经过译者同意转贴过来 <(_ _)> By the way, Okajima版的日记有提到春训红袜胖子们的花絮喔 ※ [本文转录自 Okajima 看板] 作者: bri (.....................) 看板: Okajima 标题: [译文] Which teams have the best bullpens? 时间: Sat Apr 5 16:33:49 2008 http://0rz.tw/873M1 Which teams have the best bullpens? Red Sox, Padres and Indians look to have top relief in 2008 By Tom Singer / MLB.com Bullpens have to be baseball's most contradictory element. Start with the fact they define the modern game, yet where do you find the last of that relic, the rotary telephone? In bullpens, of course. 牛棚大概是棒球中最矛盾的元素了。他们定义了现代棒球，但是你要在哪里找到转盘 式电话的最後遗迹呢？当然也是牛棚里了。 Bullpens put out fires -- or start them in the stomachs of managers and fans.Teams can squander a good bullpen -- the Yankees' Mariano Rivera had only six save opportunities the first two months of last season -- or overcome a weak one -- the Phillies rallied to the 2007 National League East title with the Majors' 24th "best" relief ERA (4.50). 牛棚是上来救火的-或者替教练或球迷火上加油。球队可以浪费一个好的牛棚-洋基的 Rivera在去年球季的前两个月，只有六次救援机会-也可以克服一个很弱的牛棚-费城 人队是2007年国联东区冠军，却有着联盟第24”好”的救援投手ERA(4.50)。 Most significant, bullpens are like underwear. You are going to have to change them often. As noted in MLB.com's Around the Horn series last month, teams on average went through 17 relievers last season. 最重要地，牛棚就像内裤一样。你需要时常去换它。在MLB.com的Around the Horn上 个月里提到的，去年每支球队平均要用到17个救援投手。 So picking the best bullpens is a little like picking the nicest clouds; blink, and it's all changed. 所以挑选最好的牛棚，有点像挑选最好的云；眨眨眼，一切就变的不一样了。 But let's move past the disclaimers ... with all Major League teams averaging about the same 5 2/3 innings per start, bullpens are difference-makers. 但是先不管这些推诿之词了。因为联盟先发平均每场只有5 2/3的吃局数，牛棚是决定 高下的关键。 The ratings that follow are based on two factors: How bullpens performed in 2007 and how they were altered in the offseason. 评分主要是依据两个因素：牛棚在2007年的表现，以及他们在休赛期所作的调整。 However, even past performance is a suspect indicator. As pointed out by Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro, whose bullpen has blown hot-and-cold for years, even past 'pens tend to be unpredictable because the grind of a successful season can take a toll on the ensuing season. 然而，即使过去的表现也是个可疑的指标。像印地安人GM Mark Shapiro所指出的， 他们家的牛棚经年来都是时冷时热，牛棚过去的表现不见得能准确地预测未来，因 为经过一个成功球季的压榨，会在来年发生一些负面效果。 Also bear in mind, these ratings reflect one opinion of the best bullpens, not the most improved. So the Reds, who snapped up Francisco Cordero's 44 saves, and the White Sox, who invested heavily in relief help in Octavio Dotel and Scott Linebrink, moved in the right direction, but from too far back in the pack to register. 另外要记在心里的是，这些评分所选出来的，是最好的牛棚，而不是进步最多的。所 以尽管红人队抢到了去年44次救援成功的Francisco Cordero，白袜队在Octavio Dotel 和Scott Linebrink投下钜资，他们是朝着正确方向前进，但是离上榜还有一段距离。 1. Red Sox: It starts -- or, rather, ends -- with Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon. It took manager Terry Francona a while to realize what he had in the left-hander from Japan, who snuck into town in Daisuke Matsuzaka's shadow, then it was lights out. 1. 红袜队：从Hideki Okajima和Jonathan Papelbon开始，或者说，也就到此为止。 Terry Francona花了一阵子才了解他们从日本找来的，这个一直隐藏在Matsuzaka的影 子下的左投，有多棒，然後他就大放异彩了。 In games in which Okajima and Papelbon both appeared, the Red Sox were 28-5. But when they worked back to back, something that didn't happen until Okajima was given his first eighth-inning setup assignment on May 6, Boston was 22-1. 在Okajima跟Papelbon同时出场的比赛，红袜队的战绩是28胜5败。但是当他们back-to -back出赛时，直到Okajima在5月6号第一次被赋予八局上场setup时才开始，波士顿的 战绩是22胜1败。 If last season was an aberration and Javier Lopez reverts to his career trend, he can be an effective mid-game matchup lefty. Manny Delcarmen (41 strikeouts in 44 innings, opponents' average of .183) is ready for more important roles. With young guns having taken his spot-starter's role, Julian Tavarez, always more effective as a reliever anyway, can share the old man's (42-year-old Mike Timlin's) burden. 如果去年只是场误会，而Javier Lopez可以回复到他的生涯趋势的话，他会是一个有 效率的，在比赛中段上场的左投。Manny Delcarmen(44局里有41次三振，对手打击率 是0.183)准备好了可以担当更重要的角色。随着一些年轻投手慢慢夺走了他的轮值先 发地位，Julian Tavarez反正当救援投手总是比较有效率，并且可以帮忙分担一些老 家伙(42?的Mike Timlin)的工作。 下与红袜队无关就略了，第二名是教士，第三名是印地安人，第四名是酿酒人，第五 名是蓝鸟。 --

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