很难相信打了一辈子棒球 竟还有这么多不了解的事情 - 纽约洋基队 米奇.曼托 (1931-1995)
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[CROWD CHEERING]
ANNOUNCER 1 : Ball one to Johnny Damon and we are under way. 强尼.戴蒙得到一坏球 球赛还在进行
Damon has eight hits in 1 8 at bats, 戴蒙在18个打数中击出了8支安打
a double, a triple, a couple of stolen bases. 一支2垒打一支3垒 还有几次盗垒
He had four hits in the series opener. 他在系列赛首战就击出4支安打
Strike. 好球
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Down the right-field line, fair off the bat of Damon. 戴蒙击出沿一垒边线的安打
It rolls by Spencer. 球滚过史宾塞防区
And Damon will coast into second base with a leadoff double. 首位打者戴蒙站上了2垒
美国联盟分区赛第5战
Into right-center field, broken bat, it'll fall, a base hit. 球飞向中外野，球棒断了 落地了，是支一垒安打
They wave around Damon. He will score. 他们向戴蒙挥手 他要回来得分了
And Jason Giambi delivers 杰森.吉昂比的打击
with a run-scoring single here in the opening inning. 首局就击出了一分打点的一垒打
And the Athletics have taken that 1 -nothing lead. 运动家队以1比0领先
MAN: Go, come on, now. We gotta spin it. 加油! 我们赢定了
纽约洋基队以1亿1445万资本 对抗 3972万的奥克兰运动家队
CROWD [CHANTING]: Let's go, Yankees! Let's go, Yankees!
ANNOUNCER 1 : Bases loaded. 满垒
The Yankees have the tying run at second, down 2-nothing. 洋基落后两分，追平分在二垒
The A's are kicking it and throwing it all over the field. 运动家队满场追球
And it might lead to their elimination if they don't get it right in a hurry. 如果他们不快点回神 就要被淘汰了
Hammered down the right-field line. Justice! 贾斯提击出右外野深远飞球
The Yankees have taken the lead. 洋基领先了
They're standing, anticipating another trip 他们全站起来了 期待下一轮的分区冠军系列赛
to the League Championship Series.
The Yankees one out away. 洋基只剩一个人要解决
ANNOUNCER 2: Eric Byrnes, never with an at bat in Yankee Stadium, 艾瑞克.伯恩斯 从未在洋基球场站上过打席
and they don't get much bigger than this one.
Or more hectic when you're up there trying to get a job done.
ANNOUNCER 1 [ON RADIO]: And they're a strike away. 三振出局
And they're roaring in the Bronx. 观众喊声震天
Losing the first two games at home in the best-of-five series 在5战制系列赛先输掉前两场主场
and roar back to-- 再一路打回来...
[RADIO CLICKS OFF]
[CROWD CHEERING ON RADIO]
ANNOUNCER 1 : The Yankees will defend their title. 洋基将卫冕王座
[RADIO CLICKS OFF]
[FRED EBB & JOHN KANDER'S "NEW YORK, NEW YORK" PLAYlNG ON TV]
[TV TURNS OFF]
It's okay, Joe, you can leave it on. 没关系，乔，开着吧
I don't need to watch. Joe, leave it on. 我不用看 乔，开着吧
Okay. 好吧
ANNOUNCER 2 [ON RADIO]: Imagine how bad it'd be if you were a Yankee player 如果你是洋基球员又不喜欢香槟的味道
and didn't like the taste of champagne. 那就太惨了
Better ask to get traded. 最好请求转队
You gotta give the Yankees--
--win the big game.
ANNOUNCER 1 : What a series that is gonna be in the next...
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CALLER [ON RADIO]: You know how many kids are wearing Giambi's--? 你知道有多少孩子穿着吉昂比的...
You know, Oakland Giambi's jerseys and hats and pictures and posters? 运动家队吉昂比的外套、帽子、照片、海报
HOST: Those same kids will be booing in July when the Yankees come here. 洋基7月到这里的时候，这些孩子会嘘他
Is it Giambi that's stabbing the back or the Pinstripes on the East Coast? 这要怪吉昂比还是东岸的条纹球衣?
CALLER: You can't blame them for pilfering the henhouse. 你不能怪他们在鸡笼偷蛋
The henhouse is there. HOST: l can't blame them? 我为什么不能怪他们?
They're offering $1 20 million oνer six years. 他们开出6年1亿2千万的价码
The Yankees have deeper pockets and they're willing to give him money. 洋基的口袋够深又肯给他钱
They're pilfering our players. 他们偷我们的球员
It's like we're a farm system for the New York Yankees. 好像我们是他们的农场
How are the guys doing? BlLLY: That was a killer. 大伙怎么样? 不好受
That was a killer. It's a tough one to swallow. It's... 很痛苦 很难接受...
They played great. They played their hearts out. 他们打的很好 他们尽全力了
They did. They played fantastic. It just didn't fall our way. 他们打的好极了，可惜球是圆的
You'll do better next year. But we were close, though. 明年会更好的 不过我们已经很接近了
We were so close. Right there. 就差一点了 就在那儿了
Almost had it. You gotta feel good about that. 几乎拿到了 你得为这感到高兴
I feel great about it. I feel great about it. 我感觉很棒，我感觉很棒
Um... 呃...
We're not gonna do better next year. 我们明年不可能更好
Why not? Well, you know we're being gutted. 为什么不行? 你也知道我们被分食了
We're losing Giambi, Damon, lsringhausen. 我们失去了吉昂比、戴蒙和伊士宁豪森
Done deal. We're in trouble. 都谈好了，我们有麻烦了
You'll find new guys. You found Jason, you found Damon. 我们会找到新球员的 就像你找到杰森和戴蒙
I need more money, Steve. Billy. 我需要更多钱，史蒂夫 比利
I need more money. We don't have any. 我需要更多钱 我们没更多钱
I can't compete against $1 20 million with $38 million. 我没法用3千8百万去对抗1.2亿
We're not gonna compete with these teams that have big budgets. 我们没法和这些有钱球队比口袋深度
We're gonna work within the constraints we have, 我们就这么多钱能用
and you're gonna do the best job that you can recruiting new players. 你要尽可能的招募到好球员
We're not gonna pay $1 7 million to players. 我们付不起一年1千7百万的薪水
I'm not asking you 我没有要求...
for 1 0 or 20, 30 million dollars. 一千两千三千万
I'm just asking for a bit of help. 我只要一点点帮助
Get me a little closer and l will get you that championship team. 至少别差么多 我就能替你打造一支冠军队
I mean, this is why I'm here. This is why you hired me. 这不就是你雇用我的原因吗
And l gotta ask you, what are we doing here 我问你，我们的目的是什么
Billy, l-- if it's not to win a championship? -比利，我... -不就是要拿冠军吗?
I wanna win just as much-- That's my bar. My bar is here. -我也想赢啊... -这是我的栏杆，我的栏杆在这儿
My bar is to take this team to the championship. 我的栏杆就是把这支球队带进冠军赛
Billy, we're a small-market team, and you're a small-market GM. 比利，我们是小市场的球队 而你是个小市场的经理
I'm asking you to be okay not spending money that I don't have. 我要求你不要花我没有的钱
And l'm asking you to take a deep breath, 我还要求你深呼吸一口
shake off the loss, get back in a room with your guys, 别再想输球的事 回去和大家商量
and figure out how to find replacements for the guys we lost 怎么弥补我们失去的战力
with the money that we do have. 用我们仅有的钱
I'm not leaving here. I'm not-- I can't leave here with that. 我不走 我不能这样就走
What else can I help you with? 还有其他事吗?
MAN 1 [OVER PHONE]: It's a good offer, and you gotta match it. l-- 这条件不错了 你一定要接受，我...
I need another day. 再给我一天时间
His mind's pretty made up. I just think you should know that. 他几乎已经决定了 我觉得应该告诉你这点
[PHONE RINGING]
I got a call. I'll get you back. I'll let him know. 我有电话，等一下再打给你
Bye. 掰
Yeah? MAN 2: Billy, Scott. 是? 比利，我是史考特
Just got off the phone with Dan. You didn't. -我刚和丹讲完电话 -你不会吧
I was surprised he called me. 我也很惊讶他会打给我
Stop. I got Johnny for 7.5 or he doesn't play anywhere else. 等等，你说戴蒙除非超过7.5才会去别队打球
That's the deal you made. Boston just upped it to 7.75. -这是你答应的 -波士顿提高到7.75了
You there? 你还在吗?
We had a deal, Scott. We have a deal, if it's 8 million. -我们讲好的，史考特 -如果你出8百万我们就讲好了
Oh, man, you played me. I'm just doing my job for my client. -算了吧，你耍了我 -我只是做我的工作
No, you're playing me, and you're still playing me. 不，你耍了我，而且你还在耍我
Congratulations, asshole. You win. 恭喜你混蛋，你赢了
[PHONE CLATTERS]
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MAN 1 : l like guys that got a little hair on their ass. 我喜欢屁股上有长点毛的家伙
MAN 2: He looks like a Mantle or a Mays, quite frankly. 他有曼托和梅斯的样子，老实说
He's got a baseball body. Matty, who do you got? 他有打棒球的体格 马提，你那儿有谁?
MAN 3: l like Geronimo. Yes. 我喜欢Geronimo
MAN 3: The guy's an athlete. Big, fast, talented. 这家伙是个运动好手 个大、快、有天份
Top of my list. POTE: Clean-cut, good face. 也是我的首选 发型干净，相貌堂堂
Yeah, good jaw. Five-tools guy. 是啊，下巴很有力 全能型的
Good-looking ballplayer. BlLLY: Can he hit? 漂亮的球员 他能打吗?
KEOUGH: He's got a beautiful swing. The ball explodes off his bat. 挥棒动作很好 可以把球打爆
He throws the club head at the ball, and when he connects, 他用棒头迎球 只要一碰到球...
he drives it, it pops off the bat. 就可以把球送的很远
You can hear it all over the ballpark. PlTTARO: A lot of pop. 整个球场都能听到 非常的轻脆
If he's good, why doesn't he hit good? 如果他这么好 怎么数据这么差?
KEOUGH: He is a good hitter. POTE: He'll be ready. 他是好打击者 他会准备好的
He's gonna be a good hitter against big-league arms? 当他碰上大联盟投手的时候 他还会是个好打者吗?
KEOUGH: Could be great. I don't think so. -很有可能 -我不觉得
Kid needs at bats. Give him 400 at bats, he's gonna get better. 这孩子需要经验 给他400个打席他可以更好的
He can play. 他能打的
GRADY: He's hit everywhere along the line. 他什么方向都能打
BARRY: He's one of our guys. 他是我们要的人
GRADY: Okay, let's move on. 好吧，我们继续
Artie, who do you like? I like Perez. He's got a classic swing. 阿提，你喜欢谁? 我喜欢Perez. 他的挥棒很有型
It's a real clean stroke. I don't know. Can't hit the curveball. 干净俐落 我不知道，他打不到曲球
There's some work to be done, I'll admit that, but he's noticeable. 还需要改造一下 这点我承认，但是他值得注意
Got an ugly girlfriend. BARRY: What's that mean? 女朋友很丑 这什么意思?
KEOUGH: Ugly girlfriend means no confidence. 女朋友丑表示没信心
PlTTARO: You are full of it. Artie is right. This guy's got an attitude. 听你们放屁 阿提是对的，这家伙很臭屁
An attitude is good. 臭屁没什么不好
He walks in a room, his dick's already been there for two minutes. 他是那种人还没来 老二就已经先到两分钟的人
He passes the eye-candy test. Got the looks. 他的长相过关了 他长的不错
He's ready to play the part. He just needs playing time. 他已经准备好了 他只是需要更多经验
KEOUGH: I'm just saying, his girlfriend is a six at best. 听说他女友顶多六年级
BARRY: Look, if we're trying to replace Giambi, this guy could be it. 如果我们要找人补吉昂比的缺 可能就是他了
PlTTARO: l agree with you. La-la-la-la-la. 我同意
Damn, Billy, was that a suggestion? 比利，你有什么建议吗?
Guys, you're just talking. 各位，你们只是在打嘴炮
Talking, "la-la-la-la-la," like this is business as usual. 嘴炮 "咶咶咶咶咶" 好像一切如常
It's not. 并不是
We're trying to solve the problem. 我们在试着解决问题，比利
Not like this. You're not looking at the problem. 这样可解决不了 你们甚至没有正视问题
GRADY: We're very aware of the problem. I mean-- 我们很清楚问题是什么
Okay, good. What's the problem? 很好，那问题是什么?
Look, Billy, we all understand what the problem is. We have to-- 比利，我们都知道问题是什么 我们得...
BlLLY: Okay, good. What's the problem? 很好，问题是什么?
We have to replace three key players in our lineup. 问题是我们要找人替补3个关键球员
BlLLY: Nope. What's the problem? 不对，问题是什么?
PlTTARO: We gotta replace these guys with what we have-- 我们得用我们现有的资源填补...
BlLLY: No. What's the problem, Barry? 不对，问题是什么，贝瑞?
We need 38 home runs, 1 20 RBIs and 47 doubles to replace. 我们需要填补38支全垒打, 120分打点 和47支二垒打
[IMITATES BUZZER]
The problem we're trying to solve is that there are rich teams 我们要解决的问题是 这世界上有富球队
and there are poor teams, then there's 50 feet of crap, 有穷球队 然后是50公尺的垃圾
and then there's us. 然后才是我们
It's an unfair game. 这是不公平的比赛
And now we've been gutted. We're like organ donors for the rich. 现在我们又被开肠剖肚 好像富人的器官捐赠者
Boston's taken our kidneys, Yankees have taken our heart. 波士顿拿走我们肝脏 纽约拿走我们的心脏
And you guys sit around 而你们还坐在这儿
talking the same old "good body" nonsense like we're selling jeans. 扯些什么 "长相好不好看" 好像我们是卖牛仔裤的
Like we're looking for Fabio. 好像在找Fabio
We got to think differently. 我们要有不同的思考
We are the last dog at the bowl. 我们是篮里最后一只狗了
You see what happens to the runt of the litter? He dies. 你们知道最弱小的狗会怎样吗? 他会死掉
Billy, that's a very touching story and everything, 比利，你说的故事非常精彩
but I think we're all very much aware of what we're facing. 但我们很清楚我们面对的是什么
You have a lot of experience and wisdom in this room. 这里的人都很有经验和智慧
You need to have a little faith and let us do the job of replacing Giambi. 对我们有点信心 让我们做好取代吉昂比的工作
Is there another first baseman like Giambi? 市场上有任何吉昂比这样的一垒手吗?
ARTIE: No, not really. POTE: No. 不，没有了
If there was, could we afford him? POTE: Nope. 即使有，我们负担的起吗? 不
Then what the fuck are you talking about, man? 那我们说这些有什么用啊?
If we try to play like the Yankees in here, 如果我们在这里面按照洋基的规则玩
we will lose to the Yankees out there. 我们在外面就会输给洋基
Boy, that sounds like fortune-cookie wisdom to me, Billy. 这听起来像庙里签上写的东西，比利
No, that's just logic. Who's Fabio? 不，这只是逻辑推论 谁是Fabio?
He's a shortstop. He's a shortstop from Seattle. 一个游击手 西雅图的游击手
GRADY: Now, this is no time to push the panic button. 现在不是恐慌的时候
Our scouts will find players, Player Development will develop them. 我们的球探会找到球员 然后农场会把他们训练好
We'll teach them to play Oakland A baseball. 教他们怎么打奥克兰运动家的棒球
With all due respect, we've been doing this a long time. 无意冒犯，我们这么做已经很久了
Why don't you just let us be responsible for replacing Giambi 你就让我们扛起填补吉昂比的责任吧
with who we know that can play? 用我们能掌握的球员
[BAT CRACKS]
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MARTlNEZ: Easy power. SABATlNI: And loose. 有力量，够放松
SABATlNI: Good face. 长相好
比利.宾恩 1979
This son of a bitch is going in the first round. 这小子肯定首轮就被选上
You're a premium player, Billy. 你是很有价值的球员，比利
You can run, you can field, you can throw, you can hit, 你能跑、能接、能传还能打
you can hit with power. 而且打击力道大
That doesn't come along very often. 这不常见啊
SABATlNI: This is Tom Martinez, national cross-checker. 这位是国际格子衫队的Tom Martinez
MARTlNEZ: How you doing? BlLLY: Billy Beane. 你好吗? 比利.宾恩
Nice to meet you. 幸会幸会
It's been a while since I've seen a five-tool guy that can do everything. 我好久没看到真正全能型的球员了
I'm hopeful your interest in professional baseball 你有兴趣打职业棒球吗
is as strong as ours is gonna be in getting you in this upcoming draft. 我们想邀你参加下一次选秀
[FOOTSTEPS]
WOMAN: Mr. Beane? 宾恩先生?
Mark is ready to see you now. 马克准备好见您了
BlLLY: How you doing? WOMAN: I'm fine. 你好吗? 我很好
How are you? BlLLY: Good. 你呢? 很好
[DOOR OPENS]
Hey, Billy. Hey, Mark. 嗨，比利 嗨，马克
Good to see you. Please sit down. You too. 很高兴看到你，请坐 我也是
These are the guys. Guys, Billy. Boys. 各位先生，这位是比利
How's it going? All right. How you been? 最近如何啊? 很好啊，你呢?
You're filling out that chair nicely. I got three weeks in it right now. 你的新椅子挺不错的 我坐了3个礼拜了
Good, good, man. 挺好 挺好
Yeah, man. How you doing? Fantastic. 你怎么样啊? 好极了
Awesome. Couldn't be better. 太棒了 不能更好了
That's good to hear. I'm not gonna waste your time. 这真是好消息 我就不浪费你的时间了
You just tell me what you're looking for. 你就告诉我你要什么吧
Fifty million dollars in additional payroll. 薪资加码500万
You should try Giambi. 你应该试试吉昂比的
Ouch. I'm sorry. Too soon, right? 对不起，太快了是吧
I want this to be a friendly meeting. 我希望这是一次友善的会议
It's not all on your shoulders. 不会全由你一个人扛吧
Where's Steve in this? BlLLY: Steve's great. 史蒂夫怎么说? 史蒂夫没问题
He's supportive in rebuilding this team. 他全力支持球队的重建
That's what we're gonna do. 我们也将要这么做
So, what are you looking for? A left-handed reliever. 那你要找什么? 一个左手中继
I'm thinking Ricardo Rincon. 我属意Ricardo Rincon
That's not gonna happen. 不可能
Not even a discussion? 讨论一下都不行?
Billy, even if you could afford him, respectfully, we love him. 比利，即使你们负担的起 没有不敬的意思
We're not about to let him go. 我们也不想放他走
You got this Venezuelan kid coming up. 你那儿有个北卡来的委内瑞拉小伙子
We had him. We moved him to Detroit. 曾经有，卖给底特律了
Huh. What else you thinking? 还有什么人选?
Outfielders. 外野手
To replace Damon? Yeah. 取代戴蒙? 是啊
In your price range? No disrespect. Enough, Mark. 以你们的价码? 没有不敬的意思 够了，马克
Uh... Hollins? 嗯... Hollins?
BlLLY: Uh-uh. 不
Garcia? No. 贾西亚? 不
Maybe Coste. 那...Coste呢
Uh-uh. 不行
That's it. 就这些了
All right, tell me about Garcia. To replace Johnny Damon? 好吧，跟我说说贾西亚 取代强尼.戴蒙?
Mark, is he healthy? Yeah, he's healthy-ish. 马克，他健康吗? 他还算健康吧
He had that back thing. 我跟你实话实说，他有背伤
He'll be ready for spring ball. BlLLY: l'll tell you what. 他春训之前可以治好 我看这样吧
I can give you Guthrie if you kick in some cash. 我给你Guthrie 不过你要加点钱
Mark Guthrie? Yeah. Mark Guthrie? 对
How much cash? Two hundred K. 多少钱? 20万
[WHlSPERS lNDlSTlNCTLY]
MARK: Okay. Ok
So Garcia's gonna be a no. You're kidding me, right? 贾西亚 不行 你在开玩笑对不对?
You're kidding me. I'm not. 你在开玩笑吧 我没有
Okay. Straight up, Garcia for Guthrie, no kicker. 好吧，不啰唆 贾西亚 换 Guthrie，不加钱
No kicker? BlLLY: Straight up. 不加钱? 一换一
I think it's gonna be a hard no on Garcia, but let's just keep going. 我想我不能换贾西亚 看看还有什么选项吧
What else you thinking? What are we doing? Is this business? 你还有什么想法? 这是在做什么? 生意是这么谈的吗?
This is the way we do business in Cleveland. 我们克里夫兰就是这么谈生意的
Hey. 嘿
Hello. Who are you? 哈罗 你是谁?
I'm Peter Brand. 我是彼得.布兰
What do you do? 你是做什么的?
I'm special assistant to Mark Shapiro. 我是马克.沙斐洛的特助
So, what do you do? 我问你做什么的?
Mostly player analysis right now. 大部分是球员分析
Been on the job long? First job in baseball? 工作很久了吗? 第一个棒球的工作?
It's my first job anywhere. 第一个任何工作
Wow, congrats. Thank you. 恭喜了 谢谢
First job. Whose nephew are you? 第一个工作啊 你是谁的外甥?
Why does Mark listen to you? 马克为什么听你的?
I don't think, uh... 我不认为…
I don't think he does very often. 我不认为他常听我的
He just did. 他刚刚就听了
Well, in that circumstance, 在刚刚那种情形下
I think he was more listening to Bruce than myself. 我想他听布鲁斯多过我
Mm-hm. Who are you? 嗯，你是谁?
I'm Peter Brand. 我是彼得.布兰
I don't give a rat's ass what your name is. 我才不想知道你叫什么
What happened in there? 刚刚发生了什么事?
What happened in that room? 刚刚那是怎么回事?
I'm not quite sure what you're asking me, Mr. Beane. 我不太懂您想问什么，宾恩先生
What did you tell Bruce? 你和布鲁斯说了什么?
I just told Bruce I like Garcia. You like Garcia. Why? 我只是和布鲁斯说我喜欢贾西亚 你为什么喜欢贾西亚?
Why? 为什么?
I don't know. Ahem. 我不知道…
There is an epidemic failure within the game 棒球界有个通病
to understand what is really happening. 不去了解真正发生的事
And this leads people who run Major League Baseball teams 这些经营大联盟球队的头头
to misjudge their players and mismanage their teams. 用错误的方法评价球员和经营球队
I apologize. 我道歉
Go on. 继续说
Okay. People who run ball clubs, they think in terms of buying players. 经营球团的人想的都是怎么买球员
Your goal shouldn't be to buy players. Your goal should be to buy wins. 你的目标不应该是买球员 你的目标应该是买胜场数
And in order to buy wins, you need to buy runs. 要买胜场数就得买得分
You're trying to replace Johnny Damon. 你试着取代强尼.戴蒙
The Red Sox see Johnny Damon 波士顿红袜看强尼.戴蒙
and they see a star who's worth $7.5 million a year. 他们看到的是年薪7千5百万的球星
When I see Johnny Damon, 但是我看强尼.戴蒙
what I see is... 我看到的是...
an imperfect understanding of where runs come from. 对得分来源的不完美误判
The guy's got a great glove. 他有很好的外野防守能力
He's a decent leadoff hitter. He can steal bases. 他是称职的开路先锋 他能盗垒
But is he worth the $7.5 million a year 但是他值波士顿红袜给他的
that the Boston Red Sox are paying him? 7千5百万年薪吗?
No. No. 不 不
Baseball thinking is medieval. 棒球界还在用中世纪的想法
They are asking all the wrong questions. 他们完全问错了问题
And if I say it to anybody, I'm ostracized. I'm a leper. 我对任何人这么说 我就被排挤，我就是麻疯病人
So that's why l'm cagey about this with you. 所以我才要这么小心
That's why--
I respect you, Mr. Beane, and if you want full disclosure, 我敬重您，宾恩先生 如果您想听完全坦白的看法
I think it's a good thing that you got Damon off your payroll. 我觉得你们让戴蒙走是好事
I think it opens up all kinds of interesting possibilities. 这样开启了各种有趣的可能性
Where you from, Pete? Maryland. 你是哪里人，彼得? 马里兰
Where'd you go to school? Yale. l went to Yale. 你在哪念书的? 耶鲁，我读耶鲁
What'd you study? Economics. 你读什么? 经济
I studied economics. 我读经济
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Yale, economics and baseball. 耶鲁，经济和棒球
You're funny, Pete. 你很好玩，彼得
[♪♪♪]
DAD: Tell me, why Billy? 告诉我为什么是比利?
What is it that makes him special? 他有什么特别的?
MAN: Very rare do you come upon a young man like Billy 比利这样的年轻人很少见
who can run, who can field, who can throw, who can hit, 能跑，能接，能传，能打
and who can hit with power. 而且有长打力
Those five tools, you don't see that very often. 这五项技巧齐备 不是天天可以找到的
MARTlNEZ: Most of the youngsters that we have an interest in 大部分我们看上的年轻人
have one or two tools, 都只有一两项技巧
and we're hoping to develop an extra one. 我们顶多希望再发展出一项
Your son has five. 你们的儿子有5项
We're looking at a guy that's a potential superstar for us in New York. 他有成为未来纽约超级巨星的潜能
The time is now to get him started. 现在是让他起跑的时候了
We're prepared to make a sizable financial commitment. 我们会提出可观的金额
The Mets are gonna stand behind Billy 表示大都会全力支持比利
because we expect him to be our big-league center fielder. 因为我们希望他成为我们的中外野手
This check here represents the offer 这张支票
that the New York Mets would be making to Billy. 就是纽约大都会对比利提出的条件
You do know that he's been accepted to Stanford on a full scholarship? 您知道史丹佛提供他全额奖学金吧?
JONGEWAARD: I do. 我知道
So he can do both? 他可以两边兼顾吗?
Unfortunately, he can't do Stanford and professional baseball. 很不幸，他不能同时念史丹佛和打职棒
He would have to pick one or the other. 他得在两者中择一
If he wants to be center fielder for the Mets, 如果他想做大都会的中外野手
wants to be a baseball player, 想成为一个棒球员
he really needs to accept this as life's first occupation, first career. 他最好接受这份工作成为他第一个职业
We're all told at some point we can no longer play the children's game. 我们都会在某个时间点 被告知不能再玩孩子的游戏
We just don't know when that's gonna be. 只是不一定是什么时候
Some of us are told at 1 8, some of us are told at 40, but we're all told. 有些人是18岁，有些人是40岁 但迟早会被告知的
But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 这是个一生只有一次的机会
We want you badly, and we think that this amount of money expresses that desire. 我们非常想要你 而这个金额正表达了这个欲望
DAD: Billy, this is your decision, and whatever that decision is, 比利，这是你的决定 不管你的决定是什么
you know it's fine with your mother and I. 我和你妈都支持你
[CELL PHONE RINGlNG]
PETER: Hello? Hey, it's Billy Beane. 喂? 嗨，我是比利.宾恩
Hey, what time is it? I don't know. 嗨，现在几点啊? 我不知道
Listen, would you have drafted me in the first round? 我问你，你会第一轮就选我吗?
What? 什么?
After l left, you looked me up on your computer. 我走了之后，你用电脑查了我的资料
Would you have drafted me in the first round? 你会第一轮就选我吗?
I did, yeah. You were a good player. 我是查过，你是个好球员
Cut the crap, man. 别拍马屁了
Would you have drafted me in the first round? 你第一轮就会选我吗?
I'd have taken you in the ninth round. No signing bonus. 我会第9轮选你，没有签约金
I imagine you would've passed and taken that scholarship. 你应该会选择接受那笔奖学金吧
Yeah. 是啊
Pack your bags, Pete. 打包吧，彼得
I just bought you from the Cleveland Indians. 我刚把你从克里夫兰印地安人队买下来了
[SIGHS]
[MEN SHOUTlNG INDlSTlNCTLY]
MAN 1 : ls it attached to that clamp? MAN 2: Yeah, let me unhook it. 要将这些夹子串起来吗？ 好，我把它取下来
MAN 3: Slide it up right there. 将它滑到右边
To the left. MAN 4: l did. 再到左边。 好的。
MAN 5: Yeah, yeah. MAN 6: Hang on, it's wet. 好的 抓住，它已经打湿了。
Come on. 好吧。
[♪♪♪]
Morning, Suzanne. Coffee on? Yes. 早安苏珊，咖啡开了吗? 开了
Great. 好极了
[PHONE RINGS]
SUZANNE: Billy Beane's office. PETER: Hey. 比利.宾恩办公室 没事
Peter Brand. Billy. 彼得.布兰 比利
How are--? Hi, how you doing? Nice to see you. 你好吗? 很高兴看到你
Good to have you here. Boy, you move in fast. 欢迎欢迎，你动作挺快的嘛
Yeah, yeah. I got here early this morning. 是啊，我一早就到了
Wow. Huh.
All moved in. Yeah. 我搬进来了 是啊
PETER: Yeah. 是啊
Hey, Billy, 嘿，比利
I wanted you to see these player evaluations 我想让你看看这些
that you asked me to do. 你叫我做的球员评估
I asked you to do three. 我要你做3个人
Yeah. 是啊
To evaluate three players. Yeah. 评估3个球员 是啊
How many did you do? 你做了几个?
Forty-seven. 47个
Okay. 好吧
Actually, 51 . I don't know why I lied just then. 其实是51个 我不知道为什么要说谎
Why don't you walk me through the board? 我带你去球团办公室吧
Thank you. 谢谢
[♪♪♪]
PETER: Using this equation in the upper left, 根据左上这个公式计算
I'm projecting that we need to win at least 99 games 我们至少需要赢99场比赛
in order to make it to the postseason. 才能打进季后赛
We need to score at least 814 runs in order to win those games 我们至少要得814分 才能达到这么多胜场数
and allow no more than 645 runs. 而且失分不能超过645分
BlLLY: What's this? 这是什么?
PETER: This is a code that I've written for our year-to-year projections. 这是我替每年的推测写的代码
This is building in the intelligence that we have to project players. 这是用我们对选手的所有推测值建立的
BlLLY: Okay. 好
PETER: It's about getting things down to one number. 目的是用一个数字就把事情做好
Using the stats the way we read them, 用我们的方法解读这些数据
we'll find value in players that nobody else can see. 就能找到球员身上别人看不到的价值
People are overlooked 大家太重视
for a variety of biased reasons and perceived flaws. 各式各样规定俗成的偏见
Age, appearance, personality. 年龄、外表、个性
Bill James and mathematics cut straight through that. 比尔金和数学完全跳脱了这些
Billy, of the 20,000 notable players for us to consider, 比利，在2万个有资料可参考的球员中
I believe that there is a championship team 我相信一定能找到25个人
of 25 people that we can afford, 组成我们可以负担的冠军队
because everyone else in baseball undervalues them. 因为所有棒球界的人都低估了他们
Like an island of misfit toys. 就像一个"失败玩具之岛"
Billy, this is Chad Bradford. He's a relief pitcher. 比利，这是查德.布来福 他是中继投手
He is one of the most undervalued players in baseball. 他是最被低估的棒球选手之一
His defect is that he throws funny. 他的缺点是投球动作怪异
Nobody in the big leagues cares about him because he looks funny. 大联盟没人关心他 因为他看起来很好笑
This guy could be not just the best pitcher in our pen, 这家伙不仅会是我们板凳上的第一号投手
but one of the most effective relief pitchers in all baseball. 而且是整个大联盟最有效率的中继投手
This guy should cost $3 million a year. 这家伙值3百万年薪
We can get him for 237,000. 我们用23万7千就能得到他
PETER: Billy. 比利
That it? Yeah. 全在这里吗? 是
[MEN CHATTERING NEARBY]
[FOOTSTEPS]
Hey, Art. 嗨，亚特
Can I talk to you before you get started? 我可以先和你谈谈吗?
I'm a bit busy right now. I know. 我现在很忙 我知道
I know. BlLLY: Okay. 我知道 好吧
Morning, everyone. Art. 各位早安 亚特
Peter Brand. Nice to meet you. Where the hell's Pete? 彼得.布兰，幸会 彼得跑哪去了?
That's Pete. 这是彼得
Grab a seat. I'll be right back. 找张椅子坐 我马上回来
POLONI: All right, where did you say he's at? 你说他在哪儿来着?
KEOUGH: Okay. He's on-- Ok，他在...
Who's the kid? A friend of mine. 那小子是谁? 我朋友
I can't manage this team under a one-year contract. 我不能在只有一年合约的状况下 带这支球队
Well, sure you can. 你一定可以的
No, I can't. 不，我不行
Okay. l gotta put a team on the field. 好吧，先让我组好一支球队
After that, I'll take a good long look at your contract. 再来好好研究你的合约
Deal with the manager's contract, then put a team on the field. 先把总教练的合约搞定 再来组球队如何
At this moment, if a grounder's hit to first, nobody's there to stop it. 照目前的状况 如果有球滚向一垒也没人接
It's not easy doing what I do under the cloud of a one-year contract. 这工作只有一年合约 实在做不来啊
Okay, l understand that. Ok，这我了解
I've been there. I know you have. 我也经历过 我知道你有
A one-year contract means the same thing to a manager as to a player. 一年合约对球员和教练来说是一样的
There's not a lot of faith there. 表示对你没什么信心
Which is strange after a 1 02-win season. 这在102胜的球季之后有点奇怪
I see. 我了解了
If you lose the last game of the season, nobody gives a shit. 当你输了最后一场比赛，谁还管那么多
So it's on me now? No, Art, it's on me. 所以全怪我罗? 不，亚特，全是我的错
And the kid is the new assistant GM. 还有那小子是新的总经理特助
Okay. BlLLY: Okay, fellas. 好吧 好了，各位
GRADY: Hey, Billy. 嗨，比利
You can't deny his offensive output. He can play. 你不能否认他的攻击数据 他能打
And we need people that can play. 而我们需要能打的人
Who do you wanna talk about first? 你想先讨论哪个?
None of them. 一个都没有
Billy, we got 38 home runs, 1 20 RBIs to make up for. 比利，我们有38支全垒打和120分打点要填补
Guys, you're still trying to replace Giambi. 各位，你们还在试着填补吉昂比的缺
I told you we can't do it, and we can't do it. 已经告诉你们做不到了，做不到
Now, what we might be able to do is re-create him. 可是我们也许能复制他
Re-create him in the aggregate. GRADY: The what? 在总数上复制他 在什么?
Giambi's on-base percentage was .477. 吉昂比的上垒率是.477
Damon's on-base, .324. And Olmedo's was .291 . 戴蒙的上垒率是.324 奥美多是.291
Add that up and you get... 全部加起来是...
Do you want me to speak? 您是叫我说话吗?
When I point at you, yeah. 当我指你的时候，是的
1 .092. BlLLY: Divided by three. 1.092 除以3
[SNAPS FINGERS]
.364. That's what we're looking for. .364 这就是我们要找的
Three ballplayers-- Three ballplayers whose average OBP is... 3个球员 他们的平均上垒率是...
.364. .364
Wait, that doesn't come out right. BlLLY: lt's right, Artie. 等等，这好像不大对 这是正确的，阿提
GRADY: Billy. You gotta carry the one. 比利 你要加上这个...
Billy. Scratch this out. 比利 把这个画掉...
Yeah? 是?
GRADY: Who's that? 他是谁?
That's Pete. 他是彼得
GRADY: Does Pete really need to be here? 彼得真的需要在这里吗?
Yes, he does. 是的，他需要
Okay, here's who we want. 好了，这些是我们要的
Number one: Jason's little brother, Jeremy. 第一个 杰森(吉昂比)的小弟杰瑞米
KEOUGH: Oh, God. Billy, that's trouble. 天啊 比利，他是问题人物啊
Billy, look, if l-- Yeah. Billy, if I may, he's had his problems off the field, 比利，我可以说句话吗 他在球场外有问题
and we know what he can't do on the field. 而且我们知道他防守差
PlTTARO: He's getting thick around the waist. 他的腰围越来越粗了
There's reports about him on weed, in strip clubs. 据报他在脱衣舞厅吸大麻啊
His on-base percentage is all we're looking at now. 我们要的只是他的上垒率
And Jeremy gets on base an awful lot for a guy who only costs 285,000. 对一个只要28万5的人来说 杰瑞米上垒次数实在很多
PlTTARO: Jeez, Billy-- BlLLY: Number two: 天啊，比利... 二号
David Justice. Oh, no. 大卫贾斯提 不
ARTIE: His legs are gone. Not a good idea. 他跑不动了 坏主意啊比利
PlTTARO: Old Man Justice? BlLLY: Why is that? 老贾斯提? 这是为什么?
Steinbrenner's so pissed at his decline, he's willing to eat his contract to get rid of him. 史坦布莱纳(洋基老板)气到说 如果能摆脱他，吞下厚厚的合约书他都愿意
Exactly. Ten years ago, Justice, big name. 没错 十年前贾斯提是巨星
Been in big games. 有很多丰功伟绩
He's gonna really help our season tickets early in the year, 他在季初会对我们的票房有帮助
but in the dog days in July, August, we're lucky if he's gonna hit his weight. 但到了7月8月天气一热 他能上场就很庆幸了
Billy, his legs are gone, and he's a defensive liability. 比利，他跑不动了 而且他的防守也不行了
I question whether the bat speed's there. 我怀疑他挥棒的速度还在不在
His legs are gone. BlLLY: Grady. 他不能跑了 葛弟
We'll be lucky to get 60 games out of him. Why do you like him? 他能出赛60场就不错了 你为什么喜欢他?
Because he gets on base. 因为他能上垒
HOPKlNS: What is this? BARRY: What are we doing? 这是什么? 我们在做什么?
BlLLY: Okay, number three: 好了，三号
[MARKER SQUEAKlNG]
Scott Hatteberg. MAN 1 : Who? 史考特.海登堡 谁?
MAN 2: Hatteberg? Exactly. 海登堡? 对了
He sounds like an Oakland A already. 他听起来就是个奥克兰咖
Yes, he's had a little problem with-- Little problem? He can't throw. 没错，他是有个小问题... 小问题? 他不能传球啊
He's a career .260 hitter. The best part of his career is over. 他生涯打击率.260 而且他的黄金时期已经过了
It's just getting started. Boston wants to cut him. 我觉得才要开始呢 波士顿想裁掉他
No one wants to pick him up. Good. He's cheap. 没有人会要他的 很好啊，更便宜
GRADY: Let me get this straight. You're gonna get a guy 让我搞清楚 你要找个家伙
that's been released by half the organizations in baseball 已经被一半的球队解聘过
because he's got nonrepairable nerve damage in his elbow and can't throw. 因为他有无法治愈的手肘神经伤害 所以不能传球
He can't throw and he can't field. But what can he do? 他不能传球不能防守 但是他能做什么?
MAN 3: Oh, boy. 天啊
Check your reports or l'm gonna point at Pete. 各位，看看报告 不然我又要指彼得了
ALL: He gets on base. He can get on base. 他能上垒
So he walks a lot. He gets on base a lot, Rocco. 他老能拗到保送 只要他能上垒，罗可
Do I care if it's a walk or a hit? 我用得着管他是保送还是安打吗?
Pete? 彼得?
You do not. BlLLY: l do not. 你不用 我不用
BARRY: I got 37 free agents that are better than those three guys. 我有37个自由球员比这3个都好
Wait a minute, let me get this straight. 等等，我先搞清楚
So you're not gonna bring in one 你要用不只1个
but three defective players to replace Giambi? 而是3个有缺陷的球员取代吉昂比?
You're not buying into this Bill James bullshit? 你不会相信比尔金那套狗屁吧?
BlLLY: This is the new direction of the A's. 这是奥克兰运动家的新方针
We are card counters at the blackjack table 我们是牌桌上的算牌人
and we're gonna turn the odds on the casino. 我们要打破赌场的定律
I don't see it. POTE: Seriously, guys. 我看不出来 说正格的，各位
I think we have to remember this is the man. 我觉得我们应该记着他是老大
He answers to no one except ownership and God. 他只要听老板和上帝的话
And he doesn't have to answer to us. 他用不着听我们的
We make suggestions, he makes decisions. 我们提出建议，他决定
That's all fine and well, but we've been working our asses off 这都没问题 但是我们过去6周累得半死
for weeks to make this club better, and you're shitting all over it. 就想让球团能好一点 可是你却毫不领情
This is not a discussion. 这事没得讨论
BARRY: What are we discussing? 那我们在讨论什么?
Barry, not a discussion. 贝瑞，没得讨论
WASHlNGTON: Billy, man, um, 比利，兄弟啊...
there's one thing you're forgetting. 你好像忘了一件事
None of those three guys knows how to play first base. 这3个人，没一个知道怎么守一垒
Well, you're gonna have to teach one of them. 那你得找一个教会他
WASHlNGTON: Teach? 教?
Which one? 哪个?
[♪♪♪]
WOMAN [ON TV]: This is really the kickoff to the holiday season here in downtown Seattle. (电视正在转播水手和洋基的世界大赛) 这是西雅图赛区假日赛季实时开赛
It took weeks of planning to lead up to the big event, but it was well worth it. 花费了数周来准备这个重大比赛，这次赛事必将不负众望。
The weather was ideal. People are still having a great time. 天气晴好，人们极为关注。
Thousands of people were out earlier. 成千上万的观众已经早就开始关注
MAN: We have a nice recap for you 我们将为大家播报最佳赛事报道
of all the great events taking place downtown in Seattle-- 西雅图赛区假日赛季的全程赛事
[PHONE RINGING]
Hello? BlLLY: Scott? 喂? 史考特吗?
Yes. 我是
It's Billy Beane of the Oakland A's. Yes. 我是奥克兰运动家队的比利.宾恩 是
Can we talk? Uh, yeah. 方便谈话吗? 好的
Do you wanna let us in? 可以让我们进来吗?
Pardon me? We're out front. 对不起? 我们在前面
What? On the curb. 什么? 在门口
Uh, yeah, yeah. 喔，是是
Honey? 老公?
Oh, thank you. Thank you, ma'am. 谢谢 谢谢您，夫人
Very kind. 您太客气了
How's the elbow, Scott? 手肘如何了史考特?
You know, it's good. It's really good. lt's great. Uh... 很好啊，真的很好，好极了
I can't throw the ball at all. BlLLY: Yeah. 我不能传球了 是啊
You've thrown your last ball from behind home plate. 你不能再从本垒版后面传球了
That's what l'd say. Well... 我会这么说
Good news is, we want you at first. 好消息是 我们要你守一垒
We want you to play first base for the Oakland A's. 我们要你当奥克兰运动家的一垒手
Okay, well, 好吧，可是...
I've only ever played catcher. 我只做过捕手
Scott, you're not a catcher anymore. 史考特，你不再是捕手了
If you were, our call wouldn't have been the only one you got. 如果你还能捕 就不会只接到我们的电话了
Yeah. Hey, listen, no, I appreciate it. You're welcome. 我真的很感激... 不客气
But the thing is, is... You don't know how to play first base. 但问题是... 你不知道怎么守一垒
Scott. That's right. 史考特 没错
It's not that hard, Scott. 这不难的，史考特
Tell him, Wash. It's incredibly hard. 告诉他，瓦许 这非常困难
Hey, anything worth doing is. And we're gonna teach you. 天下无难事啊 而且我们会教你
Wait a minute here. I mean, but what about--? 等一下，那现在的...?
Jason's gone, Scott. 杰森走了，史考特
You want me to take Giambi's spot at first base? 你要我取代吉昂比守一垒?
Yeah. What about the fans? 是啊 那球迷肯吗?
Maybe I can teach one of them. The fans don't-- Good one. 也许我可以找个球迷教 球队不是球迷...很好笑
Fans don't run my ball club. 球队不是球迷在经营
SCOTT: Honey, what are you doing awake? 宝贝你怎么还没睡?
Sweetheart, can you...? 老婆，你可以...?
That's my daughter. 我女儿
You got kids? 你有小孩吗?
Uh, yeah, a daughter. 有啊，一个女儿
Scott, this is a contract to play ball for the Oakland A's. 史考特，这是替奥克兰运动家打球的合约
A copy's been sent over to your agent. 我也寄了一份给你的经纪人
Discuss with your wife, let us know. 和夫人商量商量再答覆我
Thank you. 谢谢
Bye-bye. Bye. 掰掰
Oh, and, Scott. SCOTT: Yeah? 对了，史考特 什么事?
Don't tell anyone about the first-base thing. 别告诉任何人一垒的事情
Yes, sir. Okay. 好的
Happy holidays. All right. 祝您假期愉快 好的
[♪♪♪]
[DOORBELL RlNGS]
Hey, Sharon. Hi, Billy. 嗨，莎朗 嗨，比利
Is she ready? She's out with friends. 她准备好了吗? 她和朋友出去了
But she'll be back. Come in. 不过马上就回来了，请进
Okay. MAN: Yeah, she's right here. Hold on. 好吧 她在，等等
Here you go. 电话
Here, wanna have a seat? Yeah. 要不要坐下? 好啊
You good, Billy? Yeah. How are you, Alan? 你还好吗比利? 很好啊，你呢艾伦?
Good. Really good. Things are peaceful around here. 我很好，这里挺安静的
It's good to see you. 真高兴看到你
Thanks, Alan. 谢谢，艾伦
I haven't got to see you since play-offs. 季后赛之后就没看到你了
I wanted to say that New York was heartbreaking. 纽约真是让人心碎啊
I'm sure for you too. 你一定也是吧
Not many teams make it that far, and to watch you go that far was-- 很少球队能走那么远 看到你们走那么远打那么好...
It was really an accomplishment. Well, that's nice. 真的是了不起的成就 你太客气了
How is the team shaping up? 球队调整的如何了?
Team's good. Rebuilding. SHARON: Good. 球队很好，重建中 好
I read you lost Giambonni and Damon. 我读到吉恩邦尼和戴蒙走了
Giambi. Giambi. 吉昂比 吉昂比
Yeah. Damon, lsringhausen. 戴蒙、伊士宁豪森
They're really--? They're gone? Gone. Yesterday's news. 他们真的...走了吗? 走了，旧闻了
ALAN: That's terrible. No, but that is a tough situation. 那太糟了 不，可是状况很严峻啊
That's... 这是
You're gonna be fine, though. You always figure something out. 你不会有事的 你总是能想出办法
Where is she? Where was she? Down the street or...? 她在哪里? 在街上还是...?
Oh, sorry, yeah. l just talked to her on her cell. She's coming up the hill. 抱歉，我刚和她通过电话 她已经在上山了
Okay. 好吧
She's got a cell phone? 她有手机了?
SHARON: Yeah. A 1 2-year-old? 是啊 才12岁大?
Yeah. 是啊
Huh. 喔
For emergencies. 以防万一
Big parenting decision. 很重大的决定喔
But it's something that, you know, we, you know, all should discuss, 这事我们应该一起讨论的
because if you have any objections, of course... 如果你有任何意见...
Her mother and I will discuss it. 她妈和我会讨论的
But thank you. 不过还是谢谢你
Any of these? Um... 这些呢?
I don't know. 不知道
Do you--? This one's cool. 你觉得...? 这个很酷
BlLLY: Is that good or bad? 这个是好是坏?
Butterflies. CASEY: They're okay. 蝴蝶 还好啦
Look, that one's pretty. I like the red. 那把很漂亮 我喜欢它的红色
Should we try? 要不要试试?
No? 不要吗?
Oh, l like this one. Yeah? 我喜欢这把 是吗?
Dad, look at this one. 爸，我喜欢这把
Look how it's red. It's beautiful. 你看它的红色，多漂亮
This one's pretty. Let's try it out. 这把漂亮 试试看吧
Just right here? Why don't we go over there? 就在这里吗?
Can we go over there? 可以到那里吗?
[CASEY HUMMING "THE SHOW"]
Oh, honey, you need to sing. That's so good. 甜心，你一定要当歌手 太好听了
That's beautiful. 太美了
Sometimes I sing. 有时候我会唱一下
It's fun to sing with your song, but l don't want people to listen to me. 唱自己的歌很好玩 可是我不想唱给别人听
Well, honey, I think people would love to listen to you. That's beautiful. 甜心，我想大家一定爱听的 你唱的很美
Would you sing a little for your dad? 可以为你老爸唱一段吗?
Right here in the middle of the store? 就在这店里?
Little bit. Little bit. 一小段 一小段
You ready? I'm ready. 准备好了吗? 准备好了
Okay. 好吧
♪ I'm just a little bit Caught in the middle ♪ 我只是有点不大不小
♪ Life is a maze And love is a riddle ♪ 生活像迷宫，爱情让人猜不透
♪ I don't know where to go Can't do it alone, l've tried ♪ 我不知道何去何从 我一个人办不到，我试过
♪ And I don't know why ♪ 我不知道为什么
♪ I'm just a little girl Lost in the moment ♪ 我只是个小女孩迷失在当下
♪ I'm so scared But I don't show it ♪ 我好害怕，可是我装着不怕
♪ I can't figure it out It's bringing me down ♪ 我百思不解，这让我沮丧
♪ I know l've got to let it go ♪ 我知道我应该放开
♪ And just enjoy the show ♪♪ 只是享受这场秀
ANNOUNCER 1 : Billy Beane was taken in the first round of the amateur draft. 比利.宾恩第一轮就被选中
ANNOUNCER 2: l think this is a steal, to get Billy Beane. 我觉得签下比利.宾恩是捡到宝了
He's young, he's talented. 他年轻，有天份
A true five-tool player with speed. This guy is a can't-miss prospect. 真正的全能球员又有速度 绝对错不了的投资
This is a great sign for the New York Mets. 纽约大都会这合约签的漂亮
ANNOUNCER 1 : And it could be the turnaround that they've been looking for. 这可能就是他们在找的转捩点了
UMPIRE: Ball one. 一坏
ANNOUNCER 1 : I'll take Billy Beane over Strawberry. 我觉得比利.宾恩比史卓贝利强
ANNOUNCER 2: Billy Beane, an interesting pick, turned down a scholarship. 比利.宾恩，有意思的新人 回绝了奖学金
He could've gone to Stanford. 他本来可以读史丹佛的
Sometimes you don't find out till you get to the big leagues... 有时候你要真正上了大联盟才知道...
UMPIRE: Strike! 好球!
This guy has never failed at anything. He's coming out of high school. 这小子从来没失败过 他刚从高中毕业
Billy was gonna go to college. He could've been a great quarterback. 他本来要去大学的 他原本可以成为很好的美式足球四分卫
[♪♪♪]
UMPIRE: Strike three. 三振
ANNOUNCER 3: There's not an organization in baseball 没有一个大联盟球团
who would not have taken a chance on this young guy. 会不想在这年轻人身上赌一把
[BAT CRACKS]
He didn't pan out. That happens every year. 结果他不如预期 这种事每年都会发生
Some do, some don't. 有些人能，有些人不能
MOM: I mean, if you're having any doubt at all about this... 如果你对这件事有任何怀疑...
Having the scholarship... 这笔奖学金...
MARTlNEZ: Your son was born with a God-given ability. 你们的儿子是天生好手
ANNOUNCER 3: Few scouts can go into the mind of a young man 只有少数球探能真正深入一个年轻人的心灵
and determine whether he's really confident about what he can do. 看出他是否真的对自己有信心
MAN: A very special player. 一个独特的赛手
ANNOUNCER 3: So you can sign him based on his ability, 你可以根据他的能力签下他
but then he's gotta be successful to be confident. 但是他还得要成功，要建立信心
And once he becomes confident, that's when you've got something. 一旦他有了自信 才有可能打出成绩
[UMPlRE SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY]
You make a decision on what you see. 你根据你看到的做出决定
And if things don't pan out, you move on. 如果事情不如预期 就继续找
That's baseball. 这就是棒球
Many are called, few are chosen. 很多人被招唤，能留下的很少
PETER: Billy, that is Kevin Youkilis. That is the Greek God of Walks. 比利，这是凯文.尤克力斯 拗保送的希腊天神
That's my hero. 我的英雄
That man gets walked more than anybody in baseball 这人被保送的次数比任何人都多
except for Barry Bonds. 除了邦斯
I tried to convince Shapiro to pick him up last June, 我去年6月试着叫沙斐洛签下他
but he said he waddled like a duck. 可是他说他扭的像鸭子一样
Yeah, Boston snagged him. 结果他被波士顿捡走了
I think they wanna wait and see. 他们大概想赌赌看吧
Are you okay, Billy? GRADY: Billy? 你还好吧比利? 比利?
Can we talk? 可以谈谈吗?
Yeah. Yeah. 好啊
You're unhappy, Grady. Why? 你不高兴葛弟，为什么?
[CHUCKLES]
Wow. 喔喔
May I speak candidly? Sure, go ahead. 我可以坦白说吗? 当然，你说吧
Major League Baseball and its fans, they're gonna be more than happy 大联盟和它的球迷会非常乐意
to throw you and Google Boy under the bus 把你和骨哥小子扔给巴士压
if you keep doing what you're doing. 如果你继续这样搞下去
You don't put a team together with a computer. 我们不用电脑组成球队
No? No. 不用吗? 不
Baseball isn't just numbers. It's not science. 棒球不只是一堆数字 它不是科学
If it was, anybody could do what we're doing, but they can't. 如果是的话 我们这份工作谁都能做了
They don't know what we know. 他们不能，因为他们没有我们的知识
They don't have our experience and our intuition. 他们没有我们的经验 没有我们的直觉
Okay. 好吧
You got a kid in there that's got a degree in economics from Yale. 那里有个小伙子 有耶鲁的经济学学位
You got a scout here with 29 years of baseball experience. 这里有个老球探 在棒球界打滚了29年
You're listening to the wrong one. 你听错人了
Now, there are intangibles that only baseball people understand. 有些无形的东西只有棒球人懂
You're discounting what scouts have done for 1 50 years? 你要否定球探做了150年的事吗?
Even yourself? 甚至你自己?
Adapt or die. 适者生存啊
This is about you and your shit, isn't it? 这是因为你那件屁事吧?
Twenty years ago, some scout got it wrong. 20年前某个球探看走眼了
Whoa. Okay. Okay. Now you declare war on the system. 哇喔，够了够了 现在你要向组织宣战了
Okay, okay, my turn. You don't have a crystal ball. 够了够了，换我了 你又不是算命仙
You can't look at a kid and predict his future any more than l can. 你不能看了一个孩子就知道他的未来 我也不行
I've sat at those kitchen tables with you 我曾和你一起坐在那里
and listened to you tell parents, "When I know, I know. 听你告诉那些父母 "我一看就知道了
And when it comes to your son, I know." 你这儿子，将来有出息"
And you don't. 其实你不知道
You don't. 你不知道
Okay. l don't give a shit about friendship, 好吧，我也不在乎友谊了
this situation, or the past. 还有现在的状况和过去
Major League Baseball thinks the way I think. You're not gonna win. 大联盟的思考方式和我的一样 你赢不了的
And l'll give you a nickel's worth of free advice. 我要给你一个小小的忠告
You're never gonna get another job 你再也别想找到工作
after this catastrophic season you're about to set us all up for. 在你拖大家一起度过这次灾难性的球季之后
You'll have to explain to your kid 你必须和你的小孩解释
why you're working at Dick's Sporting Goods. 你为什么会跑去体育用品店工作
I'm not gonna fire you, Grady. 我不会炒你鱿鱼的葛弟
Fuck you, Billy. Now I will. 去你的比利 现在我会了
Good luck, Art. 祝你好运亚特
[GUNSHOTS ON VIDEO GAME]
Kubota. You never played ball, right? 久保田，你没打过球吧?
I played a little T-ball. You're the new head scout. 我打过一点少棒 你是新球探组长
Congratulations. 恭喜了
So Boston's gonna wait and see? 你说波士顿要赌赌看?
Yeah. 是啊
Yeah. It's just you and me, Pete. 是啊 只有你和我了，彼得
And we're all in. 我们在一条船上
[♪♪♪] 春训
CALLER 1 : It sounds like you're apologizing for what they're doing. 听起来好像你在为他们道歉
HOST: I'm not. I just don't know what you're gonna do 我没有，我只是不知道
with the budget that the A's have. Who are you gonna get? 凭运动家这点预算你又能怎么办呢 你又能买到谁呢?
CALLER 2: I'm looking at the spring-training roster. 我在等春训的名册出炉
You gotta be kidding me. HOST: How so? 这是在开玩笑吧 怎么说?
CALLER 1 : He looked like a clown out there. 他看起来就像个小丑
HOST: Who? CALLER 1 : Chad Bradford. 谁? 查德.布来福
BlLLY: Tell me about Bradford. 布来福是什么人物
MAN 1 : l like him a little bit, but he's a specialist. 我有点喜欢他，他满特别的
He's not a guy that you say, "The eighth inning is yours, 不过你不会跟他说 "第8局就交给你了
lefties vs. righties." 右投对付左打"
In my opinion. 我个人看法
HOST: l don't know what Billy Beane and management understands about him. 我不觉得比利.宾恩和管理团队真正的了解他
He only throws the ball about 82, 83 miles an hour. There must be something-- 他的球速只有82到83英里 一定还有些什么...
CALLER 1 : He is a freak, and not in a good way. 他是个怪胎，而且是不好的
CALLER 3: Let me ask you this. 我这么问你吧
MAN 2: Talking about trying to win a division. 如果想得到分区冠军
We're counting on David to be the guy he was. 我们只有指望大卫回到巅峰状态
I have my doubts. He's gotten old. 我很怀疑，毕竟他老了
That's why he's not in New York anymore, not in Cleveland anymore. 所以他没有继续待在纽约或者克里夫兰
CALLER 3: We paid him the money we should've been giving to Johnny Damon. 我们应该把付给他的钱给强尼.戴蒙的
HOST: Hey. CALLER 4: Jeremy Giambi. 嘿，杰瑞米吉昂比
That's the one to worry about. 这才是最应该担心的人
He gets comps up and down Vegas more than in Oakland. 他在拉斯维加斯的时间比奥克兰还多
That should tell you something right there. 这说明了一些事情
CALLER 5: Isn't that the deal with these guys?
CALLER 6: He has one good year. 他就打了一年好球
And he gets a huge offer and then he gets traded. 然后签了一份肥约就被交易走了
Bob. Harder. BOB: Hatteberg. 包伯，使劲点 海登堡
Good. Good.
Billy, we have to talk about Hatteberg. 比利，我们得谈谈海登堡
BlLLY: Go. BOB: There's just no feel for the spot. 说吧 他还不能守这个位置
I think it's a long shot that he can be a big-league first baseman. 他想当个大联盟一垒手还有得熬
It's day one of the first week. You can't judge this yet. 不过是第一周的第一天 现在还看不出来吧
No, I think we can judge it. 不，我觉得已经可以看出来了
I mean, I like him, you know, but I can judge him. 我喜欢他 可是我可以评断他
First base is the moon to him. 一垒对他来说就像月球
It wasn't to Giambi. Giambi's the worst first baseman in baseball. 你对吉昂比就没意见 吉昂比是全联盟最烂的一垒手了
Gonna compare him to Giambi? What are we talking about? 你要拿他和吉昂比比? 有没有搞错啊?
All right. 好吧 好吧
What do you think, Wash? 你觉得呢，瓦许?
The nice way to say it is he lacks confidence. 用客气一点的说法 他缺乏自信
Well, give him some. 那就给他一些啊
I'll do that, but we got Pena, who can play first. 我会的，可是我们还有潘尼亚可以守一垒
And he's looking mighty good out there. 而且他看起来挺称职的
We wanna go with Hattie. 我要用小海
We got six weeks. 我们还有6个星期
WASHlNGTON: Get down in it.
[MOUTHING]
There you go. Scotty H. 这就对了
That's what l'm talking about. Picking machine. 这还差不多 接球机器
WASHlNGTON: It's only baseball. 不过就是棒球
This better work. 这最好有用
I'm just kidding you. 开玩笑的
[♪♪♪]
[JOURNEY'S "DON'T STOP BELIEVlN"' PLAYS] 2002年4月1日开季日
[OVER SPEAKERS] ♪ Don't stop believin' ♪
ALL [CHANTlNG]: Let's go, Oakland!
♪ Streetlight ♪♪
What is wrong with this thing? It's a dollar, man. 这玩意怎么啦? 要投一块钱啊，老兄
What? Welcome to Oakland, D.J. 什么? 欢迎到奥克兰 D.J.
Oh, you gotta be shitting me. 什么玩意
I think this year, we're gonna show that it takes a team to win, 我觉得今年 我们会告诉大家赢球靠的是团队
not any individual guy, just a team. 不是某个球星，是整个球队
And l think we got a hell of a ball club here. 而且我觉得我们是个很棒的球队
Chad, are you intimidated at all today? 查德，今天有没有被吓到的感觉?
I wouldn't say I'm intimidated, really. I'm just really excited, like you said. 应该不能说被吓到 我只是非常兴奋
REPORTER: Jeremy, how's the team gonna fare without your brother, Jason? 杰瑞米，球队少了你哥哥杰森还行吗?
Well, you know, the organization did a great job 我觉得球团做的很好
of bringing in good young guys to fill that role. 用年轻的新血填补这些空缺
Let's face it, they're getting a deal with you. 我们面对现实吧 他们给你的薪水很低
The Yankees are paying Jason a lot of money. 可是洋基给杰森非常高的薪水
You are coming here on a dime. How does that make you feel? 你对这件事有什么感想?
I feel good. Um... 我感觉很好...
How are the nerves in your fingers? You know. 你手指的神经好了吗? 你知道的
REPORTER: Gotta start with the age, 36 years old. 我还是得先说你的年龄 你36岁了
How do you think your body's gonna hold up? 你觉得你的身体撑的住吗?
You spend a lot of time at strip clubs, partying. 你经常去脱衣舞厅，派对
Do you resent the attention you get off the field? 你讨厌球场外的镁光灯吗?
I love it. 不会啊，我喜欢
You spend a lot of time in Vegas. I do. 你经常去拉斯维加斯 没错
I feel great. I did a lot of work to get-- Excuse me. Get out of my shot. 我感觉很好，我做了很多... 抱歉，请别挡住我的镜头
Sorry, go ahead. 抱歉，请继续
There have been questions about my age 有人质疑我的年龄
and my declining skills, some say, but I'm here to prove that wrong. 有人说我的技巧衰退了 我要证明他们是错的
I asked if you were 1 00 percent. 我是问您状况是不是百分之百
CHAD: Excuse me, Mr. Beane? Hey, Chad. 对不起，宾恩先生 嗨，查德
Hey, I'm not disturbing you, am I? Not at all. What's up? 我没有打扰您吧? 完全没有，什么事?
I wanted to say thank you for this opportunity. 我想谢谢您给我这个机会
Well, we enjoy having you. It's gonna work out well for all of us. 我们很高兴有你加入 对大家都有好处
I appreciate it, sir. Nobody's ever given me a chance like this before. 我很感激 从来没有人给我这样的机会
Nobody? 从来没有吗?
Well, just you, sir. 只有您，先生
Well, it's a big day, one you won't forget. 今天是大日子，保证你终生难忘
Appreciate it. And l wanna let you know 感激不尽，我只是想告诉您
I'm gonna be praying for you and your family. 我会为你们全家祈祷的
No problem. 没问题
ANNOUNCER: Well, here we are just minutes away from the season opener of 2002 离奥克兰运动家的2002年开季赛只剩两分钟了
for the Oakland A's.
The first pitch is moments away. 马上要投出第一球了
We'll come back with the national anthem. 我们唱完国歌之后立刻回来
Opening day is upon us. 别走开，今天是开季日
All right, fellas, smile. Here we go.
[OVER SPEAKERS] ♪ Hey, she give me love And l feel all right now ♪♪
I'm going in. Text me the play-by-play. 我要走了 随时和我汇报战情
What? Why? 什么? 为什么?
I don't watch the games. 我不看球赛的
MAN: Detail, halt! 详情，停住
And forward face! 向前
[PLAYING "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER"]
["THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" CONTlNUES PLAYlNG ON TV]
[TURNS VOLUME DOWN]
[♪♪♪]
是潘尼亚不是海登堡?
[CELL PHONE BEEPlNG]
[GRUNTlNG]
ANNOUNCER [ON TV]: That's the third Ranger batter to be hit today. 这是今天第3个被K到的游骑兵球员了
Twice Alex Rodriguez was nicked. The ninth-- A-Rod被砸了两次 第九...
[MUTES TV]
[TYPlNG ON KEYBOARD]
[CELL PHONE BEEPlNG]
I should've made you a bigger part of the conversation from day one. 我应该第一天就让你参与讨论的
It'd be clear what we're trying to do. 这样你就很清楚我们想做什么了
That was my mistake, Art. I take responsibility for that. 我的错，亚特 这件事我付全责
What are you trying to say? 你想说什么?
Doesn't matter what moves I make if you don't play the team the way they're designed to be. 我想说如果你不让球队照着它设计的方式打球 我做的任何动作就都没用了
Billy, you're out of your depth. 比利，你管过头了
Why not Hatteberg at first? Because he can't play first. 为什么不让海登堡守一垒? 因为他不会守一垒
How do you know? Not my first baseball game. 你怎么知道? 我不是第一天当教练
Scott Hatteberg can't hit. He gets on base. 史考特海登堡不能打 他能上垒
Still keeps us in the plus column. We need to be seven over .500. 我们只要在季中落后7场以内 就还能保有竞争力
What? 怎样?
Anything else? 还有事吗?
Yeah. l would've rather seen Bradford in the end than Magnante. 还有，最后我比较希望看到布来福而不是麦卡提
Bradford's a righty. 布来福是右投
I don't care about righty-lefty. I do. 我不在乎左投右投 我在乎
Could this be about your contract? No. 这是为了你的合约吗? 不是
This is about you doing your job and me doing mine. 这是为了你有你的工作 我有我的工作
Mine's me being left alone 我的工作就是不受干扰的
to manage this team you assembled for me. 管理这个你为我打造的球队
I didn't assemble them for you, Art. No shit. 球队不是为你打造的，亚特 不会吧
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Good meeting. 好会
Every time we talk, 每次我们谈话
I'm reinvigorated by my love of the game. 都会勾起我对棒球的热爱
[♪♪♪]
HOST [ON RADlO]: We got Grady Fuson, former head of scouting with the Athletics. 我们请到了葛弟弗森 运动家的前任球探组长
And, Grady, can you interpret for us what's going on? 葛弟，你能简述一下发生了什么事吗?
GRADY: They call it Moneyball. HOST: Moneyball? 他们管这叫"钱球" 钱球?
GRADY: Yes, and it was a nice theory, and now it's just not working out. 是的，理论是不错 只是行不通
COMMENTATOR: Billy Beane has built this team on the ideas of a guy, Bill James, 比利.宾恩根据一个人的想法打造球队 比尔金
who wrote an interesting book on baseball statistics. 他写了一本有趣的谈棒球策略的书
The problem is that Bill James never played, never managed. 问题是比尔金没打过球 也没经营过球队
He was in fact a security guard at a pork-and-beans company. 其实他只是个罐头工厂的警卫
HOST: Do you see this as a decimation of the organization? 你觉得这会给球团带来毁灭吗?
GRADY: He bought a ticket on the Titanic. 我觉他买了张铁达尼的船票
HOST: Oh, boy. 天啊
COMMENTATOR: He's tried to come up with a new approach. 他试着用新方法
My hat's off to him. It won't work. 我佩服他，可是这没用
ANNOUNCER [ON RADIO]: One-two pitch. Tejada strikes out. 一坏两好，Tejada三振出局
And that is the game. 比赛结束
The Seattle Mariners win both games on this series, Ray. 西雅图水手队赢了全部两场系列赛
They've won 1 0 in a row. Seattle is 1 3 and 3. 他们连胜10场 现在是13胜3败
I can't watch this shit. 我看不下去了
Go on the road with the team. 我要你陪球队一起去打客场
You don't go on the road with the team. 你都不和球队一起旅行
That's why I want you to do it. Why don't you? 所以我才要你去啊 你为什么不去?
I can't develop personal relationships with these guys. 我不能和球员建立感情
I gotta be able to trade them, send them down, 必要时我得交易他们 下放小联盟
sometimes cut them. 有时候还得裁员
Which is something you should learn to do, by the way. 对了，这件事你也得学学
I would never have to cut a player, unless you... 我永远不用开除球员，除非你...
Oh, come on. "Come on" what? 别这样 别怎样?
Let's practice. No. 来练习吧 不要
Yeah. l'm a player. You gotta cut me from the roster. 我演球员，你来开除我
No. Go. 不要 开始
What do you mean, no? No. 不要是什么意思? 不要
Do it. This is stupid. 给我演 这太蠢了
Part of the job, man. 这是你的工作，老兄
Fine. 好吧
Billy, please have a seat. I need to talk to you for a minute. 比利，你先坐下，我有话和你说
Go on. 继续
You've been a huge part of this team. 你对球队一直很重要
But sometimes you have to make decisions for the team. 但有时候为了球队好...
I'm sure you can understand. 我相信你可以谅解的
You're cutting me? I'm really sorry. 你要开除我? 我真的很抱歉
I just bought a house here. 我刚在这儿买了房子啊
Well... In Oakland. 这... 在奥克兰
Well, uh... Well... 这，呃...这...
"Well... Well..."? That's all you got to say? "这... 这... "? 你只有这个可以说吗?
My kid just started a new school. 我的孩子刚上新学校
They made friends. That's, uh... 交了新朋友 这真是...
You shouldn't pull them out in the middle of the year. 你不能学期上一半就带走他们
You should wait. What the hell are you talking about? 你应该等 你在说什么啊?
I don't know. l shouldn't have-- 我不知道，我不该...
I'm not gonna do this. I think this is stupid. 我不演了，我觉得这很蠢
I'm not gonna fire anybody, and this is dumb. 我不会开除任何人，而且这很蠢
They're professional ballplayers. Just be straight with them. 他们是职业球员，有话直说就行了
No fluff, just facts. 不拐弯没角，直说
Pete, I gotta let you go. Jack's office will handle the details. 彼得，我必须让你走，杰克会处理细节
That's it? Pfft. 就这样?
Really? 不会吧?
You rather get a bullet to the head or five to the chest and bleed to death? 你希望一枪打在你脑袋上 还是在你胸口打5枪让你流血至死
Are those my only two options? 就这两个选项吗?
Go on the road with the team. 和他们一起旅行
Okay. 好吧
Say, bro. 我说兄弟
Let me ask you a question. Yeah. 问你个问题 是
How come your boss doesn't travel with the team? 你的老板为什么不和大伙一起旅行?
He doesn't like to mingle with the players. 他不想和球员混太熟
Is that supposed to make us easier to cut? 这是为了容易请我们走路?
I don't know. l don't know. 不知道 不知道
And how come soda is a dollar in the clubhouse? 为什么球团里的汽水还要付一块?
I never seen nothing like that. 我从没见过这么干的
Billy likes to keep the money on the field. 比利喜欢把帐算的清清楚楚
Soda money? 连汽水钱也要?
Really? 不是吧?
Where on the field is the dollar I'm paying for soda? 汽水钱算哪门子帐啊?
It's hard to see exactly, 这很难看清楚
but it's there, yeah. Yeah, it is hard to see. 但是... 确实很难看清楚
I'm done. 我问完了
[♪♪♪]
Hey, Dad. Hi, honey. 嗨，爸 嗨，甜心
How are you? I'm good. 你好吗? 我很好
Was it bumpy? It was okay. 会癫吗? 还好
ANNOUNCER: So with this loss tonight, the Oakland Athletics 奥克兰运动家如果今晚再输
incredibly, have lost 1 4 of their last 17 games. 就很神奇的输掉过去17场球的14场了
They are 1 0 games back in the American League West. 他们在美联西区落后10场
HOST: Is it fair to say the experiment has failed? 现在可以说实验失败了吗?
COMMENTATOR 1 : Well, absolutely. It was predictable. 绝对的，这是可以预见的
You don't wish anybody a lack of success, but the facts are in front of you. 我不希望任何人失败 但事实摆在眼前
COMMENTATOR 2: You can't blame Art Howe. 这不能怪亚特.豪威
HOST: No. 不行
COMMENTATOR 2: The fact of the matter is, this is not about statistics, this is about people. 这件事说穿了 不是战略的问题，是用人的问题
COMMENTATOR 1 : Art Howe is not the problem. 问题不在亚特.豪威
The problem is in the general manager's office with Billy Beane. 问题在球团经理比利.宾恩
COMMENTATOR 2: The root of the problem for me is philosophical. 对我来说问题的根源在理论
l said it before. This is fantasy baseball. 我以前就说过 这是幻想棒球
Billy is just not thinking. 比利就是没想清楚
CALLER 1 : Start thinking about a new GM, making changes. 考虑换个新经理吧，做点改变
CALLER 2: He never goes to the games. 他从来不去看球
GRADY: This was very predictable. 这完全可以预见
CALLER 2: He needs to look at what's going on. 他需要看到发生了什么事
The man needs to get real. CALLER 3: I want Billy Beane gone. 这人必须实际一点 我希望比利.宾恩走人
HOST: Calling for Beane's head. I want your thoughts. 要比利.宾恩的人头 大家有什么看法
ANNOUNCER: The past 1 8 games, they've been shut out or scored one run four times. 过去18场比赛 他们有4场得分没有超过1分
They're just not scoring enough. 他们需要得更多分
It's not just the offense, not Thad Bosley and the hitters. 而且问题不只是打击 不只是Thad Bosley和打者有问题
It's everything. If there was one thing you could pick out, you'd try to fix it, 所有事情都不对 如果只有一件事你还能针对它补救
but just everything is in a funk right now. 可是现在所有事都乱了套
[INAUDIBLE DlALOGUE]
What the hell am I doing? 我到底在干什么?
Oh, man. 天啊
BlLLY: Look, Steve. 史蒂夫
I believe in what we're doing. 我相信我们在做的事
The record doesn't reflect the strength of this team 我相信纪录没有真实反应这支球队的实力
or where we're gonna be at the end of the season. 或是球季结束时我们的排名
Now, Pete and l here feel very strongly that we stay on the track we've chosen. 彼得和我坚信 我们走的这条路是对的
PETER: Our sample size has been too small. It's too-- 现在的取样数目太小了 现在就下评断...
BlLLY: Early. It's still early. 太早了 太早了
Where do we expect to be by the All-Star break? 明星赛的时候我们会在什么位置?
Our goal and our expectation 我们的目标和期望
is by mid-July to be within seven games of first. 是七月中的时候落后第一名7场
That would be this working. 至少要做到这点
That keeps us in the hunt. Exceptionally well. 这样我们还有非常大的机会赶上
By July. BlLLY: July. 七月 七月
And what's gonna prevent you from accomplishing that? 有什么事会阻止你们完成使命?
What are you afraid of? 你们怕什么?
BlLLY: Nothing. That's why we're here, Steve. 没有 我们来这里就是为了这个，史蒂夫
That's why we get up in the morning. That's all we do. 我们每天起来就是为了这个
More? Yeah, a little more. 还要吗? 再来一点
Don't tell your mother. I won't. 别告诉你妈 我不会
Chocolate sauce? Yes. 巧克力酱? 好
Stop. 停
Big spoon or little spoon? Little spoon. 大汤匙小汤匙? 小汤匙
Thank you. 谢谢
Dad, there's no way you're gonna lose your job, right? 爸，你不可能丢了饭碗吧?
What? 什么?
Well, l don't know. 我不知道
I'm just wondering. Where'd you hear that? 我只是有点担心 你从哪儿听来的?
Well, l go on the lnternet sometimes. 我偶尔会上上网
Well, don't do that. Don't go on the Internet. 那就别上网了
Or watch TV or read newspapers 也别看电视 也别看报纸
or talk to people. 也不要和人说话
I don't talk to people. I just read stuff. 我不爱说话 我只是看东西
Honey, everything's fine. Everything's fine. 甜心，不会有事的 不会有事的
Really, you don't have to worry. 真的，你不用担心
But if you lose your job, will you have to move away? 可是如果你丢了饭碗 就得搬走吗?
Honey, l'm not gonna lose my job. 甜心，我不会丢饭碗的
You don't have to worry. 你不用操心
Okay. Hey. 好吧 喔
There's no problem. Okay. 没事的 好吧
All right? I got uptown problems, which are not problems at all. 好吗? 我的问题是太有钱 可是那完全不是问题
You're not worried, right? 你不用担心，好吗?
No, I'm not worried. Okay. 好吧，我不担心
Pena. 潘尼亚
Okay. 知道了
I want Dye in right, 我要Dye守右外野
Justice DH'ing, Pena on the bench, 贾斯提指定打击 潘尼亚坐板凳
Hatteberg at first, 海登堡守一垒
and anyone but Mags first out of the pen. 除了老马之外 谁当第一任中继都行
You want Pena on the bench? 你要潘尼亚坐板凳?
That's right. So you can play Hattie. 没错 这样你就能让小海上场了
Pena is not only the best first baseman, 潘尼亚不只是我们最好的一垒手
he's the only first baseman. 而且是我们唯一的一垒手
Hattie gets on base more than Pena. 小海比潘尼亚更能上垒
In fact, 20 percent more. And his fielding? 事实上多了百分之20 那他的守备呢?
His fielding does not matter. 他的守备无所谓
I've heard enough of this. Have you? 我不想再跟你吵了 是吗?
And l, uh... 可是我...
I disagree with you, plain and simple. 我不同意 简单明了
And moreover, I'm playing my team 更重要的 我必须在明年冬天找工作的时候
in a way that I can explain in job interviews next winter. 能够解释我是怎么调度我的球队的
Okay? Ahem. 好吗?
Hattie. Not Pena. 小海，不要潘尼亚
What's up, skip? 怎么啦老大?
How you doing? Good, how you doing, man? 你还好吗? 很好，你怎样啊?
Get some sleep last night? 昨晚有睡好吗?
ANNOUNCER [ON TV]: As the A's hit the field, we are ready for baseball.
First one out of the dugout is rookie sensation Carlos Pena, 首先出场的是超级菜鸟卡洛斯.潘尼亚
one of the few bright lights in this lineup, taking his spot at first base. 这支球队少数的亮点 站上了一垒守备位置
[CHAIR CLATTERlNG]
[♪♪♪]
[INAUDIBLE DlALOGUE]
[PARLIAMENT'S "GIVE UP THE FUNK (TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER)" PLAYING ON STEREO]
♪ Down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm ♪
Billy, quick question. Do you expect these guys to produce more or--? 比利，简单的问题 你是希望这些球员打更多分还是...
BlLLY: Not now. What's the reason for the slump? 等一下 低潮的原因是什么?
♪ We gotta have the funk ♪ 我们必须有乡土爵士乐
♪ Ow, we want the funk ♪ 喔，我们需要乡土爵士乐
♪ Give up the funk ♪ 奏响我们的乡土爵士乐
♪ Ow, we need the funk ♪ 喔，我们需要乡土爵士乐
♪ We gotta have the funk ♪♪ 我们必须有乡土爵士乐
[MUSlC STOPS]
Get down. 下来
Is losing fun? 输球好玩吗?
Is losing fun? No. 输球很乐吗? 不
What are you having fun for? 那你们在乐什么?
[BAT CLATTERS]
That's what losing sounds like. 输球听起来应该是这样
Are you okay, Dad? 你还好吧，爸?
You're doing it again. What? 你又来了 怎样啦?
You're worrying about me. 替我担心
You're in last place, Dad. 你现在垫底啊，爸
Do I look worried? Yeah. 我有担心的样子吗? 有
Because you're getting on an airplane, and those things crash all the time. 因为你要上飞机了 而这玩意一天到晚坠机
Please stop worrying about your dad. 别再担心你老爸了
We're all set. Okay. 我们都准备好了 好
I love you. Love you too. 爱你 我也爱你
All right. Your dad's not in trouble. 你老爸没有麻烦
Okay. 知道了
[♪♪♪]
[TlRES SCREECHING]
Yeah. 喂
Suzanne, get me Ed Wade. SUZANNE: Okay. 苏珊，给我接韦艾德 好的
Coffee on? Yes. 咖啡开了吗? 开了
Good morning. Good morning, Billy. 早安 早安比利
Oh, hi, Louisa. 嗨，露易沙
I need Ed Wade for Billy Beane. PETER: Hi. 比利.宾恩想找韦艾德 嗨
SUZANNE: Please hold. 请稍后
PETER: What's up? SUZANNE: Wade's on 2. 什么事? 韦在2线
Ed? WADE [OVER SPEAKER]: Hello? 艾德? 喂?
Ed, it's Billy. Billy, what's up? 艾德，我是比利 比利，怎么啦?
Look, l need a little help on defense. Okay. 我们守备需要一点帮助 好
I'm willing to trade Jeremy Giambi for it. 我愿意用杰瑞米.吉昂比交换
Really? What? 真的吗? 什么?
Mm-hm. Who you got? What? 你那里有谁? 什么?
Well, let me think. What are you doing? 让我想想 你在做什么?
Cleaning house. 大扫除
Mabry? Maybe what? 梅布里? 也许什么?
No, Mabry. Hold on. 不是，是梅布里 等等
No. Why not? 不行 为什么?
Because you can't trade Jeremy Giambi. 因为你不能交易杰瑞米.吉昂比
He'll be fine, Ed. 他就行了，艾德
Why do l get the feeling you're picking my pocket? 我怎么觉得你在偷我东西?
I'm not. You're picking mine. Giambi's name alone is worth more. 是你在偷我东西 光吉昂比这名字就很值钱了
What's wrong with him? Nothing. 他有什么毛病? 他没毛病
Can we say it's done in theory and start drawing up the paperwork? 我们别再空谈了 写在白纸黑字上吧?
Okay, but you're gonna have-- Great. 好吧，但是你得... 好极了
He was gonna say something else. 他还有话要说
When you get the answer you're looking for, hang up. 一得到你要的回答，立刻挂断
Suzanne. SUZANNE: Yes? 苏珊 是?
David Dombrowski. SUZANNE: Okay. 邓大卫 好的
And Pena's going too. I don't think you should do that. 潘尼亚也要走 我觉得你不该这么做
I really don't think you should do that. 我真的觉得你不该这么做
I want Hatteberg in the lineup tonight. 我今晚一定要海登堡先发
You need to take a minute. 我觉得你该冷静一下
I think you seriously need to think about what you're doing. 想想看你在做什么
Because you're upset. Okay. 因为你在气头上 好吧
What am I missing? 有什么我没想到的?
These are hard moves to explain to people. 这些动作很难和人解释
Why is that a problem, Pete? 这为什么会造成问题，彼得?
Don't make an emotional decision, Billy. 别感情用事，比利
SUZANNE: David Dombrowski's on 3. 邓大卫 3线
Look, we're gonna shake things up. 我们要好好整顿一下
Dave. Pena's going on the block. You're my first call. 大卫，潘尼亚搬上桌了 我第一个就通知你
Because he's making the rest of the team look bad. 因为他让其他球员很没面子
He's gonna be a Rookie of the Year. 他会拿年度最佳新人的
Probably an All-Star. He's an All-Star, Dave. 或许参加全明星 他是全明星啊，大卫
No. I want a reliever and cash. 不，我要中继投手和现金
Okay. You got five minutes, Dave. I'm not waiting. 好吧，给你5分钟 我不会等的
Billy, Pena is an All-Star, okay? 比利，潘尼亚就是个全明星，好吗?
And if you dump him and this Hatteberg thing doesn't work out, you know this is-- 如果你把他交易出去，海登堡又没能顶上
This is the kind of decision that gets you fired. 这事就可以让你丢掉工作
It is. 肯定的
Yes, you're right. 你是对的
I may lose my job. 我可能工作不保
In which case l'm a 44-year-old guy with a high school diploma 那我就成了44岁，只有高中文凭的家伙
and a daughter I'd like to be able to send to college. 还有个想送进大学的女儿
You're 25 years old, with a degree from Yale 你25岁，有张耶鲁的文凭
and a pretty impressive apprenticeship. 还有相当独特的工作经历
I don't think we're asking the right question. 我不认为我们问对了问题
I think the question we should be asking is, 我想我们该问的是
do you believe in this thing or not? 你到底相不相信这件事?
I do. 我相信
It's a problem you think we need to explain ourselves. 你觉得要跟我们自己解释就有问题了
Don't. To anyone. 所以不用，对任何人都不用
Okay. 了解
Now, I'm gonna see this thing through, for better or worse. 不论结果如何，我都要把这事做完
Just tell me, do you project we'll win more with Hatteberg or Pena at first? 你只要告诉我根据的你推测 让海登堡还是潘尼亚先发能赢更多比赛?
It's close... 很接近...
but theoretically, Hatteberg. 但理论上是海登堡
What are we talking about, then? 那我们还在吵什么?
SUZANNE: Dombrowski's on again, on 3. 邓大卫又来电了，3线
Yeah? 喂?
Okay, that'll work. 好的，我们接受
Great. I need one more thing. 好极了，我还有一个要求
Soda. Yeah, I don't want my guys paying for soda. 汽水 我不想让我的球员掏钱买汽水
I want you to stock my machine for three years. 我要你免费供应我们机器3年的货
I'm serious. 我是认真的
Great. It's a deal. 好极了，那就说定了
Go tell Pena he's gotta pack. 告诉潘尼亚他得打包了
You want me to tell Pena? Part of the job. 你让我去和潘尼亚说? 这是你的工作
What about Giambi? You want me to tell him too? 那吉昂比呢? 你也要我告诉他吗?
I'll tell him. 我来说
Excuse me, Carlos? Yeah? 对不起，卡洛斯? 什么事?
Can I speak with you a minute? Yeah. 可以跟你说个话吗? 好啊
Carlos, you've been traded to the Tigers. 卡洛斯，你被交易到老虎队了
This is Jay Palmer's number. 这是Jay Palmer的电话
He's the traveling secretary for the team. 他是队上的旅行秘书
He's expecting your call. He'll take care of everything. 他在等你电话 他会打理一切的
Is that it? Yes. 就这样? 是的
Okay. 好吧
[SIGHS]
Okay. 好
Art, you got a minute? 亚特，有时间吗?
Yeah. Take a seat. 好吧，随便坐
You can't start Pena at first tonight. You'll have to start Hatteberg. 你今晚不能让潘尼亚先发 你一定要用海登堡
I don't wanna go 1 5 rounds, Billy. 我不想再跟你争了比利
The lineup card is mine, and that's all. 先发阵容已经排好了 不能改了
BlLLY: That lineup card is definitely yours. 先发阵容绝对听你的
I'm just saying you can't start Pena at first. 不过你还是不能让潘尼亚先发
Well... 可是...
I am starting him at first. 我非要让他先发
BlLLY: l don't think so. He plays for Detroit now. 不太可能吧 他现在替底特律打球了
You traded Pena? 你把潘尼亚交易掉了?
Yeah. 是啊
And Menechino, Hiljus, Tam are all being sent down. 还有Menechino, Hiljus, Tam都要下放
You are outside your mind. BlLLY: Yeah. Cuckoo. 你神智不清了 是啊，疯了
You wanted to see me? Yeah, Jeremy, grab a seat. 你要见我吗? 是啊杰瑞米，搬张椅子坐
Jeremy, you've been traded to the Phillies. 杰瑞米，你被交易到费城人了
This is Ed Wade's number. He's a good guy, the GM. 这是韦艾德的电话 他是好人，球队经理
He's expecting your call. 他在等你电话
Buddy will help you with the plane flight. 巴弟会帮你安排飞机
You're a good ballplayer, Jeremy, 你是个好球员，杰瑞米
and we wish you the best. 希望你一帆风顺
[JEREMY SIGHS]
Jeremy's gone too. 杰瑞米也走了
You're killing this team. 你会害死这个球队
Art, I can do this all day long. 亚特，我可以和你玩一整天
ART: Hey. 嘿
You agree with this? 你同意这些吗?
Hundred percent. 百分之百
You want this door closed? 要把门带上吗?
[♪♪♪]
[PLAYERS CHATTERING]
Scotty H. Sir? 史考特 H. 先生?
Go field some grounders. Yes, sir. 准备上场了 是的
Everybody, listen up. 大家听好了
You may not look like a winning team... 你们也许看起来不太能赢球...
but you are one. 但你们可以
So... 所以呢...
play like one tonight. 今晚就去赢球吧
Oh, shit.
When you're getting your pitch, you're hitting .625, massive. 当你遇到好打的球 你的打击率高达.625
You're crushing the ball. 杀伤力非常的强大
But when you swing at things-- Your pitch is middle-in. 可是当你勉强打不好打的球
When you're swinging low and away, you're batting .1 58. 追打低球或坏球，打击率就剩.158了
Every at bat's like a hand of blackjack. 每次打击就像玩扑克牌
Every card that's dealt, your odds change. 每发一张新牌，赢率就完全改变
So every first-pitch strike, your batting average goes down about 75 points. 所以只要第一球是好球 你的平均打率就会降75点左右
Seventy-five points. 75点
He should throw 1 00 pitches before the fifth. 你应该让他在5局前就投100球
You wanna knock that starter out. 你们要把先发击倒再消耗他们的牛棚
I want you taking at bats off the 1 0th and 1 1th pitcher by the end. 让他们在系列战结束的时候 用掉10到11个投手
This is your basic breakdown of the pitches, 这是他投球的分析图
where you should be hitting them, why. 这些是你应该挥击的进垒点
So you want us to walk more? Good question. Yes. 所以你要我们等更多保送? 问的好，是的
Mr. Justice. 贾斯提先生
Had a few thoughts. Yeah? 我有些想法 是吗?
Yeah. Gonna teach me some things? 你想教我一些事情吗?
Excuse me? 抱歉?
Never seen a GM talk to players like that. 从没看过经理和球员说这些的
You never seen a GM who was a player. 那是你没遇到打过球的经理
Huh.
[BAT CRACKS]
We got a problem, David? No, it's okay. 我们有问题吗，大卫? 我们没事
I know your routine. 我知道你那套
It's patter. lt's for effect. 耍耍嘴皮，激励士气嘛
[BAT CRACKS]
But it's for them, all right? That shit ain't for me. 但那是说给他们听的好吗? 我不吃这套
Oh, you're special? 你特别是吧?
You're paying me 7 million bucks a year, man, so, yeah, 你们一年给我7百万大洋
maybe I am, a little bit. 所以我想我是有点特别吧
No, man, I ain't paying you 7. 老兄，我没有给你7百万
Yankees are paying half your salary. 你一半的薪水是洋基付的
That's what the New York Yankees think of you. 这就是纽约洋基对你的评价
They're paying you $3.5 million to play against them. 他们付你350万和他们打
Where you going with this, Billy? 你想要我做什么比利?
David, you're 37. 大卫，你37岁了
How about you and l be honest about what each of us want out of this? 我们就开诚布公的说出自己想要的吧
I wanna milk the last ounce of baseball you got in you. 我想榨出你最后一滴棒球潜能
And you wanna stay in the show. 而你想要继续打球
Let's do that. 我们合作吧
I'm not paying you for the player you used to be. 我不是付钱给从前的你
I'm paying you for the player you are right now. 我是付钱给现在的你
You're smart. You get what we're trying to do here. 你很聪明，你一定明白我们想做什么
Make an example for the younger guys. 给年轻小伙子做个榜样
Be a leader. 做个领袖
Can you do that? 可以办到吗?
All right. l got you. 好吧，我懂了
We're cool? 我们没事吧?
We're cool. 我们没事
Scotty H. 史考特 H
Yo, what's up, D.J.? Picking machine. 怎么啦 D.J.? 接球机器
[CHUCKLES]
How you liking first base, man? 喜欢守一垒吗兄弟?
It's coming along. Picking it up. 慢慢习惯了，就接起来嘛
You know, tough transition, but I'm starting to feel better with it. 转换守备位置不容易 但我感觉比较自在了
Yeah? Yeah. 是吗? 是啊
What's your biggest fear? 你最怕什么?
A baseball being hit in my general direction. 我最怕球向我滚来
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
That's funny. Seriously, what is it? 很好笑 说正格的，到底是什么?
No, seriously, that is. 我是说真的
Well, hey, good luck with that. 好吧, 那就祝你好运了
Be social out there. 多和大伙交流交流
Social. Social. Like a greeter at the Gap. 交流 交流，像接待员那样
Guy steps into your office, chat him up. 有人走进你办公室 跟他哈啦两句
You're well-read. You went to school. 你读过书的，你上过学校的
Yeah. Have some fun. Relax. 好吧 放轻松点
Everyone wants to attack. Quit trying to attack. 大家都想攻击，别再试着攻击了
Let the game come to you, man. There's no clock on this thing. 让比赛来找你 没有打卡这回事
This is a war of attrition. 这是消耗战
If l take more, I could even take a few strikes, but I'll get walked more. 如果多看几球，我可能会多吃几次三振 可是我应该能拗到更多保送
You get on base, we win. You don't, we lose. 上垒我们才能赢 不能上垒我们就输了
And l hate losing, Chavvie. I hate it. 我不喜欢输球，恰比 我恨输球
I hate losing more than I even wanna win. 我痛恨输球多过喜欢赢球
And there's a difference. 这是不一样的
No bunts. Bunts is an out. 不短打 短打代表出局
Even if the third baseman is back? No bunting whatsoever. 即使三垒有人? 绝对不短打
If someone bunts on us, throw it to first. 如果其他队短打 捡起来传一垒
Don't be a hero and go to second. 别逞英雄选择传二垒
Let them make the mistakes. 让他们去出错
When your enemy's making mistakes, don't interrupt them. 当敌人犯错的时候，别干扰他们
They're giving you an out. Just giving it to you. 他们要送你一个出局数 免费送给你
Take it. Say thank you. 你就收下，说声谢谢
Another thing. No more stealing. 另一件事，不要再盗垒了
That's what l do, what you pay me to do. 那是我的专长啊 那是我领钱办的事啊
I pay you to get on first, not get thrown out at second. 我是付钱叫你上一垒 不是被刺杀在二垒
This is a process. It's a process, it's a process. Okay? 这是过程，是过程，是过程，懂了吗?
[♪♪♪]
ANNOUNCER 1 : Jason takes it, goes to second for the only out, and the A's get a run. 杰森把球传向二垒，拿下唯一的出局数 运动家跑回一分
ANNOUNCER 2: Jermaine Dye homers again, his second in two games. Jermaine Dye又击出全垒打 这两场比赛的第2支
And the A's are still hanging in. We'll get you scores here. 运动家还没放弃 这是现在的分区排名
The A's pull within two of the Angels for the wild-card chase. 运动家在外卡争夺战上 又和天使缩短了两场胜差
ANNOUNCER 3: The Reds have now dropped five in a row 红人已经队连输5场了
as Oakland beats them in the beginning of this series 5 to 3. 奥克兰运动家在系列赛首战以5比3获胜
ANNOUNCER 2: Tejada walks. Tejada获保送
Ball four. 4坏球
ANNOUNCER 4: Ball four and Hatteberg walks. 4坏保送了海登堡
ANNOUNCER 5: What is happening in Oakland? The A's have won seven in a row. 在奥克兰发生了什么事? 运动家已经连赢7场了
A lot of excitement. What a winning streak. 士气高昂，来势汹汹
But how about the calming influence of Art Howe? 亚特豪威带球队真是有一套
When you say "your source," if it's not me or Peter, they don't know. "消息来源" 如果不是我和彼得的话 他们根本就是胡说八道
ANNOUNCER 5 [ON TV]: He's managing an unorthodox team. 他带的是一支非正统球队
BlLLY: Right. It's not a perfect roster. 没错，阵容称不上完美
But right now, Art Howe is the reason this team is winning. 这全是亚特豪威带队有方的功劳
He deserves the credit. Great, thanks. Bye. 太好了，谢谢，再见
Did you hear that? 你听到了吗?
I heard "seven in a row." You get the Cleveland matchups? 我听到 "7连胜 " 拿到克里夫兰的先发名单了吗?
Yeah, right here. 拿到了，在这儿
[♪♪♪]
Voos. Billy. 布许 比利
That smell is getting worse. I'm on it. 这儿越来越臭了 我会处理
What are we doing? Splitting it in half? 今晚怎么投? 四缝线快速球?
Both sides of the plate. Got it. 往两边角落塞 知道了
Huddy. Mix it up. Yes, sir. 哈弟，混着投 是的
Trust your slider, yeah? Yes, sir. 相信自己的滑球 是的
You guys quit distracting him. 你们别害他分心
You couldn't hit that shit last night with a paddle. 你昨晚就算拿个铲子都打不到球
You gotta see more pitches. 你要多看几球
All right, Billy. Patience. 好的，比利 耐心啊
Hey, David. Hey, Billy. 嗨，大卫 嗨，比利
Great at bats. Thank you. 打的不错 谢谢
Really quality. Thank you. 真正有料 谢谢
ANNOUNCER 1 [ON TV]: Base hit to right field. Tejada scores. 右外野安打 Tejada回来得分
Chavez coming in. The ball gets past Guiel. Chavez 回来了 球传给了Guiel
The A's, from 5-nothing down, now lead 6 to 5. 运动家从0比5追成6比5领先
ANNOUNCER 2: The Oakland A's are completely out of hand at the moment. 奥克兰运动家现在已经完全失控了
They are an AL-best 17 and 4 this month. 他们这个月打出美联最佳的17胜4负战绩
They also took back-to-back series at Boston and at New York. 而且连续在客场赢了纽约和波士顿的系列赛
Remember when they traded Jeremy Giambi in June 6月他们把杰瑞米.吉昂比交易出去的时候
and everyone thought they'd just given up? 大家都以为他们放弃了
Actually, not so much. 其实并没有
[CHATTERING]
2002年交易截止日
BlLLY: Suzanne, get Shapiro on the phone. 苏珊，帮我联络沙斐洛
You thinking Rincon? His season's done. He's lost faith. 你想要Rincon? 对啊，他这季已经没搞头了
I think he's gonna dump him. Hard-core. 我想他会卖掉他 正点
SUZANNE: Shapiro on 2. 沙斐洛2线
Mark, Billy. Let's be honest. 马克我是比利，开门见山的说吧
A premier setup man isn't gonna get you closer to the play-offs. 就算有顶级设局投手 也没办法把你们带进季后赛
MARK [OVER SPEAKER]: Are you referring to Rincon? 你是指Rincon吗?
He's a luxury you can't afford, man. 他太贵了你负担不了的
And you can? There's half a million on his contract. 你就行吗? 他的合约上还有150万呢
And we've got at least one other suitor. 而且至少还有一队想争取他
By "at least one," you mean one. 你说 "至少一队" 就是一队了
Who is it? I'd rather not say. 是谁? 我还是别说的好
San Francisco. San Francisco. 旧金山 旧金山
I'll call you back. 等会再打给你
What do you think we can get for Magnante? 你觉得我们用麦卡提能换到什么?
Nothing. 什么都没
What's left on Venafro's contract? Two seventy-five. Venafro的合约还剩多少? 275
Suzanne, get me Sabean on the line. 苏珊，帮我联络Sabean
Get the Giants interested in Venafro, Mark's only got one buyer for Rincon. 如果我们能让巨人对Venafro感兴趣 Rincon就只剩一个买家了
Us. SUZANNE: On 3. 我们 3线
Saby-Sabster, it's Billy. What do you think of Venafro? Saby-Sabster，我是比利 你觉得Venafro怎么样?
I can let you have him for almost nothing. 我可以让你几乎免费得到他
SABEAN: Why would you do that? Because I'm amazing. 你干嘛这么好心? 因为我太神奇了
I want a couple bucks and a sweetener. 我只要几块钱和一点甜头
Throw in, say... 譬如...
Anderson. Anderson. 安德生 安德生
I like Anderson. No, you don't. Nobody likes him. 我喜欢安德生 少来了，没人喜欢他
I don't know why I'm doing this. But let's do it. 我不知道我为什么要这么做 要做就做吧
Venafro for Michaelson. Anderson. I don't know his name. Venafro换麦可森 安德生 我连他名字都不知道
I'll think about it. Think about it and call me back. 我考虑一下 考虑一下再回我电
Get Shapiro on. 联络沙斐络
SUZANNE: Shapiro's on 2. 沙斐洛2线
Mark. You can't afford him, Billy. 马克 你买不起他的比利
You sure about that? 你确定吗?
I get the impression the market for Rincon is softening. 我感觉Rincon的行情开始疲软了
Huh? I could be wrong, 啊? 可能是我弄错了
but I'd call whoever's interested 不过我会打电话给另一个买家
and see if they're still interested. Call me back. 问他是不是还有兴趣 回我电
What about the Mets for Venafro? You offered him to the Giants. 用Venafro和大都会交易怎么样? 你已经和巨人谈条件了
Suzanne, Steve Phillips. 苏珊，史蒂夫.飞利浦
Between Bonds, Kent, Nen, Snow, San Francisco's never gonna do it. 有Bonds, Kent, Nen, Snow, 旧金山绝对不会交易的
Totally agree. We just need them to cool on Rincon. 完全同意 我们只要他对Rincon放手
SUZANNE: Phillips on 2. Steve-o, it's Billy. 飞利浦2线 Steve-o, 我是比利
I hear you're looking for a reliever. I can give you Venafro. 我听说你在找左手中继 我可以给你Venafro
I can make it quick and easy. PHlLLlPS: What's the angle? 又快又简单 玩什么花样?
No angle. Who am l getting fleeced for? 没花样 我要用谁交换?
Hang on a sec. Uh, Bennett, maybe? 等等 Bennett怎么样?
How old? Twenty-six. 多老? 26
Twenty-six, Double-A? Forget it. 26岁2A? 算了
Duncan, no. 邓肯不行
No. Furbush, no. 佛布希不行
Eckerton? Eckerton? Eckerton. 爱卡顿? 爱卡顿? 爱卡顿
Eckerton. 爱卡顿
I like Eckerton. You don't even know who Eckerton is. 我喜欢爱卡顿 你连爱卡顿是谁都不知道
[PHONE RINGS]
ls Venafro hurt? No, he's fine, he's fine. Venafro受伤了吗? 没有，他很好
It's just an issue for us. 是我们的问题
Last couple times, he got hammered. Not his fault. 前几次他被打爆了 不是他的错
That was us. We misused him. It's Steve. 是我们的错，我们错用了他 史蒂夫
[WHlSPERlNG] l'm almost done. Steve Schott. 我快说完了 史蒂夫雪特
[IN NORMAL VOICE] Look, Steve-o, let me be straight with you. 请您稍等 这样吧，Steve-o我跟你实话实说
Here's the deal. I'm getting Rincon. It's a done deal. 事情是这样，我要Rincon 非要不可
l heard the Giants-- Giants want Venafro for Michaelson. 我听说巨人... 巨人要Venafro我要他们用麦可森换
Anderson. I'd rather deal with you. 安德生 我宁愿和你交易
You can give me Eckerton and $225,000 in cash, 因为你可以给我爱卡顿和22万5千现金
and the Giants can't. 而巨人不能
I'll think about it. Think about it. 我考虑看看 你好好考虑
But whoever calls me back first gets Venafro. 但是谁先回电谁就得到Venafro
Schott hung up. 雪特挂断了
Oh, l want this one. 这个我要定了
Why isn't anybody calling? 怎么都没人回电啊?
SUZANNE: Shapiro's on 2. 沙斐洛2线
Yeah? 喂?
Okay, let me talk to my owner. I'll call you back. 好的，让我和老板谈谈再回你电
Get Steve on the phone. Schott or Phillips? 帮我接史蒂夫 雪特还是飞利浦?
Why would we call Phillips? Phillips has gotta call us. 找飞利浦干嘛? 应该是他找我们
[MUTTERING]
Tell him I'm on the other line. 告诉他我在另外一线
Hi, Mr. Schott, it's Peter Brand. I apologize for putting you on hold. 雪特先生，我是彼得.布兰 抱歉让您久等
Billy asked me to call you back. Tell him we want 225,000 for Rincon. 比利要我回电给您 告诉他我们要22万5千买Rincon
Billy says he needs $225,000 for Ricardo Rincon. 比利说他需要22万5千买Ricardo Rincon
Please. 拜托
Yes, l added the "please" at the end. 是的，我最后加了"拜托"
Okay. Let me-- Hold on one second, please. 好的，请您等一下
[WHlSPERlNG] Tell him I'll pay for him. 告诉他我出钱
But when l sell him back for twice the amount next year, I keep the money. 可是明年用两倍价钱卖掉他，赚的钱归我
Okay, so Billy says he'll pay for Rincon himself. 比利说他要自己出钱买Rincon
But when he sells him for more money next year, he's keeping the profit. 但是明年把他卖掉赚的钱归他
Thank you very much. We'll call you back. Thank you. 非常感谢您，我们会再和您联络，谢谢
Come on. Come on. 来啊 来啊
[BANGlNG]
[IN NORMAL VOICE] Suzanne, call Shapiro ba-- Never mind, l got him right here. 苏珊，回电给沙斐洛... 不用了，我自己打
Mark. Yeah. 马克，是啊
Listen, l don't want Rincon pitching against me tonight. 听好了，我们不想今晚再对上Rincon
Tell him to change clothes and send him over. I got you the money. 告诉他把球衣换了送他过来 你的钱我准备好了
Yup. 是
Great. 好极
I don't wanna dampen the mood at all, but since we picked up Rincon... 我不想泼冷水，但我们买了Rincon...
We gotta send someone down. 就非得送走一个人
Mags. Hey, Billy. 老马 嗨，比利
I know I've been struggling lately. 你知道我最近很挣扎
But second half of the season, definitely turn it around. Ricky and I-- 但下半季绝对有找回手感 瑞基和我...
Mike, l need you to stop getting dressed. 老马，我需要你脱下球衣
Traded? 交易?
[SIGHS]
I'm sorry for the crap news. 抱歉带来这个坏消息
I know it hurts. 我知道这很伤人
Mike, l can't have 26 guys in the clubhouse. 老马，球员室不能有26个人啊
I get it. I get it. 我懂了 我懂了
Okay. Thanks. 好吧，谢谢
Hey, Ricardo. 嗨，Ricardo
[BOTH SPEAK lN SPANISH]
This must be a bit of a shock, I guess. 我猜你一定吓了一跳吧
ANNOUNCER 1 : Mabry hits one deep to right-center field. 梅布里把球击向中右外野
Racing back, Fick can't get it. Fick拼命后退还是没能接住
It bounces to the wall. One run is in. Two runs are in. 球打到墙上反弹回来 回来1分了 回来两分了
Mabry, on one pitch, has shot the A's in front. 梅布里一球就让运动家取得领先
Strike three called. Twelve straight wins for the Athletics. 连胜 三振出局 运动家连胜12场
Man alive, was it hairy. 这复活也太夸张了
ANNOUNCER 2: Something strange is now happening in Oakland. 奥克兰一定发生了什么怪事
You cannot argue that point. ANNOUNCER 1 : Twelve straight. 这点无庸置疑，12连胜
ANNOUNCER 3: They're making a joke out of the American League. 他们让美国联盟出尽洋相
They were in Detroit today-- ANNOUNCER 1 : He throws to first. 他们今天在底特律... 他传向一垒
And that's the sound of 1 4 straight victories. 这就是14连胜的声音
Fourteen, the longest run this year. 14，今年最长的独跑
It has slingshot the A's into first in the AL West. A nice streak. 让运动家登上美联西区首位 漂亮的连胜
ANNOUNCER 4: This team was written off. 这队本来已经消失了
How do you explain, otherwise, the victories they've come up with? 那又要怎么解释他们这些胜场呢?
ANNOUNCER 5: The Oakland A's are gonna win 1 6 consecutive games. 奥克兰运动家赢得连续第16场胜利
This is the longest win streak in baseball, folks, in 25 years. 这是25年来美国职棒最长的连胜纪录
The A's have won 1 6 in a row. 运动家连赢了16场
CALLER 1 : We're going to 20! We're going to 20! 我们要连20胜 我们要连20胜
ANNOUNCER 6: To have a winning streak of this duration, you have to be good, 要达到这么长的连胜，球队一定要强
but there's an element of randomness to it. 但这里面也有机运
The 1 927 Yankees, Ruth, Gehrig, 1927年的洋基有Ruth Gehrig双炮
Murderers' Row, some people still say the best team ever. 有人说是史上最强球队
Longest winning streak for them that year? Nine. 但那年他们最多连胜是几场? 9
CALLER 2: You guys try to analyze it from a numbers standpoint. 你们想用数字去分析他
I'm telling you, there is no explanation for what's occurring right now. 我告诉你们，现在发生的事是无法解释的
INTERVlEWER: Do you have superstitions going on? 你觉得这里面有超自然的因素吗?
Do you do things so you keep the streak alive? 要做什么事才能让这气势延续呢?
ANNOUNCER 7: The all-time record of 20 does not seem impossible anymore. 世界纪录20连胜不再遥不可及了
ANNOUNCER 8: The A's were on page one ofthe New York Times. 运动家队今天上了纽约时报的头版
They are the story in sports in this entire country. 他们是目前全国最重大的运动事件
ANNOUNCER 9: Two-two pitch, here it is. 两好两坏，球来了
Swing and a miss! Struck him out! Number 17! 挥棒落空! 三振出局! 17号!
It's taken 71 years. 花了71年
The Oakland A's have tied the Philadelphia A's. 奥克兰运动家队平了费城运动家队的纪录
The all-time franchise record 1 7 straight 神奇的17连胜纪录
and baseball's longest winning streak since 1 953. 棒球自从1953以来的最长纪录
ANNOUNCER 1 0: The A's are two wins away from tying the American League record. 奥克兰运动家再赢两场就可以平美联纪录
ANNOUNCER 5: It's gone! lt's gone! Tejada wins it! Do you believe it? 出去了! 出去了! Tejada赢了比赛! 你能相信吗?
Eighteen wins in a row! 18连胜!
ANNOUNCER 6: You could replay these 1 8 games a hundred times over. 你可以重播这18场比赛100次
And nobody wins 1 8 straight again. 不会再有人可以连赢18场了
It defies everything we know about baseball. 他推翻了我们对棒球所有的认知
ANNOUNCER 1 0: The most amazing thing you could imagine 你能想像最神奇的事情
happened over the last four days at the Coliseum. 过去4天就发生在这个球场
ANNOUNCER 5: Tejada, up the middle. The A's have won 1 9 in a row! Tejada, 球飞向中外野 运动家连赢19场!
ANNOUNCER 1 0: The 1 906 White Sox, 1906年的白袜
the 1 947 New York Yankees have company. 和1947年的纽约洋基有伴了
Nineteen in a row. 19连胜
ANNOUNCER 1 1 : The A's have a date with destiny. 运动家队和天命有约
They're going for the all-time American League record, 他们要迈向美联最高纪录
20 games in a row. 连赢20场
CALLER 1 : We're going to 20! We're gonna take the AL record to 20, baby! 我们要20连胜! 我们要把美联纪录推进到20!
[CELL PHONE RINGS] 2002年9月4日
BlLLY: Don't tell me the score, Pete. 别告诉我比分，彼得
SHARON [OVER SPEAKER]: No, Billy, it's me. 比利，是我
Sharon? Yeah. 莎朗? 对
You have a second? Yeah, what's up? 你有空吗? 有啊，怎么了?
Well, I didn't actually expect you to pick up. 我没想到你真的会接电话
I was gonna leave a message. 本来想留个讯息的
Um, Casey and l, we're here and watching the game at home. 总之凯西和我一起在家里看电视
And I just wanted to say... 我只是想说...
you did good, Billy. 你做的很好，比利
We're really proud of you. 我们真的以你为荣
I appreciate it, Sharon. 谢谢你，莎朗
Thank you. Good luck. 谢谢 祝好运
Okay. 好
Oh, Casey wants to talk to you. Hang on. 等等，凯西想和你说话
CASEY: Are you on your way to the stadium? 你正在赶去球场吗?
No, I'm on my way to Visalia to see our minor-league team. 我正要去维赛利亚看小联盟球队
Turn around, please, Dad. No way, Jose. 我求你掉头吧，爸 不可能
Turn around. Come on, Dad. Nope. Not gonna happen. 快掉头啦，爸 不，绝不可能
You're not gonna jinx it. 你不会带来霉运的
I'll talk to you later, sweetheart. I love you. 待会再谈吧甜心，爱你
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
Shit. 妈的
ANNOUNCER 1 [ON RADIO]: One out here in the fourth, and if you're just joining us, 第4局1人出局 如果你现在才加入我们
you missed a lot. 你错过了很多
And the pitch to Raul lbanez. Strike one. Raul Ibanez打击，1好球
ANNOUNCER 2: I think my recap will be simple. 我简单回顾一下吧
The A's scored six in the first, one in the second, four in the third. 运动家第1局得了6分，第2局1分，第3局4分
ANNOUNCER 1 : And people would be shocked if you just did that. Heh-heh-heh. 听到的人一定都很震惊
Eleven to nothing, the A's do lead. 11比0运动家队领先
Shit. Foul off the foot of lbanez... 妈的
[♪♪♪]
CROWD [CHANTING]: Let's go, Oakland!
[CHANTING CONTINUES]
ANNOUNCER 1 [OVER PA]: Now batting, number 2, catcher, Brent Mayne. 打者背号2号，捕手Brent Mayne
MAN 1 : Oakland! MAN 2: Here we go, Oakland!
PLAYER: Two. 2
UMPIRE: Safe. 安全上垒
ANNOUNCER 1 [OVER PA]: Now batting, 打者
number 1 8, left fielder Raul lbanez. 背号18左外野手Raul Ibanez
[♪♪♪]
[BAT CRACKS]
[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
Safe. 安全上垒
ANNOUNCER 2 [ON TV]: And the A's now lead by a score of 1 1 to 3. 运动家队现在以11比3领先
ANNOUNCER 3: A nice cushion, but you don't wanna give teams life 保险分是够多了...
and let them wedge their way back in, even when you're-- 让如果他们这样一路挥霍，即使你...
[BAT CRACKS]
[INAUDIBLE DlALOGUE]
[BAT CRACKS]
ANNOUNCER 3: Nobody out, the bases loaded. 无人出局，满垒
And Art Howe on the way to the mound to make a pitching change. 亚特豪威走上投手丘换投手
And this game is still in a state 这场比赛胜负还未定
where it could get out of control for the Athletics. 对运动家来说还是有失控的可能
JONGEWAARD: We're all told at some point we can no longer play the children's game. 我们都会在某个时间点 被告知不能再玩孩子的游戏
We just don't know when that's gonna be. 只是不一定是什么时候
Some of us are told at 1 8, some of us are told at 40, but we're all told. 有些人是18岁，有些人是40岁 但迟早会被告知的
ANNOUNCER 3: Mike Sweeney with runners at first and third. 轮到Mike Sweeney打击，一三垒有人
It's an 1 1-to-7 game, the A's in front. 目前比数11比7运动家队领先
Tam peering in for the sign. Tam正在看暗号
Two out. Runners at first and third. 2出局一三垒有人
And the 3-2 delivery. 2好3坏满球数
[♪♪♪]
MAN: It's weird, Billy. 这有点奇怪，比利
You wanna give up baseball to become a scout? 你要放弃棒球去当球探?
BlLLY: I'm not a baseball player. 我不是棒球选手
MAN: Are you sure this is what you want? 你确定这是你想要的?
ANNOUNCER 3: The crowd is roaring. Koch is ready. One-two pitch. 现场喊声震天 Koch准备好了，2好1坏
Alicea puts it in play, a looper to left field for a base hit. Alicea把球击穿了三游防线
Around third, tearing for the plate, here comes the tying run. 跑者绕过3垒继续往本垒冲 追平分要来了
Sliding safe. And the ball game is tied at 1 1-all. 滑垒成功 比赛现在变成11比11平手了
Holy Toledo. 老天爷
The A's have blown an 1 1 -to-nothing lead. 运动家把11分领先败光了
This is the specter of a development that has been lurking now 自从皇家队在第4局得了5分之后
ever since the five-run fourth inning by the Royals. 球场就开始弥漫着一股不详的气忿
And the A's date with destiny is on hold right now. 运动家的天命之约恐怕要等等了
[CROWD CHEERING]
ART: Hatteberg. Hattie. 海登堡 小海
Grab a bat. You're hitting for Byrnesy. 拿支球棒 你代Byrnesy打击
Come on, let's go. Get yourself loose. 加油，放轻松
ANNOUNCER 1 [OVER PA]: Hitting for Eric Byrnes, 代替Eric Byrnes打击的是
number 1 0, Scott Hatteberg. 背号10号史考特.海登堡
[♪♪♪]
ANNOUNCER 3: In your typical A's fashion. They want a base runner here. 如果照运动家的典型打法 现在他们会先求有人上垒
Scott Hatteberg is so adept at drawing walks. 史考特.海登堡非常喜欢等保送
He's looking for Hatteberg to get on base, 他希望海登堡先生垒
maybe bring in a pinch runner. 然后换个代跑
CROWD [CHANTING]: Let's go, Oakland!
[BAT CRACKS]
[♪♪♪]
ANNOUNCER 3: That one is gone! 这球留不住了!
And it's 20 consecutive victories for the Oakland Athletics 奥克兰运动家拿下20连胜
on an unbelievable night 在让人难以至信的一晚
when they lost an 1 1 -to-nothing lead 他们赔光了11比0的领先
and now they win it. 现在却赢了
[CHEERlNG]
The crowd comes back to insane life. 观众又回复了疯狂
How do you explain it? 这要怎么解释呢?
Crazy. Just plain crazy. 疯狂，完全的疯狂
Hatteberg is mobbed at home plate. 海登堡在本垒被大家包围
In 1 03 years of American League baseball, 在美国职棒103年历史中
the Athletics have accomplished what no one has before. 运动家队完成了前无古人的壮举
They have won 20 consecutive games. 他们连续赢了20场比赛
BlLLY: It's hard not to be romantic about baseball. 你怎么可能不爱上棒球呢
This kind of thing, it's fun for the fans. 这些东西，对球迷来说很好玩
It sells tickets and hot dogs. 可以多卖几张球票和热狗
Doesn't mean anything. 可是没有任何意义
PETER: Billy, we just won 20 games in a row. 比利，我们刚连赢了20场比赛
And what's the point? 有什么意义?
PETER: We just got the record. 我们创了纪录
Man, l've been doing this for... 我做这行已经...
Listen, man. 听好了
I've been in this game a long time. 我加入这游戏很久了
I'm not in it for a record, I'll tell you that. 我可以跟你说，我不是为了纪录
I'm not in it for a ring. 也不是为了戒指
That's when people get hurt. 这就是让人心碎的时刻
If we don't win the last game of the Series, 如果我们没打赢球季最后一场球
they'll dismiss us. 我们就会被解雇
Billy-- I know these guys. 比利... 我了解这些人
I know the way they think, and they will erase us. 我知道他们的思考模式 他们会抹去我们
And everything we've done here, 我们在这里所做的一切
none of it'll matter. 都不重要了
Any other team wins the World Series, good for them. 其他队赢了世界大赛，很好
They're drinking champagne, they get a ring. 他们喝香槟得到冠军戒指
But if we win, 可是如果我们赢了
on our budget, with this team... 凭我们经营这支球队的预算...
we'll have changed the game. 我们会改变游戏规则
And that's what I want. 这就是我要的
I want it to mean something. 我要活的有意义
[♪♪♪]
ANNOUNCER 1 : The A's going to the play-offs with the West Division title. 运动家队顶着西区冠军的头衔打入季后赛
ANNOUNCER 2: Forgive the A's if they're not celebrating. 原谅运动家队，如果他们没有在庆祝
They have been here before, 因为他们到过这里
when Oakland went up two games to none on the Yanks in the ALDS, 实际上就是去年 奥克兰在分区决赛以2比0绝对优势领先洋基
and went nowhere after losing three straight. 之后却连输3场遭到淘汰
With a win today over the Twins, Oakland moves into the ALCS 如果今天能打败双城 奥克兰就能继1992年之后
for the first time since 1 992. 再次打入美联决赛
ANNOUNCER 3: But remember one thing. 但请记住一件事
Percentages hold up over a season, but for one game, one at bat, 以整季来说统计数字当然有用 但缩减到一场比赛一个打席
throw the percentages out the window. 就可以把统计数字丢出窗外了
[CROWD CHEERING]
ANNOUNCER 4: What the Minnesota Twins exposed is the fact that the Oakland A's 明尼苏打双城队所揭露的是
were fundamentally not a sound baseball team. 奥克兰运动家队并不是一支基础稳固的强队
They had a flawed concept that started with the general manager 他们的经理提出了一套有缺陷的理论
and the brain trust thinking they could reinvent baseball. 让老板相信他们可以重新定义棒球
You can't approach baseball 但是你不能用数豆子的统计方式
from a statistical, bean-counting point of view. 来打棒球
lt's won on the field with fundamental play. 球场上的硬功夫才是赢球关键
You have to steal, you have to bunt, you have to sacrifice. 你得盗垒、你得短打、你得打牺牲打
You gotta get men in scoring position, and you gotta bring them in. 你必须把人送上得分位置 然后把他送回来
And you don't do that with a bunch of statistical gimmicks. 这用一堆统计数字是办不到的
Nobody reinvents this game. 没有人能重新定义棒球
[♪♪♪]
[BOTTLE CAP CLATTERS]
[LIQUlD POURlNG]
[CELL PHONE RINGlNG]
Yeah. 喂
[♪♪♪]
HENRY: Due respect to the Coliseum, but this is a ballpark. 我无意贬低体育馆，但这是个棒球场啊
BlLLY: Yes, it is. 没错
We're gonna have some lunch in a little bit. 我们要去吃点午餐
Why don't l have some coffee sent up? 不如我叫人送咖啡上来吧?
Denise? 丹妮丝?
HENRY: Thank you, Denise. 谢谢，丹妮丝
BlLLY: Thanks. You're welcome. 谢谢
You know, it's her birthday and l need to get her a present, 今天是她生日，我得给她买个礼物
but she's usually the one that does that for me. 但通常都是她买礼物给我
So do you have any ideas? 你有什么好点子吗?
Scarf. 围巾
You mean like wool? 你是说羊毛那种吗?
No, I meant what women wear with... You know, decorative. 不，我是说女人穿来... 你知道，装扮用的
Ah. And where would I get something like that? 我到哪儿去买这种东西啊?
No disrespect, I just lost in five for the second year in a row. 请恕我无礼 我刚连续第2年输掉了分区冠军赛的第5战
Get her a bowling ball for all I care. 给她买颗保龄球吧，我才不管
Right. 好吧
Well, Steve told me he's offering you a new contract. 史蒂夫告诉我他给了你一份新和约
Yes. 是的
So why did you return my call? 那你为什么要回我电话?
Because it's the Red Sox. 因为这里是红袜队
Because I believe science might offer an answer to the Curse of the Bambino. 因为我相信科学可以破解贝比鲁斯的诅咒
Because I hear you hired Bill James. Yup. 因为我听说你雇了比尔金
You know, why someone took so long to hire that guy is beyond me. 我实在想不通 为什么过了这么久才有人雇他
Well, baseball hates him. 棒球界恨他
Well, baseball can hate him, you know. 好吧，棒球界可以恨他
One of the great things about money is that it buys a lot of things, 钱的好处就是可以买各种东西
one of which is the luxury to disregard what baseball likes, 其中一项就是可以忽视 棒球界喜欢什么，不喜欢什么
doesn't like, what baseball thinks, doesn't think. 棒球界是怎么思考的，不是怎么思考的
[CHUCKLES]
Ah. Sounds nice. 听起来不错
Well... 好吧...
I was grateful for the call. 我非常感激您的邀请
You were grateful? Yeah. 你很感激? 是啊
For 41 million, you built a play-off team. 你用410万薪水打造了一支球队
You lost Damon, Giambi, Isringhausen, Pena, 你失去了戴蒙、吉昂比、伊士宁豪森、潘尼亚
and you won more games without them than you did with them. 但是你失去他们之后反而赢了更多比赛
You won the exact same number of games that the Yankees won, 你们的胜场数和洋基队完全一样
but the Yankees spent 1 .4 million per win, 但是洋基每赢1场要花140万
and you paid 260,000. 你只要26万
I know you're taking it in the teeth, but the first guy through the wall, 我知道你受了很多委屈 但是带头改革的人
he always gets bloody. 总是会弄得满身是伤
Always. This is threatening not just a way of doing business, 你威胁到的不只做生意的方式
but in their minds, it's threatening the game. 你威胁到他们的心智 就是威胁到整个棒球
Really, what it's threatening is their livelihood, their jobs. 实际威胁到的是他们的生计，他们的工作
It's threatening the way that they do things. 威胁到他们做事的方法
Every time that happens, 每当有这种事发生
whether it's a government, a way of doing business, whatever, 不管是政府，或是某种做生意的方法 不管是什么
the people who are holding the reins, 那些掌权的人
they have their hands on the switch, 那些按开关的人
they go batshit crazy. 他们都会发狂
I mean, anybody who's not tearing their team down right now 我是说，任何没有立刻拆解他球队
and rebuilding it using your model, 然后用你的模式重建的人
they're dinosaurs. 全部都是恐龙
They'll be sitting on their ass on the sofa in October 他们10月会呆坐上沙发上
watching the Boston Red Sox win the World Series. 看着波士顿红袜队赢得世界冠军
What's this? 这是什么?
I want you to be my general manager. That's my offer. 我要你做我球队的经理，这是我开的条件
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PETER: Heads up. 抬头
What was that? 这是干什么?
Sorry. l don't know. What the hell was that? 抱歉，我不知道 你到底想干什么啊?
You knucklehead. 白痴
How was Boston? 波士顿怎么样?
Impressive. 让人印象深刻
Did Henry make you a good offer, at least? 亨利至少有开个好价钱吧?
Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter. What was it? What was it? 没差，没差 多少? 多少?
Doesn't matter. What was it? 没差啦 多少?
That makes you the highest-paid GM in the history of sports. 这会让你成为运动史上最高薪的经理人
So? 所以呢?
So what? 是又怎么样?
I made one decision in my life based on money. 我这生已经为钱做了一次错误决定
And l swore I would never do it again. 我发誓不会再做第二次了
You're not doing it for the money. 你不是为钱而做
No? No. 不是吗? 不是
You're doing it for what the money says. 你是为这笔钱代表的价值而做
And it says what it says to any player that makes big money. 每个领高薪的球员也是一样
That they're worth it. 他们值得
What a dump. 满口屁话
I really wanted to win here. 我真的想在这里赢
I really did. 我真的想
I think you won pretty big, Billy. 我觉得你已经赢了，比利
Pete, we lost. 彼得，我们输了
We lost. 我们输了
It's only been a few days. Give yourself some time to get over it. 才没过几天 给你自己一点时间恢复吧
Man, l don't get over these things. 老兄，这种事我永远没办法恢复
Ever. 永远
Come with me to the video room. I wanna show you something. 跟我来视听室，我想给你看个东西
No, man, I'm not up for film right now. 不了，我现在没心情看片
Come on. Seriously. 来吧，我说真的
Come on, Billy. Come on. 走啊，比利
PETER: The Visalia Oaks 维赛利亚 橡树队
and our 240-pound catcher, Jeremy Brown, 这是我们240磅的捕手杰瑞米.布郎
who, as you know, is scared to run to second base. 你也认识的，他不敢往二垒跑
This was in a game six weeks ago. 这是6星期前的比赛
This guy's gonna start with a fastball. 这家伙会投快速球
Jeremy's gonna take him to deep center. 杰瑞米会把球送去中外野
Here's what's interesting, 有趣的事要来了
because Jeremy's gonna do what he never does. 因为杰瑞米将要做他从来不做的事
He's gonna go for it. 他要拼了
He's gonna round first and he's gonna go for it. 他要通过一垒往二垒冲
Okay? 好吗?
This is all of Jeremy's nightmares coming to life. 杰瑞米的所有恶梦在此成真
Aw, they're laughing at him. And Jeremy's about to find out why. 他们都在笑他 杰瑞米马上要发现为什么了
Jeremy's about to realize 杰瑞米即将了解
that the ball went 60 feet over the fence. 那颗球飞过全垒打墙60尺
He hit a home run and didn't even realize it. 他打了全垒打，自己却不知道
How can you not be romantic about baseball? 你怎么可能不爱上棒球呢?
It's a metaphor. I know it's a metaphor. 这是隐喻 我知道这是隐喻
Okay. 好吧
Pete, you're a good egg. 彼得，你是好样的
I'll call you. 电话联络
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CASEY [ON RECORDING]: Hey, Dad, this is the song I told you I'd record. 嗨，爸，这是我答应要录给你的歌
Please don't show it to anyone else. 千万别让别人听
Let me know if you change your mind and stay in California. 如果你改变主意留在加州要告诉我喔
If not, you're a really great dad. 就算没有，你也是个好爸爸
♪ l'm just a little bit Caught in the middle ♪ 我只是有点不大不小
♪ Life is a maze And love is a riddle ♪ 生活是迷宫，爱情让我猜不透
♪ l don't know where to go Can't do it alone, I've tried ♪ 我不知道何去何从 我一个人办不到，我试过
♪ And I don't know why ♪ 我不知道为什么
♪ l'm just a little girl Lost in the moment ♪ 我只是个迷失在当下的小女孩
♪ l'm so scared But l don't show it ♪ 我好害怕，但是我装着不怕
♪ l can't figure it out It's bringing me down ♪ 我百思不解，这让我沮丧
♪ l know l've got to let it go ♪ 我知道我应该放开
♪ And just enjoy the show ♪ 只管享受这场秀
♪ Slow it down, make it stop ♪ 放慢速度，让他停下
♪ Or else my heart Is going to pop ♪ 不然我的心会爆炸
♪ 'Cause it's too much Yeah, it's a lot ♪ 因为我受不了
♪ To be something I'm not ♪ 假装是我不是的人太辛苦
♪ l'm a fool, out of love ♪ 我是傻子，用完了爱
♪ And I just can't get enough ♪ 给我再多好像也不够
♪ l'm just a little bit Caught in the middle ♪ 我只是有点卡在中间
♪ Life is a maze And love is a riddle ♪ 生活像迷宫，爱情让人猜不透
♪ l don't know where to go Can't do it alone, I've tried ♪ 我不知道何去何从 我一个人办不到，我试过
♪ And I don't know why ♪ 我不知道为什么
♪ l'm just a little girl Lost in the moment ♪ 比利.宾恩回绝了红袜1250万美金的高薪 我只是个迷失在当下的小女孩
♪ l'm so scared But l don't show it ♪ 选择留在奥克兰经营运动家队
♪ l can't figure it out It's bringing me down ♪ 我百思不解，这让我沮丧
♪ l know l've got to let it go ♪ 两年后红袜靠着在奥克兰发展出的理论
♪ And just enjoy the show ♪ 夺下1918年之后的首次世界冠军
♪ Dum-dee-dum Da-dum-dee-dum ♪ Dum-dee-dum Da-dum-dee-dum
♪ Just enjoy the show ♪ 只管享受这场秀
♪ You're such a loser, Dad You're such a loser, Dad ♪ 比利还再试着赢得球季最后一场比赛
♪ You're such a loser, Dad Just enjoy the show ♪ 你好逊喔，爸 只管享受生活
♪ You're such a loser, Dad You're such a loser, Dad ♪ 你好逊喔爸，你好逊喔爸
♪ You're such a loser, Dad ♪ 你好逊喔爸
♪ Just enjoy the show ♪♪ 好好享受生活吧
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