Chapter 133 – Episode 131. S-Class Player. (2)

– “I will nominate the AT Thunders. Gyeongnam Jeil High School, shortstop. Yoon Seong-tae.”

When Yun Seong-tae, who was born in Busan, loves Busan, and started playing baseball while taking an elite course in Busan, heard those words in the draft, the emotions he felt were a complex mixture of half sadness and half betrayal.

As someone who was born in Busan and started playing baseball, he was a pure baseball boy whose dream was to join the Charlotte Blue Mariners. He couldn’t help but feel a strong sense of betrayal that Charlotte did not vote for him and sadness that he had to leave his beloved Busan.

And up Seoul. Life in Seoul was not as comfortable as he thought. He didn’t have a house, so he stayed at the hostel and commuted to and from the club, and he didn’t have a few close friends.

However, the adaptation went smoothly because the AT Thunders were also paying a lot of attention to Yoon Seong-tae, who was selected in the first round. Yoon Seong-tae, who performed quite well in the 2nd team, was recognized for his punching power and came up to the 1st team. In the first year of his debut, he appeared in 63 games with a batting average of 0.238 and 5 home runs, making his name known to fans and clubs. .

And in his second year, Yoon Seong-tae, who was dropped as a starting pitcher at the beginning of the season, had a poor batting average, but with good defense and a slugging percentage that made 7 homers in 65 games, he was expected to become a shortstop for AT for 10 years. Was

However, in the middle of the season, the quarrel with the senior was transmitted to the club’s leadership, and Yoon Seong-tae was demoted to the 2nd team on the way, and then enlisted in the management.

‘When I think about it now, I was a crazy bastard. How did he fight against his senior in the second year? Well, it seems that there are some bastards who are weirder than me, but….’

Yoon Seong-tae looked at Ji Maeng-ho, who was watching the game with a firm expression, his legs trembling on the bench. And I could see that that firm expression resembled his expression right before he was attacked by a senior in his second year.

At that time, Yun Seong-tae was like that. The AT Thunders were on a losing streak, and the team’s performance was plummeting. It was natural for a rookie player’s mentality to be broken by the team’s continued defeat, and Yun Seong-tae, who was straightforward like a Busan man, didn’t know how to talk back.

‘Isn’t that bastard causing an accident like that?’

Although he was a bit unassuming, Yoon Seong-tae, who was still having fun and was worried about the juniors he had been hanging out with all winter, shook his head.

‘Ah, who am I to worry about?’

Ji Maeng-ho is the starting pitcher, he is on the bench, and he is also a pinch hitter when the game is decided. At least, at the time coach Sands had a disagreement, he was not on the team, so he took himself to the first team, but with this performance, it was not strange that he went down to the second team at any time.

‘Under…. It’s not like I’m wasting my time in the 2nd Army again….’

Just like that, when Yoon Seong-tae was worried about his future, the hitting coach approached him.

“Seongtae.”

“Yes, Coach.”

“Hee-seok is a pinch hitter. I can.”

“Just leave it to me.”

“Sweetie, confidence is good. Go and show me.”

“All right.”

‘Nice! Yes, I’m better than Hee-seon.’

Yoon Seong-tae sang joy inwardly. Lately, he has lost his sense of the game as he has been playing as a pinch hitter, but he felt as if his sense of hitting was alive, perhaps because he had special hits with Ki Sang-ju.

‘Okay, let’s show it this time and go up to the main position!’

After calming his trembling heart, Yun Seong-tae picked up the bat.

The opponent on the mound is Shinra Triggers closer Ryu Tae-hyeon. Although he came out of the bullpen in the national team after being pushed by Ko Young-hwan, Ryu Tae-hyeon was still one of the best closers in Korea. I was a little afraid to see Ryu Tae-hyun, but I tried to calm myself down.

‘In the last game, Ko Young-hwan struck out…. Ryu Tae-hyun is also similar to Ko Young-hwan, but Ryu Tae-hyun’s speed is a little faster. So should I swing the bat faster than then? Or are you aiming for a pokeball?’

However, Ryu Tae-hyun’s forkball returns Han Sang-gyu to a shortstop grounder.

‘Fuck, throwing over 150 balls like that isn’t a foul!’

“Pinch hit! Yoon Seong-tae!”

And his own name being called. When you feel his hair go white, Puck! And he felt a strong shock on his buttocks.

“Damn! Who is it?!”

“Why are you frozen? Were you scared?”

A mixed dialect with accents from Busan and Seoul. Yoon Seong-tae’s way of speaking, which he thinks is the perfect Seoul dialect. Ji Maeng-ho, who imitated that accent even more awkwardly, stood behind Yoon Seong-tae.

“It’s scary, fuck.”

“Ah, I think it’s okay.”

“Turn it off. Are you a crazy kid?”

Kicking your senior’s ass? No, leaving seniors and juniors behind and kicking the butt of a player right before entering the ground. A real asshole kid. Where the hell did this kid learn to play baseball? Middle School… , No. I guess it’s because I haven’t learned well since elementary school, right? Hey, if I had learned baseball in Busan, I wouldn’t have acted like this.

‘As expected, Seoul’s son is strange.’

When Yoon Seong-tae was thinking about that, Ji Maeng-ho, who was looking at Yoon Seong-tae, grinned.

‘What is this bastard? And laugh and scream….’

“It looks better than before.”

“What?”

“Then go and hit me.”

“Ha, true. Anyone who sees it will know that you are Cochin.”

‘So, were you trying to relax? To the extent that the new juniors know about it? My Yun Seong-tae is dead.’

It was clear that Ji Maeng-ho’s kick had worked, and he felt less nervous than before, and his thoughts disappeared. Crazy baby. To say that, kicking a senior’s butt….

Yoon Seong-tae was dumbfounded and laughed once before walking into the batter’s box. Ryu Tae-hyun, standing on the mound, looked smaller than before.

‘Yes, fuck. Is there anything They all have the same baseball lineup.’

Bottom of the ninth, one out. Ryu Tae-hyun raised his long legs and started the wind-up.

[Ryu Tae-hyun throws the first ball against Yoon Seong-tae. 155 km/h. The first pitch is a strike.]

[Ryu Tae-Hyun’s ball is good. Usually, there are cases where players lose form after going to international competitions, but Ryu Tae-hyun doesn’t seem to have that at all, right?]

[Battery sine again. Fast tempo, second ball! Cheek. This time it’s a forkball.]

[Player Seongtae Yoon put up with this. Usually young players are often fooled by Ryu Tae-hyeon’s forkball, but Yun Seong-tae. It’s good to have a good idea.]

[Actually, when Yoon Seong-tae enlisted in the military, there were a lot of confused fans. Yoon Seong-tae also performed well for two years. By the way, the player who made the fans expect more by winning the home run king in Sangmu is Lee Seon-sun.]

[Yoon Seong-tae, his defense is quite good and he has punching power. There were many evaluations that he was dissatisfied with his contact, but it feels like he made up for the contact part after going to the army, right? Enlistment seems to have been a good choice.]

[The third ball follows. Body side, deep. The count is two-ball, one-strike.]

‘The ball is bloody….’

But even if you’ve got your spirits up, Ryu Tae-hyun is Ryu Tae-hyun.

“Time!”

Besides, I couldn’t come to my senses with the ball thrown at a fast tempo. Yoon Seong-tae, who called time to bring the timing to himself, turned his eyes to the AT dugout while pretending to watch the operation. Then he met eyes with a junior who was leaning on the railing and looking at him.
‘Are you scared?’

‘Ha, crazy bastard.’

The shape of his mouth mocking me for not even throwing a bat. The shape of his mouth stimulated Yoon Seong-tae’s chest.

‘Okay, let’s hit it together.’

Just time your fastball and swing it. No matter what the outcome was, he wanted to prove to Maeng-ho that he wasn’t scared.

[Ryu Tae-hyun prepares the fourth ball. Exchanging his autographs, nodding his head. Ryu Tae-hyun’s fourth ball!]

Ta-evil!

The bat, which he swung after clearing out his thoughts, accidentally hit the fourth ball thrown by Ryu Tae-hyun. The sound was quite beautiful, and the ball flew in a more beautiful arc.

[Yoon Seong-tae accepts! This batted ball! This batted ball! Hit the wall! Yun Seong-tae is up to second base! Three leaves from second base!]

[Five! A good hit came out. You pulled it right!]

“Aaaaa!”

Haha, Seongtae Yoon raises his arms and roars. And gestures to the dugout. Before Yoon Seong-tae went to bat, what was he talking about with Ji Maeng-ho, could it be related?]

[Well, probably so. I’d like to hear more detailshaha.]

[Now, the runner is in scoring position. If this runner comes in, it’s a 1-point difference, and if it’s a home run, it’s a tie! The next hitter is center fielder Kim Joo-yeop.]

[This at-bat is very important. Now, the national team batting line leading to Ji Maeng-ho, Kim Su-ho, and Ki Sang-joo is coming out? From the standpoint of Shinra Triggers, you must catch it out.]

And then Kim Joo-yeop’s at-bat.

[Kim Joo-yeop, close to the plate. He’s not afraid of the body ball at all. Ah! Kim Joo-yeop appeals that his first ball brushed his uniform! Both the catcher and the pitcher look at the umpire. … Result! A ball that fits your body! Sand dunes are recognized!]

Like that, the situation with one-out runners on 1st and 2nd base. Ji Maeng-ho stepped into the plate.

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‘I threw a fastball to Yoon Seong-tae and hit a double, and to Kim Joo-yeop, I threw a fastball and got a dead ball. Should I aim for a pokeball?’

Hehe, you know how to roll your head quite a bit now?’

‘I just get a rough feeling, well. Ryu Tae-hyun, that person doesn’t seem to be able to control his fastball today?’

If the fastball was out of control, of course, he would bet everything on his deciding ball. He probably intends to dazzle his eyes by throwing his fastball high, and then draw a miss with a forkball.

‘The first pitch is a fastball. High fastball.’

‘Also!’

The pleasure you feel when the scenario fits perfectly. That kind of mental pleasure that is different from sex satisfies me.

‘I’ll skip the first pitch.’

Even if I hit a high fastball anyway, my swing mechanism won’t produce a good hit. If it wasn’t for Jamsil, I would have passed it by force, but this is Jamsil. It was better not to take unnecessary risks. And the thrown first ball.

“Strike!”

‘It looks like he’s really out of control.’

The highly requested first ball entered the center of the strike zone. I lost a count, but it was better because I knew that I couldn’t control it.

‘Mr. Rossby, please tell me only the type of fastball.’

If you listen to the course of a pitcher who is not in control like this, you will be rather confused. If you know the type of pitch, you can hit my ability enough on the course, so I boldly asked Rossby to pitch only.

‘It’s a high fastball again.’

‘OK.’

Looks like you’re trying to trick my eyes somehow. However, since it was a ball that could bounce, I had no intention of swinging the bat even if the count was coming.

“Cheek.”

‘I threw it properly this time.’

‘Fastball.’

‘Well…. Does that mean I’m going to somehow make two strikes and throw a forkball?’

I want to hit a forkball faster than an uncertain fastball…. I’ll have to swing it once.

Whoa!

The bat flew through the wind coolly and the referee shouted a strike call. Another high fastball. I was also satisfied with my swing, which seemed to be aiming for a fastball.

‘Anyone think I’m cheating?’

‘Here, it’s a pokeball.’

‘Okay, I was waiting.’

Balls that fall are picked up, and balls that fall further are filtered out. I planted in Battery the idea that he was aiming for a fastball, so he’d probably throw it as close as possible…. If the forkball doesn’t fall, let’s coolly pass it to Kim Soo-ho and walk away.

I prepared my mind and glared at the pitcher. Ryu Tae-hyun’s expression was a poker face that did not change at all even in a crisis. Then the fourth ball was thrown.

‘This is it!’

I swung my bat like lightning along the trajectory of the forkball that seemed like I had drawn in a dream.

Ta-evil!

It made a pleasant sound whenever I heard it, and the batted ball defied gravity and soared. And my bat also falls to the ground in a beautiful arch.

-Kyaaaaagh!

“Nice!”

“It’s up!”

– Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maeng-ho!

If this is enough, you won’t have to appreciate the batted ball any more. I raised my fist to the place where AT fans were gathered and calmly stepped on the base.

Hehe, if I’m overjoyed here, I’ll look like a dick, right?’

In fact, my heart was pounding and it felt like my ears were deafening, but I thought I wouldn’t be able to see it if I showed too much joy, so I kept my steps as much as I could.

You can see the players running out of the dugout with drinks and water. After all, I have to do it for a club that has no answer.

‘Okay! Praise! You trash bastardshehe’

Enjoying the feeling of a home run that I haven’t felt in a long time, I slowly and calmly circled the base.