http://0rz.tw/7a3Td 04/11/2008 7:00 PM ET Ortiz 'fine' despite early slump Francona meets with steady Sox slugger to offer reassurance By Ian Browne / MLB.com BOSTON -- There are countless players who can go into a slump and have it go largely unnoticed, be it in the media or even in the clubhouse. But David Ortiz has established such a reputation for hitting prowess that his woes will never go under the radar. 波士顿讯 -- 数不清的打者即使陷入低潮也没人注意，没有媒体报导，甚至 队友也不会注意到。不过 David Ortiz 是这麽有名的强打，他的低潮很难 逃过大家的雷达。 So in Red Sox Nation these days, the big question seems to be, "What's the matter with Big Papi?" 所以最近红袜国的大热门问题似乎是：「老爹到底怎麽了？」 Ortiz entered Friday night's game against the Yankees hitting .083 (3-for-36) over the season's first 10 games, with one home run and three RBIs. 周五晚上对洋基的比赛之前，Ortiz 本季前十场的成绩是 .083 （36打数3 安打）的打击率，一支全垒打，三分打点。 After declining to speak with the media the past two days, Ortiz held a very brief interview before batting practice on Friday. 连两天拒绝媒体之後，Ortiz 本周五打击练习之前终於有了一个简短的访问。 How is the big man with the big bat holding up amid the slump? 这个拿着大棒的大个子将怎麽面对低潮？ "I'm good, I'm good -- you know me," said Ortiz. "Everything is fine. We're winning. That's a good thing." 「我很好，我很好 -- 你知道的，」Ortiz 说。「一切都很好。我们也在 赢球，那是好事。」 Is he frustrated? "No," said Ortiz, as he walked away. 他觉得挫折吗？ 「不会，」Ortiz 就这麽说着走开了。 Clearly, Ortiz didn't want to get into the details of the slump. He'd rather find ways to get out of it. 显然，Ortiz 不想谈这个低潮的细节。他宁可快找个法子脱离它。 The left-handed-hitting masher took extra batting practice on Thursday and had a brief meeting in manager Terry Francona's office on Friday. 这个左撇长打者周四做了额外的打击练习，并在周五与教头 Terry Francona 有了简短的会谈。 Does Francona sometimes have to remind even players of Ortiz's magnitude not to press? 即使面对 Ortiz 这种等级的球员，Francona 也有必须提醒他不要有太 大压力的时候吗？ "I just did that," said Francona. "He told me he'd be OK." 「我刚刚就这麽做了，」Francoa 说。「他跟我说他会 ok 的。」 Though Francona has a good relationship with most of his players, he's had a particularly close bond with Ortiz during their four-plus seasons together. 虽然 Francona 和大部分的球员都有很好的关系，他和 Ortiz 在四个 多球季之後更是培养了很深厚的情谊。 "I think with David, [the conversation] can be very casual," Francona said. "I think sometimes even players like David need to be reminded how good they are." 「和 David 的话，我们可以聊得很轻松，」Francona 说。「我想有时 候即使 David 这样的球员也需要被提醒他有多棒。」 So even if Ortiz didn't want to admit it in his brief session with reporters, Francona can sense the slugger's frustration. 所以即使 Ortiz 在简短的媒体访问中不想承认，Francona 也感受到了 他的挫折感。 "Even with the best players in baseball, it still comes down to trying to do too much," Francona said. "David feels such a huge responsibility for what we're doing. Sometimes things snowball a little bit. All of a sudden, you get yourself in a rut, and you can't to get four hits in one at-bat. Or you see a guy show frustration after his first at-bat of a game, where you know that there's some carryover from the game before. 「即使是最好的球员也会有试得太努力的问题，」Francona 说。「David 对战绩有很强的责任感。有时候这像滚雪球一样，突然之间你就陷入困境， 而你不可能一打席挤出四个安打出来。有时候你看到一个人一场比赛第一 个打席之後就很挫折，因为他把前一场比赛的阴影也带过来了。」 "You look up and see your batting average on the board, and that's not what he is, that's not who he's going to be. He's just gone through a tough first 10 games. I think we have a responsibility sometimes to remind him of what he does for our ballclub." 「[他]一抬头就看到看板上的惨澹打击率。但那不是他的真正实力，以 後他也不会这样下去。他只是经历过了很难熬的前十场比赛。我想我们 有责任提醒他，他对我们球队多麽有贡献。」 Friday's matchup certainly favored an Ortiz breakout. The DH went into the night 15-for-30 lifetime against Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang, with two homers and 10 RBIs. 周五的比赛似乎是 Ortiz 突破的好机会。他对王建民的生涯成绩是 30 打数 15 安打，两支全垒打，10打点。 (结果... orz) --

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