episode_0246

“Ji Maeng-ho, you bastard! “Can you get to the base quickly?”

As I stepped on home plate, I heard a scream from a Hwasan fan sitting behind the catcher. Wow, it tastes like this. I savored the scream and raised my fist while folding my arm towards it.

“what? That bastard? “Didn’t you just punch me?”

Immediately, the crowd behind the catcher began to buzz. The referee turns to look at me due to the murmur.

“what? Ji Maeng-ho, is it you again? “What did you do this time?”

“It’s no big deal. “I just did some fighting.”

“You weren’t acting strange, were you?”

“no.”

As I was about to lightly answer the umpire’s question and go into the dugout, Choi Jin-cheol, who had been waiting for his turn at bat, approached me.

“Did you really punch the potato?”

“yes. “You heard those bastards swearing at me, right?”

“under… . He’s really crazy. Well, the swearing at Daejeon Stadium sounds a bit harsh. “Didn’t the referee say something?”

“I said something, but I covered it up well.”

“Okay, just in case, be careful what you say during the interview. “Because there is also post-mortem disciplinary action.”

… Was there something like that? I had no idea. If this is the case, I guess I should be more careful about what I say during interviews, right?

“Anyway, the home run was good. “What kind of ball were you aiming for?”

“It’s a circle changeup.”

Jaehyun Chae’s ball that I hit was a circle changeup. How dare you throw a ball like that at me, who is known as a change-up killer in the league. And within the strike zone. With only 2 left until 50 stolen bases, I tried to steal some bases and hit a home run, but they asked me to hit a home run like that, so I had no choice but to hit a home run.

‘Isn’t it just Pedro? Are you throwing a changeup at me? Then it should be right.’

“You hit Chae Jae-hyun’s circle changeup. “You too.”

“Senior, the angle is not as big as I thought. It’s just that Deception is a bit annoying. Try targeting your seniors too. “Maybe it’s easier than you think?”

Jaehyun Chae’s circle changeup is currently infamous in the league, but when I hit it myself, it wasn’t that bad. The deception was definitely good, but it wasn’t a ball you couldn’t hit if you knew he was going to throw a circle changeup.

‘If the ball was that good, I wouldn’t have been able to hit it. what.’

“Yeah, you’re great. bastard.”

When I entered the dugout, passing Choi Jin-cheol, who made a bewildered look on his face after hearing what I said, the players welcomed me warmly.

“it was good! Meng Hao!”

“Hey, but what did you throw your fist into the audience for?”

“Fighting. Go for it.”

“So much.”

“Ahh! “Stop, stop hitting me!”

Was it because the players thought it was a difficult game? There was a lot of celebration today. I feel like I got hit harder during the season than I’ve ever been hit in my life… .

‘Fuck, I should have hit a home run or something. When I become a senior, no one can hit me. really.’

“[Ji. It was a good home run. As expected, it’s the best.]”

“[Okay, if you appreciate it, don’t hit home runs from now on. got it?]”

“[I will try my best.]”

Still, it was always thrilling to hear a thank you from a sassy pitcher after hitting a home run. If you look at Crongs’ attitude toward me, he was far from being a cocky pitcher, but he acted like a cocky pitcher to other players.

‘Whoa, is it 1:1 now?’

Considering Crongs’ skills, the number of points he would give against Hwasan would be around 3 even if he is not in good condition.

‘If Chae Jae-hyun keeps throwing like this, I think he can score 3 points by himself.’

If you look at Chae Jae-hyun’s pitching style these days, it’s mostly a fastball and a circle change-up two-pitch. I think he also threw a slider when we met in the first half of the year, but since the combination of fastball and circle changeup worked so well, it seemed like he changed his pitching style that way.

However, just because it worked well for other hitters didn’t mean it worked well for me. His circle changeup was not like a major league pitcher’s ball that I saw at the WBC, but was only slightly curved, so it was like a meal for me.

Well, it seemed difficult to clearly distinguish its form, but that wasn’t a problem for me.

‘Is that so, Mr. Rossby?’

‘Did the guy who knew that well stay with that bitch all through the break?’

‘Hey, today is another expedition, so I can look for other girls.’

The only problem is calming down Rossby, who has been grumbling all day. If I were to say that I didn’t tell her, I would be in big trouble, so I felt like I really had to find a new woman today.

‘Oh, they say it’s hard to find a woman on an expedition. Tsk. If you think about it this way, Daegu is good.’

When I went on an expedition to Daegu, I could go to a bar run by Park Joong-hyeon’s junior and hang out with the women the owner picked out, but in Daejeon, there weren’t many places to hang out, so it was hard to find women.

‘If this is the case, I’ll have to choose from among the fans who came today.’

‘I see some good bitches among the bitches wearing your uniform.’

Looks like it was already scanned quickly. Well, if you see it on your way home from work, just pick it and eat it.

In fact, when we went away at the beginning of the season, it was normal to stay in the away lodgings, but since we didn’t have that type of contact after we achieved a certain level of performance, there wasn’t really a problem as long as we came in before training time. This is why people should do their jobs well.

And of course, in order to have good sex today, I had to win the game. Fortunately, it seemed like there would be no problem in winning as long as Chae Jae-hyun threw the ball like he did the previous at-bat.

‘I wish he would just keep being stubborn and throw change-ups. First of all, I’ll have to watch the next at-bat.’

*

-Am I the only one who saw Ji Maeng-ho’s punch just now?

ㄴIt’s spring for me too hahaha

But are you going to punch a fan? It’s not even a tortoise haha.

ㄴIf you have the personality of a fierce defender, could you really have blown it?

-Wow, but Ji Maeng-ho is a mess. Chae Jaehyun is at Sunghyun level these days haha.

Does Seonghyun look like a dick? If he was at Seonghyeon’s level, he wouldn’t have been beaten.

No, but it’s true that he’s really good at throwing these days.

ㄴㄴHonestly, I’m surprised that Chae Jae-hyun has exploded now. Aren’t expectations the highest ever? If Hyunseong had gone to UG, he would have already been an ace at national university haha.

No, the volcano fan is cryingㅠㅠ

-Ha, how the fuck do we gather so many prospects and one of them explodes, but these bastards are quickly caught by Seoul Farm ㅅㅂ

ㄴBut starting this year, it’s a full draft.

ㄴㅅㅂ Originally, Ji Maeng-ho was also ours.

-You fucking bastards are so fucking annoying. Ji Maeng-ho, why is that bastard so mean? He hit a home run with ease.

-The more I look at Ji Maeng-ho, the angrier he becomes. I know you have good skills, but have you ever seen me walking late on purpose? If he were really a player on our team, I think he would have cursed a lot…

I don’t have to go to your team. Haha.

Well, it’s not even a day or two, I’m not surprised that Ji Maeng-ho did something like that.

When Ji Maeng-ho hit a home run against Chae Jae-hyun and held a ceremony that upset fans, the community naturally went into an uproar. In particular, the anger that Volcano fans felt towards AT Thunders was considerable. If you ask Hwasan fans to name the team they hate the most, they will choose AT Thunders.

In a league where everyone is a competitor, it is impossible to have a favorite team other than the team you support, but Volcano fans especially disliked the AT Thunders.

The reason was quite simple, it was disgusting that a team that had not even been to a fall baseball game for 20 years was lucky enough to select Ji Maeng-ho in the draft and settle down in a fall baseball game just because he was from Seoul, and AT fans who were hiding in baseball-related communities Because they were going on a rampage and being vicious, Hwasan fans could not like AT Thunders even if they wanted to.

-If there had been a full draft from last year, Ji Maeng-ho would have been on our team… If that had been the case, we would have been in the AT position, right?

To be honest, AT is doing well because of Ji Maeng-ho.

It’s not that big, but it’s the biggest, right? Honestly, if I had gone to a team other than AT, that team would have definitely won.

ㄴㄴWe’re competing for the championship right now, right?

Still, I don’t think I would have won if I had gone to the volcano.

Of course, envy of the jewels I did not have was one of the reasons. Especially if it was a jewel that was in one’s hand and then lost, the envy could not help but grow. This became even more so when it was leaked that if AT had not selected Ji Maeng-ho in the first round, they were planning to nominate Ji Maeng-ho in the second first round.

-But you don’t really envy AT, do you? Anyway, I’m going to the fall baseball game with all the money.

Yes, that’s true. This year alone, Gigi Joo, Choi Jin-cheol, and Jang Yoon. Kim Su-ho is also an FA graduate.

ㄴIf we gather players from other teams like that and go to fall baseball, wouldn’t you be happy at all?

ㄴHonestly, I don’t think AT will do well after this year. Choi Jin-cheol is an old man anyway, and Ki Ki-joo and Kim Su-ho will soon grow old. Woo Kwan-hyung, I wouldn’t be surprised if he retired tomorrow. Jang Yoon also has good grades in Jamsil, but it won’t be surprising if he fails starting next year. Since Ji Maeng-ho is also a rookie, there is a possibility that he is Furuku.

Fans of Hwasan criticize them for making money. However, inside his heart, he couldn’t help but be filled with envy for the AT Thunders, whose dark days were showing signs of coming to an end.

-There is a lot of talk about AT. Actually, I think that even if we select the right mercenaries, we won’t be defeated by AT. Aren’t we better off? Raise new talent steadily. If we just select mercenaries like Crongs or Bellingham, there is a good chance next year.

ㄴYou’re training new talent diligently? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha back on this before.

Even if you add all the prospects on your team together, they are no match for Ji Maeng-ho.

In addition, the pride that he was doing well in training was useless in front of Ji Maeng-ho, who was showing the best performance of all time. In a way, it was natural for Hwasan fans to be angry when AT, which had been ranked lower than UG, Hyunseong, Hancheol, and Silla, which were strong teams from the beginning, selected Ji Maeng-ho, a league MVP-level hitter, and showed top-ranked performance.

-Still, we have Chae Jae-hyeon. There are also Kim Min-jun and Shin Su-ho.

Of course, Hwasan fans did not feel inferior either. Because the pitching prospects were definitely better in Hwasan. Chae Jae-hyun, who shows the second coming of a saint, and Shin Su-ho, who is called the post-Go Young-hwan. And Kim Min-jun, who has been the head of the household since last year. It was enough power to look forward to next year.

-But isn’t it romantic to see that our team doesn’t waste money? Looking at the growth of prospects, I think it would be possible to win the league with franchise stars.

ㄴI admit it. Honestly, who can’t win with money?

In this way, volcano fans consoled themselves by seeing the fruits of the 10 years of darkness.

– Haha, it’s so fucking funny to see the Palkols bastards masturbating in Yapak. At what point in time is romance reaching its peak?

AT Gallery laughed at the sight of Hwasan fans like that. And the joys and sorrows of fans of both teams diverged again in the top of the fourth inning.

[Leading hitter Ki Ki-joo comes to bat.]

Perfect!

[An exquisite hit for the weather! The lead hitter successfully gets on base.]

[Chae Jae-hyun’s 6th pitch! It falls in! Ji Maeng-ho gets on base with a walk!]

[Choi Jin-cheol comes to the plate with no outs on first and second base.]

[Choi Jin-cheol has a pretty good record against Chae Jae-hyeon, right? However, Chae Jae-hyun has stepped up since the second half of the season, so this at-bat is something to look forward to… ]

Ta – evil!

[Ahhhh! Choi Jin-cheol’s batted ball is big! This hit goes all the way to the fence! It hits the wall and falls. Choi Jin-cheol hits the first pitch for a double! I caught the ball in center field! Home! Home! Safe! Ji Maeng-ho lived at home! As expected, the best main force in the league! Ji Maengho! AT Thunders get away with 2 points in one go! Now the match is 3:1! AT is ahead!]

A meteorological hit led to a base hit and Choi Jin-cheol’s double. The two players who were cursed by Hwasan fans for being a waste of money both scored and had RBIs.

-You’re a bitch hahaha If you’re a bitch, you guys spend money too hahaha

ㄴI’m crazy about the taste!!!!!

ㄴㅋㅋㅋ Fierce Tiger God is so fucking fast lol.

-Ha, you damn Pzai bastards, if you can’t fill 3 free agents next year, I’m going to set fire to Jung-gu, you bastards.

ㄴLet’s go together ㅅㅂ

-If Ji Maeng-ho had come to Hwasan, he wouldn’t have been able to do as well. Ki Ki-joo in the front and Choi Jin-cheol behind him. He’s doing so well because he has the support of legends.

ㄴㅋㅋㅋ I don’t think even 50% of people would have been able to go to the fall baseball game in Hwasan lol.

-What kind of tank and what kind of prospect is this in a shitty country? Let’s make Lee Yonggi a free agent next year.

-The romance of the KBA League is dead. It breaks my heart to see a team with so much money like AT doing so well.

ㄴAt what point does romance become a thing of the past? The Hwasan Falcons should also follow the example of the AT Thunders and recruit free agents. Running a team only with players from the club like in the 80s and 90s is outdated.

That’s right. The front desk from Daejeon and Hwasan also need to be reorganized.

ㄴHonestly, I’m sick of Hwasan fans being thieves. To escape from the dark ages, you need to invest in AT. AT spent 20 billion won on free agency alone, but do you hope that they end up in last place and then get lucky and get a promising talent and go to fall baseball? Is that a sign of a thief or what?

Although this person’s words are harsh, I agree with him. Now we need to invest too.

Ugh… it smells…

Fans of Hwasan, who endured the dark times while watching the growth of promising players, were endlessly envious of AT Thunders, who were in the same situation, being suppressed by the power of money.

*

‘Chae Jae-hyun, I was worried because Chae Jae-hyun was so chaotic, but today should be easy like this, right?’

We scored 3 points in the top of the 4th inning. Considering that there were at least two at-bats remaining, I thought I could score at least one run.

‘Cronx also looks to be in good condition. Okay, I guess I can run a bit like this?’

If the score difference is tight, you will have to work hard to hit a home run or a long hit, but looking at the Crongs’ condition today, it seemed like even this score gap would be enough to win the game. In other words, it is okay to run for a personal record.

The number of home runs I have hit so far is 53 including the home run I hit today. 48 bases stolen. Add two stolen bases and you’ve got 50-50, a record no baseball player has ever achieved.

In fact, after hitting 50 home runs, I didn’t pay much attention to it because it was a record that could be achieved at any time. However, if Hwasan fans achieved the record against Chae Jae-hyun, who is considered an ace, it would greatly hurt the hearts of Hwasan fans gathered today. I thought there might be one. For baseball players, losing records was a great humiliation, and if they achieved 50-50 against Chae Jae-hyeon, his name would go down in history as a pitcher who allowed pitches.

I felt like I had to give a gift like this to the Hwasan fans who had been arrogantly swearing at me before the game to ease their anger.

‘Okay, let’s break down mentally today. Jaehyun!’