[新聞] Giambi earns AL Player of Month honor

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Giambi earns AL Player of Month honor
Yanks slugger hit nine home runs, drove in 27 runs in April
By Robert Falkoff / MLB.com

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As Alex Rodriguez watches Jason Giambi swing the bat these days, there's a
flashback to 2000 when Giambi played for the A's and was the American League
Most Valuable Player.
Once again, Giambi is picking up hits and accolades. Following a torrid April
at the plate, the Yankees first baseman was named the AL Player of the Month
on Tuesday. 

當Alex Rodriguez看著Jason Giambi打球時，令人想到了2000當時的他，得到了
美聯最有價值球員。 再一次的，展現了他的實力以及得到了光環 - 四月的
美聯最有價值球員。

"He looks like he did when he was in Oakland," Rodriguez said. "The ball is
just exploding off his bat, which is what we saw in the second half of last
season." 

Rodriguez說"他就像當時還在奧克蘭的時候，球一直從棒子飛出去似的，
跟去年下半年度我們看到的一樣。"

Giambi hit .344 in 22 April games. He had nine homers, 27 RBIs, 17 runs
scored and 52 total bases. Giambi led the American League with an .852
slugging percentage and .554 on-base percentage. A keen eye and plate
discipline have been keys in Giambi's success. He finished the month with an
AL-best 26 walks. 

Giambi在四月22場比賽中打出了.344打擊率，9支全壘打，27分打點，17分得點，
以及52個壘打數。Giambi在美聯領先了有.852的長打率還有.554的上壘率。
擁有著超強的選球眼是他成功的關鍵，並且在美聯第一名有著26個四壞球保送。

"This is the best I've felt in awhile," Giambi said recently. "My swing has
been really good so far this year." 

他最近說:"我現在感覺好極了，我的揮擊最近真的很好。"

In a lineup filled with accomplished hitters, Giambi has asserted himself in
a big way. New York fans got a quick preview of how Giambi's April would go
during the opening home series against Kansas City. In that series, Giambi
went 5-for-8 with two homers and seven RBIs as the Yankees won all three
games. 

Giambi顯示了他的重要性在這個完美的打線，洋基球迷已經知道他在主場開幕對上
皇家的狀況如何了，他八個打數裡面有五支安打，兩支全壘打以及七分打點，
帶領著洋基橫掃皇家三連戰。

Giambi had a couple of multi-homer games during the month. He went deep twice
against Minnesota on April 16 and repeated that feat a week later against
Tampa Bay. 

他在四月有兩場兩支全壘打以上的比賽。一次是16/4對上雙城，並且是延續他的
火力帶到了一個禮拜後對上魔鬼魚的比賽。

Giambi now has six Player of the Month awards. But between the great times he
had in Oakland and the efficiency he showed last year and this year, Giambi
had to deal with health issues. A parasite in his system plagued him for
parts of two seasons. 

他現在一共擁有了六次的單月MVP。然而他的傷勢卻影響了他在奧克蘭時期到去年以前。
這兩年他就像寄生蟲附著在球隊上那樣的討厭。

But Giambi bounced back last year to lead the AL with a .440 on-base
percentage and 108 walks. He has worked long and hard with Yankees hitting
coach Don Mattingly, and that commitment to re-establish himself as one of
the game's best hitters is paying off.

但他去年回來了，.440上壘率以及106個保送在美聯是第一名的。他跟洋基打擊教練
Don Mattingly一起認真的練習，承諾重新調整自己的狀況，並且成為了聯盟中最強的
打者之一。

Now, Giambi just hopes he can approach the same level of success over the
next five months that he showed in April. In a lineup filled with stars,
Giambi has been shining brightly.

現在Giambi只希望他能夠維持四月的水準，延續到接下來的五個月。
在這個星光閃閃的打線了，他已經是一顆最閃耀的星了。

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