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Dotel embraces unworn pinstripes
Dotel 擁抱尚未穿過的條紋杉
Hurler wants to remain a Yankee having never pitched for club
沒替球隊投球過的投手仍想當個洋基人
譯自 http://0rz.net/c21w0 By Mark Feinsand/MLB.com
Octavio Dotel hasn't thrown a single pitch for the New York Yankees,
but the reliever already knows that he wants to remain a Yankee beyond
this season.
Octavio Dotel 還沒替紐約洋基投過一球，這名中繼投手卻已經了解他想要在本
季後仍是個洋基人。
Dotel, who is finishing up his rehab from last summer's Tommy John
elbow surgery, should join the Yankees sometime in July.
自上個夏天動完湯米‧約翰手肘手術 Dotel 結束了復健療程，應該會在七月某時
加入洋基。
Pitching for the Mets, Astros and A's during a seven-year big-league
career, Dotel has enjoyed his time with the Yankees more than any
other team, even though he hasn't appeared in a game.
七年大聯盟生涯曾替大都會、太空人、運動家效力過，然而 Dotel 更為喜愛
與洋基相處的時光，即使他從來沒在比賽現身過。
"To be honest, even though I haven't done anything for the Yankees, I
love being a part of this team," Dotel said. "The way that the front
office, the trainers and the coaching staff treat their players, it's
something that you really love to see. It's better than being with any
other team I've been with. I'd love to stay here -- not for one more
year, but for three or four years."
"老實講，即使我還沒替洋基出力過，我仍想要成為這支球隊的一份子，" Dotel
表示。"像是管理部門、訓練員們還有教練團與他們的球員，這就是你真的想要
看到的。這比其他我待過的球隊更適合我。我想要待在這裡─不只是一年，而是
三或四年。"
註：.....我心中響起了 ABBA 的 Money, money, money
The Yankees inked Dotel to a one-year deal worth $2 million this
winter, even though they knew he would miss the first half of the
season.
即使洋基知道 Dotel 可能錯過球季前半，今年冬天他們仍與他簽下一紙 2M 的
一年約。
Dotel knows that the Yankees rolled the dice by signing him. As
routine as Tommy John elbow surgery has become, it's still a tough
surgery to rebound from. Because of that, Dotel feels a sense of duty
to his new team.
Dotel 知道洋基擲完骰子後決定簽下他。湯米‧約翰手肘手術的執行已經像是家
常便飯，但這仍然是個難以從中復原的手術。因此， Dotel 感覺對他的新球隊
有股使命感。
"I feel like I owe them," he said. "They knew my situation, and I knew
my situation, but I feel like I owe them something. I can't wait to
get on the mound and start paying them back."
"我覺得我虧欠球隊，" Dotel 說。"他們知道我的處境，而我也知道我的，但我
覺得我欠他們什麼，我等不及要上投手丘然後擔任他們的後援。"
General manager Brian Cashman actually tried to sign Dotel to a multi
-year deal, much the same as he did with Jon Lieber after he underwent
the same elbow surgery.
總經理 Brian Cashman 真的試過用複數年約簽下 Dotel ,就像他在 Jon Lieber
動完一樣的手肘手術時做的。
"Right now, he's an investment for now," Cashman said. "He was only
looking for a one-year deal and that's what he got. Hopefully it will
benefit us both, and when all is said and done, we'll talk about
[a new contract] at a later date."
"如今，他是對現在的投資，" Cashman 表示。"他是唯一尋求一年約的然後他拿
到了。由衷期望這對我們都有益，而他說過做到的，我們會在之後談新約的時拿
來當呈堂證供。"
That, of course, will depend on how well Dotel pitches when he returns.
當然，那將奠基於當 Dotel 回來後他的表現。
Before Dotel's injury, he had emerged as one of the top young closers
in the league, saving 36 games for the Astros and A's in 2004. Last
year, Dotel saved seven games for the A's while blowing four
opportunities, and it became clear that there was something wrong with
his arm.
在 Dotel 受傷前，他已經在聯盟裡頂尖年輕終結者們中展露頭角， 2004 年替
運動家與太空人守住 36 場勝利。去年， Dotel 替運動家守住七場比賽然後 4
次救援失敗，這時顯然地他的手臂出了問題。
When he learned that he needed Tommy John surgery, he feared the
worst.
那時候他獲知必須接受湯米‧約翰手術，他所恐懼的噩夢已然成真。
"I thought my baseball days were done," Dotel said. "I had no idea
what to expect."
"我想我的球員生涯已經完了，我不知道我能期望什麼。" Dotel 表示。
A year of rehab has put him in position to return, though his days as
a closer are gone -- at least for now.
一年的復健推動他回歸的腳步，然而他擔任終結者的時光已經過去了─至少現在
是如此。
While Dotel has not contributed on the field, his attitude has been a
breath of fresh air in the Yankees' clubhouse. Dotel, who always seems
to have a smile on his face, has had an infectious impact on his
teammates, something that hasn't escaped Cashman.
儘管 Dotel 還沒在球場有所貢獻，他的態度已經替洋基的休息室注入一股新氣
息。 Dotel 臉上總是帶著微笑，像是傳染病般影響他的隊，這是一些沒被
Cashman 注意到的事。
"I love him as a person," Cashman said. "I love what he was when he
was healthy and I hope he can be that again for us."
"我喜歡他的為人，" Cashman 表示。"我想要健康時的他而我希望他能替我們回
復過往身手。"
"I'm glad they like my attitude in here, the way I am as a person,"
Dotel said. "From the first day I walked into the clubhouse in Spring
Training, it's been great. I don't know how many years they want to
keep me here, but as long as it is, I'll love it."
"我很高興他們喜歡我在這的態度，待人的方法，" Dotel 表示。"從春訓第一天
我走進休息室後，感覺實在好極了。我不知道他們打算留我在這幾年，但只要還
待在這，不管多久，我都會愛上洋基的。"
Mark Feinsand is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to
the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
譯文僅供參考。
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