Chapter 212 – Episode 210. Underwater Warfare. (One)

“Look at the weather. It’s disgusting.”

The fourth week of June, probably because it was the beginning of summer, the weather was hot and the humidity was quite high.

“The weather is so hot.”

“Hyung, isn’t Busan hotter?”

“What do you say. What better place to live than Busan? Haven’t you been to Busan?”

“What are you talking about? I went to resign a few times. … Ah! Fuck! I’m excited that this spy bastard is with Charlotte again.”

“Fuck! I’m not a spy!”

Yoon Seong-tae strongly denied it, but it was a meaningless denial to me, who already knew that he was Charlotte’s spy.

‘Should I tell the director to remove Yoon Seong-tae?’

“Mind! What else do you think is strange?”

“I didn’t think anything strange.”

“… I think you did?”

Quick-witted kid. I ignored Yoon Seong-tae and walked towards the air conditioner installed in the dugout. The players were already huddled in front of the air conditioner.

“Looks like we’ll get drunk today (cancellation of rain), shall we break a drink after a long time?”

“Ah, wouldn’t it? I don’t think it’s that much, right?”

“Isn’t it raining yet?”

“Oh, is the fierce tiger here?”

“Hey, the maknaes have gotten better these days. The youngest is coming to use the air conditioner.”

Hearing the senior who laughed and joked, I approached the air conditioner and joked with him too.

“Senior, am I the king of skills?”

“Ugh, you unlucky bastard.”

“Yes, if you look at your skills, Maengho is the best. Hey! Fierce Tiger, move over so I can get some air conditioning.”

“Then let’s get some fresh air.”

When the cold wind from the air conditioner hit my body directly, I felt like I was going to live a little longer.

“It’s a fierce tiger.”

While I was breathing air from the air conditioner like that, Woo Kwan hyung started talking to me.

“Yes.”

“It might rain during today’s game, so be careful. Infielders have to be especially careful.”

“Ah, senior. Do not worry. I’m Jimaeng-hope.”

Would it make any difference if it rained? I ignored Woo Kwan-hyung’s words. After that, a few minutes to chat with the seniors. A loud voice came from behind.

“There! There! A starting pitcher comes in. Get out of the way!”

Park Joon-hyeong, the mood maker of the pitching team, was dragging today’s starting pitcher Kim Chan-young to the front of the air conditioner while kneading his shoulders.

“Oh, brother, I’m really fine.”

“Hey, Chanyoung-ah. The starting line should be air-conditioned.”

In a baseball field, the starting pitcher is the king. Other hitters, including me, gave up their seats for today’s starting pitcher, Kim Chan-young.

“Senior Chanyoung. I gave up my seat, so I have to throw well today. I will believe you.”

“Hey! Someone shut Ji Maeng-ho’s mouth! What kind of starting pitcher are you putting pressure on!”

“Ah, this is a distant burden. I’m not asking for a perfect game. Senior Chan Young. Just do 4 runs in 5 innings as usual. I’ll give you five points.”

“Hey! Where did Yoon Seong-tae go? Tell Yoon Seong-tae to bring this bastard out!”

“Haha, bro, I’m fine. Fierce tiger I will try to throw better today.”

Hmm… , You look so weak. It’s because pitchers don’t have this kind of spirit. Among the five players in our team’s starting rotation, the pitcher who looked the weakest was Kim Chan-young, who was also the fifth starter.

First of all, physically, he was not very tall with his height in the early 180s, and his body was a bit like an anchovy. In addition, he was not mentally strong, but there were unusual cases where he threw well when he threw well, but then suddenly collapsed in one inning and gave up the game.

‘I hope it doesn’t collapse today…’

It was the first home game in a long time since I had been to Masan, Daegu, and Gwangju in a row. That’s why I wanted to win today’s game.

‘Well, he’ll do well on his own.’

… I was thinking before the game.

*

[Today’s game, it’s not unusual from the beginning, right?]

[Shortstop Yun Seong-tae’s throwing mistake! In the top of the second inning, the Charlotte Blue Mariners take the lead. The score is 1:0.]

-Is Etcol already starting? What is the mistake?
I guess I heard a ghost. Where do you send your apologies to?

-Ah, fuck Yoon Seong-tae, that bastard seems to be good at defense, but sometimes he loses his mind.
ㄴㄹㅇ The defensive war is on the high side, but the feeling is poor
Because Seongtae has a wide range, then that kid’s defense range is at the level of Ji Maeng-ho, so there are a lot of mistakes because everyone is trying to catch him.

– Oh, that’s fucked up. Kim Chan-young, that bastard will be shaken again.
B b b Where did Kang Hee-seok go? Kang Hee-seok was still good at defense.
No? Are you comparing Kang Hee-seok and Yoon Seong-tae? Yoon Seong-tae has already hit 8 home runs at 207.
ㄴㄴ I want to kill all the fucking mammam cubs ㅅㅂ I can go to baseball this season.
Haven’t you been able to go to fall baseball for 20 years now because of those bastards?

The match between the AT Thunders and the Charlotte Blue Mariners, which started with Yoon Seong-tae’s mistake. Fans watching the game were delighted with the familiar taste of AT and Charlotte’s match after a long time.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Look at Ji Maeng-ho glaring at this bitch Yoon Seong-tae ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㅇㅇㅅㅇ
ㄴㄹㅇ That bastard doesn’t seem to have a team, a senior, or anything.

-Still, he’s a good boy, but he’s a bastard.

-Did you just see Ji Maeng-ho’s expression? It’s disappointing to see such an expression for making a mistake.
ㄴIt was just taken with that expression by chance, so don’t be a player with a screenshot.
-The expression of looking at a colleague who made a mistake.Gif
(Ji Maeng-ho glares at Yoon Seong-tae, who is making a dumbfounded expression after making a mistake.)
Haha
ㄴThe expression is so real haha
Fuck you, Seong-tae! The defense was good in the 2nd group!!!!
ㄴWa pros make mistakes like this hahaLeisure level haha
ㄴ Maybe the striped volcano class haha

In addition, Ji Maeng-ho’s expression looking at Yoon Seong-tae, who made a mistake, was captured, and the baseball community was slightly inflamed. Ji Maeng-ho’s facial expression caused many fans to argue. Fans who shielded Ji Maeng-ho refuted that it was simply capturing the moment, but as most fans expected, it was correct to look at the truth of the incident like garbage.

‘Spy spy, this is another start.’

“… Part of it is because he’s a kid!”

Yoon Seong-tae denied it at Ji Maeng-ho’s cold eyes, but that didn’t change Ji Maeng-ho’s opinion.

“Hyung, but isn’t it really strange?”

“Again, what?”

“When you play with other teams, you don’t make mistakes, but only when you play with Charlotte, you make mistakes.”

“… He is my child.”

“I bet you would.”

And the game resumed. This time, the batted ball flew toward Yoon Seong-tae. Yoon Seong-tae, who had been leaning toward second base because of the left-hander shift, flew toward the bat this time. However, the runner on first base is already close to second base.

‘It’s too late if I pull it out by hand!’

Yoon Seong-tae, who finished his judgment in 0.1 second, opened his glove and threw the ball straight toward second base. The throw was reversed but went exactly. And Ji Maeng-ho, who ran to second base, was already waiting for him.

“Out!”

“First!”

“Out!”

[This time, the shortstop side! Seongtae Yoon! Super Catch! Toss with a glove! Catch Ji Maeng-ho! Second base out! Out at 1st base! AT Thunders’ keystone combination that creates a double play with fantastic play!]

[Ah! Seongtae Yoon! I’ve made up my mind In fact, isn’t Ji Maeng-ho famous for his athleticism? However, if you listen to the words of the club officials, Yoon Seong-tae also says that his motor nerves are quite good.]

-Major League level defense that just exploded
What is b Does this kind of defense come out in Korea?
It comes out sometimes haha
Huh? Isn’t this bastard the bastard who came up earlier?
Yes

– Why are these kids’ performance roller coasters?
ㄴ Not sure yet? It’s Etcol and you haha

The AT Thunders took two outs due to Yoon Seong-tae’s termination of the decision. But the match had just begun.

“Cheek!”

“Cheek!”

“Cheek!”

“Base on Balls!”

By the time the AT players were thinking about blocking the next hitter, a drop or two of rain was falling.

[Runner goes out to two outs. Now with two out runners on first base.]

[Kim Chan-young, the ball you showed at the beginning of the 1st inning was quite good, so you can forget about the first point given by a mistake and just throw as you are now.]

[See you again! Kim Chan-young threw the ball five times in a row. Are you in bad shape? The zero point does not match.]

[Well… Looking at the pitching form and restraint, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong.]

[Kim Chan-young’s ball toward the body! It fits. A ball that fits your body! The Charlotte Blue Mariners on base again.]

[Ugh, the ball fell out of my hand.]

[Kim Chan-young taking off his hat and handing over an apology. Yang Chan-woo sends a sign saying he’s okay.]

Maybe it was because he was shaken after the mistake, but Kim Chan-young’s pitch was not caught at all. And hitter ninth shortstop Lee Ji-hoon came to the plate.

[Lee Ji-Hoon’s grades were 20% 4Pun 3Ri. 17 stolen bases. He is a very tricky hitter when he goes on the floor.]

The appearance of Lee Ji-hoon, who is known for his fast legs, although his hitting is not good, made the AT Thunders’ infield nervous.

Tick.

From the first pitch, Lee Ji-hoon put a surprise bunt.

“My ball!”

“I’ll catch you!”

But perhaps it was a sudden bunt, Lee Ji-hoon’s bunt went high. Pitchers and catchers running at high pitches.

“Catcher! Yunchul hyung!”

Third baseman Kim Soo-ho, who was watching the situation, shouted for the catcher to catch it, but Kim Chan-young, who had already given up a walk and a four-ball, did not hear it.

‘I have to solve it.’

Chanyoung Kim stretched out his gloved hand to catch his ball. And the familiar grip felt in the glove.

[Uh, uh. Pitcher and catcher!]

And an unfamiliar shock hit Kim Chan-young’s body. The body of catcher Jung Yun-cheol, who took off his catcher’s mask and rushed after seeing only the ball, attacked Chan-young Kim.

Usually, in this situation, the catcher should catch the ball that the catcher can catch. However, Kim Chan-young, who was already burdened by walks and dunes, had his ears closed, and eventually an accident occurred in which the catcher and pitcher collided.

[Runner on second base runs. Jang Woo-jun goes home! Home is empty! Kim Soo-ho, who quickly picks up the ball! Prevents the runner on first base from entering home. Now the score is 2:0! Runners on 2nd and 3rd!]

[Oh, it shouldn’t be a big injury. The club’s trainer enters the stadium to check the condition of Kim Chan-young.]

[I can’t do this. Oh, and the trainer X-signs you into the dugout. It seems that Kim Chan-young is in a very bad condition.]

It happened at the beginning of the second inning when the rain that had been falling drop by drop started to intensify little by little.