http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2008/05/01/2008-05-01_ian_kennedys_ struggles_only_add_to_heada-1.html Ian Kennedy's struggles only add to headaches Friday, May 2nd 2008, 12:35 AM Kennedy 困獸之鬥徒增洋基煩憂 Let's see, Phil Hughes has a fractured rib to go with his 9.00 ERA. And the way Joe Girardi was talking Thursday night, Ian Kennedy may be on his way out of the rotation, perhaps all the way to Triple-A. 話說 Hughes 肋骨斷裂帶著 9.00的 ERA 離開了. 從周四 Girardi 的說話方式來看, Kennedy 也許將從先發輪值移除,說不定直接進到三A. So much for the year of the young guns. 由此本年度洋基的青春戰士計畫也告終結 Suffice to say that turning the calendar page to May didn't brighten the outlook at the Stadium, an outlook that is becoming gloomier by the day. 實在話,翻開五月日曆,洋基球場沒有變得比較明亮,反而一日暗似一日. Kennedy wasn't terrible last night, but another short start put the burden on the bullpen, and, let's face it, that's asking for trouble. The result was an 8-4 loss to the Tigers, which completed a sweep that was all too revealing of the Yankees' problems. Kennedy 昨晚表現並不可怕,但是局數吃的不夠,還是拖累了牛棚,講白了算是自找麻煩.球 賽結果 8-4 老虎橫掃洋基,也突顯了洋基存在的問題. Right now it looks like Chien-Ming Wang will have to duplicate Ron Guidry's 25-3 season of 1978 for the Yankees to seriously contend in the AL East. 看來王建民必須複製 Guidry 1978年 25 勝 3 敗的紀錄,才能讓洋基在美聯還有能力一搏. Last night, they were just looking for a reason to believe their young pitching isn't going to be a bust this season, and Kennedy didn't deliver. He wasn't as tentative this time, but when he had to throw his 89-mph fastball in hitters' counts, the Tigers made him pay in a four-run third inning. 昨晚他們抱著一線希望,本季年輕投手計畫不至於一敗塗地,然而 Kennedy 並沒幫他們達成 他這次表現比較穩定,但是球數落後,必須用89哩速球對決時,老虎第三局敲出四分回敬他. Just as in the case of Hughes the other night, it's fair to ask whether Kennedy is ready to succeed in the big leagues right now. Girardi, in fact, made a point of noting the Yankees won't need a fifth starter much in May because of off-days, and said they needed to figure out "what's best for Ian Kennedy." 如早先問 Hughes 的, 也要同樣的問問 Kenndy 是否已經準備好在大聯盟投球了.Girardi 提到由於休兵日的關係,洋基五月份比較不需要用到五號先發,他說:這段時間要想想怎樣安 排Kennedy會比較好. It sounded an awful lot like a bus ticket to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for Kennedy to work out his problems, but we'll see. 這聽起來像是給 Kennedy 一張直達 三A SWB隊的車票,讓他去那裡解決他的問題,但還是要 觀察看看. At least we know the Yankees aren't so paranoid about the early season failure of their young pitchers as to invent an injury to Hughes in some attempt to avoid sending him to the minors. 至少從這裡我們可以看到,季初年輕投手培訓計畫的失敗,並沒有讓洋基偏執到必須假造受 傷藉口讓 Hughes 免於下放小聯盟. As secretively as they seem to want to operate with Girardi, anything was starting to seem possible. 照他們與 Girardi 隱密的作業方式,又似乎什麼都有可能. Instead, Hughes has a fractured rib,which may or may not explain his stunningly poor pitching, but at least justifies his position on the disabled list. Hughes肋骨斷裂和他爛到爆的投球是否有關,不得而知,至少是個正當理由讓他進傷兵名單. Who knows whether the Yankees would have sent him to the minors if not for the injury, but it's a moot point now, and only adds to the stress level at the Stadium these days that threatens to suffocate Girardi and his ballclub. Huehes 如果沒有受傷,洋基會不會把他下放小聯盟, 也成了疑點,這徒增這些日子以來帶給 Girardi 與球隊近乎窒息的莫大壓力. For now, they have to hope that Darrell Rasner will transfer his brilliance in Triple-A this season to some level of success when he replaces Hughes in the rotation. 現在他們只能寄望取代 Hughes 先發的 Darrell Rasner 把他本球季三A的卓越表現多少成 功的轉化到大聯盟. Beyond that, it seems they'll try to get by with a four-man rotation for parts of May and hope Kennedy makes progress. It's either that or Kei Igawa. 除此之外,他們必須度過五月部分四人先發輪值的狀態,而後希望 Kennedy 能再進步,或者 讓井川慶上來表現了. John Harper New York Daily News --

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