Chapter 775 – Episode 762. I Am the Head of the Household. (4)

“Ji, you held up well.”

When I returned to the dugout, Stanton, who was packing his bat, told me that I had held up well. Stanton seemed to be worried because I had cleared the bench and given him a Verdugo.

“What can you tolerate?”

“I was nervous that you might raise your fist.”

“Hey, it happened during the game, so why should I be angry?”

“Then that’s a good thing.”

However, to deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your allies. I needed a realistic response from my teammates that I was not guilty of anything that would happen later, so I spoke loudly so that all my teammates in the dugout could hear.

“And my family came to see me, so I’m a little annoyed, but I have to endure it.”

To be honest, it was true that I held back my fist because I was thinking of Seungwon, so my words were sincere.

‘Other colleagues would have understood this much.’

‘So, are you going to endure it?’

‘No, I don’t know how many more times this will happen, so I need to make it clear. ‘Who am I?’

‘It’s hard for a bastard like that to sell his family.’

‘Oh, it’s true that I held back. And it doesn’t matter because this is not a violent father who gets angry and throws his fists, but a caring father who teaches his son a lesson about not living in harm’s way.’

Hehe, idiot.’

Mr. Rossby seemed to like my plan too.

‘Keith, that bastard bats third, so I think he’ll come back to bat in the fourth inning. I can get on base and step on you before that.’

While I was talking with Mr. Rossby and thinking about what to do with that arrogant bastard,

“Hey, Ji.”

Rodon has arrived.

“Rodon?”

“If you’re annoyed, tell me. Because I’m ready to throw the ball for my teammates at any time.”

Throwing the ball for a colleague means throwing an empty ball.

It was a bit touching to see a guy who was so desperate for one win say that he would risk giving up points for me.

Well, it may be that he trusts our batting lineup, but the opposing pitcher was Detroit’s ace Skubal and the current score was 0-0, so I can feel Rodon’s sincerity.

‘He just wasn’t good at throwing the ball, but he was a good kid…’

I feel a little sorry for swearing in my head all this time.

“Are you okay. Because it was part of the game.”

“… I see. I understand.”

However, since this was my job, I didn’t want to leave it to someone else.

“Strike! Out!”

As the conversation with Rodon ends, Stanton strikes out and the top of the first inning ends. I had some expectations with Soto hitting third, but maybe it was a disappointing result?

‘Isn’t it better not to score points?’

‘Why?’

‘If you are winning or the scores are increasing, you can say that you did it on purpose.’

As expected, Mr. Rossby still had a lot to learn.

As Mr. Rossby said, if the situation wasn’t tense, he could have judged that I did it on purpose when I punished him, so as Mr. Rossby said, it was good that the game was tight.

Fortunately, as if Rodon knew what I was thinking, Rodon put two runners on base but blocked them, maintaining the score gap of 0:0.

When a runner was in scoring position, I cursed at Rodon without realizing it, but I didn’t hear him, so it probably didn’t matter.

After that, in our attack at the end of the second inning, Volpi and Verdugo hit and there was a risk of scoring, but Skubal blocked the game well, and the result was a tight 0:0 game until the top of the third inning. 〈 Br〉

In such a tight balance, the top of the third inning arrived, and Keith, who had previously blocked second base with his foot, came to the plate as the leadoff hitter.

‘Just try to get on base, this bastard.’

Keith’s current performance was pretty good, with a batting average around .300 and 13 home runs as a second baseman. He was capable of getting on base at least once against Rodon, so I hoped this would be the one time. I watched him, hoping.

“Ball.”

And the first pitch plunges deep into Keith’s body. Keith was startled and fell to the plate, then stood up and looked at Rodon,

“Ugh.”

Rodon, who hit the first pitch deep at Keith, spat on the mound as if telling him to come running if he was dissatisfied.

‘… Baby, you’re loyal.’

For a moment, I felt a little sorry for swearing at him at the beginning of the second inning.

“Strike! Out!”

Rodon must have been able to muster up all the strength he had lost, and after striking out Keith, he continued to watch Keith return to the dugout as if provoking him.

‘… Fuck it, I’ll just take care of it and let you get on base.’

Is this the type of person who is loyal but not tactful?

‘Sweet, but if it continues like this, I might not be able to get revenge or education today?’

For some reason, I have an ominous feeling that he won’t get on base even once all day. And since this kind of ominous premonition is almost true in baseball, I felt uneasy that I wouldn’t be able to teach Seungwon during the third period.

‘Well, training is possible even during an attack.’

However, just because he couldn’t get on base didn’t mean there was no way. All I had to do was get on base.

However, there was a possibility that I would be disciplined if I tackled too blatantly, so I wanted to step on the guy’s ankles when I was on defense, but I couldn’t help it when it came to this.

‘Uhm…, If this happens, I can only hope that that bastard blocks the base again like before.’

Also, it was trash that couldn’t be saved if it was blocked, so it wasn’t a bad thing because it gave me more strength on my feet. If you don’t block, you can just look for opportunities in defense.

Of course, the most important thing to do that is to get on base.

Although he had a hit in his first at-bat, Skubal was also a pretty good pitcher, so he needed to take a cautious approach in this at-bat.

‘It’s a fastball. ‘Body side.’

‘Okay.’

After thinking about this and that, I came to bat. The ball Skubal chose was a body fastball.

“… Ball.”

It touches quite deeply.

And Skubal staring intently into my eyes.

‘Ha, these damn bastards…’ .’

I’m sure this is revenge for the ball Rodon threw earlier. For a moment, I got heated and thought about running to the mound, but since I was sure I would be ejected if I did that, I held back my anger for now.

‘Yeah, fuck. If you look at me, it’s 100% blocked on purpose, you bastards.’

‘Are you scared? ‘I can’t believe you tolerated such provocation.’

‘How scary! I have my own thoughts too!’

Mr. Rossby gently stimulated me as if he wanted something right away, but I didn’t have to run to him.

If you are ejected and possibly disciplined, there will be no opportunity for revenge or education throughout this series.

‘Anyway, Mr. Rossby is too violent.’

The second ball of the guy who waited and thought it shouldn’t end up like that.

“… Ball.”

He threw a fastball deep into his body and looked at me as if to provoke me once again.

-Wooooo!!!

And the guy who laughs at me without paying attention to the boos coming from the audience. I thought he was going to kill me, but the referee’s words soon calmed me down.

“Hey, don’t do anything that provokes the other person.”

“… I’m fine. Well, if the batter is scared, he can throw the ball deep.”

“It’s not that I’m scared, it’s just that I’m a little out of control. “Tariq is not a pitcher who should be scared of kids.”

“No matter what, don’t do anything unnecessary.”

The catcher bastard also seems to be secretly stimulating me…

‘Did these guys just come up with the concept for this series like this? From fielders to pitchers and catchers. Are you going to punish me and play comfortably throughout the series?’

Looking at the behavior of these bastards, I even thought that they were doing this as a plan to get me disciplined.

‘Seungwon… My dad endures this. Under…’

My children really need to know that their father earns money through hard work while being kept in check…

But the good thing is that that bastard has already wasted two ball counts against me.

“Base on balls.”

And there were very few pitchers in the world who could waste two ball counts and get me out. I don’t know, especially if I was proactive, but if I approached it cautiously like this at-bat, it was as if it wasn’t there at all.

As I walk, Skubal stares at me intently. It’s as if he’s telling me to hurry and run.

However, I walked to first base without making eye contact with him, as if I had absolutely no intention of doing so. If there was even a subtle trend here, the secretariat could have disciplined them later if they provided ‘education’.

“I endured it well. Ji. “The more you show your good side like you are now, the more provocations like this will happen.”

When I arrived at first base, the first base coach massaged my shoulders and tried to relieve my anger.

“Are you okay. Because I’m used to it. Well, shit pitchers do things like that, it’s nothing special. “If you’re a baseball player, you have to show it through baseball.”

And I answered the coach as if nothing had happened. … Loud enough to be heard by the first baseman.

“… Ha.”

Fortunately, the first baseman snorted as if he had heard me.

‘Okay, I planted it on the other side as well.’

Now all that’s left is to run.

‘It’s a slider.’

I don’t want to be caught in check, so I start running towards second base, aiming for the timing of the breaking ball. Same situation as before. And like before, this guy is making disturbing movements at the base.

‘Look at this guy… !’

The thought of what might happen if an overt tackle is made quickly goes into the trash can, and the guy settles down in front of the base like before.

The whole situation was similar to when I stole the first base, but there was one thing that was different.

My method this time is bent leg sliding, not head first sliding!

“Uh… !”

Because he was concentrating on the catcher’s throw, he realized quite late that his weight-bearing leg was approaching.

“Aaaaah!”

Along with the guy’s scream, an unpleasant sensation is felt in Spike. With this incident as an opportunity, he won’t block the base from now on. Still, I didn’t stand up and step on the guy’s ankle to show him my final mercy.

‘Ha, I’m too nice to get away with it.’

*

[Ah! Keith collapses at second base. There was a conflict with Ji… An ambulance is coming right away.]

[Uhm… Keith’s feet were in front of second base… I hope it is not a major injury.]

[Ji also clearly looks embarrassed. It is an unfortunate accident.]

[Yes.]

┗What just happened? Did Ji and Keith clash? Oh, it’s terrible

┗┗I think so? Oops, Keith’s foot was blocking second base. I hope it’s not a major injury.

┗┗Why do broadcasters show replays of scenes like that? The kids are watching too.

┗Keith, that bastard blocked the base earlier… I knew it would be like this.

┗┗Do I really have to say this when a player is injured?

┗┗That prevented Ji from stealing, so you have to be prepared and make a play like that.

┗Honestly, I don’t really feel sorry for you? All the bastards who block the base like that should be pushed out like Ji.

┗Ji didn’t do that on purpose, right? You didn’t put down the spikes until the end?

┗┗Isn’t it because the runner may get more injured if he gets off?

┗┗It’s normal play, rather than saying it didn’t happen for some reason. You didn’t lift your foot, did you? Keith’s feet were just too close to the ground. This is just an unfortunate accident. Ji seems surprised too, I hope he recovers quickly

┗┗I think I’m more worried about Ji than I am about the injured player. This is why Yankees fans are disgusting. They are manipulating public opinion with that many fans.

┗Lol Koreans seem to like targeting ankles. From now on, when I meet Koreans, I will have to wear ankle braces.

┗┗Is it’s time for you to make jokes like this when a player is injured?

-Ji Maeng-ho wins ankle d’or award for the second time in his careerㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅ

┗Is that kid doing it on purpose?

┗┗Don’t you know Fierce Tiger’s personality? Backpacker on purpose haha

┗┗Looking at your expression, I don’t think it was intentional?

┗┗That bastard’s facial expressions make him look like a fierce warrior for 1–2 years haha

┗Wow, that bastard, Lee Won-hyung, even turned his ankles, and it didn’t change even after he got to the majors haha

┗┗After that, Lee Won-hyung, that bastard doesn’t play dirty either. In fact, Meng Hosin is the true teacher haha

┗The player got hurt, but I was so excited haha ​​There are so many bastards who are like garbage.

┗┗It’s not our team anyway, so what does it matter?

┗┗I’m a DEET fan, so I’m so mad?

┗┗ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Since when were you a DEET fan? Please, if you are Korean, let’s support the Yankees and Dodgers

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