Chapter 145 – Episode 143. Battle for the Last Place. (3)

“Nice!”

“Chanyeong-ah, it was good. Let’s just go like this.”

After Lee Won-hyeong was carried away due to an injury, Kim Chan-young took advantage of the chaotic atmosphere and kept the bottom of the third inning scoreless, and when I returned to the dugout, Kim Su-ho approached me.

“Hey you…. Not.”

No way… , Did you notice? Would it have been natural? I thought I wouldn’t notice except for Yoon Seong-tae, who had spoken in advance.

“Yes?”

“Done. But be careful. Because Daejeon is notorious.”

“What is infamous?”

“It’s close to the at-bat and the crowd here. Will you be a bit harsh?”

“Okay? I didn’t feel it.”

“It doesn’t seem like much today. If the game goes by and I drink a little, I’ll probably get a double craving. Well, there isn’t a stadium where you can’t curse, but I can hear it especially well here.”

“Is that so? I understand for now.”

I couldn’t hear my cheering song because I was talking to Rossby, but I couldn’t afford to listen to the booing from the crowd.

“Still, if the audience curses at you, don’t respond. Think of it as fan service and bear with it. Understand? Under…. I’m talking about this to a grown adult. But when I see you, I feel anxious.”

Maybe it’s because he’s been watching me since I was on the national team, but Kim Su-ho seemed to be very worried that I might get into an accident.

“But isn’t it really?”

“What?”

“I stepped on it on purpose.”

“Ah, I could be injured too, so how can I purposely step on it?”

Quick-witted kid….

“Yes, even if a beanball comes out, don’t show it.”

“That’s a bit…. I’m the lead hitter, so I’ll prepare. Shouldn’t the seniors prepare too?”

“Okay. I trust you to act professionally.”

“Ah, it was a mistake, but I wouldn’t throw a bean ball.”

Can you please fly Anyway, since I was the lead hitter, after talking with Kim Soo-ho, I headed to the plate. After listening to Kim Suho’s story, as I headed to the plate, I felt like I was hearing something I hadn’t heard before.

“지맹호, 개새끼야!”

“Fuck! Don’t mess with baseball!”

‘Look at this kid’s face. Were you scared? I think I did something wrong because I’m being criticized now, doesn’t it?’

‘… ? What do you mean?’

‘Looks like he’s scared?’

‘Ha, what. It’s an excited expression, isn’t it?’

‘Excitement… ?’

Yes. My honest feeling after hearing the curse was excitement. The thought that a single big one could make those swearing mouths shut up made my cock feel like it was pumping blood. Besides, most of the stadiums are filled with home fans. There were only a handful of AT fans who came to support the underperforming AT.

‘Change the home fans’ bickering and booing into silence. Aren’t you excited?’

‘… Crazy bastard.’

‘Let’s go quickly. Before this excitement subsides.’

‘A bastard like a dog…. I bet you’re the only one who gets his cock erect while playing baseball.’

‘… I haven’t stood up yet.’

It was half-baked, not full-cooked. The catcher greeted me as I stepped into the plate after running his hand through my pants.

“Hey.”

Unlike the first batting appearance, a cold voice. Scared to death

“Why?”

“What is that?”

“What?”

“You stepped on Senior Won Hyeong. As part of it?”

“Ah, how do you step on it as a part? Mistake. Mistake. Please tell him I’m sorry.”

“That person?”

‘Inside the fastball.’

‘Look at this bastard, he’s pretending to be talking to me and using arguments.’

“Yes. Please tell me I’m sorry I’m awkward….”

“Is this a crazy bitch? Did this bastard turn?”

‘Come!’

Ta-evil!

The batted ball quickly disappears to the left. Again a foul home run. Was the timing a bit early?

‘Because I need to lose some strength.’

‘Well…. I’ll understand for now.’

Looking at the expression of the catcher hidden behind the mask, he saw a confused expression. I spoke like that, but that expression, as if surprised by my unwavering blow, was really… ,

‘… It’s delicious.’

‘Slider. It’s a low zone.’

‘OK.’

Yeah, if you can’t hit the fastball, you’ll have to come with the slider.

Standing on the mound, Kim Min-joon’s expression looked quite different from the first inning. If it was an expression of burning the will to fight then, would it be the expression on the verge of running away now? Baseball is a mental sport. He hit a foul home run in the first inning and his pitch was shaken, so there was a high chance of that happening now.

‘Come!’

His hand swung the bat along the slider’s trajectory, matching the timing of the ball’s release.

Ta-evil!

The batted ball floats high. I threw the bat far away on a trajectory with nothing to see. Boos into sighs, and sighs into silence.

“Downpour!”

The only thing that resonates in the quiet Hwasan stadium is my roar. After one punch in the air, he repositioned the muzzle that was in the way and headed for base.

‘Fuck! This is the taste!’

“Good, home run.”

“Senior, is that bastard a dick? I’m scared.”

“Okay? Don’t take note.”

After high-fiving Kim Soo-ho, who greeted me at the waiting plate, I walked proudly to the dugout.

“[That was a good swing, too.]”

“[Thank you.]”

After talking with the director,

“A fierce tiger!”

“It was good!”

“Good home run.”

He took off his helmet after receiving a beating under the guise of congratulations from the players. A cool breeze blows through his hair.

‘Okay! Let’s win together today!’

The starting second baseman was also soaked, and the first run was also given. A red flag that could break the losing streak.

Right!

“Kim Soo-ho! Kim Soo-ho!”

As if responding to my heart, Kim Soo-ho splits the middle with an exciting swing. At least 2 hits.

“Let’s win today!”

“Blow away the weatherman!”

I lost 5 times in a row, but the atmosphere of the game was heating up with my home run.

*

[Ji Maeng-ho’s 6th home run of the season! It is a solo gun that creates a first breath!]

[Didn’t Ji Maeng-ho hit two foul home runs? As a young player, it would not have been easy to get mental because of an unexpected accident in the previous inning, but he still shows his batting skills.]

[Launch angle 40 degrees, exit speed 181 km/h. It is a huge home run that flew 124m.]

[6 home runs in 12 games. Season 72 home run pace. That’s amazing. It’s early in the season, of course. Hey, looking at it again, it’s an exciting swing.]

-Wow, Ji Maeng-ho’s power is fuckedhaha
Is it almost major league?
ㄴㄴThe major looks like ㅋ?

-Dip that bastard Lee Won-hyung and hit a home run b*tch
ㄴWhat is the ceremony?

-Ah, even if it is true, is it true for that bastard? Kim Min-joon Doesn’t he have any pride?
ㄴㄹㅇ Ji-senpai was taken away, what are you doing?

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Lee Won-hyung also had a home run, so he had a lot of luck.
ㄴHe’s injured, but he’s smiling, level.
Guanyin Ohm? Nigel.

[Continuing Kim Suho’s double! AT Thunders continues the momentum.]

[Kim Soo-ho also has a fierce pace these days, right? Since there are strong hitters named Ji Maeng-ho and Ki Sang-joo in front and behind, isn’t Kim Su-ho able to show his real skills? In fact, last year, it was very difficult for Kim Soo-ho to lead the AT lineup by himself.]

[Hey, Kim Soo-ho, as the committee member said, his batting performance is quite good. It’s early in the season, but the slash line is 0.326/0.482/0.628/1.110, isn’t it?]

[This is the scary thing about AT lineups, right? From the top lineup to the cleanup, no hitter is easy. The player who is coming out now has a great sense of hitting right now.]

[The moment I speak! The hit ball hit by the weather warning is behind the left fielder! It falls 2nd base runner Kim Soo-ho goes home, and the weatherman goes up to 2nd base leisurely! The solver, the weather master, shows off his solving instincts again!]

[The other line is really scary. Hey.]

[The weather player also has an OPS of 1.134, far exceeding the standard of 1 for an MVP-class hitter, right?]

[He is a player who can aim for MVP at any time.]

– Kya! It’s cool ㅅㅅ Why did the ㅅㄲ who are so good at it say that before NV?
Lol

-Could it blow up today?
B excited
ㄴㅋ Even if it explodes, it’s Kim Chan-young, the starter today?

– It’s been a while since I saw Kim Min-joon being robbed.
ㄴㅅㅅ Even if you get robbed, why are you going to be robbed by AT?

[Now, foreign hitter Robert Bohr is at bat. He is batting .313 with one home run and four RBIs.]

[Boer, you have the skill to match, but what the fans want is a cool shot from the scoring zone, right? No matter how modern baseball is, RBIs are not worth it, but the 4th batter hits 30%, so the 4th RBI is a little disappointing.]

[The count is two and two. Fifth ball. Jitterbug! Kim Min-jun goes over a big mountain! This is also Kim Min-joon!]

[The ball is pretty good right now.]

-Did you become a mercenary again this year? Damn
ㄴStill, the OPS is over 0.8 at 30%, so let’s wait.
You long-awaited bitch, I’ve been waiting for 20 years

-Nice! This is Minjoon Kim!

– Minjun, let’s go!

[But the crisis is not over yet. Choi Jin-cheol, the home run king, enters the at-bat. Hey, the AT line is really scary.]

[Choi Jin-cheol is a player who responds when the fans want him, right? He doesn’t have to take it easy here at all, right? 1st base is empty. In addition, Choi Jin-cheol and Woo Kwan-hyung are both slow hitters. Since he got one out count, he should be aiming for a double play.]

-That bastard was scaredhaha
Look at that hardened expressionhaha

-Hey, it’s our team, so it’s fucking reassuring
If I had been strong 10 years ago…
Nope

[It is also difficult. Three ball. Subsequent balls also fall outward. Walk. Choi Jin-cheol walks out.]

[There is definitely a lot of pressure from the other line.]

[Now, the heart of AT, Kwan-hyeong Woo, enters the plate. The voices of AT fans are getting louder.]

[Woo Kwan-hyung, it felt like his performance for the last 3 years was not up to the value of the name Woo Kwan-hyung. In fact, he said that he had to catch double strokes, but Woo Kwan-hyung is not an easy player either. He should throw just as well.]

[Come to think of it, this season is the last season of Kwan-hyung Woo’s contract, right? He’s forty-one, so he might be getting a free agent Lloyd.]

Haha, is it just me that Kwan-hyung Woo would play until he was 50?]

[The moment I speak! The ball is far away! Far! Fence! Outside! We pass! Right-handed three-run! A right-handed swing that forgets its age! ‘Classic’ not old! This is Woo Kwan-hyung walking towards 3000 hits!]

[Hey, actually, Kwan-hyung Woo is 3 years behind me, how can he hit like that at that age? It would be a great blessing for KBA’s baseball fans to be able to see this player’s performance.]

[The score difference at 5:0! This is the AT Thunders who completed the big inning!]

– My hyung hit!!!!!!
ㄴWoo-gwan-hyung! Woo-gwan-hyung!

-My hyung believed in me!!!!!!
Isn’t this the kid who pad-lipped when Woo Kwan-hyung struck out earlier?
No that’s ah.
Damn, I remembered your IP. Send a PDF to your agency.

-Mega Thunders for Gaza!!!!!!

-Ss turn off the TV
ㄴ Still not okay? If Kim Min-joon gets hit, he goes out of his mind.
ㄴㄴ That bastard pretends to be a real man and then looks like an asshole

[Jung Yun-chul’s first ball hit! This batted ball is also far away! Murray! Center field! Catch it Another big shot. Player Minjun Kim takes off his hat and greets you.]

Haha, it must feel like the double was stolen.]

[Now the 8th hitter, Yoon Seong-tae, enters the plate. Yun Seong-tae proved his potential by winning the home run king in the Southern League last season. He is 4-for-11 and batting 3.6 4s in five games this season.]

[Have you been playing as a main player since the last NV Rex match? Yoon Seong-tae has not yet had a home run, but he is a player with the power to hit a home run at any time. You shouldn’t be vigilant because it’s a two-out.]

[Two-ball, one-strike, the next ball to follow! Hit! Hit! Far! Far! The wall on the left! We pass! Yoon Seong-tae makes the season’s first home run by pushing! Shows the reason for the title of Futures League Home Run King! Score 6:0!]

[Because it’s not common to see players who can slide over the fence, right? This is a step-up after returning from the military.]

[Oh, the pitching coach goes up to the mound with the ball. Today’s mission for Kim Min-joon ends here.]

[Actually, it was a little late, right? He should have changed at least when he hit a home run off Kwan-hyung Wu. It is said that Jung Yun-cheol’s batted ball was also out, but it was actually a very big batted ball.]

*

“Seunghyun.”

“Director. Sorry.”

After the big inning, which yielded 6 runs, Hwasan catcher Kim Seung-hyun came into the dugout, and Hwasan manager Jeong Chul-min called him.

“No, I didn’t call for that. If you play the game, you might get hit. Rather….”

“More than that… ?”

“How did you look? There was nothing strange.”

Coach Chul-Min Jeong is also a coach who has been playing baseball for several years. There was no way he wasn’t aware that the AT Thunders were on a sign steal. Aside from AT, several teams were stealing autographs, but none were as obvious as AT, so coach Cheol-Min Jeong asked the catcher if the reason for the big innings was autograph stealing.

“There was no hint of that. The two home runs were also hit with no runners on, and there was no odd behavior at second base. By the way….”

“By the way… ?”

Director Jung Cheol-min’s eyes flashed.

“Ji Maeng-ho, that bastard. It was a bit odd. Does it feel like it wasn’t a mistake to break the old man’s leg? I have to say that I’m not a little cheap when I’m talking. That’s how it felt.”

“Okay?”

Director Jung Chul-min, with his arms crossed, tapped his forearms with his fingers, lost in thought, then opened his mouth.

“Is he the lead hitter?”

From 1st to 9th, since batters came out, the lead batter in the top of the 5th inning was Ji Maeng-ho. Of course, director Jung Cheol-min didn’t say that because he didn’t know about this fact.

“… You’re right.”

And Kim Seung-hyun knew that intention.

“Get it right. Hyungwon was carried away, do you do a ceremony like that? An insolent rookie needs an appropriate education.”

When I saw Ji Maeng-ho’s ceremony, director Jeong Cheol-min was not in a good mood either. But is there even a catcher’s testimony? He had no reason not to throw a beanball.