说说我的看法好了 http://eastwindupchronicle.com/?p=45 Wang Chien-Ming is the king of Taiwan. Wang, whose name literally means ‘king’ in Chinese, is Taiwan’s most revered and loved celebrity. The New York Yankees’ #1 starter is the first Taiwanese celebrity to achieve widespread international recognition (with the possible exception of filmmaker Ang Li, Madame Chiang Kai Shek and actress/Penthouse centerfold Hsu Chi), and a source of national pride every time he takes the hill for the storied New York Yankees. 拿李安或蒋宋美龄来比喻倒是ok， 这两个人在过去和现代在美国或世界都很有知名度，符合事实； 但原来舒淇有这麽高的知名度啊？ And what’s not to love about a player that has emerged as the ace of the world’s most successful baseball franchise, finished second in the AL Cy Young voting to Johan Santana in 2006, starts charities to benefit underprivileged kids in his free time, and has even had the courage to boycott the bloodthirsty and reckless Taiwanese media since moving to New York? 这段没有什麽问题啊，大致上是说王建民的在洋基队的成绩、2006赛扬的投票结果、 王建民私底下参与儿童公益慈善活动的作为很难让人不喜欢他， 就算他曾经很有勇气地抵制了「嗜血而鲁莽的台湾媒体的访问」也是一样。 Owing to his unusually composed demeanor, seemingly incorruptible personality on an island notorious for political corruption, and celebrity cache (that gives Taiwan the rare occasion to stick it China as the mainland siphons off its jobs and challenges its statehood), Wang takes center stage on a daily basis on the TV and in the papers. As a result, without a costly mlb.com package, baseball fans on the island have to get used to the following order of priorities: Wang Chien Ming first, The Yankees second, and baseball third. 大意是说在这个以政治腐败出名的岛上，王建民彷佛出淤泥而不染， 在报纸或是电视上都占据报导中心的位置， 台湾球迷心中的顺位是：王建民第一，洋基第二，棒球本身第三。 Wang fever in Taiwan can reach absurd levels. ESPN in Taiwan re-runs every game he pitches in 4 or 5 times in a week, while remaining Yankee games broadcast two to three times a day while the vast majority of MLB games go untelevised. For fans on the island interested in the bigger picture of the game, pennant races, or teams outside of the AL East, it can get vexing watching the Taiwanese media lavish more attention on a single start from Wang (or Wang having a conversation with Ron Guidry in the dugout) than it does on, say, Barry Bonds breaking the all-time home run record. Save for the occasional Red Sox game featuring Matsuzaka, or a even rarer Dodgers game where Hong Chih Kuo invariably gets lit up, Yankees games are by and large the only exposure fans get to MLB. 这段大意是： 作者认为，"王建民热"在台湾可以到达一种荒谬的程度。以「ESPN台湾」为例。 「ESPN台湾」每周重播他主投的比赛4~5次，洋基队其它的比赛则在一天中重播2~3次， 然而其它28只球队的MLB赛事绝大部分时候是一场都没播。 对於在台湾、想要关心美联东区以外赛事的球迷来说，这种结果真的会很生气。 因为他们打开电视看到电视台一再浪费更多焦点或资源在王建民平日普通的一场先发， 或者说，连王建民和和Ron Guidry的简单互动与对话，都变成报导的唯一重心， 重要性远超过像 Barry Bonds 打破MLB全垒打纪录 这种时刻。 当然还是有一些额外的比赛， 但是除了红袜松阪大辅的比赛或是更少的道奇郭泓志的比赛， 其它如果不是因为跟洋基对战，是绝对看不到的。 洋基的比赛占了电视台绝大多数的转播场次。 One can well imagine the stunned silence, general confusion, and silent facial contortions of protest (as well as nasty emails) I get from Taiwanese baseball fans when I make the following outrageous claims: Wang at this stage of his career makes a very good #2 pitcher for a successful rotation but has not yet developed the qualities of a true staff ace, the jury is still out on his long term value, and the oft-cheerleading media and fans have jumped the gun a bit by placing Wang in the top tier of starting pitchers in MLB. I also get jeers when I suggest that fans in Taiwan, due 24/7 exposure in the media, conflate Wang’s historical and cultural importance with his actual talents on the field. Wang’s demeanor, high winning percentage, and league-best sinker certainly give him the potential to be mentioned in the same breath with Webb, Sabathia, and Johan, but he’s not there. Not yet. 这一段简单说就是王有实绩，不过还没有到达像Webb、Sabathia和Santana那种程度。 (不过这三个人目前的成就累积起来的确比王建民要出色就是。) Naysayer! Cynic! Playa Hater! (being pelted with stinky tofu) First off, a fair assessment of Wang’s ability has to point to stats beyond his W-L record. Wang’s win totals are highly inflated due to an inordinate amount of run support—nearly 7 runs per game (6.8)—and excellent defensive support (The Yankee defense behind Wang, didn’t allow an unearned run in 47 consecutive innings, the longest such streak for a Yankee pitcher since the Elias Sports Bureau began tracking the stat in 1913). Every time Wang takes the hill the Yanks spot him 7 runs and never make any errors. This is a recipe for putting up a lot of wins regardless of who is on the mound. 这一段很不中肯。 洋基的防守很出色吗？ 王建民并没有在每次出赛的时候都一定获得7分的支持， 他的队友也没有在他每次出赛时都一定不会失误。 Or, to quote a Seattle Mariners scout in Taiwan who tried to sign Wang before he ended up on the Yankees, “take Wang off the Yankees and put him on a weak-hitting team, and he’s a .500 pitcher”. 水兵某球探认为如果是把王建民丢到一个打线很弱的球队， 那他可能只有5成胜率(胜败场数差不多) Wang has other attributes that suggest that some of the fawning over his performance thus far might not be warranted yet. This year, left-handed hitters are hitting .283 against him. Since the All-Star break this year, Wang the king has put up a respectable 7-2 record, but has an average E.R.A. (4.50) and hitters are opposing hitters are hitting .296. Due to his high ground ball percentage, a lot of these runs get cancelled out in double plays, but putting that many runners on base could be a recipe for trouble come playoff time. 这一段讲左打对王建民高达0.283的打击率.... 然後作者认为虽然王有很多双杀化解失分危机， 但是反过来说，造成垒上有这麽多跑者对比赛本身就是个麻烦。 In fact, Wang’s stats this year are eerily similar to those put up by Greg Maddux at age 41, whom most statisticians and fans would describe as having a decent but unspectacular season in the twilight of his career. Maddux is regarded as the Padres #3 starter, certainly not their ace at this point. While it might not be the only factor in the equation, the extra 2 runs per game Wang receives in run support from the Bronx Bomber offense surely plays a big part in the 6 game difference in the win column: 王建民2007年的成绩和41岁的Maddux很像， 但是在教士队，老麦的成绩只是第3号投手而已，很明显不是教士队的Ace。 (第一号大家都知道是谁吧？很杀的 Peavy ) 在彼此成绩(如下)差不多、甚至老麦的BB、WHIP都比较好的情况下， 王建民却比Maddux多了6胜，很难说这完全不是因为打线的关系。 Wang 166.1IP, 16 wins, 6 losses, 3.79 ERA, 86 K’s, 45BB’s, 1.27 WHIP Maddux 168.2IP, 10 wins, 9 losses, 3.79 ERA, 89 K’s, 21BB’s, 1.20 WHIP That’s not to say Wang doesn’t have the capability to be a true ace, in fact, he’s nearly there. With the league’s best sinker that Yankees pitching coach Ron Guidry compares to trying to hit a shot put, and a 96 MPH heater, there’s no denying the talent is in place. He’s young, he’s already won a ton of games, and has room to grow. But he’s not all the way there yet, and often times this gets lost in the shuffle as the Taiwanese media clamors to put up yet another full-page spread singing his praises. 这「并不是」说王建民「没有能力」成为一个大多数人真正认同的Ace (作者大概认为起码要像目前拿过赛扬的那种投手才算Ace。 有谁呢？像是Santana、Halladay、Webb....等等) 事实上，作者要说的只是王建民还没有达到那样的境界。 一个拥有全联盟最佳的sinker、有Ron Guidry指导、有96mile速度的投手， 不需要去怀疑他没有这样的天份成为Ace。 他年轻，他已经赢了很多场，并且还有成长空间。 但他仍然还没有到达作者认为的Ace程度， 而台湾媒体却每一次都以巨大的全版篇幅来歌功颂德。 __________________ More important than these statistical comparisons, the Taiwanese media, notorious for fabricating news stories and desperate to sensationalize anything they can in order to gain ratings–more than the unassuming Wang himself– can be blamed for the premature overhyping of the man of the hour. In Wang you have a highly marketable, good looking, reputable celebrity that’ s tailor made to sell papers and merchandise. 这一段是在批评台湾媒体， 作者说台湾媒体是个以杜撰、捏造新闻故事并且会为了收视率做出过度夸大报导、 因而恶名昭彰的族群。 那种程度远超过谦逊的王建民本身。 (这一段似乎也再度把媒体这个现象怪到球迷身上， 似乎是指球迷而让媒体认为只要跟王建民有关的话题或东西就有得卖。) But in the end, Taiwanese baseball fans, who might care more about the game itself with exposure to different teams, lose out in the end due to the disproportionate amount of airtime lavished upon Wang at this early stage in his career. They almost never get to see NL teams. They don’t get to see Pujols, Santana, Hanley, or even Bonds. This deprives them of the joy of seeing all the game’s stars, the thrill of pennant races, the ability to view baseball from a more objective perspective, and the perspective to see Wang within the greater overall context of the game. 作者认为，到头来，那群可能更在乎不同球队在比赛转播中的曝光度的台湾棒球迷， 最终会由於比例分配不均的转播时间，而成为最终的输家， 他们几乎看不到国联球队的比赛； 他们不会看到Pujols、Santana、Hanley(Ramirez) 或甚至是 Bonds 的比赛。 这样的转播剥夺了球迷欣赏这些球星、排名争夺战的刺激、以及乐趣。 Because of Wang’s success in pinstripes, Taiwanese fans have almost without exception embraced the Yankees as their favorite team. From an overall standpoint, if what matters to Taiwanese fans is that Wang has put Taiwan on the map and given them something to cheer for after a long day at the factory, that’s great. 因为王建民在洋基的成功，台湾球迷几乎毫无例外地拥抱洋基队，成为洋基队球迷。 从整体的观点来看，台湾球迷的大事就是王建民让台湾这个国家出现在世界地图上， 而这让工作了一天的台湾人感到高兴与雀跃，对他们而言这是最棒的。 --

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