聯盟：太色只是監控 不是偷暗號 - 美國職棒

來源: The USA Today
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MLB says Astros doing surveillance, not spying in dugouts
聯盟表示 太色是在做監控 不是在偷看

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Houston Astros didn't cheat. They didn't want to get
cheated.
太色沒有作弊，他們只是不想被對手騙。

That's their story, and Major League Baseball agrees.
那是太色的說法，而且聯盟也相信了。

Following an investigation into two incidents this postseason, MLB said that
the defending World Series champions were conducting surveillance — not
spying — when a credentialed Astros employee was pointing his cellphone into
the visitor's dugouts during playoff games in Cleveland and Boston.
在本季的兩起事件經過調查後，聯盟說衛冕軍太色說他們是在做監控(Surveillance)--不
是偷看(Spying)--當太色工作人員在笑臉人跟紅襪主場把他的手機指向客隊的休息區。

The Indians filed a complaint following Game 3 of the AL Division Series
after the employee was observed aiming his phone into their dugout and taking
pictures or video. A few days later, the same man was ejected from an area in
Fenway Park during Game 1 of the ALCS.
笑臉人在ALDS Game3發現太色工作人員拿著手機對著他們的休息區拍照跟錄影後，就跟聯
盟遞交抗議信。幾天過後，同一個人在ALCS Game 1在芬威球場被逐出。

According to a person familiar with the situation, the Red Sox had been
warned ahead of the series about the Astros employee, who was near
Cleveland's dugout for several innings on Oct. 8 before he was removed by
security. That person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity
because of the sensitivity of the matter.
根據知情人士透露，紅襪在ALCS系列戰開始之前就被警告有這樣一位太色工作人員，他在
10/8那場比賽曾經好幾次靠近笑臉人的休息區，之後被保全人員請出去。因為消息的敏感
性，該位人士的身分保密。

On Wednesday, MLB issued a two-paragraph statement saying its department of
investigations did a thorough probe and determined "that an Astros employee
was monitoring the field to ensure that the opposing club was not violating
any rules." MLB has instructed all clubs still in the playoffs "to refrain
from these types of efforts."
星期三的時候，聯盟發佈了聲明，說調查部門做了完整的調查，認為「那位太色員工是在
監控比賽，確保對手沒有違規的行為。」MLB也指示其他仍在打季後賽的球隊「對於這樣的
作為要有所節制。」

MLB went on to say it considers "the matter closed."
聯盟最後說，對於這事件，「這事件已經結案了。」

But while the Astros feel absolved of any wrongdoing, the incidents taking
place during baseball's greatest month have raised questions about
sign-stealing and ethics in the age of high-speed, high-definition cameras.
但是當太色覺得他們因為做錯事被寬恕，整個事件是在棒球比賽最重要的一個月發生，那
讓大家有了幾個疑問，對於偷暗號與棒球道德這件事在這個有高速高解析度相機的時代。

Speaking in Boston's dugout before Game 4 in Houston, Red Sox general manager
Dave Dombrowski said there are more layers to unravel.
在太色主場的第四戰前，紅襪總管Dombrowski站在紅襪休息區說，說明了好幾點。

"I do not think that person in the camera well was stealing signs, and so I
understand that it was resolved," Dombrowski said. "First of all, there was a
violation, a person was in the credentialed box that shouldn't have been
there, he wasn't supposed to be there. Secondly, I don't like the implication
that the Boston Red Sox were doing anything illegal, and I don't think that
the issue is actually closed from Major League Baseball, from what I've been
advised from the commissioner's office, so there's a lot more steps that are
attached to this."
「我不認為那個站在攝影席裡的那個人是在偷暗號，所以我了解他們說這件事就這樣解決
了，」Dombrowski說。「但是第一，那個人在一個要有證件才能在的位置而且他不應該在
那裡，這是違規；第二，我不喜歡有暗示說紅襪有在做一些違規的行為，就我從聯盟主席
辦公室那邊得到的消息，我不認為聯盟真的就已經結案了，所以這之後還有很多後續
的。」

Prior to the postseason, MLB said "a number of clubs" called Commissioner Rob
Manfred to express concerns about video equipment being used to steal signs.
To address those worries, the commissioner instituted a new prohibition on
the use of certain in-stadium cameras, beefing up MLB security at games and
monitoring video rooms.
在季後賽開始前，聯盟說有"一些"球隊打電話給聯盟主席Manfred表達他們對於使用錄影設
備偷暗號這件事情的關心。為了回應這些疑慮，主席訂定一個新的規定，禁止在球場使用
某些相機，加強聯盟球場保全以及監控影像室。

After the Astros employee was removed from the game at Progressive Field in
Cleveland, the team tried to get a second person next to the dugout, two
people familiar with the matter told the AP. The Astros employee had been
issued a support pass that day.
在太色工作人員被請離笑臉主場後，據兩位消息人士透露，太色嘗試找另外一個人靠近休
息區，那第二位太色員工有拿到支援證件。

Following MLB's ruling, Astros GM Jeff Luhnow said the team has been
proactive in policing other ballparks for "suspicious activity" and the team
has uncovered some "multiple" times. Luhnow said the club will abide by MLB's
guidelines and that any prior monitoring was done as protection.
在聯盟的裁決後，太色總管Luhnow說太色一直很積極在巡邏其他球場，留意一些"可疑舉
止"，他們也發現了"好幾次"。Luhnow說太色球團會遵守聯盟規定，而且也說之前的一些監
控舉動只是自保行為。

"We were playing defense, we were not playing offense," Luhnow said before
Game 4.
「我們只是自我防備，我們不是在攻擊，」Luhnow在Game 4之前說到。

Dombrowski, whose team was fined last year for using an Apple Watch to try to
steal signs from the rival New York Yankees, isn't convinced Houston wasn't
using the employee to gain an advantage.
紅襪去年才因為使用Apple Watch嘗試去偷對手洋基暗號被罰錢，總管Dombrowski說他不相
信太色沒有利用那位員工得到一些優勢。

"I don't think that person was per se stealing signs," he said. "I will also
tell you that person was told in the other series against Cleveland that he
should not be in there, and yet he went back in there. So to me, when they
say they're doing this to protect themselves, well they're also not listening
to authorities from above."
「我不認為那個人是在偷暗號，」他說。「但是我也可以告訴你，那個人也在太色對笑臉
的其他幾場出現，他不應該在那個地方，卻一直回來。所以，對我來說，他們說他們做這
些是在保護他們自己，好，這也代表他們其實沒有聽上面高層的話。」

Stealing signs has been part of baseball since the invention of the game.
Teams routinely try to gain an advantage by trying to detect patterns,
whether it's a catcher showing signs to a pitcher on the mound or a
third-base coach relaying signs to a batter.
偷暗號這檔事在棒球比賽發明之後就有了，球隊試著去找到一些對手模式以獲得優勢，不
管是捕手做暗號給投手或是三壘教練在打暗號給打者這些。

However, new technology may have given teams an unfair advantage as the use
of high-definition, high-speed cameras allows teams to peer where they
couldn't before.
然而，新的科技讓球隊有了不公平的優勢，像是使用高解析高速相機讓球隊可以看到以前
看不到的東西。

"There's some unintended consequences that come with the advancement of
technology," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. "It's a league-wide conversation
that needs to happen in time. It's happening right now during a really
important series and I just think it's bigger than us. It's bigger than any
team. It's bigger than any series. It needs to be corralled because of the
state of the concern over it.
「科技的進步會伴隨一些意想不到的後果，」太色總教練AJ Hinch說。「這需要整個聯盟
一起來商討，要快，它現在發生在這樣重要的系列賽，只是我認為這比我們太色重要，比
任何一隊都要來的重要，這比任何一個系列賽都要重要。基於大家的關心這件事情的狀
況，它應該要被解決的。」

"The competitive edges nowadays are so narrow. You're trying to find
everything you can. And whether that's pitch tipping, pitch sequencing,
changing your signs, changing your location of your defenders — this is a
bigger topic that's going to take a lot more time than an overnight story and
concern and people's curiosities."
「目前球隊大家擁有的優勢都很接近，大家會想盡辦法得到更多優勢。像是微調投球，投
球順序，改變暗號，防守佈陣--這會是很大的問題要處理，那會花很多時間，而不是就只
是一個晚上的故事或是大家的好奇與關心就可以解決的。」

During the early innings in Game 3, the Indians became aware that the man
standing near their dugout in Progressive Field was aiming his cellphone into
their dugout. He stood out because he was wearing a suit jacket in a
restricted area reserved for photographers, a member of the team's social
media department and where TV reporters are permitted to stand, one of the
sources said.
在Game 3的前半，笑臉人就已經察覺到那位站的很靠近笑臉休息區的人，他手機對著笑臉
休息區。根據消息來源，那個人很明顯，因為他穿著西裝外套，站在一個限制區域裡，那
區域是保留給攝影記者，一位球團的社群媒體人員，以及電視台記者。

The Indians were concerned he was trying to see their scouting reports on
Houston players.
笑臉人擔心那位人士想要偷看笑臉對太色的球探報告。

There have been previous suspicions about the Astros.
之前也有一些對太色球隊的懷疑。

Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer went on Twitter earlier this season and
intimated that Houston's pitchers were possibly using pine tar to improve the
rate of spin on pitches. Bauer wasn't specific, but Astros pitchers Lance
McCullers Jr. and Collin McHugh defended themselves on social media.
笑臉投手Trevor Bauer在季初在推特上說他擔心太色投手們有可能使用松焦油來提高轉
速，Bauer沒說細節，但是太色投手們Lance McCullers Jr跟Collin McHugh也在社群媒體
上捍衛自己球隊。

Yahoo reported Oakland's players believed Astros players were relaying stolen
signs during games and the team asked for an investigation.
雅虎運動報導綠帽球員相信太色球員在比賽的時候會傳遞偷到的暗號，綠帽要求要調查。

Following Game 3, Indians starter Mike Clevinger alluded to the Astros having
an advantage. Clevinger allowed one run and three hits in five innings, but
took the loss as the Indians were pounded 11-3.
在ALDS Game 3後，笑臉先發Mike Clevinger間接暗示太色有一些優勢，他在五局投球被打
三支安打掉了一分，但是最後笑臉被11-3痛擊輸球。

"A lot of stuff. A lot of things," Clevinger said when asked what happened.
"I'm going to keep it really short. We were a little bit, I don't know, kind
of had our backs against the wall before this started when it came to the
analytical side. But everybody was out there giving it their all, they just
had some really good arms to back it up."
「有很多原因，很多事情，」Clevinger被問到到底發生甚麼事情的時候說到。「我簡單講
好了，我們有一點，嗯，當講到是分析棒球這部分，我們有點像是在還沒開始比賽就已經
被推到牆邊了。但是我們每個人上場還是使盡全力，只是他們有一些很好的幫助在支援他
們。」

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