episode_0191

“Meng Hao, you said that from the stadium and you’re still in a daze?”

“Yes? saw?”

“Then you were the only one I could see at the stadium.”

“I haven’t seen my sister.”

“Because I was watching from somewhere else.”

“okay?”

“okay. “But why are you so dazed?”

I had no choice but to answer truthfully when Soyoung asked why I was blank.

“You were so cool today.”

“okay? I used some strength. Do you know how hard it was to prepare for the event?”

“… “It was cool.”

Fireworks, shouts. Woo Kwan-hyung talks about his thoughts on getting 3,000 hits. The family congratulates Woo Gwan-hyung. Fans rejoice in Woo Kwan-hyung’s achievement of a record as if it were their own work. Even though I am not very sensitive, the event was so moving that it made my heart race.

“okay? “If Meng Hao plays for AT for the rest of his life, we can hold a bigger event.”

“forever? That’s a bit… .”

Of course, the event was cool, but it was difficult to play in the AT for the rest of my life because I also had to go to the Major League. Soyoung seems to know that, too, and just laughs at my words.

“But I plan on retiring later at AT. Understand?”

“Why are you talking about something that happened over 20 years ago?”

“Have we gone too far?”

Soyoung, with a heart-melting smile again, came closer and closer to me. Although there was no alcohol, seeing Soyoung’s smile even though I was tired from the dinner party gave me strength. I tried to slowly stroke Soyoung’s body, but Soyoung’s hand slapped mine and passed by.

“… sister?”

“Meng Hao. But you said something strange in the interview?”

“Strange words? “Did I say that?”

I don’t remember saying that in an interview.

“Don’t you remember that star star’s female fan a week ago blah blah blah?”

Interview a week ago? Listening to Soyoung, I seemed to remember that. But why suddenly now… ? Looking at Soyoung’s expression, it seemed like she had been planning it ever since then.

“Was it that weird? I did it because my sister blocked my star. Actually, I was going to put it on Star Star… .”

“That’s why I stopped it. SNS is a waste of life. I don’t know?”

Soyoung looked at me with a cold expression and said.

‘Fuck, looking at your face, what will you say for an hour?’

“Meng Hao. It’s a good thing that the PR team cut it because the reporter is a dedicated reporter for the club, otherwise it would have been heavily criticized. know?”

“Why are you swearing that much?”

“In Korea, humility is also a skill.”

“I’m not skilled enough to be humble… .”

“Uh-huh!”

“… sorry.”

“And with so many women, is it still not enough? “Can’t I do that?”

In fact, Soyoung wasn’t enough to handle my sexual desires. Moreover, to satisfy Rossby, he often has to taste new women.

“… Shall I be honest?”

“… huh.”

“It’s not enough. My older sister is such a bastard that she faints immediately after doing it a few times… .”

“I’m not a slob!”

“Then I guess I’ll have to check.”

Naturally, I placed my hand on Soyoung’s body again. done! Let’s stop nagging with this! Soyoung didn’t seem to notice my inner thoughts at all.

“How long will you last today?”

“… “Actually, I’m tired because I work a lot.”

“Are you more tired than me after playing the game?”

“… “It’s not like that.”

Soyoung’s cold expression changed to that of a woman, and we began greedily devouring each other’s lips.

*

“Does Meng Hao seem to be in good condition today?”

After training was over, the head coach approached me.

“That happened.”

Maybe I was really more tired than usual, but I was able to fall asleep earlier than usual because I sent Soyoung off in two hours. If I had to consider whether my condition was good or bad, it was the same as usual, but I didn’t really want to refute it because it looked like that.

“okay. Oh, and the lineup may change today, so be prepared.”

“yes.”

The lineup is changing? When I saw these things being discussed in advance, I could clearly feel that I had risen to an important position within the team. After the pre-game meeting, it was time for coach Lee Soo-hyun to call the lineup.

“No. 1 hitter, right fielder Kim Joo-yeop.”

And when the name of right fielder Kim Joo-yeop was called, everyone’s eyes turned to the starting right fielder, Woo Gwan-hyeong.

‘I worked hard yesterday, so are you giving me a break today?’

It wasn’t that strange because Woo Kwan-hyung often took breaks due to his age. However, the players were slightly agitated because our best lineup consisted of Kim Soo-ho and I serving as the first and second hitters and table setters.

“Batter number 2, third baseman Kim Su-ho.”

“yes? “Suho is number 2?”

“What about Meng Hao?”

Questions arose among the players. The gaze that had been focused on Woo Kwan-hyung was now turned to me.

‘Is this why the head coach told me first?’

However, I was not particularly surprised because I had already heard that the lineup would be changed.

“I will explain later, so listen. Third batter, left fielder Ki Ki-joo. And the fourth batter, second baseman Ji Maeng-ho.”

“yes? Meng Hao is number 4?”

“Am I number 4?”

And I couldn’t help but be surprised by the director’s outburst.

Hit number 4. A batting order in which only the best batters on the team can enter. Of course, his status has become weaker than before, but the symbolism of the number 4 hitter is still quite significant.

“okay. You are AT’s number 4 hitter. I call you again. Batter number 5, first baseman Choi Jin-cheol. “No. 6 hitter and designated hitter Woo Kwan-hyung.”

The players are making a fuss once again. As mercenary hitter Boer’s name was omitted, the players’ attention turned to Boer. Of course, my eyes too.

Bohr was crumpling his face with a completely pissed off expression.

“Batter number 7, shortstop Seongtae Yoon. 8th batter, catcher Jeong Yun-cheol. “9th batter, center fielder Lee In-hyuk.”

And Lee In-hyuk, who is considered the team’s fourth outfielder, took the outfield spot where Woo Kwan-hyeong was missing. Baek Jeong-jin, who was brought to AT through a trade, was also competing for the outfield spot, but it seemed like AT’s stalwart Lee In-hyuk was given the opportunity first.

“Joo-yeop, hit number 1. “You’re familiar with it, right?”

“yes. “I hit it once last year too.”

“Suho, what about number 2?”

“No problem.”

“Well, I played number 2 at the beginning of the season. And Meng Hao. you?”

“… “I’m fine too.”

Hit number 4. I heard that in modern baseball, it is less important and the best hitter is placed at number 3 or number 2. Because giving a strong hitter at least one more at-bat was a way to increase the odds of winning. In addition, the status of the number 4 hitter in modern baseball was gradually decreasing, as Trout and Judge, who were the best hitters in the major leagues, were assigned to the number 2 hitter.

But even so, there was something about the intimidating feeling given by the number 4 hitter that could not be evaluated by such statistics or winning percentage.

And that trend was even greater in the KBA league. In Korea, every batter who was considered a strong number 2 had failed, so the status of the number 4 hitter in the KBA League was still the same.

Just looking at yesterday, it was like that. If I had been the 4th hitter in yesterday’s game, I could have had the honor of finishing the game.

“Jincheol, there’s no problem, right?”

“yes. “I’m used to number 5.”

Coach Lee Soo-hyun asked Choi Jin-cheol about his intentions and then quietly looked around at the players.

‘Seeing as he didn’t explain anything to that guy, it seems like he’s blind.’

‘Who?’

‘That mercenary guy.’

‘Huh, now that I think about it, why was Bohr missing?’

A mercenary hitter is not injured and is missing from the lineup. Removing mercenaries from KBA, where the quality of players differs greatly, is tantamount to suicide… .

‘Look at the grades. ‘You probably don’t want to take it out.’

‘Well, I also felt awkward whenever Bohr came up to bat.’

‘Tsk, I can’t believe you get that kind of performance even among monkeys. It’s a shame. It’s a shame.’

As I was casually listening to Rossby’s racist remarks as usual, Director Lee Soo-hyun continued speaking.

“Meng Hao.”

“Yes, director.”

“Do you understand why I put you at number 4?”

“Because I hit it best?”

“Ugh, you bastard has no such thing as humility.”

“Is the youngest one so unlucky?”

My seniors made fun of me, saying I was unlucky, but they told me what to do with Packton Girl.

“okay. It is true that Meng Hao is playing the best right now. However, my conclusion is that it is not reaching its full potential.”

“sorry. Director. “I should have played better.”

“No, it’s not your fault Sangju.”

Yesterday, Ki Ki-joo, who must have been quite upset that I received an intentional comment, offered an apology, but Director Lee Soo-hyun shook his head.

“Meng Hao is a player who can hit a long ball at any time. And in front was Suho. However, even if Suho gets on base, if Maengho hits an extra-base hit, it’s only 1 point. Even if you hit a home run, it’s 2 points. But Joo-yeop, what are your batting average and on-base percentage now?”

“uh… . I don’t really know. “I think it’s about 30% to 30%?”

“Suho and you?”

“I’m around 30.2 and 40.4.”

“Sangju and you?”

“Me too, about 30% and 40%, 40% 2p?”

“okay. Suho was also doing well as the number one hitter, but there were many times when Maengho came in when there was no runner on base. There were times when it was difficult to win even if the player didn’t make an intentional pitch. But since there are three people in front of us, we can minimize that as much as possible. Jincheol, you do as usual. Aiming for one shot. OK?”

“Yes, well, that’s my job.”

“Of course, I’ll have to take a look today, but you won’t suddenly perform poorly if you hit at No. 4, right? Ji Maeng-ho?”

“I was the number 4 hitter in high school.”

“Is this a high school league?”

“Well, it doesn’t seem to make any difference to me.”

“Ugh, if you can’t even talk.”

As the atmosphere grew into laughter, a low voice in English echoed throughout the conference room.

“[director. Why am I excluded from the selection today?]”

“Coach, Boer is asking why he was not selected as a starter?”

As the interpreter translated Bohr’s words, the laughing conference room became tense again.

“Please tell Bohr. I don’t think I’m in a good condition to start right now. “If you want to be in the starting lineup, show an impressive performance in training or prove your batting skills as a pinch hitter.”

Director Lee Soo-hyun’s words are literally translated and delivered to the viewer.

“[…] i get it.]”

Bohr’s expression, when he said he understood, was as rotten as expected.

“okay. The meeting ends with this. The Volcanoes probably won’t be in a good mood today after losing like that yesterday, so let’s go for an easy win. “You all know that we tied with Charlotte with yesterday’s game, right?”

“yes! I know!”

“okay. Now we are tied for 5th place. Let’s keep this momentum going.”

“”yes!””

“invincibility!”

““AT!””

Boer’s voice was not heard when the team chanted, but I wasn’t particularly worried. Even if he was a mercenary, it was natural that someone who couldn’t do it would be left out of the selection. If you want to win, the right direction is to cut off your rotten fingers and move on.

To be honest, if he wasn’t a mercenary paid $1 million, he would have been left out of the lineup a long time ago, so I didn’t particularly feel sorry for him. While I was thinking that, someone tapped my shoulder.

“Seniors?”

In the 2010s, Choi Jin-cheol was the epitome of the number 4 hitter.

“Is this your first time batting number 4? “Aren’t you trembling?”

“Not at all. “I think it would be more fun, right?”

“It seems like just yesterday that we were crying and saying that we couldn’t hit in scoring range… .”

“ah! Seniors! When will I!”

“Hey, looking at your loud voice, it doesn’t seem like you’re nervous or anything. If you have any further concerns, please ask.”

“That won’t happen, right?”

“Okay, try your best.”

Choi Jin-cheol tapped my shoulder again with his big hand and went out.

‘Si, your hands are so damn spicy.’

‘Screw you, you’re not shaking like that guy said, right?’

As I was shaking from the stinging pain, Rossby asked a question.

‘Are you nervous?’

shake… Rather than feeling excited, I was more excited about showing my skills in the most important batting order. hmm… . Is it because I couldn’t get it all out yesterday? I grabbed my second heart and stood up from my seat.

‘Why is this guy suddenly erecting his dick like crazy?’

‘ah! ‘Don’t worry!’