落磯Coors球場影響球員得獎? - 美國職棒

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Elevating Rockies' game? Coors seems to factor in awards
落磯Coors球場影響球員得獎?

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies would like to air a little grievance:
They're thin on MVP winners in their history. Even lighter on Cy Young
candidates.
科羅拉多落磯隊想要發洩一些牢騷：在隊史裡他們拿MVP獎的人寥寥可數，要排上賽揚獎候
選更是稀少。

They wouldn't mind a little altitude adjustment when it comes to conventional
thinking at Coors Field. As it stands, sometimes they feel like hitters get
penalized for hitting at higher elevation half the time and the pitchers
don't get rewarded highly enough.
當大家想到Coors球場，他們不介意對於這球場海拔問題大家會有些意見，但是有時他們會
覺得他們的打者因為有半數的時間在高海拔球場打球而像是被懲罰，投手也沒有因此得到
更多的獎勵。

It's a scale that doesn't seem balanced.
這天平的兩端好像沒有達到一個平衡。

"Hopefully, that will start to go away a little bit more," Rockies outfielder
Matt Holliday said. "Because there are lots of good hitting parks around the
league. For people to just single out Coors Field and write it off is unfair."
「希望這樣的不公平可以消除一些掉，」落磯外野手Matt Holliday說。「聯盟有很多打者
天堂球場，就是針對Coors球場實在不公平。」

The Rockies have had 11 batting champions in their past and one MVP winner —
Larry Walker in 1997. They've had one pitcher finish in the top-three in the
NL Cy Young race, Ubaldo Jimenez in 2010.
落磯隊史有11個打擊冠軍，一個MVP得主--1997年的Larry Walker。他們有一個投手有達到
國聯賽揚獎前三候選人--2010年的Ubaldo Jimenez。

Part of the reason may be this: "It's a challenge to evaluate the numbers in
Denver," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler explained.
一部分因素像是：「要評估在Denver的數據是一種挑戰，」費城人總教練Gabe Kapler解釋
說。

And that's the mile-high rub for a field situated at 5,200 feet and viewed as
a hitter-friendly venue.
那個位在海拔5200英尺的球場也因此被視為打者天堂。

Take, for instance, last season, when Charlie Blackmon won the NL batting
title with a .331 average and set an MLB record with 102 RBIs from the
leadoff spot. He finished fifth in the award earned by Giancarlo Stanton, who
had 59 homers.
就拿上一季來說，Charlie Blackmon拿下國聯打擊冠軍，.331打擊率，創下第一棒打者打
下102分打點的聯盟紀錄，但是最後在MVP獎項排名第五，MVP那年被打出59發全壘打的
Giancarlo Stanton抱走。

This season, it will be hard to upstage Christian Yelich after the Milwaukee
Brewers outfielder won the NL batting title (.326), drove in 110 runs and hit
36 homers. Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado had quite a season with an
NL-leading 38 homers, while Trevor Story became the first major league
shortstop to ever finish with at least 40 doubles, 30 homers and 25 stolen
bases. They figure to at least be in the running for the MVP.
這一季，大概不可能超過替酒鬼打下110分打點，36發全壘打，打擊率.326的酒鬼外野手
Christian Yelich。落磯三壘手Nolan Arenado本季也打得不錯，全壘打38支在國聯領先，
而Trevor Story則是創下第一位游擊手打出至少40發二壘打，30支全壘打，以及25次盜壘
的聯盟紀錄。他們兩個也許有點機會可以爭取一下MVP。

In Colorado's history, dating to 1993, only five times has a player finished
in the top-three in MVP voting. The last was Holliday in 2007, when he hit
.340 with 36 homers and 137 RBIs. Holliday was edged out by Jimmy Rollins of
Philadelphia.
在落磯隊史，回溯到1993年，只有五次有球員進入到MVP票選前三名過。最近的一次是在
2007年的Holliday，他的打擊率.340，36發全壘打，137分打點，最後是被費城人的Jimmy
Rollins拿走MVP。

"For me, it shouldn't matter — a guy's got to go out and perform no matter
where he's at," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. "It's not his fault
where he plays. It shouldn't matter what field you play on, or if your home
field is Coors Field. A lot of good players have played here and went
elsewhere and did well.
「對我而言，那不應該有差別--球員就是上場表現，不管他在哪個場地打球，」國民總教
練Dave Martinez說。「他在哪裡打球不是他的問題，在哪裡打球都不應該有區分，即使主
場是Coors球場。很多球員在Coors球場表現很好，到別的球場打球也打得很好。」

"If an MVP comes out of here, more power to them."
「如果MVP是來自於落磯的話，他們會更有動力。」

As for how much power is generated inside Coors Field? That remains a lively
debate. The team installed a humidor room in 2002 to control the moisture
level in baseballs, which helps keep them from becoming dried out and more
hitter-friendly in Denver's thin air.
至於到底Coors球場幫球員增加了多少力量? 那還是一個有待爭論的問題。球團在2002年增
加了濕度調整房，對於Denvor稀薄的空氣而言，這可以控制球的濕度，避免球太乾，而成
為對打者有利的球。

For all their power and pop through the years, the Rockies have never led the
majors as a team in homers (although they've led the NL several times). And
maybe because of the spacious gaps in the outfielder, they've had six batting
champions in the last 12 seasons.
過去這些年打出場的球總數來說，落磯從來就沒有在聯盟裡以球隊排名到第一過(雖然在國
聯有拿過幾次第一)。而也許因為球場外野的空間很大，他們在過去12年內有6個打擊王。

"To knock a guy just because he plays in a little bit thinner of air, I don't
believe is right," Rockies left-hander and Denver native Kyle Freeland said.
"In my eyes, I'd love to see everything be an even playing field through and
through, no matter what park you're playing at."
「把一個球員因為他在空氣稀薄的地方打球就把他排除在考量的人選外，我覺得那不
對，」落磯左投也是Denvor人的Kyle Freeland說。「就我來看，我喜歡看到評估表現是每
個球場都一樣的，不管是在哪個球場打球。」

Or if it punishes hitters, reward pitchers accordingly.
又或者已經對打者有不公平的評估，那應該要對投手有點加分吧。

"I think context is always important," Kapler said. "But I don't think that
there should be anybody eliminated from a postseason award based on where
they play. I don't think that's fair or reasonable."
「我認為投球內容總是最重要的，」Kapler說。「但是我不認為因為一個人在哪裡打球就
被排除在季後賽獎項之外，我不認為那是公平合理的。」

Freeland finished with a 2.40 ERA at Coors Field — the best mark ever by a
Colorado starting pitcher. He could be in the mix for the Cy Young, which
figures to go to New York Mets standout Jacob deGrom after posting a 1.70 ERA.
Freeland在Coors球場的ERA是2.40--落磯隊史最好的先發投手。他可能是賽揚競爭者之
一，不過獎項應該會落到ERA只有1.70的梅子投手Jacob deGrom。

Only Jimenez and Marvin Freeman (fourth, 1994) have finished in the top five
for Colorado.
落磯隊史有過進入賽揚競爭者前五名的，目前只有過Jimenez跟Marvin Freeman(1994年，
當年第四)。

"That's kind of been what a lot of people have been saying this year, that if
you're going to be docking hitters, why aren't pitchers being elevated?"
Freeland said. "I don't know if it's because throughout the course of the
Rockies history, we've had more dominant hitters than dominant pitching? I
believe with this young core of pitching we have, we're starting to turn that
page, and have people recognize that just because it's Coors Field, doesn't
mean anything."
「今年很多人都一直有在講這樣的事，是說如果你要把打者表現向下調，那為甚麼沒有把
投手表現往上提呢？」Freeland說。「我不知道是不是因為從落磯隊史來看，我們有比較
多的強力打者，比較少強力投手的關係？我相信以我們現在年輕投手群所表現出來的，我
們開始要翻轉這樣的印象了，最後大家才會開始認知到，落磯Coors球場就是個球場，沒有
特別的不一樣。」

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