episode_0218

-AT Thunders win 4-0 over Charlotte! What is the problem with Charlotte’s batting lineup that has been silent?

ㄴI heard in the interview that my batting skills were ruined when I beat Ji Maeng-ho yesterday haha.

ㄴㄴSomehow, the players’ swings have grown so much haha If it wasn’t for Jamsil, I think they would have all passed.

– Will the Charlotte Blue Mariners collapse like this?

ㄴHa, honestly, I should have grabbed AT and moved up, but I lost too much in the head-to-head match.

ㄴKeook~ I’m eating well.

-NV Rex clashes with AT in Masan, a signal for a rebound?

ㄴOur record against NV is so bad that we need to hold on a little longer.

ㄴBut I don’t know because the momentum is good these days.

-Ji Maeng-ho is very active! Good luck to NV! 4 hits and 1 home run in 4 at-bats, aiming for MVP in June.

ㄴㅇㅅㅁㅅ

I worship you. GOAT.

-Is the natural enemy relationship maintained? NV Rex strikes a balance by defeating AT Thunders.

Damn it, why do you keep losing because you got caught by NV?

-Heavy rain pouring down. Players looking at the falling rain.

ㄴIt’s a shame. Looking at today’s selection, I thought we could win.

Sigh. I was a bit anxious because it was Lim Jun-hoo’s selection, but fortunately it was canceled.

-AT Thunders catches the #1 team, UG!

Ssss!!! Let’s just keep going like this!

-AT and UG fought 12 times and ended in a draw.

Hey guys, is Ji Maeng-ho playing baseball alone?

-UG Overlords achieved balance by winning against AT and maintained first place.

See you in Jamsil.

– Volcano Falcons win series against AT.

Wow, I keep getting caught up in the bottom tier teams.

ㄴIf you beat the top team and win, they give it to the guys below.

ㄴBut how long will it take to be in 6th place at the end of June?

-July 3rd professional baseball rankings.

1st. UG Overlords 47 wins, 32 losses, 3 draws, 0.595

2nd place. Hyunseong Mad Cats 47 wins, 35 losses, 1 draw, 0.573

3rd place. Shilla Triggers 45 wins, 35 losses, 3 draws, 0.563

4th place. Hancheol Grizzlies 44 wins, 35 losses, 2 draws, 0.557

5th place. AT Thunders 43 wins, 35 losses, 3 draws, 0.551

6th place. Charlotte Blue Mariners 39 wins, 39 losses, 4 draws, 0.500

7th place. NV Rex 35 wins, 46 losses, 2 draws, 0.432

7th place. JT Gold Eyes 35 wins, 46 losses, 2 draws, 0.432

9th place. Future Buffaloes 33 wins, 46 losses, 2 draws, 0.418

10th place. Hwasan Falcons 31 wins, 50 losses, 2 draws, 0.383

ㄴCan we say that 7th place and above are almost eliminated from fall baseball?

It seems like Charlotte was also overlooked?

ㄴThe competition for first place is fierce haha.

ㄴㄴIt doesn’t seem strange who comes in first place from UG to Silla.

ㄴNow that it’s summer, Hyeonseong is also coming up. Do you think we’ll get first place at this rate?

ㄴㄴI don’t know because it’s a 1.5 game.

The competition for 4th place is also quite fierce.

Haha, it’s going to be hard to get 5th place because we give AT too much attention.

No, there are still half of the matches left.

But honestly, the fucking bar is real starting in July.

-Ji Maeng-ho, aiming for June MVP. Will he become the first KBA to win monthly MVP three times in a row?

… … Ji Maeng-ho dominated the batting average (0.378), on-base percentage (0.457), and slugging percentage (0.865) categories, including the most hits (42) and home runs (11) in the league during the month of June. In addition, he is showing his best performance by ranking first in runs scored (26), RBIs (31), and stolen bases (10). As of the 3rd, Ji Maeng-ho leads the league in batting average (0.407), on-base percentage (0.517), slugging percentage (0.957), hits (123), home runs (37), runs (79), RBI (105), and stolen bases (36). We are having our best season ever. June’s monthly MVP is… … .

Wow, these are people’s grades? It’s so fucked up.

ㄴㅋㅋㅋ Even if he is out of the season, he would still be MVP. It’s 13 different from 2nd place in home runs haha.

ㄴWhy were the 5 consecutive at-bat home runs deleted? That’s a legendary record

ㄴㄴHey, that’s it.

But Ji Maeng-ho is definitely a person too. My grades are getting worse.

As the analysis progresses, my stamina decreases.

If ㄴ is strong, isn’t even 40% possible?

Honestly, I have to see how I survive the summer. All hitters who have attempted .400 so far have failed in the summer.

ㄴHis record is crazy. I wish we had a hitter like this on our team.

ㄴWhat is the slugging percentage of 0.957? There is no hitter on our team with an OPS like that.

ㄴ and Ji Maeng-ho’s war (War: contribution to victory compared to replacement players) is already at 6 points. If this momentum continues, it will surpass 12 points, right?

It’s a monster. Look at the record

ㄴBut how did you hit home runs in 5 consecutive at-bats with a body like this? That’s so fucking funny.

-‘Monster Rookie’ Ji Maeng-ho becomes the best star.

… … Nanum All-Star Ji Maeng-ho received the honor of receiving the most votes, receiving 1,566,744 votes. This is the first time a rookie player has received the most votes in the All-Star voting… …

ㄴHonestly, I don’t like Ji Maeng-ho because he’s such a dick, but looking at this guy’s grades, I can’t help but pick him haha.

ㄴIt is said that ordinary people also voted to receive prizes and chose Ji Maeng-ho after seeing his face.

ㄴㄴSo does my girlfriend haha.

ㄴHonestly, he could get injured, but from the moment he got on the mound, this kid showed that he cares about the fans, so I hope everything goes well. 1st place

-2023 KBA League All-Star final voting results.

… … Meanwhile, the AT Thunders, ranked 5th, are on the rise and have five players, including Choi Jin-cheol (first baseman), Ji Maeng-ho (second baseman), Kim Su-ho (third baseman), Gi Ki-joo (outfielder), and Woo Gwan-hyeong (designated hitter). Produced eight All-Stars. Besides that… … .

ㄴIt feels like I can smell fall for the first time in a long time, so all the AT fans that were hiding came out lol.

No, things have improved these days. If I had this score about 10 years ago, I would have lined up.

ㄴㄴI threw up at that time, but since I couldn’t go for 10 years, I think my fandom was completely destroyed haha.

-Ha, I want to watch baseball. It’s rainy season all week.

ㄴㄹㅇ Looking at the rain today, it looks like there will be no game tomorrow.

*

The second week of July before the game against Hancheol. As if there was a hole in the sky, the rain showed no signs of stopping. The game against Hancheol was quite an important one, but it was a bit disappointing to think that the game could not be played because of the rain.

“Today’s game will be canceled too, right?”

“Maybe so? “It’s been raining all week.”

“But honestly, isn’t it good for us? “If the bullpen rests, Hancheol will have an advantage.”

“Well, that’s true.”

“But these days, the kids’ batting skills are not good. “Shouldn’t we meet now?”

If you listen to the stories of seniors, there were seniors who liked being pushed behind in games, and there were seniors who didn’t like it. I wish I could play, but I also understand the perspective of the seniors who disliked it.

“Guys, today’s game is canceled.”

While we were waiting for the game while watching the rain fall, the club’s manager came to us with news of the cancellation.

“Is it official?”

“okay. “I just got a call.”

“I’m off work!”

“The guy you just liked, follow me to the training ground. “Let’s go play some balls.”

Except for a few seniors who I foolishly and openly liked, we started packing when the director told us to leave work.

‘Tsk, I have nothing to do today. ‘What are you doing?’

After the season started, I didn’t spend time on anything other than baseball and sex, so I was a little worried about the time I had left.

‘What are you worried about? Without baseball, of course there’s only one thing left.’

I was trying to spend some constructive time for the first time in a long time, but Rossby didn’t seem to want to do that.

‘Well, I have nothing to do, so I guess I should have sex.’

And it was the same for me. Even though it’s a day off, if I do something I don’t do before, my routine may be broken, so I should act like I normally do today.

‘There’s a lot of time left until night falls. Tsk.’

At that time, Lim Jun-hoo caught my eye.

“Hey, Junhoo.”

His scheduled start date is this Thursday. It seemed perfect for playing with.

“huh?”

“What are you doing today?”

“What should I do? I should just rest at home.”

“Go to the club after?”

“Sure.”

Damn, I thought you would like it. When told to go to a club, Lim Jun-hoo was as happy as a puppy who had been told to go for a walk.

“Then I’ll stop by the house and come back. “I need to change my clothes.”

“What kind of clothes are you changing into?”

“Ah, if you’re going to a club, you should wear nice clothes.”

“I see. “Then I go first.”

“okay. “Brother, see you later.”

After making an appointment with Lim Jun-hoo, I stopped by the locker room, changed clothes, and looked at my cell phone to see a missed call from Joo Seung-cheol.

“What’s going on with this guy? “Did you call to provoke me because it’s a confrontation today?”

I called Joo Seung-cheol on the way out.

“Brother, what’s going on? “Call me.”

-“Uh, are you a fierce tiger?”

“ok.”

-“Did you guys get off work too?”

“I’m on my way home from work now.”

-“okay? “Are you busy?”

“Nothing busy.”

-“Where are you now?”

“Are you heading towards the parking lot?”

-“Good. I’m in a parking lot too. “Come to the parking lot.”

“What’s going on?”

-“I’ll let you know when I get there.”

“It’s okay to pretend it’s expensive. okay. “I’ll go towards the parking lot.”

‘What’s going on, you’re calling me while you’re catching Gao like this? But I think this guy said he doesn’t drink anymore?’

With that in mind, I arrived at the parking lot and saw Joo Seung-cheol waiting for me in front of the parking lot.

“brother?”

“Oh, are you here? Long time no see.”

“Hi. But what happened? “He said he doesn’t drink.”

“Do I have to drink to see you?”

“Well, that’s true.”

“First of all, congratulations on winning first place in the All-Star voting.”

“Hehe, did you see the article? “Brother, this is me.”

“bastard. “I was also first in voting last year.”

“But it’s no use, right? “Because Ji Maeng-ho debuted.”

“Oh, if I hadn’t been injured, I would have come in first place.”

“With your skills? no way… .”

“hey! “I’m also a June MVP candidate!”

“Oh really? “Would you like to see my grades?”

At Joo Seung-cheol’s words, I turned on my phone and searched, and found that my grades were not bad.

“You’ve already hit 14 times just because you took a break for a month? The batting average is also 0.371. Well, not as much as me.”

“You’re weird, asshole.”

“That’s right. “Is Korea too small?”

“Ha, indeed.”

Joo Seung-cheol laughs as if he is dumbfounded. But what can I do? That’s true. To be honest, I felt like I would still get good results even if Rossby didn’t tell me.

‘Is that true?’

‘… yes?’

‘Then you won’t fail like you did when you got on the mound again, right?’

‘Write it. Why are you talking about that now?’

‘Hehe, if you want, I can choose not to tell you?’

‘Hey, Mr. Rossby, what you can do and what you have to do are different. Mr. Rossby is there, so why bother taking the difficult route?’

‘Damn, when I first saw you, I was shaking like crazy for not signing a contract.’

‘I was too young back then. hmm. If I had known this would happen, I would have signed a contract right away and had sex.’

‘I made one person normal.’

‘thank you. Mr. Rossby.’

‘okay. Always live with gratitude.’

‘yes.’

“Hey, why are you so dazed all of a sudden?”

Joo Seung-cheol must have seemed strange talking to Rossby, so he touched my body and spoke to me.

“I?”

“Or else. Anyway, you’re free today, right?”

“There is.”

I decided to hang out with Junhu, but I had a lot of time left.

“Good. My friend said he wanted to see you. “I heard you said we were playing together today, so you said let’s take a look?”

“okay? “Am I an expensive person?”

Ha, it seems that one of Joo Seung-cheol’s friends is a fan of mine.

“okay? So you refuse? “Would you regret it?”

… ? Do you regret it? Is there anything I might regret? if… ?

“… Is it a girl?”

“uh. Did I once say that some of my friends are celebrities? Some of her friends like baseball, so I’d like to meet you. “Is it free today?”

“Of course.”

Fuck, finally! The meeting I’ve been wanting since the beginning of the season!

‘But didn’t you plan to meet that pitcher that night?’

Im Jun-hoo was not important right now. I immediately sent a message to Lim Jun-hoo saying that I wouldn’t be able to play today.

‘Fuck, I’m hanging out with celebrities, but Lim Jun-hoo isn’t important.’

“brother! let’s hurry!”

“Look at this kid’s face brightening. let’s go. “Do you want to go in my car?”

“No, I’ll take mine with me. “Please take a picture of the navigator.”

“okay.”

‘Hehe, no matter how much I am, I’m a little nervous because I’m seeing celebrities.’

So we headed to where Joo Seung-cheol’s friends were waiting.

*

“Oh, shit! What is this bro? “He suddenly said he couldn’t play with Talk!”

And at the time when Ji Maeng-ho left in the car, the irritated voice of Lim Jun-hu, who was cleaning up after himself in the AT locker room, was heard, but it was not particularly important.