太空人證人承認偷暗號，否認設專用攝影機 - 美國職棒

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SNY 記者Andy Martino報導

Sources: Astros witnesses admit sign stealing to MLB, but deny special camera
消息：太空人隊證人對MLB承認偷取暗號，但否認有偷暗號專用攝影機。
A Houston coach gave Yankees manager Aaron Boone the finger
一位太空人隊教練對洋基總教練Aaron Boone比中指。

Believing that other teams used technology to decode signs, a group of
Houston Astros asked the organization for access to a live feed from a
centerfield camera in 2017.
認為其他隊伍也使用科技產品破解暗號，太空人球團在2017年要求使用中外野攝影機線上
直播破譯暗號。

They did not install a new camera for sign-stealing purposes, and the players
and coaches involved did not even know which camera the feed was coming from.
They wanted a monitor closer to the dugout, because their video room was too
far away. They considered their actions to be in line with industry standards.
他們沒要求安裝新的、專供偷暗號用的攝影機。球員和教練並不知道影像訊號來自於哪個
攝影機。他們要求設一個靠近球員休息區的監視器螢幕，因為錄影機房離太遠。他們認為
自己的行為合乎業界的規定(industry standards)。

The above narrative represents the picture painted by some of the interviews
conducted by MLB investigators this fall, according to sources with direct
knowledge of the investigation. The league has already spoken with nearly 60
people, and SNY can now report some of what they have learned.
上面的敘述表示MLB調查人員在這個秋天進行調查所得到的見聞。聯盟已經和將近60人談
論過，SNY現在能報導其中一些他們已知的資訊。

The overall picture painted by these sources is one that shows the Astros
breaking rules, but not going so far as to install a camera specifically for
sign stealing.
總的來說太空人違反規定，但未安裝偷暗號專用的攝影機。

"We did ask for a game centerfield feed to decode signs, as many teams do,"
one witness told MLB, according to sources. "All we asked for was a live
feed."
一位證人告訴MLB：「我們確實有要求如同其他許多隊伍所做的，以中外野攝影機破解暗號
。我們只是要求線上即時破譯反饋。」

Baseball considers that illegal, and will punish accordingly. Harsh
discipline for Astros GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch remain in play.
這是違反棒球規則的，並且將對此進行懲罰。對仍在陣中的球隊經理Jeff Luhnow以及
總教練A.J. Hinch仍能執行嚴格的紀律處分。

But -- if these witnesses are telling the truth -- the league has received
answers to a question raised by a November story in The Athletic.
但，這些證人說的如果是事實，聯盟等於已收到The Athletic(運動家)體育網站曾在
11月提起疑問的答案。

"Four people who were with the Astros in 2017, including pitcher Mike Fiers,
said that during that season, the Astros stole signs during home games in
real time with the aid of a camera positioned in the outfield,' the
publication reported, weeks after SNY reported that the Yankees complained
about whistling to convey signs during the ALCS.
2017年當時還在太空人陣中的四個人(包含投手Mike Fiers)指證太空人在那年的球季主
場賽事使用中外野的攝影機即時線上偷取暗號，在"SNY報導洋基曾抱怨在美聯冠軍戰，
太空人隊吹口哨傳達暗號"幾個星期後。

That left questions about whether the camera was installed specifically for
that purpose. Did a member of the front office approve the purchase of a new
camera, creating a sinister paper trail that showed intent to cheat?
這留下一些疑問，像攝影機是否是安裝來偷暗號專用的？管理部門人員有人批准採購一台
新攝影機因此留下企圖作弊的書面證據嗎？

Sources say the camera in question was league-approved and already in place.
One source suggested it could have been a scouting camera, which would have
been its league-approved purpose. That is more likely than a camera from the
TV feed, which would have required the broadcast crew to participate in the
scheme.
消息指出有問題的攝影機是早已經過聯盟批准，已設置好的攝影機。一個消息指出這比
較可能是聯盟批准球探使用的攝影機，而非電視轉播用攝影機，因為電視轉播用的攝影
機，會有播報工作人員參與其中。

As far as MLB is concerned, any use of electronics to facilitate sign
stealing is illegal. Even Astros witnesses are conceding to investigators
that such actions took place, because the feed was aired on a monitor behind
the dugout. At this point, the question appears to be not if the Astros broke
the rule, but how and to what degree they did it.
對MLB而言，使用任何電子設備偷取暗號就是違法的。太空人證人甚至向調查者坦承有這
樣的行為發生，是透過球員休息區的監視器螢幕播出反饋給球員。在這一點上，問題不是
太空人違規，而是他們如何？以及他們做到什麼程度？

This will not surprise opponents like the Yankees, who long suspected the
Astros of cheating over the past several seasons.
這些消息並不讓競爭對手(像是過去許多球季長期懷疑太空人作弊的洋基)感到意外。

Those suspicions boiled over during Game 1 of the ALCS, when manager Aaron
Boone asked home plate umpire Bill Welke about the whistling sounds coming
from the Houston dugout, according to sources.
消息指出，在美聯冠軍戰第一場賽事時，那些懷疑爆發開來，Aaron Boone質問主審Bill
Welke關於太空人球員休息區傳來的口哨聲。

As SNY reported last month, Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin told Astros
third baseman Alex Bregman, "tell your f-cking hitting coach I'm going to
kick his f-cking ass."
據上個月SNY的報導。洋基三壘教練Phil Nevin曾跟太空人三壘手Alex Bregman說：「跟
你們的打擊教練講，我要踢爆他的菊花。」

The reason for that comment, which is previously unreported, underscores the
tension caused by the Astros allegations: The hitting coach, Alex Cintron,
had just stuck his middle finger in the air and pointed it at Boone from
across the field.
先前未報導這則評論的原因是太空人打擊教練Alex Cintron曾橫跨球場對著洋基總教練
Boone指著中指使氣氛緊繃。
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有翻錯麻煩板友協助指正，謝謝。
應該很多板友希望太空人隊2017年的冠軍頭銜可以拔除吧！？
感覺太空人想要把其他球團一起拖下水，說詞是其他隊伍也都有這麼做，
而且使用中外野攝影機也說是合乎規定。
大家期待的逞罰依然沒有新消息。
不知道作弊案會不會讓板友因此不想再看MLB球賽了？
2018年的紅襪沒同樣的問題嗎？
要不是有Mike Fiers爆料，也不會讓MLB有動作，可是已經經過兩年了，
如果可以更早一點除弊應該會更好吧！？
話說Mike Fiers似乎也曾被質疑他在太空人隊對道奇投出無安打比賽時有用松焦油。

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