episode_0214

[Charlotte Blue Mariners! With this timely hit, AT Thunders’ fourth pitcher is called out! Han Sang-hyun ends here! The score is now 7:5! Charlotte Blue Mariners are ahead again!]

The match between the AT Thunders and Charlotte Blue Mariners was tense, with the rain pouring down on the ground unable to stop both teams’ batting lines. Even though it was only the 5th inning, the AT Thunders had 4 pitchers on the mound.

Even considering the rain stoppage in the middle of the game, it was quite unusual for four pitchers to take the mound in the fifth inning.

[Now Kim Yun-ho is on the mound.]

“Should we have raised Yunho from the beginning?”

I wanted to raise Kang Se-ho and Kim Yun-ho, the bullpen pitchers in the best form on the team, as late as possible, but with the situation like this, I couldn’t not raise them.

“Director. “For now, I think we can leave the remaining out count to Yunho and the next inning and go to Seho.”

AT Thunders’ plan was as follows. Kim Yun-ho prevents the remaining count of outs in the 5th inning and completes 1.1 innings until the 6th inning. Afterwards, the game ends with Kang Se-ho in the 7th, setup man Yang Ji-hoon in the 8th, and Park Jin-hyuk in the 9th.

Basic pitching management, with each bullpen pitcher pitching one inning. However, there was one thing that director Lee Soo-hyun overlooked. Kim Yun-ho is a pitcher who is no different from a rookie who will be on the mound for the first team starting this season. The problem was that I didn’t have much experience playing on a rainy day like this.

Moreover, Kim Yun-ho is a pitcher with fast velocity but unstable ball control. On rainy days, a pitcher’s control is bound to be shaken,

“Base on balls!”

Kim Yun-ho, who came on the mound to catch one out count, was having a hard time. After giving up a walk to the first batter, he got a hit and loaded the bases with two outs. Contrary to coach Lee Soo-hyun’s wishes, he was having a hard time even getting a single out count.

‘Today is Tuesday. If we use up the bullpen like this, our plans for the week will be ruined, but since there is a lot of rain in the forecast, should we replace it?’

While director Lee Soo-hyun was worrying, another cheerful sound was heard from inside the ground through the rain.

Perfect!

[Runner all three leaves! Kang Han Beom’s sweeping, timely hit! The score is now 10:5, 5 points away! Charlotte Blue Mariners completely winning the game!]

[This score is big! AT Thunders have been following along well, but they could collapse here, right?]

[It was already predicted from the beginning of the game that it would be a difficult game as starting pitcher Kim Chan-young was sidelined due to an injury, but the team has been following along well so far, and this score may dampen their will to chase. Oh, Yunho Kim comes off the mound without being able to count out a single out. The player taking the mound is Kim Jin-su, who has been warming up since the third inning. The season record is 1 win, 2 losses, and an ERA of 5.59]

In the end, only after the score gap widened to 5 points did coach Lee Soo-hyun bring in Kim Jin-su, the chase team and swingman.

‘under… . Is there anything we can do about today’s game? Starting with Chanyoung, you are unlucky. Since things have come to this, I can only hope that Jinsu will only eat about 2 innings.’

In this situation, raising Kim Jin-soo is effectively a declaration of defeat. Coach Lee Soo-hyun only hoped that Kim Jin-su would lead long innings.

-I think I won today’s game haha I solve each problem and watch TV haha

ㄴㅉㅉ Looks like this guy is a newbie. Do you think it will end like this?

ㄴIf you score 5 runs in 4 innings, it’s almost over.

This idiot still believes in our pitchers haha.

-But why don’t I feel like I’m going to lose today? Haha, what if it’s just me?

ㄴStop turning it into a happy circuit lol.

ㄴBut ㄹㅇ Looking at what the kids are doing today, it seems like they can turn things around.

-LOL These bastards are turning it into a happy circuit again LOL That’s why they’re irrelevant for 30 years LOL.

ㄴNot yet… 30 years… not,,

ㄴBut why do we take damage too?

ㄴActually, 30 years of military service is our T…ㅁ….

-Oh fuck, Dol Soo-hyun, I want to kill that bastard’s pitcher replacement timing.

Is it because he comes from a batter background?

ㄴWhat does it matter if the pitching coach replaces the pitcher?

ㄴThen the starters are out from the 2nd inning. What should I do, you idiot?

B

ㄴ?Rather, it’s right to go mainly for stuffing on rainy days, right? When finesse features come up, you just lose your advantage. Is this fucking idiot? I’m just going to criticize it based on the results.

Fuck, I was familiar with this guy’s IP, so I looked it up and it turned out to be Lee Soo-hyun’s bad boy. It’s just a joke.

-But the good news is that the rain is slowly stopping. There will be no more injuries for players.

ㄴIt shouldn’t be a major injury for Kim Chan-young….

-Is Kim Chan-mul out for the season? Did anything come out? I fell hard earlier.

ㄴBut still, there is no 5th starter like Chanyoung.

ㄴIt’s not out yet.

ㄴI hope we can use this opportunity to give the second-team prospects a chance. These days, Lim Jun-hoo is pitching well in the second team.

You bitches, it’s still our team. Is it right to pray for someone to get injured?

Is this your first time here? This is how it is supposed to be, but it makes me vomit haha.

[Kim Jin-su catches the remaining out count with difficulty! The game now moves to the bottom of the 5th inning.]

[The long fifth inning is finally over. What will the AT Thunders show in the bottom of the 5th inning? .]

[In the bottom of the 5th inning, the Charlotte Blue Mariners bring a new pitcher to the mound. We will inform you of the changed records of pitcher Son Young-jin. Appeared in 17 games, 2 wins, 4 losses, 2 holds, ERA 4.88.]

[Son Young-jin is the player who takes care of the dirty work as Charlotte’s pitcher, and since there is a 5-point score difference, Charlotte’s coach Kim Jong-seok will probably also take charge of 1-2 innings.]

[Now Son Young-jin faces No. 1 hitter Kim Joo-yeop. The first pitch is a ball, the second ball, Kim Joo-yeop’s strike! A ball flying high in the infield! Second baseman Jang Woo-jun gestures. Lightly won… ! You miss the ball! Jang Woo-jun misses an ordinary fly ball! In this way, Kim Joo-yeop gets on base as the lead hitter.]

[I think the rain got into my eyes, Woojun Jang. It was a defense that left me wondering what it would have been like if we had played a little more calmly.]

-ㅅㅂ The level of today’s game hahaha. It’s already the 5th error between both teams hahaha.

ㄴIt’s just normal, isn’t it?

*

“Base on balls!”

After Kim Joo-yeop, the leadoff hitter, got on base due to an error, second hitter Kim Soo-ho struck out, but fortunately, Ki Ki-joo got on base with a walk, giving me the opportunity to get on base with one out and runners on first and second base. The current score difference is 5 points.

I wondered if the game was going well after giving up 6 runs in the previous inning, but seeing that this opportunity came after the big inning, I thought it was too early to give up this game.

If you hit a home run here, the difference is only 2 points. Considering the remaining innings, the score difference was not something we could keep up with.

“Ji Maeng-ho!”

“Yes, senior.”

“Don’t feel pressure and hit it. “If you can’t hit it, I’ll fix it.”

Before going to bat, Choi Jin-cheol, the next batter, called me. He usually doesn’t say things like this, but Choi Jin-cheol also seemed to feel that this inning was a watershed for the game.

‘Well, as a rookie, I feel it too, so there’s no way Choi Jin-cheol can’t feel it.’

I understand that feeling, but Choi Jin-cheol’s worries were unnecessary. Rather than feeling burdened, my heart was racing. Are you throwing away your chance to be the star of this game out of pressure? It was nonsense.

“Do not worry. “I will solve it.”

“Boy, it’s nice to see you confident. “Do you know what Son Young-jin’s winning shot is?”

“I know. “It’s a forkball.”

“Okay, go and destroy it.”

“yes!”

As I walked to the plate, I felt the wet, soggy ground from the rain. When it first started raining, my clothes and body were all wet and I felt damp and irritated, but after my clothes got wet, I actually felt better as it cooled down the heat.

‘okay. This is better than hot. Mr. Rossby, are you ready?’

‘What do you need to prepare? Get ready yourself.’

‘yes.’

Son Young-jin’s winning shot was a forkball. I’ve never faced her before, but this is my 7th time facing Charlotte. I wasn’t worried because he was a pitcher I’d seen a lot of on video.

‘The average velocity of a fastball is around 144, and a forkball is around the high 120s to low 130s. Moreover, the forkball has good control, so it sometimes comes into the strike zone, right? hmm… . Aside from the forkball, he throws a slider, but his pitching rate is low because he often misses the throw.’

I checked the guy’s information again in my head and looked at the guy on the mound. It was interesting to see that he had a rather goofy expression on his face, perhaps because he sent out runners due to errors and walks.

‘It’s a forkball.’

‘I will joke around from the first pitch… Is this it?’

Because the ground had receded, there was little chance of a wild pitch that would advance a runner, so it seemed like he chose a forkball from the first pitch.

‘Shall we watch the first pitch first?’

It’s stupid to swing without even looking at your opponent’s winning shot. Still, if he was playing in the first team, it meant he had some talent, so I decided to watch the first pitch.

“cheek!”

And the guy’s first pitch bounced and went into the mitt. It looks like the pitcher also hit me with this ball. Since I didn’t have the intention to hit it from the beginning, it was beneficial just to check the trajectory of the forkball, which was his winning shot, but it also gave me an advantage in the ball count, which made me laugh a little.

‘Well, the angle is sharp, but not so bad that you can’t hit it. Why don’t you throw me another one?’

‘It’s forkball again.’

‘Good.’

He has good forkball control, so I felt like he would probably hit it into the zone this time. No pitcher would want to be caught with two balls on 1st and 2nd bases with 1 out, so he would probably come in.

… And my prediction was correct.

Ta – evil!

A hit that flies far away with the sound of the ball splitting. It hit the ball exactly low on the outside, but I was expecting it to be a forkball coming into the zone, so it was easier to kick the ball up than I thought.

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

The cheers of the crowd could be heard through the sound of rain. I felt like I was addicted to the cheering. Even the moment I entered the dugout, I didn’t want to go in because the crowd was shouting my voice. Putting that regret behind me, I entered the dugout and the players lined up greeted me with excessive affection.

“Ji Maeng-ho, is this guy really crazy!”

“Fuck it, let’s go back to the station!”

“evil! sick! stop! Stop hitting me! evil! Seongtae Yoon!”

“Revenge, bastard!”

In particular, Seongtae Yoon’s hands were spicy. I normally didn’t hit it this hard, but seeing him do it like this made it clear that he had hit a home run earlier and had it in his mind.

‘Fuck, now that I think about it, it’s a loss. Seongtae only occasionally plays one or two, and I play two or three a week. ‘I hit you hard for no reason.’

Still, I didn’t feel too bad, perhaps because I hit a home run.

*

[With Ji Maeng-ho’s home run, the game is now down by 2 points! AT Thunders catch up again! This is great power!]

[This is why AT is currently called a strong team, right? Once AT’s batting line explodes, most pitchers can’t stop it. And at the center of it all is Ji Maeng-ho.]

[The home run scene appears again, and even if you look at it again, it is a technical hit.]

-Wow, Ji Maeng-ho is already number 33. The pace was really crazy.

ㄴㅇㅅㅁㅅ

ㄴㅇㅅㅁㅅ

-But do you guys see Ji Maeng-ho smiling before he hits a home run? I heard you screwed up?

ㄴHe did the interview like a idiot, but he was handsome haha.

ㄴㄴSo there are a lot of female fans. If you look at the intuition, most female fans are marked with Ji Maeng-ho.

ㄴㄴAll the male fans are marking Ji Maeng-ho. Honestly, if you don’t mark Ji Maeng-ho after seeing his grades, you’re not a fan of him.

ㄴㄴㅇㄱㄹㅇ

To be honest, I didn’t want to give a straight answer with a blank expression when signing autographs, but you look really cool because you’re good at baseball.

You smiled at me and gave me a really long answer?

ㄴㄴ is a woman

no?? How did you know? I guess I’ll have to quit my relationship.

Show me your pussy before you leave.