虽然慢了点，不过要战得漂亮、战得痛快，总是前後文一目了然比较方便 所以我就把它翻出来了 请指教 ==== http://eastwindupchronicle.com/?p=45 Wang Chien-Ming is the king of Taiwan. 王建民是台湾之王 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. 王，这个姓氏在中文字面上的意义就是「王」(king)。王建民是台湾人最爱的名人。这名 纽约洋基队的一号先发投手是第一个广泛获得国际认同的台湾名人（也许有几个例外，如 李安、蒋夫人、舒淇）。每次他出赛时，他都是国家的骄傲。 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? 怎麽可能不爱上这麽棒的人呢？他成为世界上最成功的棒球劲旅的王牌，去年获得赛洋奖 第二名、仅次於Johan Santana, 闲暇时发起慈善活动帮助弱势儿童，甚至在搬到纽约後 仍有勇气杯葛嗜血又粗鲁的台湾媒体。 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. 由於他不寻常的君子风度、似乎完美无瑕的人格，在台湾这座以政治贪污与公众人物的丑 闻（这给了台湾一个与不断吸取其工作机会甚至动摇其国本的中国大陆并驾齐驱的罕见机 会）而恶名昭彰的岛上，王建民每天都出现在电视与报纸的主要版面。而没有订购昂贵的 mlb.com 的台湾球迷就必须要适应这种优先顺序：王建民第一、洋基第二、棒球第三。 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. 台湾的王建民热已经达到荒谬的程度了。这里的ESPN每周重播王建民的出赛四到五次，同 时每天放送洋基的比赛两三次，而其余大部分的大联盟比赛根本不见踪影。台湾的棒球迷 如果关心更广一些的主题，如分区王座之争、或美联东区以外的球队，他们会非常头痛， 因为他们看到台湾媒体挥霍大量的资源在王建民的单一出赛、甚至他和Ron Guidry在休息 区讲了什麽话中，却不关心他们关心的事情，如Barry Bonds所追逐的全垒打记录。台湾 媒体省去了偶尔才一次的松坂大辅的出赛、甚至省去了更少见的郭泓志总是上场放火的 出赛，却让球迷基本上暴露於全洋基的环境中。 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. 你可以想像这个画面：因震惊而沈默、普遍的困惑、颜面扭曲所表达的无言抗议，以及下 流的电子邮件；这是我提到以下犯众怒的意见时从台湾棒球迷获得的反应。我认为王建民 现阶段在一个健全的先发轮值中会是个很好的二号先发投手、但还没有开发出货真价实的 王牌所需要的实力。他的长期价值还有待观察，而总是担任王建民啦啦队的媒体与球迷在 宣称他已经是全大联盟最顶尖先发选手这件事上稍微抢拍了些。当我说台湾人因为受媒 体二十四小时的资讯轰炸的影响而将王建民的历史文化地位与球场上的实际表现混为一 谈时，也饱受奚落。王建民的风度、高胜率及傲视大联盟的沈球或许让他有潜力跟Webb, Sabathia, Johan相提并论，但他现在还不是这种货色。 Naysayer! Cynic! Playa Hater! (being pelted with stinky tofu) 专门唱反调！犬儒！见不得人好！（被臭豆腐砸中） 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. 首先，若要公正地评价王建民，不能只看胜场--败场纪录。王建民的胜场数被放大了，因 为不寻常的大量得分支援（一场6.8分）及完美的防守支援（王建民连续47局未出现非自 责分，这是Elias Sports Bureau从1913年开始计算这项数据以来洋基球员中的新高） 。每次他走上投手丘，队友就奉送七分以及零失误—这是一份能让人鲸吞胜场数的食谱 ，不管投球的是谁。 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”. 或者我们引用一句曾企图签下王建民的西雅图水手队的球探所说的话：把他放到一个鸟打 队，他的胜率会只剩下50％。 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. 王建民还有其他的因素让我们推断，有些对他目前为止表现的溢美并不是理所当然的。今 年左打者对他的打击率是.283。全明星赛後，虽然王建民有可观的七胜二负战绩，但他的 ERA是4.5，只有平均值，且打者对他的打击率是.296。他的高滚球率能制造双杀而少失很 多分；但把这麽多跑者放上垒包在季後赛时会造成大麻烦， 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: 事实上，王建民本季的数据非常相似於Greg Maddux本季以41岁高龄投出的成绩，而多数 统计学者和球迷都同意这是他生涯尾端的稳定但并不特别出色的一季。Maddux在教士队中 是三号投手，很明显不是他们的王牌。虽然可能有其他因素的影响，但炮火连天的洋基打 者们给王建民的火力支援当然在他与Maddux的六场胜场差距中扮演要角。 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 (数据简称就不翻了) 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. 这不是说王建民没有担当王牌的能力；事实上，他已经快要是了。他拥有洋基投教Ron Guidry比拟为「好像让打者去打铅球」的全联盟最好的沈球，还有96英哩的速球，我们必 须承认他的天分是够的。他还年轻，他已经赢了成打的比赛，并还有成长的空间；但他现 在还没达到那种境界。每当台湾媒体喧闹着铺陈出另一个全版新闻来歌颂王建民的伟大时 ，这点总是隐没在一阵混乱之中。 __________________ 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. 比这些数据更重要的是，因新闻造假、唯恐天下不乱来争取阅听率而恶名昭彰的台湾媒体 ，应该要为过於仓促又过度兴奋地吹捧王建民而受谴责。毕竟在他们眼中，王建民只是一 个具有高度市场价值、帅气、声誉卓着的金鸡母，是为他们的销售量和广告主所量身订造 的。 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. 但到头来，台湾球迷们在接触不同的队伍後，也许会更关心棒球这项运动本身，并发现自 己挹注过多关注在王建民的早期生涯到浪费的程度而若有所失。他们几乎从没有机会看看 国家联盟的队伍。他们没有机会看看Pujols, Santana, Hanley, 甚至Bonds。这剥夺了他 们观赏众多明星的乐趣，体验分区王座之战的刺激，从更客观角度审视棒球的能力，还有 从更宏观的脉络中检视王建民的观点。 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. 因为王建民穿着条纹衣，台湾球迷几乎没有例外地投入洋基队的怀抱。从整体的角度而言 ，如果台湾球迷所关心的就是：王建民让台湾在世界地图上更显眼、并让他们在工厂忙碌 工作一整天之後有个理由来欢呼；那麽这也许是很棒的。 --

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