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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Detroit Tigers closer Troy Percival will know soon if he can return next season or face that his career is over.
Percival, 35, has been sidelined since July 10 because of a muscle tear in his right forearm. T
디트로이트의 마무리 트로이 퍼시발은 조만간 다음 시즌 자신의 행보에 대하여 밝힐 예정이다. 올해 35세인 퍼시발은 지난 7월 10일 이후 상완근의 부상으로 부상자 명단에 등재되어 있었다.
he 11-year veteran, who recorded all but eight of his 324 career saves with the Angels before joining Detroit as a free agent last winter, will meet with Angels team physician Dr. Lewis Yocum on Friday. He should learn then if he has pitched his last game in the major leagues.
11년동안 선수 생활을 했으며 지난 겨울까지 LAA에서 316 세이브를 오린 퍼시발은 곧 팀의 주치의인 루이스 요쿰 박사를 금요일에 만날 것이다. 그 자리에서 그는 빅리그에서 마지막 투구를 할 수 있을지에 대한 진단을 듣게 될 것이다.
"It's possible. If I have surgery and I have to sit out next year, I'd be done," Percival said Thursday before the Tigers played the Angels. "Either he'll say this is going to heal up enough to pitch, or we're going to have to do surgery - which I don't want to do. With surgery, I have no chance and I'll miss all next year because it's a minimum of 12 months."
"만일 내가 수술을 받게 된다면, 내년 시즌 내내 재활 해야 합니다. 그 경우 저의 선수 생활은 끝난다고 봐야 할 겁니다"라고 퍼시발은 LAA와의 목요일 경기 전에 인터뷰 하였다. "물론 주치의가 부상이 수술로 완치될 수 있다고 말할 수도 있습니다. 하지만 나는 그걸 원하지 않습니다. 만일 수술을 하게 된다면 나는 다음 시즌 내내 재활해야 합니다."라고 덧붙였다.
The Tigers signed Percival to a two-year, $12 million contract in November. He was 1-2 with a 5.76 ERA in 26 appearances this season and had three blown saves in 11 opportunities. The last time Percival saw Yocum, he was told his arm would feel better in two months and that he should rest it until the scar tissue forms. Then he could come up with a better prognosis.
지난 겨울 타이거스는 퍼시발과 2년 1200만의 계약을 체결하였다. 그의 이번 시즌 성적은 1-2, 5.76방어율, 그리고 26번 등판했으며 11번의 세이브 기회에서 세번을 블론하였다. 나머지는 일단 급한 것좀 끝내고 난 후 마져 번역하겠습니다^^
"It's doing a lot better than it was," Percival said. "I'm back to normal everyday stuff. I haven't gotten to where I think I'm comfortable enough to start picking up a ball and start chucking it yet, but I still have the whole offseason to get that ready and come firing in the spring. I'll know a lot more on Friday when Dr. Yocum looks at it." Percival, whose fastball is clocked in the mid-90s, always knew surgery was an option because of how much the muscle was torn. "If I had it, he told me at best I'd come back throwing 85 miles an hour, and I'm not ready to do that," the four-time All-Star said. "I want to be able to pitch next year without having to take a bunch of pain-numbing medication so that I could go out there and pitch the way I'm capable of." Thursday was Percival's first time in the Tigers' clubhouse in about a month. He's been spending most of his time at home in Riverside, Calif., about a 30-minute drive to Angel Stadium. "I don't want to get my hopes up too high, but I'm just hoping that Dr. Yocum will tell me that it's healing up to a point where I can start lifting weights," Percival said. "I'm tired of running. That's all I've been doing." When he's not doing his running, Percival spends his time working on fixing classic cars. One of his projects is a 1956 Ford pickup owned by Tigers pitching coach Bob Cluck. Another is a 1967 Mustang fastback owned by Angels rookie first baseman Casey Kotchman. "It's been difficult not being at the park," Percival said. "I came here to help this organization grow, and I haven't had a chance to do that. I still feel like a player, and I'm sitting at home during the season. This if the first time I've been on a 60-day (disabled list) and I knew my year was over." AP NEWSThe Associated Press News Service Copyright 2004-2005, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved | |||||||||||
