Re: [外電] Rising MLB Star: Hong-Chih Kuo

[skiller (現在天氣：鑽石塵)]

※ 引述《mohicans (Last Of The Mohicans)》之銘言：
: Rising MLB Star: Dodgers' Pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo
: Opinion by Hardball Times
: Since he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers out of Taiwan in 1999, Hong-Chih
: Kuo's career has come to be defined by strikeouts and surgeries. Kuo's minor
: league K rate is 12.3 per nine innings pitched, and he has punched out 10.6
: per nine frames in the majors. In 231.2 MLB innings over the 2005-2010
: seasons, Kuo has been worth 5.4 Wins Above Replacement. When he's available,
: he's awesome.

自從郭泓志在1999年被道奇簽下後，他的生涯成績就是"KKK"和手術。小聯盟時，
他的K/9值是12.3，上大聯盟後則是10.6。在2005-2010年的231.2局中，他的WAR
(對球隊貢獻度)是5.4。在他能投球時，郭是令人敬畏的。

: If only the lefty were available more often. Sadly, his injury dossier is
: thicker than the McCourts' divorce filings. Kuo has endured two Tommy John
: surgeries (in 2000 and 2003), and he pitched all of 42.1 minor league innings
: from the turn of the millennium to 2004. He missed significant time in 2007
: with a left rotator cuff injury, and then surgery to remove bone chips. The
: sometimes-starter pitched almost exclusively out of the 'pen in 2008, and he
: dominated -- 10.8 K/9, 2.36 BB/9 and a 2.76 xFIP in 80 innings. And then, as
: The Los Angeles Times' Dylan Hernandez recounts, another setback:
: Warming up for a game in San Francisco, Kuo said that his fingers went numb
: and that the skin on his arm turned bright red.

如果他可以保持健康就更好了。但是郭的病歷資料比McCourts(道奇老闆)的離婚檔案
還要來的多。他在2000和2003年各動一次TJ(韌帶重建手術)，所以從千禧年到2004年
他只在小聯盟投了42.1局。他為了移除碎骨錯過了2007年，對他重要的年份。(這指的
應是他擔任先發輪值的一年)這位"偶爾"的先發在2008年被定位成牛棚投手，繳出
證明自己有主宰力的數字：八十局中，K/9值10.8，BB/9值2.36，和2.76的FIP值。
然而郭這時又出現了手指麻木的情形，他的手臂狀況又亮起紅燈。

: "He couldn't feel the ball as well," Dodgers trainer Stan Conte said. "You
: use the word ‘feel' in two different contexts. One is the sensation of the
: ball in your hand. Then there's what a pitcher will talk about: ‘I just
: don't have the feel.' Although they have a feel with the ball, they don't
: have a great idea of what they can do with it. I think with him, it was both

道奇訓練員Stan Conte說："他說不再如以前能"感覺到"球了。這個"feel"有兩種意思：
一個是我的手麻了，感覺不到球了。第二個是投手常說的：'我找不到投球的感覺了。'
雖然投手們對"球"有"感覺"，但他們不太會在乎這件事。不過，我認為郭是同時發生
這兩個問題。"


: Kuo then contracted "The Thing":
: The next spring, Kuo had trouble commanding his pitches.
: The problem started out as something minor, Kuo missing several inches high
: or wide of his intended target.
: But in a game at Dodger Stadium in May, Kuo was warming up in the bullpen and
: sailed a couple of balls into the infield.
: Uh-oh.
: Kuo said he didn't know what was wrong, but theorized that his loss of
: control resulted from a combination of physical and psychological factors. He
: was put on the disabled list.

郭遇到了"這件事"
2009年開季，控球出現了問題。如同在小聯盟一樣，他投球老是和目標差了幾英吋。
(以下指同年五月一號對聖地牙哥教士隊)
郭在五月對聖地牙哥教士隊熱身時，把很多球投到內野。
嗯。
郭說他一點問題也沒有。但很明顯的，生理和心理的困擾讓郭喪失了宰制力。
所以郭又被放回傷兵名單。

: Kuo returned last July, and he had 9.6 K/9, 3.9 BB/9 and a 3.74 xFIP in 30
: innings pitched. He also punched out eight batters in five postseason frames,
: surrendering one run. Kuo sat around 94 MPH with his fastball, which he threw
: four-fifths of the time, and he mixed in a wicked mid-80's slider, too. After
: yet another DL stint this past April with elbow soreness, Kuo has been one of
: the best relievers in the game.

七月，郭又回來了，30局投球，繳出張K/9值 9.6，BB/9值3.9和3.74 xFIP值的成績單。
在季後賽郭解決了八人失一分。他有著94哩的快速球和85哩左右的"邪惡"滑球。
雖然季初他又感到手肘不適，進入傷兵名單，但是這位最棒的後援投手還是回來了。

: In 26.1 innings, Kuo has an eye-popping 12.3 K/9, 2.73 BB/9 and a 2.67 xFIP.
: He has already racked up a win above replacement despite not being activated
: until April 22nd. The soon-to-be-29-year-old ranks seventh in reliever xFIP,
: and he places fifth in swinging strike rate (15.4 percent).

26.1局中郭有著K/9值12.3，BB/9值2.73和2.67xFIP值的亮眼成績。雖然四月二十二日
後才上場投球，郭較Replacement Level的球員多貢獻出一勝。這位快29歲的投手\
在後援投手群裡，他的xFIP值排第七，揮空三振率則是第五(15.4 %)。

: He has gone to the slider more this season (about 32 percent of the time),
: and the pitch is inducing a whiff nearly 20 percent (13 percent MLB average).
: Of course, the heater has been ridiculous, too, with a 13.3 percent whiff
: rate (6 percent MLB average). Those averages include starters as well, but
: they give an idea of how dominant Kuo is right now. He has earned the trust
: of Dodgers manager Joe Torre, as Kuo ranks second on the club in Leverage
: Index (1.42).

他這季用了比以前更多的滑球(32 %)，產生了20 %的揮空率(聯盟平均值13 %)
當然，他的快速球成績更是恐怖，有著13.3 %的揮空率(聯盟平均值6 %)。這些數據
出現在先發投手是常見的，但出現在後援投手上，就證明郭多麼具有威力。
他也贏得Torre的信任。他在Leverage Index的排名第二(1.42)。

: For his perseverance, Kuo has earned an endearing nickname -- "the
: Cockroach." Here's hoping "the Cockroach" keeps beating the odds and
: silencing hitters in the late innings.

郭泓志過人的毅力，讓他贏得可愛的(?)暱稱：小強。我們希望小強先生在往後的日子。
能繼續擊沉其他隊伍和讓打者熄火。
: http://www.opposingviews.com/i/rising-mlb-star-dodgers-pitcher-hong-chih-kuo

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推 mpoby:噗...每9局23.6個BB...辛苦了...翻的不錯...加油...^^
已修正，感謝指正
※ 編輯: skiller         來自: 59.115.96.222        (07/07 13:49)
推 grasses:推~
推 Apolina:中間有段"郭已經累積了WAR值"意思不太通~
→ Apolina:原文意思應該是比replacement level球員多了一勝的貢獻
已修正，也覺奇怪怎麼WAR出現在這.....
是WIN和WIN"S"的差別....感謝您的指教
推 willowm4:推!感謝翻譯
※ 編輯: skiller         來自: 59.115.96.222        (07/07 14:04)
推 Elton320:就甘心
推 kevev:推
推 Terrill:推
推 mjhsieh:手臂不是亮起紅燈...是整個手臂皮膚通紅....
推 kahn760310:推!給英文不好的我 更了解kuo漂亮的成績
推 homeik:感謝翻譯~另外請問leverage index是什麼
推 mimi33:Leverage Index（關鍵性指數） http://ppt.cc/7AYZ
推 kiliman:推這篇翻議!
推 peter4710032:推~
→ abbei:the Cockroach...可以換一個嗎？
推 pognini:有看有推
推 vincent120:推!
推 macaber:mid-80's slider => 指的是85mile左右
已修正，感謝指正
推 TrialShadow:感謝翻譯 推一個
※ 編輯: skiller         來自: 59.115.100.102       (07/08 09:45)
推 seimo:endearing ..-->尊稱..make esteem..or respect
推 hitomi9059:significant time 在這是絕大多數 大部分的意思
推 hitomi9059:幾乎錯過了整個07年球季（因為手術的關係）