Whether or not he knew that Easter was coming up shortly was unclear, but he had a well-attuned marketing sense, and we took the bait: hook, line and sinker.

我不清楚他知不知道复活节就快到了，反正他颇有商业头脑，结果我们就上钩了：咬钩，上线，沉底儿。

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His sinker allows him to handle right-handed batters as well as lefties, making him an asset.

WSJ: At Last, a Big-Leaguer

Wei-Yin Chen pitched nearly as well, but the Orioles' batters couldn't do much against Kuroda and his heavy, biting sinker on a cold and breezy night in the Bronx.

WSJ: After 3-0 loss in NY, Orioles finally headed home