很久沒follow紅雀了，試著翻譯溫故知新一下~~~
: ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals manager Tony La Russa won't say who the closer is, but
: for the time being, it's not Ryan Franklin.
: La Russa acknowledged on Tuesday that he and his staff have made a change in
: how they view the ninth inning, which means that at the very least, Franklin
: is no longer the automatic choice to get save chances. But beyond that, the
: manager wasn't really giving anything away. He did not divulge whether he has
: one pitcher to whom he intends to funnel save chances, or who that pitcher
: would be if he does.
: "I think the thing to do is watch the game, see who comes out there," La
: Russa said. "We can talk about it afterwards.
La Russa不會告訴你誰是closer，但此時此刻，不會是Franklin了。La Russa在周二時
表示他和教練團對於第九局的人選做了一些改變，Franklin再也不是上場救援的必然
選項。不過，總教練也沒有透露任何口風。他沒有表示他想要將救援的任務交給誰，
或者可能是誰。
"我想該做的事就是看比賽，看看誰應該出現在那裡，"La Russa說，"我們可以稍後再
談這件事"。
: Franklin likewise declined to answer directly whether he has been removed
: from the closer's role, but nonetheless made it clear that his situation has
: changed.
: "I know that I'm going to go out there to the bullpen, and whenever the phone
: rings and they say, 'Franklin, get up,' I get up," he said. "That's what I
: know."
: Franklin has been charged with four blown saves in five opportunities this
: year, including three on the Cardinals' just-finished 10-game road trip. St.
: Louis has lost all four of those games. Franklin has allowed at least one run
: in five of his six appearances on the season and has surrendered three home
: runs.
: "You treat him like a hitter who's struggling," La Russa said. "Change his
: responsibility a little bit for a little bit."
: Miguel Batista, Mitchell Boggs and Jason Motte are all among the candidates
: to get save chances while Franklin is used in other ways.
Franklin同樣拒絕對被移出closer一事做正面評論，然而，很明顯他的定位已發生變化。
"我知道我將會回到牛棚，並且隨時待命；當他們要我上場的時候，我就會上場。我只
知道這麼多。"Franklin說。
在今年裡，Franklin在五次救援機會裡吞了四次救援失敗，這包括了紅雀在剛結束的客
場十連戰中的三場。而紅雀在這四場裡最後全都輸球。Franklin在本季上場六次，有五
次至少都掉了一分，還被打了三支全壘打。
"你會覺得他是一個掙扎的打者，"La Russa說。"試著慢慢地改變他的責任"。
在Franklin移作他用的時候，Miguel Batista、Mitchell Boggs 和 Jason Motte 都會是
救援的可能人選。
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