Chapter 29 – Episode 29. Blue Dragon. (4)
“Swing strike! Out!!”
Oh shit The slider falls like a curve.
“Nice, feature!”
The slider thrown by Park Ji-hwan, a starting pitcher at Yongin High School, in a full count situation was gradually falling to the right as it moved farther and farther to the right from me.
‘Can’t you tell me? Are you crazy?’
‘Mr. Rossby should have told me properly!’
‘It’s because I’m only having sex like a monkey on a fictional dayhehe, it looks good on you, the fucking yellow monkey.’
‘What…. Even Mr. Rossby enjoys it.’
Fuck. To strike out on a swing. It was my first time playing in the game. In the meantime, I had never struck out unless the pitcher threw the ball against the catcher’s request due to lack of control or the ball that had to fall entered the strike zone without falling, but after striking out on a swing like this, the fever rose a little.
“Nice swing. Jihwan Park’s slider is difficult to hit at first sight. It was a good swing, though.”
“No. I should have played a little better….”
“How can a batter hit every day? Baseball is basically a sport where the pitcher has an advantage. You should do well in the next at-bat. Even if you get 1 hit in 3 at-bats, isn’t that the batter’s victory?”
“Still….”
“Erase it in your head and prepare for defense.”
Tak-tak, the hitting coach pats me on the shoulder. It must have been that I, the center of the team, had a fevered face, so it was bothering me.
“Okay. Today, I will block 9 innings, so just hit one shot. Got it?”
Today’s starting pitcher, Wonho, also encouraged me.
Blue Dragon Season 16. The match between Korea Physical Education High School, the winning team of the Golden Lion, and Yongsan Internet High School, the winning candidate with a strong one-two punch, was flowing into a tight pitching battle.
It was because the hitters of each team couldn’t even touch the balls of two super high school level pitchers, Kim Won-ho and Park Ji-hwan, who were likely to be nominated for the first round in Seoul.
‘Ha. Lack of practice? Certainly, the time to meet Hyejin noona and Hyuna has been a bit long these days, right?’
‘It’s not practice, isn’t it lack of talent? They tell you the type of pitch and the location, but you swing wrong. That’s why monkey babies.’
‘Damn! The slider comes at that angle, how do you not swing wrong? It was the first ball I had ever seen!’
In the first at-bat, I was 2 out 2, so I was filtered out with an intentional walk. This is the first time I have seen Park Ji-hwan’s ball properly. In addition, the slider was thrown only at the end, so it was a ball I had never seen before. Besides, I’ve never seen a player throw a slider like that before.
‘Have you never seen it? Weird? I’m sure I’ve seen a slider like that before?’
Certainly, in Rossby’s experience, there was a slider with a large angle like the one thrown by Park Ji-hwan.
‘The speed is different! Speed up! That baby slider is coming in at almost 140km/h!’
But I’ve never had a slider that’s so angular and fast. I don’t know if it’s because the level of baseball is definitely higher than baseball 100 years ago, but Rossby’s experience alone couldn’t hit all the balls. Besides, there were a lot of breaking pitches that didn’t exist in the Rossby era.
In Rossby’s experience, the curveballs at that time had slow velocity if the angle was large, and the fastballs with fast velocity were almost flat fastballs. In fact, except for the curve, the breaking ball of the era when Rossby played was very different from the breaking ball of this era.
In the case of the fastball, it didn’t matter because I had experience with legendary pitchers such as Walter Johnson and Satchel Page, who exceeded 100 miles (160 km/h), but it was not a breaking ball.
Until now, that was enough for amateurs, but when I tasted a proper modern breaking ball, I had no choice but to be defeated.
‘I know the type of pitch, but restraint is not an excuse. Can’t even hit a 140 fastball? Well, it might be impossible for you, a monkeyhehe.’
‘OK. Let’s see the next at-bat.’
Ugh Hearing Rossby’s words, the heat that I had been working so hard to subside jumped up.
“Maengho hyung, why are your eyes like that?”
“Look into your eyes.”
Leaving behind the whispers about me, I walked into the field.
Tak, puck!
“Out!”
“Nice second!”
“Hyung, the defense was good.”
Puck!
“Wow! What is Ji Maeng-ho diving?”
“I think you caught me today?”
“There is only one left, let’s concentrate!”
Deep!
“My ball! Move!”
“Second! Second!”
“Nice!”
Strangely, all of Yongin High School’s (Yongin Internet High School) attacks at the end of the 3rd inning were directed at me. I handled them lightly.
“Hey, I got tired of the second defense. I thought it would fall.”
“The batted ball worked.”
“Still, good catch.”
As we entered the dugout, Wonho expressed his gratitude. It wasn’t a very difficult defense, so I calmly handed over Wonho’s thanks. Wonho liked that he finished the inning quickly with 5 balls, but the laughter did not last long.
Opponent pitcher Park Ji-hwan blocked our attack in the top of the 4th inning with 10 balls. In the 4th and 5th innings, no one was able to get on base except for one person who got on base due to an error, and the game went to a pitcher’s battle.
And in the top of the 6th inning, one out. With no runners on, my plate came back.
“Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maeng-ho!”
“Blow it up!”
‘Mr. Rossby. Please do this again.’
‘Tsk, can I hit it if I tell you?’
‘You saw it once. You can.’
In fact, I was still a bit anxious. But he’ll want to save his sliders too. So if you throw a slider, it’s the deciding ball in a two-strike situation. If the count doesn’t pile up, you don’t have to worry about the slider.
‘Four-seam.’
A four-seam is enough to deal with. I erased the previous slider from my head and focused only on the timing of my fastball.
Fuck!
“Oh!”
It was too fast. Fuck. The ball I hit turned into a major foul home run and went over the field. Extra-large over-the-counter foul home run. Certainly, in terms of strength, I was not pushed. However, even if I thought I was going to erase it from my head, I was conscious of the slider, and the bat swung faster than I thought because I thought I was swinging faster than the slider.
“Wow. Batting is brutal. Maeng-ho hyung, you’re still fucking fucking fast?”
The catcher of Yongsan Internet Go started talking. The guy ran his mitt over his arm, feeling goosebumps as he watched the batted ball fly away.
“Write. Give me a good ball It was good when we were in middle school.”
The guy watching Yongin High School’s catcher, Kim Hyeon-seong, was one year my junior in middle school, and he was a guy who followed me a lot because he was on the same team with me when I was in middle school, the heyday of my baseball life. Well, now I’m in the middle of the grade, so we were in the same grade.
“A. I also need to be drafted. Looking at hyung, I think he will be picked in the first or second round, but he is a little gentle.”
“Cut your dick.”
“To be picky.”
Hyunseong threw the ball to the pitcher and sat down again.
‘Four-seam, it’s out to the outside a lot.’
Did you fall out a lot? Did you feel a bit scared after seeing the out-of-the-box home run? I listened to Rossby and decided to pick a ball. Park Ji-hwan winds up and throws the ball again.
Puck!
It seems a bit close, but definitely outside. You endured well, Ji Maeng-ho!
“Strike!”
“Yes?!”
“You came in. Are you protesting now?”
“No, no. Not like that. It looks far away.”
“If it’s far, they stick to the plate more.”
Haha, hyung missed this ball. Cabi.”
Splitting up. Fuck. I wanted to smash the referee’s head with a bat because of my temper, but I endured it.
Heheld up well. Fighting with the referee only hurts the players.’
Even Rossby, who hates baseball, used to say that you should get along with the umpires. And Rossby was right. If I touch the referee, I’m the one who loses for nothing. The judgment was not overturned, and there was no need to scrape it to make a boil.
10 year old! It’s better to curse once and brush it off.
‘It’s a slider. I drove the mitt into the ground.’
‘OK.’
The obvious timing of the manned ball for two strikes. There won’t be a stupid battery that’s going to drive the ball into the strike zone.
“Cheek.”
The battery at Yongin High School was not that stupid, and it sprayed manned balls as expected.
‘Slider. This time the mitt fell outward.’
Fuck. There was a high probability of a catastrophe if the referee filtered more than generously to the outside. I held the bat slightly short and focused on the at-bat with the idea of kicking it.
‘Come!’
As the ball got further and further away, I pushed my hips back and hit the ball with my arms stretched out. However, since I am also a human being, the moment the ball hit, I got greedy and pushed it away with my wrist.
Percussion!
The ball flew high with the sound of being eaten. Write. Did you just push?
“Light!”
The batted ball was definitely floating on the ground.
‘Ha, I just hit it. Fuck. I’d make a foul with just a slight touch.’
I tossed the bat helplessly and trudged to first base.
“Light (right fielder)! Light!”
‘You’re welcome! Run!’
‘Yes?’
As I was walking on the ground, Rosby yelled at me to run. Although the ball flew farther than expected, it seemed like a ball that the right fielder could catch. If you can’t catch a ball that flies so slowly, you’re not a high school baseball player, but a middle school level.
Still, there was nothing to lose by listening to Rossby, so as soon as I stepped on first base, I accelerated and started running toward second base.
‘Done. I don’t need to run.’
‘Ah, did you get caught?’
When I turned to the right fielder, the right fielder was standing in front of the wall holding his glove.
‘No, it passed. Very lightly.’
“Yes?!”
Looking at the first base sim, the first base umpire was sending a home run signal by turning his arm. What? Did this pass? What?
‘I’m sure he’s not a monkey, so he jumps over the fence with a swing like that. No, you are an orangutan from now on, not a monkey. It’s a baby orangutan.’
“Ha, fuck. It’s like a wooden cock. Does that ball go over?”
Through the cheers of the dugout, Park Ji-hwan muttered. I’m also confused, but how does Park Ji-hwan feel? When he thought about it, the smile did not disappear from his lips. I slowly circled third base and stepped on the groove.
“Wow. Bro, you’ve got a lot of power. Really.”
“Hey. The slider has a good angle, but is it a bit light? I need to exercise my forearms like my brother. Let the pitcher know.”
“Ha, it’s a porok but what?”
After patting the shoulder of Hyun-seong, who was holding his catcher’s mask on his side and raising his hand on his side, and giving a high-five to the standby hitter, I went into the dugout. In the dugout, like baby birds waiting for their mother, all players except for the next batter were waiting for me.
“What, this much?”
I spat words and grinned at the guys who were waiting with their mouth shut.
“Waaaaa!”
“Hyung, how did you pass it?!”
“Senior, I’m really tired! Really. Wow….”
*
-Is anyone watching the Blue Dragon just now?
Ji Maeng-ho What is this bastard? I just hit it, but it goes over the fence? Is this kid Seoul Farm? 1st available?
ㅇㅇ : What is it?
ㅇㅇ : That bastard must be famous?
ㅇㅇ : I’m a shepherd
– What I said earlier is getting fat.
(A meme that roughly pushes the mokdong over)
You know the judgment.
ㅇㅇ : Wow, I hit it, but it goes over, I thought it was xx Stanton
ㅇㅇ : What is this ㅅㄲ?
ㅇㅇ : Isn’t the opposing pitcher Yongin Park Ji-hwan? That ssong must also be a candidate for the 1st nomination in one season.
ㅇㅇ : It looks like Seoul Farm. Where do they pop up every year? Bastards who can’t even play baseball are palm suckers
High school baseball women’s flight: B Why did you come to Goya? Team gallo
[Ama Baseball] [Blue Dragon] Round of 16 Hanche High School: Yongin High School Result 1:0 Hanche High Win
The score didn’t come out well, probably because it was a pitching match between renowned pitchers Kim Won-ho and Park Ji-hwan. Thanks to Ji Maeng-ho’s home run, Hanche High School defeated Yongin High School, which boasts the best one-two punch, and advanced to the quarterfinals. Will they conquer the Golden Lion and the Blue Dragon?
Amateur: Maeng-ho Ji is the player who received the best player in the last Golden Lion, right?
Shilla Shilla Shilla: Kim Won-ho is growing well. Also our first nomination. I hope he grows up well without abuse. I have a history of injuries, so I’m a little anxious.
Grizzly Corps: Is there any possibility of skipping Kim Won-ho in Silla?
Shilla Shilla Shilla: Yes. But Park Ji-hwan is also a good pitcher. He is one year younger and has no history of injuries.
Grizzly Corps: Still, I threw 150 like eating and threw 157 this time.
Amateur: Does Maeng-Ho Ji not have a chance for the 1st round?
Grizzly Corps: I think we can pick them up. Ahn Si-Hwon is also at the age of retirement, and changing generations is not bad. To be honest, I think Kim Won-ho and others are all conceited.
[Ama Baseball] Today’s greatest home run from the Blue Dragon .Gif / Recommended 56 Hits 4461 Ripple 116
He’s a shepherd boy, but he pushes him over with a swing like that. Is this player famous in high school? I want you to come to our team.
Ruth030303 : I know that he became famous after receiving the Golden Lion Award for Best Player. It’s a little risky because you’ve been delayed due to an injury, but maybe the three teams in Seoul are watching closely? He is a high school record, but his batting average is over 50%, and he also set a new record for the most home runs.
Falconspan v2: If the Seoul team doesn’t eat it, I hope we eat it. Will it come down to the 2nd car?
Shilla’s daughter night: Falcon Span v2//This Seoul pitching farm is the best ever, so it’s probably going down. Wonho Kim, Jihwan Park, Youngjun Han, Joocheol Kim. I’ve heard that all four of them are the best ever. Palmaengho congratulations ^^
Falconspan v2: Shilla’s daughter’s night // Thank youhahaBut last year was bad, but I’m glad that such a player came to the Falcons.
Invincible AT Dynasty: Falconspan vs 2// Only last year came last yearhahaWhere did all the 2nd and 1st picks for 10 years go?? Just disband the club for the development of Korean professional baseballhahaI think the volcano players will want thathaha
I like lightning: That person has an AT mark and is doing that again. Ignore it because it’s aggro.
Hyun Seong-byeol: It’s funny because a team that finished last 8 times in 10 years and a team that didn’t go to fall baseball for 20 years are fightinghahaAre there no Charlotte fans? Hasn’t your team never been able to win the regular 1st place in 40 years?
Joo Hyung-jin, the eternal home run king: That person is not a fan of Hyun-seong either. It’s a real Monday, all the star aggro is coming out
*
“Chief Hong. Did you see the baseball park? There was an uproar over Ji Maeng-ho.”
“Yes. Captain. I saw it too.”
AT Thunders scouting team leader Hong Hyeon-cheol nodded at the general manager’s words. Baseball Park, the largest baseball community site in Korea, and High School Baseball Gallery, and the AT Thunders fan site, Lightning Madang, sometimes have good quality information.
“He hit a home run against Park Ji-hwan, and he’s definitely a player with potential. Team leader Hong, isn’t it?”
“That’s right. Although it is a shepherd, it would have been difficult to overcome if it had not been for a technical blow.”
“Okay. Let’s grow one too. Uta Geopo. How long can we not play baseball with sack-sacks? What kind of criticism would you get if you filtered out such a player and then exploded? Aren’t you looking forward to it?”
“… All right.”
‘Fuck, AT is not working because of someone who is only interested in the lifeline like the captain. Picking players by noticing public opinion, picking players by noticing parachutes! Then you can’t play baseball in the fall forever! Is it something you would say as a general manager to ask for a hitter when each and every pitcher is a waste? After all, baseball is a pitcher’s game!’
Team leader Hong had no choice but to leave the team leader’s room with a nod of his head, with what he wanted to say to the leader.