307 名前:名無しさん@実況は実況板で[sage] 投稿日:2008/02/14(木) 11:16:23 ID:3Ii/cD/o Manager John McLaren said hello for the first time, then told Bedard that he would be the opening-day starting pitcher. To Bedard, it's no big deal. "I still prepare the same," Bedard said, wearing a t-shirt and shorts, preparing for his physical exam. "It's kind of surprising because it's early in the spring and we haven't finished the physicals." [ マクラーレン監督はベダードにハローと初対面の声をかけたあと、君が開幕投手だと伝えた。 ベダードにとって、それはとくべつなことではなかった。 「同じように準備するだけだよ」身体検査のためにTシャツとショーツを身につけながら言う「春先のこんな早い時期にという のは驚きだけどね、身体検査も終ってないんだから」] "I just think Erik has more experience and basically that's the reason," McLaren said. "I talked to Felix [on Tuesday] and he's comfortable with our decision." 「エリクのほうが経験を積んでいる、基本的にはそれが理由だ」マクラーレンが言った「フェリックスには昨日伝えた、決定に 納得しているよ」] On losing the No. 1 starter's job: "I was thinking about it," Hernandez said of the days leading up to the Bedard trade. "I was thinking that maybe Bedard was going to be the Opening Day starter. They told me yesterday and I said 'fine'." [ No.1スターターの座を失って「そのことは考えていたよ」ヘルナンデスはベダードのトレードが決ってからの日々 について言った「ベダードが開幕投手になるんだろうと思っていた、きのうそう聞いたから、わかりましたって言っ たんだ」 去年のキャンプインに、すっかりスリムになった身体で現れて皆を驚かせたヘルナンデスだったが、そのときの体重が226ポンド、 そして今年は? なんとさらに細い218ポンドだ、それがいいピッチングにむすびつくかどうかはまだ分らないが、正しい方向だと 思う。] Everett Herald MLB com. Seattle times から
660 名前:名無しさん@実況は実況板で[sage] 投稿日:2008/03/13(木) 12:23:07 ID:gAef6Ekj Ramirez left the Mariners Wednesday pretty much the way he came in, quietly and with his head down. He declined a chance to talk with reporters, then hugged teammates and left. [ ラミレスは水曜日、通いなれたマリナーズを後にした、無言でうなだれて、 報道陣を避け、そしてチームメイトたちと抱き合ってから去って行った。] Everett Herald紙から
"Not today. Thanks for everything," he said, softly. Teammates came by to offer encouragement that another team will soon sign him. [ 「今日というんじゃなくて、すべてに感謝している」ラミレスが言った、柔和に。 チームメイトたちが、すぐに他のチームが契約するさと励ますために寄ってきた。] ESPN com. から
Aubrey Huff, Orioles DH: "Why do you hate the media?"
Bedard: "I'm not going to answer that one. That just stirs up stuff and leads to more questions." Huff remembers Bedard trying to elude reporters after striking out 15 Rangers in a shutout last year. Bedard finally asked the deadline-driven pack surrounding his locker, "What are you guys waiting for?"
Ryan Rowland-Smith,Mariners reliever: "I'm always fighting myself on the mound, while you're always so tranquil. Nothing seems to faze you. How do you do it?"
Bedard: "I learned early in my career that if you let things faze you, you get off track and give up the big inning. If you minimize the big inning consistently, you'll have a good year. Some people like the fact that I don't show emotion, and some people don't. You get criticized either way. My brother is really outgoing, my dad is hilarious, and my mom is more conservative, like me. Some of my friends and family want me to show more emotion when I do good. They want me to jump around, but it's just not me. I give a little tap of the glove every once in a while when I'm excited, but that's it. I think it might be different in October." After getting lit up by the Yankees in late May, Bedard was typically unaffected, bouncing back with 8 K's in a win over the Red Sox. "It was all right," Bedard said with a shrug.
Sam Perlozzo, Mariners third base coach: "Do you have any fun out there?"
Bedard: "I might be having fun, but you'll never know it. I might be miserable, but you'll never know it. Obviously, I love playing baseball, or I wouldn't be doing it. I love the competitiveness and the pressure." Perlozzo, a former Orioles manager, is a veteran Bedard watcher. Current O's skipper Dave Trembley likes to talk about how much Bedard enjoys taking batting practice between starts. Sadly, the extra BP hasn't helped: The pitcher is just 2-for-11 in his career.
Kurt Birkins, Rays reliever, former Orioles teammate: "What are the benefits of that noni juice you drink?"
Bedard: "My mom got into it a couple of years ago, and some athletes in other sports said it helps them, so I started drinking it in the morning and at night. It helps your immune system and boosts your energy level. Or it says it does." The 6'1" Bedard was a 5'4", 120-pound runt as a high school senior. He finally had his growth spurt the summer after he graduated. Now that he's become an avid weightlifter, he's a strapping 190.
LaTroy Hawkins, Yankees reliever, former Orioles teammate: "Where did you come up with your twisting, Luis Tiant delivery?"
Bedard: "During my third pro season, I just started doing it instinctively. The coaches said it was fine as long as I threw strikes. It helps me hide the ball better and gives hitters a split second less time to make their decision." Hawkins and Bedard had adjacent lockers during the 2006 season. "I hardly knew him," Hawkins says.
Miguel Batista, Mariners pitcher: "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
Bedard: "I'd like to play a lot of golf, get a cabin on a lake and fish a lot. Then in the winter, I'd snowmobile and hang out with friends. I'm a very simple guy. I can guarantee I'll go back home." Bedard's rep is that he's not the most coachable of pitchers. So it's a bit surprising that he admits he's willing to consider coaching. "I'm not going to say no, and I'm not going to say yes," he says. "A lot of coaches early on in my career were as stubborn as I am. But I've learned that nobody throws the same way. As a coach, you have to be open and adjust."
Willie Bloomquist, Mariners utility man: "What part of Canada are you from?"
Bedard: "Navan, Ontario. My uncle owned a huge farm, and summer or winter, we were on his land. Snowmobiles, motorcycles, four-wheelers, shooting BB guns, building tree houses, campfires, jumping in pools? we did all that stuff. We'd go on two-week fishing trips. We didn't play video games or anything; everything we did was outdoors. I like the way I grew up. I go back to Navan in the off-season as soon as I'm done with baseball. I like the peacefulness, the country, and not having so much traffic. It's the simple life." Bedard, who's single, is building a large house next door to his parents' place in Navan. Mariners starter Jarrod Washburn says his longest conversation with Bedard had to do with insulation.
Daniel Cabrera, Orioles pitcher: "Why do you hate pitching in day games?"
Bedard: "I hate mornings; I have a hard time getting up. For day games, I set two or three alarms for 10 a.m. just so I don't miss the game. It's never happened, knock on wood." Here's an eye-opening stat: Bedard's career ERA is 3.80 in day games, 3.87 at night.
Brian Roberts, Orioles second baseman: "What is your biggest individual goal?"
Bedard: "Winning a Cy Young, I guess. I don't particularly try for individual goals. I'd rather win as a team; it's always more fun. I won championships in college and in A-ball, but other than that, I've never won any awards." Bedard won a clubhouse arm-wrestling championship at Norwalk (Conn.) Community-Technical College, even though he was smaller than most of his teammates and competed with his right arm.
J.J. Putz, Mariners closer: "You're from Canada, so why did you decide to play baseball instead of hockey?"
Bedard: "Hockey was too expensive. Skates are $500, and when you're younger, you have to buy new equipment every year. Baseball was cheaper, and I had some friends playing, so that helped. A pair of cleats costs 50 bucks, so it's not so bad when you have to get a new pair. A glove costs 100 bucks tops, and that's a good one when you're young. I had a signature Ken Griffey Jr. glove that lasted me a couple of years." Bedard didn't play competitive baseball until he was 13. Before that, he played mostly softball.
Why would the Mariners trade Erik Bedard with one year left on his contract? Why wouldn't they trade him next year if they were not in the playoff race? -- Garrett H., Issaquah, Wash.
With Bedard currently on the disabled list, the chances of him being traded prior to the July 31 non-waiver deadline are remote, at best. The Mariners "control" Bedard for one more year. He would be eligible for salary arbitration at the end of this season, and is eligible for free agency at the end of the 2009 season, which could make him less marketable heading into the '09 trade deadline. Therefore, the Mariners probably could get more in return for him this year than next year, although the organization still might try to work out a multi-year contract with the left-hander. He does have a great arm, but has yet to indicate where he would want to pitch, going forward.