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Goodbye August, Hello September 2008 By Jim Molony / MLB.com
Admit it, you're beginning to believe that something extraordinary is going to
happen this season. I mean, if the dog days of August didn't pull the plug on
the amazing stories taking place in Tampa Bay and Chicago, how can September
trip up the Rays and Cubs?
承認吧，其實你已經開始相信在這個球季將會發生某些非比尋常的事情。我指的是，如果
八月這樣的大熱天都沒辦法阻止在坦帕灣跟芝加哥發生的這些驚人情節，那九月又怎麼能
夠妨礙光芒隊跟小熊隊繼續創造驚奇呢？
August took its best shots, but both teams remained solidly in first place in
their respective divisions on Labor Day. In a month that also saw baseball
implement instant replay and Davey Johnson's Team USA take home a bronze medal
at the Summer Games in Beijing, the Cubs and Rays and their bids to make
baseball history remained in the spotlight as we moved into September.
八月已經盡力讓大家很熱了，但是這兩支球隊在勞動節時依然各自穩坐分區第一名。在這
個月裡，比賽開始使用即時重播系統，美國國家代表隊也在北京奧運取得銅牌，當我們邁
入九月，光芒跟小熊也憑自己的努力繼續創造歷史。
Topping last year's finish, highlighted by Colorado's 14-1 dash to the
playoffs, will be tough, but with 14 teams either leading or within seven games
of a playoff berth, the stage is once again set.
要像去年洛磯隊在季賽最後階段的暴走是不太容易，但在各區領先的球隊已經接近拿到季
後賽門票的情況下，晉級季後賽球隊的名單已經逐漸底定。
September could also see an emotional farewell unless the Yankees make a
Rockies-like rally to make the playoffs. Absent of that, their Sept. 21 game
against Baltimore will be the final one at Yankee Stadium as the team moves
into its new stadium in 2009.
除非洋基像去年落磯一樣威猛，否則老洋基球場即將在九月與大家告別。如果洋基無緣季
後賽，九月二十一日與金鶯隊的比賽將是老洋基球場的告別演出。
《Goodbye, August》
1.Mr. August: Manny Ramirez, Dodgers. Ramirez was already a star before he
joined the Dodgers, but he has really lit up Los Angeles since his arrival. His
.415 batting average, nine homers and 25 RBIs ranked among the top five in the
Major Leagues for August. His on-base plus slugging percentage of 1.244 led the
Majors.
八月先生：道奇隊 Manny Ramirez。
在加入道奇隊之前，他已經是一顆星星；加入道奇後，他帶領著球隊一飛沖天到天頂看星
星。AVG .415／9 HR／25 RBI都在MLB榜上前五名，攻擊指數OPS 1.244 更是領先群雄。
2.Cy August: Cliff Lee, Indians. Lee went 5-0 with a 1.86 ERA for the month and
helped the Tribe go on a 10-game winning streak. It was an August performance
that padded Lee's already impressive Cy Young credentials