The Giants have taken over the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A team for
the A's the past 15 years.
巨人已取得沙加缅度河猫, 一支过去15年来都附属于运动家的3A球队
A minor-league game of musical chairs unfolded Thursday with the Giants
moving their top affiliate from Fresno to Sacramento and the A's moving
theirs from Sacramento to Nashville.
随着巨人将他们最高层级的小联盟球队根据地从Fresno转换到Sacramento, 运动家
从Sacramento换到Nashville (Nashville Sounds原属于酿酒人旗下),一场小联盟
的音乐椅(外国很流行的抢椅子游戏)比赛展开了
其实我看不太懂记者这一段想表达什么耶@@ 有大大可以帮我解释一下吗?
The A's wanted to stay rooted in Sacramento, but River Cats majority owner
Sue Savage and her son, president and general manager Jeff Savage, preferred
the Giants, who have had more success in recent years on the field and at the
box office. The Savages had filed to end their affiliation with the A's.
运动家想在Sacramento落地生根, 但河猫的最大股东Sue Savage和她的儿子Jeff Savage,
球队主席兼GM却更偏好巨人这支过去几年内无论是在球场上还是票房表现上都更为亮眼的
球队 Savage家族已提出与运动家中止小联盟附属关系的申请
The Giants' agreement is for two years. The A's have a four-year deal in
Nashville.
巨人与河猫的合约期限是两年 而运动家与Sounds的则是四年
“It was a difficult decision to move our affiliate,” Giants President and
CEO Larry Baer said, “but ultimately we felt that the proximity of the River
Cats to San Francisco was critical to the development of our players. We look
forward to working with the River Cats' organization to continue to deliver
a top baseball experience to our players and the fans.”
“要改变我们的小联盟球队是个艰难的决定”巨人主席兼CEO Larry Baer表示 “但我们最
终认为河猫与旧金山的地缘优势对旗下球员的发展是很关键的 我们很期望能和河猫进行合
作以持续带给我们的球员和球迷最高品质的棒球体验”
Rather than replacing the Giants in Fresno, the A's are moving 2,000 miles
to Nashville, where a ballpark will open next season. Sacramento was a
90-minute drive, handy for a team that often moves players back and forth
from the minors to the majors.
运动家选择移动2000英哩到明年将会有新球场启用的Nashville而不是取代巨人在Fresno
(Fresno Grizzlies, 原老人3A)的位子 从沙加缅度到旧金山的车程是90分钟, 对一支
经常让球员上下大小联盟之间的球队来说只是小意思
“As we did our due diligence of available Triple-A markets, it became very
clear that Nashville was the most attractive,” A's GM Billy Beane said. “
It is a dynamic city and entertainment center with first-rate ownership, a
long history of baseball and a location that is convenient for player
movement.”
“我们很仔细的调查 评估(due deligence似乎是商场的专门用语 我也不是很懂 反正意思
大略是这样)可供选择的3A球队市场 而很显然的Nashville是最具吸引力的方案”豆爷表示
“它是个充满活力的城市, 不只是娱乐的中心还拥有非常棒的市政管理团队, 与棒球长久
的渊源和位置将会便于球员移动”
Beane said the appeal of moving into 10,000-seat First Tennessee Park weighed
into the decision. Fresno' s facility, Chukchansi Park, opened in 2002. It's
the new home of the Astros' top affiliate.
豆爷说搬进拥有10000个座位的First Tennessee Park所带来的吸引力也是他们做决定时
考量的因素 Fresno于2002年开幕的Chukchansi Park则是新年度太空人3A的主场
(Grizzilies从明年开始隶属于色人旗下)
The Nashville Sounds had been affiliated with the Brewers, who are moving
their Triple-A team to Colorado Springs, former home of the Rockies. The
Rockies' top farm team will play in Albuquerque. The Dodgers' will move
from Albuquerque to Oklahoma City, which used to house the Astros’.
Nashville Sounds过去一直属于酿酒人, 后者将把他们的3A球队移动到Colorado Springs,
落矶3A过去的所在地, 至于落矶的新3A球队将位于新墨西哥州的Albuquerque, 道奇3A则从
Albuequeruqe移动到过去太空人3A所属的Oklahoma City (这段就是交代一下明年各球队附
属3A的新落脚处 其实不翻应该也看得懂啦XD)
The Giants had a team in Fresno since 1998. The River Cats won 11 division
titles and four Pacific Coast League championships and drew more fans than
any other minor-league team since their affiliation with the A' s began in
2000.
巨人3A自1998年起便位于Fresno 自从与运动家建立合作关系的2000年以来, 河猫已11度
拿下分区冠军并且4度赢得太平洋岸联盟冠军, 并且吸引了比任何其他小联盟球队都还要多
的观众
Teams could begin discussing affiliation agreements Tuesday.
各队将自星期二开始讨论附属关系合约
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平常自己看都觉得还好 但尝试要翻译时真的有些吃力 可能有很多词不达意或是与原文
不符的地方 还请各位多多指教&鞭小力一点~