[洋基] Around the Horn: Corner infielders

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01/10/2007 12:25 PM ET
Around the Horn: Corner infielders
Mientkiewicz set to haul in throws from his ex-high school QB
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com


NEW YORK -- If you had been in Miami in 1992, watching Westminster Christian
School race to a Class 2A football title, you would have seen high school
quarterback Alex Rodriguez firing passes to a tight end named Doug
Mientkiewicz.
1992 邁阿密高中足球賽 Westminster Christian高中的四分衛Alex Rodriguez
傳球給tight end  Doug Mientkiewicz

Fifteen years later, very similar actions will be on display in New York, as
A-Rod and Mientkiewicz again link as teammates in the Yankees infield. And
like before, it'll be Mientkiewicz's job to grab those throws from
Rodriguez.
15年後 類似的景況將在紐約上演
Rodriguez和Mientkiewicz 再次成為傳接球的隊友
只是這次發生在洋基球場的內野 就像從前一樣 Mientkiewicz要接住A-Rod傳來的球

"I'm looking forward to sharing the same uniform again," said Mientkiewicz,
who finalized a one-year contract with the Yankees on Jan. 5. "He's going to
help me a lot more than I'm going to help him."
1月5日Mientkiewicz和洋基隊簽下一紙1年合約 他表示
"很期待再次和A-Rod穿上一樣的球衣  他將幫我比我幫他還多"

Having watched Rodriguez morph from the gridiron to a No. 1 draft pick on
his way to baseball superstardom, Mientkiewicz is qualified to help analyze
a situation that grew especially trying for Rodriguez last season.
一路看著Rodriguez從高中選秀狀元到棒球超級巨星
Mientkiewicz實在夠格來評論A-Rod的成長 尤其是上一季的表現

The 31-year-old third baseman batted .290 with 35 home runs and 121 RBIs in
yet another All-Star campaign, but it was a year that will be remembered
more for Rodriguez's prolonged slumps and postseason struggles.
這位31歲的三壘手 打擊率.290 35發全壘打 121分打點 儼然又是一個明星級球季
但這樣的球季 被記得的只有他的低潮和季後賽的深淵

As Yankee Stadium fans cooled on Rodriguez, speculation of trade talk began
to heat up. Rodriguez went 1-for-14 with an error in the American League
Division Series against the Tigers, including batting eighth in the deciding
Game 4.
在美聯的分區季後賽面對老虎隊時  A-Rod的打擊只有14之1 外加一次守備失誤
還包括在關鍵的Game 4中打第八棒
洋基球迷要交易A-Rod的傳言曾炒得沸沸揚揚 目前則逐漸冷卻下來

Rodriguez insisted that he continued to fit in the puzzle and would be part
of the solution, and the Yankees later issued a vote of confidence that
Rodriguez would not be traded.
A-Rod堅持將繼續留在洋基帝國版圖中 也會是洋基霸業的解答
而洋基稍後也曾舉辦信任投票 結果是不要交易他

Mientkiewicz said that much of Rodriguez's troubles had likely stemmed from
pressing.
Mientkiewicz表示  A-Rod最大的麻煩可能是媒體

"Alex is such a perfectionist," Mientkiewicz said. "He realizes the talent
that he has. You're talking about, probably, the guy who's going to go down
as the best baseball player to ever play the game. I think sometimes people
have a perception of him to be perfect all the time.
他說"Alex是這樣的完美主義者 他了解他所擁有的天份
我們正在談論的可能是史上最好的棒球員
只是有時人們認為他應該時時刻刻都要完美"

"Trust me, no one is harder on themselves than Alex is on himself. He's
always been that way since the day I met him -- always been working his butt
off, to the point that it's almost a detriment and he doesn't allow his
abilities to take over."
"相信我 從我認識他的第一天開始 就沒人比他對自己要求更嚴格
他總是非常努力要達到自己的目標 他不允許自己有能力不及"

Much of the logic in importing Mientkiewicz centers on defense, though the
32-year-old had a bounceback offensive season in 2006. He batted .283 in 314
at-bats for the Royals before his campaign ended with August back surgery.
判斷洋基找Mientkiewicz是因為守備
雖然這位32歲的選手2006年球季跌跌撞撞
八月因為背部手術提前結束 之前在皇家隊的314次打席中 打擊率.283

Now reportedly healthy and on track for Spring Training, the 2001 Gold Glove
Award winner was brought back to New York, where he spent 2005 with the
Mets. Mientkiewicz's main task will be to help the Yankees' infield
glovework while engaging in part of a platoon at first base.
而現在據報導已回復健康  並努力接軌準備春訓 這位2001金手套得主將到紐約
而他也在2005年待過大都會隊  Mientkiewicz工作重點將會是一壘的守備

Since making his Major League debut in 1998, Mientkiewicz ranks second among
all first basemen (behind Travis Lee) with a .996 career fielding
percentage, and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said, "I'm not sure if
there's anybody better defensively than him."
從1998登上大聯盟之後 Mientkiewicz的守備率.996
在所有大聯盟的一壘手中守備排名第二 僅次於Travis Lee
洋基隊的總經理現金人說"我不確定有人守備比他好"

"I know sometimes as an infielder you don't feel very comfortable with your
release and where the ball may go," Mientkiewicz said. "To know that someone
on the other end is going to do their best to catch it -- it sounds pretty
simple, but it goes a long way."
Mientkiewicz說"我知道有時候當個內野手 感覺不好 球就過去了
知道另一邊有人會盡全力去接球 聽起來很簡單 但還需要努力"

With Jason Giambi now slotted as a designated hitter after appearing in 68
games at first base in 2006, the left-handed-batting Mientkiewicz will
garner the bulk of first-base at-bats against right-handed pitching, against
whom Mientkiewicz has batted .259 over the past three years.
大吉 2006年先發68場擔任一壘手 現在將專任指定打擊
左打的Mientkiewicz 在面對右投手時 將擔任一壘手
而他過去三年面對右投手打擊率.259

That leaves Andy Phillips and Josh Phelps, a selection in December's Rule 5
Draft, to battle it out in Spring Training for the right-handed portion of
manager Joe Torre's first-base mix.
這讓Andy Phillips和 Josh Phelps(十二月依規則五選秀找來)有機會在春訓時
在教練老托面前 爭取右打一壘手的機會

Phillips, who will turn 30 in the first week of the regular season, had a
disappointing 2006 season in his first extended taste of big-league action,
batting .240 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs in 246 at-bats.
將在季賽開始第一周滿30的Phillips 2006的大聯盟球季表現不佳
246個打席中 打擊率.240 7支全壘打 29分打點

Though Phillips has punished left-handed pitching in the Minor Leagues,
batting .365 against them for Triple-A Columbus in 2005, he hit just .195
(16-for-82) against big-league southpaws last year.
雖然他2005在3A 對小聯盟左投手有.365的打擊率
但去年在大聯盟 他的打擊率只有.195 (16-for-82)

Phelps, 28, was selected in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft
from the Orioles, meaning that the Yankees must keep him on their roster for
the entire season or offer him back to Baltimore for $25,000, half the
selection cost.
28歲的Phelps 用規則五選秀從金鶯隊找來的
洋基隊必須整季將他放在球員名單中 不然要付25,000讓他回到金鶯隊

"For $50,000, I thought it was worth the free look to see what he can do,"
Cashman said in December.
十二月時 現金人說"以50,000來說 值得試試 看看他可以做到什麼程度"

Having last played in the Major Leagues in 2005, Phelps spent all of last
season with Triple-A Toledo in the Tigers system, batting .308 with 24 home
runs and 90 RBIs, numbers which placed him among the International League's
offensive leaders.
2005年季末曾上過大聯盟觀光 Phelps去年整季待在老虎系統 3A  Toledo
打擊率.308 24支全壘打90分打點 這樣的數據在國際聯盟打擊排行榜佔據領先位置

Utility infielder Miguel Cairo, who recently agreed to terms on a one-year,
$750,000 contract to return to the Yankees, should see some action at both
corners.
內野工具人Miguel Cairo 最近和洋基簽下一紙一年$750,000的合約
很可能會看到他在內野先發

The 32-year-old Cairo started at all four infield positions, plus one game
in left field, while batting .239 last season for New York.
32歲的Cairo 去年球季在洋基隊內野四個位置都曾先發過
還有一次在左外野 打擊率.239

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070110&content_id=1776393&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy



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