Longreads Best of 2012: Jamie Mottram

Jamie Mottram is the Director of Content Development for USA Today Sports Media Group and a proud supporter of Longreads.

Jamie Mottram 是《今日美国》体育媒体集团的内容开发总监，也是 Longreads 的支持者。

I work in sports media and read and think about sports A LOT.

我在体育媒体工作，经常阅读和思考体育问题。

So the task of boiling the year in sportswriting down to some kind of best-of list is daunting indeed, and I won’t do it.

因此，将这一年的体育写作归结为某种最佳清单的任务确实令人畏惧，我不会这样做。

Nor am I going to name my favorite sportswriter or piece of sportswriting in general, because I’m sure to overlook someone or something and probably offend my employer (USA Today Sports Media Group!), and I’m unwilling to do that.

我也不会说出我最喜欢的体育作家或一般体育写作的名字，因为我肯定会忽略某人或某事，并可能冒犯我的雇主（今日美国体育媒体集团！），而我不愿意这样做。

But I will tell you my favorite athlete in 2012 was Robert Griffin III, who is suddenly playing quarterback at an extraterrestrial level for my favorite team, the Redskins.

但我要告诉你，2012 年我最喜欢的运动员是罗伯特·格里芬三世 (Robert Griffin III)，他突然在我最喜欢的球队红人队 (Redskins) 中担任外星级别的四分卫。

Of all the words spilled over RGIII’s emergence, none struck a chord in me like those in Charles P.

在关于 RGIII 出现的所有话语中，没有一个像 Charles P.

Pierce’s piece for Grantland, “The Head and the Heart.” It touches on the phenomenon of this young athlete, the burden of great expectations met by even greater talent and the horrific brain injures caused by pro football.

皮尔斯为格兰特兰创作的作品《头与心》。它触及了这位年轻运动员的现象，更伟大的天赋所带来的巨大期望的负担，以及职业足球造成的可怕的脑损伤。

The last line will linger for a long, long time.

The last line will linger for a long, long time.

My favorite team in 2012 was the Orioles.

My favorite team in 2012 was the Orioles.

The longtime doormat of Major League Baseball’s AL East, they somehow pieced together a playoff run for the ages, banding together like grown-up Bad News Bears before falling to the mighty Yankees in October.

作为美国职业棒球大联盟美联东区的长期门垫，他们以某种方式拼凑了多年来的季后赛之路，像成年的坏消息熊一样团结在一起，然后在十月份输给了强大的洋基队。

Before all of that, though, Tom Scocca wrote “‘Motherfuckin’ Shit!

不过，在此之前，汤姆·斯科卡写道：“‘操他妈的’狗屎！

Take Your Ass Home!’ Or, Why the Baltimore Orioles Matter” for Deadspin, predicting it all, sort of.

把你的屁股带回家！’或者，《Deadspin》的《为什么巴尔的摩金莺很重要》，有点像预测了这一切。

I thought then that it was a beautiful sentiment wonderfully expressed but also kind of sad to hold out for a team so hopeless.

我当时想，这是一种美妙的情感，完美地表达了，但为一支如此绝望的球队坚持下去也有点悲伤。

I was wrong, though, because anything can happen, and eventually does.

但我错了，因为任何事情都有可能发生，而且最终都会发生。

Read more guest picks from Longreads Best of 2012.

阅读 Longreads 2012 年度最佳嘉宾精选。