Chapter 159 – Episode 157. King of Bicycles, Jamsil Kim.
“Uh? If so, is there one left?”
“What?”
“Ah, brother. If you say that, he is conscious.”
“Oh, you didn’t know?”
As I sat on the bench and waited for my turn at bat, seniors approached me. But what’s left?
“Not. The next at-bat…. Let’s do it well.”
“Ah, senior. Instead, tell me what is left.”
“Oops, really. You’re not the kid to care about these things. You cycling hit, one triple left. What a difficult thing to do. It’s the perfect gift for the director’s inauguration.”
“Cycling hit?”
Cycling hit. To record a hit, double, triple, or home run in one game. It’s not a very great record, but it was a rare record that was hard to come by anyway.
“Okay. A cycling hit.”
“Let’s go for a bike ride. We need to set a record.”
In other words, that record called a bicycle. It was good for me to set the record, but it was quite difficult to achieve in that there were only triples left.
“Ah, if there are three bases left, it’s almost impossible. The triple hit is the hardest.”
“No, since it’s Jamsil, it might be possible. Oh, send it to Hyeon-ho. Because he’s not good at defense.”
Would it be possible in a spacious Jamsil?
“Wait, isn’t today the first high school graduate? I’ve never heard of a high school graduate rookie hitting. I’ve seen a few college graduates in the past. Manager! Could you go out and find the records?”
“Okay, hold on.”
After hearing our questions, the manager came back.
“They say high school graduates are the first.”
Ta-evil!
– Woo-gwan hyung! Right-handed! Right-handed!
Coincidentally, Woo Kwan-hyung hit the right time and the score gap widened by 2 points.
‘Two points…. Do you really want to try it? A cycling hit as an inauguration gift for the first high school graduate rookie…. Isn’t it bad? What do you think, Mr. Rossby?’
‘Huh…. That cycling hit. It’s not a very great record, so what’s the deal?’
Rossby’s usual sarcasm. No, the sarcasm was the same as usual, but the tone in it was not the same as usual. … No way?
‘Mr. Rossby, you haven’t had a cycling hit, have you?’
‘……. A big hitter like me doesn’t need a record like that. He’s a pinch hitter with only two triple crowns in 40%.’
‘Is your tongue long? So you’ve tried it, or you’ve never tried it?’
‘This body doesn’t need that record.’
‘Ah, you mean you haven’t tried ithehe, a record that even Mr. Rossby could not achieve. I’ll give it a try.’
In the next at-bat, hit a triple unconditionally! If you can make fun of Rossby with this… ! I wanted to make fun of Rossby, saying that he couldn’t even hit a cycling hit.
‘Keugh…. Yeah, I’ve tried doing it alone once.’
‘Ah, we are bound by a contract. Really quiet. Since when did Mr. Rossby become so girlish?’
‘Female? This baby! ‘
‘Then I will only have sex with Soyoung from today. Mr. Rossby goes around and peeks at women’s panties.’
‘Lee, dog chewy… !’
‘Will you help me?’
‘… I get it.’
‘Then my at-bat comes in in the 6th inning, and if I do well, another in the 8th inning. If it’s twice, why don’t you hit once?’
With the explosive power of today’s lineup, there will be a chance to hit twice. At the end of the 5th inning, our offense ended with one point added, and at the beginning of the 6th inning, as the defense blocked JT’s attack, it was our turn to attack at the end of the 6th inning.
“Senior Suho. Go for it!”
“Suddenly cheering.”
“I’m going to hit a triple, so if you can’t get home, don’t go out at all. Did you know?”
“… A guy like idiot. Don’t worry. I’m not a senior who ruins junior records.”
“Oh, as expected, senior Kim Soo-ho!”
“More than that, don’t be too conscious of the triple. There’s no way I’m going to miss you like acting stupid in a game because of a record.”
“Yep. Don’t worry.”
No matter what Kim Suho said, my head was already full of triples. So, if you hit the left fielder, you have to hit well to get a double. I’ll have to push it to the right field as much as possible. Push back as far as possible from the hitting point.
Considering the defensive position of JT, which showed up to the last plate, there was plenty of space in right field and on the line. If I dropped it into that space, going to third base at my speed would be a piece of cake. Few right fielders can catch me on a throw when I’m probably down there. If the opponent’s right fielder had a shoulder like that of a right winger, he would have been confident to run home.
Besides, Jamsil has the widest stadium here. Although the stadium is so wide that home runs are not easy to come out, it was a stadium where fast players could run to third base if they sent it close to the fence. In other words, the baseball goddess was smiling at me.
‘Keugh….’
Like Rossby’s lamentation now, the loser’s lamentation at the end of the at-bat would be the condiment that made this victory even more satisfying.
‘I haven’t hit it yet….’
‘Yes Yes. But if you don’t tell me properly, it’s really not fun. Did you know?’
Right!
Just in time, Kim Soo-ho created a batted ball that cut through the middle left. The ball that cut through the vast Jamsil area was enough for Kim Soo-ho to settle down to second base.
‘If the runner is on second base, there’s no way you can’t go because you’re blocked. Are you lucky today?’
Definitely got lucky today. As if the sky was cheering for my cycling hit.
-Wow!
When I entered the plate, I could feel the cheers of the crowd getting louder than before. I guess the crowd knew that if I hit just one triple, it would be a cycling hit.
‘Okay, I’ll give you one.’
I waved my hand at the crowd and went to the plate.
“Have you already won? Wave your hand, are you comfortable?”
Huh? Did the catcher change? Since when did it change? Did you change it because you gave a lot of points today?
This guy wanted to shake it with words too, but for now he needs to focus on hitting triples. I ignored the catcher’s lightly changed words.
Swing with the hitting point as far back as possible. Until now, I’d rarely thought of consciously pushing. Most of the balls going to the right came because the timing was slightly late. Fortunately, a home run hit came out of those balls, but it wasn’t conscious.
However, I thought it might be possible. Because today is your lucky day.
‘Fastball, inward.’
Skips the ball to the body for a push.
“Strike!”
‘Chi, if it wasn’t for a triple, it’s a ball I’d pass right away.’
The speed limit recorded on the electronic board is 143 km/h. It was a new pitcher this inning, and it was a speed that was not burdensome to push.
“Have you been lucky so far? If you see that you can’t hit it even if you give it a shot.”
The catcher’s voice was elated as if he thought he had caught me off guard.
“I was lucky.”
But no pointless fights. It wasn’t even something a guy called a triple hitter could say he wanted to do. Rather, a harder record than a home run. I couldn’t concentrate on arguing with the catcher right now.
‘Because I haven’t seen the changing ball yet. I should aim for the outside fastball as much as possible.’
‘Body side, slider.’
Hmm. Seeing that you keep showing your body, are you thinking of striking out to the outside? Also today was lucky.
I pretended to be startled and startled at the pitcher’s slider bending from my side toward the strike zone.
“Cheek!”
“Wow, you’re coming in at this angle?!”
… Wouldn’t it be awkward?
“Isn’t Sungyoon good at sliders? Uta guys won’t even touch it.”
I could definitely see why the guy who threw the ball in the mid-140’s was in the first team entry. He was acting, but his sliders were pretty angular. However, as a bullpen pitcher, there was no way he could have a better breaking ball than this one, and I already had my eye on his main weapon.
‘Only one outside.’
The timing to throw the deciding ball is after two strikes! You’re only enduring two strikes, Ji Maeng-ho!
After that, he picked up a low ball and took a jaw-dropping swing on a clumsy outside breaking ball. A swing that looks like it’s aiming for the ball in the body. So long as the catcher’s eyes are properly set, he’ll know what ball I’m aiming for.
‘Outside, it’s a slider.’
Come! Since you showed a side that didn’t match the timing at all on the outside, you must have wanted to try one more outside. Instead, just enough to bring out the swing without putting it in the zone. And that ball was the one I was waiting for.
Ta-evil!
Light hitting sound! Also, I’m lucky today. It turns out like this. I started sprinting to first base quickly. In order to run to third base, I had to grit my teeth and run from now on.
– Wow!
– Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maeng-ho!
The cheers from the crowd let me know that my ball hit the right side. Otherwise, there would be no way such a loud shout would come out. This shout is clearly a shout of congratulations on achieving a great record.
‘Mr. Rossby, where’s the ball?’
‘…….’
I asked Rosby when he was rounding second base, but Rosby didn’t answer. Shit, pouting.
‘Then sliding on third base… !’
The third base coach wasn’t making any particular gestures with me. Seeing his hand raised, he was instructed to stop at third base. There was no gesture to slide, but I slid into third base to prevent an out. Then he stood up and raised his fist at the home fans.
“Aww!”
A long roar from Danjeon. And he listened to the cheers of the fans. I couldn’t hear it well when I was concentrating, but when I listened like this….
-…….
Why can’t I hear cheering? And then there was the sound of shouts and laughter that came out at a slightly late beat. Why are you laughing
“What are you doing?”
“Yes?”
The 3rd base coach called me as I was looking towards 1st base.
“What are you doing? Hey, isn’t this kind of a provocation anyway?”
There, the third baseman was looking at me with an expression as if he was about to hit me.
“What is that… ?”
“Dude, it’s a home run, but why stop at third base?”
“Yes?!”
Passed? Did you just swipe lightly? Did you push did that pass? Jamsil was the largest baseball stadium in Korea and one of the largest baseball stadiums in the world. But did I pass it on?
“Wasn’t that a stop sign?”
“It’s a high five. Bastard.”
“Ah…….”
“Sorry. As you can see, the kid is out of his mind. Talk to the director.”
“Yes. At first, I was a little annoyed because I thought it was provocative, but it’s funny.”
The third base coach talks to JT’s third baseman.
Hahahahave you ever seen this kind of shithaha. What is cycling hithaha.’
Then Rosby started laughing as he walked away. Fuck! Did you know that you passed?
‘I must have been really lucky. To push it over with such a clumsy swing. Awesome. AwesomehahaThis time I was also impressedhaha.’
‘… Stop laughing.’
“What are you doing. Go home quickly.”
“… Yes.”
I clapped my hands with the third base coach and trudged home. Rubber. If you step on this, it’s a home run.
“What are you doing? Don’t step on it? Hopefully, I will lose one point for the record. What’s not like this? If so, I think you will be disappointed. Ji Maeng-ho.”
Kim Soo-ho, who was waiting after scoring, pierced my heart with his sad eyes and cold words.
“… I will step on it.”
Fuck…. I was somehow lucky. Aaaaagh! Why is Jamsil so small? Wasn’t it the largest stadium in Korea? How can I get over this?
“Multi home run, good. There is still one at-bat left, so maybe you’re aiming for the next at-bat.”
“… Yes.”
Why aren’t you happy when you hit a home run?
… And like a ghost, I hit an outfield fly in my next at-bat and failed my cycling hit. Of course, the match was won.
*
[Then, let’s invite today’s best player Ji Maeng-ho. Hello. Maengho Ji!]
[Hello.]
[Today, 4 hits in 5 at-bats. With two home runs and a double, he scored two runs and four RBIs, giving manager Lee Soo-hyun a great inauguration gift. How do you feel?]
[… It’s nice to win.]
[Ahaha, but the voice seems to have subsided a bit….]
[It’s because of my mood. I really like it.]
– Look at that bastard forcing himself to laughhaha
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
I thought I was riding a bicycle, but hey
[Wow, 8 home runs today as a multi home run. What is the secret to home runs?]
[I don’t know the secret. I didn’t expect a home run to come out so easily. Is home run this easy?]
[Ah…. Was the home run easy? Confidence down to the first place in home runs! I can’t believe he’s a rookie.]
– If Baek Seong-yoon heard it, I would be in a bad mood.
– Home run was the most relaxing!
[Well…. And today he hit his second home run and slid into third base. Is this the intended ceremony? Or is it a mistake?]
Haha. Of course it was intended. It’s a pity that I didn’t hit a triplehaha. You never made a mistake. Not reallyhaha. Under.]
[… Is your voice shaking?]
[Not reallyhaha. I’m not even stupid would you make that mistakehaha.]
[… Okay.]
‘It’s a mistake.’
Even the announcer interviewing Ji Maeng-ho.
-Wow, that bastard, I think it was a mistakehaha
ㄴ How happy would you have been to have a rookie start cycling?
– Wow, how many AT screws are missing, how can a rookie make such a mistake?
ㄴㄹㅇ The team discipline is shit, the maknae ㅅki.
AT fans watching the interview,
-I felt bad because I thought it was a home run and a ceremony, but it was a mistake.
Well, no matter how rude it is, would you do such a ceremony?
-If it was a ceremony, I would have visited Jamsil tomorrow.
6 games a week, you can lose once
Are you a 2 year old fan?
Then don’t laugh for the rest of your life. Because every day
Even the fans of JT, who turned on the sports channel empty after losing the game, knew that Ji Maeng-ho made a mistake.
[Then can you say one last thing?]
[First of all, I am happy to present a multi-home run on the coach’s inauguration day, and I am happy that the team won with my multi-home run. Also, Jamsil is a bit narrow. No matter how much I thought about it, it was not a ball I could pass. I feel like Jamsil has stolen my cycling heat. No, isn’t it normal not to go over?]
[Yes? Uh, uh you want to hang up? Yes Yes. Then, it was Ji Maeng-ho of the AT Thunders who won today. Thank you.]
-What is ithahaDid you tell me to stop the interview? It’s a legendhaha
Blah blah blah blah blah
– Wow, your confidence is screwed.
ㄴ Ji Maeng-ho: Jamsil is narrow!
-Jamsil noona seems to be narrowhaha
Blah blah ah, it’s too small for a fierce tigerhaha
-ㅅㅇ Hitting a home run and saying things like that is fucking disrespectful
ㄴSo, after losing the game, why are you interviewing the best player? Mazoim?
-Kim Jam-sil stole Ji Maeng-ho’s bikehaha
If it was wider, I would ride a bicycle.