關於Manny來中華職棒義大犀牛打球一事，USA TODAY開酸：
Manny Ramirez joins Taiwanese team at spectacular press conference. Former Indians and Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez signed with the EDA Rhinos of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League for $25,000 a month. The club introduced Ramirez in a spectacular press conference featuring what appears to be a giant HD screen showing a photo of Ramirez, active fountains, and, of course, Manny Ramirez himself. It's worth a look.
曼尼在一場盛大的記者會中宣布加盟一支台灣球隊，這位前笑臉人和紅襪的重砲手以月薪兩萬五美金的價碼和台職業棒球聯盟的義大犀牛簽約，義大用這場盛大的記者會和球迷介紹曼尼的加盟，記者會中甚至有HD的大螢幕顯示曼尼的照片、流動的噴泉、當然，還有曼尼本人，挺值得一看的。
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Ramirez told the Taiwanese media that he's "always wanted to play in Asia."
For practically any other 40-year-old former star, that would certainly sound like pathetic nonsense used to justify an odd career turn prompted by his inability to walk away from the game. For Manny it could be that too. But with Manny, there always exists the possibility that playing in the scandal-ridden four-team league represents an opportunity to "be Manny" even more so than he ever has before. For all we know, Ramirez became fast friends with John Halama in the latter's brief 2005 stint with the Red Sox and Halama, one of the most notable former Major Leaguers to play in Taiwan, sung the circuit's praises.
曼尼告訴台灣的記者 " 我一直以來就想在亞洲打球"，這句話基本上在任何一位曾經身為為巨星的40歲球員聽來，根本就是他因為自己沒辦法灑脫的離開球場，所以做出這種詭異的生涯大轉折，然後才用這種可悲的胡扯來合理化到台灣打球的行為。
對曼尼來說，也很可能就是這樣。
但是，在這個僅僅只有四隊 並且醜聞不斷纏身的聯盟裡打球，對曼尼來說，也許代表他有機會可以 "be Manny" 甚至比以前的他都還 "Manny"，你知道、我知道、獨眼龍也知道，曼尼和將軍在將軍2005年待在紅襪隊那段短暫時光裡很快的成為好友。
將軍也是一位具有顯赫大檸檬資歷，然後在台灣打過球的選手。對將軍和曼尼來說，到台灣打球，都已經是別無選擇的最後一條路了。
Or maybe, and far more depressingly, no team in the U.S. or Japan or Mexico or Korea wanted Ramirez at this stage of his career enough to pony up $25,000 a month for his services. And though Ramirez's last few years in the majors were wrought with PED suspensions and controversy, he may look like a bastion of integrity in a league where players have been somewhat regularly arrested and/or abducted for their roles in game-fixing scandals.
或者，更令人沮喪的是，沒有任何一支在美國、日本、墨西哥、或南朝鮮的球隊，在曼尼的這個生涯階段還會想要支付他僅僅一個月兩萬五美金的薪水來換取他的效力。而且，儘管曼尼在大檸檬的最後幾年充斥著禁藥、禁賽、和種種爭議，他還是可能在一個選手三不五時就因為假球醜聞被黑道誘拐或被警方逮捕的聯盟裡，扮演一個善良和正直的精神堡壘。（翻譯：metamorphic）
我不知道別人怎麼說，但是用禁藥至少代表一個人太重視成績，所採取的錯誤手段；與為了錢打假球，是不一樣的。
你覺得，打假球跟用禁藥，哪一個更糟？ 本帖最後由 林志穎 於 2013-3-14 16:46 編輯
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