HOW STEVEN WRIGHT’S SMARTPHONE HAS SERVED AS HIS BEST PITCHING COACH ─ Steven Wright的最佳导师...智慧型手机？ http://t.co/s2xizVZR1k DUNEDIN, Fla. – The notion of a knuckleball fraternity was thrown around a lot Monday. Made sense. It’s not every day both starters – in this case the Red Sox’ Steven Wright and R.A. Dickey of the Blue Jays – both offer the out-of-the-ordinary offering. 蝴蝶球兄弟会在周一办了一场活动─很难得的，两边的投手都靠这个特殊球种吃饭的 ─ Steven Wright 和 R.A. Dickey。 When asked after his experience what kind of fraternity we might be talking about, “Animal House” or “Old School,” Wright was quick to pick the latter. Understandable considering those with membership include 65-year-old Charlie Hough, 55-year-old Tom Candiotti, 46-year-old Tim Wakefield, 38-year-old Dickey, and, now, the baby, 28-year-old Wright. Wright被问到这个兄弟会比较像“Animal House”还是“Old School”(两部美国喜剧片) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lampoon's_Animal_House http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_School_(film) Wright表示比较像“Old School”。不难理解，因为兄弟会成员包含65岁的Charlie Hough 、55岁的Tom Candiotti、46岁的Tim Wakefield、38岁的R.A. Dickey以及28岁的菜鸟 Steven Wright。 In this case, however, the residence isn’t any sort of broken down mansion. They live within the confines of their smartphones. 不过他们并没有住在同一栋公寓─他们的关系是靠智慧型手机维系的。 This is what happens: Wright has a question and a group text is sent out. 事情是这样的：Wright写了一个问题然後用群组发出去。 Here is an example from earlier in spring training … 例如在没多久之前： Wright texts to Hough, Candiotti, Wakefield and Dickey: “I encountered something today during live BP that I cannot remember having this bad, but the wind was blowing hard at my back and the knuckle was a little different for me. I got some movement but it was not much. What is your mindset when you encounter those conditions?” Wright传简讯给Hough, Candiotti, Wakefield和Dickey：「我在今天的Live BP中遇到 问题─以往都没有这麽严重：强劲的风从我的背後袭来，这时我的蝴蝶球变得不太一样了 。它的变化幅度远不如我给它的那样。你们再遇到这种情况的时候会用甚麽方法？」 Dickey was first to respond: “Change speeds more often and hang on.” Dickey第一个回应：「增加改变球速的频率然後撑住。」 Wakefield: “Start a little lower and a little firmer to create your own resistance.” Wakefield：「握低一点、紧一点，自己创造阻力。」 Hough and Candiotti would also text back, albeit a bit later. Hough 和 Candiotti也都有回应，虽然晚了一些。 “That’s what I do. I send out a group text because everybody has their own adjustments how it kicks in for them,” Wright said. “That’s why I do it. I send it to Charlie, Dickey, Candiotti and Wake. That’s just o see what they all say, because what R.A. says and what Wake says might be two different things, but might mean the same thing and the terminology is different.” 「我就是这麽做的。我寄群组简讯的原因是大家都有不同的调整方法。我会寄给Charlie , Dickey, Candiotti 和 Wake来看所有人的方法，因为R.A.提供这个方法，但是Wake又说 了两个完全不一样的东西─但也有可能是同一样东西却有不同描述方式。」Wright表示。 But Monday, no texts were needed. 不过在这个礼拜一就不用传简讯了。 At approximately 10:30 a.m. Wright formally introduced himself, face-to-face, with Wakefield, who was visiting for the day. The pair immediately dove into knuckleball conversation, going back and forth with ideas for the next 30 minutes. 大约早上10:30时，Wright正式的面对面向来访的Wakefield自我介绍。他们很快地就进入 了蝴蝶球的话题，大概花了30分钟交换各式各样的点子。 The results of the discussion were tangible. 讨论的效果蛮不错的。 “He actually came in and was working with me a little before I went in the game and the biggest adjustment was I moved over to the first-base side of the rubber, which just allows my hand to stay in the window a little bit longer, and down to the center of home plate, and to lead to the center of home plate,” Wright said. “Those two small adjustments I felt made a huge adjustment on my feel for the pitch and able to keep it in the strike zone.” 「他来在比赛前教我一些事情，最大的调整是我踩投手板时会往一垒侧靠近一些，这让 手的位置能在框框内待得更久，接着往本垒板中心投，球就能往好球带中心送出去。」 ，Steven Wright这麽说。「两个小小的调整就让觉得改善很多，比较能让球顺利的送进 好球带中。」 When it was all said and done, Wright had taken another step forward toward impressing upon the Red Sox that he can be counted on for the coming season. 事实上，Wright的确向前跨了一大步，用亮眼表现来让大家在接下来的几个球季中对他 保有期待。 Two innings, two hits, no runs, no walks, three strikeouts. 两局，两安、无失分、无保送、三次三振。 “I was a little nervous,” Wright said. “I was not scared, just a little nervous, because you want to do your best in general, but to have guys with a keen eye for the knuckleball … once I got out there, I felt pretty good.” Wright：「我有一点紧张，但不是害怕─因为你想要进你所能。场边有许多锐利眼神盯着 我的蝴蝶球...但当我上场时，我的感觉蛮不错的。」 -- "HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT FAILS TO WORK HARD." --

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