Chapter 193 – Episode 191. 4 Batsman Ji Maeng-Ho. (2)

[Ji Maeng-ho wielding fierce blows one after another! The 22nd gun of this season is about to explode! This one shot is decisive!]

[Ji Maeng-ho, who was silent in the previous three at-bats, but being able to hit one in such a decisive moment is the qualification of the number 4 hitter!]

[The rise of AT Thunders does not know how to stop! 1:0! A crack forms before the fierce pitcher!]

-[KBA] Ji Maeng-ho home run! Grab Hyeon-seong and keep Han-cheol and Han-game difference!
ㄴThis season is really different!!!
I thought it was a fluke for a month, but it’s doing well in May

[Ah, AT’s finisher, Park Jin-hyeok can’t beat Hyun-seong’s clean-up trio!]

– [KBA] AT Thunders, who led until the 9th, cried at Blon.
ㄴ Ha Fucking Jinhyeok Fucking that bitch When are you going to quit?
ㄴPitchers can’t keep up with hitters.

[Fatal double play by pinch hitter bore! This match ends like this!]

-[KBA] Continuing sluggish batting, is Boer going through the steps?
Hey, what the hell is this bastard doing?
ㄴ Ha, you hired a bastard bastard called a fucking mercenary, let’s return the scout team’s salary

-[KBA] Losing series AT Thunders in the living room, maintaining a game difference with Hancheol.
ㄴBut I’m glad I got 4 wins and 2 losses this week…
ㄴㄴIt’s because I caught the volcanic kids and those bastards had a win rate of 0.273.
It’s amazing when you think about playing with Hwasan at the beginning of the season.

[Tuesday Thunders! The other line explodes today too! Explosive batting line from Kim Soo-ho! 4 runs in 1 inning!]

[Kim Soo-ho, Ki Sang-ju, Ji Maeng-ho, Choi Jin-cheol, Woo Kwan-hyung. As they are all players who have experienced the national team, the explosive power of the other line is amazing!]

-[KBA] 10:3 big win! AT Thunders off to a fresh start in their away game!

[The Asian Games roster announcement date is approaching soon, and Ji Maeng-ho should be considered as taking a spot, right?]

[You’re right. It is as if Ji Maeng-ho’s name was engraved on the second baseman.]

[Uh, uh! Homer! Season No. 23 Home Run! Choi Jin-cheol, second in home run, will open again by 8 cars!]

-[KBA] Ji Maeng-ho! Season No. 23 Home Run! The greatest home run pace ever!
… Thanks to Maeng-Ho Ji’s 23rd home run, the AT Thunders won a winning series against the future Buffaloes…
ㄴ Wow, this bastard home run pacer?
ㄴThe slugging percentage doesn’t go down from 100%
ㄴㄴ Slugging percentage is not a percentage, so you shouldn’t use Hal.
What to do

[Ah, Janson breaks down. Director Lee Soo-hyun lost his head.]

[Director Lee Soo-hyun must also have a lot of worries. Currently, the AT Thunders are competing in fall baseball, and two foreign players are currently being judged to be out of power?]

[Boer is currently in Icheon, right?]

[That’s right. I don’t see an article saying when it will come up from Icheon, but it will probably come up soon and get the last chance.]

[Janson goes down here. Next pitcher is Kang Se-ho, currently with a 2.37 ERA, one of the AT’s few reliable bullpens.]

-[KBA] Janson Nanta! Future Tigers, no sweep!
ㄴ Fucking mercenaries, where did you pick up only bastards?
ㄴ Mercenary team, don’t meet me in Jamsil. I’m waiting with a chainsaw

-[KBA Preview] AT Thunders tied for 4th place with Han Chul. But the next opponent is UG.
… As of May 25, the AT Thunders are tied for fourth place with Han Chul. However, since the next opponent is UG Overlord, who is firmly holding the 1st place, I am looking forward to seeing what kind of match he will show. Meanwhile, in the previous head-to-head match, AT Thunders won the winning series with 2 wins and 1 loss…
I’m glad it’s not literature.
ㄴWin and 4th place Kazuah!!!

-[KBA] Today’s professional baseball leaderboard. (5.25)
1st place UG Overlords 30 Wins 16 Losses 1 Draw. Odds 0.652
2nd place Hyunseong Mad Cats 27 wins, 19 losses, 1 draw. Odds 0.587
3rd Place Shilla Triggers 26 wins, 19 losses, 2 draws. Odds 0.578
4th place Han-Cheol Grizzlies 24 wins, 22 losses, 1 draw. Odds 0.522
4th place AT Thunders 24 wins, 22 losses, 1 draw. Odds 0.522
6th place Charlotte Blue Mariners 23 wins, 22 losses, 2 draws. Odds 0.511
7th place Future Buffaloes 22 wins 24 losses 1 draw. Odds 0.478
8th place JT Gold Eyes 20 wins, 26 losses, 1 draw. Odds 0.435
9th place NV Rex 19 wins 27 losses 1 draw. Odds 0.413
10th place Volcano Falcons 14 wins 32 losses 1 draw. Odds 0.304

*

“I’m sure you all know Benjamin.”

“Because he is a long-lived mercenary.”

“Also, to our team, he is like the grim reaper. Let’s start with the video from the last match.”

The UG’s long-lived mercenary Benjamin’s helmet began to play on the beam projector. A left-handed pitcher with a height of nearly 2 meters and a high RBI. You would think he was a left-handed fireballer just by hearing the description, but since he was a traditional finesse pitcher type pitcher, the video that came out was focused on Benjamin’s breaking ball.

“Slider, curveball, changeup, sinker, cutter. There are five of them when it comes to breaking balls that are mainly thrown. For left-handed hitters, focus on sliders and cutters. I throw mainly changeups and sinkers against righties, but you all know that I throw flexibly depending on the situation, right?”

“I know.”

“But fortunately, the speed of the fastball is in the mid-to-late 140s, so I believe that you can score enough points with your skills as long as you don’t stop. Just don’t hit it in haste. Okay?”

“Yes!”

“Then, if you see something unusual while watching the video, tell me right away. This video is the only game that was stolen this season, 5 innings and 4 runs.”

As I watched the video, I looked over the conference room and saw that it was divided into batters who did not look confident and others who were smiling. Most of the batters who looked lacking in confidence were left-handed hitters, and most of the hitters who were smiling were right-handed hitters.

“Does left-handers find it difficult to deal with Benjamin?”

And I asked a question to the only left-hander who had no expression,

“Why are you asking me that? When I was in Korea, there were no kids like that.”

The meteorologist replied indifferently. Hearing the answer, it seemed as if he had never really met an opponent.

“Since Sangju came in the year he entered the majors, it must be true that I have never seen him before.”

“Okay? How is it?”

“The RBI is high, and from a left-handed hitter’s point of view, you can’t see the ball being thrown. I also played against him before enlisting in the army, but I couldn’t see the ball, so I struck out and came back. I went two thousand that way.”

Seeing Yoon Seong-tae reply that he was proud of him, he couldn’t help but say something.

“Hmm. I get along with my brother.”

“Pick up your dick. Senior, when are you going to hold me and dip me?”

“After all, Seong-tae suits me well. By the way, looking at it clearly, it must be difficult for a left-handed hitter to hit.”

“Yes? Since the ball is almost coming from the head… Still, I don’t think much has changed between then and now.”

The two continued to discuss seriously. However, most of them were left-handed hitters, so it didn’t really touch me.

“Hey. Left-handed batters gather toward Kwan-hyung, and right-handed hitters gather toward me.”

After the video ended, Jincheol Choi divided the players into two groups. I was the only right-handed hitter in front of Choi Jin-cheol. Because catcher Jung Yun-cheol was analyzing UG hitters along with the pitchers, Choi Jin-cheol and I were the only right-handed hitters on the first-team lineup.

‘Looking at it this way, our team has a lot of left-handed hitters.’

Excluding Choi Jin-cheol, I, and Jung Yun-cheol, shortstop Yun Seong-tae, third baseman Kim Su-ho, and Kang Joo-hyun, who usually came out as a big defense or pinch hitter, were all left-handers. Was Looking at it that way, I could understand why the director said he was a grim reaper.

On the other hand, if you look at all of the right-handers gathered in front of Choi Jin-cheol, there was only Kim Sang-min, who was a right-handed hitter but rarely got a chance. In addition, Han Young-jin, a second-option catcher who happened to be a starter during a meeting with pitchers, was a right-handed hitter, but it was difficult to see his batting as a first-team level. In fact, even though Jeong Yun-cheol was also listed in the starting lineup for being a catcher, his batting was below par.

“Okay, three people. Was our Uta only this much?”

“Yes.”

“Yuncheol hyung and Youngjin are also into it, so there really isn’t one.”

“Senior, but does Benjamin throw so well? I see that the restraint is slow.”

“They say it’s hard for left-handed hitters. Well, it looks good from my point of view, so it’s easy. Hey, and if he was fast with the ball, he would have gone to the majors. Will you still be there?”

“Well, I guess so.”

Being a long-lived mercenary in the KBA league is good, but it was also proof that he was at the level of the KBA league. If you throw well, either Japan or the US will come running with the contract. Our team’s long-lived mercenary, Bellingham, was also a long-lived mercenary, but it didn’t feel like he was chewing up the league.

Of course, there were also a number of mercenaries who were expelled after not being able to last for a season, so it was easy to detect that much.

“Anyway, Benjamin just needs to look and hit. Actually, what more advice can I give you?”

‘Hehe, that’s fun.’

‘What?’

‘Isn’t that guy’s expression rotten?’

Rossby looked at Kim Sang-min and said. Certainly, Kim Sang-min’s expression was rotten. And he could immediately notice that that expression was one he had seen many times before. Kim Sang-min’s expression resembled mine in high school.

‘Is that fun?’

‘There’s nothing more fun than seeing a face full of inferiority complex. Tsk, you used to be fun too, but these days you climb too much.’

‘With a real personality…’

Kim Sang-min, although he did not know much about it, he was told that he was AT’s first baseman until Choi Jin-cheol was recruited. After Choi Jin-cheol’s recruitment, he has been reduced to a third base defenseman and a right-handed hitter.

‘But if Ji did well, he would have had a chance. If he had hit well, he would have been the designated hitter instead of Kwan Hyung-senpai going to the designated hitter. It means that I can’t even push the fourth outfielder right now.’

It was pitiful, but I didn’t know.

“Well, I’ll come to a game like today. Because it’s Benjamin.”

“Huh?”

“What?”

Ah, fuck. Said it out loud.

“Senior Sangmin. Could I come out as a designated hitter today?”

“Ah, Sangmin. Right. If you do well, will you come out as a starter? Have you ever been with Benjamin?”

At my words, Choi Jin-cheol finally spoke to Kim Sang-min. Choi Jin-cheol did not seem to be ignoring Kim Sang-min, but it seemed that he subconsciously thought that Kim Sang-min, who is starting from the bench today, would have no chance to compete with Benjamin.

“… Yes. A little more last year.”

“How are your opponents?”

“I don’t know exactly, but I think it’s a little less than 30%?”

“Okay? Hmm… What, do you have any questions about dealing with Benjamin?”

“Ah, I wonder if I should adjust my hitting timing or just glance at it and hit it. I’m a pitcher who often throws breaking balls…”

“Hey, hitters have to match the timing of the fastball unconditionally.”

“Still, my weakness is the ability to cope with breaking balls…”

“If you do that, neither will you.”

“… Yes.”

Kim Sang-min didn’t seem to agree with Choi Jin-cheol’s words.

‘As expected, that guy didn’t succeed either. Benches are benches for a reason.’

‘Oh, it’s almost a hitter’s discrimination?’

Rossby seemed to have judged Kim Sang-min just by hearing that brief statement. And since Rossby’s typing eye was quite accurate, he probably didn’t succeed.

While I was thinking about that, director Lee Soo-hyun came in again.

“Well, has anyone found anything special or different?”

“I’m up.”

“Because Kuse isn’t that easy to find. I can’t help it. Then let’s watch the bullpen video. Can I pass it over?”

“Because there is no one who does not know Benjamin.”

“So, next is the bullpen. First of all, it’s the record sheet and the pitching, but please share the manager’s power analysis.”

At the manager’s words, the manager started sharing information about UG Overlords’ bullpen.

And I found a familiar name there.

“Yoon Joong-hwan… ? Is this kid still in the first team?”

“What is it, don’t you look at the other team’s articles at all? He’s famous these days. His ERA is also around 0.”

Choi Jin-cheol answered my questions without even asking if he had listened to my self-talk.

Yoon Joong-hwan… The guy who humiliated me. I thought I was going to go down to the 2nd team right away because my ball was so buggy, but I was throwing the ball in the 1st team.

‘You bastard! Nice to meet you!’