http://www.sportshubla.com/2008/08/08/kuotastic/ Kuo. Three letters that have, at least when they begin (or fully make) the last name of a fireballing lefty for the Dodgers, served the franchise well. While this current version doesn’t have the mystique of his predecessor (okay, it’s a stretch, but play along) he is pitching with the same type of dominance, making Hong-Chih Kuo a vital cog in the LA machine. 名字以K.U.O.三個字母開頭的強力左投對道奇貢獻良多， 雖然現在這個沒有以前那位那樣的神奇（意指Koufax） 但郭泓志也一樣威力十足，是道奇不可或缺的要角 After some very promising moments in 2006, last season was a lost one for the oft-injured hurler, to the point that his best highlight was the coolest bat flip I’d ever seen after a homer against the Mets. (Other Dodger fans must have also been impressed because it won the top moment in 2007 in a True Blue LA poll). Concerns about Kuo abounded this spring as he entered this season coming off another injury which resulted in his third surgery since turning pro, two of which were of the Tommy John variety. It has been a tough battle for Kuo, but he has been up to it and his perseverance is paying off for himself and the Dodgers. Big Jonathon Broxton gets the fans excited, but Kuo has been the scene stealer in the Dodger bullpen. After spotty use early in the year, bouncing between the starting rotation and the bullpen as Joe Torre had trouble figuring out how best to use him, Kuo has built up a reservoir of relief situation faith in his manager by mowing down hitter after hitter. Now Torre uses him in high leverage situations, almost like a Blue Billy Wagner. 胖B讓球迷興奮，但道奇牛棚裡真正搶盡目光的是郭 季初Torre無法確定怎麼用他，把他在牛棚和先發間移來移去，也很少用他 但郭在救援崗位上一個一個解決打者，贏得Torre的信心 現在Torre總在關鍵時刻派他上場，有如道奇版的Wagner Left handed hitters are completely helpless against Kuo, with right handed hitters not much better off. He has struck out 37 of the 81 (45%) left handed batters he’s faced this year while walking only one. Overall, he’s holding hitters to a paltry .197 batting average, and those hits haven’t amounted to much, judging by an opponents slugging percentage below .300. 左打者對他毫無辦法，右打者也沒好多少 郭面對的81名左打者中有37個被三振掉（45%），只有一個保送 整體而言，打者面對他的打擊率只有.197， 就算打得出去也沒什麼殺傷力，因為長打率僅僅.300 The Dodger bullpen has been one of the best in baseball this season, virtually impregnable with Kuo representing the moat around the castle. Earlier in the year when Takashi Saito was healthy, Kuo was called upon 14 times to pitch two innings or more and excelled in these situations, easing the transition to the Broxton/Saito deadly combo. With Saito gone, Kuo has now taken up the setup role of Broxton and continues to flourish. On an offensive challenged team like the Dodgers, shut down relief pitchers are a must. Normally, middle relievers don’t get the headlines, but they’re an important cog for any team with postseason aspirations. 今年道奇牛棚在聯盟中是最強的，而郭就有如這個攻不破的城堡的護城河 球季稍早齋藤還健康無傷，郭出賽十四次，都投超過兩局 表現傑出，串起先發投手到Broxton、齋藤這對強力組合間的局數 在齋藤受傷後，郭接起Broxton佈局的位置，繼續發揮 在像道奇這樣貧打的球隊中，有能力封鎖對方的後援投手是必要的 一般而言，中繼投手很少得到注意 但對任何希望進入季後賽的球隊而言，卻不可或缺 With that in mind, you can argue that Hong-Chi Kuo has been the MVP of the staff. 因此，郭可說是牛棚中的MVP （很想睡覺了所以隨便翻翻） --

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