關於王建民

http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2007/new/mar/15/today-sp5.htm

"王建民本季的薪水照大聯盟慣常運作模式，已塵埃落定，不過，還是餘波未平，洋基總經理凱許曼親自上陣，針對王建民的薪事，向台灣媒體說明洋基的立場。
凱許曼坦承，按照在大聯盟運作超過10年以上的薪資制度，洋基的確在制度上佔了王建民一些便宜，洋基也可以合法地運用條約上合理的地位，佔王建民便宜"

雖說是Reds板,但還是忍不住想對這篇報導發表一下牢騷.

我覺得洋基一點都沒有錯,come on,制度就是這樣,所有菜鳥都要經過一樣的歷程,更何況王又不是連續三年都是這樣耀眼,一年成績好並不能爭取到多大的談價籌碼!

重點是,若是所有菜鳥/資淺球員都可以隨時依前一年表現談高價碼,長期合約,MLB又沒有NFL的薪資上限規訂以及無法隨時撕毀合約.像Reds這種中小型市場的球隊將要完全無法生存,培養農場系統也將要完全的被忽視.因為培養農場將要完全沒有任何的reward,農場系統是Reds這種有財力限制球隊在大聯盟的不公平的金錢競賽中求取生存的一線空間.沒有農場,沒有菜鳥最低薪資,沒有仲裁系統,將會完全摧毀市場機制.

台灣記者,作一點深入的研究吧,部分jump on MLB Bandwagen 的球迷,也長大一些吧.

若是今年王能維持去年的水準,明年仲裁時將會又看到這種白吃報導,因為若是了解仲裁系統的遊戲規則,將會發現仲裁機制基本上還是對球團有利,因為仲裁還是偏向於獎賞有積極培養農場的球隊.也是保護中小型市場球隊的機制.不過明年此時,等著看台灣記者繼續做這類MLB虧待王的報導吧!

"Pete: The Exhibit" Hit King - Pete Rose Exhibition!

Pete Rose, "Charlie Hustle"; The Hit King;
在Cincy出生,在Cincy長大,在Cincinnati Reds打球, 棒球生涯的黃金年代,63-78,在Reds度過, A member of the greatest baseball team, Big Red Machine, in baseball history. 手上有兩枚World Series Champsionship Rings.84年重返Reds球員兼總教練,85年9月11日,Pete打出4192支安打成為MLB all time hit king.

86年球員身分退休時,

重要的棒球紀錄:
all time MLB records:
most hits: 4,256.
most game played: 3,562.
most 200-plus hit seasons: 10.
most singles: 3,215.
most winning games played: 1,972.

並擁有國聯現代棒球(post 1900)連續安打場次紀錄: 44(1978).

其中的安打紀錄及國聯連續安打紀錄是一直被人津津樂道的.

去年MLB票選Hometwon hero時, 這位 Cincy Boy 當然是被票選為Reds的hometown hero.

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但是這位Reds史上最偉大的球員卻不是cooperstown的一員,身為Reds總教練的他在89年被確認涉入棒球簽博案,並有對自己的球隊簽注後(沒有證據顯示他用總教練的身分干擾比賽結果,調查並表示沒有證據他簽自己的球隊輸),這項行為嚴重違反MLB規定,並有重大的道德瑕疵.Pete跟MLB達成協議,被MLB終身放逐棒球界外.他並不能涉入棒球界的任何活動,從此被冷凍在棒球圈外.

在類固醇打造的棒球超人紀錄一一被質疑時,Pete Rose身為球員時的偉大紀錄,此時顯的更加珍貴,他的球員紀錄被放逐在名人堂之外顯的更加的不合理.也因此,MLB對Pete也有逐漸鬆綁的跡象,去年首度local一慈善團體發行Pete的搖頭公仔作慈善募款(我也第一次認知道這項放逐令有多嚴,連Pete的棒球肖像權都被冷凍),今年並同意Reds名人堂作出Pete的特別展示,聽說參展品極為齊全,許多重要的Pete身為球員時期里程碑將首度公開.球團並表示今年Pete Rose將要蒞臨今年的Reds開幕戰,這也是Pete將自03年GABP落成以來Charlie Hustle首度現場觀賞Reds球賽(之前曾到場一次,不過因雨延賽,所以並沒有觀賞到比賽),當然,MLB的禁令仍深深的綁住他,他不能在球場有公開的歡迎儀式.不過可以預見的是,當球場攝影機照到他投放到大螢幕時,他將會受到全場以最熱情的standing ovation歡迎.

"Pete: The Exhibit" 在Reds GABP球場旁的Reds Hall of Fame將要在星期六正式展出,為期11個月.歡迎棒球迷拜訪Reds HOF去拜訪這項展覽.若跟我事前聯絡,或許我可以帶各位拜訪,我有一些免費票可以帶朋友進去.

等我去參觀這項展覽時,在post上這邊跟各位分享.

Griffey update - he could miss the opening day

It's daja vu all over again.

去年十二月跟兒子摔角受傷,說春訓前可完全恢復,
春訓時,連打擊練習都還不能,但說應該很快可以進入狀況,
然後變成day to day. 然後是Griffey's call,他決定甚麼時候可以上場,
今年Jerry Narron首度鬆口,以現在狀況而言,若是開幕戰Griffey不能上場,也不要太意外.

專家說Griffy的手傷無法以現代儀器診斷,X-Ray and MRI 無法作診斷出細微的傷,也無法得知是否完全痊癒.真的是Griffey的call.

但是另外也有一種陰謀論傳出,Griffey以手傷為由逃避在春訓時去練習手右外野.屆時球季開打球團只好被趕鴨子上架,送Griffey回中外野去.我是單純希望這不是真實情況,不過現在球迷似乎有點不耐了!

而我覺得,似乎Griffey就是這樣,01年以來,同樣的戲碼一在上演.Enough is enough, 已經習慣了,就這樣吧,若是今年Griffey能先發100場,就算賺到了,有沒有在開幕戰先發,我覺得還好,四月天氣冷,或許在休息區休息,等天氣好在出來,也無妨.

我的車牌

前兩天看台灣網路新聞,看到台灣也要開始推個人化車牌了.

本人身在Home of Cincinnati Reds. 當然也要有一個個人化車牌來向往來的車輛說我是個Big Reds Fan.

在上面那張照片就是我的喜美的車牌, TW1FAN. 台灣第一號Reds Fan.
雖說TW是台灣網域的縮寫,不過在美國TW 在大部分時間是Time Warner的縮寫!所以可惜了,或許等我老了回台灣開Sports Bar! 可以掛再牆上紀念我在Cincinnati的這段時間!

另外那個紅色的小貼紙"31"則是代表 Hamilton County (漢彌爾頓縣). 也是City of Cincinnati的核心地帶跟GABP的所在地.

Finally, Reds開始注意亞洲球員了!

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070307/SPT05/703070328/1027

昨天在Post上有一則關於Reds球團開始注意亞洲球員的報導

在今年數個球團灑下重金簽亞洲球員候,Reds球團終於開始注意亞洲這個新興的球員市場!

我去年年底就曾對Lance McAlister提出這個對於亞洲市場的問題,
Lance給我的答覆如下:
"they have beefed up international scouting.Dan O'Brien told me last year that they basically had to start from scratch when he got there."

而比較具體的報導則是昨天 Post 上的這一篇報導

以下為摘錄自該篇報導"

The Reds don't have any Asian players on their team or even in their system.

That could be changing in the future.

"We're going to try to make a dent in it and get established so we can be more competitive over there than we have been," Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky said.

This off-season, the Reds hired former Dodgers scout Jim Stoeckel as their director of international operations, scouting Asia, Australia and Europe.
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For now, the Reds are looking, and looking intently at Asia for talent.

"It's pretty obvious, it's another market where you can potentially sign players," Krivsky said.

"It's another resource for players. We want to look at every avenue to get good players."
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至少這是個開始,希望哪天Reds球團能正式簽下台灣球員,有一天台灣球員能在GABP為Reds拿下勝投!

Redlegs 吞下今年春訓首場敗仗

昨日跟Yankees打平之後,
Redlegs以六勝一和戰績進入下午跟Tigers的比賽
Harang有一個 rough outing.
投三局,七安打包括兩支全壘打,四分自責分,一個三振無四壞球.

Reds在九局下rallied三分進帳,仍以7:9,兩分之差吞下今年春訓首場敗仗!

so far, unbeatable in the Spring Training.

W9-7 against Pirates
W5-2 against Twins
W14-1 against Twins
W10-4 against Pirates

It was spring training, maybe it means nothing.
But winning made me feel good.
以下一些短評

Josh Hamilton
8-15, AVE 0.533! 1 hr (a big one!!) 3 RBIs. so far, it is great!

Homer Bailey
2 innings, 10 batters faced, 3 hits, 3 runs, 2 wild pitches, walk, strikeout!
今天先發失三分,菜鳥先發通常都是拼全力, today wasn't a good day for him!

Aaron Harang
2 innings, 5 hits, 1 eraned run, no walks, 2 strikeouts
不過他主要以直球為主,僅是以暖身為主!

Kyle Lohse
在一個一壘補位時拉傷 hamstring. shit thing happened.

Eric Milton
damn, 被打兩支全壘打,雖是被風吹出球場的全壘打,it was still no good.讓人想起他前兩年被打全壘打的窘樣!

Paul Wilson
中繼兩局後明日將要先發,看來他的手臂狀況恢復不錯,短休後將要再度登板.

以上是我稍微整理一下我腦中的印象,主要是幾位先發投手加上Josh Hamilton!
有空在寫其餘的!

一篇關於Wayne Krivsky 的短評

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070304/COL09/703040428/1071

之前ptt有個網友在推文中大批 Wayne Krivsky應該走路,因為他screwed up去年跟Nationals的交易.我本人已經在ptt為他稍作辯護.今天的Enquire John Fay一篇專文評Wayne近來的交易分析.我覺得評的不錯,以一個中型市場的城市,他作了個好的GM so far this year. 以下這五人的投資若是有2個work out,就可以最少的花費達到搜尋Reds急需的closer空缺,而根據他們的經驗跟天賦,並不是說沒有可能達到這個目標!

摘錄自John Fay的文章
A guy with 175 career saves.
A guy who saved 34 games two years ago.
A guy who saved eight games last year.
A guy who once was considered the top prospect in all of baseball.
And a guy who was the top closer in the California League two years ago.

We're talking about Eddie Guardado, Dustin Hermanson, Kerry Ligtenberg, Brian Meadows, Josh Hamilton and Jared Burton.

Ligtenberg and Meadows are in camp on minor-league contracts. Hamilton and Burton are Rule 5 draftees.


If everything works out perfectly, the Reds will have their closer for this year, their center fielder of the future and their closer of the future out of that pack.

If all five wash out, the Reds are out $50,000. They spent $100,000 to make the Rule 5 picks, but they'll get $50,000 back if Hamilton and Burton are returned to their old clubs.
You have to like the effort. Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky is trying to make the club better without spending a lot of money.

The Reds' biggest shortcoming, on paper, is the absence of a proven closer on the roster. But if you look at the non-roster list, you'll see Guardado, Hermanson and Ligtenberg. All were closers for playoff teams at one time in their careers.

Marty and Thom; Father and Son!

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070302/COL03/703020386
http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070302/SPT05/703020336/1027

Finally, this day came!! The Brennamans for Cincinnati Reds!! Marty and Thom, Father and Son.

For people in Taiwan, it maybe mean nothing for you unless you are the subscriber of MLB radio, you won't know how great they are. Furthermore, if you don't live here, you won't know how friendly they are. Last year, I was in RedsFest, I felt it. Marty used his smile and his spectacular voice to welcome every fan asking a photograph and autograph. I was touched. Therefore, I had goose bump when I heard their first broadcast as Cincinnati broadcast duo. It was a great history moment for Cincinnati Reds.


Quotes from Post
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"Game One for the Reds, Game One for the Pirates and Game One for this broadcasting crew," the elder Brennaman said after giving the starting lineups.

"I will ask you fans if I can be a bit sentimental," Marty said, recalling the day when Thom was born in a Chapel Hill, N.C., hospital while Marty was a student at the University of North Carolina. Now, he said, "we fast-forward 43 years ... and I am just a little bit choked up about it."

His son was there for the helper.
"Need a breather there, old-timer?" Thom said.

From there, Thom re-introduced himself to his hometown.

Then the 43-year old Thom answered the most common question he'd been asked since he was announced as the newest member of the Reds' broadcast team in October: He would call his father "Dad" on the air.

"Do you call your dad 'fill-in-the-blank' - by his first name?" Thom asked the listeners.
"So it's 'Dad.'"("Anything else would sound phony," Marty said earlier in the day when asked about the issue.)
With the formalities out of the way, they were off and it was just another game.
"It went far better than I could have ever dreamed it would," Marty said following the game.

Finally, Baseball is Back!

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/redsinsider/2007/02/its-started.asp

John Fay 簡短的摘錄今天Reds分組對抗的情況,經過了一個冬天,棒球將再度被放上舞台

(雖然三月是屬於NCAA Basketball的,但是Bearcats stinks this season, therefore, I don't care March Madness at all!)

明天Uncle Milty將要先發,更重要的是, Marty Brennaman and Thom Brennaman 這對父子檔將要首度聯手轉撥Cincinnati Reds的比賽! 今天晚上訪問Marty時,Marty的高興可以很明顯聽的出來!他們倆曾經各轉撥半場Cubs and Reds的比賽(Marty was Reds Broadcast, Thom was Cubs').但是從沒有一起轉撥Reds整場比賽. Marty 明天將會是個最快樂的父親!

Marty, I, and Thom

(去年冬天Reds 嘉年華的合照)