Zambrano Ready for a Return to the Majors

Zambrano已經準備好再戰大聯盟
By Michael S. Schmidt
Tags: victor zambrano
August 19, 2008, 10:13 pm

TRENTON — A name that sends Mets fans into a tizzy has quietly emerged as a possible starter for the Yankees this Saturday.
一個讓梅子球迷感到興奮（或是震驚？）的名字，同樣的也可能會是星期六洋基的先發投手候選人之一。

Victor Zambrano, whom the Mets acquired in a trade for Scott Kazmir shortly before the 2004 trading deadline, pitched for the Trenton Thunder, the Yankees’ Class-AA affiliate, on Monday. His manager said Zambrano, two seasons removed from elbow surgery, is ready to pitch again in the major leagues.
2004年交易截止日之前，梅子隊交易掉Scott Kazmir而換來的Victor Zambrano，星期一在洋基2A的Trenton Thunder登板先發。他的經紀人說，因為手肘手術缺席兩個球季的Zambrano已經準備好再次登上大聯盟。

“He’s a guy who had command of both sides of the plate and command of the strike zone,” Thunder Manager Tony Franklin said on Tuesday about Zambrano’s outing, in which he pitched five innings, allowed four hits and no runs.
「他是個能夠掌控本壘板兩側以及宰制好球帶的傢伙。」星期二，Thunder總教練Tony Franklin談到Zambrano先發表現（主投五局，被打四支安打無失分）時這麼說的。

“As I have said, if you can make pitches low in the strike zone, you can pitch anywhere, and he did that and could pitch in the big leagues,” Franklin added.
「如同我所說的，如果你能夠將球控制在好球帶低的位置，那麼你到哪都能夠投球，他（Zambrano）就做到了，而且他也具備在大聯盟投球的能力。」Franklin說。

Before he was promoted to Trenton, Zambrano made two starts with the Yankees’ Class-A affiliate in Tampa and did not allow a run in eight innings.
在Zambrano升上Trenton之前，他在洋基1A先發出賽了兩場，主投八局沒有掉任何的分數。

“I am doing good and feeling good, and my arm is in good shape,” Zambrano said. “It was my second Tommy John surgery, so you have to be patient. My velocity is there — 90, 91, 89. When I signed with the Yankees it was to prove that I am healthy and to get an opportunity to pitch.”
「我表現的不錯，而且感覺也很好，我的手臂狀況也很棒。」Zambrano說。「這是我第二次動Tommy John的手術，所以必須要有耐心。我的球速還在89～91mile這個範圍。」我和洋基簽約就是要證明我依然很健康，還有機會上場投球。

The Mets’ deal for Zambrano has turned into one of the more embarrassing in team history. In 2005, his first full season with the Mets, Zambrano went 7-12 with a 4.17 earned run average. He made only five starts in 2006 before he had elbow surgery. He never pitched again for the Mets and bounced from team to team. Meanwhile, Kazmir has become one of the best left-handed pitchers in baseball.
Zambrano的合約可以說是梅子隊史上最讓人感到難堪的合約之一（編按：再怎麼樣，都有洋基這張痛痛人的合約幫你們頂著，再怎麼冏也輪不到你們　XD）。2005年是Zambrano第一個完整的球季，他繳出7勝12敗，防禦率4.17的成績。2006年，在他進行手肘手術之前，僅先發出賽了五場。之後他就再也沒有替梅子出賽過，並且換了一隊又一隊。同時，Kazmir已經成為聯盟中最好的左投手之一。

With the Yankees needing a starter for Saturday, Zambrano is being mentioned along with Carl Pavano and Phil Hughes, as possibilities.
在洋基星期六的先發投手候選人名單中，Zambrano和痛痛人與大帝同樣都是可能的人選。

And, what did Zambrano think of his chances? He shrugged his shoulders and smiled, “It’s going to be a good story. It hasn’t been easy, but I’ve been working everyday.”
然而Zambrano怎麼看待這個（重返大聯盟）的機會呢？他聳聳肩笑著說：「這可能會是個好的結果，雖然這一切並不容易，我每天都為了這個目標而努力。」

News source：http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/zambrano-ready-for-a-return-to-the-majors/