杜拉克到了委內瑞拉，感覺當地的職棒環境很不錯，貧富差距很大，職業棒球應該集中了非常多的資源，如果他在那邊一切順遂的話，我覺得他不會回台灣打球。他是個邁阿密長大的球員，應該很習慣這種生活，也曾抱怨台灣的食物都不太合他味口。就算Lamigo請了國宴廚師來料理三餐，但他最愛的還是美式燒烤店XDDD。感覺不太可能回來台灣了T_T。在台灣打球不但沒保障，球迷也沒那麼熱情瘋狂，那裏的生活感覺才是他所喜愛的。
原文網址：http://druckerscot.mlblogs.com/2011/10/10/world-tour-is-not-over-yet/
World Tour is not over yet
Being in 3 different countries this year hasn’t stopped me from going to one more. I arrived to Venezuela on Thursday evening around 8pm to play for the Tigres de Aragua. Deunte Heath was on my plane so we were able to catch up during the plane ride and find our drivers once we arrived. Deunte plays for the Chicago Whitesox in AAA and attended the University of Tennessee. The ride to Maracay took about 3 hours from the airport. Its only about an hour and a half away but the traffic and construction prolonged it. While we stood in traffic, locals were in the street selling coffee, snacks, and phone car chargers.
身為職棒浪人的我今年到了三個不同的國家打球，而且還不停的到處爭戰中。星期四晚上八點左右我到了委內瑞拉，現在要效力於阿瓜州老虎隊。Deunte Heath跟我搭同一班飛機，所以一切都很順遂，一到當地就能找到司機。Deunte Heath替白襪3A打球，也在田納西大學打過。從機場到馬拉凱(Maracay)花了三個小時。其實大概只需要一個半小時的車程，但是交通狀況和基礎建設的關係使得車程拉長了。當我們塞在車陣當中的時候，當地人在街上販賣咖啡、點心、還有車用手機充電器XD。
We arrived at the Hotel Pipo which will be housing us for our duration here in Venezuela. The hotel is extremely nice and the pool is like a mini waterpark. Many locals come during the weekends with their kids to play at the pool which has 3 separate pools and water slides.
幾經波折，我們到了Pipo旅館，這裡將會是我們在委內瑞拉的家。旅館非常舒適，游泳池簡直就像個小型的水上樂園。許多當地民眾會在周末與孩子們來泳池玩，這裡有三個不同的泳池，甚至還有滑水道。
Once we arrived to the field we were greeted by the players and coaching staff. Buddy Bailey is the manager, and my friend from the Detroit Tigers, Greg Sabat, is the pitching coach. Everything in the clubhouse is run very professional. The clubhouse staff makes sure we get all brand new gear and they take care of cleaning our clothes and shoes. This winterball experience so far tops any of the other countries I have played in. Just the professionalism and way they go an extra step to make the import players feel comfortable means a lot.
當我們到了球場，球員與教練們一起迎接我們。Buddy Bailey是球隊經理，而底特律老虎隊的老友Greg Sabat則是投手教練。更衣室裡面的東西都整理得很專業，管理人員確保我們拿到所有的新裝備，並且負責我們的裝備清理。這個冬季聯盟的經驗必我曾經體驗過的其他國家都來的好。夠職業水準，而且更進一步的讓我們外籍球員趕到舒服安心，這很重要。
The team has been having their spring training practices and tryouts for a week now. The coaching staff still needs to decide on final roster spots. My second day here I threw 3 innings to get my work in for the regular season. Everything felt good and went well. Following that practice we had a team caravan throughout the city for a parade in honor of the opening of the city and our team. This was a special experience to witness. Thirty plus teammates and their entourages jumped on the back of this huge truck and drove down the streets of Maracay. Fans swarmed the streets in Tigres apparel and cheered us on. This event went from 4pm-9pm.
現在球隊正在春訓，而且正在測驗新球員。教練們會依據最終的報告來決定最後的結果，第二天我投了三局好讓我能在正規賽中出場。所有事物都進行得很順利，為了球季開幕，這座城市甚至還會有個大遊行來慶祝。這時在是個夠特別的體驗，三十幾個隊友和隨隊人員都跳上了大卡車的後方，然後開始遊街。球迷蜂擁而至來給我們鼓勵，這個活動從下午四點一直進行到晚上九點。
Lastings Milledge and I got tired of being on the truck so we took to the streets to walk and interact with the fans. Our team security does an amazing job for us as well. Lastings was here last year and had a great season and the fans love him . Fans hounded him for pictures and autographs as if he was in a boy band. At one point security was getting overwhelmed by the mass of people and made us get back onto the trucks.
我和Lastings Milledge覺得在卡車上很累，所以我們改用走的，還可以跟球迷們互動。安全人員也做了很棒的防護，Lastings去年就在這裡了，而且打得不錯，所以球迷都愛他。球迷瘋狂的向他索取簽名，好像他是Super Junior的成員一樣。因為安全因素，所以我們最終還是回到卡車上了。
I’m really excited to get the season going here. The fans seem to be very interested in the game and the team. We open up at home on Wednesday October 12 against the Cardinales. I will try to find if you can watch the games online somewhere.
我對即將到來的球季非常興奮，球迷們似乎對球賽和球隊都有很高昂的興致。我們會在10/12於主場比賽，假設有辦法可以讓你們線上觀看的話，我會試著努力的。
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