Five Questions: Tampa Bay
1.
First and foremost, what's the status of Scott Kazmir? Are there any concerns
that his elbow problem could come back with a vengeance? I've been one of the
guys leading the charge onto the Rays bandwagon, but a struggling Kazmir
obviously makes them that much worse.
首先最重要的是，Kazmir現在還好嗎?有沒有什麼大問題正在纏著他?我是光芒隊的頭號球
迷，我覺得Kazmir受傷讓我心情變的很差。
He's feeling good now. His personal timetable is sometime around the last week
of April, and I think the team will allow him to slot in right around there
between James Shields and Matt Garza. As for his elbow of course there are
concerns, it was one of the chief reasons the Mets traded him -- the other
being his party life and their stupidity -- and while his case has added merit,
you have to remember the Rays have had a total of one pitcher undergo UCL
reconstruction/Tommy John surgery since 2005 and that was Wade Townsend who
needed it out of college.
他現在狀況不錯，預期四月最後一個星期可以回來，我認為球隊會將他擺在Shields&Garza
之間，成為球隊的二號先發。球隊很關心他的傷勢，那就是為何梅子將他兜售出去的主要
原因之一，另外則是因為他是個夜店咖以及...梅子隊的愚蠢。隨著他的茁壯，不禁令人想
起以前隊上那位名叫Wade Townsend的投手，在2005接受韌帶移植手術之後，連大學球隊都
待不下去的慘狀。
2.
What's the atmosphere like in and around Tampa Bay, what with the team looking
good in both the short- and long-terms for the first time in franchise history?
Is there a lot of excitement, or are people kind of waiting around to find out,
or what?
球隊裡面現在的氣氛如何呢?短期跟長期來看各有什麼可以隊史紀錄期待的呢?球賽是否刺
激，亦或是球迷正在期待些什麼?諸如此類的?
Cautiously optimistic. You see a lot more of the new gear then I can remember
previously seeing. For good reason too, the new hat has a more classic feel and
cosmetically just looks better than the previous versions. The team has a few
star players now with Crawford, Kazmir, Shields, Upton , Pena, and even Iwamura,
and the Rays have done a nice job building the brand up from baseball purgatory
, so I suppose you can say the atmosphere is the best it's been in quite a
while.
戒慎但無需恐懼。隊上多了很多新面孔。除了新隊名的象徵新氣象之外，新的帽子及制服也
都比以前的看起來更棒了。球隊現在有幾位明星球員嚕，像是Crawford,Kazmir,Shields,
Upton，Pena，以及岩村，但每個球員都積極的想要擺脫爐主的地位，所以我認為現在球隊
的氣氛應該是爬到了最高點。
3.
In your honest opinion, do you think Tampa Bay 's a good baseball market? The
Rays are clearly in it for the long haul, what with the new stadium plans,but
how much enthusiasm is there in the area? How much enthusiasm could there be
given a winner?
老實說，您認為光芒隊是個值得投資球隊嗎?光芒隊瞄準的是一個長遠的目標，新球場也是
其中的一部份，但當地可以吸引到多少球迷的關注呢?贏球之後是否又能夠得到熱切的款待
呢?
Right now I don't think it's a good market, but I think it can develop into one
. It's hard to believe but the only baseball this area has seen professionally
was spring training, so outside of the last few years there haven't been people
growing up with a true home team to root for. As these youngsters -- the fans
that is -- grow up with memories of Eduardo Perez homering off of Mariano
Rivera, or Jared Sandberg hitting two homeruns in one inning, or even Carl
Crawford stealing home you'll see a legitimate fan base grow alongside the
bandwagon fans and frontrunners if the team is winning. Right now you have the
transitioning of teams, as the fans here see that they have a real baseball
team in their backyard (just add water!) with a beautiful waterfront stadium a
lot of these Yankee/Red Sox fans will begin turning into Rays fans, assuming
the product is good, and if the product is good this area will take to it, just
look at the Buccaneers and Lightning selling out for years at a time.
目前我並不看好光芒隊值得投資，但未來的某一天終將會是。雖然難以相信，但是在幾年
之前，這個地區根本沒有任何職業棒球隊在此落地生根，只有在大聯盟春訓的時候才能欣
賞到職業水準的演出。對此地的年輕人來說，他們成長的回憶都是那些Eduardo Perez賞了
Rivera一發全壘打，Jared Sandberg單局雙響炮，或是Crawford盜本壘的畫面。當球隊遊
行車隊外出巡視或是球隊打回再見分跟對手說掰掰的時刻，此時有許多死忠追星迷應聲而
來也是再自然不過的事了。現在是球隊的過渡時期，球迷都知道家裡後花園也有了自己的
棒球隊了，那是一個水天相連的美麗球場，因此也能夠吸引到許多的基迷、襪迷開始支持
光芒隊，因為如果一切都能夠符合最高的水準，讓此區球迷產生最強的凝聚力，看看美式
足球的坦帕灣海盜隊以及冰上曲棍球的坦帕灣閃電隊的成功經驗，總是能讓整場爆滿一票
難求。
4.
What does it feel like to follow a team that's finally being run by a competent
front office? Seriously. I want to know. Hook a brother up.
如果您支持的球隊是由一群相當優秀的領導階層所帶領您會有什麼感覺?說真的我很想知道
，真吊人胃口。
I feel for you, but we're just now finishing cleaning up the mess. God bless
Chuck LaMar's draft classes, otherwise we'd be in a worse position than
Baltimore. On the bright side you have Felix, Bedard, Ichiro, Putz, and fans
like Red running around, that’s pretty awesome.
球迷充滿疑惑，我們現在正努力解決一切困難。上帝請保佑我們能得到好一點的選秀順位
，否則我們連金鶯都打不過。但是幸好這區沒有恐怖的Felix, Bedard, Ichiro, Putz,以
及激進派球迷。
5.
James Shields: the most underrated pitcher in baseball. Present your argument
why or why not.
James Shields是棒球界最被低估的投手，是嗎?
He averaged 6.9 innings per start last year, tying him for third with Brandon
Webb and giving us a hope despite having an awful bullpen. Threw 5.11
strikeouts per walk, just behind C.C. Sabathia, has a goatee, never gets hurt.
Oh and his version of change makes Barack Obama piss himself.
去年平均每次先發6.9局，跟Webb並列大聯盟第三多，在牛棚戰力不足的時候給予我們一盞
明燈，k/BB值5.11僅次於Sabathia，總是蓄著有型的山羊鬍。他的持久連Obama都自嘆不如
勒。
------ by Jeff on Apr 7, 2008 8:03 PM PDT in Series Previews
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