到底要講中文還是台語呢?
每當我學到一個單字，他們就會換成另一種T_T
Chinese or Taiwanese? Right when I think I know a word, they switch the language on me.
Nothing ceases to amaze me here in the China Professional Baseball League. This past weekend in Pingtong we were playing Elephants in a close game. It was about the middle of the 4th inning when the Elephants manager took a visit to the mound to make a pitching change. The manager signaled down towards the bullpen for the lefty import, Tyler Lumsden. Tyler had only thrown two warm up pitches, and his teammates in the bullpen signaled he wasn’t ready. Since the manager made the signal already, Tyler was called into action. During his warmups, the coaches realized he wasn’t loose to throw and needed to buy a way to get him more warm up pitches. They then came up with a plan to randomly act like the 3rd baseman was hurt and needed to be stretched out. While all of these shenanigans are going on, Tyler seems to get about fifteen warm up pitches in. Here is the clip of the video. It starts at the 43 second mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfiRzFL3jsI&feature=channel_video_title
在這裡驚奇總不停歇XD，誰叫這裡是種花職棒大檸檬。上個周末我們在屏東與爪爪進行一場比分很接近的比賽，大概在四局進行到一半的時候，振問來到投手丘上，然後就換投手了，囧。振問向牛棚下了個暗號，叫那個左撇子的洋投—泰勒．羅斯頓—上場。泰勒只能隨便甩兩下，小葉表示他根本還沒準備好。但朕即聖旨，都以經確定要換投手了，不管他們球迷再怎麼會喊”不~要~換~”還是得換。當他熱身的時候，教練知道他還沒伸展完全，他得多費點心思想辦法讓他多熱身一會兒。然後呢？江講~~就有個精美的計劃出現了。三壘手(其實是二壘手，不過我覺得他一定認不出來誰是誰XD)突然的不太舒服，需要暫停一下來伸展伸展。當這些詭計進行的時候，泰勒大概多練了將近15球。有圖有真像，不過我有比圖更威的，請看VCR！從43秒處開始。http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfiRzFL3jsI&feature=channel_video_title
We ended up winning Sunday 3-1. I came into the game in the 6th inning to throw in my first relief appearance of the year. We were down in the bullpen due to our blow out of a game the day before where we lost 18-2.
我們吱吱最終以3-1獲勝了。我在6局時後上場，並得到了今年的第一個中繼成功^_^。我們得在牛棚鎮守，因為前以天我們18-2搞砸了那場比賽。Orz
Prior to coming over here to Taiwan you hear many stories from former players about the gambling issues the league has had. There are stories online and in the news from prior seasons about players, politicians, and book keepers who all were involved. It is really sad to see how it can tarnish the league and the fan support. There used to be many more teams in the league, and I believe that the gambling has affected it because now there are only four teams. In just my couple of months here I have not noticed anything weird in which gambling would be involved. I think the league has done a great job in cleaning up the past issues. There are CPBL officials all over the stadium and in and around the locker room to monitor any suspicious activity. We are not allowed to use cell phones, computers, or any other electronics once we arrive to the stadium as well. This limits the communication lines for anyone trying to make any bets or give out information. The only thing that I find a little over the top is that we are not allowed to play cards in the locker room. So no Spades, Euchre, poker, or blackjack. They don’t want to associate any type of gambling, including cards I guess. Hopefully by cleaning up this issue the league can grow and expand to bring more teams back with the amount of stadiums the country has to offer.
在到台灣之前，你們已經聽過很多之前球員有關假球的負面新聞。不論是網路上或是報章雜誌都有很多之前球季的消息，球員、政客甚至是記帳人員都牽扯其中。看到職棒運動遍得黯淡無光又失去球迷支持真是讓人難過。本來聯盟裡還有更多的球隊，而我相信假球案的影響使得現在只能殘存四隊。在我到這裡的幾個月裡，我沒有發現任何跟賭博有關的怪事，我想聯盟已經為了肅清之前那些狗屁倒灶的事情下了很多心力。種花聯盟會派出很多官方人員，不論是在球場上或是休息室，到處都有人在監視可疑的一舉一動。一但到了球場，我們就不能使用手機、電腦、或是任何電子產品。這使得那些想在賭注上動手腳或是想傳遞消息的人之間的線路被切斷了。唯一讓我覺得有點太超過的是我們在休息室裡面連玩牌都不准。黑桃王、尤客牌、撲克、決勝21點，這些通通都不准。他們希望任何型式的賭博都不要出現，以免產生不當聯想，應該也包括紙牌遊戲吧我猜。希望肅清這些問題後聯盟能夠茁壯成長，好讓更多隊伍出現，不然球場好多，隊伍好少啊。
Questions from the Blog
QA時間
1. Do you speak any Mandarin Chinese? What words have you learned so far?
你會說國語嗎？最近有學到什麼詞彙嗎？
I have a cheat sheet on my phone for most of the usual/common sayings for me to get around town. It includes numbers, taxi instructions, and shopping for food tips.
lol 我在我的手機裡做了小抄，顆顆，上面有最有用和最常用的用語，好讓我能在城裡順利的晃一晃。裡面有各種數字，該跟計程車司機講的話，還有買食物該有的應對與提示。
2. Who, out of the import players, speaks Chinese the best in your team? Please rank the Chinese level of the foreign players according to your knowledge. (And including you!)
Steve Hammond speaks the best Chinese, Ken Ray is next, and I’m in last just because I’ve only been here a couple of months.
對上哪位洋投中文說得最好呢？請把大家的中文程度排名一下，當然也包括你囉XD
猛哥講得最棒、銳爺其次，我最破，因為我才到這幾個月而已嘛=口=。(威奇……消失了嗎XD)
3. Do you speak any Taiwanese? Have you learned any course words?
I have learned only about ten Taiwanese words. Most of them are just common phrases or taxi instructions. (left, right, straight, stop)
你說”台語嗎”？有沒有學一些髒話XD
我有學大概10個左右的台語，通常只是一些簡單的字彙或是跟計程車司機溝通的話。
(駕邱炳！！豆邱炳！！低低軋！！稿哇！！)
4. Have you gained or lost weight after you’ve arrived in Taiwan and started playing? Will you keep gaining or losing weight?
I think I have gained some weight being over here so far. I think I put on some bad weight at first because I didn’t know where to go to eat, so I ended up at Mcdonalds or some other fast food joint. Luckily I have figure out some of the local food places and we have a really nice gym in our stadium that we get to use prior to games.
This week we are home in Taoyuan on Tuesday and Thursday against the Sinon Bulls and on back on the road in Kaoshiung versus the Lions on the weekend. Here are some pictures of the food around town that I didn’t have a chance to post in my “food” blog last week. Please continue to comment, leave questions, and share the blog with your friends. Thanks as always for the support and taking the time to read it.
你來到台灣開始比賽後有變胖或是變瘦嗎？你有持續變瘦或變胖的目標嗎？
我想最近我是變胖了些，我想這樣變胖是不太妙的。因為我都不知道去哪吃飯，所以最後就會去麥當當或是其他速食連鎖店解決。好家在，我發現了一些地方餐廳，而且我們主場有超棒的健身房讓我們在賽前使用。
這周我們回到主場桃園囉，周二到周四要對上哞哞，然後周末要再度回到高雄去打喵喵。以下有一些城裡食物的照片，是上周部落格中沒能來得及PO的，請一如往常留下你們的評論、疑問、並和朋友們分享這個部落格。感謝你們的支持與撥空閱讀。
(圖片請上原BOLG觀賞)
最後附上兩張米糕隊長個改圖，搭個熱潮XD
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