episode_0203

Ta – evil!

“big! Ji Maengho! Run to second base!”

‘I know even if you don’t say it!’

A well-hit ball split left-center, but I felt the ball was hit quite fast.

‘Can I get to second base?’

When I was at bat, I felt a little uneasy because Charlotte’s outfielders were playing backward defense, conscious of my long hit.

‘It hit the fence. run!’

Rossby’s voice is heard just in time. I gained strength from that voice and quickly ran to second base.

‘Sliding to the left!’

Following Rossby’s instructions, I turned to the left and slid toward second base, and immediately felt the opposing second baseman’s glove touch my arm.

“Safe!!”

‘Fuck, I really almost fell behind.’

If you raised your head or hesitated to look at the batted ball, you would have been out, right? Or stopped at first base. A situation where the in-in and the out-of-pocket were determined by the timing of 0.1 second. I once again felt how much of a help Rossby’s presence was.

‘If you knew that, just have sex harder.’

‘You already know that Soyoung went to America, right? Let’s start running today.’

‘Hehe, as expected, he’s a guy who can communicate well. You’re becoming more and more human.’

… What on earth is Rossby’s standard of humanness?

‘Human-like? Of course, it becomes like this body.’

‘That’s a bit… . Anyway, let’s win first before we have sex.’

“Hey, I thought it was some kind of fire challenge. Look at the batted ball and run. “You were bored.”

Before I knew it, the coach approached me and handed me a base-running glove and said, From the look on his face, it seemed like he didn’t know I would live on second base.

‘Ji told me to run.’

Should I tell Soyoung to go to the first base coach as well? Anyway, Kim Su-ho, who was on second base, went all the way home, so the score increased again by 2 points. Park Jun-hyung blocked the game with a three-way error in the top of the third inning, but the hitting of the ball was unusual, so it was necessary to increase the score gap as much as possible.

“Still, it’s 1 out, 2 runs, so I’m glad I didn’t filter out.”

The coach sighed as if he was relieved.

“Well, Charlotte has that side.”

“Well, I don’t skip it on purpose.”

I tried to make the game as difficult as possible, but I was fortunate to be able to hit a double thanks to the Charlotte pitchers’ tendency not to give walks. I didn’t understand why, but I thought it was because that hot style was the team color.

‘Well, if I were the manager or general manager, I would have immediately fired the pitching coach who didn’t skip me.’

“So what are you going to do now?”

“I’ll run to third base.”

Unlike up until now where I had spoken quietly so that the other person could not hear, I deliberately spoke loudly this time so that those around me could hear.

“hey! “How can you say that out loud?”

“Well, if you want to hear it, just tell it to listen.”

After saying that, I looked around and saw that the second baseman and shortstop had heard my voice. I said it loudly on purpose, so it would be better if the pitcher heard it too… . And then I made eye contact with the pitcher.

‘I heard that bastard. Hehe.’

Wouldn’t it be burdensome to throw a curveball now? Charlotte’s catcher wasn’t good at framing or blocking, but he had a pretty good arm, so I was a little nervous about stealing third base, but my real goal wasn’t stealing third base.

‘I only aim for Jincheol’s fastball. okay?’

As soon as Choi Jin-cheol came to bat, I immediately sent him an autograph. Choi Jin-cheol already had a lot of experience exchanging autographs with me on second base, so as soon as our eyes met, Choi Jin-cheol grinned.

‘I get it. bastard.’

I feel like I can hear Choi Jin-cheol’s voice. Charlotte’s battery tried to keep me in check while they were standing on second base and maintaining a narrow lead, and tried to kick out.

“cheek.”

“I feel scared when I say I’m running.”

“Don’t make fun of me, Judy, just shut up.”

“yes yes.”

‘It’s a fastball again.’

This time, the autograph I heard from Rossby was immediately delivered to Choi Jin-cheol.

Whoa!

A refreshing swing that feels like the wind is blowing all the way to me on second base. It was enough to give the feeling that if you get caught, you’ll get away with it, but unfortunately, no contact was made. Still, there seemed to be enough pressure. Because Charlotte’s battery took the ball out again.

Of course, I didn’t think that Charlotte’s battery, which didn’t filter me, would filter out Choi Jin-cheol.

‘Slider.’

In a one-strike, two-ball situation, the ball chosen by Charlotte’s battery was a slider. And Choi Jin-cheol coolly hit the slider.

Perfect!

‘Are you going to pass?’

‘It’s a good idea to pass over.’

Perhaps because I pulled the slider that went out, the distance wasn’t as high as expected, but it was enough for me, who was on second base, to come home.

“nice!”

“Now, three points!”

“Senior Gwan-hyung! “One please!”

-Choi Jin-cheol! Choi Jin-cheol! Choi Jin-cheol!

“Meng Hao, the base running was good.”

While listening to the seniors’ compliments, I glanced at Charlotte’s dugout and saw designated hitter Kang Han-beom looking at the ground with a hard expression.

‘So why are you provoking me? Hehe.’

It was always nice to see the opponent’s expression harden.

“Woo Kwan-hyung! “It’s crazy!”

“I guess he’s really rejuvenated. What?”

Plus Woo Kwan-hyung’s consecutive hits. Good flow… .

-Batter number 7, Seongtae Yoon! Seongtae Yoon~ No… . iced coffee… .

“Fuck. “That bastard is a spy!”

… It was cut off when Seongtae Yoon hit a double play. As Yoon Seong-tae’s well-hit ball by Reiner-seong was sucked into the second baseman’s glove, first base runner Woo Gwan-hyeong was unable to return to base and the bottom of the third inning ended.

“Bro, really, did you get money from Charlotte? “Didn’t you come to AT because someone asked you to work together when you were in high school?”

“I said no, you idiot!”

“There are a variety of mistakes and double plays, really.”

“… Mouth.”

… Just because I have a dirty personality. Ha, since it’s a keystone combination, I’ll have to endure it.

“… “If only it weren’t for my real brother.”

“I can hear you. “Take your gloves.”

“… yes.”

Spy Shack, as long as you have sharp ears… .

And perhaps because of the presence of such a spy, the game began to become more and more strange.

Ta – evil!

“Wow, Hanbeom, you caught me today.”

“… “Isn’t now the time to be amazed?”

“Well, I can admire Han Beom as long as he’s a ham.”

Was this bastard not just a spy sent from Charlotte, but a strong criminal?

Although Seongtae Yoon’s reaction was absurd, I could understand why he reacted this way. Kang Han-beom was definitely someone who couldn’t help but react like this if he was a fan of Charlotte. Because he was driving the Charlotte fans gathered in Jamsil crazy by hitting consecutive home runs.

“I hit two home runs.”

Kang Han-beom passes by me, says something, and walks away.

‘Fuck, it’s so cool.’

Kang Han Beom. To be honest, it was scary, but it was cool. As the score increased, the team’s momentum seemed to be waning, and they hit two runs to regain momentum. A player who meets the expectations of fans when they are looking forward to it. That kind of player was Kang Han-beom.

‘I can’t lose either.’

Kang Heon-beom was burning today, but he had no desire to lose. I also had fans supporting me, and today the voices wanting me were louder than usual.

‘Okay, let’s give it a try.’

*

[Ji Maeng-ho’s strike! Right field! The batted ball flies toward right field. Right fielder Campbell, diving! You can’t catch this ball! Ji Maeng-ho, returns to second base and reaches third base! All the way to third base! Arriving at third base! Ji Maeng-ho’s 2 RBI triple!]

[Wow, both teams are really fierce. Until the top of the 5th inning when Kang Han-beom hit a timely hit with 2 RBIs, putting Charlotte back up 7-5, I thought AT would collapse like this, but Ji Maeng-ho balanced the game again.]

[Home run in the 1st inning, double in the 3rd inning. And in the bottom of the 5th inning, Ji Maeng-ho hits a triple and leaves only one hit on a cycling hit!]

[The performance is like claiming that if Charlotte has Kang Han-beom, AT has Ji Maeng-ho. In fact, if you look at the experts’ evaluation of Ji Maeng-ho, there was an analysis that said that he achieved such results because the analysis was not finished, and it seems to be clearly said today. That his batting performance wasn’t just luck!]

[It seems like we are seeing the birth of a new superstar. Ji Maeng-ho!]

[Choi Jin-cheol’s batted ball… ! It’s big! Center fielder, catch the batted ball! Ji Maeng-ho is already near the catcher! Safe! AT Thunders come back again by adding 1 point!]

When Kang Han-beom hit a comeback hit, Ji Maeng-ho followed.

[Kang Han-beom’s batted ball passes between the second baseman and the shortstop! Second base runner Jeong Soo-yeol heads home! Coming in! The throw went wide. Kim Joo-yeop looks disappointed.]

[As expected, it is Kang Han Beom. It always gives the feeling that it will be resolved in the scoring zone, right?]

[The batsman who has never betrayed expectations since the 2008 Beijing Olympics until now is none other than Kang Han-beom!]

When Ji Maeng-ho made a comeback, Kang Han-beom immediately followed. When AT’s attack began in the bottom of the 7th inning, the score was 9:8 with Charlotte leading by 1 point. With explosions from both teams’ batting lineups and various mistakes overlapping, a match worthy of Erot Lasico was underway.

And in the bottom of the 7th inning, leadoff hitter Ji Maeng-ho, who was on the verge of a cycling hit, came back to bat.

[Ji Maeng-ho takes the lead as the lead hitter. The first pitch is foul! Are you very disappointed?]

[It looks like he’s about to hit a cycling hit, so he’s trying to hit it, right?]

[Second ball! This ball is line, line! line! It falls inside! Right fielder Campbell runs right in. Ji Maeng-ho stops at first base… Without!]

If it stops at first base, a cycling hit is complete. When everyone watching the game thought that Ji Maeng-ho would stop at first base after a hit landed next to right field, Ji Maeng-ho did not stop.

“hey! Ji Maeng-ho, where are you going?”

‘Shut up, please! Mr. Rossby, what about batting?’

‘It’s easy. ‘Slide in.’

‘yes.’

[Challenge to 2nd base! Campbell throws a strong throw to second base! The ball is on second base! The batter and runner are also on second base! At second base! It’s three leaves! Ji Maeng-ho showed tremendous speed!]

-Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maengho! Ji Maengho!

[Actually, it’s rare to give up a cycling hit and run to second base in a situation where you have one hit left, right? But Ji Maeng-ho arrives at second base. It’s probably because the team is losing, right?]

[He is a young player, but he seems to have a great work ethic. Ji Maeng-ho’s challenge to second base put the tying runner right into scoring position.]

Baseball is a sport of records. Few people made the same choice as Ji Maeng-ho ahead of a great record like a cycling hit. Also, no fan who knew baseball could criticize Ji Maeng-ho even if he stopped at first base.

Moreover, Ji Maeng-ho is the leader in stolen bases in the league. Because he was a player who had the ability to steal second base at any time, he also had the option of stopping at first base and then stealing second base.

A cycling hit that an athlete may not achieve in his entire life. In a situation where no one would criticize him for not running to second base, a fan stood up and started applauding Ji Maeng-ho, who gave up such a great record and ran towards second base for the team’s victory.

-Clap clap!

And as the standing ovation gradually spread to the surrounding area, all AT fans gathered at first base stood up and began to applaud Ji Maeng-ho.

-Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maengho! Ji Maengho!

[Hey, the fans know too, right? That Ji Maeng-ho gave up the record and ran one more base for the team’s victory?]

[Actually, it seems natural to do so, but it is not easy to give up such a great record. Ji Maeng-ho’s fighting spirit for victory is amazing.]

And when the youngest shows such fighting spirit, it is natural for the seniors to react. Choi Jin-cheol hit a base hit and sent Ji Maeng-ho to third base, and the next batter, Woo Gwan-hyung, hit a short hit and succeeded in calling Ji Maeng-ho home.

[9:9 tie. The person who hit at the right time to tie the score was Mr. AT, Woo Kwan-hyung!]

The players of both teams, led by Kang Han-beom and Ji Maeng-ho, fought fiercely until the end of the game, and the game ended in a draw of 11:11 after a total of 11 pitchers were on the mound.

-Kang Han-beom, great performance with 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 2 home runs, and 6 RBIs!

-Ji Maeng-ho, 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run, 5 RBI, 2 walks, saved the team from defeat!

-Kang Han-beom and Ji Maeng-ho, a face-off between new and old monster hitters!

-What is Kang Han-beom’s reaction to fearless rookie Ji Maeng-ho’s anticipated home run?

-Give up cycling heat? Who is Ji Maeng-ho, the rookie hitter who gave up the record?

And the name of Ji Maeng-ho, who had a fierce battle with national star Kang Han-beom, was engraved in people’s minds once again.