It’s been a rough go for closers in 2012
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Matthew Pouliot｜ Apr 6, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
Opening Day isn’t even over yet — only 13 games are in the books as of this
writing — yet we’ve already seen three blown saves, two from very unlikely
sources.
在这篇文章完成之时，大联盟只进行了13场开幕赛。但我们已经目睹三次救援机会
被搞砸，其中两场还是来自非常不可能发生此情况的人。
The joke yesterday that this might be The Year of the Pitcher again. It doesn’
t, however, look like it will be The Year of the Closer.
昨天有笑话说今年仍有可能是属于投手的一年，但看来这年并不属于终结者们的。
Let’s run it down:
NY Yankees: Mariano Rivera – future HOF takes blown save, loss in debut
Detroit: Jose Valverde – After going 49-for-49 in 2011, blows save in opener
Cleveland: Chris Perez – Blows three-run lead in ninth, Indians lose in 16
Chi Cubs: Carlos Marmol – Lost opener after entering tie game
以下是开幕赛砸锅组的清单：
1.洋基 Rivera：这位未来名人堂成员救援失败还输球
2.老虎：Valverde：去年49次机会没一次失败，昨天就成了他今年第一次
3.印地安人 Perez：在第九局被尻三分，笑脸人在16局比赛后还是输球
4.小熊 Marmol：平手时入场输球
And, of course, one-sixth of baseball’s closers are currently on the
disabled list:
Boston: Andrew Bailey (thumb surgery, out 3-5 months)
Cincinnati: Ryan Madson (Tommy John surgery, out for season)
Kansas City: Joakim Soria (Tommy John surgery, out for season)
Tampa Bay: Kyle Farnsworth (elbow strain, out 4-6 wks)
Washington: Drew Storen (sore elbow, out 2 weeks)
当然，联盟还有6分之1表定终结者目前在根本不能上场的伤兵名单，他们包括：
1.红袜 Bailey：拇指手术，会缺赛3-5月
2.红人 Madson：Tommy John手术，整季报销
3.皇家 Soria：跟上面一样开TJ整季报销
4.光芒 Farnsworth：手肘不适，会缺赛4-6周
5.国民 Storen：手肘酸痛，会缺赛2周
So, maybe the eighth inning is a lot easier after all. Unless you’re Kerry
Wood.
所以说，今年对第八局的布局投手可能会显得轻松点－除非你是小熊的Kerry Wood。