虛騰其上

晚間七時許，大學生的黃金時段-雖然從來沒有學者、研究人員為這個
三至五小時的享樂鐘點作明確定義，但它的確是所有大學生的共識。
如果我讀的是都會區大學，這時大概在誠品書局看著被視為如北極圈
冷門的魏晉南北朝史論稿，一邊思索接下來要去某個山頭或公園，和
三五好友觀星賞月、無病呻吟。可惜的是，現實中這裡比家鄉更加
偏僻，在這美好時分，只能拍打嗡嗡作響的黑蚊，無勝於聊的看著球賽
轉撥。

「Balala～Boom，Sayaonrara！轟不讓，費南德斯雙響炮。Oh~My God!」
又來了，林姓主播總是能夠慢半拍又莫名其妙的興奮久久不能自己。
手機振動，難得在這時候。「喂，小劉嗎？你在宿舍嗎？你手上有沒有
啥米Photoshop、DreamWeaver啦？阿阿阿，如果有Flash也順便帶來嘿！」
一接起來就被劈哩啪啦連環砲問了一大串，雖然是家中的號碼，可是這人
並不是我的家人-雖然我必須尊稱他一聲『叔叔』。待電話那頭安靜後，
我才慢條斯理的回答「嗯、嗯、有。我知道了。」「那就醬啦，記得要帶
回來嘿！你爸問你好不好，記得呦。」不到一秒，叔叔做出總結。電腦
音響又傳來鬼吼「渡邊直人用生命擋下這球，不敢置信…。」

兩天後，回到家中父親才解釋「因為廟裡買了電腦，所以需要那些軟體。」
「廟裡買電腦做什麼？」「作網頁啊！」多麼簡單有力的五個字，我有如一
隻鬥敗的公雞低頭蔟羽，出門前往廟裡。
帶著不可計量的心不甘情不願，我再次踏進這既熟悉又陌生的大殿。依次向
觀音菩薩、五府兵將、福德正神、註生娘娘行禮拜過，轉進右殿休息間。
叔叔正側身躺臥在廉價沙發上發呆，讓我想起電影性愛巴士開頭，雙眼無神
斜靠浴缸的頹廢男主角。

都會寂寞、性愛、不信任感三大要素貫穿整部影片，導演Paul Dawson或許
藉此側寫美國年輕一代對自己身份認同、情感聯繫的困惑，但看在我這個
保守派的眼裡，現代飲食男女拿性愛充當人際關係麻醉劑而恍然不覺，何異
於吸毒？不知大陸經商失敗回台的叔叔看了此片又是哪番感慨？雖屆逾知命
之年，叔叔終日出入家中與父親發牢騷、縱情卡啦OK借酒消愁，不也是自我
麻痺。「當然，這位看似落魄的中年男子沒有自拍口交的僻好。」

等待軟體安裝的空檔，旁聽叔叔與父親、阿水伯一干長輩們的閒談，叔叔突然
指著我說「好險小劉有帶軟體回來，要不然廟裡的網頁要誰作？你們不知喔，
黑咧PhotoShop多強多強、甘有聽過影像合成？恁看過蔡依林的臉配劉德華的
身軀瞴？哈哈哈，我隴曉得。」阿水伯立刻吐嘈「對啦，恁隴曉得，最會毫洨
的桐仔全庄誰不相識！」隨即爆出一陣狂笑。

嘟嘟兩聲，輕按mp3的播放鍵。「There's talk on the street,it sounds
so familiar. Great expectations,everybody's watching you. People
you meet they all seem to know you. Even your old friends treats
you like you're something new.」Sony耳機送來熟悉的鄉村曲調前奏，
老鷹New Kid in Town，多麼應景啊，對村內父執輩來說，叔叔不也是那位
New Kid in Town?離家背井十餘年，故人疑為異鄉客。我看著說得口沫橫飛
的叔叔無聲的唱著「Jonny-come-lately, the new kid in Town. Will she
still love you when you’re not around?」

唱著唱著，不經意抬頭，遙望朱顏雕欄，十分氣派二分虛浮、一分發自內心
的厭惡。前篇文章曾提至新廟給我的不安定感，如今，已升成厭惡。忍不住
詢問「為什麼廟當初一定要改建呢？以前的小廟不也是很溫馨嗎？不過小了
點。」父親頭也不抬的回答「因為神明託夢給當時的主委。」

<想像的共同體>一書曾引用奧爾巴哈<<仿擬>>一段：
如果像以撒(聖經中亞伯拉罕之子，被其父獻祭給上帝)的犧牲這樣的事件，
被詮釋為預告了基督的犧牲，因而前者彷彿像是宣告且承諾了後者的事件。
而後者則成就了前者，那麼，在兩個互相沒有時間或因果關聯的事件之間，
某種關連就被建立起來了-而這個關連是無法用理性在水平的次元上建立起
來的…。

換而言之，當時主委某日午夜夢迴被非理性的賦予『神明要求』的神聖性。
為了承諾後者也就是新廟的興建，廟前的三合院空地、旁邊祖父舊家因此被
徵用。假設地方政府興建蚊子館是貨真價實的官商勾結、上下相交賊，我的
童年回憶卻被永遠無法解釋、證實的神諭永久抹殺。可笑的是，這類繆劇仍
不時於各地上演。

猶記得，國一寒假的春節，全家前往甫落成的新廟參拜。當時祖父舊家牆壁
磚塊依稀殘存。我見熟悉的小屋透出微黃光點，前往一看，屋內滿滿的賭徒
聚精會神的注視身前的小紙牌，千百元紙鈔散落其中。「天殺的，那群混蛋
毀了我與爺爺的回憶！」而神諭是間接加害者。

如今想來，廟前賭博只是很冷酷的說明，人性的純潔與污衊是如此的接近。

數月前，至台北遊玩，與友人相約捷運西門站。友人爽約，我只能漫無目的
在從未來過的西門町四處流竄。人生地不熟，不自覺迷走於略有日式色彩的
幽靜巷弄，目光突然被一處不知名公園吸引。只見整座公園被巨大黑色鐵架
籠照，將公園獨立於周遭巷道外，像是低級藝術家惡搞的低俗戶外裝置，極
不協調而突兀。「就像新廟一樣」心底瞬間浮出異樣感覺。

一看路牌才發覺身在萬華，事後友人調侃「再走幾步就到華西街了呢！」
「唉啊，過往日本人的買春勝地，現在路過還會不會被三七仔強拉進去咧？
小生怕怕阿！」

只是，昔日的日本尋歡客舊地重遊，又是何番感嘆？

The Zen of Bobby V

距離上次的文章已經兩月了，與其說之間沒有設計相關作品，到不如說自己的怠惰。
到是在NPB方面翻譯、寫作時有所用。
這篇文章大概是華文世界的唯一翻譯吧:D，偶而誰都可以是Taiwan No.1 哈。
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April 28 (Bloomberg) -- While their fellow film students at New York University were writing papers and studying for exams last year, Andrew Jenks, Andrew Muscato and Jonah Quickmire Pettigrew were in Japan following Bobby Valentine around on a bicycle.


當紐約大學電影系的學生們撰寫報告與研究去年的範例時，, Andrew Jenks, Andrew Muscato以及 Jonah Quickmire Pettigrew此時正在日本騎著單車跟隨大情人南征北討。

They were filming ``The Zen of Bobby V,'' a documentary about the former New York Mets and Texas Rangers manager who has become a legend in Japanese baseball, someone so famous that he has a street, a beer and a burger named after him. The movie, financed by ESPN, is playing at the Tribeca Film Festival and will air May 13 on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. New York time.

他們當時在製作``The Zen of Bobby V'這部以前紐約大都會隊、德州遊騎兵隊總教練後來成為日本棒球界的傳奇人物Bobby Valentine為主角、由ESPN出資的紀錄片。在日本，他出名的程度甚至有街道、啤酒、漢堡以他為名。這部影片正於Tribeca影展上映並且會在 五月十三號晚上九點的ESPN2頻道撥出(紐約時間)


The peripatetic Valentine likes to cruise around on his bicycle, so the young filmmakers bought a tandem bike to stay close to him. Jenks and Muscato took turns pedaling, while Pettigrew sat in the back manning the camera.

這位逍遙自在的大情人喜歡騎著單車趴趴走，所以這幾個年輕製片者們也買了雙座腳踏車與他片刻不離。Jenks與Muscato輪流踩踏板，而Pettigrew則拿著攝影機在後座拍攝。

``Bobby never stops moving, so you have to be creative to keep up with him,'' Muscato said last week during a joint interview with his oviemaking partners at Bloomberg's New York headquarters.

“Booby簡直沒有停下來的時候，所以你必須要很有創意才能一直跟著他。”上周Muscato在Bloomberg紐約總部接受聯合訪問時如此說道。

The three friends previously worked together on ``Andrew Jenks, Room 335,'' an HBO documentary about Jenks's experience as a summer resident at an assisted-living facility in Florida. They took a leave of absence from NYU to make ``The Zen of Bobby V,'' spending eight months in Japan to chronicle an entire season of Valentine's Chiba Lotte Marines.

這三個朋友過去即合作拍攝過``Andrew Jenks, Room 335,''，這部HBO紀錄片是根據Jenk某個夏季曾於佛州研究援助式生活設施的經驗所拍攝。他們為了製作``The Zen of Bobby V,''離開紐約大學，而後在日本居住八個月為了記載大情人與千葉羅德海洋隊的完整球季。

Yankees Fans

Though they all grew up as Yankees fans -- Jenks, 22, in Cortlandt Manor, New York; Muscato, 22, in Basking Ridge, New Jersey; and Pettigrew, 21, in New Haven, Connecticut -- the trio had no qualms about befriending the ex-manager of New York's other big-league team.

洋基迷們

他們都是洋基迷的身分自小成長至今。Jenks，22歲，出身紐約的Cortlandt Manor；Muscato，22歲，出身紐澤西的Basking Ridge。Pettigrew，21歲出身康乃狄克的New Haven。這三人對於與這位前紐約的大聯盟球隊總教練成為朋友這件事，並不會感到不安或疑懼。

``We knew he would be a great subject,'' said Jenks, who founded his own film festival when he was 16. ``He's very talkative, to say the least, and he always speaks his mind.''

“我們認為他(大情人)會是很好的主題”，Jenks說道，這位仁兄在16歲時就開設個人影展。”他非常能言善道，總是傾心而談。”

The student filmmakers immersed themselves in Japanese baseball culture, which is very different than the American brand. For instance, fans sing and chant throughout the games, giving them a college-football feel. Chiba Lotte honored its fans by retiring the No. 26, representing an extra man on the team's 25-player roster.

這些學生製片員們將自己融入與美國大相逕庭的日本棒球文化中。舉例而言，球迷們整場比賽會一直唱著應援曲，讓他們感覺好似大學美式足球賽。千葉羅德隊將26號球衣做為永久欠番以象徵球迷們的貢獻，代表在25人登錄名單外的另一位球員。

``They're more like soccer fans than baseball fans,'' Muscato said. ``They take it incredibly seriously. They travel with the team and they sing for all the batters.''

Japanese baseball is also unique on the field, where discipline and team unity take priority over freedom and individual flair.

“’比起棒球迷，他們更像是足球迷。”Muscato說著。”他們(球迷)用不敢置信的認真態度看待球隊。他們隨球隊旅行各地，為全體打者唱應援曲。”
日本棒球在其他方面也是獨樹一格，隊伍的一致性與紀律的重要性絕對前於個人自由與才能。

"These guys will come in on their off day and practice for eight hours,'' Jenks said. ``And nobody ever questions what the manager says.''

"即使是非賽事日，球員還是會出來練習個八小時。”Jenks談道。
"從來沒有人會質疑教練所說的一字一言。”

Stars Leaving Japan

In recent years, stars like Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Matsui have left Japan to play in the U.S. While the Japanese are proud to see their heroes make it in the majors, their loss has taken a toll.

"TV viewership is down and teams have had to merge,'' Pettigrew said.
"There's really only two teams that are making money in Japan.''

球星的出走

最近幾年來，松井秀喜、松坂大輔、Ichiro等球星陸續赴美挑戰MLB，日本國民們以這些在美國奮鬥的英雄們為榮，但他們的離開也造成了某種程度的損失。

"電視轉播權益金下滑、還有球隊合併”Pettigrew說”在日本只有兩支球隊真正有盈餘。"

The three-man crew followed Valentine on and off the field. He's seen walking through Japanese gardens, climbing Mount Fuji, filming commercials, mingling with fans and giving pep talks in the locker room.

影片三人組跟著大情人東奔西跑。參觀日式庭園、爬富士山、拍攝電視廣告、跟球迷們搏感情以及在休息室對球員們精神訓話。

We also see Valentine, who is in his second stint as Chiba Lotte's manager, giving an emotional speech to the crowd in Japanese after the Marines win their first-round playoff series. (Valentine isn't fluent in Japanese, but he knows enough to communicate.)

我們也同時看到大情人，這位再度就任的千葉羅德隊總教練，在海洋隊突破季後賽第一輪的賽後對著群眾來段充滿情緒性的談話。(大情人的日語並不輪轉，但也足以溝通。)

``It reminded me of `Gladiator,''' Muscato said. ``Everybody was chanting Bobby's name. He won everybody over because the Japanese love it when you make an attempt to speak their language.''

“這讓我想起電影神鬼戰士(`Gladiator)，所有人都在呼喊大情人的名子。日本人喜愛外人努力試著說日語的感覺，大情人藉此贏得了大家的愛戴。”

Living Alone

Valentine, who turns 58 next month, lives alone in Japan during the season while his wife Mary remains home in Stamford, Connecticut. She visits him every other month, but even then it's hard to get his mind off the game.

獨自生活

大情人，下個月即將步入五十八歲，整個球季都在日本過著單身生活而他的妻子Mary則留在康乃狄克的Stamford的老家，Mary每隔一個月會來陪伴丈夫，但即使如此仍難以讓他忘懷球賽。

"During the season, all he thinks about is baseball,'' Muscato said. ``And after all these years, he still takes losing very hard. He shuts down and becomes introverted, which isn't the way he usually acts.''

"大情人整季內心所思只有棒球”Muscato說:”過了這麼多年，他還是把輸球看得很重。他會默不作聲、變得有些內向，這不是他平常表現的樣子”

最後兩段是談到製片者何時要畢業bala bala...就略過囉。要說我偷懶也可以啦XD

電影預告片:http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200804252585715[/img]

CNN-Rice talk in track

(CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice promised Tuesday to push for the resumption of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process that was sidetracked by a new wave of violence.
美國國務卿萊斯週二承諾將會繼續推動被新一波衝突事件失焦的以巴和談。

Rice was in Cairo, Egypt, as part of a whirlwind tour of the Middle East ahead of NATO ministerial meetings later this week in Brussels, Belgium. In addition to Egypt, the secretary of state will huddle with top Israeli and Palestinian officials.
在一週後將於比利時的布魯塞爾舉行的北約部長級會議之前，萊斯展開中東的旋風之旅，埃及是其中一站。除了埃及外，她將與以巴雙方高層會談。

Her arrival comes a day after Israel completed a five-day operation in Gaza to hunt down Palestinian militants who have been firing dozens of rockets into Israel.
在以色列完成為位於加薩走廊為期五日、瞄準一直以來持續對以色列發射火箭的巴勒斯坦好戰派的攻擊行動後，萊斯到來。

Rice took Israel and Hamas-backed militants to task for the violence.
對於這次衝突，萊斯譴責以色列與哈瑪斯支持的好戰派。

"There needs to be a stop to the rockets," Rice said at a news conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit. "There needs to be an awareness of what is happening to innocent civilians and an effort to prevent innocent people from being harmed."
“火箭攻擊必須停止。”萊斯在與埃及外交部長Aboul Gheit召開的記者會上聲明。”我們該意識到衝突中，對無辜民眾所造成的影響，並且努力不讓他們被傷害。”

The operations, which prompted an emergency U.N. Security Council session Saturday night, resulted in the deaths of at least 110 Palestinians, according to Palestinian medical sources. The Israel Defense Forces said two Israeli soldiers were killed.
根據巴勒斯坦醫療機構統計，這次以色列攻擊造成至少110位巴勒斯坦人死亡，也促使週六晚上聯合國安全理事會緊急開會。以色列國防軍聲明有兩位以色列士兵被殺害。

The Egyptian foreign minister accused Israel of escalating the level of violence in its response to the rocket attacks.
埃及外交部長指控以色列對於火箭攻擊的回應提高了衝突等級。

"The Israelis are exaggerating the military [re]action to whatever is happening on the Palestinian side in Gaza," according to Gheit, who said Hamas must "mend its ways" and join the peace process.
“無論在加薩走廊的巴勒斯坦方面發生何事，以色列正用誇大的軍事行動反應他們。”這位曾說過哈瑪斯必須”改正路線”並加入以巴和談的外交部長如此言道。

The military operation did not halt missile fire from Gaza, which is run by Hamas -- a Palestinian faction committed to the destruction of Israel. The rival Fatah controls the West Bank and is engaged in the peace process with Israel.
這次行動沒能停止哈瑪斯對於以色列的火箭攻擊。哈瑪斯的對頭，法塔組織掌控約旦河西岸，在與以色列的和談中有所協議。

President Mahmoud Abbas, a Fatah member, suspended peace talks with Israel in protest of Israel's operation in Gaza.
法塔派的總理阿巴斯暫停和以色列的和談以抗議以色列對加薩地區的攻擊行動。

Delaying peace talks only benefits "those who don't want to see a two-state solution," Rice told reporters on her way to Cairo.
萊斯在前往開羅的途中對記者表示。和談的停止只有利於”那些不想看到兩國方案的人”

"I do think that negotiations ought to resume as soon as possible," she said.
“我認為雙方的協商應當儘快繼續。”萊斯說道。

Rice said she spent the weekend on the phone, paving the way for Tuesday's talks with Egyptian, Palestinian and Israeli officials.
萊斯表示，她花了整個週末在電話中，為週二以巴高層在埃及的對談鋪路。

Done with her meetings in Egypt, Rice was scheduled to huddle with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Tuesday afternoon.
除了埃及的會議外，萊斯還計畫在週二下午於約旦河西岸的城鎮Ramallah與巴勒斯坦自治政府主席阿巴斯（MahmoudAbbas）和總理法雅德（Salam Fayyad）會晤，

By afternoon, Rice will be in the West Bank, huddling with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Abbas. She will put a wrap on her day in Jerusalem, having dinner and diplomatic discussions with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
下午，萊斯將會在約旦河西岸與巴勒斯坦自治政府主席阿巴斯（MahmoudAbbas）和總理法雅德（Salam Fayyad）會晤然後另外與以色列外交部長進行Tzipi Livni晚餐會，討論外交事宜。

The Bush administration is trying to revive the latest effort to bring peace to the Middle East, known as the Annapolis process.
布希政府最近試著重振權威，把和平帶向中東，如安那波里會談。

During November talks in Annapolis, Maryland, Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed on a framework for future peace talks and said they were optimistic they could seal a long-elusive peace agreement by 2009.
在十一月於馬里蘭州首府安那波里市，以巴雙方領導人同意就未來和平對談的框架下努力，並樂觀的認為2009年可能達成長期和平協約。

"The Annapolis process is hardly under way," Rice said. "We are three months into trying to resolve a conflict that has been going on for 50 years. It's going to have its ups and downs.
“安那波里會談的實行難度不低”萊斯說道”我們用三個月的時間試著解決持續50年的衝突。其中必定有些起伏。”

"There are going to be good days and bad days, and even good weeks and bad weeks. But I'm going to talk to the parties about staying focused on what needs to be done here," she said.
“接下來會有好日子與壞日子，甚至好周與壞周。不過我正要去對各派系談談把焦點歸回這裡需要什麼。”萊斯續道。

On Wednesday, Rice is scheduled to meet with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak before having lunch Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. By afternoon, she will fly to Brussels, where the NATO meetings will run through Thursday
週三，萊斯計畫和以色列總理歐麥特共進午餐前與以色列國防部長布拉克會晤。下午，將飛往布魯塞爾參加週四舉行的北約會議。

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單字解釋

resumtion(n) 重新開始 重啟

whirlwind(adj)迅速的，像風一樣的

huddle(vt)縮成一團（n）密商

militant(adj)好戰的(n)好戰的人

prompt(v)激起、促使

mend(v)改良、改正

engage with(phr)協定

halt(v)停止

pave(v)鋪路

sidetrack(v)轉移焦點

negotiation(n)談判、協商

diplomatic(adj)外交的

administration(n)政府、管理
ought to(phr)應當、照理應該

revive(v)重振、振興

framework(n)體制、結構

Annapolis 安那里斯，馬里蘭州首府

West Bank 約旦河西岸

Two-State Solution （以巴）兩國方案

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瑜珈健身房-DM 2

瑜珈健身房-DM1

NPB Ops Sorting

在各項打擊數據中，我偏好以OPS判斷打者優劣。當然啦，
因為是上壘率加上長打率，所以比較偏向長打型選手想當然爾，還是有很多可探討的空間。
資料出處http://baseballplus.jp/baseball/batter/batter_ops.php

先排兩聯盟合計前二十名
1 Rhodes 1.006
2 高橋由伸 .982
3 Woods .948
4 青木宣親 .942
5 Ramirez .940
6 山崎武司 .936
7 村田修一 .929
8 小笠原道大 .902
9 稲葉篤紀 .892
10 Cabrela .890
11 ガイエル .874
12 栗原健太 .873
13 LaRocca .871
14 阿部慎之助 .868
15 G.G.佐籐 .861
16 佐伯貴弘 .856
17 和田一浩 .843
18 金本知憲 .843
19 中村紀洋 .836
20 小久保裕紀 .831



不說不知道，說出來嚇一跳XD自從狼主季末受傷提前放寒假後，小弟只可惜就此退出與班龍武司的雙冠王競賽了。想不到排起OPS，不只是總和一位，也是唯一突破1.0大關的選手，如果今年Orix沒有找狼主回來，恩...?
柯監督：恩....囧。
還有巨人的原監督啊，你真的要讓央聯OPS第一的打者打一棒？恩....？
其他五隊監督：恩.....我已經做好被先頭打者HR的準備了，囧。


中央聯盟前20名
1 高橋由伸 .982
2 ウッズ .948
3 青木宣親 .942
4 ラミレス .940
5 村田修一 .929
6 小笠原道大 .902
7 ガイエル .874
8 栗原健太 .873
9 阿部慎之助 .868
10 佐伯貴弘 .856
11 金本知憲 .843
12 中村紀洋 .836
13 新井貴浩 .831
14 森野将彦 .824
15 李承燁 .823
16 二岡智宏 .803
17 吉村裕基 .788
18 谷佳知 .787
19 金城龍彦 .775
20 田中浩康 .762

老李跟上季比起來，退步不少。OPS從1.004->.823楊桃的東福岡高雙寶中剛好一進一退，
村田.844->.929 吉村.909->.788