episode_0196

‘I feel like I’m playing baseball now.’

As if my show of force worked, after the first at-bat, proper balls started coming in.

‘Why are you looking proud after being caught with a fly?’

Even though I withdrew on the fly.

‘Still, I liked this method because it worked to some extent. ‘There’s no point in arguing.’

This at-bat, he retired with a hit, but in his last at-bat, he hit a hit and even scored a run, so he had some right to be liked.

“Coach Jang, I think this is probably the end of Benjamin, right?”

“Yes, I think so. “It’s 6 innings and 3 runs, but there are a lot of pitches, and UG has a very good bullpen.”

As I was packing my gloves, I heard the manager and pitching coach talking. If Benjamin makes it this far, is he coming out? Although UG’s setup man was Jang Dong-hyun, I had a feeling that since Yoon Jung-hwan came out to snipe at me even during the Burleoji days, he would probably come out to bat for me this time as well.

“Now, let’s block the defense once and then slowly turn the tables!”

Perfect!

“out!”

Whoa!

“Swing strike! out!”

Ta – evil!

“out!”

In the beginning of the 7th inning, the UG Overlords’ attack ended with Kim Yun-ho’s three-way throw.

“Yunho, it was good. The ball is getting better? “Is this why people should drink group 1 water?”

“thank you!”

‘Kim Yun-ho, is that the guy who came along in the Jang Hyun-ho trade? I heard from Soyoung that she picked him, and as expected, Soyoung has a good eye for players.’

Among our collapsing bullpen, there were two pitchers who stood out. It was Kang Se-ho and Kim Yun-ho that Soyoung brought in through a trade. Kim Yun-ho, who mainly throws heavy 150 pitches, was a bit lost after being promoted to the first team, but he is now at the level where he can easily block for about an inning in a chasing situation, which was very fortunate.

‘5:3. The difference in scores is enough for a sure-to-win team. Who will win in UG?’

As I was looking at the mound with anticipation, UG’s setup man Jang Dong-hyun showed up for work one inning earlier than usual.

‘As expected, if you do this, you will snipe me with Yoon Jung-hwan again, right?’

“Director, Jang Dong-hyun is coming up?”

“what? Jang Dong-hyun from episode 7?”

“I think they are planning to block the 7th inning with Jang Dong-hyun and Maeng-ho and Jin-cheol with Yoon Jung-hwan since Jang Dong-hyun is good at dealing with left-handed hitters as well. After that, he will be replaced with left-hander Kim Geun-woong.”

“Is it Director Moon as expected?”

“Coach Moon is definitely skilled at replacing pitchers.”

“Then get us Kwan-hyung ready too.”

“yes. Kwan-hyung! Are you ready? “It’s a pinch hitter.”

“We have been preparing since a while ago.”

And according to the changed pitcher, Woo Kwan-hyung came to bat as a pinch hitter.

“Fighting, Kwan-hyung!”

As expected, if the atmosphere is like this, I can’t help but cheer.

“Hyung Kwan! “Get on base!”

“Hyung Kwan? Hey, are you crazy?”

“Hey, how about it? “You won’t even be able to hear it.”

“okay? … Kwan-hyung! “Try some hits!”

Just before going to bat, Woo Gwan-hyung’s eyes turned towards the dugout where we were. I pointed to Inhyuk Lee right next to me.

“hey! “Are you crazy?”

“So why are you calling out loud? “Ugh.”

“Fuck you… .”

Anyway, our support must have paid off, as Woo Gwan-hyung once again wrote a hit and made history.

“nice! “Let’s turn it around!”

Perfect!

“out!”

Perfect!

“out!”

Perfect!

“out!”

But it ended there. Our attack ended in the bottom of the 7th inning with Woo Kwan-hyung sent to second base, and UG’s attack began again in the top of the 8th inning. And fortunately, the top of the 8th inning passed without incident and the score difference of 5:3 was maintained.

And as expected, left-handed pitcher Kim Geun-woong appeared on UG’s mound in the bottom of the 8th inning. I could feel the thought of finishing off our strong left-handed batting lines 1, 2, and 3 with Kim Geun-woong all the way to the dugout.

“Fighting, Joo-yeop!”

I tried cheering for Kim Joo-yeop, but his expression wasn’t very good.

“Ha, I’m weak to Geunwoong.”

You can hear Kim Joo-yeop muttering softly.

‘Tsk, seeing as we’re already losing, I guess I can only hope that senior Suho or senior Sangju gets on base.’

Perfect!

And as expected, Kim Joo-yeop’s batted ball rolled through the infield and ended with an ordinary grounder to second base. When things went as I expected, I was now scared.

‘At this level, am I almost a prophet?’

‘It’s a situation that anyone who knows a little bit about baseball can guess.’

‘Could I really have precognitive powers?’

‘Damn. Then what do you think will happen to that guy?’

Rossby said, pointing to Kim Su-ho walking to the plate.

‘well? If it was Kim Su-ho, he would walk… ?’

Well, a walk would be the most likely. Probably, if it were Kim Soo-ho, wouldn’t he wait and cut as much as possible? And Kim Geun-woong’s first pitch was thrown toward home plate.

Ta – evil!

“what… ? Fuck! “It passed!”

“what? “Did it explode?”

“Senior Suho!”

“Wow, shit!”

Kim Soo-ho hit a home run with a lightning-like swing on the first pitch, which he usually didn’t hit well. So, has it been almost two weeks since Kim Su-ho hit a home run? I couldn’t help but scream at the sight I hadn’t seen in a long time.

My prediction was wrong, but such a pleasant wrong answer is always welcome. I went straight to the dugout entrance and greeted Kim Su-ho.

“Good home run!”

Pop!

“Did you put in some effort?”

“Ah, this is cute.”

Kim Su-ho laughed and entered the dugout. I heard it was number 1 in uniform sales last year. It definitely looked a little better. Well, not as much as me.

‘Every time this bastard does this shit, I have to hit him on the head with a bat. It’s such a shame.’

Ignoring the ugly man’s jealousy, I also turned around to get my bat.

“it was good. It’s Suho. “Congratulations on your 200th home run.”

“thank you.”

‘And was it your 200th home run?’

Kim Su-ho looked quite cool as he calmly received congratulations despite setting a record. Would you say it goes well with a slightly shaped face? If it were me, I would have immediately turned the bat and said shit.

‘Shall I try to do that too?’

‘I’m sure you’ll do well. Hehehe’

“Now there’s 1 point left!”

“Let’s chase after one point.”

The atmosphere in the dugout heated up again with Kim Soo-ho’s home run, and the excitement was immediately transmitted to me.

“Hey, you know you have to hit number 4 once, right? Let’s turn the tables!”

“Meng Hao, if you don’t succeed this time, go to work an hour early tomorrow!”

So I headed to the waiting box while listening to the cheers of my seniors. The opposing pitcher, Kim Geun-woong, was sweating profusely from the stand-by batting box. Well, after getting hit by Kim Su-ho and trying to deal with Ki Ki-joo, I can’t help but break into a cold sweat like that.

… Or maybe you’re the type of person who naturally sweats a lot. But looking at his body type, it didn’t seem like he was the type to sweat a lot. Whatever the truth, the match between Kim Geun-woong and Ki-gye Joo was quite intense.

“cheek!”

“Foul.”

“cheek!”

“strike!”

“cheek!”

“Foul!”

“Foul!”

“Base on balls!”

Ki Ki-joo gets a walk after an 8-pitch game. Ki Ki-ju was immediately replaced by a pinch runner. Even I could feel the coach’s determination to tie the game without Ki Ki-joo. And using a pinch runner like this meant I believed it would tie the game.

‘I heard Director Lee Soo-hyun has eyes for seeing.’

-UG Overlords. Pitcher replacement. Number 65: Yoon Jung-hwan.

And as I expected, Yoon Jung-hwan came on the mound. When I saw the guy on the mound making practice pitches, my stomach started to tingle again.

‘Sibsaega, how did you get caught and do an interview like that?’

You said you gained control by holding me and gaining confidence, right? Fuck. Just by looking at it, it was obvious that it was a ploy to increase his own fame by riding on me, just like a nameless rapper gains recognition by dissing a big rapper.

‘This bastard? Aiming for the Asian Games?’

The Asian Games roster will be announced in early June. I could see that it was a pathetic ploy to build awareness and be selected for the Asian Games to get exemption from military service.

‘Aren’t you also aiming for military exemption?’

‘damn! I have skills! And I don’t want to become a national representative just because of military exemption. What a sacred position the national team is!’

‘Wow.’

I have to punish such an impure person.

‘Mr. Rossby. Let’s take this opportunity to check the effects of the special training, right? I think we’ve been on location for about a month now, so we’ll see how much progress we’ve made.’

‘I see.’

At that moment, Yoon Jung-hwan’s practice pitching was almost over.

“Ha, I didn’t look at that person like that, but he’s a bit disgusting.”

“… “What kind of bullshit are you talking about all of a sudden?”

Baek Kyung-ho, who rarely responded to what I said, responded. You didn’t accept it until now, but now you accept what I say? It seemed like my thoughts were right.

“Are you planning on going to national university after that interview?”

“What bullshit? me?”

“no. This is Yoon Joong-hwan. “It’s disgusting to think about getting an exemption from military service by going to national university.”

“Ha, you said some bullshit. Jung-hwan returned from active duty. You bastard. And he’s over 30 now, so what kind of nonsense are you talking about?”

“Suddenly the conversation got longer? “I guess I’m running late.”

“done. “Just don’t talk to me.”

To lie. Even if you put a lot of emphasis on Yoon Jung-hwan’s face, he only looked like he was in his mid-20s. I’m sure they’re trying to distract me since I can’t check right away. The battery was disgusting in pairs.

‘Body side.’

Since he only has a fastball anyway, all he needs is location.

‘In the video before the game, it seemed like it was possible to split it into two parts, so let’s take a look at the liver first.’

Yoon Jung-hwan’s fastball bent like a snake and came toward his knee.

“cheek!”

Are the balls in order?

‘It’s the body this time too.’

‘okay.’

It seemed like the idea was to avoid creating a situation where the ball was thrown to the outside and ended up in the center.

“strike!”

The strike is like this. I guess my special training so far was effective because I was able to distinguish between balls and strikes to some extent.

‘Hmm. I understand roughly, right? As a bonus, shall we try catching the catcher a little bit?’

“iced coffee. Like this? How can you blow your mouth like that with this much effort? Well, it must have been the honor of a lifetime to strike me out with a pitch like this. So, I guess that’s why I did that interview.”

“… … . “Do you really have a mental problem?”

“Not at all?”

“Don’t you have a counselor or something at the club? Our group 2 kids are receiving counseling. “I’m saying this because I’m really worried about my brother.”

“Fuck you.”

“This bastard said to my senior… !”

‘Are you excited? Usually, when I get excited at times like this, I pull it close to my body.’

‘no. This time it’s outside.’

Baek Kyung-ho was definitely a veteran. Even after being scolded, he pulled out. If it were other catchers, I would have moved closer to the body.

“cheek.”

Baek Kyung-ho seemed to be disappointed that I didn’t swing the bat at the outside fastball, and I could feel his regret in the way Baek Kyung-ho apologized to the pitcher.

‘It’s outside this time. The position of the mitt is the same as before.’

‘no way… ?’

Are you trying to skip it even when first base is full? While I was thinking that, Yoon Jung-hwan stepped on the pitch. And an arm extended straight out from the guy’s pelvis.

‘This ball… !’

… Come in! As soon as I feel this, the bat is swung reflexively. As his ball deflected toward me, I felt it hit the center of the bat.

Ta – evil!

The feeling of a bat making a ‘jiing’ sound. The batted ball flew towards the electronic display board at a fairly high speed. I continued to admire that batted ball.

Tung.

A ball falling after hitting an electric sign. Reverse two-run. A thrilling feeling of pleasure rose from my toes. It feels like I’m ejaculating even though my dick isn’t even erect… !

‘Fuck, I can’t stand it!’

I got down on one knee, held the bat like a gun, and shot at the electronic display board, then threw the bat away.