episode_0211

“Let’s win the game on Sunday and go to Seoul in a good mood. “You can do it, right?”

“yes!”

“Crongs didn’t hit during his first start, so he couldn’t help us win, but we can help him today, right?”

Four days after Crongs finished his first selection in Daegu, Crongs’ selection schedule came back. After finishing their away trip in Daegu, they moved to Gwangju and achieved 1 win and 1 loss. Today’s game was important for a winning series.

Moreover, if they lost Sunday’s game, it was clear that Soyoung would be in low pressure until Monday, so they had to win Sunday’s game.

“Don’t worry. “Director.”

“Yes, compared to Hyunseong, future pitchers are a piece of cake. Then let’s go. invincibility!”

“AT!”

Before the game started, when a brief meeting was over and the players were busy preparing, today’s starting pitcher, Crongs, approached.

“[Ho. Please take care of me today.]”

“[okay. Today’s selection, right? Please throw well today as well.]”

“[of course. I always throw well.]”

After drinking with Crongs that day in Daegu, all my aversion to Crongs disappeared. Rather, it feels like a cobbler who listens well to what I say. Moreover, it turns out that this bastard is also quite a womanizer.

Among the team members, the only one who could seduce women with him was Junhoo, but since Junhoo was in the 2nd team, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to hang out with Crongs.

‘But this guy, Cronks, has a girlfriend in America… .’

‘Aren’t you there?’

‘Well, I have a duty to love all the pretty women in the world.’

‘The mindset is acceptable. ‘It was fun when I was having a hard time.’

‘ah! What kind of story from a year ago! ‘They say it when they really want to forget it.’

I ignored Rossby, who kept getting angry, and packed my equipment. Today’s future Buffaloes starter is Choi Min-hyuk, the future fifth starter. I’ve never met him, but looking at his performance, I felt like he could go to bat in the top of the first inning.

And my prediction soon became reality.

“Meng Hao! “Come with a blow!”

In the top of the first inning, a chance came to me with bases loaded and no outs. I feel like I can even feel the catcher sitting behind home plate shaking. Today, the home manager of the future Buffaloes was the catcher I saw for the first time, so I said hello to him lightly.

“Hi.”

“After saying hello… .”

“Oh, you were a senior? “It was my first time hearing this name, so I thought he was a rookie.”

“Let’s go crazy, before the investigation starts.”

“What is he saying now?”

“Ha, have you seen such a helpless bastard?”

‘Good response.’

The most fun thing about batting is shaking the catcher. It was visible that the way he spoke was shaking.

‘Shall I scratch some more?’

“Sir, how many meters is the fence here?”

“What the fuck are you talking about?”

“Was left center 116?”

“… … ?”

I raised the bat and pointed towards the fence. The AT crowd gathered at first base began to get excited at the announcement of a home run, the first in a long time.

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

-Ji Maeng-ho~! Ji Maengho~! Ooooh! Thunders Ji Maeng-ho! Fly it to the sky!

And the cheering grew louder as if in response to my predicted home run.

‘Great, this is it.’

“This bastard is not joking around. “What are you talking about?”

“Routine, routine. “Why are you so strict?”

‘The cub is scratched a lot. Are you upset? Are you upset? But what can I do, I can’t skip it because the bases are loaded with no outs.’

I laughed a little at the catcher who was going crazy and looked at the pitcher’s reaction. The pitcher guy looks at me and laughs as if I’m dumbfounded. Hmm. Are you angry? In most cases, everyone on the mound was wearing a poker face, so it was difficult to tell whether the pitcher was angry.

‘Well, if you stick with it, you’ll understand.’

‘It’s a fastball.’

‘okay.’

I waited for him to throw the first pitch. Was this guy really angry at my provocation? Didn’t it happen?

“Oooh, sir!”

The pitcher’s first pitch ended up floating high. That’s a long way up… .

‘It looks like you were shaken a lot. Well, that’s why he’s the 5th starter in Korea because he has that kind of mentality.’

“iced coffee… . no wonder. Are you scared? So, did you throw this ball to filter them out? “Am I right?”

“Ha, this bastard… .”

“Well, no.”

Should I scratch more?

‘It’s a curve.’

‘okay.’

Throwing a curveball here? Then you definitely won’t be in the zone. Currently, there is no pitcher in the league who can throw a curveball against me. All of the curves that happened to come in were balls that ended up on the ground, so now even low curves can be predicted just by looking at the moment they are thrown.

If I didn’t throw it low, the speed was slow, so I just had to kick it up.

And just as I expected, the curve dropped low, out of reach of the bat.

“cheek.”

A future catcher who struggles to catch a ball that hits the ground and bounces. When I saw the catcher blocking, I felt a little sorry for him. But you can’t look at it as pity.

“Oh, are you really planning on cheating? “Are you safe?”

“Hey Ciberrum, why don’t you close your mouth?”

“You have a loud voice. “I’m going to go into the mic like this~.”

“Is this guy really crazy?”

‘It’s a fastball.’

‘It’s a two-ball game, so you might want to throw one into the zone. Why not aim?’

I loaded the bat behind my shoulder, ready to swing unless the ball deviated ridiculously.

‘come.’

And the ball being thrown. The pitcher must have suffered a mental breakdown, and his trajectory was too close to the center.

‘thank you for this food!’

Ta – evil!

A batted ball flies refreshingly toward left-center. The cheers that erupted from first base seemed to foreshadow the outcome of this hit. The cheers got louder as he threw the bat, stood at the plate, and made a gesture of putting his hand near his ear.

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

-Meng Hao! love you!

Oh, the girl I love is pretty? If today wasn’t Sunday, I would eat it right away. Kavi.

As I walked across the base admiring the pretty faces in the stands, I felt like I was flying.

“it was good. “It’s Meng Hao.”

“Thank you, senior.”

“Okay, let’s take it easy today.”

After saying hello to the seniors who greeted me at home plate and walking to the dugout, I saw Crongs getting ready to leave. His face brightened up quite a bit, as if he was happy that I had hit a home run.

‘Damn, I was waiting for this guy to hit a home run.’

“[Ho! It was a great home run!]”

“Tell Krongs! “I am your eternal helper!”

“[What is he saying now. Speak in English. ha ha ha.]”

“[Trust your brother and follow him.]”

“[Okay, I’ll show you today too, so look forward to it.]”

As I was talking to Crongs, cheers erupted again. Choi Jin-cheol’s refreshing blow came out. Choi Jin-cheol and I hit back-to-back home runs, and it felt like the atmosphere had completely changed from the top of the first inning.

“Jincheol hyung, you’re crazy!”

“It’s a good start!”

Our attack in the top of the first inning ended only when the first batter, Kim Joo-yeop, came to bat. When the attack ended in the first inning, the score difference was 6:0. The score gap has become such that we cannot lose even if we want to.

*

[Today, the Future Buffaloes look helpless. He was helpless against AT’s starting pitcher, Crongs, and struck out 10 batters until the 6th inning.]

[Kronx player. He has a really good ball. In particular, the angle of the sinker is sharp. Umm… . Plus, as far as I know, Crongs’ biggest strength is his physical strength, right? The number of pitches has now passed 90, and I don’t feel tired at all. Considering that the speed of the ball just hit 153 km/h, I think I can throw 120 balls. I’ll have to see if it comes up next inning as well.]

[Ah, Crongs is doing icing on the bench. I think this is the end of Crongs.]

[Ah, I guess it’s because I was promoted to the starting lineup this Tuesday. Since the player has only been in Korea for less than a week, there seems to be an attempt to protect the player. It’s a good choice. Director Lee Soo-hyun.]

At the end of the 6th inning, the score difference was 9:2. Although the Future Buffaloes scored two solo home runs against Cronks and scored two points, they could not overcome the gap that had widened from the beginning of the game.

-Hey, it’s only 2 games, but isn’t this a success as a mercenary?

ㄴㄹㅇ I guess I could have just picked it at this level?

-What kind of bastard is Chronx? Originally famous?

ㄴㅇㅇ Originally, I was a kid who had a few stories to tell. I also have a few major experiences. Good velocity, good sinker. I heard that my stamina and control are at a good level.

Why does such a bastard come to Korea?

ㄴㄴThe locals say that his private life is a bit dirty. He was once caught for drunk driving, and there were rumors that he was promiscuous with women. But they say they are sincere in baseball.

ㄴㄴBut how do you protect your private life? Are you a related person?

-Wow, isn’t Crongs close to winning at this level? I’m tired of the ball.

Where did you get that bastard from? ㄹㅇ I think they should give me a bonus.

-Future guys threw in the towel? Are they leaving out all the players?

ㄴIt’s almost summer so I need to take care of my physical strength haha.

And the score gap of 7 points was not narrowed until the end of the game, and the AT Thunders were able to comfortably go to Seoul with a winning series.

*

“Sister, where did you get Crongs? “I heard you throw it pretty well?”

“I told you to just trust your sister.”

It was really cute to see Soyoung’s shoulders go up when I praised her. Soyoung seemed happy to see Crongs throwing well. From what I heard, Soyoung pushed it, so it seemed like a good thing.

“He seems okay? “Jjasik is a huge fan of mine.”

“okay? But don’t be friendly.”

“why?”

“My personal life wasn’t that great. The club completely let go. So, we were able to bring him in as a replacement mercenary.”

“Oh yeah?”

Well, as long as you don’t kill people, that’s fine.

“huh. By the way, today’s preview home run was great, Maengho.”

“Am I cool for a day or two?”

“Well, that’s true.”

Soyoung answers my words with a gentle smile.

I couldn’t bear to see that and didn’t let go of Soyoung until she fainted.