Scotty's Spring Training

Scotty Spring Training. Written by Blaine Jeffries. Illustrated by Kyle Hilton.

《斯科蒂春训》 布莱恩·杰弗里斯 撰文 凯尔·希尔顿 绘图

Hey, Scotty, your spring school break is short, and it's a beautiful day here in Phoenix, said Gramps. Can I pry you away from that game to play some catch? Not yet, Gramps. I want to pitch to one more batter, Scotty said. He was playing his favorite computer baseball game, All Time All Stars. This game let him make up his own teams. He could have great players from history play with and against great players of today.

“嘿，斯科蒂，你的春假很短，今天凤凰城天气特别好，”爷爷说。 我能拉你离开游戏来玩会儿传接球吗？ 还不行哦爷爷。 “我再跟一个打者就好，”斯科蒂说。 他当时正在玩最喜欢的电脑棒球游戏《传奇全明星队》。 这个游戏允许他组建自己的队伍。 他可以让历史传奇球星和当代球星并肩作战或者同场对阵。

Scotty loved looking up and memorizing the player's statistics. Knowing what each player did best helped him to make decisions during the game. He called the pitches and controlled the batters. For Scotty, all -time All -Stars was much more fun than playing real baseball.

斯科蒂很喜欢查找并熟记球员们的数据。 知道每个球员的长处能帮他在游戏里做出决策。 投球调度和击球指挥都由他掌控。 对斯科蒂来说，《传奇全明星队》比打真棒球有意思多了。

Scotty wasn't very good at real baseball. In T -ball two years ago, he couldn't hit the ball off the tee. Last year, he failed to catch most of the fly balls that were hit his way. He wasn't sure if he would even try out for Little League this year. Here's the pitch, said Scotty. A fastball low and away, strike two.

斯科蒂打真棒球可不太擅长。 两年前打T架球的时候，他连架上的球都打不中。 去年，飞向他的高飞球大部分都接不住。 他都不确定今年要不要去参加少棒队的选拔。 “投球来了，”斯科蒂说。 低外角快速球，好球二击。

Who's up? Asked Gramps. Cal Ripken Jr. He got two most valuable player awards playing shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1980s and 1990s. But he also broke Lou The Iron Horse Garrick's 60 -year -old record of playing 2 ,130 games in a row. Cal played in 2 ,632 straight games. You sure know your stats, said Gramps. Who's up next?

谁上场了？ 爷爷问道。 小卡尔·里普肯。 上世纪八九十年代，他效力巴尔的摩金莺队当游击手，拿过两次最有价值球员奖。 可他还打破了卢 “铁马”格里克连续出战2130场、保持了60年的纪录。 卡尔一共连续出战了2632场。 你对数据真的很熟嘛，爷爷说。 下一个是谁呀？

I'm going to pinch hit for my pitcher Cy Young with Ichiro Suzuki. Suzuki is an awesome outfielder for the Seattle Mariners. He got 200 plus hits 10 years in a row. In 2004, he set the Major League Baseball record for most hits in a single season with 262. That's right, said Gramps. He's really something to watch. How do you like to see the real Ichiro Suzuki play?

我要让铃木一朗替我的投手赛·扬上场代打。 铃木一朗是西雅图水手队超厉害的外野手。 他连续十年都打出了超过200支安打。 2004年，他以单季262支安打创下了大联盟单季安打纪录。 说得对，爷爷说。 看他打球真的太精彩了。 你想不想去看现实里的铃木一朗打球呀？