美媒引述「黑襪事件」 不信曹錦輝打假球

曾效力美國大聯盟科羅拉多洛磯隊及洛杉磯道奇隊的曹錦輝，傳出打假球的新聞不只受到台灣媒體的注意，就連美國主流媒體也十分關注。美聯社報導此新聞的標題即寫著「曹，告訴我們這不是真的(Say it ain't so Tsao)」來表達不可置信，而這個標題也跟過去美國曾爆發打假球事件有密切關係。

據了解，美國職棒大聯盟在1919年的世界大賽中，曾爆發美國聯盟芝加哥白襪與國家聯盟的辛辛那提紅人打假球的事件，當時白襪一壘手甘迪（Arnold Gandil）不滿球團老闆的貪婪與吝嗇，便找了外野手喬傑克森（Joe Jackson）等7位同樣對老板不滿的球員涉嫌打假球，故意在大賽中輸給紅人。

而當時在世界大賽中表現優異的喬傑克森，不僅在30次外野守備機會中沒有任何失誤，且協助球隊助殺5名跑壘員，打擊率還高達0.375。但他卻在白襪輸球的5場比賽中，只拿下1分打點，還讓紅人隊在系列戰中擊出多支「左外野」方向不尋常的三壘安打，有違他以往突出的守備能力。

這也讓白襪打假球的傳言不脛而走，當時是白襪球迷心目中偶像的喬傑克森，為打假球事件出庭時，一旁有許多不肯相信傳言的青少年球迷，不停追問是否真有其事且哀求的說「喬，告訴我們這不是真的(Say it ain't so Joe)」，但他只是快步離去沒有回答，直到死前，他的遺書都堅稱自己是清白的。

而這8名白襪隊成員遭人指控打假球一事，經過美國法官調查後，最終判定這8名參與放水的球員均處以終身球監，不得再參加比賽，這就是美國職棒史上最著名放水打假球的「黑襪事件」。

美聯社這次會引據「喬，告訴我們這不是真的(Say it ain't so Joe)」的話來報導此新聞，就是要表達不願相信，曾經是台灣第一位踏上大聯盟投手丘的曹錦輝，會為了錢而自毀前程。

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/091028/17/1tu8o.html

 

「小曹，告訴我，你沒有」　假球風波登美媒體

中華職棒簽賭家醜漂洋過海，登上了美國「紐約時報」的版面，或許是曹錦輝曾經效力美國大聯盟，這次的職棒醜聞，就更吸引國際媒體關注；報紙上借用1919年，美國大聯盟「黑襪事件」中，一個小孩質問收錢打假球的球星的經典名言「Joe，告訴我，你沒有」，紐約時報把標題改成了「小曹，告訴我，你沒有」，甚至還報導了曹錦輝住家遭搜索的消息；身為兄弟象超級粉絲的第一夫人周美青，被記者問到這個問題，原本燦爛的笑容，立刻垮了下來，無奈寫在臉上。

「陰謀密戰」電影片段：「壞球，把球丟進我的手套好嗎！」

天吶，又是一記壞球，芝加哥白襪隊這放水球，打得太明顯，這麼荒腔走板的演出，擺明就是要輸給對手辛辛那堤紅人隊。「陰謀密戰」電影片段：「聽著，Joe，我們幾個人已經講好，打算在世界賽中幾場放水，我有東西給你，放在桌上。」

原來在爭奪總冠軍比賽前，包括明星外野手Joe等8名球員，因為不滿球團福利，乾脆和組頭合作，這些收賄的球員後來被揭穿，通通遭起訴；這是在美國棒球史上的最大醜聞「黑襪事件」，並在1988年被拍成電影。

當年一個小男孩說「Joe，告訴我，你沒有」成了黑襪事件的經典台詞；如今被紐約時報借用，標題變成「小曹，告訴我，你沒有」，也因著曹錦輝在美國的知名度，讓台灣的職棒家醜漂飄洋過海，躍上媒體版面，還說這棒球醜聞打擊了台灣，報導中更清楚描述，曹錦輝在台北的租屋處被搜索的事。

記者：「夫人，兄弟象被傳打假球，您相信嗎？」總統夫人周美青：「…。」

也是忠實粉絲的總統夫人，一聽到兄弟象就苦笑，也不肯回答任何有關職棒的提問；雖然整起案件已經進入司法程序，事實有待調查，但誰也沒想到，曾經效力大聯盟洛磯隊和道奇隊的小曹再登上美國報紙，居然是因為涉賭，一牽扯就黑的假球事件。

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/091028/8/1tv64.html

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晚上看到新聞，似乎除了兄弟象的王勁力和吳保賢被聲押之外
其他人，包含曹錦輝和李濠任，張誌家，謝佳賢等人都被飭回了！
目前看來應該是沒有問題了！只是，個人還是對曹錦輝和賭頭雨刷的4次鴻門宴感到很納悶？！
既然表明不會打假球了，那幹嘛要去吃飯吃個4次？1～2次就很多了！
x的！死黃x中，恩將仇報！當年La New熊對你不夠好嗎？？？？？？

幸好李濠任也是被飭回，不然怎麼對得起這位死忠的李濠任的球迷呢？
雖然沒機會再聯絡到她，但我知道她是發自內心喜愛棒球的！
希望球員們能更自愛，不要去打假球，這樣不但會害了自己沒有工作沒有球可以打
也會讓許許多多的球迷們再度傷心流淚的！拜託～假球放水球 GET OUT！！！
這些詐賭打放水球拿到的錢，用起來花起來也不會心安的啦！

以下是紐約時報針對這次台灣打假球，曹錦輝涉嫌的新聞報導
有提到兄弟象Brother Elephants和統一獅第6戰打到第17局才分出勝負
可惜最後第7戰還是輸給統一獅，讓統一獅完成3連霸的新聞
看到台灣球隊兄弟象可以被寫成Brother Elephants登上美國主流媒體新聞
內心當然是很興奮！但可惜...是因為曹錦輝涉嫌打假球的新聞而登上的
感覺真是丟臉，真不光采><

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Say It Ain't So Tsao: Baseball Scandal Hits Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Authorities are investigating whether Taiwanese baseball players accepted bribes to fix games, a prosecutor said Tuesday, the latest blow to the integrity of the sport on the baseball-loving island.

Prosecutor Cheng Hsin-hung refused to identify the players involved in the probe, but former Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tsao Chin-hui has acknowledged that investigators searched his Taipei home on Monday.

''I regret (the investigators) failed to understand what happened with me and others who have played in good faith,'' said Tsao, who this year joined the Brother Elephants of the four-member Chinese Professional Baseball League -- Taiwan's top league.

The 28-year-old Tsao was the first Taiwanese pitcher to take the mound in the major leagues but struggled through a series of injuries which limited his appearances for both the Rockies and Dodgers.

Hung Rwei-ho, the Elephants' manager, said Tsao and five of his other players were being investigated. Chang Chih-chia, formerly of Japan's Seibu Lions who now pitches for the La New Bears, has admitted he is a subject of the investigation, and Taiwan media reported that one or two players from the Sinon Bulls may also be involved.

Cheng said the corruption probe had reached a critical stage.

''We have ruled out the possibility that the players were intimidated and forced into throwing games, and are investigating whether they accepted improper benefits,'' he said.

Taiwanese media, citing unnamed investigators, said that starting pitchers could earn up to $90,000 per outing from high stakes gamblers for agreeing to throw games.

Since its establishment in 1989, the CPBL has been mired in scandal. There have been at least three serious match fixing investigations, and this year the league pared its membership from six teams to four. In total, five teams have been disbanded over the past 12 years.

Baseball has been Taiwan's leading sport since 1969, when a Taiwanese squad won the Little League World Series in the United States.

That came some 60 years after former colonial ruler Japan first introduced baseball to the island, mainly as a recreational activity for its resident administrators. The Taiwanese themselves took up the sport in the 1920s.

The new prosecutorial probe into the fixing allegations was revealed a day after the season ended with the Uni-President Lions winning Game 7 over the Brother Elephants in a tightly contested Taiwan Championship Series. Game 6 in the series went 17 innings.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/27/sports/AP-BBI-Taiwan-Baseball-Scandal.html?scp=1&sq=tsao&st=cse