Chapter 374 – Episode 366. Lucky Day. (2)

-Hwicheol Jeong! Jeong Hwi-cheol! Jeong Hwi-cheol!

“Hwicheol! It was good!”

“Nice!”

-The second batter, Ji Maeng-ho!

-Wow!!!!

After Jeong Hwi-cheol’s hit, the announcer called my name and Jamsil Stadium became heated once again. It seemed like the fans were very excited about my appearance.

‘Whoa, Joohee must be watching too, right?’

Before going into her at-bat, I felt as if I had made eye contact with her when I looked towards the table where Joo-hee, who I had seen earlier after hitting a home run, was standing. It was hard to see his face because he was wearing a hat, but like an idol, you could feel his aura just by looking at him.

‘Mr. Joohee! Stay tuned!’

-Ji Maeng-ho~! Ji Maengho~! Oooooh! Thunders Ji Maeng-ho! Fly it to the sky!

As I go to bat with that determination in mind, my cheering song rings out. Na Seung-yoon, who is still on the mound despite giving up 5 runs, seemed very nervous when I came to bat.

‘Baby, look at how scared he is.’

With the score tied at 5:5, one out and one base on base. In addition, it was me who hit consecutive home runs in every at-bat. It was hard not to be scared.

‘What about the first pitch?’

‘It’s a curve.’

The meaning of the first pitch curve was very clear. It means to test the liver first.

“Ball.”

And as I expected, the curve goes outside the zone. I could feel the feeling of a very scared guy from his curves.

“Why don’t you change it? Even at a glance, I feel scared.”

“It’s scary…”

It feels like the catcher’s voice is shaking too.

‘Write it. I think I’m trying to skip this at-bat.’

When I saw the atmosphere of the battery, it felt like it was ignoring me.

‘Fuck, should I swing it around?’

However, no matter how fearful the battery is, when it comes to a two-strike situation, there is a tendency to want to strike. I decided to give it two strikes for now.

‘Fastball.’

‘Okay.’

The battery selects the perfect fastball to swing at the right time. And I prepared to swing according to the timing of his fastball.

Whoo!

“Strike!”

The umpire’s strike call is heard along with the sound of a bat cutting through the wind.

‘I swung a little late. Do you notice?’

‘Fastball.’

‘Well, it’s not like I don’t have that level of tact. If you’re a catcher in one season, you should do at least this much.’

Just now, when Na Seung-yoon threw the ball, he swung the bat slightly late and made it look like he was aiming for a breaking ball, but fortunately, Hancheol’s catcher seemed to have caught my trap.

This time, the ball flies toward the body, tracing a trajectory.

Whoo!

“Strike!”

And the referee’s strike call rings out once again.

“Write it. Was it just a strike?”

“About one piece was missing.”

“Thank you.”

To ensure a thorough performance, I did not forget to ask the referee where the ball was located. Perhaps my smoke got through, but the battery lifespan took a long time.

‘I can hear it, I can hear it. I can hear you rolling your eyes up to here.’

Which ball should I choose here? I showed a stance that seemed like I was aiming for a breaking ball twice in a row.

‘It’s a change-up.’

‘Change-up? Under… I still haven’t come to my senses.’

It seemed like you could tell just by looking at the guys why they chose the change-up. Since I missed two consecutive swings while aiming for a breaking ball, I guess I’ll probably aim for a fastball this time. So it seemed like he was planning to break my timing with a changeup that was most like a fastball. Since we were focused on two strikes, in some ways, it was a ball combination that was close to the correct answer.

… If it weren’t for me.

‘Hmm, but I know I’m good at hitting changeups, so I probably won’t put it in the zone.’

However, even if I didn’t put it in the zone, it seemed like they knew that in order to achieve my swing, I had to keep it as close to the borderline as possible. With that fact in mind, I waited for his pitch.

And the thrown guy’s changeup.

‘Outside!’

Since I was already targeting them, getting the timing right was easier than picking on women,

Ta – Aak!

A light hitting sound rings out. The direction of the hit is left. I was successful in pulling the guy’s slow changeup properly. However, Jamsil was wider than I imagined, so I couldn’t be sure I had crossed over, so I threw the bat and ran toward first base.

-Wow!!!

The batted ball gradually approaches the fence and begins to fall. And left fielder Kim Dong-jin takes a step back due to the warning track.

‘Will I get caught?’

Jeong Hwi-cheol, who was a runner on first base, can be seen watching the game near the second base. And Hwicheol’s feet falling. The place where that foot was headed was toward third base.

-Wow!!!!

-Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maengho! Ji Maengho! Ji Maengho!

The batted ball succeeded in going over the fence.

‘Oh, can we skip this too? Is this a home run in three consecutive at-bats?’

3 consecutive home runs. I think I hit home runs in three consecutive at-bats when I was in high school or during the Asian Games, but I think this was the first time I hit a home run like this in a professional game.

‘Sseuup, are you lucky? ‘Heaven also helps me.’

To be honest, I thought it would have been okay to just hit a double, but to think it went away like this. I was lucky.

“Ji Maeng-ho! Are you crazy!? What is a home run in three consecutive at-bats?!”

“Senior, it’s Ji Maeng-ho!”

After exchanging a high five with Ki Ki-joo, who was waiting at the standby, I entered the dugout and my teammates once again welcomed me with enthusiastic congratulations. But his expression seemed dazed after seeing my three consecutive home runs.

‘Well, I was surprised too.’

-Hancheol Grizzlies pitcher replacement. …

And Na Seung-yoon, who was Hancheol’s starter today, leaves the mound. He allowed 7 runs in 4.1 innings, so he deserved to go down. He actually thought it was a bit late to replace the pitcher.

‘Whew, I wish it were a little closer…’

I feel sorry for my colleagues, but I thought that the stage could be made a little more for me today.

‘Seungcheol hyung! Try a little harder!’

*

-What is the fierce tiger today? Is home run in 3 consecutive at-bats crazy haha

ㄴㅇㅅㅁㅎㅅ

ㄴBut well, sometimes 3 consecutive at-bats come out.

-What is the record for 4 consecutive at-bats?

B3. Two consecutive at-bats in one game.

ㄴㄴThe fierce god will wake up today haha

-Wow, by the way, is it true that you hit 3 home runs and it was tight? You should also watch Chanyoung’s cancer-causing pitch.

ㄴㄹㅇ Meng Ho-shin is giving me so much love, but Joo Seung-cheol is also not that good, so I don’t know

Damn Seungcheol, why is that bastard acting like that this season? Take a drug test for that bastard

Shouldn’t Meng Ho-shin have to take a drug test first? It’s good because we’re on the team, but that guy is weird

[Joo Seung-cheol’s timely hit follows! After 2 outs, Joo Seung-cheol’s timely hit made the score 7:6!]

[Hey, if Ji Maeng-ho hits, I hit too. I think Joo Seung-cheol’s will can be felt up to this point?]

-Ah, damn Chanyoung, you give me points again. If this is going to be the case, don’t change it.

ㄴㄹㅇ It would have been better to be a flower snake ㅅㅂ

-Fuck you, you bitch, just put it in the middle! Don’t give a walk.

[Three ball hit! This batted ball will pass! Two-run home run! Timothy Thompson makes a comeback! Hancheol’s fourth hitter, Thompson, turns this game around! Score 8:7!]

-I’m putting it in the middle because the fuck is put in the middle.

-Is that baby feather? If you get hit, you’re near the fence.

[Kim Chan-young ends the inning by catching Park Joong-ki. However, in the bottom of the 5th inning, Hancheol’s batting line started up again, and the score was 8:7. Hancheol Grizzlies lead by 1 point.]

-Why the fuck is today’s game like this? Reed can’t make it past the first inning.

-I believe it. Fierce Tiger. Please…

[At the top of the 6th inning, Han Dong-gyun comes up to Han Cheol’s mound.]

[The reason why left-handed pitcher Dong-gyun Han was used here was to prevent a batting order consisting of Seong-tae Yoon, Jeong-jin Baek, Hyun-seong Kim, In-hyuk Lee, and Hwi-cheol Jeong, right? Since there are four left-handed hitters in front of Ji Maeng-ho, it seems he is planning to cover this inning with left-handed pitcher Han Dong-gyun.]

[Yoon Seong-tae’s hit! Seongtae Yoon, your hitting is good today!]

[Baek Jeong-jin! Break through the infield! No outs, runners on 1st and 2nd base!]

[It’s a bunt here. Coach Lee Soo-hyun instructs Kim Hyun-seong to bunt. Kim Hyun-seong bunt attempt. It falls in front of the catcher! Woohyun Jang! Pick third base! Out at third base!]

[It looks like he is not used to bunts as he is a 2nd year rookie, but Kim Hyun-seong, bunts like this should be successful.]

[Lee In-hyuk’s batted ball! It flies high! The shortstop calls. Out! Han Dong-gyun increases the count by two in one go!]

[Now, Jeong Hwi-cheol is at bat. From Hancheol’s perspective, the inning should end here. If you get Jeong Hwi-cheol on base, the next batter is Ji Maeng-ho, who is hitting home runs in three consecutive at-bats today.]

-Hwicheol, please. Only up to the fierce god of defense.

-Jung Hwi-cheol? Where did that bastard come from?

ㄴSince he was a reported player

ㄴㄴㅅㅂ Over there, the former reporter is hitting number 1. It sucks.

[Jeong Hwi-cheol! Bat! It didn’t turn! Jeong Hwi-cheol endures this ball! The count is now full.]

-Ha, damn, it’s hard to cut that bastard.

Perfect!

[Foul! Jeong Hwi-cheol clears the ball.]

-You fucking play baseball like shit.

ㄴHow many balls? ㅅㅂ

Dong-gyun, this bastard has been around for a few years, but he’s getting a hard time with a rookie. I want to strangle him.

-Hwicheol, please!

ㄴIs the atmosphere good? I feel like I’m going to get on base for some reason

ㄴㄴSomehow〉Somehow

[Cheek! Pick this ball! Jeong Hwi-cheol succeeded in walking away after a 13-pitch match! Now the situation is 2 outs and bases loaded! And at the plate, Ji Maeng-ho, who hit a home run in three consecutive at-bats today, comes in! And Hancheol’s pitching coach comes up to the mound. That’s it for Han Dong-gyun. The next pitcher is Jeon Dae-hoon.]

[I’m taking out the victory card here. Jeon Dae-hoon’s performance this season is 33 games, allowing 7 earned runs in 31 innings, recording an ERA of 2.03. We can look forward to the match between Jeon Jae-hoon and Ji Maeng-ho.]

*

‘The first pitch… ‘It’s going to be a forkball anyway, right?’

The pitches that Daehoon Jeon can throw are fastballs and forkballs. Even if he thought he was going to get a walk, it was obvious he would keep throwing forkballs.

‘Yes, it’s a forkball.’

And Jeon Dae-hoon’s choice was forkball. The guy’s forkball bounces one bounce and enters the catcher’s mitt.

“Ball.”

‘Fastball.’

It was obvious that the fastball used by a pitcher who throws a forkball would naturally be a high fastball. You’re saying you’re going to use the forkball more powerfully by throwing it near my eyes, right?

“Ball.”

And as I expected, the guy’s fastball comes almost to shoulder height and the ball is called. Two balls with this.

‘It’s a forkball.’

‘Okay. Since it’s a two-ball game, I guess you’ll want to put it in the zone, right?’

First, set the timing for the forkball and wait for the guy to pitch.

‘… ‘Huh?’

And the guy’s forkball didn’t bend downward, probably because he was nervous. Since he was already prepared, swinging the bat was no problem. And the unbending forkball…

Ta – Aak!

It was no different from a batting ball. It feels like it was hit right in the center of the bat. The guy’s forkball disappears into the left wall, drawing an almost straight trajectory. Even though I hit it, I can’t believe it. It was a home run that went over the left wall of Jamsil Stadium with a line drive.

-Wow!!!!

‘What day is today? There’s so much silliness coming out? Wait, did I hit a home run in four consecutive at-bats?’

4 consecutive home runs. A solo home run, a two-run home run, a two-run home run, and a grand slam. As I was going around the base, I thought it was such a waste.

‘Ha, even if you just hit three runs, it’s a cycling home run.’

‘You’re greedy too. That’s how Siltu came in, so I couldn’t believe I wanted more.’

‘Hehe, Mr. Rossby. Are you jealous now because you can’t play Mr. Rossby?’

‘Shut up, you bastard.’

As Rossby said, just hitting four home runs in a row was a huge record, so the disappointment soon subsided. After that, perhaps my home run was the starting point, Ki Ki-joo Ki and Jin-cheol Choi added 1 point with consecutive hits, increasing the score, and Su-ho Kim’s two-run home run, and the game gradually tilted in our favor.

“Manager, 5 home runs in a row. Can I know the record? Do you know anything?”

“As far as I know, it wasn’t in the U.S., And the year before last in Japan, Murakami hit home runs in five consecutive at-bats, but that was probably the first. But Meng Hao, are you conscious of the record?”

“This is what happened. “I have to aim.”