http://kuso.cc/best12punch2 by ESPN,Sean McAdam ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a certain symmetry to their presence. Both Dominican by birth -- Ramirez came to the U.S. as a school-age boy and grew up in New York -- they are as different as they are alike. Ramirez is right-handed, Ortiz a lefty. Though both are playful, Ramirez is mostly silent with the media while Ortiz seems to enjoy the give-and-take with reporters. In the offseason, Ramirez has been known to visit South America; Ortiz willingly spends part of the winter in frozen Wisconsin -- his wife's home -- and is an ardent Green Bay Packers fan. 两个人有许多相似之处,都是多明尼加裔--Manny在学生时代来到纽约读书--也有许多相异 点;右打vs左打,两个人都很爱搞笑,但是Manny面对媒体时总是沉默,而Ortiz很享受和采访 者间的互动.球季结束後Manny喜欢到南美洲度假,而Papi则会花些时间待在冰天雪地的威 斯康辛--他老婆家--顺便帮他热爱的绿湾包装人加油. In the batter's box, Ortiz has been known to take vicious, violent swings while Ramirez is more apt to take a smoother, more relaxed path to the ball. Both use the entire field and are capable of driving the ball the other way. Ortiz, like other great Red Sox lefty hitters before him, learned to take full advantage of Fenway Park's inviting wall in left, and Ramirez regularly powers line drives to the right-center gap. As a full-time DH, Ortiz has the luxury of watching video between at-bats and making adjustments from at-bat to at-bat. Ramirez must do his video homework before the game and, despite his sometimes goofy and indifferent public persona, has a more scholarly approach at the plate. 在打击区,Ortiz以狂暴豪迈的挥棒着称,而Manny相对起来则采用smooth,relaxed的approach, 来挥击,两个人同样的拥有杰出的反方向攻击能力;Papi跟许多杰出的红袜左打者一样善於 将球送到绿色怪物上,而Manny则会将球及项中右外野形成长打. 身为一个DH,Ortiz有大量的时间在下一次打击之前看录影带来调整,而Ramirez则得在赛前就 作好功课 ,尽管大家对Manny的无俚头跟奇特的人格有许多刻板印象,在打击区上他可是比 Papi更聪明的家伙. "David sometimes adjusts within at-bat, looking for a certain pitch," Epstein said. "But Manny has incredible game plans. He sets pitchers up. He might not get the pitch he's waiting for until his fourth at-bat, but when he gets it, he knows what to do with it." Teammates have long insisted that Ramirez often takes purposefully bad swings at a pitch he otherwise could handle in the hopes that he'll get thrown the same pitch later in a more critical situation. Pitchers routinely fall for this ruse. "Papi会在打席中作自我调整,等待特定的球路"Theo says"但是Manny的作战计画是你难以 想像的,他非常的会设计投手;往往他一场比赛里要等到第四个打席才会出现他想要的球种 一旦他等到的时候...他就知道该怎麽做了" 许多队友长期以来坚称Manny甚至会故意对特定的球路作bad swing,好在更关键的打击时刻 诱使投手投出同样的球路.而投手们总是学不乖. In recent weeks, the pair has been more invaluable than ever because of the injury-depleted lineup that has been without Trot Nixon (customarily the fifth hitter in the Sox order, behind Ramirez) and Jason Varitek. Still, the two have flourished, carrying the Red Sox offense even as the pitching staff falters. Earlier this season, Ortiz produced four walk-off hits in two weeks, demonstrating a remarkable penchant for producing in the team's final at-bat, when he's needed most. 最近的几周,这对强打者的存在更显得无价--红袜的打线饱受伤兵摧残,失去了Nixon和Tek 投手群几乎崩盘;即使在这种情形下,他们的爆炸性攻击力仍然为红袜带来无穷的活力 稍早的球季中,Ortiz在两个星期内四度向对手说再见,让这个打者在球队需要他时的 final-at bat clutch situation再添了英雄事蹟 That unprecedented spate of late-game heroics prompted some to question opposing managers' strategy: Why give Ortiz anything to hit? 这种史无前例的英雄表现也让人不禁怀疑敌对教练的脑袋"你们怎麽敢投给他打?" The answer, of course, is Ramirez. His presence provides Ortiz with protection. Teams are wary of walking Ortiz, although it's a sign of his growth as a hitter that the hulking DH has shown better patience in each of the past three seasons, topping out with a career-high 103 walks last season. 答案很简单,Ramirez.他的存在提供了Ortiz庞大的保护.对手必须小心翼翼的保送他,不过 这位庞大的DH过去三年来也展现了他在打击区的耐心不断提升,career high 103 walks last season. Pitching around Ortiz might avoid trouble, but the relief is short-lived. Although the plodding Ortiz can clog the bases, he provides one more RBI opportunity for Ramirez, who last week topped the 100-RBI mark for the ninth straight season and the 10th time in the past dozen years. Ramirez and Ortiz actually were flip-flopped earlier in their time together in Boston, but in spring 2005, manager Terry Francona permanently installed Ortiz as the No. 3 hitter and Ramirez in the cleanup hole. Both hitters would prefer to hit fourth, but because Ramirez is more temperamental and Ortiz more easygoing, Francona chose the path of least resistance. 不让Papi有攻击机会可能会让你暂时松口气--只不过这稍纵即逝;或许缓慢的他会让 跑者塞车防守变的容易,但这同时也代表你给了Manny更多的打点机会,一个连续九年灌进 100分打点的机器,生涯12年来的第十次. 两个人在一开始常常在3-4棒对调,但2005开季时Tito作了永久的安排-no.3 Papi and Manny as the cleanup man.两个人都喜欢打四棒,不过Tito选择不要惹情绪化的Manny 生气就是了. "From an offensive standpoint, they're everything you want," Epstein said. " They're patient, they don't give away at-bats, they use the whole ballpark and they're incredibly strong." And, he might have added, the best 3-4 tandem of their time. "从攻击面来看,他们是完美的人选"says Theo"充满着耐心,决不轻易结束打席,全方位的 击球且难以想像的怪力" 对了,Theo忘了说 "当代最强悍的3-4棒中心打者". -- ● 1 Polbaseball 政治 ● 黑衫精神!!! 12 dadahope --

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