Chapter 246 – Chapter 244. A Guide for Fans Traveling Through the Dark Ages. (3)

“Ji Maeng-ho you bastard! Don’t go to base soon!”

When I stepped on home plate, I heard the screams of a volcano fan sitting behind the catcher. Wow, this is delicious. I savored the scream and raised his fist as I folded his arms toward it.

“What? That kid? Didn’t you just throw a fist potato?”

Immediately, the crowd behind the catcher started to hum. The head referee turns to me at the buzz.

“What? Ji Maeng-ho, is it you again? What did you do this time?”

“It’s nothing. I just did some fighting.”

“Isn’t that a strange thing to do?”

“No.”

As he lightly answered the referee’s question and was about to enter the dugout, Choi Jin-cheol, who was waiting for his turn in the waiting at-bat this time, approached.

“Did you really blow the fist potato?”

“Yes. Senior, did you hear those bastards swear at me?”

“Under… He’s really crazy Well, Daejeon Stadium sounds a bit harsh. What did the referee say?”

“I said something, but I covered it well.”

“Yeah, be careful with what you say during interviews. There is also post-mortem punishment.”

… Was there anything like that? I had no idea. If this is the case, you should be careful with what you say during the interview.

“Anyway, the home run was good. What ball were you aiming for?”

“It’s a circle changeup.”

Jaehyun Chae’s ball I hit was a circle changeup. He throws a ball like that at me, who is known in the league as a changeup killer. Even in the strike zone. He had only two left to steal 50 bases, so he tried to steal some bases and hit a home run, but he begged me to hit a home run, so I had no choice but to hit a home run.

‘Is Gigi throwing a changeup at me and not even Pedro? Then it should be right.’

“To hit Chae Jae-hyeon’s circle changeup. You’re too lazy.”

“Senior, the angle isn’t that big than I thought. It’s just that Deception is kind of annoying. Go for the seniors and hit them once. Will it be easier than you think?”

Chae Jae-hyun’s circle changeup was notorious in the current league, but it wasn’t that much in my opinion when I played it myself. He’s definitely a good deception, but he’s not a bad pitch if you know he throws a circle changeup.

‘If the ball was that good, I wouldn’t have hit it. What.’

“Yeah, you are good. Bastard.”

Upon hearing my words, I passed Choi Jin-cheol, who looked ridiculous, and entered the dugout, and the players greeted me enthusiastically.

“It was good! Maengho!”

“Hey, but what about punching the crowd?”

“Fighting. Go for it.”

“Fuck.”

“Ah! Stop, stop hitting me!”

Is it because the players thought it was a difficult game? Celebrations were intense today. I feel like I’ve been hit more during the season than I’ve been hit in my life so far…

‘Fuck, I shouldn’t have hit a home run. When I become a senior, I won’t hit anyone. Really.’

“[Ji. It was a good home run. After all, it’s the best.]”

“[Yes, if you’re thankful, don’t hit home runs in the future. Got it?]”

“[I’ll try.]”

Still, it was always thrilling to hear thanks from a pitcher with a high nose after hitting a home run. Judging by the way Kronx treated me, he was far from being a sassy pitcher, but he acted like a sassy pitcher to the other players anyway.

‘Hoo, is it 1:1 now?’

Considering Kronx’s skills, the score against Hwasan is only 3 points, even if he is in poor condition.

‘If Chae Jae-hyeon keeps throwing like this, I think he’ll be able to score 3 by himself.’

Chae Jae-hyun’s pitching style these days was almost at the level of a fastball and a circle changeup to pitch. He seems to have thrown a slider when we met in the first half, but since the combination of his fastball and circle changeup worked so well, he seemed to have changed his pitching style that way.

But just because it worked well for other hitters didn’t mean it worked well for me. His circle changeup wasn’t like a major league pitcher’s ball that we saw at the WBC, and it was slightly bent, so it was like a meal for me.

Well, his form was difficult to distinguish, but it didn’t matter to me.

‘Right, Mr. Rossby?’

‘Did someone who knows that well stick with her the whole time off?’

‘Ah, today is an expedition again, so I can look for other girls.’

The only problem is to appease Rossby, who has been grumbling all day. I felt like I had to find a real new woman today because if I didn’t tell her later, it would be a big deal.

‘Ah, they say finding a girl on an expedition is tough. Awesome. If you think about it like this, I like Daegu.’

If you go on an expedition to Daegu, you can hang out with the girls the boss puts you in a bar run by Park Joong-hyun’s junior, but it was hard to find a girl because there weren’t many places to play in Daejeon.

‘If that’s the case, I’ll have to choose from among the fans who came today.’

‘Among the bitches wearing your uniform, I saw quite a few nice bitches.’

Looks like you already scanned it quickly. If you see it on your way home from work, you can eat it.

In fact, when I went on an expedition at the beginning of the season, it was my daily routine to stay in the expedition accommodation, but since I got some grades, I haven’t had that kind of touch, so there was no problem if I came in before training time. This is why people have to do well and see what they have to do.

And in order to have good sex today, of course I had to win the game. Fortunately, it seemed that there would be no problem in winning if Chae Jae-hyeon threw the ball just like he did before.

‘I wish I could just keep being stubborn and throw a changeup. I’ll have to watch the next at-bat for now.’

*

-Am I the only one who saw that Ji Maeng-ho threw a fistful of potatoes?
ㄴI’m also spring haha
ㄴBut would you throw a fist potato at a fan? Not even again haha
ㄴIf you have a fierce hound personality, could you really blow it?

-Wow, but Ji Maeng-ho is fucked. Chae Jae-hyun is at the level of Sung-hyun these days haha
ㄴDoes Sunghyun look like a dick? If he was at the level of Sung Hyun, he wouldn’t have been beaten.
Yes, but it’s true that I’m throwing really well these days.
To be honest, it’s strange that Chae Jae-hyun has exploded now? Wasn’t the expectation the best ever? If Hyunseong or UG had gone, he would have already been a national ace haha
No, the volcano fan is crying.

-Ha, fuck, how do we gather promising players and get one of them bursting, but the fucky bastards get caught by the Seoul Farm?
ㄴBut it’s a full draft from this year.
ㄴㅅㅅ We originally had Ji Maeng-ho too.

-Fucking bastards look like shit Fuck Ji Maeng-ho Why is that bastard talking out loud? Hit a home run with Porok.

– Ji Maeng-ho really gets annoyed the more I see him. I know he’s good, but did you see that he walks late on purpose? If he was a real player on our team, I think he would have cursed a lot…
I have no reason to go to your team.
ㄴWell, it’s not a day or two, and it’s not surprising that Ji Maeng-ho does that.

When Ji Maeng-ho hit a home run against Chae Jae-hyeon and held a ceremony that upset fans, of course the community went wild. In particular, the anger that Volcano fans felt toward the AT Thunders was considerable. To the extent that if you ask Volcano fans to name the team they hate the most, they will pick AT Thunders.

In a league where everyone is competing, it was impossible to have a favorite team except for the cheering team, but the volcano fans especially hated the AT Thunders.

The reason was quite simple. The team, who hadn’t even been to fall baseball for 20 years, luckily picked Ji Maeng-ho from the draft and landed in the fall baseball just because Maeng-ho Ji was from Seoul. Because they were running amok and running wild, volcano fans could not like AT Thunders even if they wanted to like them.

-If it was a full draft from last year, Ji Maeng-ho would have been on our team… If so, we would have been at the AT position, right?
ㄴTo be honest, Maeng-Ho Ji has a weakness for AT.
It’s not as big as there is, is it the biggest? To be honest, if I went to a team other than AT, that team would definitely win.
Are we competing for the championship right now?
ㄴ Still, if I went to the volcano, I don’t think I would have won the championship.

Of course, envy for the jewels he didn’t have was one of the reasons. Especially if it was a jewel that came into my hand and missed it, the envy inevitably grew. It was all the more so when it was leaked that if AT had not selected Maeng-Ho Ji in the first round of nominations, they planned to point out Maeng-Ho Ji in the second round.

-Still, aren’t you very envious of AT? I’m going to fall baseball anyway
ㄴThat’s right. Only this year, from Choi Jin-cheol to Jang Yoon in the weather week. Kim Soo-ho is also from FA.
You wouldn’t be happy at all if you gathered players from other teams and went to fall baseball like that?
ㄴTo be honest, I don’t think AT will do well after this year. Choi Jin-cheol is going to retire anyway, and Ki Sang-joo and Kim Su-ho will soon be old too. Woo Kwan-hyung, well, it wouldn’t be strange if he retired tomorrow. Jang-yoon also has good grades in Jamsil, but it won’t be strange if he goes bankrupt next year. Ji Maeng-ho is also a rookie, so there is a possibility that he will be Huruku.

Fans of Volcano who criticize for money. However, in his heart, he couldn’t help but be filled with envy for the AT Thunders, whose dark days were showing signs of ending.

– You talk a lot about AT. In fact, I also think that even if we properly recruited mercenaries, we would not be inferior to AT. Aren’t we better off? Seriously nurture rookies. If you hire mercenaries like Kronx or Bellingham, you have a good chance next year.
ㄴ They say they are raising rookies steadily? HahaIs that why they retired all the top prospects?
Even if you combine all the promising players in your team, it will not work for Ji Maeng-ho.

On top of that, the pride of being good at nurturing was useless in front of Ji Maeng-ho, who is showing the best results ever. It was natural for the volcano fans to be angry when AT, which had been in the lower ranks together with UG, Hyunseong, Hancheol, and Silla, which were strong teams from the beginning, selected Ji Maeng-ho, the league MVP level hitter, and showed results in the upper ranks.

-Still, we have Chae Jae-hyun. Minjun Kim and Suho Shin are also there.

Of course, Volcano fans didn’t feel inferior. Because pitching prospects definitely liked Hwasan better. Chae Jae-hyeon, who shows the second coming of Seong-hyeon, and Shin Soo-ho, who is called post-Ko Young-hwan. And even Kim Min-joon, who had been the head of the boy since last year. It was enough power to look forward to next year.

-Still, isn’t it romantic seeing that our team doesn’t spend money? Seeing the growing prospects, I think it is possible to win the league with franchise stars.
B I admit it. Honestly, who can’t win with money?

Volcano fans consoled themselves while watching the fruits of the 10-year dark period.

-Like Falcols bastards, masturbating in Yapak is so damn funny. What time of day are you talking about romance?

At Gal, we laughed at Volcano fans like that. And the joys and sorrows of the fans of both teams were mixed again at the beginning of the 4th inning.

[The leading batter enters the plate.]

Right!

[Meteorological attention exquisite hits! The lead batter is successful on base.]

[Chae Jae-hyun’s 6th pitch! Fall out! Ji Maeng-ho goes on base with a walk!]

[Jincheol Choi enters the at-bat from the 1st and 2nd bases.]

[Choi Jin-cheol has a very good record against Chae Jae-hyeon, right? However, as Chae Jae-hyun, who stepped up from the second half, this at-bat is worth looking forward to… ]

Ta-evil!

[Ah! Choi Jin-cheol’s hitting ball is big! This batted ball goes to the wall! Hit the wall and fall. Choi Jin-cheol hits the first pitch and creates a double! Caught the ball in center field! To home! To home! Safe! Ji Maeng-ho lived at Home! After all, the best main force in the league! Ji Maeng-ho! AT Thunders run away 2 points at once! Now the match is 3:1! AT is ahead!]

Up to base hits and Choi Jin-cheol’s double. The two players who had been cursed by volcano fans as money-makers scored points and RBIs side by side.

-It’s a honey haha
B is crazy about the taste!!!!!
Haha

-Ha, you fucking bastards, if you can’t fill 3 free agents next year, you’re going to set fire to Jung-gu, you bastards.
Let’s go together

-I don’t think Ji Maeng-ho would be able to perform like that if he came to Hwasan haha ​​With the support of the legends, Ki Sang-joo in front and Choi Jin-cheol in the back haha ​​he’s doing so well.
ㄴㅋ I think I couldn’t even go to the fall baseball in Hwasan.

– What kind of tanking and what kind of prospect are you in a fucking country

-The romance of the KBA league is dead. It breaks my heart to see a team that pays money like AT do well.
ㄴWhen is the era, is it romantic? The Volcano Falcons should follow the example of the AT Thunders and recruit free agents even now. Running a team with only players from the club like in the 80s and 90s is outdated.
BThat’s right. Front desks from Daejeon and Hwasan should all be changed.
ㄴTo be honest, Volcano fans are bored with the thief. To escape the dark ages, you need to invest at least AT. AT spent 20 billion won on free agency alone, but do you want to be lucky enough to be a promising prospect and go to fall baseball? Is that a thief Simbo or what?
This is harsh, but I agree with you. Now we have to invest too.
Oh… It smells like shit

Fans of Volcano, who had endured the dark ages while watching the growth of promising players, were infinitely envious to see AT Thunders, who were in the same situation, press down with the power of money.

*

‘Chae Jae-hyun, I was worried because Chae Jae-hyun was in such a mess, but this should be easy today?’

We earned 3 points by the beginning of the 4th inning. Considering that there are at least two at-bats remaining, I thought I could score at least one run.

‘Kronx looks good too. Okay, can I run for a bit?’

With a tight score difference, they would have to try to hit a home run or a long hit, but looking at Kronx’s condition today, it seemed that even this score difference would be enough to win the game. That said, it’s okay to run for personal records.

The home runs I hit so far are 53 home runs, including the ones I hit today. 48 stolen bases. Just two more stolen bases and I have a 50-50 record that no baseball player has ever achieved.

In fact, after hitting 50 homers, I didn’t pay much attention to it because it was a record that could be achieved at any time. I thought there might be. For baseball players, record stuffing was a huge disgrace, and if he achieved 50-50 against Chae Jae-hyeon, he would surely go down in history as an allowed pitcher.

I felt like I had to give this kind of gift to Hwasan fans who were arrogantly cursing me before the game.

‘Okay, let’s break the mental a bit today. Jaehyun!’