It’s been a rough go for closers in 2012
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Matthew Pouliot｜ Apr 6, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
Opening Day isn’t even over yet — only 13 games are in the books as of this
writing — yet we’ve already seen three blown saves, two from very unlikely
sources.
在這篇文章完成之時，大聯盟只進行了13場開幕賽。但我們已經目睹三次救援機會
被搞砸，其中兩場還是來自非常不可能發生此情況的人。
The joke yesterday that this might be The Year of the Pitcher again. It doesn’
t, however, look like it will be The Year of the Closer.
昨天有笑話說今年仍有可能是屬於投手的一年，但看來這年並不屬於終結者們的。
Let’s run it down:
NY Yankees: Mariano Rivera – future HOF takes blown save, loss in debut
Detroit: Jose Valverde – After going 49-for-49 in 2011, blows save in opener
Cleveland: Chris Perez – Blows three-run lead in ninth, Indians lose in 16
Chi Cubs: Carlos Marmol – Lost opener after entering tie game
以下是開幕賽砸鍋組的清單：
1.洋基 Rivera：這位未來名人堂成員救援失敗還輸球
2.老虎：Valverde：去年49次機會沒一次失敗，昨天就成了他今年第一次
3.印地安人 Perez：在第九局被尻三分，笑臉人在16局比賽後還是輸球
4.小熊 Marmol：平手時入場輸球
And, of course, one-sixth of baseball’s closers are currently on the
disabled list:
Boston: Andrew Bailey (thumb surgery, out 3-5 months)
Cincinnati: Ryan Madson (Tommy John surgery, out for season)
Kansas City: Joakim Soria (Tommy John surgery, out for season)
Tampa Bay: Kyle Farnsworth (elbow strain, out 4-6 wks)
Washington: Drew Storen (sore elbow, out 2 weeks)
當然，聯盟還有6分之1表定終結者目前在根本不能上場的傷兵名單，他們包括：
1.紅襪 Bailey：拇指手術，會缺賽3-5月
2.紅人 Madson：Tommy John手術，整季報銷
3.皇家 Soria：跟上面一樣開TJ整季報銷
4.光芒 Farnsworth：手肘不適，會缺賽4-6周
5.國民 Storen：手肘酸痛，會缺賽2週
So, maybe the eighth inning is a lot easier after all. Unless you’re Kerry
Wood.
所以說，今年對第八局的布局投手可能會顯得輕鬆點－除非你是小熊的Kerry Wood。