episode_0171

Ha, I wanted to show you properly. I’m saying it didn’t go well from a while ago. Is it because I changed the swing trajectory as Rossby said?

My score today was 1 hit in 3 at-bats. The fact that the first hit did not go over the fence and the other batted balls were caught in front of the fence was an unlucky trend.

‘Didn’t you say before the game that your talent would explode and you’d hit 5 hits in 5 at-bats?’

‘… If things went as I thought, I would have won the WBC.’

In particular, Rossby, who was scoffing next to me, was unlucky.

‘It’s definitely difficult because you don’t know the location. Still, there’s a big difference in scores, so I’ll keep trying.’

While I was thinking about that, the weather forecaster called me.

“Hey, Ji Maeng-ho.”

“Yes, senior.”

“Sseu-eup, I’ve been wanting to tell you since I was competing in Munhak… .”

“yes.”

“Don’t scoop it up too much. Now that I am resigning, I can go to the fence, but if I were in Jamsil, I wouldn’t even be able to go to the warning track. I usually don’t say things like this during games, but my expression looks dark. Tsk.”

Meteorologist Rossby was telling a similar story.

“Senior, do you see it that way too?”

“okay. And there is too much force. Starting before UG. Just relax and do it. You know that when you apply force, tension occurs in the muscles and the swing doesn’t go smoothly, right? You know, right? Ha, the major league kids are of a different race than us. It’s full of power. But do you know why there are no kids swinging that stiffly in the majors? They all know it too. “You don’t need that much strength to get over the fence.”

Ki Ki-ju began to tell more stories that everyone knew.

“Hey, he started again. “Is it a fierce tiger this time?”

I heard another senior muttering nearby, but Gyeonggi-ju paid it no mind and began to explain. Even when Kim Soo-ho, the hitter just before me, came out to bat.

“… … … . okay? Hey, hey! Are you listening?”

“… … yes.”

“I don’t think this guy is listening?”

“… … yes.”

“You fell behind.”

“ah! “Joke, joke!”

When the weatherman approached me and tried to hit me with his helmet, I quickly got up and grabbed my gear.

“Ah, senior! “I have to stand by and bat now!”

The meteorologist stopped walking at my urgent shout. hmm… . But does it look like that much effort was put into it? I felt impatient perhaps because I didn’t know the location. Okay, relax and let’s see.

-Wow!

As Kim Joo-yeop, the 9th batter, hit a hit and left, Sajik started to get excited. Of course, with the cheers of the away fans.

‘Whew. Let’s relax. Don’t be conscious… .’

The score had already changed to 8:0. Charlotte’s third pitcher was on the mound.

-Kim Soo-ho! safety! Kim Soo-ho! safety!

From third base, I could hear excited AT fans chanting for Kim Su-ho. Kim Su-ho’s score today was 3 hits in 3 at-bats. It was something that fans couldn’t help but be excited about.

‘Sweet, I should have called everyone.’

On the other hand, I was a little upset because I couldn’t get on base except for the hit in the first inning. Those cheers should have been directed at me… .

And today, Charlotte’s third pitcher, Park Jun-yeol, perhaps aware of Kim Su-ho’s batting skills, faced Kim Su-ho with a pitch that easily eluded him.

‘The average velocity is around 143, with a curveball and slider. Well, it doesn’t seem like anything has changed from what I saw during the power analysis.’

“Base on balls!”

Kim Su-ho, who drew a walk, slowly walked to first base. Kim Su-ho saw 6 balls. It wasn’t bad for running a simulation.

‘Relax a little bit… .’

Before going to bat, reset your mindset and slowly go into the batter’s box. The situation is 2 outs, 1st and 2nd bases.

‘It’s a fastball.’

Rossby’s words, which have now become somewhat familiar to him after three at-bats, are now a bit familiar. Since Kim Soo-ho was given a walk, I felt like I wanted to throw the first pitch as a strike.

‘Shall we take a look?’

Park Jun-yeol made a pitching motion. He must have thought that there was no chance of stealing a base due to an 8-point lead, but his pitching motion was a windup. The guy’s hand swings wildly. I didn’t have any intention of hitting it anyway, but I felt that the guy’s ball went a little too deep into my body.

“cheek.”

“This didn’t come in?”

“I fell in.”

“… “Tch.”

The catcher made a noise and threw the ball back to the pitcher.

‘You chose well. Next ball… It’s a curve.’

If it’s curved, it’ll come low, right? Because there wouldn’t be an idiot in the world who intentionally throws a high curveball. I decided to watch this curve as well, thinking that if he had the ability to control every corner, he would not be an 8-point pitcher.

‘also!’

And as I expected, his curve came in low.

“cheek.”

“… … .”

This time, the catcher throws the ball to the pitcher without making a sound.

‘Hmm. I feel like I’m feeling something.’

Originally, I would often just listen to Rossby’s pitches and hit them. However, in such cases, it was usually when the pitcher’s control was so severe that the position of the catcher’s mitt was meaningless. But now, as I was looking at the pitcher’s ball without those conditions, I felt like I was feeling something.

“Well, isn’t it still not enough?”

But nothing was clear yet.

“Merracano. “Are you saying you’re not good enough for your senior?”

“Talk to yourself, talk to yourself. “Why are you overreacting so much?”

“The cub… .”

Why is this bastard burning alone? Did you lose your mind after getting hit with 8 points?

‘It’s a fastball.’

‘yes.’

Low curve to body fastball. Do you think you’ve tricked your eyes and are poking your outer cheek? So a high outside fastball? Or the body this time?

‘I have a lot of random thoughts. If you’re going to do that, why don’t you listen to me? The reason for this training is to see and react. ‘There’s no point in predicting and hitting like that.’

‘… sorry.’

Yes, Rossby was right. There is no point in making predictions like this.

I focused again on the pitcher’s hand. The guy did the windup again. I stared at his helmet.

‘Outside?’

The decision I made in that split second when the ball left my hand was the ball. phut! A cheerful sound is heard from the catcher’s mitt.

“… … .”

The umpire’s silence hovers over home plate. And soon the referee’s voice is heard.

“cheek.”

“yes? “This is a ball?”

“They say it’s a ball. “Why is it so soggy?”

Phew, luckily I snagged one. But seeing the catcher react like that made me a little curious.

‘Mr. Rossby, was it a real ball?’

‘Well, it looked like a strike to me. ‘What kind of judgment did that bastard make?’

Since Rossby’s location and the referee’s location were different, the judgment could have been different. If it had been a strike, Rossby would have cursed at me and told me I couldn’t even touch a ball like that, so it seemed like it was really ambiguous. Well, the catcher’s framing may have been bad. Charlotte’s catchers generally had poor framing.

‘It’s a slider.’

And then his fourth ball flew out. Even at a glance, it seems to be falling into the distance.

widely!

It would have been nice to walk every other time, but now, when I had to see a lot of balls, I forced myself to cut that slider. The ball that hit the bat curved to the right and entered the stands.

“Foul.”

‘Slider.’

‘what? Slider again?’

Are you thinking that I’m weak against outside sliders after seeing me just hit the same ball? … Probably not?

But, contrary to my expectations, the outside slider came flying out. This time inside the strike zone.

“strike!”

I couldn’t believe it, so I watched one, and it was a ball like this. It was so obvious that I laughed. It was like seeing our team’s signature. Sometimes, if you look at second base, you’ll see this ridiculous sign.

‘Slider.’

‘Could it be outside again? ‘No?’

‘… … .’

Rossby didn’t answer. Rossby told me to watch and hit without thinking, but I couldn’t help but think. Battery, who gave up the ball three times in a row, took two strikes to the outside. And throw the same ball again.

A normal battery would not throw the same ball. Because that’s common sense. Know the pitcher, know the batter, know the catcher, and even know the fans watching the game.

‘So you’re throwing it? To catch me off guard?’

I loaded my swing while glaring at the pitcher. And the thrown ball flew to a familiar course after seeing it twice.

‘thank you for this food!’

Sigh!

Although there was a lot of power, the launch angle of the batted ball was slightly low. Considering Sajik’s high walls, it probably won’t be a home run. First, I ran towards first base.

‘To second base!’

“Second base!”

Rossby and Coach shout at the same time. I glanced at the home side and saw that there were two outs, so Kim Joo-yeop, who had already started, had arrived at home, and Kim Su-ho, who was the runner on first base, was also rounding third base. Even after stepping on second base, it took a few seconds for the ball to arrive at second base. A double that hits the center wall. It wasn’t a bad result.

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

And the fans chanting my name for creating a 10-point lead. I waved my hand in response to the fans.

And every club’s cheering song ‘Apartment’ fills in for the resignation.

-Usss! Ssss!

For a first day of special training, it was a pretty good start.

*

-[KBA] AT Thunders win by 7 points! 13:6 Victory!

… … AT took the win by taking a 10-point lead in the 6th inning, and the Charlotte Blue Mariners followed by 6 points over the remaining 4 innings to gain the upper hand in the chase, but could not overturn the win or loss. … … (syncopation)… … .

No matter how the fuck you get robbed, you still get robbed by AT?

No, I’ve been up for too long. You guys should come down too.

AT and Charlotte should be at the bottom haha.

ㄴㄴReading this article makes me feel that spring is slowly coming to an end.

-It’s been like shit since Tuesday.

ㄴㅋㅋㅋ Actually, there is no fucking day except Monday, right?

Doesn’t Monday suck if we lose on Sunday?

ㄴㄴㄴㅋㅋㅋ ㅇㄱㄹㅇ

-AT bastards are suddenly flying around. Is it because they changed the director?

ㄴWe also have to send Dol Jong-seok out ㅅㅂ

No matter what, it will fall again. Oh, is there no time to fall?

-Still, we won Tuesday’s game. I hope we do well in the game tomorrow.

ㄴIt certainly seems like Lee Soo-hyun is leading the team well, perhaps because she came up from the 2nd team.

-[KBA] AT Thunders 3:2, Shin Seung! Reap a winning series!

… … The decisive blow came in the top of the 9th inning. The AT Thunders, who had a chance to reach 1st and 2nd bases with 2 outs and a walk by Ji Maeng-ho and a hit by pinch hitter Baek Jeong-jin, who replaced 9th batter Kim Joo-yeop, turned around the score, which was trailing by 2 points, thanks to a 3rd hitter’s meteoric error… .

-Why the fuck are you losing two games in a row to AT?

Those bastards beat up UG too.

ㄴㅅㅂ Stick with us when the cycle suddenly explodes.

-The performance doesn’t look like anything haha.

A nuclear war broke out yesterday haha.

ㄴI think it was a batting match today because the pitchers were new to me.

-Kim Chan-young Who is that bastard who suddenly gave up 2 runs in 6 innings?

ㄴWho the fuck is Lee Jun-pil?

ㄴㄴHe’s our prospect haha. You’re tired of 7 scoreless innings, right?

No, it’s geography haha.

-Sweep is not allowed, you bastards! please.

Have these bastards ever swept this season?

No, no

ㄴㄴㄴ Then I’ll give it to you.