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「ヤンキースはもっと若い選手にシフトすべき。来年、松井のヒザが癒え、28本塁打以上打つ可能性がないワケではない。しかし、それはほぼあり得ない。来年も世界一になりたければ、切ることだ。今季はFAの対象でないポサダ、リベラだって永久に結果を残し続けるワケではない」と同紙。
原文
It is possible that 35-year-old Hideki Matsui’s knee problems are behind him and that 28-homer seasons will remain the norm. It is conceivable that Johnny Damon’s tying a career high for homers at 35 (he turned 36 on Nov. 5) means we should expect a big power threat for the next half-decade. It is imaginable that Andy Pettitte, a 15-year veteran who has flirted with retirement in recent years and has nearly 3,000 regular-season innings under his belt, will keep winning games well into his late 30s and beyond.
But it is not likely. Few players are more likely to see a regression in their numbers than those getting well into their 30s who have suddenly had a big bounce-back season. The Yankees caught lightning in a bottle with Matsui, Damon and Pettitte, who are free agents, as well as incumbent 30-somethings like Jorge Posada. Even (gasp) Mariano Rivera cannot fight Father Time forever.
つまり、松井も、ディモンも、ペティットも、ポサダも、リベラも、今後も今年の様な成績を残すことを期待してはいけない、という内容である。
当然の内容であり、特にNYタイムズが松井残留を強調している訳ではない。
この記事は大したことがないと思って見逃していたが、日本のマスコミは大げさだ。イチローが嫌がるのも良く分かる。