[閒聊] Peter Abraham :閒聊之三：Posada's Cooperstown season

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Posada’s Cooperstown season
Posada的名人堂球季

by Peter Abraham
2007.9.12

Jorge Posada is a go-to guy in the clubhouse. What I mean by that is if
you’re doing a story on one of the pitchers, he is somebody you almost
have to talk to.

齁黑‧波薩達是你到球員休息室一定要找的人。我是說，假如你想要寫篇投手的
報導，他總是你得去跟他聊一下的對象。

Posada is intelligent, bluntly honest and has so much of a history with
the Yankees that his comments always have meaning. As a beat writer, he
is somebody I try and speak with almost every day because he has such a
feel for what is happening with the team at that moment.

波薩達很聰明、直率又誠懇。他本身可說就是洋基歷史的一部份，而他的評論
總是意味深長。作為一個記者，他幾乎是我每天都會訪談的對象，因為他對球隊
當下所發生的任何事都有他自己的感受。

But when it comes to talking about the best season of his career, Posada
doesn’t have much to say. He firmly believes that talking about how well
you’re hitting will lead to four strikeouts the next day.

但是當聊到他今年這個生涯年，他就不多說了。因為他堅信：只要聊他再來會
打得多好，隔天他就會吃到鐵支四張老K。

I tried to broach the subject yesterday and he smiled. “C’mon, man,”
he said. “Don’t go there.”

昨天我試著拐到這話題，他笑著說：「唉唷～不要說這些啦。」

But Posada is having an MVP-type season. He’s hitting .338 with 81 runs
scored, 20 homers, 82 RBI and 38 doubles. It’s one of the greatest offensive
seasons ever for a catcher.

不過，波薩達本季成績可以說是MVP類型的成績。打擊率.338，81得分，20 HR，
82 RBIs，38支二壘打。這樣的打擊成績對一個捕手而言，已是史上最佳成績之一。

Toss in the fact that he has worked with 29 pitchers this season and that
the Yankees are headed to the playoffs and he’s clearly the best catcher
in the American League.

即使不談他本季搭配過的投手高達29位，或助洋基進入季後賽，很明顯地，他是美
聯最佳捕手。

“You know until you’re around him every day how good this guy is,” backup
Jose Molina said. “He and Tony (Pena) are always working on some drill or
going over something. He makes this team go.”

「你每天跟他相處你就會知道這傢伙有多好，」摸二哥這麼說：「他跟Tony Pena
總會做些練習，或檢查些事物。他讓這球隊不斷進步。」

Look at it this way. The only catchers in the history of baseball with as
many home runs, doubles and RBI in one season are Mike Piazza (1998), Pudge
Rodriguez (1998), Pudge Fisk (1978) and Johnny Bench (1974 and ‘75). Only
Piazza and Rodriguez hit .300 in those seasons.

這麼看吧：歷史上單季可以敲出這麼多轟不讓、二壘安及打點的捕手只有
    Mike Piazza (1998)
    Pudge Rodriguez (1998)
    Pudge Fisk (1978)
    Johnny Bench (1974 and‘75)
而且只有 Piazza 和 Rodriguez 繳出.300的打擊率。

This could be the season Posada played himself into the Hall of Fame. He’s
a .278 career hitter with 217 homers, 855 RBI, three rings and five All-Star
game selections.

波薩達這球季可能可以讓他進入名人堂。他生涯打擊率.278 ，有217發HR，855 打點
3枚世界冠軍戒指，5次入選明星賽。

The only catchers who can match those statistics are Piazza, Rodriguez, Ted
Simmons, Javy Lopez, Yogi Berra, Gabby Hartnett and Roy Campanella.

Simmons never won the World Series. Lopez did once.

跟這樣的成績相當的只有Piazza, Rodriguez, Ted Simmons, Javy Lopez, Yogi Berra,
Gabby Hartnett 以及 Roy Campanella.六人。而 Simmons可沒贏過世界大賽，Lopez
也只贏過一次。

By the time these current Yankees are retired, they’ll have to build a new
room at the Hall of Fame. Rodriguez, Jeter, Rivera, Clemens and Torre are in
for sure. Posada is probable and Mike Mussina will get a lot of consideration.

等現在這些洋基現役球員退休之後，他們會讓名人堂多出個展覽室。A-Rod，Jeter，Mo
，Clemens 以及Torre 應該沒問題。波薩達很有機會。而穆帥可能還會有些討論吧。

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推 Minamii:帥派再丟五年..年年20勝 拼進HOF去好朋友老克做鄰居
推 siliver:今年的A-ROD太耀眼了,不然厚黑有可能爭MVP....
推 Hiro2:我記得進HOF跟有沒有冠軍戒沒有直接關係耶
推 Hiro2:不是小看Posada，而是如果他都很有機會，那老穆進HOF應該是
→ Hiro2:必然的吧?他大部份的球季都有15勝以上記錄，沒有的球季也多
→ Hiro2:是因傷
推 okaoka0709:推翻譯
推 danbin:「唉唷～不要說這些啦。」  嬌低低的小波XD
推 luckyland:感謝翻譯
推 Sijan:嬌滴滴波波 好可愛喔 難得波波也有害羞的時候 >///<
推 Benitez:Yogi Berra:進HOF有90%靠成績 另外一半靠世界大賽戒指...
→ Benitez:你說不重要!?!?!? (甩雙手)
推 pase139:可以請問為何他叫微笑頗殺打嗎?
推 Ation:因為他長的很像蒙那力殺的微笑