[新聞] Matsuzaka sweepstakes on horizon

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Daisuke Matsuzaka became an instant legend in Japan in 1998 as a teenager, when
his three-day performance in the hugely popular National High School Baseball
Championships was of mythic proportions.

松土反大輔在1998年當他還是高中生時，曾經在甲子園決賽中連續三天出賽，這種不可思
議的紀錄，讓他在當年即迅速的竄紅。

Competing at the hallowed Koshien Stadium near Kobe, Matsuzaka won the
quarterfinal game for his Yokohama team by pitching all 17 innings of an extra-
inning game — 250 pitches' worth.

松土反大輔在甲子園半準決賽中，投了整整17局，用了250球，帶領橫濱隊贏得勝利。

The next day in the semifinals, with his right pitching arm wrapped in bandages
, according to Time magazine, Matsuzaka played the outfield until the ninth,
when he took the mound to save the victory. And in the championship game the
following day, Matsuzaka pitched a nine-inning no-hitter, and has been a
Japanese hero ever since.

接著在隔一天的準決賽中，根據時代雜誌的報導，右手臂纏繞著繃帶的松土反在第九局又
上場救援(之前幾局擔任外野手)。隨後在冠軍戰中，松土反投了一場9局無安打的比賽，至
此他成為了日本前無古人後、無來者的英雄。

Now Matsuzaka is poised this winter to be the next Japanese star to try the
major leagues — provided that his Japanese team, the Seibu Lions, lets him
make the move after their season ends.

現在松土反已經做好闖蕩ＭＬＢ的準備了，只待西武獅的放行。

Whether Seibu will do so is an open question that draws considerable variance
of opinion. Because Matsuzaka will not be a free agent until after the 2008
season, his only route to the United States before then is if Seibu agrees to
"post" him — the same method by which Ichiro joined the Mariners after the
2000 season.

每個人都在討論西武獅的意向，因為松土反一直要等到2008年才會變成自由球員，在此之
前松土反要闖蕩ＭＬＢ就是西武獅同意採用招標系統，就和2000年鈴木一朗加入水手隊的
模式一樣。

I surveyed a cross-section of major-league officials, scouts and media with
knowledge of Japanese baseball, and found virtually a 50-50 split of opinion
on whether Matsuzaka will be posted this winter by Seibu — which has twice
already denied his request to be posted.

我調查了全大聯盟的官方態度，包括對日職有了解的球探以及媒體，發現認為西武獅會在
今年冬天將松土反進行招標(之前拒絕過松土反兩次招標)的可能性是一半一半。

The Mariners are intensely interested in the outcome of this issue. While most
teams in baseball will vet Matsuzaka, the consensus is that it will ultimately
come down to the Mariners, the most successful major-league team in mining
Japanese talent, and the Yankees, who have already begun laying the groundwork
for a massive Matsuzaka pursuit.

當大多數的球隊還抱持觀望的態度時，水手則對此結果展現出高度的興趣。有報導指出松
土反最後可能落腳於水手，這個全大聯盟最會挖掘日本球星的球隊;或是落腳於已張開雙
手歡迎松土反的洋基隊。

The Yankees, as revealed recently by Sankei Sports and Newsday, have hired
Shoichi Kida as an associate scout based in Japan. Kida went to the same high
school as Matsuzaka (though four years before the pitcher) and was his teammate
for a time with the Lions.

根據日本產經體育以及紐約日報的透露，洋基已經雇用了Shoichi Kida來當作日本區的專
業球探。Kida是松土反高中學長，並曾經是松土反西武獅的隊友。

If Matsuzaka is available this winter, he will instantly join Oakland's Barry
Zito as the most coveted pitcher on the market — with both players represented
by uber-agent Scott Boras. Just 25, Matsuzaka has long been considered the best
pitcher in Japan, and is in the midst of another strong season.

如果今年冬天松土反可以加入MLB，那他和Barry Zito將成為自由市場上兩大炙手可熱的投
手(他們兩皆由經紀人Scott Boras所引薦)。松土反現年只有25歲，但他在日本卻早已
被視為最棒的投手，而今年球季到目前為止，他的表現依舊亮眼。

Those who believe that Matsuzaka will be posted point to the ongoing financial
problems of the Seibu group, whose owner, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, was convicted in
2005 of insider trading and received a suspended prison sentence.

那些相信松土反會被西武拿來招標的人把理由指向西武一直以來的財務問題。Yoshiaki
Tsutsumi是西武獅的大老闆，但他在2005年違反了內部交易法，並且收到拘票。

The reasoning goes that Seibu can't afford to miss out on the huge posting fee
they would receive. If they force Matsuzaka to wait for free agency, he would
leave without any compensation for the Japanese club, as happened a few years
ago with Kazuo Matsui.

他們認為西武承擔不起失去如此龐大的招標金，如果西武強迫松土反等到2008年才可以去
MLB打球，屆時西武根本拿不到半毛錢，就像幾年前松井稼頭央的那個情形一樣。

"Seibu, it is clear, wants to post Matsuzaka," Robert Whiting, author of the
seminal book on Japanese baseball, "You Gotta Have Wa," said via e-mail.

日本棒球發展一書的作者Robert Whiting用email來信道:"很明顯西武無法承擔此風險，
他們會把松土反招標出去。"

"One indication of that is all the complete games they are letting him pitch.
They want to get as much use out of him as possible now — and then get money
for him by posting."

他說:"由西武讓松土反不斷的完投的跡象顯示，西武目前想要儘可能的把松土反榨乾，
然後再標個好價錢。"

Those who believe that Matsuzaka won't be posted note that he is the Lions'
most visible and popular asset, and attendance would plummet without him.

而那些認為松土反今年還不會被招標的人則認為，松土反是西武陣中最重要的資產，
若球隊少了他很可能就因此與冠軍無緣。

"I doubt he will be posted," said one person with close ties to the Japanese
league. "Seibu has regrouped and consolidated its hold on the team, and
Matsuzaka is their only drawing card. He is worth more to them than almost any
posting offer."

一名日職的相關人員說:"我覺得他不會被招標出去""西武已經重新編制過，目前隊上凝聚
力十足，而松土反又是他們陣中唯一的看板球星，他所能帶來的效益比那些招標所得的金
額多上太多了。"

Many believe it might come down to whether Seibu wins the Pacific League title
and makes it to the World Series, as it did two years ago. It is currently
running neck and neck in the standings with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

許多人相信西武獅今年會像兩年前一樣贏得太平洋聯盟的冠軍頭銜，並直指日本一，而目
前西武居於太平洋聯盟的首位，領先緊咬不放的軟銀1.5場勝差。

Last year, Seibu cited the absence of a pennant as the reason it didn't post
Matsuzaka, saying also that his record (14-13 with a 2.30 earned-run average)
wasn't good enough to justify it. A pennant this season could allow him to
leave with both sides saving face.

去年，西武以未奪得冠軍為由，並未將松土反招標，並說他的成績(14勝13負，2.30的防禦
率)還不夠好。但如果今年西武奪得冠軍，也許就能夠讓松土反上MLB，並保住雙方的面子
。

What we do know is that Matsuzaka badly wants to come to the United States, a
desire he has stated publicly many times.

我們所知道的是松土反已不只一次公開的表達到大聯盟打球的強烈意願。

He is better than ever in 2006, compiling an 11-4 record with a 2.01 ERA. He
has 10 complete games (in 17 starts) and has struck out 133 in 125-1/3 innings.

他今年的成績比過往都還要好，他目前11勝4負，防禦率為2.01。而他在17場先發中有過10
次的完投，125又1/3局的投球局數出現了133次的三振。

In 2004, Matsuzaka became the first Japanese pitcher to hit 100 mph on the
speed gun (at the Olympics), and this spring he was named the Most Valuable
Player in the World Baseball Classic after leading Japan to the championship at
3-0, 0.85.

在2004年，松土反投出日本第一位達到100mph的速球(在奧運時)，而今年他更一舉奪得WBC
的MVP，他在WBC的總成績是3勝0負，防禦率0.85。

"Matsuzaka might be the best Japanese pitcher to come along in the past 25
years," Whiting said. "Most sportswriters in Japan rate him as better than
[Hideo] Nomo in his prime."

Robert Whiting說:"松版也許是近25年來日本最優秀的投手。""許多日本的體育作者都認
為他比年輕時候的野茂還要來的強。"

Once a player is posted by his Japanese team, Major League Baseball teams must
submit a sealed bid just for the right to negotiate with the player, with the
high bidder getting the honors.

一旦有球員被日本球隊進行招標，這時大聯盟球隊必須呈交一份密封的喊價書，以便進行
協商，誰的價碼最高誰就獲得此一招標。

In the case of Matsuzaka, the posting winner would then get the privilege of
negotiating a contract with Boras, who reportedly has signed on to represent
him.

就松土反的情形來看，得標的球隊將和傳聞中已成為松土反經紀人Boras進行合約的討論。

In December of 2000, the Mariners were mandated by owner Hiroshi Yamauchi to
land Ichiro, and blew every team out of the water with their $13 million
posting bid.

2000年12月，水手委託Hiroshi Yanauchi來招攬鈴木一朗，並以1千3百萬的價錢順利得標
。
　
But the stakes have raised considerably in the ensuing six years. If Matsuzaka
is posted, the speculation is that the bidding might reach $30 million or even
higher — with contract negotiations still to come after that.

但當年那樁標案，現在來看早已不只那個價錢。如果松土反被招標，招標金額預估會達到3
千萬美金，甚至更高。

At such a high posting price, the Mariners — and most other teams not owned by
George Steinbrenner — might well prefer to wait for Matsuzaka to become a free
agent after the 2008 season, when he will still be just 28.

就這麼高的招標金來說，水手和洋基或許會比較想要等到松土反成為自由球員以後再說，
更何況那時他才28歲。

And still a legend.

而且，他到那個時後仍會是個傳奇人物。

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→ HIPOP4EVER:很長，有錯請指正 :)
推 mightymouse:松阪也找Boras當經紀人,如果又找松阪又找Zito我看得花
→ mightymouse:非常非常多的銀子
推 agoodjob:兩個都找來小王不就有可能被賣掉了..
→ agoodjob:我覺得只會找一個...
→ agoodjob:不過兩個只選一個要選哪個呢...我的話選雞頭..
推 RollingWave:我們太缺左投了..可能一定得選Zito..
推 maik0810:Zito+1 不過我們不是老闆
推 agoodjob:聊聊而已，松版被操的這麼過份感覺很像不定時炸彈..
推 mightymouse:只能選一個沒有問題一定選雞頭
→ mightymouse:另類思考,松阪已經過了最容易受傷的年紀了,在幾乎場場
→ mightymouse:完投的情況下還能維持好成績,或許真的是奇才
推 LIYENNEKO:幹  原來他只有25歲 >< 我以為30了  ><
推 pigface:兩個都來也不一定會賣掉小王啊
推 chevylove:其實我也滿驚訝的
推 alcus:場場完投....讓我想到了黃平洋陳義信......
推 ashin1069:等到真的要來再說吧 說不定洋基到時也沒網羅到松阪
→ ashin1069:且到MLB也得要有一段適應期 還有得變化呢
→ ashin1069:不過他的確是很值得MLB注意的焦點日本球星
推 l23:Shoichi Kida那段：他是肉包的學長兼一段時間的西武隊友
推 HIPOP4EVER:感謝 :)
推 vnra:選Zito+1  但是只是希望= =
推 ZMTL:Zito跟松板都不錯....他們來先失業得會是RJ...
推 Alexboo:洋基有只能選一個的理由嗎? 當然是都要啊.XDD 除非不放人
推 ThreeNG:14勝13負，2.30的防禦率  囧 隊友真不支持啊
推 ThreeNG:250球  囧  妖怪啊
推 charlie01:西武老闆的漢名是"堤義明",因為違約交割被起訴,
→ charlie01:不過好像不太重要啦 :)
推 mightymouse:堤義明好像還曾是世界首富,可惜好景不常,去年西武沒有
→ mightymouse:換老闆已經讓我很驚訝了
推 bigsun0709:30M轉隊費+簽約金.....我看還是簽Zito比較划算 = ="
推 picar:喔 兩個都要啦 ~~這樣場場都好看了 一號到五號各有來頭
→ picar:不像現在五個只有三個好看( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ
推 asdfzx:不喜歡松土反,老婆是巨乳
推 agoodjob:樓上.. XD  他老婆是誰壓有照片嗎
推 Grammy:樓上是色狼XD
→ Grammy:他老婆真的很正 不過我偏好和田毅的XDD
推 KusoPvt:松土反是可以同時拿防禦率王跟敗投王的人阿!這西武打線...
→ KusoPvt:XD
推 matthewgo:樓上,圖.....（伸）
推 alen3321:Shoichi Kida木田正一??
推 doraemoncat:恐怖的平成怪物 來到大聯盟應該會發光發熱~~~
推 atguc:和田毅的真的讚
推 fosa:1.小王還很便宜  2.小王是洋基出身，而且證明能在洋基投好
→ fosa:因此短時間內應該不會被賣掉
推 louis561:我推Zito 因為是左投！
推 chinhsi:Zito跟松坂都選 感覺上 明年先發缺很多
推 vnra:兩個都簽的話大概薪資會達到另一個新的紀錄 ( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ
推 okwap888:他老婆是主撥阿!而且還比他大!
推 peegoo:R.J大概是快不行了 明年不千兩個的話 就剩下三個保證
→ peegoo:怕的是一個都沒簽到 剩兩個
→ peegoo:而且穆帥還能稱幾年是個問題 倒不如現在多找些年輕的強投
→ peegoo:為了往後幾年 我希望兩個都簽
→ peegoo:要是簽到了 兩年後再加上傳說中火箭人二代
推 vvvbbb:和田毅老婆是知名寫真女優仲根香澄 非常正
→ peegoo:這樣跟四連霸時候的先發應該不恍多讓吧
推 hzc0725:怎麼感覺有點被神化了...XD
推 iloveyakumo:Shoichi Kida = 紀田彰一，應該是
推 agoodjob:誰是火箭人二代阿...
推 agoodjob:果然很正      http://0rz.net/5e1I0
推 wlm4739:如果洋基錢夠的話四號五號換掉換成 ZITO 和怪物
推 ntouSoftWind:平成怪物阿~連強襲球都打不下來阿~..反觀PAINVANO XD
推 bigsun0709:老婆果然夠閃●____●(預估明年薪資破2.5億有機會)
推 NomoLee:Shoichi Kida是紀田彰一沒錯
推 leocheng:如果兩個來的話除了RJ危險外 少爺也很有機會吧
→ leocheng:但是我還是覺得松士反是假貨的機會很高
推 hornets1221:松阪應該是26歲 跟小王同年
推 hornets1221:我懷疑洋基可以同時吃下這兩個的合約
推 alexfun:感覺如果明年RJ真的不續簽的話雞頭跟馬朱殺卡才會兩個都簽
推 HIPOP4EVER:松土反 1980/9/13，截稿日前還是25歲 不過感謝提醒:)
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