Chapter 557 – 549. Opened Eyes? (3)

If it lands just inside the foul line, the right fielder’s position is pulled to the left, so you can aim for a triple or even a ground home run! I prayed earnestly and ran toward first base.

-Wow!!!!

And the cheers of enthusiastic home fans were heard!

But I didn’t even have time to respond to those cheers, so I quickly stepped on first base and ran toward second base.

‘Rosby ciii!!!!’

‘I haven’t caught it yet.’

If so, you have plenty of room! When I turned my head slightly to check, the batted ball was rolling all the way to the fence of Jamsil, the widest field in the country, and the right fielder was running to catch the ball.

‘If this happens… !’

In order to get to third base in the shortest distance, widen the angle toward second base.

‘Gotcha!’

Speed ​​up to third base… ! All I can see in front of me now is third base! I jumped towards the base and slid head first into the base. But I can’t feel the texture of the glove…

‘Run!’

“I fell in!”

And the voices of the third base coach and Mr. Rossby were heard at the same time. I got up from the ground with the momentum that slipped on the base and ran toward home. Here, there was only one reason for the third base coach and Mr. Rossby to shout at the same time to run.

“Meng Hao! Slowly! Slowly!”

And right before my eyes, I hear the voice of senior Jincheol, who came near home plate to guide me in my sliding. When I glance back, I see the infielders who still haven’t caught the ball. As I slowly step on the home plate while looking at that scene, I hear the cheers of the fans once again.

-Wow!!!!

“Nice!”

“Sir, you said you could see me, right?”

“Okay, good job! “You bastard!”

2 points for this… When I glanced at the pitcher’s expression, his face was distorted, and he had a much more pleasant expression than the one he had when he struck out me in his previous at-bat.

‘Good. Now it’s 2-0, so let’s take it easy.’

*

[Ji Maeng-ho takes advantage of a mistake to reach home! In no time, your score increases by 2 points! 2:0! AT Thunders ahead!]

[Ji Maeng-ho’s technical strike created the score, right? I caught the ball that was almost in the mitt with exquisite bat control.]

[Now the next batter is Choi Jin-cheol… Out! The center fielder catches it!]

[It was a very big hit, right? Since the ball was driven to the center, it would not be surprising if it became a home run.]

[Still, Trey blocks without giving up any additional points. Score 2:0. AT Thunders head into the top of the 5th inning with a 2-point lead.]

*

“Senior! How was it? “Does it look as I said?”

“You look like a bastard! You were paying attention to that and missed the actual shot!”

“… Is it so? “I thought I could see my senior by flying it close to the fence.”

“Oh, it looks like shit.”

I tried talking to Jincheol, who came back after hitting a big batted ball, but all he got back was swear words.

‘This is why people shouldn’t live good lives.’

It was sad to see a world where favors were returned as insults, but regardless, colleagues began to gather around the loud noises Jincheol made.

“Why? Meng Hao caught Kuse?”

“No, I thought the ball was covered more when this guy threw some kind of change-up, so I looked and couldn’t see anything.”

“Hey, how can you see the shape of the hand at that distance? Meng Hao is not some kind of eagle… Hmm… Would you be able to see a fierce tiger?”

“No, ha…, That’s not it. Tray’s fingers are a bit hairy. So damn dark. It overlaps slightly, so there’s something strange about that kid throwing the ball. And I don’t see left-handed hitters in the first place.”

At my words, the left-handed hitters who made up 70% of the batting lineup all lost interest. It was natural because I had to go on defense, but I felt like a shepherd boy…

“It’s strange for you to see that. Suho, can you see me?”

Senior Sangju seemed to feel sorry for me and tried to comfort me, but of course it didn’t comfort me at all.

“… I don’t see it to that extent either. And Meng Hao. I said it before. “I said this for no reason, but other people only stop me from hitting the pace.”

“Yes…”

I remember Suho senior saying that last year when I was hitting on my own without Rossby’s help.

‘What’s going on? The gorilla cub remembers what happened last year.’

‘I’m not that stupid!’

Of course, I didn’t remember what happened last year clearly, but at that time I was batting alone, so I was trying various things to improve my batting, so I definitely remembered Suho’s advice. The reason why I achieved quite good results during Mr. Rossby’s absence was because from then on, I focused more on Kuse when I batted alone.

‘Tsk. I thought I would be able to see it if I was as good as Jincheol… Well, since I’m old, it’s not surprising if I get presbyopia.’

Pioneers are always persecuted. I quickly erased what had just happened from my mind, then grabbed my gloves and went into defense.

“Junhyung! I got 2 points! Let’s throw comfortably! Comfortably!”

Today’s starting pitcher is Park Jun-hyung. He is a 63-building type pitcher, so it was unsettling to keep him scoreless until the 4th inning, but fortunately he was not a pitcher who allowed a run right after receiving scoring support.

“Out!”

“Strike out!”

“Out!”

‘Good, the ball is good today. Actually, I have to throw that away.’

As I entered the dugout with a satisfied expression on my face, Junhyung called me out.

“Meng Hao.”

“Huh?”

“I have now met the victory conditions.”

“Uh. Why is that?”

“If I win this game, it will be 10 wins.”

“Wow, you haven’t done that yet? “The team has now reached 80 wins.”

“… Help me.”

Please download the 63 Building type and Schizzi type pitchers. But he had no reason not to listen. Because it was my job to help the pitcher. And this wasn’t the first time I heard a request like this.

“Brother, just trust me.”

And to grant the request, I raised both hands and Junhyung slapped both of his cheeks as if he were clapping.

Mate!

“Evil! Hey! Fuck! What happened all of a sudden?!”

“Uh? Help me. Wasn’t it this? “I slapped you whenever you got nervous.”

“No, fuck. “I was asking for more points.”

“Oh, was that it? So why are you asking me to do that again? I would have done that even if you didn’t ask me to. “It’s been a while since I asked for something, so I thought you were asking me to slap you like usual.”

It seemed like he was scared because 10 wins were at stake. I can’t believe you’re asking me to give you more points, which I normally don’t do well. Of course, I thought he was asking me to slap him in the face, so he could throw better like usual.

Well, it wasn’t that I couldn’t understand those feelings. Trey was holding our team’s batting lineup together today, and Junhyung was reaching his pitching limit.

And just as Junhyung had worried, Trey still had the stamina of a mercenary, and although he allowed a walk to Hwicheol in the following inning, he ended the inning with no runs against four batters. The top of the 6th inning started with a score of 2:0…

Ta – Aak!

In the end, Junhyung, who was anxious, hit a two-run home run from Jinhong Lee, and the score was tied before we knew it. However, perhaps because of his will to win 10 games, Junhyung came down after finishing the 6th inning on his own.

“… I’m going down now. It’s Meng Hao. You know, right? “Isn’t it a burden?”

“When have you ever seen me feel pressured? Brother, just trust me.”

In the bottom of the 6th inning, senior Suho, the number 1 hitter, starts. If the inning ended with a three-way error, my turn wouldn’t come, but no matter how strong the tray was for left-handed hitters, it was enough to expect me to get on base because it was my third at-bat today.

“Base on balls!”

And as I expected, senior Suho, who had been tied up today without getting on base in either of his two at-bats, got on base with a walk and opened up the batting lineup.

“Out!”

But unfortunately, Sangju senior’s batted ball was caught by the center fielder, and he got one out. Still, we still had Williams left.

Perfect!

-Wow!!!

‘Fuck, fuck. Mental training canceled today. Ums! Well done.’

And when Williams hit a timely hit, he was able to go to bat, canceling the scheduled mental training due to his poor Korean.

When I came in to bat, Trey was looking at me nervously…

‘Yeah, are you nervous? Since I said that and hit a changeup, you wonder if I really know?’

Even just by looking at it, I can feel it shaking my head. And after some time had passed, the guy’s pitching motion started. I held back the bat due to the sense of discomfort I felt from the beginning.

“Ball.”

The result is a ball closer to the ground than home plate. As I held the ball in, I saw him spitting on the mound. And I could tell by that action. There are no more changeups today.

In that case, the balls he will throw as the deciding pitch are sinkers and four-seamers, excluding the slider that catches the count. And among them, there was a high probability that it would be a two-seamer that flows outward.

“Ball.”

“Strike.”

“Ball.”

As I waited, the count was three balls, one strike. There may be an option to load the bases and target Choi Jin-cheol, but Jin-cheol hit a ball close to a home run in his previous at-bat, and my performance today was one strikeout and a lucky triple.

‘If this is the case, do you want to compete with me? Right? Then, it would be the four-seamer that I am most confident in now, rather than the sinker that could result in a walk. Right? Right? You’re that kind of bastard.’

The catcher’s thoughts may be different, but this guy is a foreign pitcher full of pride in himself. I waited for his ball, confident that it would enter the zone.

And, just as he had been waiting, his ball landed in a perfect spot to hit,

Ta-ah!

… I didn’t miss the ball.

*

[Uh, uh, uh! Uh!! A batted ball flies far away!]

[I passed.]

[This batted ball! A fence! Let’s go! Ji Maeng-ho’s three-run home run gives us another 3-point lead! The 60th home run of the season hits at a crucial moment! And these three RBIs break Ji Maeng-ho’s record of most RBIs in a season, which he set last season, at 164.]

[Hey, Trey boldly went in for a game, but Ji Maeng-ho didn’t miss the ball.]

[I really like Park Jun-hyung in the dugout?]

[With this home run, the winning pitcher requirement was met again. Will Park Jun-hyung be able to smile until the end of today’s game? .]

[Now Jincheol Choi comes to bat. … The ball was hit, and the shortstop went comfortably to first base. In this case, he might think it would have been better to load the bases and compete with Choi Jin-cheol.]

[Well, it’s a result theory. Today’s hit was made by Choi Jin-cheol. And ordering the ace, Trey, to walk there is also a difficult decision.]

[… Trey ends the 6th inning by striking out Seongtae Yoon. However, it was the bottom of the 6th inning where one home run was disappointing. … … Out! The AT Thunders maintained the lead they gained in the 6th inning and finished the game with a score of 5:4! We will end today’s broadcast with the news of Ji Maeng-ho’s 60th home run for the season and Park Jun-hyung’s 10th win. Caster so far…]