Morneau 打到中间，Jacoby Ellsbury 只能看着它飞到观众席的那只全垒打之外，松坂并没有让对方击出几支结实 的球。 "[He had] a lot of definition on his pitches; I liked the shape of his pitches," Francona said. "Fastball had a good angle with some life and offspeed pitches some differential . . . giving the hitters a lot of different looks." 「他投了很多种球（？）；我喜欢他投球的轨迹，」Francona 说。「速球 角度不错，很会跑，变化球也很会转... 打者很不容易抓到。」 Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, whose team was facing Matsuzaka for the first time, was impressed with the pitcher's stamina. "In the eighth inning, he really got after it pretty good," Gardenhire said. 第一次面对松坂，双城教头 Ron Gardnhire 对松坂的韧性印象深刻。 「第八局他真的处理得不错（？），」Gardenhire 说。 "I think that's when you see a pitcher step up. He's throwing the ball a lot harder in the eighth inning than he was earlier in the game, and he really reared back and let it go. I think he gave them what he wanted." 「我想所谓的『燃烧小宇宙 XD』就是这样吧。他在第八局投的比前面几局 还要用力，而且他真的就这样回转一下就投出去了。我想他面对打者很随 心所欲地投出想要的球。」（？） The end of the regular season offered a chance to reflect on the ups and downs of Matsuzaka's rookie year. From his outstanding start to his trials late in the season, the pitcher impressed the manager with his poise. 正规球季的结束是个回顾松坂新人年种种的好时机。从季初的优异表现， 到球季後段的考验，他的镇定使得教练为之称道。 "What happened during the course of the year is probably what could have been expected," Francona said. "Some peaks and valleys. So much newness, so much difference just in the culture and all the things we've talked about since Day 1. But he's handled himself very professionally. He's worked very hard. I think what's most reassuring is his competitiveness and his heart. He's not going to back down. Not to anybody." 「这一年来的种种可能也是我们可预料得到的，」Francona 说。 「有高峰、有低潮。这麽多事情对他来说都是新的，这麽多的文化差异， 和我们从第一天开始就讲到的种种。不过他一直很有专业精神地适应着。 他非常的努力。我想我们最确定的是他的竞争力和他的用心。他不会对 任何人屈服。」 Matsuzaka didn't want to reflect, at least not while there was still baseball to be played. But he expressed pride in topping 200 innings and 200 strikeouts - reaching both milestones last night. He became the first rookie to accomplish that feat since Mark Langston and Dwight Gooden in 1984. 还有球赛要打，松坂并不想在这时回顾太多。不过他对昨晚同时达到的 200 局、200 K 的成绩表示骄傲。他是自从 1984 年的 Mark Langston 和 Dwight Gooden 之後第一个达到此项成绩的新人。 "Before the season started, I felt that as long as I kept my place in the rotation and I fulfilled my role as a starter that the 200 innings would be something that I would achieve, so in that sense, I'm a little bit relieved today," Matsuzaka said. "As for the 200 strikeouts, I feel that's more like a bonus." 「球季开始之前，我觉得我只要保持好轮值中的步调并且作好先发的 工作，200 局是自然会拿到的。所以从这方面说，我今天觉得比较宽 慰了一点，」松坂说。 「至於 200 K, 我觉得那比较像是额外奖励。」 About an hour after giving his postgame remarks, Matsuzaka was in the jubilant clubhouse, already soaked with champagne, talking with Japanese reporters when Alex Cora and Dustin Pedroia mounted a sneak attack. The two infielders approached from behind, and each dumped a bottle of Korbel on Matsuzaka's head. 在发表赛後感想之後大约一小时，松坂在喜气洋洋的 clubhouse 中，身上 洒满了香槟，和日本记者们讲话。Alex Cora 和 Dustin Pedroia 发动突袭， 两个人从後面接近，各往松坂头上倒了一瓶 Korbel. The pitcher laughed, embraced both players, then put his sopping "AL East Champions" hat back on, wearing a wide grin. It was an introduction to yet another distinct custom of American baseball. 松坂笑了，回头去抱他们俩个，然後把湿透的「美联东区冠军」帽子戴回去， 笑得很开心。这是他对美国棒球文化的另一个体验。 --

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