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標題: Re: [外電] Chien-Ming Wang finishes his season on a strong note
時間: Sun Sep 25 07:41:36 2011

※ 引述《hereafter (Allons-y!)》之銘言：
: Chien-Ming Wang finishes his season on a strong note
: By Adam Kilgore
: http://ppt.cc/CXtx (washington post blog)

小王以強力先發結束了這個球季

:     In December, Nationals Manager Davey Johnson watched Chien-Ming
:     Wang pitch and held scant optimism he would pitch this season.
:     Wang used his right arm awkwardly, like a catapult, and pitches
:     left his hand with little power. Wang had been trying for more
:     than a year to return from a torn capsule in his right shoulder
:     and the major surgery it required. Johnson thought he may never
:     make it back.

去年十二月時，國民隊總教練Johnson看著小王練投的狀況，
心裡對小王這個球季是否能夠上場還只抱著一丁點的希望。
當時，小王右手的動作相當奇怪，甩臂的動作，看起來就像彈弓一樣。
他投出來的球，也沒有太大的威力。
自從小王的右肩出現肩關節囊磨損，接著又進行大手術治療後，他花了一年多的時間想要重返球場。
Johnson原本以為小王永遠不可能重現江湖了。

:     After Wang’s 2011 season concluded Saturday, Johnson had changed
:     his mind. Wang has made a successful, unprecedented return from
:     his injury. Johnson has already decided, without any doubt, that
:     he wants the Nationals to sign Wang to a contract extension and
:     bring him back for next year‘s starting rotation.

不過，當小王今年（2011）的球季在星期六結束之後，Johnson的心裡已經不再有這種想法了。
過去從來都沒有人能從這種傷勢中復出，但小王卻成功地東山再起。
看到小王的表現，Johnson心裡再也沒有疑惑，
他早就已經決定要跟小王續約，把他留在國民隊，讓他成為球隊明年的先發大將之一。

:     “Shoot,” Johnson said, “If I’m here, he can have my salary.”
:     Saturday, Wang allowed one run on four hits and no walks in six
:     innings, finishing his season with one of his strongest starts. He
:      struck out four and made only one mistake, a 3-2 sinker in the
:     fifth inning that Freddie Freeman drilled for a solo home run. For
:      the year, he finished with a 4.04 ERA, 25 strikeout and 13 walks
:     in 62 1/3 innings over 11 starts.

Johnson說：「只要我繼續擔任教練，國民隊就一定會跟小王續約。」
小王在星期六的比賽裡一共投了六局，只讓勇士擊出四支零星安打。
雖然掉了一分，但是小王沒有投出保送，而且還三振了四名打者。
小王又一次的強勢先發，替這個球季畫下完美的句點。
小王唯一犯下的錯誤，就是在第五局面對Freeman投出滿球數，
Freeman接著逮到一顆失投的伸卡球，敲出一發陽春炮。
小王今年共先發十一場，投了六十二又三分之一局，投出二十五次三振與十三次的保送。
他今年的自責分率是4.04。

:     “It was a remarkable season,” Johnson said. “He got better
:     every time out. What a great comeback. The best is yet to come.”
:     Wang improved both the strength of his shoulder and the quality of
:      his pitching until the injury had almost become an afterthought.
:     Between starts, Wang bench-pressed like he once did before his
:     shoulder injury. In his last four starts, Wang struck out 16 and
:     walked none in 23 2/3 innings, a span of 93 batters faced.

Johnson說：「這是一個很讚的球季。小王每次先發的表現都是越來越好。他的復出真是太棒了。
不過，我知道他還沒恢復到最佳狀態。」
球季結束之後，小王必須讓肩傷成為過往雲煙。
他最重要的功課，就是要強化肩膀的力量，同時要讓自己投出更多好球。
小王在每次輪值之間，都跟受傷之前一樣，會做舉重練習，好強化自己的上身力量。
在今年最後四次先發裡，小王一共面對了九十三個打席，
他祭出了十六次三振，而且連續二十三又三分之二局沒有投出保送。

:     “I wish I still could pitch a couple more games this season,”
:     Wang said. “Every outing I get, I feel my shoulder stronger and
:     my breaking ball is coming back. I’m looking forward to next
:     season.”
小王說：「我好希望今年我能多投幾場球。每次先發，我都覺得我的肩膀變得更強壯。
而且我的變化球也回來了。真希望下個球季趕快到來。」（劉德華：好朋友一個一個回來了）

:     Wang improved as he gained more confidence in his sinker, which
:     went hand in hand with the confidence he had in the structural
:     integrity of his right shoulder. As Wang felt more comfortable
:     with his shoulder, he could put more sink on his fastball.

隨著小王對自己的伸卡球越來越有信心，他的表現也越來越好。
當然，這和小王相信自己右肩傷勢完全恢復也有很大的關係。
當小王對右肩的健康不再有疑慮時，他就可以投出下沈幅度更大的快速球。

:     Catcher Ivan Rodriguez said: “I’ll tell you this: Every start
:     that he’s throwing, he’s going to be better and better and
:     better. He’s going to be a guy that is going to do a good job in
:     this organization.

鐵補IROD說：「讓我這樣說，小王每次先發，他都會變得越來越好，越來越好。
小王肯定會成為國民隊陣中表現優異的球員之一。」

:     “I faced him when he was in his prime. He was throwing
:     97-mile-an-hour sinkers. I think that is going to come as time
:     goes by. But what he’s doing so far is pretty impressive. He’s
:     throws harder with the Yankees, but you don’t need to throw hard.”

IROD說：「我曾與顛峰狀態的小王對決過。他可以投出時數達到九十七英里的伸卡球。
我想，小王的球速遲早都會恢復，但他現在的表現已經夠讓人印象深刻了。
雖然小王在洋基隊時可以投出更沈重的伸卡球，但那其實是沒必要的。」

:     (Nick Wass - ASSOCIATED PRESS) Wang also contributed Saturday in a
:      surprising way – at the plate. In the fourth inning, the Braves
:     intentionally walked Rodriguez to face Wang with men on second and
:      first. It seemed a sound decision given Wang’s 0-for-32 history
:     at the plate. But he made it 1 for 33 by slicing a grounder down
:     the first base line, an RBI single. His teammates called for the
:     ball, and Wang planned to display it in his living room.

另一方面，小王星期六在打擊區還有令人意想不到的表現。
球賽進行到第四局時，國民隊球員分佔一、二壘，勇士隊故意保送了IROD，想要抓小王這個出局數。
因為小王過去三十二個打席從來都沒擊出過任何安打，所以這個決定似乎是正確的。
不過，在這第三十三個打席時，小王擊出了沿著一壘邊線的滾地安打，同時還帶有一分打點。
小王的隊友趕緊把這顆球要回來，小王也打算把這顆球放在他家客廳裡展示。

:     In line with his incentive-laded contract, Wang made another
:     $100,000 for his start, and he will make another $500,000 simply
:     for remaining on the roster after Tuesday. The Nationals also paid
:      him a $1 million base salary this season, following the $2
:     million they paid him in 2010 for not throwing a single pitch.

根據小王今年簽下的激勵型契約，這次先發讓小王又賺進十萬美金。
此外，只要小王在星期二之後仍然沒被踢出輪值之外，他還可以多拿五十萬美金。
國民隊今年付給小王的底薪是一百萬美金；
去年小王雖然一球都沒投，但是球隊還是付給小王兩百萬美金的底薪。

:     For the Nationals, Wang may really be worth the investment. He
:     feels appreciative for and comfortable with the franchise. His
:     success down the stretch will earn Wang another contract, but how
:     far he came meant more than money to him.


對國民隊來說，小王的表現也許真的物有所值。
小王對國民隊給他的待遇相當感激且滿意，而他的成功復出，也必然能為他贏得新的契約。
雖然有高額的年薪與獎金是很不錯的事情，但是小王的成功復出與成長，卻是具有更大意義的。

:     “I’m really happy I can still pitch,” Wang said.

小王說：「我真的很高興我還能投球。」



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