http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071016&content_id=2268693&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy 10/16/2007 12:10 PM ET Notes: Mattingly 'shocked' at report Agent refutes assertion that coach hesitant to manage By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- Don Mattingly was "completely surprised and shocked" by a newspaper report that painted some hesitation on his part toward potentially taking the Yankees managerial position, his agent said on Tuesday. Ray Schulte told MLB.com in a telephone interview that Mattingly was taken aback by a Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger report claiming he does not feel ready to manage the Yankees and would be uncomfortable replacing Joe Torre. 報紙報導老唐還沒準備好接老托總教練的棒子 老唐很震驚 Schulte said that Mattingly is waiting to see what the Yankees hierarchy decides in meetings scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in Tampa, Fla. Mattingly served as Torre's bench coach this season and would be open to serving in that same capacity in 2008. 老唐的經紀人說他在等球團會議的結果 "If Joe comes back, Donnie would embrace that opportunity with open arms," Schulte said. "If Joe is not coming back, he would be interested in doing whatever is best for the organization. Donnie would embrace [managing] with open arms." 他說如果老托回來 他會張開雙臂歡迎 Citing a Mattingly friend, the Star-Ledger reported that Mattingly had expressed hesitation in recent days to the idea of replacing Torre, who has reached the playoffs in each of his 12 seasons as manager. 報紙引用老唐朋友的說法 說他還沒準備好幹掉老托 Schulte dismissed the story as "completely false" and "totally fabricated," but stressed that Mattingly does consider his relationship with Torre special. 經紀人說報導完全錯誤 完全捏造 "Donnie's at a point in time and in his career where he feels very comfortable with Joe," Schulte said. "He loves working with Joe and thinks of him as a mentor." 經紀人場面話 One of the most popular Yankees of his era, playing 14 seasons in New York from 1982 through 1995, Mattingly completed his first season as Torre's bench coach in 2007 after serving three seasons as the Yankees' hitting coach. He was a fill-in manager on two occasions this season while Torre served one-game suspensions. 老唐在洋基的經歷 A favorite of principal owner George Steinbrenner, Mattingly did recently express some reservations about taking over the post-Torre Yankees. 老唐受大老闆喜愛 但對接老托的棒 有點保留 "I would think it's like following [legendary UCLA basketball coach] John Wooden or something," Mattingly said on Oct. 9. "This guy wins championship after championship, and he's in the playoffs every year. It's pretty much a no-win situation for someone coming in here. 老唐場面話 "To be able to live up to the expectations or live up to what he did -- it's not going to happen. So as far as someone coming in and taking over this job, it's not necessarily a great situation." 場面話連發 In that interview, conducted the day after the Yankees fell in the American League Division Series to the Cleveland Indians -- their third consecutive first-round exit in the postseason -- Mattingly stressed that he felt no matter the decision, Torre must be treated with "respect." 老唐認為無論怎麼處置老托 都應該帶著尊敬 His defense of his mentor was not altogether surprising -- Mattingly has said that his two greatest regrets are not being able to play with Thurman Munson and not being able to play for Torre. 他說球員生涯最遺憾是沒跟Thurman Munson當隊友 沒在老托旗下打球 Asked directly if he had an interest in managing the Yankees, Mattingly sidestepped the question. 直接問他想不想當總教練 "It's just not time. We'll cross that bridge if it comes," he said. "I think I've made it pretty clear [that] in some timetable I would like an opportunity to manage. But I'm not worried about the timetable. I'm not worried about what happens to me at this time." 繼續場面話 說是時間問題 A-Rod heads west: The clock has started on Alex Rodriguez's offseason plans, which include sitting down with agent Scott Boras to determine their strategy going forward. A-Rod, the probable American League MVP, began talks with Boras in Newport Beach, Calif., on Sunday, according to the Associated Press, and is expected to remain in the Golden State for several days. 阿肉要去加州新港海邊和Bora$好好談談 Rodriguez, 32, holds an opt-out clause that would permit him to forfeit the final three years and $81 million on his contract, thus becoming a free agent. 阿肉明年可以跳脫成為自由球員 "We're going through reams of information now and looking at the baseball side, the economic side, the future of his family and what their goals are, putting all that into the landscape of what decision he's going to make," Boras told the AP. Bora$場面話 General manager Brian Cashman has said that the Yankees will not pursue Rodriguez if he opts out, but the club is expected to present Rodriguez with an offer of a contract extension sometime in the next few weeks. 現金人已經放話 如果阿肉要走 洋基不會追他回來 Rodriguez has until 10 days after the World Series to decide whether or not to opt out. Boras told the AP that he was not sure if the Yankees' decision on Torre would factor into Rodriguez's thinking. 在世界大賽結束後阿肉要做好決定 "That's not a question I've ever asked Alex," Boras said. "Alex enjoyed playing for Joe. Certainly, his entire tenure in New York was with Joe, and it's really all he knows as a Yankee. He was an advocate of Joe's as a manager." Bora$場面話 Late this season, Rodriguez told reporters that his relationship with Torre had become as close as it had ever been during their four years together in New York. 阿肉曾說今年他和老托的關係從來沒這麼接近過 One season after Torre famously batted Rodriguez eighth in the final game of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, Rodriguez glowed that Torre had been among the last to leave a Labor Day barbecue held at Rodriguez's rented home in Rye, N.Y. 去年季後賽老托曾讓阿肉打第八棒 Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. --

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