episode_0213

“What is Chanyoung’s condition?”

“Uhm… . “I think I sprained my ankle when I fell, but I think I need to get an X-ray first.”

“Let’s send Chanyoung to the hospital first and then focus on the game.”

“All right.”

After the top of the second inning ended, the atmosphere in the dugout was quite gloomy. Part of it was because of the gloomy weather, but the biggest reason was that starter Kim Chan-young came off the mound due to an injury. Both the manager and pitching coach had serious expressions.

“under… . The problem is today’s pitcher management… .”

“Since rain is forecast for tomorrow, how about we try to block it out as much as possible with the bullpens?”

“All right. “Then let’s take our time with Jaehyun.”

“yes.”

Swingman Won Jae-hyun, who came on the mound in place of Kim Chan-young, took care of the remaining outs and did not allow any more runs, but the remaining 7 innings had to be covered with only the bullpen.

‘And our bullpen… .’

How many runs will they give up in 7 innings? As expected, the hitters had to work hard. If possible, the bad atmosphere in this inning needs to be reversed. The most effective way to change the mood is for the leadoff hitter to get on base. And the leadoff batter this inning was me.

At the end of the first inning, I got kicked out and cursed my seniors in my mind, but when things turned out like this, I felt fortunate.

‘I have to do it.’

Charlotte’s starting pitcher today is Cho Yong-ju, Charlotte’s No. 1 starter in Korea. Although Charlotte was the number one starter in the country, I wasn’t particularly worried because Charlotte had weak pitching ability.

“Seniors! Let’s follow it one point at a time! “I’m going to hit a home run!”

“Meng Hao! “Show me and come!”

“Ji Maeng-ho! Go for it!”

Fortunately, it wasn’t a situation where I was completely discouraged, so my seniors responded favorably to my candidacy. The best thing in this situation is a home run. Even if you can’t, you have to get on base.

“Isn’t Chanyeong a good guy?”

“He said he had a slightly sprained ankle.”

As he entered the batter’s box, Charlotte’s catcher asked about Kim Chan-young’s condition, as if he was worried about Kim Chan-young, who had fallen. I gave a cursory answer and looked at the condition of the batter’s box.

‘Fuck, it’s a bit squishy.’

Perhaps because it was raining lightly, the conditions at the plate were not very good. It feels like the wet soil of the batting stone does not secure the lower body.

‘Dig into the ground and secure your feet.’

‘All right.’

It’s better now. After all, Rossby has a lot of experience. As Rossby had instructed, I dug into the ground a little and fixed my lower body, and I felt like I had the same sense of stability as usual.

‘It’s a curve.’

Curve from the first pitch? Cho Yong-joo is a pitcher famous for his curveball, but he curved from the first pitch against me. Is this a pitcher’s pride or something? I loaded the bat behind my shoulder and waited for the guy’s first pitch.

Ta – evil!

A batted ball flying high. However, the speed of the curve was slower than I expected and I ended up hitting the ball in front of me. The ball I hit flew far and then gradually turned to the left, slightly missing the pole.

‘What a waste.’

A foul home run from the first pitch. It was disappointing that it didn’t hit a home run, but it was clear that he must have felt scared at this level.

‘I roughly know the timing of the curve, so if I throw it again, I can eat well.’

So, if you think about Cho Yong-ju’s pitch type, is it a fastball or a slider? The velocity of the fastball thrown in the bottom of the first inning was in the low 140s. It wasn’t a particularly difficult ball to hit.

‘It’s another curve.’

‘yes? Another curve? ‘This bastard is crazy.’

How can you throw such a slow ball against me again? I didn’t want to miss this time. Something like this needs to be punished. Of course, in general, I thought it was the timing of the fastball and tried to aim in reverse and throw the curveball again, but it was useless to me.

‘come.’

Since I had only seen the ball once, I never thought I would miss it. The guy did a windup again, and I swung the bat at the right time without hesitation.

Ta – evil!

The ball I hit flew toward center field. Unfortunately, I didn’t feel the touch, but it was clear to see that it was close to the fence. If it were any other stadium, I would have passed over it, but this is Jamsil. First, I started running to first base as best as I could.

“To second base!”

At the shout of the first base coach, I stepped on the first base, turned around, and ran to second base.

‘Can third base be possible?’

‘Stop at second base!’

‘okay!’

At Rossby’s words, I stopped at second base and looked at the situation to see that the ball was being delivered to the shortstop. Maybe it was because the ball was hit so fast, but it was a little disappointing. Still, for now, the leadoff hitter hits a double. This was enough. The batters behind me were Choi Jin-cheol and Woo Gwan-hyung.

‘under… . But I thought I could get over it. I can’t get over this.’

‘It’s probably because of the rain.’

‘is it so? ‘If it rains, doesn’t the ball hit well?’

‘I don’t know that. It’s just that home runs don’t happen often on rainy days.’

Yeah, I can’t make a mistake.

“Double hit, it was good. “It’s Meng Hao.”

“That’s too bad. “I could have passed it.”

“If it weren’t for Jamsil, I would have passed. No, if it wasn’t for the central fence, it would have gone over.”

The coach who came to give me a base-running glove said that, looked around, and whispered in my ear again in a low voice.

“Meng Hao. Stealing bases is prohibited today. okay?”

“yes? why?”

I was planning on running straight to third base.

“It’s raining. If you run here and end up injured, it would be a real disaster. got it? Keep the lead width narrow. “It would be a really big problem if I fell when I was in check.”

“Hmm. “I understand for now.”

“I understand for now, but don’t run today, brat. If you steal today, you will be fined. okay?”

Fine? No fines.

“All right.”

Only after giving the coach a confirmation did the coach look relieved. When the coach returned to his position, Choi Jin-cheol, the number 5 hitter, entered the batter’s box.

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

When Choi Jin-cheol came to the plate with no outs on second base, the fans raised their voices once again. It seemed like the fans’ expectations that the game could be brought back to square one with one refreshing blow were conveyed to me. However, contrary to fans’ expectations, the match between Cho Yong-ju and Choi Jin-cheol ended dully.

“Automatic intentional phrase.”

The Charlotte Blue Mariners do not bother to compete with Choi Jin-cheol at second base with no outs. Choi Jin-cheol, who filled first base, was a slow hitter, and Woo Kwan-hyung was also slow due to his age. The intention was to force Woo Gwan-hyeong into a double play.

Charlotte’s infield changed its defensive position to accommodate left-handed hitter Woo Kwan-hyung.

-Woo Kwan-hyung! Woo Gwan-hyung! Woo Gwan-hyung!

-Invincible A! T! Woo Gwan-hyung! Whoa whoa!

No outs, 1st and 2nd bases. In this situation, Woo Kwan-hyung was a player who hit timely hits countless times. Therefore, fans were also looking forward to Woo Kwan-hyung’s cool, timely hit.

The match between Woo Gwan-hyung and Cho Yong-joo was quite persistent. A match that goes to full count. And even after the full count was over, Woo Gwan-hyung continued to touch Cho Yong-ju’s ball. And on the 8th pitch, the ball that Woo Kwan-hyung hit entered the ground.

“run!”

“Second base!”

“out!”

“First base!”

“out!”

When I got to third base, all the runners were gone.

‘Fuck!’

In order to get a lot of timely hits, you need more bad hits. Unfortunately, in this situation, Woo Gwan-hyeong’s hit hit was a well-hit grounder to second base, and all runners were eliminated.

‘Ha, fuck, what should I do?’

Moreover, the next batter is Charlotte’s secret agent, number 7 batter Seongtae Yoon. I thought I was in a good mood by hitting a double with no outs, but if I did that, I would have completely lost my game.

‘Ha, fuck. First, I need to play good defense next inning and hit a real home run in my next at-bat. ‘There’s no way that spy would hit me.’

As I was preparing to enter the dugout with that thought in mind, I heard a clear sound hitting my eardrums.

Ta – evil!

“what?”

I turned my head and followed the batted ball that Seongtae Yoon had thrown with my eyes, and I saw that Seongtae Yoon’s batted ball was flying towards the right wall, drawing a perfect parabola.

-Wow!

-Seongtae Yoon! Seongtae Yoon! Seongtae Yoon!

-I love you~ AT! I love you~ AT! AT in Seoul, let’s sing for victory~Ah!

And the destination of that batted ball was a chair in the outfield.

“and! “Seongtae, what is it?”

A two-run tie that came from an unexpected situation! I stepped on home plate and greeted Yoon Seong-tae, who came in with a majestic appearance.

“mind! Ji Maengho! “You’re not my spy!”

“Wow, shit! “You’ve been hitting so well, but you haven’t been hitting until now?”

“What bullshit! Fuck! “I haven’t had any luck so far!”

“Anyway, good home run!”

match! We exchanged high fives and then went into the dugout. The seniors, who had gloomy expressions before I left the dugout, all looked bright, perhaps because of Yoon Seong-tae’s home run.

“Seongtae! it was good!”

“Hey, I’ll punish you for your mistake with this!”

Seniors beating Seongtae Yoon with bright expressions. I also joined in the beating and knocked on Seongtae Yoon’s helmet.

“Yep! it hurts! It hurts! Ji Maeng-ho!”

“The boy is going to die.”

But this spy bastard didn’t hit a home run because he was suspected of being a spy, right?

“Ma, why are you looking like that again?”

“… But I will keep watching.”

He pointed to my eyes with his fingers and then pointed to Seongtae Yoon.

“Fuck, I’m going crazy because of this brat, really. “This is my child!”

*

And AT’s good news did not end there.

“Brother Yun Cheol, run!”

Jeong Yun-cheol, who is considered one of the slowest players in the league, succeeded in getting on base through an error. Jeong Yun-cheol’s batted ball stopped in front of the shortstop, perhaps because of the wet soil from the rain, and Charlotte’s shortstop fell, unable to control his running body, perhaps because of the stopped ball.

[Ah, shortstop Lee Ji-hoon, you fall here! It shouldn’t be an injury. Ah, Lee Ji-hoon stands up and catches the ball. The ball was thrown to first base, but Jeong Yun-cheol had already arrived at first base. Now the runner is on 2 outs and 1 base.]

[Jung Yun-cheol was a player known to be slow in the league, so I wonder what would have happened if he had handled it a little more calmly.]

[That’s right.]

– Hahahahaha what day is today?

I know it’s because of the rain, but it’s so fucking funny haha.

Wow, Jeong Yun-cheol, can’t that turtle catch a bitch?

-This is why all comedy shows go bankrupt haha.

ㄴㄹㅇ Why are you watching Gagcon? Just give it a fuck and watch it.

No, it’s been a few years since Gagcon went bankrupt, you idiot.

-Hey, it’s all right today hahaha. They’re bumping into each other and falling over because of the show of mistakes. It’s really fucked up.

-KBA league level.gif

ㄴWhy is Hum hyung here?

Hahahaha so fucking funny hahaha

ㄴA lot of their games have been coming up since a while ago. Is it fun?

These bastards, today’s ETR is no joke

What is ETR?

ㄴㄴEntering power. It’s like entertainment.

Moreover, as the baseball saying goes, that such a mistake results in a run, Baek Jeong-jin, who played as the 9th batter, hit a double, and thanks to Campbell’s fumble, who fumbled the ball in front of the fence, Jeong Yun-cheol was able to score.

[Baek Jeong-jin’s 1 RBI hit at the right time! Jeong Yun-cheol, who was on first base, comes home. Jeong Yun-cheol collapses behind home plate, breathing heavily. Jeong Yun-cheol’s sprint creates 1 point.]

[This kind of defense is unfortunate, right? Even if Campbell had not fumbled the ball, he could have prevented Jeong Yun-cheol from coming home. Maybe it’s because it rained today, but defensive mistakes continue to occur.]

And baseball fans watching this game could feel it. The fact is that today’s game is unusual.