Chapter 811 – Episode 798. Hello, Senior!
-Ji Maeng-ho, “Sorry to Mr. Green. It was definitely not intentional.”
… In an interview after the game, Ji Maeng-ho said, “I feel sorry for referee Green. But it was never intentional. His gloves were torn, and he was doing poorly these days, so I took them off to try to change something, but he was sweating a lot because it was summer. “I would like to apologize to referee Green, who must have suffered once again,” He said, adding that he would pay the hospital bills.
Meanwhile, the Yankees won 3:2 against the Tampa Bay Rays thanks to Ji Maeng-ho’s performance of 1 hit in 2 at-bats, 3 walks, 2 runs, and 1 stolen base.
┗Is this guy 100% intentional?
┗┗Have you have seen Fierce Protector once or twice? LOL
┗┗Wow, I soaked it so well. When that bastard Asian batter comes out, it gets so fucking wide.
┗┗When the pitcher comes out, it gets really narrow. Won-ho Kim was also punished for giving up 3 runs in 4.2 innings because the zone was narrow when he was the umpire.
┗┗Kk, as expected, love for friends is fierce haha
┗┗It’s a blessing to be self-employed haha
┗Wow, but they don’t punish you for this? Don’t you know that Major League kids do that on purpose?
┗┗ㅋㅋㅋ He’s a super standee, but he’s hissing. Ji Maeng-ho’s number of Byulgram followers now exceeds MLB’s official Instagram followers. MLB is so fucking happy because of this bastard, so how can they suspend him from playing?
┗Haha, you’re just crazy for slandering Fierce Tiger. Meng Ho-shin sometimes throws his bat to hit the referee, but when has it been proven that it was not intentional?
┗┗ㅋㅋㅋWho believes that and if it’s a mistake, it should be corrected, why not?
┗┗How to fix the major league bombing batting form? Isn’t it inevitable?
┗┗Wow, this is a really harsh reviewㅋㅋ Ji Maeng-ho’s fans have the same way of thinking as Ji Maeng-ho haha
-New York Yankees! Trade with Pittsburgh Pirates! Aiming to win the World Series.
… Meanwhile, a day before the trade deadline, a 1:1 trade between Yankees outfielder Cordero and Pirates reliever Jung Woo-sung was completed. Although both players have no experience playing in the major leagues this season, Cordero recorded scores of 0.318/0.394/0.521/0.915 in the AAA league, and Woo-sung Jung recorded an ERA of 3.18 in 42.1 innings in the AAA league.
The Yankees said, “Jung Woo-sung’s experience will be able to sufficiently resolve the current shortage of bullpen resources.” … Pirates said, “Cordero is a player we have been keeping an eye on for a long time. “I’m happy to have brought in a good player,” He said. …
┗Wow, they recruited one more Korean. Haha. Isn’t this a Korean team for the Yankees? Haha, if you are Korean, let’s support the Yankees!
┗But isn’t Jung Woo-sung an old man? I wasn’t even called up this season.
┗┗Pittsburgh’s bullpen didn’t do well because everyone except the promising players was good, but they did quite well in AAA.
┗┗I’m too old, so there’s no need to use it haha
┗┗But do the Yankees really need to use Jung Woo-sung?
┗┗But they both pave the way anyway haha
-So you recruited him to use Jung Woo-sung?
If you ask me, I would say yes. The Yankees’ current problem is their bullpen,
Miller 39.2 innings 1.59
Camacho 43.1 innings, 2.49
Except for these two, they are all in the 4-5 range
Gonzalez 31 innings 4.35
Loaissi 5.23 in 41.1 innings
Merda 60 innings 4.50
Buddy 38.1 innings 4.70
Williamson 20.1 innings 4.87
Schmidt 12.2 innings 4.97
Four-tit 10 innings 6.30
This is the performance of players who pitched more than 10 innings, but Merda came out as a long relief player, so even if that were the case, the performance of other players could not be compared.
However, although Jung Woo-sung is older, he was a 10-win pitcher, and although the past few years have been difficult due to injuries, he had good scores at Triple-A this season, around 3 points. Since his bullpen is shattered, he will most likely be useful.
But why did Pittsburgh scratch the itch of the Yankees, the leading contenders for the championship?
The answer can be found in Pittsburgh’s outfield. Pittsburgh has traditionally been a small market team, but Cortes is in good form this season, the Skins are doing well since returning from injury, and Shortridge has been shooting in the 2-point range since returning from injury, so they are aiming for the playoffs, but the outfield is a mess.
CF/Suwinski
93G 0.236/0.354/0.358/0.712 79H 6HR 56R 39RBI 5SB 4CS
RF/Palacios
97G 0.299/0.346/0.487/0.833 112H 14HR 55R 63RBI 6SB 1CS
LF/Villatoro
90G 0.207/0.295/0.313/0.608 76H 10HR 52R 41RBI 2SB 2CS
OF/English
28G 0.270/0.313/0.427/0.740 24H 2HR 18R 10RBI 4SB 0CS
This is the outfield performance of over 20 games. Can you see that it is a mess just by looking at it?
Originally, Villatoro was a 25-year-old draftee, so I raised him with great care in Pittsburgh, but he was called up right away in the first season and hit 10 home runs, but his grades continued to decline.
However, in that situation, he suffered an injury this time, and Pittsburgh urgently needed an outfielder, so it seems they recruited Cordero.
I think the trade was made with the feeling of giving away the two because their salaries are similar, but it seems highly likely that it will be a win-win trade for both teams. But personally, when you take all the facts out of the way, I like Cordero, who is 32 years old, better than Woo-sung Jung, who is 35 in American age. I can see it and my triple A grades are good.
Anyway, it looks like Jung Woo-sung will also play in the bullpen for the Yankees, so we can just root for the Yankees, who have two Koreans.
┗It feels like a bit of a grooming since it is the trade of old masters.
┗Wow, but the Major Leaguers are really unloving. Jung Woo-sung was almost an ace in Pittsburgh, winning 25 games in his three years at the peak of his career.
┗┗Pittsburgh is so friendly. I’ve been through a lot of trouble for the past 3 years due to injuries, but they even gave me an extended contract to make up for the lack of money.
┗┗But why aren’t you using it this season? I heard your Triple A grades were okay?
┗┗I guess they didn’t post that because of the split contract? I am 35 years old, and I know that my salary will increase if I advance to the major league.
┗ㅋㅋ Isn’t it now Gukkis, not Gukjeos? In addition to the two Koreans, Seong Hyun also played for the Yankees.
┗┗Still, I can’t get over Gukju’s lol
┗It’s such a shame that Schmidt went bankrupt. He was great in 2023-24, but he got hit by an injury.
*
“Oh, Meng Hao. Are you here?”
The first day of August ahead of the Subway Series against the Mets. When I arrived at the stadium, a familiar but unfamiliar face was waiting for me in the locker room.
“… Senior Woosung?”
The main character of that face was Jung Woo-sung of Pittsburgh, who had worked together several times with the national team. I was glad to see someone from the same country at the club, but honestly, I was a little embarrassed because it was completely unexpected.
“What? Why are you so surprised? I sent you a DM saying I was coming to New York, didn’t you see it? There must have been a lot of articles…”
Senior Woosung, who was talking with other colleagues, approaches me with a smile.
But, was there an article like that? Yesterday, I came to New York for the first time in almost a week, so I was so busy clearing up my thoughts that I didn’t have time to check. Fortunately, Seungwon’s fever didn’t cause him much pain, so he was able to enjoy it with peace of mind. So I didn’t have time to go to the Internet.
“Did you? “I got so many DMs that I couldn’t check them all.”
Besides, it was difficult to check the DM window. I could have set it to only receive messages from people I follow, but I didn’t like that because it would have made it difficult to go on expeditions and meet women.
“… Okay? Well, it has over 10 million followers, so it’s worth it. “I wondered something because you didn’t reply.”
“Hey, senior. Would I do that? “This is a call from a senior who is like the sky.”
“Well, by the way, don’t you have a contact account?”
There was. However, I didn’t want to tell you about that account because it was an account that contacted people I had one-night stands with whenever I was in the mood for a cheerleader or Hayan when I was in Korea, or was an account that followed the accounts of Soyoung and Jo Eun, who are not public figures.
“… Yes, I don’t have any.”
“Okay? Umm… Then how do I contact you?”
“Just text me. “You know my number, right?”
“Oh, I think I saved it a while ago…, Hmm… It looks like it was erased.”
“Here, here’s my number. Please call this number when contacting us in the future.”
“Well, is there anything I can contact you now? “We will continue to hang out together.”
“Yes, of course.”
“Still, Meng Hao, it’s nice to see you like this. “I felt really reassured when I was on the national team, so I’m glad we’re on the same team.”
“Nice to meet you too. “Senior.”
“Haha, in America, you are stiff. Just feel free to call me hyung.”
“… “How can I be like that when the age gap is over 10 years?”
“As expected, you are polite. To be honest, I didn’t understand when they said you were a cheap person.”
“… Who said that?”
“Oh, it’s not like who did that. You know, I debuted in America, so not many people know me in Korea. “I was dumbfounded when I saw this because such stories sometimes come up in articles.”
“That’s right. “Who writes such slanderous articles?”
“Anyway, let’s do well for the rest of the season.”
“Yes, senior.”
When I finished talking with senior Woosung, senior Woosung went back to his seat and started talking with the pitchers.
To be honest, it was awkward because we only saw each other once every two years, but I felt a little fortunate.
“Ji. What? “Do you know Jeong?”
After I finished talking with Senior Woosung, Camacho came up to me and spoke to me. It looks like I couldn’t join in because there were old people over 30 talking.
“We are also Korean. “You bastard.”
“Huh? What does that have to do with it?”
Well, the land is so large that they might not have understood what I was saying. By the way, Camacho is from Venezuela. Don’t you know people from the same country? I was a little curious, but I didn’t want to know the male cub in such detail, so I gave up my curiosity and explained it to Camacho.
“If you play baseball in Korea, you can think of it as almost everyone you know.”
“I see? But you were bending down earlier. What was that?”
“Ah, fucking annoying. Under… It’s just a greeting from our country. You go and try it too. “You’ll like it?”
“Okay? “I’ll give it a try.”
Camacho must have been intrigued by my explanation, and with an amused expression on his face, he approached Senior Woosung and bowed as I instructed him.
‘Damn, it looks good. After all, you have to respect your seniors. If I become captain, I will also have to create personnel rules.’
After sending Camacho away, one question arose.
‘But why did you recruit senior Woosung? Wasn’t Senior Woosung a faggot?’
The question is why senior Woosung was recruited.
Senior Woosung had no record of playing in the major leagues this season, suffered from injuries the year before last, and performed poorly last year as well, so he was not a player worth recruiting. Moreover, in Pittsburgh, a player who was not on the first-team roster was immediately placed on the first-team roster.
No matter how senior I was and even though I was Korean, I couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.
‘Isn’t it? Does it matter? If it’s not Camacho or Miller, the bullpen is all trash.’
Well, when I think about it carefully, it seems like Woosung and other bullpens are the same.
‘But since my senior came to New York, I should buy him something delicious today. Ah, but can I buy it for you? Well, that wouldn’t be rude, would it?’
Still, the feeling of having one more Korean in the club besides me wasn’t that bad.