Chapter 461 – Episode 453. Look at These? (3)

When a runner runs, the distance between the base and the runner if the ball arrives first. That little gap becomes a space for the glove to come out. If it is a normal situation.

As soon as Park Joong-ki felt that Ji Maeng-ho was tagged, he quickly tried to remove his gloves, but was unable to do so. Because he could feel the spikes touching his fingers. The method of putting on an infielder’s glove was different for each player, but they usually put on the glove with their index finger out. Park Joong-ki was also an average infielder.

The thought that if he took off his gloves like usual, his fingers could be scratched by the spikes and cause irreparable injury
Crossed his mind.

“Kwaaaaak!”

The good news was that the spikes did not hit the enemy directly because there was a thin layer of leather on top. Of course, it was still dangerous. Still, the situation that could have resulted in amputation turned into just a fracture.

[Ah! The gloves of Ji Maeng-ho and Park Joong-ki collided. No, this means the glove is caught between the base and the spikes!]

[Ah, this is not a situation that comes up often… No injuries. No injuries.]

As the commentator said, it was not a good situation. Nevertheless, the reason this situation came about was because Ji Meng-ho was aiming for it and saw his finger and went into the slide.

“It’s okay, okay?”

Ji Maeng-ho’s robotic tone flowed out, but it did not reach Park Joong-ki’s ears.

“Ugh, your fingers, your fingers…”

Without realizing that the ball had come out of the glove, he threw the glove away and held on to his finger, which quickly swelled up. Ji Meng-hao looked down at the scene from above and covered his mouth with his hand, as if embarrassed by the dangerous situation.

… Of course, the hand was meant to cover a smile.

And then you hear the referee’s safe call.

“Safe!”

It was a natural result because the baseball fell out of the glove. But something unimaginable happened here.

“No. That’s because the situation is like this. Senior Joong-ki was catching the catch perfectly.”

“… Huh?”

The third base umpire responded to Ji Maeng-ho’s words with the most dumbfounded voice since he started umpiring. A runner wants to throw himself out? I have been a referee for over 15 years, but this was my first time in a situation like this.

And at Ji Maeng-ho’s gesture, Hancheol’s coach, Park Dae-hoon, who was about to come out of the dugout, also stopped. Of course, they were coming out to protest, but Director Park Dae-hoon was also embarrassed because it was his first time seeing such a situation.

[What is it now? The third base umpire declared a safe, but he shook his head and said it was not Ji Maeng-ho.]

[Wow, he is a truly gentlemanly player. No matter what the situation is, the rules are three leaves, but Ji Maeng-ho is shaking his head. He’s saying he’s out. I am completely sorry.]

[Ah, the ambulance and trainer arrived quickly. First, I think we need to treat Park Joong-ki. … Oh, I’m being carried away. I hope it is not a major injury.]

While Park Joong-ki was carried on a stretcher and the situation was chaotic, all four referees gathered together and put their heads together to reach a conclusion.

“… How do I handle it?”

“Well? This is my first time doing something like this…”

“The ball fell during the tagging process, so I think it’s three leaves.”

“… But this is the first time a runner asks to put himself out…”

“Well, if you look closely, you can judge it as interference with defense.”

“… It’s not intentional. The glove was waiting first, and Meng Hao Ji just brought his foot…”

“If I had intentionally hurt you in the first place, I wouldn’t have asked you to get out.”

An unprecedented situation in which a runner is called out first. In that situation, the conclusion reached by the four referees was safe.

[Ah, the decision is still safe. Director Park Dae-hoon runs out and demands video review.]

“How is this safe? Uh! Then, when the fielder catches it, all I have to do is hit him and make him miss the ball?”

“This guy did it on purpose. You saw him running towards me earlier, right? Second base umpire! Let’s talk!”

And before you know it, a whole season of infielders gathers around Ji Maeng-ho.

“It’s a mistake. If anyone sees it, it looks like I made it with intention.”

“Hey! Then no? “What did you say to me earlier?”

An Si-Hwon was furious and was yelling at Ji Meng-Ho, but the other players seemed unable to understand why An Si-Hwon was so angry. Is this just something you do to kill your spirit? But An Si-Hwon knew. The meaning of the strange words he said before running to third base.

It was a kind of murder notice.

“Sir, stop it. If this continues, I’m going to get hurt.”

“At first glance, it just seems like a mistake…”

As the other fielders tried to stop An Si-Hwon and separated the two, the AT players, who were starting the engine and considering whether to come out of the dugout or not, returned to the bench. If the two people had gotten a little closer, the AT players would have been preparing to rush out.

“Now. Everyone calm down. Everyone go back! “I will watch the video and read it!”

And then the video review started. But the results did not change. Ji Maeng-ho’s foot rose slightly just before his foot touched the glove, but considering that he hit the ground while sliding, it was not an unnatural movement.

Of course, that sliding was Rossby’s secret slide, designed as a way to cleverly get the opponent out without getting ejected, but no one could notice the technique.

[Oh, the result continues to be three leaves. Although there was an unfortunate accident, it seems to have been taken into account as normal play.]

[Still, Ji Maeng-ho’s sportsmanship is truly amazing.]

*

-Wow… I saw Ji Maeng-ho again. He asked you to be put out first, right? Why has a player with such sportsmanship been criticized so far?

┗That’s right… If you look at the internet, there’s no trash in the world, but it’s amazing to see things like that.

┗What haha ​​I was afraid of getting injured, so I tried to avoid it. My mentality is weaker than I thought.

┗┗Is it okay to just go around disparaging players like that?

┗ㅉㅉ That team’s killer tackle is really

┗┗I feel sorry for the injured player, but he just doesn’t have the basic skills. Who is waiting like that when you catch the catch? All you have to do is lightly touch your body

┗┗The level of fans of that team is amazing

┗He is still a young player. I think he probably acted like that because he was embarrassed.

*

‘First, I sent one person…’

I never thought it would be such a big catch from the beginning… Considering the sensation in my feet, it was an injury that would last at least a month. In other words, there is nothing to see in this Korean series. He was a bit of a burden as he was a third baseman with one room, but I was glad that he seemed to be helpful to the pitchers.

‘Now there are only one or two people left…’

I was tempted to let a few more people in, but that would increase the chance of getting caught. To avoid getting caught, I said things I didn’t mean and acted as gentlemanly as possible, but I don’t want to get caught because my tail is long. I don’t know what will happen, but there could be disciplinary action in the future, and if a bench clearing occurs, I might get excited and shake my fist without realizing it.

If you think about it that way, realistically there are only one or two people who can be caught without being caught.

To be honest, there weren’t that many situations during the game where you could soak it. This time too, I was using my glove, so it would have been a disaster, or it would have ended up in my shin. If that were the case, it would have been Benkle.

‘Now that I have a criminal record, I need to avoid getting caught as much as possible… Should I try catching it?’

But my plan didn’t come true. As the weather caution hit the ball high, it was successful in safely bringing me home from third base.

“Nice! Now it’s 4-0!”

“Let’s take it easy on today’s game!”

As I was drinking and receiving congratulations from my teammates, Crongs, today’s starting pitcher, approached me.

“[Hey, what was that earlier? Did you do that on purpose?]”

“[Hehe, that guy hit 17 home runs this season, isn’t that a good thing?]”

“[As expected from Ji. You always help me.]”

“[This is it, whatever.]”

Seeing Crongs smiling brightly, I feel the reward of playing ‘baseball’. After all, a pitcher needs a fielder to help him.

However, the opportunity to help the pitcher did not come easily. Only when the circumstances are right can you naturally immerse yourself in it, but that situation did not come easily. There were no runners who attempted a game-winning slide in a defensive situation, and there was no opportunity to make contact in the remaining at-bats, recording one batter and one home run.

So, we won the first game with an easy score of 8:3. Joo Seung-cheol hit a home run, but he couldn’t turn the game around.

“Okay, let’s do well in tomorrow’s game.”

“Yes!”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Who do you think will be the starting opponent tomorrow?”

“Maybe Simmons will appear?”

“Don’t do anything foolish today and go home right away.”

The seniors each said a word and returned to the locker room. I feel a sense of disappointment when I see the stadium being empty except for Krongs, who is still preparing for the daily MVP interview.

‘It’s a little disappointing. A Si-Hwon, I should have soaked this bastard once. Well, since I’m a second baseman, I’m sure I’ll get a chance.’

I hit a home run today, but the feeling of regret like this probably means that I have a lot of room left for improvement.

‘I’ll try harder tomorrow.’

As soon as Gak comes out, these bastards are really behind.

*

-AT Thunders! Win the first game! 72.5% chance of winning!

… AT Thunders won 8:3 thanks to Crongs’ strong pitching. … Meanwhile, the winning probability of the team that won Game 1 of the Korean Series was 72.5%. …, … However, last year, AT Thunders won the championship after losing in the first game…

-The player was injured, but the spirit of teamwork shone through! MVP level manners shown by MVP Ji Maeng-ho!

… On this day, Park Joong-ki was injured while sliding and was declared out, but Ji Maeng-ho reportedly expressed his intention to count him out. Referee Choi Young-jong said, ‘This is the first time a player has asked to be put out first, but the decision was not overturned because there was no basis for treating it as an out according to the rules. Still, the team spirit shown by Ji Maeng-ho is at a great level.’ He praised Ji Maeng-ho’s sportsmanship.

┗Manners are also the best! The skills are also great! Of course, Ji Maeng-ho!

┗ㅇㅅㅁㅎㅅ Is it you again?

┗Hmm… Isn’t this guy that kind of guy? Didn’t you hear it wrong? I wasn’t asking for me to be out, but I think they were laughing at me and saying that that bastard is out now?

┗┗I guess it would have been like that if I had the personality of a fierce warrior haha

┗┗Do it again haha

┗I hope the remaining series ends safely without any players getting hurt!