Chapter 213 – Episode 211. Underwater Warfare. (2)
“How is Chanyoung?”
“Um… I think I sprained my ankle in a fall, but I think I need to get an X-ray first.”
“Chanyeong is sent to the hospital first, and we focus on the game first.”
“All right.”
After the beginning of the second inning, the atmosphere in the dugout was quite gloomy. Part of it was because of the gloomy weather, but the biggest reason was that starter Kim Chan-young went down from the mound due to an injury. Both the manager and the pitching coach had serious expressions on their faces.
“Under… The problem is pitcher management today…”
“Since there is a forecast for rain tomorrow, how about going in the direction of blocking as much as possible with the bullpen?”
“All right. Then, with Jaehyun, I’ll pass the time.”
“Yes.”
Swingman Won Jae-hyun, who came on the mound in place of Kim Chan-young, handled the remaining out counts and did not concede any more runs, but had to cover the remaining 7 innings with only the bullpen.
“And our bullpen…’
How many runs will you give up in 7 innings? Also, hitters had to work hard. If possible, the bad atmosphere in this inning should be reversed. The most effective way to turn the atmosphere around is to get on base as the lead batter. And I was the lead batter in this inning.
At the end of the first episode, I cursed at my seniors in my heart after being raped in a third way, but after things turned out like this, I felt rather fortunate.
‘I have to do it.’
Charlotte’s starting pitcher today is Cho Yong-ju, the No. 1 starting pitcher in Korea. Although it is said to be the first starter in Korea, I was not particularly worried because it was Charlotte who had a weak pitching ability.
“Seniors! Let’s follow one point at a time! I will hit a home run!”
“Maengho! Show me and come!”
“Ji Maeng-ho! Go for it!”
Fortunately, I was not in a situation where my heart would completely break, so the seniors responded to my entry ticket. The best thing in this situation is a home run. Even if you can’t, you have to get on base.
“Isn’t Chanyoung okay?”
“He said he sprained his ankle.”
Upon entering the plate, Charlotte’s catcher asked Chan-young Kim’s condition, perhaps because he was worried about Chan-young Kim, who had fallen. I gave a rough answer and looked at the condition of the at-bat.
‘Fuck, it’s a bit soggy.’
It was raining little by little, so the condition of the at-bat was not very good. The feeling that the wet soil of the bat stone does not firmly fix the lower body.
‘Dig the ground and fix your feet.’
‘All right.’
It’s better now After all, Rossby has a lot of experience. As Rossby told me, I dug a little bit and fixed my lower body.
‘It’s a curve.’
A curve from the start? Cho Yong-joo is a pitcher famous for his curveball, but he curves from the first pitch against me. Is this the pitcher’s pride or something? I loaded the bat behind my shoulder and waited for his first pitch.
Ta-evil!
A ball that flies high. However, the speed of the curve was slower than I expected, so I hit the ball in front of me. My batted ball flew far and then turned to the left and slightly deviated from the pole.
‘It’s such a waste.’
A foul home run from the first pitch. It was unfortunate that it didn’t hit a home run, but it was clear that the guy must have felt the fear.
‘I know roughly the timing of the curve, so if I throw it again, I’ll eat it well.’
Then, considering Jo Yong-joo’s pitch, is it a fastball or a slider? The speed of the fastball thrown at the end of the first inning was in the high 140s. It wasn’t a particularly difficult ball to hit.
‘It’s a curve again.’
‘Yes? Curb again? This bastard has turned.’
Tossing such a slow ball against me again. I didn’t want to miss it this time. I need to punish you for this Of course, in general, I thought it was the timing of the fastball, so I tried to reverse it and throw the curveball again, but it was useless to me.
‘Come.’
It was a ball I had seen once, so I had no idea that I would miss it. He winds up again and I swing the bat without hesitation according to the timing.
Ta-evil!
My batted ball flew toward the center fielder. Unfortunately, I didn’t feel the taste of my hand that way, but it seemed clear to my eyes that I was going near the fence. If it was a different stadium, I would have passed it unconditionally, but this is Jamsil. First of all, I did my best and started running to first base.
“To second base!”
At the call of the 1st base coach, he stepped on the 1st base and turned and ran to 2nd base.
‘Is it possible to third base?’
‘Stop at second base!’
‘Okay!’
At Rossby’s words, I stopped at second base and looked at the situation, and the ball was being passed toward the shortstop. Maybe it was because the batting ball was fast, so it was a bit disappointing. Still, the lead batter hit a double. That was enough. Because the batters behind me were Choi Jin-cheol and Woo Kwan-hyung.
‘Under… But I thought I could pass it. I can’t get past this.’
‘It’s probably because it’s raining.’
‘Is it so? Does the ball not hit well when it rains?’
‘That’s it, I don’t know. It’s just that on rainy days, home runs don’t come out often.’
Yeah I can’t be wrong
“Double hit, good. Maengho.”
“That’s too bad. I could pass it.”
“If it wasn’t for Jamsil, I would have passed. No, it would have gone over if it hadn’t been for the center fence.”
The coach who came to get the baserunning gloves said that, looked around him, and whispered in my ear again in a small voice.
“Maengho. Stealing is prohibited today. Okay?”
“Yes? Why?”
I was thinking of running straight to third base.
“It’s raining. It would be a real catastrophe if you were injured while running here. Got it? Keep the lead width narrow. It’s a real big deal if you fall down when you’re flying in check.”
“Ugh. I’ll get it right now.”
“It’s not that I understand for now, you bastard, don’t run today. If you steal today, you will be fined. Okay?”
Fine? No fines
“All right.”
After giving the coach a confirmation, the coach put on a relieved expression. When the coach returned to his position, Choi Jin-cheol, the fifth hitter, entered his at-bat.
-Choi Jincheol! Jincheol Choi! Jincheol Choi!
When Choi Jin-cheol entered the at-bat from second base, the fans raised their voices once again. It seemed that the expectations of the fans that they would be able to turn the game back to square one with a cool blow reached me. Contrary to the fans’ expectations, however, the match between Cho Yong-joo and Choi Jin-cheol ended in a bittersweet way.
“Automatic intentional phrase.”
The Charlotte Blue Mariners do not dare to compete with Choi Jin-cheol at second base. Choi Jin-cheol, who filled first base, was a slow hitter, and Woo Kwan-hyung was also on the slow side because he was his age. The intention is to bring out a double attack on Woo Kwan-hyung.
Charlotte’s infield changed their defensive position to match the left-handed hitter, Woo-gwan.
– Woo-gwan hyung! Right-handed! Right-handed!
– Invincible A! T! Right-handed! Whoa oh oh!
1st and 2nd base unscathed. In this situation, Woo Kwan-hyung was a player who hit countless times. That’s why the fans were also expecting Woo Kwan-hyung’s cool and timely hit to come out.
Woo Kwan-hyung and Jo Yong-joo’s match was quite persistent. A match that goes all the way to the full count. And even after the full count, Kwan-hyung Woo continued to touch Jo Yong-ju’s ball. And on the 8th pitch, the ball hit by Kwan Woo finally came into the ground.
“Run!”
“Second base!”
“Out!”
“First base!”
“Out!”
When I got to third base, the runners were all gone.
‘Fuck!’
How to get more timely hits to get more hits. Unfortunately, in this situation, Kwan-Hyung Woo’s hit hit became a well-hit ground ball to second base, and all runners were deleted.
‘Ha, fuck, what should I do?’
Besides, the next hitter is Charlotte’s spy, batsman number 7, Yoon Seong-tae. He thought he had come in a good mood by hitting a double on Musa, and then he would be completely out of it.
‘Ha, fuck. First of all, I have to do well on defense in the next inning and hit a real home run in my next at-bat. There’s no way that bastard spy can beat him.’
As I was preparing to go into the dugout with such thoughts, I heard a clear sound hitting my eardrum.
Ta-evil!
“What?”
I turned my head and followed Yoon Seong-tae’s batted ball with my eyes, and Yoon Seong-tae’s batted ball was flying to the right wall in a perfect parabola.
-Wow!
-Yoon Seong-tae! Seongtae Yoon! Seongtae Yoon!
-I love you~ AT! I love you~ AT! Seoul’s AT, let’s sing for victory!
And the final destination of the ball was the chair in the outfield.
“And! What is Seong-tae hyung!”
A two-run tie that came out of an unexpected situation! I stepped on the home plate and greeted Yoon Seong-tae, who entered with a majestic appearance.
“Mind! Ji Maeng-ho! Not my spy!”
“Wow, fuck! Haven’t you been hitting so well until now?”
“What bullshit! Fuck! Haven’t had any luck so far!”
“Anyway, home run good!”
Match! After exchanging high-fives, we went into the dugout. Before I left the dugout, the seniors who had gloomy faces all looked bright, perhaps because of Yoon Seong-tae’s home run.
“Seongtae! It was good!”
“Hey, I’ll make a mistake with this!”
The seniors beat Yoon Seong-tae with bright expressions. I also added to the beating and knocked on Yun Seong-tae’s helmet.
“No! It hurts! Sick! Ji Maeng-ho!”
“My son-in-law is cruel.”
But this spy bastard, he probably didn’t hit a home run because he was suspected of being a spy, right?
“Eh, why are your eyes red again?”
“… Still, I will keep an eye on you.”
I pointed my eyes with my fingers and then pointed at Yoon Seong-tae.
“Fuck, because of this little bastard, I’m going to spin, really. It is my child!”
*
And AT’s good news didn’t end there.
“Yunchul hyung, run!”
Jung Yun-cheol, one of the slowest runners in the league, succeeded in getting on base through an error. Jeong Yun-cheol’s batted ball came to a halt in front of the shortstop, perhaps because of the rain and wet soil, and Charlotte’s shortstop fell down, unable to control himself, perhaps because of the stopped ball.
[Ah, shortstop Lee Ji-hoon, I’m going to fall here! It shouldn’t be an injury. Ah, Lee Ji-hoon standing up right away and catching the ball. He throws the ball to first base, but Jung Yun-cheol has already arrived at first base. Now, the runners are 2 out and 1 base.]
[Jung Yun-cheol was a player rumored to be slow in the league, but I wonder what it would have been like if he had handled it a little more calmly.]
[That’s right.]
– HahaWhat day is it today?
I know it’s because it’s raining, but it’s fucking funny haha
N and Jung Yun-cheol, can’t that turtle catch a c-fish?
– Because of this, all the gag pros are ruined haha
Why are you watching GaeCon? You can look at it
How many years has it been since the gagcon was ruined, you bastard
-Hey, I look good today haha I bumped into each other and fell over during the mistake show. I sucked really.
-KBA league level.Gif
ㄴWhy is Hum hyung here?
Hahaso funny
ㄴSince before, only these guys’ games are fucking up, isn’t it fun?
ㄴㅇㅇ These bastards, today’s ETR is not a joke
What is ETR?
Nenterpower. It’s like art
In addition, befitting the popular belief in baseball that such an error is a run, Baek Jung-jin, who played as the 9th hitter, hit a double, and Jung Yun-cheol succeeded in scoring thanks to Campbell’s fumble in front of the fence.
[Baek Jeong-jin’s 1 RBI, timely hit! Jung Yun-cheol, who was on first base, came home. Jung Yun-cheol collapses behind home plate and breathes heavily. Jung Yun-cheol’s sprinting makes 1 point.]
[Isn’t this kind of defense regrettable? Even if Campbell hadn’t fumbled the ball, he would have been able to prevent Jung Yun-chul from coming home. Maybe it’s because it’s raining today, and defensive mistakes keep coming out.]
And baseball fans watching this game could feel it. The fact that today’s game is not serious.