5 Chapter 4 Waiting and Wondering

Chapter 4 Waiting and Wondering The night before the draft, Derek didn't fall asleep until 4:00 a.m. Derek knew which teams had the first five picks. He knew the Yankees went later. No way would he get to play for New York, he thought. He expected to be one of the first players chosen. He felt so sure, he didn't even know which team chose sixth. June 1 was the big day. Across the country, each team met on its own. Everything was done over the phone. The draft wasn't televised. The Houston Astros went first. Their scout wanted Derek to be an Astro. But the team chose a college player instead. The scout felt it was such a big mistake, he quit his job.

选秀的前一天晚上，德里克直到凌晨四点才睡着。 德里克知道哪支球队有前五个选秀权。 他知道北方佬是后来才去的。 他想，他不可能为纽约队效力了。 他期望成为第一批被选中的球员之一。 他感觉很确定，他甚至不知道哪个队选了第六名。 6月1日是个大日子。在全国范围内，每支队伍都单独会面。 一切都是通过电话完成的。 选秀没有在电视上播出。 休斯顿太空人队先发。 他们的球探想让德里克成为太空人。 但球队选择了一名大学球员。 侦察员觉得这是一个很大的错误，他辞职了。

Teams two and three, the Indians and the Expos, took pitchers. The fourth team to pick was Baltimore. They had the premier shortstop in the league, Cal Ripken Jr. They didn't need another. So they didn't pick Derek. Cincinnati, the fifth team, also had an all-star shortstop. The team went with an outfielder. The first five teams were done, and Derek hadn't been chosen. Derek wasn't a major leaguer. And he had no idea what would happen next. Meanwhile, a cheer rang out in the Yankees draft room. Derek's dream team had the number six pick! And Derek Jeter was still on the list! A Yankees official made the call.

第二队和第三队，印第安人和博览会队，都是用投手。 第四支球队是巴尔的摩。 他们有联盟中最好的游击手，小卡尔·里普肯。 他们不需要另一个。所以他们没有选德里克。 第五队辛辛那提队也有一位全明星游击手。 该队派出一名外野手。 前五队结束了，德里克没有被选中。 德里克不是大联盟的球员。 他不知道接下来会发生什么。 与此同时，洋基队的选秀室里响起了欢呼声。 德里克的梦之队拿到了第六顺位!而且德瑞克·基特还在名单上!一位洋基队的官员打了这个电话。

They'd take Derek Jeter of Kalamazoo Central. In Kalamazoo, a local sports reporter heard the news first. He called Derek right away. "I can't believe it!" Derek shouted. "I just can't believe it!"

他们会选卡拉马祖中心的德瑞克·基特。 在卡拉马祖，一位当地的体育记者首先听到了这个消息。 他马上给德里克打了电话。 “我简直不敢相信!”德里克喊道。 “我简直不敢相信!”

Of course, one phone call didn't make Derek Jeter a New York Yankee. He had to sign a contract, and that took time. Everyone had to agree on a salary. And what about college? Education was important to Derek's

当然，一个电话并不能让德瑞克·基特成为纽约洋基队的一员。 他必须签一份合同，这需要时间。 每个人都必须就薪水达成一致。 那大学呢?教育对德里克来说很重要

parents—and to Derek, too. They talked it over with Yankees officials. And the Yankees agreed to pay for Derek's college, whenever he decided to go. When all was said and done, the Yankees' offer was too good to turn down. On June 28, two days after he turned eighteen, Derek's dream came true: He became a New York Yankee.

还有德里克。 他们同北方佬官员商量了这件事。 洋基队同意支付德里克的大学学费，无论他什么时候决定去。 当一切尘埃落定，洋基队的报价实在太好了，让人无法拒绝。 6月28日，也就是他满18岁的两天后，德里克的梦想实现了:他成为了纽约扬基队的一员。