原文 http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-12-31/baseball-hall-of-fame
-2013-roger-clemens-barry-bonds-sammy-sosa-mark-mcgwire-ped
作者 Garry D. Howard
以下简译之
Baseball Hall of Fame 2013: Why I didn't vote for PED users
为什么我不投给药人
Eventually.
总有一天
That is the operative word when it comes to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and,
to a lesser extent, Sammy Sosa.
对 Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa 来说 他们总有一天会进去的
On this first ballot in which all three are included, as a longtime member of
the BBWAA, I cannot seem to bring myself to put a check mark next to their
names because all three are so embroiled in the PEDs controversy.
对多年的 BBWAA 会员的我来说 因为他们吃药所以今年我不投给他们
Are they worthy? No doubt.
他们应该进去吗 当然
On this ballot, today? Not a chance.
今年吗 当然不
It comes down to choices and by all accounts, Bonds, Clemens and Sosa simply
did not make the right decisions when it came to performance enhancing drugs,
although signs indicated that Major League Baseball itself was embroiled in a
drug controversy that included more players, executives and front-office
folks than we’ll ever truly know.
他们做了错的决定 他们吃药了 当然整个大联盟都在吃药 但我们永远不会知道
So yes, Bonds, the preeminent hitter of his time, will eventually be inducted
into the Baseball Hall of Fame, as will Clemens, the preeminent pitcher of
his day.
所以 当然 Bonds 和 Clemens 总有一天会进圣人堂的
But they have to pay the piper right now because, well, they must, although
it truly breaks my heart.
但他们得要付出代价
Barry Bonds was a first-ballot Hall of Famer if ever there was such a thing …
棒子爷应该要第一次就进去的
He played 22 seasons, made 14 All-Star teams, took home eight Gold Gloves,
won seven NL MVPs (more than anyone, ever), had more than 100 RBIs 12 times,
batted .298 for his career and slugged more home runs (762) than Hank Aaron,
whom I adore for his class and understated power.
他打了22个球季 14次全星星 8次金手套 7次MVP(史上最多) 12次单季100RBI以上
生涯.298打击率 762轰 比我最爱的 Hank Aaron 还多
When it comes to character, Bonds is no Hank Aaron.
但说到做人嘛 棒子爷还差阿伦很远
With all the pressure of being the absolute best crashing down on his growing
head in 2000, Bonds could not resist. He could not take players such as Mark
McGwire and Sosa smashing home runs with the consistency that he had always
maintained. And Bonds belted a ridiculous 73 home runs in 2001, cementing his
status as King of the PEDs.
2000年的时候棒子爷看着 McGwire 和 Sosa 一支接一支的轰 他也受不了诱惑吃药去了
2001年他轰了73发 奠定了他药王的地位
It made baseball look downright silly although it surely proved my suspicions
that if you put everyone on PEDs, Bonds would still out-slug them all.
这让棒球变得愚蠢 但也证明了就算每个人都吃药的话 棒子爷也会是最强的
He should have stood strong. He did not and by many accounts, lied about his
involvement with drugs.
他应该要坚强抵抗诱惑的 但他没有而且还说谎
He has to pay for it.
他得要付出代价
Clemens pitched for 24 seasons, posted five 20-win seasons, 15 with 200-plus
innings pitched, won a record seven Cy Young Awards, led his league in ERA
seven times and won two World Series rings with the Yankees. All on top of a
lifetime 3.12 ERA.
火箭人投了24个球季 5次20胜以上 15次超过200局 史上最多的7次赛扬奖
7次最低ERA 2个冠军 生涯ERA 3.12
He was the best pitcher of his era.
火箭人是最强的
Clemens was also a surly, unrepentant abuser and to this day refuses to
acknowledge his misgivings.
但他也吃药而且撒谎
For all of that, he has to pay.
所以他得要付出代价
Sosa played 18 seasons, amassed 609 career home runs, was a seven-time
All-Star, a six-time Silver Slugger Award winner, and posted at least 100
RBIs in nine seasons.
索沙打了18个球季 生涯609轰 7次全星星 6次银棒奖 9次100RBI以上
His remarkable chase of Roger Maris’ single-season home run record in 1998,
along with McGwire, is almost singularly responsible for bringing baseball
back from its proverbial economic cliff but that is not why he will be
remembered. Cork exploding out of his bat and his total disappearing act
after his last season are his lasting impression.
1998年他和马怪互相追逐的全垒打大战可以说只手拯救了MLB
但他并不因为这样被记得 反而是因为填充棒和逃避质疑而留在人们的记忆中
He, too, has to pay, and today is that day.
他也要付出代价 就在今天
So check marks on this ballot are being placed next to the names of Jack
Morris, Lee Smith, Curt Schilling, and since I love his days with the Yankees
and his overall .307 lifetime batting average, I voted, again, for Donnie
Baseball, aka, Don Mattingly. And of those four, only Morris and Schilling
have a chance at being inducted this year.
所以我投给了 Jack Morris, Lee Smith, Curt Schilling, Don Mattingly
Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, and, to a lesser extent, McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro,
all may eventually be elected to the Hall of Fame but their desire to acquire
greatness through artificial means taints their respective legacies.
Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro 他们有一天都会进圣人堂的
但因为他们想用人工的方法变强所以都该加星号
And although I strongly believe that all of those I just mentioned – Bonds,
Clemens, Sosa, McGwire and Palmeiro – are true Hall of Famers, they will
have to stand on the outside looking in at this ballot because it boils down
to just this:
Hard work and talent lead to greatness. It can’t be manufactured under any
circumstance.
他们都该进圣人堂 但今年不行 因为你得要靠努力和天分 吃药是不行滴
In an era that will be remembered throughout history for its blatant
disregard of the game’s rules, I personally suspect that Bonds, Clemens,
Sosa, McGwire, Palmeiro and even Jeff Bagwell opted for immediate
gratification.
我怀疑 Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, McGwire, Palmeiro, Jeff Bagwell 都是药人
Today is the day they must pay for that decision.
什么时候他们得要付出代价呢
就在今天
心得: 对老一辈的BBWAA会员来说 这种希望吃药的人付出代价的心态应该是相当普遍的
但他还是没解释为什么没投给 Biggio?