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由於今年Alex Rodriguez因為開刀而可能喪失大半球季，外加上禁藥風波有可能讓
他直接離開美國職棒大聯盟，洋基隨而補進去年被交易到白襪隊的前紅襪隊打者
Kevin Youkilis補上三壘位置，但昨天Kevin Youkilis說出一段話或許會被人解
讀成為讓洋基球團感到不是滋味的內容，原文如下：
Kevin Youkilis: “I’ll always be a Red Sock”
I like this interview with Kevin Youkilis in the Daily News, as he appears
totally unwilling to take the bait we usually see laid for new members of the
Yankees, especially ones who had a long tenure with another team.
You know the bait I mean: interviews which seem geared toward getting the
player to talk about how special it is to be a Yankee and how much different
and better and important it is. There’s almost a propaganda aspect to it,
actually. The first spring training interview with a new Yankee player is the
first chance the tabloids or talk radio get to place the new guy in the True
Yankee Continuum.
Here Youkilis, while sounding totally professional about his new team and new
challenges, and while handling questions about hot button topics like A-Rod,
Joba Chamberlain and The Rivalry, doesn’t lose perspective about his career:
“To negate all the years I played for the Boston Red Sox and all the
tradition, you look at all the stuff I have piled up at my house, to say I’d
just throw it out the window, that’s not true,” Youkilis said. “I’ll
always be a Red Sock.”
It’ll be interesting to watch how the Yankees media reacts to and treats
Youkilis this season. I imagine there’s a pretty big temptation to play up
the Boston-New York stuff. Maybe even to use this quote against him somehow.
But to me it sounds like he’s going to navigate it OK. Neither falling into
the Yankees genuflection many expect of new arrivals nor allowing himself to
be portrayed as some sort of heel.
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這段報導指出Kevin Youkilis似乎對於紅襪隊還是有所回憶，但有被其他人解讀成為
Kevin Youkilis人在洋基心在紅襪的感覺，但Kevin Youkilis在接下來的推特當中有
做相當程度的回應：
https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/302424081486200832
Kevin Youkilis wanted to clarify yesterday's comments: said his heart is now
with the Yankees, just can't erase his years in Boston.
https://twitter.com/eboland11/status/302423218726260736
Youkilis sought out reporters to clarify comments from yesterday: "my heart's
here...that was in no way meant to say my heart's in Boston."
https://twitter.com/FeinsandNYDN/status/302426520650133504
Youkilis: "I'll be proud to be a Yankee for life after this year, too."
https://twitter.com/FeinsandNYDN/status/302426951560335362
Youk: "I'll have to watch what I say. Guys are having fun with it, joking
around. Trust me, it wasn't meant to be "My heart is in Boston." "
https://twitter.com/FeinsandNYDN/status/302427418541559808
Youk: "In the context of what I said, if you read it just as 'I'm always a
Red Sock,' it looks bad. It's not that way. I'm a Yankee today."
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