[新聞] Contenders counting on ailing stars

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內文討論的是傷兵對據季後賽競爭力球隊的影響，以下只節錄NYY的部分。

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The Yankees are imagining Alex Rodriguez hitting home runs again, after his
surgically repaired knee and jammed thumb finally mend.
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A much less visible return to action takes place this weekend, when the
Yankees’ Freddy Garcia starts one of the games of a doubleheader against the
Orioles. The right-hander has been the least noticeable starter, yet he’s
enjoyed a de facto surge since going on the DL after slicing his index finger
in a kitchen accident.

Garcia, unable to throw his splitter until the gash had healed, suddenly looks
like a better alternative than A.J. Burnett, who has a 10.70 ERA in August, and
Bartolo Colon, who hasn’t won a game this month and has mysteriously stopped
throwing his two-seam fastball. <---------------- ！！！

編按：1). 期待A-Rod回來後擊出全壘打是一定的~ 而A-Rod今天也如期開轟~ XD
      2). Colon上次先發時，賽後影片旁白就提到Colon已經一個月沒勝投了，這裡文章
          更提到令人不解的是他不再投二縫線快速球了！！

Garcia is emerging as the No. 4 starter in what’s been a six-man rotation
since mid-August — although the Yankees are a long way from deciding whom
they’ll use in Games 2 and 3 in the Division Series.

Could it be Ivan Nova and Phil Hughes?

“No question,” said one Yankee official, which says plenty about the
team’s diminishing trust in Burnett and Colon. <----------------- ！！！

編按：是哪一個Yankee高層說對AJ和Colon漸失信心的？ 交代不清楚...
      不會是故意放話吧~ :P


=========================重點來了~~~討論到Colon消失的二縫線~~==================

NEWS ITEM: Bartolo Colon’s two-seamer is MIA.

Whatever happened to the freakish, reverse-lateral two-seamer that made Colon
so important to the Yankees in the first four months of the season? No one
seems to know, but it’s definitely vaporized.

Of the 106 pitches Colon threw against the A’s Tuesday night, only two were
two-seamers. The right-hander still thinks that sinker is his best pitch, but
admits he was shaken by the fact that the Royals hit two HRs off two-seamers
last week.

The Yankees will nudge Colon away from what’s now an over-reliance on the
four-seam fastball, but they’re worried that Colon is finally wearing down.
His 131 innings are the most he’s thrown since 2005, and his radar-gun
readings are slowly diminishing. Against Oakland, Colon’s average fastball was
clocked under 92, prompting one scout to say, “He isn’t throwing hard enough
anymore to just keep throwing straight fastballs.”

Colon消失的二縫線~ 沒人知道Colon弔詭、走後門軌跡反轉的二縫線為什麼會消失~~
這球路讓Colon於球季前四個月在NYY舉足輕重~ 但這球路的確就是不見了~~ ─＿─

星期二對運動家先發那場投了106球，只有兩球是二縫。Colon還是認為伸卡投的最好，
也承認自己很訝異上週被皇家打出的那兩支全壘打都是二縫。

洋基勸Colon不要像目前一樣過度依賴四縫線快速球，也擔心Colon最終會累垮。目前131局
是2005年後Colon投的最多局數。且他球速漸漸下降，對運動家快速球平均低於92哩，有一
個球探甚至說：Colon現在無法只投快速直球就把對方打線吃死死的了...


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附上文中提到隔壁的部分~ :P

The Red Sox, who once thought they had the American League’s best offense,
realize how much they need Kevin Youkilis, who’s out until next week with
lower-back problems.
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Then again, the Yankees know they’ll go into the postseason with the AL’s
top offense since the All-Star break.

Their ability to prevail in any slugfest makes it imperative for Boston to
nurture Youkilis, who has the highest OPS among American League third basemen.

With the Sox on the road, Youkilis remained behind in Boston to continue his
rehab — he’s already received at least one injection to alleviate the pain in
his back. Youkilis will miss next week’s three-game series with the Yankees,
but the Sox are hopeful he’ll return as soon as he’s eligible to come off the
DL on Sept. 2.

概譯：即使曾經一度自認他們擁有美聯最好打線的紅襪也知道他們極度需要Youkilis，
他是美聯OPS最高的三壘手。紅襪目前打客場，Youkilis繼續在Boston復健。下周和NYY的
系列賽不會出賽，紅襪希望他9月2日從傷兵名單復出。

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※ 編輯: laperous        來自: 59.113.65.59         (08/27 16:34)
※ 編輯: laperous        來自: 59.113.65.59         (08/27 16:39)
推 charlie01   :胖龍今年的投球局數已經比他過去整整三年加起來都還
→ charlie01   :多了...原本看來九月讓他先離開輪值是最理想的安排
→ charlie01   :但如今...
→ laperous    :嗯 之前有文章討論後續先發輪值的問題 當時在推文中
→ laperous    :我就贊成讓Colon回到季初原本設定的長中繼角色...但
→ laperous    :從這篇文章看來 變數的確存在...
推 ELF007      :胖龍壓制力很明顯有掉了三成左右
推 prereality  :感覺是從DL出來以後 球威和續航力下降
→ prereality  :等Gacia回來以後應該有空間給他休息吧?
→ laperous    :嗯 球速下降是事實 文章中也點出了...至於續航力 就
→ laperous    :不得而知了...只知道噁心的二縫線很謎的消失了...
→ laperous    :嗯 眼前相形之下 Garcia的復出表現"格外重要"~ =.=
推 Eddie23     :說不定季後賽又跑出來使用了XD
推 meier0112   :幹細胞 空運中(誤)
推 krauserq    :幹細胞表示:
推 magicagar   :           我準備好了  XD
推 Valter      :最好是真的準備好了 我們需要威猛的科龍
推 decorum     :九月擴編後 希望農場拉上來的能頂住一些壓力
→ laperous    :哈 當然好啊 消失的二縫在季後賽突然很謎的再現~ XD
→ laperous    :不過這事誰也說不準的...做做夢也好 =.='...要是真的
→ laperous    :"美夢"成真 對我們季後賽真的是大~補~丸~ XD