Chapter 669 – Episode 656. Aim for the Wild Card! (1)

-[Photo] Ji Maeng-ho, we get along well, right?

Korean baseball superstar Ji Maeng-ho and women’s volleyball rising star Choi Hyun-ah are making arm hearts.

┗It suits you haha

┗These guys are really gangly haha. Shit, I don’t think they could handle it if it were me.

┗ Wow, if you have a baby, you will be the strongest in the Korean sports world. Both of you are physically strong.

┗┗First of all, I would like to see the baseball world.

┗┗The women’s volleyball world also wishes Choi Hyun-ah a speedy delivery.

┗┗Can I wear my feet in soccer?

┗┗ㄴㄴ Looking at their height, they should definitely come to basketball. Please save the ruined national agricultural industry.

-KBA League Leaderboard on October 4.

1st place Hwasan Falcons 82 wins, 59 losses, 2 draws, 0.582 0

2nd place Hyunseong Mad Cats 79 wins, 63 losses, 1 draw, 0.556 3.5

3rd place Shilla Triggers 78 wins, 64 losses, 1 draw, 0.549 4.5

4th place Charlotte Blue Mariners 77 wins, 64 losses, 3 draws, 0.546 5

5th place Future Buffaloes 75 wins, 65 losses, 3 draws, 0.536 6.5

6th place AT Thunders 75 wins, 66 losses, 2 draws, 0.532 7

7th place UG Overlords 64 wins, 78 losses, 2 draws, 0.451 18.5

8th place JT Golden Eyes 61 wins, 81 losses, 2 draws, 0.430 21.5

9th place NV Rex 60 wins, 83 losses, 1 draw, 0.420 23

10th place Hancheol Grizzlies 57 wins, 85 losses, 1 draw, 0.401 25.5

-The final game, which team will win the last fall baseball ticket?

… A year of farming depends on the last game. Currently, this is the story of the KBA League, with only one game left. The KBA League, where the last game of the regular season is scheduled for October 5, is still in chaos, although there is only one game left.

Currently, there are only four teams that have played all 144 games: Charlotte Blue Mariners, UG Overlords, JT Golden Eyes, and NV Rex. Among them, the lower ranks UG, JT, and NV have confirmed their rankings, but Charlotte still has to wait until the last day.

… The 1st place team Hwasan Falcons will play the 2nd place team Hyunseong Madcats, the 3rd place team Shilla Triggers will play the 10th place team Hancheol Grizzlies, and the 5th place team Mirae Buffaloes will play the 6th place team AT Thunders.

If Hyunseong loses and Silla wins, the rankings of the two teams may change because Silla had a better record against each other in the regular season. If Silla loses, the winning percentage will be 0.545, and a major battle will unfold in which Charlotte, with a winning percentage of 0.546, will rise to third place. From Silla’s perspective, they must secure a match against Hancheol.

However, the match drawing the most attention is the match between the 5th place team Mirae and the 6th place team AT. AT Thunders fell to 6th place with 4 wins and 5 losses during the period when key players were selected for the Asian Games, while Future Buffaloes recorded consecutive wins during that period…

Future Buffaloes announced Jang Woo-joo, who returned from the Asian Games, as their starting pitcher on the 5th… AT Thunders also included Ji Maeng-ho, who was called up to the Asian Games, and Jeong Hwi-cheol in the lineup, and plans to have pitcher Lim Jun-hoo stand by in the bullpen.

In a guillotine match where everything depends on one game, baseball fans are paying close attention to which team will win the ticket to the wild card.

┗Please be a fierce defender ㅅㅂ

┗Ha, what’s wrong with taking the 4th hitter, starting center fielder, and starting pitcher? If you keep doing this and can’t go to the fall baseball game, I’ll sue you. ㅅㅂ

┗Please, let’s go up just once

┗You guys have done a lot. Let’s play some fall baseball too. ㅅㅂ

┗ㅋㅋ Anyway, it’s just a matter of getting up, but what the heck lol Never has a team ranked 5th in history

*

“Hey, I’m jealous of Hyuna.”

“Didn’t you see me getting criticized? I heard crazy people say crazy things about not being able to see their faces. “These guys you can’t even make a noise if you meet them.”

“Still, it felt like a movie. Win and kiss! Kiya, did you practice that? Ah, I should have gone too… I couldn’t take a picture of it because I was told my dad would break my leg when he came… “It must have been a huge hit in terms of views.”

“… “If you’re jealous, why don’t you reveal it too?”

“No one is curious, but if you reveal it first, it would be like being a slave. Jo-eun, are you like that too?”

“That’s right. And since I am a normal person… “I guess people won’t be that interested?”

“… Wait a minute, are you just subtly insulting me by calling me a gwanjong? Come on, bitch!”

“Oh, sister! Wait for a sec! Wait a minute!”

Just one day off after the Asian Games. Watching my girls talk was quite healing. Plus, a sip of breast milk delivered directly from the producer.

Gulp.

Wow, this is heaven.

As I was drinking Soyoung’s breast milk, which made my stomach full, when Soyoung stroked my head, she said.

“Meng Hao.”

“Huh?”

“But there’s a game tomorrow, so is it okay to work hard like this?”

Soyoung seemed to be very worried about the guillotine match tomorrow.

“Tomorrow?”

“Well, if you lose, you just won’t be able to play fall baseball. “Aren’t you worried?”

“Hey, well, we had sex the day before the Olympic finals too.”

“Anyway.”

“And, it’s a long universe anyway.”

“That’s why I’m worried. Jang Woo-joo, you’re good at it.”

“Sister. “I am Ji Maeng-ho.”

However, contrary to Soyoung’s worries, she never thought she would lose. Tomorrow’s future starting pitcher is Jang Woo-joo. He was the opponent I had played against the most in my imagination during the season, and my record against him was pretty good.

Is Jang Woo-joo in front of me like a puppy that met a dog?

Looking at his training during the Asian Games, he seems to be in better physical condition than during the season, but Jang Woo is still Jang Woo.

‘Huh, I’m a little sore from learning from the Asian Games, so I’ll have to get a feel for it tomorrow by beating the universe. It’s my first time going up from Waka, so I’m looking forward to it.’

*

[Future Buffaloes and AT Thunders. The final match of the season between the AT Thunders and the Future Buffaloes, and the final match where wild card advancement is at stake, will take place here in Jamsil. The last match between both teams happened to be a guillotine match fighting for a wild card spot, so both teams came out at their best, right?]

[Yes. As for the Future Buffaloes, although they were a bit sluggish this season, they started Korea’s fastest ball-throwing super ace, Jang Woo-z, right? The AT Thunders starting pitcher opposing him is the man from Jamsil, Jang Yoon.]

[Commissioner, what do you think?]

[First, in the selection match, I would like to side with Mirae. Although Jang Yoon has an ERA of 2.94 in Jamsil, Jang Woo-joo has an ERA of 2.88 regardless of home away games.]

[I see.]

[In particular, Jang Woo-joo seemed to be a bit sluggish at the beginning of the season, but seeing that his performance has improved since August and his ERA has dropped from the 4-point range to the 2-point range, it means that he is in good form these days, right? He also showed good performance in the Asian Games.]

[Then, do you expect the Buffaloes to win in the future?]

[That’s another story. Because AT Thunders has a powerful batting lineup. Veterans such as Kim Su-ho, Gi Ki-joo, and Choi Jin-cheol are supported by Yoon Seong-tae and Kim Sang-min, and catcher Baek Kyung-ho and Baek Jeong-jin and Jeong Hwi-cheol are active in both the upper and lower batting lineups. And finally, the 4th batter, Ji Maeng-ho. The saying that there is no batting line to ignore is what they say about AT Thunders’ batting line. Even Burch, a mercenary hitter, was pushed out as a pinch hitter.]

[In particular, we can’t leave out this player, right? This is Ji Maeng-ho, who showed great performance in the Asian Games.]

[Yes. In the Asian Games, he hit 9 home runs with a batting average of .804.6, and in September, just before being selected for the Asian Games, he boasted a hot batting ability by recording 8 home runs with a batting average of .501.7 in the league.]

[Jang Woo-joo, the pitcher who throws the fastest ball in the league, and Ji Maeng-ho, the hitter who hit the most home runs in the league. It could be said to be a battle between a spear and a shield.]

[Haha, the spear is a little stronger.]

[Then the national anthem will sound, and the game will begin. In the top of the first inning, we will inform you of the future Buffaloes’ offensive lineup. On the first hitter….]

*

Ta – Aak!

As the first inning begins, the ball hit by the lead hitter flies into the sky. When I naturally turn my head to that batted ball, the batted ball falls near his wall.

‘Please, please!’

Honestly, we could have won at least 1 run at any time, but it was clear that the team’s momentum would be in trouble if they hit a home run on the first pitch from the 1st inning, so I looked at the batted ball while praying… Right fielder Baek Jeong-jin jumps high as he runs towards the fence to catch the batted ball.

And the batted ball disappears.

-Waaaaa!!

‘What? Did you catch it?’

And a resounding shout. Although it was called home, there were many future fans living in Seoul, so the whereabouts of the batted ball could not be confirmed just by the shouts, but soon Baek Jeong-jin raised his glove high.

“… Out!”

“Nice!”

“Wow, I almost got fucked.”

If it weren’t for Jamsil, it wouldn’t have been surprising if it passed. It was a true hit that came at a good time, but luckily the ball stopped right in front of the fence due to the fact that the opposing batter was a hitter and Jamsil was a hitter.

‘It would be a disaster if I did this because I only caught the number 1 hitter with one ball.’

If it had gone over, it would have been okay for the atmosphere to have gone over from the beginning of the game, but the result was an out on the first pitch. Jang Yoon, who took a breather, seemed to have gained momentum from the result and began to face the rest of the batters.

“Strike! Out!”

“Out!”

In the beginning of the first inning, Mirae’s attack ended with a three-way strike.

“Let’s attack!”

“Fighting, Suho!”

“… Strike! Out!”

“Ah…”

However, the universe was also not an easy opponent as it had sharpened its sword. The highest speed of the ball that Woo Joo threw against senior Suho was 163.1 km/h. He was throwing a ball that was only about 0.5 km/h different from his official highest speed from the first inning.

‘After all, today’s game won’t be easy, right?’

“Hwicheol! Fighting!”

“Let’s get on base!”

And the batter who came to bat was the second batter, Jeong Hwi-cheol. The reason Hwicheol, who switches between numbers 2 and 9 depending on the opposing pitcher, came in as the number 2 hitter today was simple.

Perfect!

“Foul!”

It was to increase the number of balls as much as possible based on unique contact ability.

Perfect!

“Foul!”

In this way, Hwicheol began to continuously remove the balls from the universe to complete his mission. And the seventh ball was thrown.

“Strike! Out!”

The second out count went up as Hwicheol missed swinging at Wooju’s sudden change-up. Now at bat, senior Sangju is the number 3 hitter. I also had to go to the waiting box, so I took my bat and left the dugout.

Perfect!

But I didn’t get a chance from the first episode. Because Sangju senior touched the fifth ball and was out.

‘Did you throw 18?’

The number of balls Woowoo threw in one inning was eighteen. Although the number of pitches was a bit high to end the first inning, the number of pitches was so perfect that not even a single point would be awarded.

And that means…,

‘Baby, I won’t skip today.’

This is the same as saying that they will not skip me coming out to bat in the next inning when there are no outs!

‘See you in episode 2. You are left behind.’