Ken Griffey Jr.與洋基的恩怨情仇 - 美國職棒

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原標題：Ken Griffey Jr. reveals why he never wanted to play for the Yankees

記者： Chris Bengel

Many baseball players have a strong desire to play for the Yankees during
their MLB careers. It's one of the most iconic franchises in sports, and
they've rarely missed the playoffs since the mid-1990s. However, superstar
Ken Griffey Jr. never had a desire to play for the Yankees -- even though his
dad played for them. In the new MLB Network documentary "Junior," the
Mariners legend explains why.

許多棒球選手都有在職業生涯中為洋基隊效力的願望。它是運動中最具代表性的球隊，而
且自從1990中期以來鮮少缺席季後賽。然而，超級巨星Ken Griffey Jr.(小葛瑞菲)從來沒
有這樣想過，即便他的父親為洋基隊打過球。在新的ESPN紀錄片「Junior」中，這位水手
隊的傳奇解釋了原因。

It all stems from an experience Griffey Jr. had while visiting his father,
Ken Griffey Sr., in the early 1980s. Griffey Jr., just a kid at the time, was
asked to leave the team dugout before a game.

"I came up to visit my dad and it's just me and him," Griffey Jr. said. "And
a security guard came up and says, 'Hey, George [Steinbrenner] doesn't want
anybody in the dugout.' My dad's like, 'What? He's my son.'"

一切源自於1980年代早期，當小葛瑞菲去探望他的父親Ken Griffey Sr.的經驗，當時只是
個小孩的他，被要求在比賽前離開球場的休息區。

「我去探望我爸爸，就只有我跟他，」小葛瑞菲說。「然後一個保全走過來說『嘿，
George(洋基老闆)不希望有人在休息區裡面。』我爸的反應是『蛤？他是我兒子。』」

Before telling Griffey Jr. to go back into the clubhouse, the elder Griffey
pointed out to his son that third baseman Craig Nettles' son was taking
groundballs on the infield.

"At that time my dad was 38 years old, he was like, 'I ain't fighting this no
more. I got someone a little younger and a little better,'" Griffey Jr. said.

From that point forward, Griffey Jr. had no desire to play for the Yankees.

"There's certain things that a dad drills into you as a kid that just sticks
with you," Griffey Jr. added. And that [beating the Yankees] was one of them."

在叫小葛瑞菲回去裡面的休息室前，老葛瑞菲向他指出了三壘手Craig Nettles的兒子正
在場上練習接滾地球。

「當時我爸已經38歲了，他的想法是，『我懶得跟為了這種事爭吵了。我有一個更年輕、
天賦更好的小子，』」小葛瑞菲說道。

從那一刻開始，小葛瑞菲就不想為洋基隊效力了。

「孩提時期，一些父親灌輸給你的東西會根深蒂固地留在你心裡，」他補充道「而打敗
洋基隊就是其中之一。」

During the documentary, additional footage was shown of Griffey Jr. taking
batting practice at Yankees Stadium during his playing days. When a fan
pleads with Griffey Jr. on camera to leave Seattle and come play for the
Yankees. Griffey Jr.'s response was a simple, "No." The slugger then goes on
to explain that if the Yankees were the only team in the league offering him
a contract, he'd retire.

在紀錄片中，還撥放了小葛瑞菲球員時期在洋基球場練打的額外片段。當一個球迷在鏡頭
前懇求小葛瑞菲離開西雅圖並且為洋基隊效力。他的回應很簡單，「不要。」這位強打接
著解釋說，如果洋基隊是全聯盟唯一一支願意給他合約的球隊的話，他會選擇退休。

Griffey Jr. did get revenge on the Yankees during his career. He hit .311 to
go along with 36 home runs and 102 RBIs in 133 regular season games against
them. When the Mariners defeated the Yankees in the 1995 American League
Division Series, he hit .391 and blasted five home runs while scoring nine
runs in five games.

小葛瑞菲在他的職業生涯中確實報了仇。對上洋基隊的133場例行賽中，繳出了打擊率.311
，外帶36轟102打點的成績。當水手隊在1995的美聯分區賽對上洋基隊時，在五場比賽中繳
出了.391的打擊率，轟出了5支全壘打並幫球隊跑回了9分。

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原始影片(Twitter)
https://reurl.cc/mnj6Ol

1995 ALDS G1 小葛對洋基單場雙響砲
https://youtu.be/dXrgennGEho

G5 跑回致勝分
https://youtu.be/F8SBJzOEcyU

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