Chapter 459 – Episode 451. Look at These? (1)

3B Kim Su-ho 0.317/0.440/0.473/0.914 16HR 5SB

2B Ji Maeng-ho 0.402/0.601/1.110/1.711 63HR 86SB

LF weather week 0.338/0.425/0.549/0.974 24HR 1SB

RF Williams 0.340/0.437/0.551/0.987 12HR 8SB

1B Choi Jin-cheol 0.271/0.364/0.576/0.940 38HR 2SB

DH Woo Gwan-hyung 0.315/0.383/0.388/0.771 0HR 2SB

SS Seongtae Yoon 0.268/0.346/0.451/0.797 15HR 22SB

C Jeong Yun-cheol 0.241/0.329/0.362/0.691 5HR 0SB

CF Baek Jeong-jin 0.305/0.363/0.443/0.806 10HR 5SB

“It is expected that AT Thunders will come out with this lineup. If there is a change here, is it to the extent that Baek Jeong-jin changes into Jeong Hwi-cheol? Jeong Hwi-cheol debuted this year and did a great job. Batting average: .301, 9 league OPS: 0.731. Plus 20 stolen bases. It’s a good grade.

AT Thunders, the batting lineup is perfect, right? The team’s wRC+ dropped a little compared to last year, but it’s still scary. In particular, other teams’ batting lineup from Kim Su-ho to Yoon Seong-tae makes them wonder.

In addition, the starting pitcher in the first game was Kroong, who was selected as the joint leader in most wins along with Seonghyeon with 17 wins and 4 losses. Derensky, Hancheol’s starting player, also performed well this season, winning 13 games, but compared to Cronks, he is somewhat inferior. In addition, the consensus among experts is that it will be difficult for Derensky to block the AT Thunders’ batting line due to fatigue accumulated during the fall baseball season.

This is the story of Team A’s leader B. ‘If nothing happens in this Korean series, there is a high probability that AT will win 4-0.’ Officials from the parent club also talk about it. ‘There is a high probability that AT will enjoy a dynasty in the next few years.’.

Personally, I think the AT Thunders have a high probability of winning the Korean Series for two years in a row.

However, there were also people who predicted the victory of the Hancheol Grizzlies, who showed a miraculous performance in this fall baseball season. This is the story of Director D of Team C. ‘Joo Seung-cheol’s rise is tremendous. If we only limit it to this fall baseball, I do not envy Ji Maeng-ho. ‘Maybe AT, with its weak bullpen, won’t be able to withstand a season of batting and collapse?’ He said.

So, who will be the team that will take home the first win in the Korean Series? The league’s first Jamsil series. I think it will be a really fun match no matter who wins.

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┗Oh my gosh, Managerㅠㅠㅠ Why did you choose AT Seungri? I thought I would win the championship for two years in a row, but my thoughts are ruined.

┗LOL Since Kimpele said this, it seems like Hancheol will win. I’m just scared of Hancheol this fall.

┗I think the win or loss of the first game will probably determine the series. To be honest, I play Gimpele and Gimpele, but AT is just ahead in terms of power. Crongs is a league ace, and Bellingham also has Jang Yoon as a pitcher who consistently wins 10 games every year. Hancheol, it won’t be easy.

┗I don’t know who has the advantage, but I hope it impresses sports fans.

┗Is Juji Daejeon a true story in the Korean series? LOL

┗You idiot, don’t you remember when you posted a video telling you not to get excited and ended up catching by 0.5 games?

┗┗Fact) Manager Kim chose Hwasan to win in the playoffs.

┗┗Fact2) Manager Kim chose Silla’s victory in the semi-playoffs.

┗┗Fact3) Hyunseong and UG, who were selected by Manager Kim as championship candidates before the start of this season, did not even come to the fall baseball game.

┗Wow, this Korean series is cool. Joo Hyung-jin’s son, Joo Seung-cheol, and Ji Maeng-ho, who broke Joo Hyung-jin’s records in the AT, Hancheol, and Jamsil series. I hope both teams will have a fun game with no injuries!!

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Perfect!

‘I’m sure I’m playing well these days.’

Joo Seung-cheol’s fast bat passes through the shortstop and third baseman and arrives in front of left field. Crongs’ pitch looked good today, but he produced a hit in his first at-bat… But that was the end of Hancheol’s attack.

“My!”

The ball hit by Thompson, Hancheol’s fourth batter, floated high in the infield, and Seongtae Yoon slowly approached and handled the ball. Although he gave up a hit to Joo Seung-cheol, it was a clean finish. As expected, Crongs’ ball looked good today.

“[Okay, I think we can make it through 9 innings today, right? Ji.]”

On my way into the dugout, Krongs taps my shoulder and speaks to me. Crongs’ eyes were full of faith that I would make him a winning pitcher.

“[Yeah, dude. Just wait.]”

Of course, even without Crongs’ words, the preparations to crush Hancheol were sufficient. After the regular season ended, he took quite some time off and maintained some of his sensitivity through training and practice games.

Hancheol’s starter today is foreign ace Derensky. He pitched in Game 3 of the playoffs after four days of rest. Coming to the mound after a 4-day break, the schedule wasn’t that intense, but Derenski threw quite a few balls in the semi-playoffs, so his condition was the key to today’s game.

I stand at the standby and watch the guy hit the ball.

“Ball.”

The ball Derensky threw was a fastball at 149 km/h. But he had an absurdly deviant ball. Of course, senior Suho would never swing the bat at a ball like that.

‘The ball has a bit of speed, but the ball definitely flies.’

Fall baseball is a stage where you have to throw one pitch with all your might in every game. It was clear that fatigue had accumulated.

And before you know it, the situation is three-ball.

Perfect!

First batter Kim Soo-ho succeeded in getting on base with a technical push that landed in front of the left fielder.

-Batter number 2, Ji Maeng-ho!

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

The crowd that came to Jamsil started calling my name. As I waved my hand at the fans, cheering enthusiastically for the first time in a long time, cheers erupted once again.

‘It’s so delicious.’

I’m already excited to hit a home run and hear those cheers again.

“Oh, hello.”

Say hello to the referee, do a familiar routine in a familiar spot, and calm down your excitement.

‘The average velocity is in the low 140s to low 150s… He mainly throws fast balls such as four-seamers, sinkers, and cutters, but his deciding pitch is a splitter. Was the ball Suho just hit a sinker?’

According to the analysis, the average velocity was around 152-4 in the first semi-playoff game, but the velocity thrown against Kim Su-ho today was about 3-4 km/h lower than that. It’s not like he was controlling his speed on stage in the Korean series, and it was clear that he was exhausted.

‘It’s a sinker on the first pitch.’

‘Okay.’

When I looked at the pitcher’s condition, I thought there was a high probability of a long hit as long as I made contact with the ball that came into the zone, so I waited for the guy’s ball, determined to swing hard from the first pitch.

And the first pitch was thrown.

His sinker came in bent toward his body in the middle,

Ta – Aak!

The hit ball flew quickly toward left field.

‘Oh, the angle is a bit low?’

However, the angle of the ball is a little too low to be a home run. I quickly ran towards first base. And senior Suho, who was a runner on first base, tried to run to third base but returned to second base.

“Wow, I got it right.”

“I can’t help it. The batting was too fast.”

“I guess so.”

Even if there were no runners in front, wouldn’t it be a difficult hit to get to second base? Even though I hit the fence, the ball was hit too fast, so it was a bit disappointing that I only got to one base. Still, the situation is 1st and 2nd base with no outs. There were still many opportunities left. … Unless it’s a double play.

Perfect!

A mishit batted ball is headed toward the shortstop.

“Fuck!”

He curses and runs to second base. But something was strange. The second baseman, who normally would have been to second base first to create a double play, was seen running in a hurry.

‘If I do well, I might be able to survive, right?’

The second baseman’s base cover was late, and I thought that if I slid well, I might be able to survive, so I did a head-first slide, which I don’t usually do, and slid to second base. And, along with the feeling of touching the base,

“Ah!”

Pain radiating from the back of the hand. I took my hand off the base due to the sudden pain.

“Hey! Are you okay?!”

“Out!”

The second baseman asks if everything is okay and the umpire declares an out.

‘Fuck, someone’s hurt now…’ .’

I endured the pain rising from the back of my hand and sent a sign to the dugout asking for a video review. If it weren’t for the pain I felt on the back of my hand, I would have punched the second baseman right away, but ironically, the pain coming from the back of my hand made my head get cold, and I had to hold back my punch.

“I’ll request a video!”

“Oh, shit. It fucking hurts. Coach. What happened?”

“More than that, Meng Hao, are your hands okay?”

“Hands? It hurts, but…”

In response to the coach’s words, I took off my base running mittens and showed him the back of my hand. Considering the pain I felt and the spikes under the baseball shoes, it wasn’t surprising that there was bleeding or a broken bone, but fortunately the back of my hand was fine.

“It hurt when I stepped on it, but I don’t think it hurt too much because of the gloves.”

After all, this is why people should use good equipment. I almost got hurt in Game 1 of the Korean Series. There were large spike marks on the back of the hand of the base running mittens, but fortunately the spikes did not pierce the sponge-like material inside.

When I first received these gloves as a sponsor and wore them, it seemed like only yesterday that Mr. Rossby was telling me, ‘Throw away those damn gloves.’ But I can’t believe I was protecting the backs of my hands like this. I thought it was a good thing I didn’t throw it away.

“First, get some new gloves. “Because this is just before the puncture hole.”

“Okay. Hey! “Bring me a new pair of gloves!”

While the coach was asking the ball boy for a refill of gloves, I looked at the display to see what was going on. The previous situation was continuously displayed on the electronic display board for video reading.

Ki Ki-joo hit the ball toward the shortstop, and second baseman An Si-hwon, who was running to put me out, slipped slightly, causing a delay. Si-Hwon An sees me sliding to second base and quickly runs towards me. A Si-Hwon’s body rose high to step on the second base, but the landing position was wrong, and he stepped on the back of my hand.

‘That’s how it happened. If you had stepped on it on purpose, I would have half-killed you.’

If it weren’t for the mittens, something big could have happened, but since baseball is a sport that is inherently risky, I didn’t have any hard feelings towards An Si-Hwon. It was an accident that happened while I was trying to do my best.

“Well, let’s be more careful next time. “If I hadn’t worn gloves, my hand would have been torn apart.”

“Yeah, really? Ah, I’m glad you weren’t hurt.”

Seeing as he was even stuttering, it seemed like he was surprised after stepping on it. Tsk, if you play baseball, one person can get hurt. What are you freaking out about?

“Ah. Let me briefly explain the reading now. “It was determined that the situation in which Ji Maeng-ho fell from the base occurred in an abnormal situation, and the result was changed to safe.”

-Wow!!!

At the same time, the read result changes from out to safe. Well, it was a natural result. If a fielder could make an out by contacting a runner, he would have hit the runner right away and made an out.

‘If this happens, the bases will be safely loaded. Anyway, I’m glad An Si-Hwon slipped a little.’

It is common knowledge in the sports world that if the team’s mental leadership slips in a game where the championship is at stake, something serious can happen!

Ta – Aak!

Taking advantage of the chaotic atmosphere, Williams’ batted ball cuts into right-center field.

“Nice!”

A batted ball that is big enough for Kim Soo-ho, the third base runner, and me, the second base runner.

‘2:0 from the first inning? First, it seems like today’s game has gained momentum, right?’

It was 2:0 from the top of the first inning. As expected, the picture of us losing was not drawn.