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Goodbye August, Hello September 2008 By Jim Molony / MLB.com
Admit it, you're beginning to believe that something extraordinary is going to
happen this season. I mean, if the dog days of August didn't pull the plug on
the amazing stories taking place in Tampa Bay and Chicago, how can September
trip up the Rays and Cubs?
承认吧，其实你已经开始相信在这个球季将会发生某些非比寻常的事情。我指的是，如果
八月这样的大热天都没办法阻止在坦帕湾跟芝加哥发生的这些惊人情节，那九月又怎么能
够妨碍光芒队跟小熊队继续创造惊奇呢？
August took its best shots, but both teams remained solidly in first place in
their respective divisions on Labor Day. In a month that also saw baseball
implement instant replay and Davey Johnson's Team USA take home a bronze medal
at the Summer Games in Beijing, the Cubs and Rays and their bids to make
baseball history remained in the spotlight as we moved into September.
八月已经尽力让大家很热了，但是这两支球队在劳动节时依然各自稳坐分区第一名。在这
个月里，比赛开始使用即时重播系统，美国国家代表队也在北京奥运取得铜牌，当我们迈
入九月，光芒跟小熊也凭自己的努力继续创造历史。
Topping last year's finish, highlighted by Colorado's 14-1 dash to the
playoffs, will be tough, but with 14 teams either leading or within seven games
of a playoff berth, the stage is once again set.
要像去年洛矶队在季赛最后阶段的暴走是不太容易，但在各区领先的球队已经接近拿到季
后赛门票的情况下，晋级季后赛球队的名单已经逐渐底定。
September could also see an emotional farewell unless the Yankees make a
Rockies-like rally to make the playoffs. Absent of that, their Sept. 21 game
against Baltimore will be the final one at Yankee Stadium as the team moves
into its new stadium in 2009.
除非洋基像去年落矶一样威猛，否则老洋基球场即将在九月与大家告别。如果洋基无缘季
后赛，九月二十一日与金莺队的比赛将是老洋基球场的告别演出。
《Goodbye, August》
1.Mr. August: Manny Ramirez, Dodgers. Ramirez was already a star before he
joined the Dodgers, but he has really lit up Los Angeles since his arrival. His
.415 batting average, nine homers and 25 RBIs ranked among the top five in the
Major Leagues for August. His on-base plus slugging percentage of 1.244 led the
Majors.
八月先生：道奇队 Manny Ramirez。
在加入道奇队之前，他已经是一颗星星；加入道奇后，他带领着球队一飞冲天到天顶看星
星。AVG .415／9 HR／25 RBI都在MLB榜上前五名，攻击指数OPS 1.244 更是领先群雄。
2.Cy August: Cliff Lee, Indians. Lee went 5-0 with a 1.86 ERA for the month and
helped the Tribe go on a 10-game winning streak. It was an August performance
that padded Lee's already impressive Cy Young credentials