by John Perrotto BOSTON--The champagne and beer had yet to dry on the plastic covering the lockers in the Red Sox’ cramped clubhouse at ancient Fenway Park when an interloper who had apparently drunk either some bubbly, brewskis, or a combination of both posed a question to Terry Francona. 芬威休息室的香槟都还没乾,总教练Francona就得面对一脱拉库的问题 “Who’s the better team, the Rockies or the Red Sox?” the inquisitor asked the Red Sox manager about an hour after Boston won its second pennant in four years by beating the Cleveland Indians 11-2 in Game Seven of the ALCS Sunday night. Francona rolled his eyes and said, “I’ll get right on that one,” then turned his attention back to the half-dozen reporters he was chatting with and said, “I know this much--we’re as good as any team in baseball when Josh Beckett is on the mound--and he’s pitching Game One.” 「你觉得红袜跟落矶谁比较强ㄚ? ㄎㄎ」一个白目问到，Francona帅气的回答：「让 我告诉你一件事:只要Beckett站在投手丘上的一天,我们就足以跟任何人并驾齐驱并且击败 他们。」 Beckett will get the ball for the opener of the World Series against the Colorado Rockies and Jeff Francis on Wednesday night at Fenway Park. The decision to use Beckett in game one was made easy because Francona didn’t have to call on him to make an appearance out of the bullpen during Game Seven. The manager was tempted to go to his ace, going so far as to have him warm up in the fifth inning when starter Daisuke Matsuzaka began to fade. However, Dice-K made it through the fifth, and Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon finished with two scoreless innings each. “Josh was ready if needed and I wouldn’t have hesitated to use him,” Francona said. “Our season was on the line, so he was available, but it really couldn’t have worked out any better that he never got into the game.” 毫无疑问的Beckett会是WS红袜第一战的王牌先发;Francona原本预计会在ALCS G7出动他救 火,但在松坂┼冈岛┼Papelbon三连星的努力下,红袜得以把这张牌留到最後,他们的对手 会是气势如虹的洛矶和Jeff Francis。 “Who else would you want out there for Game One than Josh?” said Red Sox right-hander Curt Schilling, winner of 10 postseason games in his career. “He ’s a great, great pitcher, but he really seems to find another gear in October. He is really something special. What he has done in October has been truly amazing. You’re talking the stuff of legends.” 「你告诉我Beckett不上那谁上?」季後赛10胜的Big Game Curt回答：「他是个很棒很棒的 投手，更令我惊艳的是，他能在季後赛把自己提升到另外一个境界；我不盖你，我们在目 睹的是一个传奇的诞生。」 Beckett might not yet be a legend the way Schilling is for his bloody sock while helping the Sox win their first World Series title in 86 years, but he is certainly getting close after adding the ALCS MVP trophy for his 2-0 record and 1.93 ERA in two starts against the Indians. Beckett gave up three runs in 14 innings while walking only one batter and striking out 18. Though Beckett has pitched in only one other postseason, helping the Marlins to an improbable World Series title in 2003, he has put together some incredible statistics, starting off with his throwing three shutouts in eight starts. In all, he's 5-2 with a 1.78 ERA in the postseason, and has allowed only 34 hits in 65 2/3 innings with 73 strikeouts and 13 walks. 是的,Beckett的战功或许还没达到血袜Schilling reverse the Curse的境界,但看看 他在季後赛的表现: 8场先发1後援,5胜2败,防御率1.78:65.2局的投球只被击出34支安打,SO/BB是73/13 喔对了,还有WS MVP跟ALCS MVP各一座 While Beckett led the AL with 20 wins in the regular season, it would be a stretch to say he was the league’s best pitcher; he finished eighth in the AL in SNLVAR. However, Beckett has won seven head-to-head matchups with pitchers among the top 21 in the league in SNLVAR since September 4th, beating Toronto’s Roy Halladay (third), New York’s Chien-Ming Wang (10th), Tampa Bay’s Scott Kazmir (15th), and Baltimore’s Jeremy Guthrie (21st) in the regular season, then defeating Lackey in the ALDS and Cleveland’s C.C. Sabathia (fourth) in the ALCS twice. Beckett今年是唯一的20胜投手,但更吓人的是他九月4号之後的表现, 他面对Halladay.王建民.Kazmir.Guthrie.Lackey.和Sabathia两次 这些人可不是小咖,全是联盟SNLVAR(SNLVAR=Support Neutral Lineup-adjusted Value Added over Replacement level)排行前21的狠脚色 而在这七场比赛里,他打败了每一个人。 Everyone seems to have a different theory as to why the 27-year-old Beckett comes up big in big games despite his relative youth and lack of postseason experience. Beckett thinks it is because of his ability to adapt and his willingness to win. “Don Sutton used to tell me every time you go out there, you’re going to be a different pitcher. So throughout the course of a year, you can be between 30 and 35 guys,” Beckett said, referring to the Hall of Fame pitcher. “If you’re going to get me, generally the first inning is the time, because I’m still trying to figure out who I am that day. And whether it be Chien-Ming Wang or C.C. Sabathia or whoever, nobody wants it more than me. When I’m out there, I feel like all the guys are behind me and that we’ re better than everybody else.” 许多人好奇这个27岁的小子如何将自己在大比赛的表现一次又一次的升级,Beckett认为 是因为自己乐於针对不同情况做调整和好胜心使然: 「Don Sutton(HOF)曾告诉我,你每次站上投手丘,你都会面对不同的情况,整年30场先发下 来你可能每次都得做些不同的改变;所以如果若想打倒我,你最好趁第一局我还在调整的时 候。」 「不管对手是谁,王建民或是CC Sabathia,我很确信没有人的企图心比我更强烈；当我站 到投手丘上,就能感觉到队友在後面全力支持我--我们会是最强的球队。」 “Maturity is the biggest thing with Josh,” knuckleballer Tim Wakefield said. “He has such a great approach to each start. He’s got great stuff, which helps, but he follows the game plan and he trusts Tek (catcher Jason Varitek) and his knowledge of the hitters.” 老魏则认为Josh变成熟了,除了超强的stuff外,他变的更信任队长的配球和作战计画 对打者习性的了解也很有帮助. “He’s not a guy who is coming into the dugout and high-fiving people and shaking hands after every inning,” Schilling added. “He is basically in a world of his own until he’s done pitching. He doesn’t let anything distract him. He’s completely locked in to winning the game.” Schilling补充到：「他不是那种喜欢进休息区跟人击掌庆贺的人,只要任务还没完成,这家 伙就会燃烧自己的小宇宙到最後一刻。」 That made Beckett’s trip to the bullpen for Game Seven on Sunday night that much more interesting--he had no idea how to conduct himself as a temporary relief pitcher. One minute he was stretching, and the next he was playing catch. “He was like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs,” Red Sox reliever Mike Timlin cracked. 这个性也让Beckett那天到牛棚时,和Timlin领军的欢乐电动夹子乐队显得格格不入 不知所措的他一会站,一会儿坐,一会儿又起身丢球热身 In the end, though, Beckett was celebrating with the rest of the Red Sox. Now, he is in position to continue his postseason magic for one more series. “I’m looking forward to getting the chance to win another ring,” Beckett said. “I had a lot of fun in 2003 getting one with the Marlins, and I’d like to do it again.” 「2003年是很美好的回忆,我一定会全力以付再享受一次夺冠感觉。」 Josh Beckett正准备将自己的季後赛魔法在世界大赛发挥的淋漓尽致 Game 1,2007 World Series. --

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