Chapter 533 – Episode 525. Charlotte, AT and Resignation. (3)
“Ha, fuck. I hit a home run, and it looks like the record will be blown.”
“Hey, I think it will stop in just a little bit longer, right?”
“This is Charlotte Home. “7:3 with 1 out and 1 out, do you want to continue?”
It’s been almost an hour since the rain fell like a waterfall. The time to decide the direction of the game was slowly approaching. My performance in today’s game was 2 hits in 2 at-bats and a home run. Even if a country doesn’t pay much attention to records, it would be a bit heartbreaking to see these records disappear.
Just a few minutes.
“Oh, it’s slowly stopping?”
Also! As if I was being rewarded for living a good life, the sky slowly began to clear. The Meteorological Administration said it was rain, but it seemed to be just a shower.
“Everyone gathers together!”
And as the game director came out to check the rainfall, he called us all together.
“Gather!”
“The forecast said it would clear for about an hour and a half. After that it rained again. “Do you know what that means?”
“Yes! “I know!”
We have one and a half hours left. The score difference there was 7:3. In this situation, there was no fool who couldn’t understand what the director was saying.
Our goal is only one. Get through the 5th inning as quickly as possible before the game is stopped again and cancelled.
“Let’s finish it as quickly as possible instead of dragging our feet by saying we will give fewer points or more points for no reason. Okay?”
“Yes!”
“Good. Let’s finish quickly and take a break. Invincible!”
“AT! Let’s go!”
With perfect timing, the tarpaulin was being removed from the ground. Now all you have to do is get ready to go.
“Ah. “We will resume the game after maintaining the ground for 30 minutes.”
… Not this. It seemed like it would take a little longer.
“Well, if this happens, Swanson won’t be able to come out?”
“Yes. “If you rest for more than an hour, the risk of injury is high.”
The fact that Swanson can’t appear means that Crongs can’t appear either. Crongs was already icing, and Chan-young Kim, who played the role of long man this season, was warming up in the bullpen. When we looked at the Charlotte side’s dugout, Swanson must have made a similar decision as us, and there was icing in the dugout, and two pitchers were warming up in the bullpen.
I didn’t know who was warming up in the bullpen, but I expected it.
‘They’re probably warming up the garbage pitchers to wait an hour until it rains again.’
Even if he came up, there was a high chance of giving him a walk.
“Hyeonseong.”
“Huh?”
“It stopped at two strikes earlier, right?”
“Uh.”
“Don’t be damned, just finish it as quickly as possible. “Don’t think about building up your stats.”
“I’m not even a high school student. Bro, I’m the starting catcher. I think that much too. “Nagging is real.”
Perhaps because he is the starting catcher, Hyunseong has been rebelling a lot lately? As a senior, it was such a shame. If you don’t know how to respect your seniors like that, it will be difficult to succeed.
“Hyunseong. “This floor must be humble.”
“… Brother? “You say something like that?”
“Anyway, I don’t know who I learned it from, but I don’t say a word.”
“Meng Hao, I learned it from watching you. “You.”
I heard people slandering me here and there, but I was used to jealousy like this, so I brushed it off and waited for a few minutes for the game to resume. The game, which had been suspended due to rain, finally resumed.
The pitcher on the mound for Charlotte was Park Young-sang. Since he was an unfamiliar name, I was certain he was a pitcher from the losing team.
“Swing! Strike! Out!”
And with Hyunseong’s missed swing, the count is now two out. Seeing him miss and feel disappointed after missing about three balls, his acting skills seemed like he should have been an actor rather than a baseball player.
‘Well, it doesn’t work out.’
“Nice. Hyunseong, it was good.”
Now the batter is batting number 8. Jeong Hwi-cheol. Although he had excellent contact skills and a knack for persistently creating fouls, Hwicheol also understood the coach’s intentions 100%.
Perfect!
A rare first pitch hit for Hwicheol. The batted ball rolled generously in front of the pitcher.
“Huh?”
“Wow, fuck, you can’t throw that properly?”
“This is a bit harsh.”
However, the Charlotte guys must have been well-prepared, as the pitcher’s throw flew high and Hwicheol was able to walk to first base.
“Hey, I struck out. Fan! “Understand, right?”
And Lee Ki-cheol’s urgent voice is heard. It was natural that he would have been disqualified as a coach if he could not sense this blatant atmosphere, but fortunately Lee Ki-cheol was not that level of a low-level coach.
-9th batter, right fielder, Baek Jeong-jin.
Now, with 2 outs and 1st and 2nd bases, number 9 hitter Baek Jeong-jin.
“Strike!”
“Strike!”
“Swing~ Strike! Out!”
And the long third inning ended with Baek Jeong-jin faithfully following the coach’s instructions.
‘Whew, now how should I attack…’
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[After a long 3rd inning due to a rain stoppage, the Charlotte Blue Mariners attack begins in the bottom of the 3rd inning.]
[There are a lot of strange plays because of the suspension, but the players need to focus a little more.]
[At the bottom of the third inning, the pitcher on the mound for the AT Thunders is Chan-young Kim. This season he has 2 wins, 2 losses, and an ERA of 3.78.]
[Kim Chan-young was AT’s 5th starter until Lim Jun-hoo came in, right? Since he has quite a bit of experience as a starter, he is expected to play long innings.]
[The leadoff hitter is No. 1 hitter Su-yeol Jeong. First pitch, strike.]
[He seems to be picking his balls carefully, right?]
[2-ball strike! Safety! Jeong Soo-yeol succeeds in getting on base as the leadoff hitter! It creates a hit!]
[You showed perfect hitting. Jeong Soo-yeol is playing a key role as Charlotte’s leader this season, right?]
[The second batter is center fielder Park Hyun-seop. First pitch, ball.]
[Kim Chan-young, the more times this happens, the more boldly you have to compete.]
[… This batted ball flew high! Center fielder, catches it. Kim Chan-young makes the first out count after a 7-ball match. … Choi Won-seong’s batted ball! Shortstop Yoon Seong-tae! Out at second base! To first base! Out! Kim Chan-young makes a valuable double play!]
[It may have been a sudden start due to rain, but Kim Chan-young finished the third inning well.]
We don’t know when it will rain again and the event will be canceled due to rain. Charlotte’s batters tried to extend the game by selecting the ball as much as possible, but Kim Chan-young’s ball actively targeted the strike zone. And AT Thunders’ operation turned out to be a great success.
Kim Chan-young’s pitch, which was not good enough to be a starter, was attractive to Charlotte’s batters, and he was able to bring out a hero swing from Charlotte’s batters who thought he could turn the game around with a home run.
And then the AT Thunders attack started again. Even in the top of the 4th inning, the stance of AT batters was the same as in the 3rd inning.
[Kim Su-ho’s first pitch hit! Left field! Catch it. Park Young-sang catches the out count with just one ball!]
[Hey, Park Young-sang has come up to replace Swanson and is blocking AT batters like an iron wall, right?]
Actively swinging the bat and not being afraid of three pitches and strikeouts. AT’s batting lineup, starting with Kim Su-ho as the lead hitter, was faithfully carrying out the original strategy.
[Batter number 2, Ki Gi-ju. … Strike out! Park Young-sang catches the pitch with three pitches and strikeouts.]
[AT hitters are a bit impatient? There is no reason to rush the game like this, so I would like to take it a little slower.]
[Williams’ first pitch hit! We’re going through the infield! The third batter produces a hit with two outs! Williams]
[… This is it. This is why baseball is difficult.]
Of course, baseball is a sport where you can’t freely get out, so Williams’ swing unluckily hit the ball and created a variable that resulted in a hit,
[… Ji Maeng-ho swing! Strike out! Park Young-sang catches Ji Maeng-ho with three pitches and a strikeout! Showing the best pitching of the season!]
[Hey, it’s not uncommon for Ji Maeng-ho to strike out on three pitches, but isn’t this astounding?]
-Hey, has Park Young-sang finally exploded? Ji Maeng-ho strikes out on three pitchesㅋㅋㅋ
┗ㅋㅋ Anyone can see that they are a bunch of scum, so did it explode? It’s crazy.
┗┗You damn bastard, I know, just enjoy it ㅅㅂ
The AT Thunders’ attack came to an end in the top of the 4th inning as Ji Maeng-ho, who came to the plate with two outs, perfectly executed the coach’s plan. Bottom of the 4th inning, Kim Chan-young is still on the mound for AT.
“Chanyoung. 4 points difference. 4 points difference. “Don’t be scared even if you hit a home run or two.”
“… Yes.”
Before the mound went up, the pitching coach encouraged Kim Chan-young, who was taking a deep breath, but Kim Chan-young’s feelings were complicated when he heard the story. Because the leadoff hitter of the inning was Charlotte’s legend, or rather Korea’s legendary hitter Kang Han-beom, who hit a solo home run today.
As for who was the best hitter before Ji Maeng-ho, the first hitter to be selected was Joo Hyung-jin. And the batter who continued Joo Hyung-jin’s lineage was Kang Han-beom. It is no exaggeration to say that the history of Korean baseball and batsmen continues with Joo Hyung-jin, Kang Han-beom and Ji Maeng-ho. Kang Han-beom is a hitter with an overwhelming aura.
In particular, Kang Han-beom was the protagonist of the major league records of 30 home runs and 100 RBIs, which even Hyeong-jin Joo could not achieve, so it was inevitable that Chan-young Kim’s heart would pound.
Kang Han-beom’s record in the major league is a record of 143 home runs and 556 RBIs with a ratio of 0.289/0.359/0.445/0.804 over 8 seasons.
Kang Han-beom, who returned after achieving such a record, hit 32 home runs on .301 7 ERA in his first year back in the KBA, 27 home runs on .301 2 ERA in his second year, and this season, despite being a two-goal hitter season, hit .301 6 with 6. Lee hit 16 home runs, showing off his skills even at the age of 39.
‘Under…, Didn’t the mood go away after being hit by senior Han Beom?’
Therefore, it was natural for Kim Chan-young to worry. Because the batter who could change the atmosphere like Ji Maeng-ho was Kang Han-beom. However, the pitching coach’s expression as he glanced at the dugout from the mound was stern. These means don’t be afraid of home runs and hit them in the middle.
‘Yes, that’s what the coach ordered anyway.’
Kim Chan-young’s ball was sprayed toward the middle of the strike zone,
Ta – Aak!
As evidenced by the records, Kang Han-beom was not the kind of batter who would sit back and watch such clumsy balls.
[This ball is hit high! And away! A strong man in resignation! This man’s name is Kang Han-beom! Kang Han-beom’s consecutive home runs! Score 7:4! I really don’t know the game today!]
[Wow, Charlotte’s fans are really happy? This is Kang Han-beom.]
Sajik Stadium, which was slowly raining, was getting hot again.