話不多說,先來給大家看看他的長相:
http://brocktonrox.com/team/?id=877
(美籍白人大鬍子)
Brad Guy,1975年10月25日生(跟泰山小猴同年,生日只差6天)
右投右打,188公分,86公斤,加州人,加州州立大學畢業(UCLA喔,是名校)
這裡有他詳細的小聯盟成績介紹:
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/brad_guy.shtml
大致上就跟報紙報導的差不多,
去年離開小聯盟系統到獨立聯盟才轉先發,投出11勝11敗,26次先發中投165局,
平均1次先發可以投7局,算是一個很耐投的先發投手.
以他去年及生涯的成績來看,
是一個會被打安打的投手(平均1局超過1支),但是控球很好的投手(9局只會投出2.34次保送)
三振力普通(9局約5-6次),總合來說,就是一個不是王牌,但是可以給球隊長局數的主力先發
順帶一提:
去年他在獨立聯盟的Altlantic聯盟中,入選了明星賽!!
今年在5月份離開原球隊,到了也是獨立聯盟的Brockton Rox隊去,
今年成績是0勝2敗,ERA:3.03,
(一場他先發投了7.1局隊友只得2分,以2:3輸球;
另一場他先發隊友只得1分,球隊以1:3輸球)
在查資料的過程中,意外發現了一篇他在來台前的訪談文章,
是Patriot Ledger at SouthofBoston報紙所做的採訪報導(6/25日登的)
http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2005/06/25/sports/sports02.txt
簡單的為大家翻譯一下重點部份:
標題是:Rox pitcher hopes to strike it rich in Taiwan
標題是:Rox投手希望能在台灣得到多一點錢
BROCKTON – OK, so he didn’t win any of his starts. The Brockton Rox are still going to miss that Guy.
好,他並沒有贏得任何一次先發,但是Brockton Rox仍然將要失去這個投手.
The first big hole in Brockton’s pitching staff became official on Friday, when Brad Guy, a 29-year-old right-hander, was removed from the roster.
當Brad Guy,一個29歲的右投手,從球員名單中被移除後,Brockton的投手陣容在星期五正式出現了第一個大洞.
“It was a difficult decision,”Guy said Thursday, before taking the loss at North Shore despite allowing only three runs in a seven-inning outing.”Of all the places I’ve played, this is probably the best. It’s not easy to leave in the middle of the season like this.
“這是一個很困難的決定”Guy星期四在比賽前說的–該場雖然承擔敗投但7局投球中只失去3分,”在所有我打過球的地方中,這裡可能是最好的了,要在球季中間像這樣離開真的不容易”
“But it’s a financial decision. I’ve been in the minors my whole career, and there may not be that many more opportunities for me to make some money before I retire. I can make about three times more in Taiwan than I can here (Can-Am League teams operate under a salary cap, and only play a 92-game schedule), and I think this team understands that.”
但這是一個與經濟現實面的決定,我全部的職業生涯都在小聯盟中,也許在我退休前已經沒有很多讓我賺多點錢(拿更高薪水)的機會了,在台灣我的薪水是現在的3倍(加美聯盟提供的薪水較薪資水平低,且只打92場比賽),我想信球隊能理解這個部份”
What the Rox also understand is that they’re losing a pitcher who put them in position to win all six of his starts – three of which they did, in fact, go on to win. Guy, who’ll leave for his new team early next week, takes an 0-2, 3.03 record with him, but he didn’t get much help in the games that resulted in him being charged with losses.
但Rox也知道他們失去了一個在他6次先發中都能有機會讓球隊贏得6場比賽的投手(不是平手就也就是即便是落後也落後不多),其中3場球隊也真的都贏球了,Guy–0勝2敗,ERA3.03,並未得到隊友太多的火力支援–將要在下星期初離開球隊.
“I felt like in most of the starts, I did what I wanted,”said Guy, who never failed to pitch into the sixth inning.”It was just one of those situations where it was tough to get a win.”
我感覺就像我多數的先發一樣,我做到了我想要的”Guy說(他從來沒也有在6局前落後過)”這就好像那些很難贏得勝投比賽中的其中一場罷了”((站長註:此段發言他是對他先發投球時,隊友火力不太幫忙的部份))
Now, it’s off to spend the second half of the season in Taiwan, where there are very few North American imports.
現在,就是準備要在台灣–一個北美球員(指白人)不多的地方–渡過下半季了.
“I’m lucky, because I played some winter ball in Venezuela earlier in my career,”he said. “I know what it’s like to move into a completely different culture, and deal with things like language barriers. I found a way to get along in Venezuela, and I expect I’ll be able to do the same in Taiwan.”
“我很幸運,我的生涯初期中曾經在委內瑞拉打過冬季聯盟”,Guy說,”我知道那就像搬到一個完完全全不同文化的地方,將要面對及處理語言的障礙.我在委內瑞拉找到方法去適應,我期待我能在台灣做到一樣的事”
While Guy is undertaking his adventure largely for monetary reasons, he also hopes that continued strong performances against what he understands to be excellent competition might bring him back to the States in a more favorable position.
雖然Guy是因為經濟上的理由開始他的旅程(來到台灣),但是他也希望他能在他所理解到有激烈競爭性的環境下他能持續有很好的表現,也許,這些好表現就能將他帶回美國並得到一些較好的位置(指進軍大聯盟).
“That’s always in the back of your mind,”he said.”It may be kind of late at my age, but teams over here monitor leagues everywhere. If you pitch well enough, you never know whether there might be one more chance to get back into (Major League)-affiliated ball, which would be ideal. You never know.”
“這(上大聯盟)總是會在你心底深處的”,他說.”也許在我這個年紀算遲了,但是大聯盟球隊對任何地區任何聯盟的比賽都會注意觀察,如果你投得夠好,你永遠也不能知道那裡會不會有一些機會讓我重返大聯盟,這也許很理想,但是你永遠不能知道未來會如何?”
大概就是這樣,英文好的球友建議直接看原文,我不能保證我翻得非常好:p
至於對這樣的訪談內容,大家的評價是如何?那就自由心證囉!!