Chapter 814 – Episode 801. Amazing. (2)
‘It’s a forkball.’
‘Okay.’
In a full count situation, Senga’s deciding ball, a forkball, was thrown,
Perfect!
“Out!”
I missed Senga’s forkball, which seemed to fall almost from the end of the zone to the home plate.
‘Wow, what a drop… Yes, it has to be at this level to be fun. Of all the Japanese pitchers I’ve met so far, he’s definitely the best at forkball.’
A characteristic of Japanese pitchers is that there are many pitchers who throw splitters or forkballs, and Senga’s forkball was definitely the best forkball I’ve seen from Japanese pitchers.
‘Okay. Check the drop. Next time you fell behind.’
However, as long as I could see the trajectory, it didn’t matter how far away I was. Based on this trajectory, all you have to do is hit the ball that falls lower and hit the ball that falls higher at the speed.
‘Then I would like you to practice for me. Mr. Rossby.’
‘Hehe, you should hit a ball like that in one go.’
‘Ah, I’m telling you this, but the players are at a different level than when Mr. Rossby was at it?’
‘So have you ever hit a ball covered in mud? Have you ever hit a ball with a cut in it?’
‘…’
‘Anyway, people these days need to know how to play baseball comfortably. Tsk tsk.’
‘… I’m sorry.’
The reason I gave in to what Mr. Rossby said was simple. In the past, I had a problem dealing with the spitballs that Mr. Rossby mentioned, but I gave up immediately after hitting the ball a few times. The fastball came swinging like a knuckleball.
‘Do you understand the greatness of this body?’
‘Yes, yes. Once again, I feel like Mr. Rossby is amazing. So, let’s practice quickly.’
Entering into a fight that I will lose for no reason is an act of inferiority. I praised Mr. Rossby’s greatness and closed my eyes to deal with Senga’s forkball.
Perfect!
‘Hmm, not to this extent.’
Perfect!
‘Wait, was it just a strike? I hit him because it was ambiguous.’
‘It was one low.’
‘Okay.’
Ta – Aak!
‘If I raise it this high, is it a home run? Okay.’
When I was learning the timing of the forkball in my mind a few times, I felt someone touching me.
“Huh?”
When I looked up and checked, the person whose touch was touched was Volpi.
“Let’s go, it’s time to defend. “But what did you do last night that you couldn’t bear to sleep through?”
“Oh, no. It’s meditating. Meditation.”
After correcting Volpi’s incorrect information, I took my glove and checked the electronic display board, and it was written that Senga had allowed three hits. The score on the electronic scoreboard was still 0:0.
‘What, was it just me who didn’t get it right? If this were the case, I might have practiced for no reason… ?’
However, even if he did not allow any runs, getting three hits in one inning meant that he was not in good condition, so I wondered if he had been practicing for no reason.
If Senga came down from the mound before the third at-bat, it would be a bit difficult to get the timing right when another pitcher would come up and throw a splitter-type ball.
‘Well, it could be that I only faltered in the first inning. For now, let’s focus on defense.’
Whatever it was, I had to focus on defense first, so I put thoughts of Senga in my head and watched Cole pitch.
“Strike! Out!”
“Strike! Out!”
“Strike! Out!”
‘Whoa, KKK. If this were the case, I wouldn’t have had to concentrate, right?’
And Cole ended the Mets’ offense in the bottom of the first inning by striking out three batters in a row. Senga is in poor condition and Cole is in good condition. For some reason, I felt like I could win today’s game cleanly and take the series sweep.
“Out!”
“Out!”
“Out!”
However, despite my thoughts, Senga seemed to have come to his senses from the beginning of the second inning, hitting the lineup of Ohapi, Kelnick, and Verdugo with a hit, and as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the second inning, he went 0-for-11 with 2 walks and 1 RBI throughout the three-game series. Alonso, who is recording, came to bat.
The batting average is .204, but when Alonso, who has hit 33 home runs, comes to the plate, it feels a bit harsh. He had no hits in 11 at-bats, so he felt like he would probably hit this time.
Ta – Aak!
‘What the fuck, why are these predictions only correct?’
And contrary to my prediction that I would be able to win the game cleanly, which was wrong, this time Alonso’s bat tore up the sky at Citi Field.
Tung.
-Wow!!!!
A home run so large that you could hear the sound of it hitting the electronic display board.
‘Fuck, I guess I hit 3 hits and didn’t score a single point…’
As a veteran, Cole didn’t get angry over a single home run, but he felt uneasy.
‘After… If I do this, I guess I’ll have to score quickly?’
Fortunately, Cole didn’t give up any more runs to the Mets’ offense in the bottom of the second inning, but considering our batting line that couldn’t score even after hitting three hits in the first inning and Alonso starting to wake up, I felt like we had to score quickly.
And then our attack came in the top of the third inning.
Leadoff hitter Volpi got on base with a walk, giving me the chance to reach first base with no outs.
‘You sure won’t miss it, right?’
Because Judge was dehydrated today, the batters behind me are Hall and Soto. I felt anxious for a while because it felt less heavy than if there was a jersey.
“Strike!”
Senga courageously put the ball into the strike zone from the first pitch.
‘Okay, this is the Korea-Japan match. Mr. Rossby!’
‘It’s a fastball.’
‘Okay.’
Although I practiced timing the forkball, most forkballs were balls that hit the ground, so there was no reason not to hit a fastball if it flew easily.
And Senga’s fastball flies into the zone just right.
Ta – Aak!
“Foul!”
‘Ah, what the fuck is this?’
However, it was hit slightly in front and unfortunately the result was a foul. Now the situation is two strikes.
‘I guess that’s the case in Two Strikes, right?’
‘It’s a fork ball. Outside.’
‘Okay.’
As I expected, the deciding ball that Senga chose this time was the forkball, which was his statement piece.
‘Come, come.’
I glare at him, picturing the scene from training earlier in my mind.
“Ball.”
But unfortunately, his first forkball fell to the ground and was declared a ball.
‘Ha, you don’t think you’ll be fooled by a ball like this, do you? If you want to get my bat out, throw it near the zone.’
I talked to him in my mind and waited for him to throw the forkball again.
‘Forkball. Outside.’
The ball he chose was once again a forkball.
‘… ‘It’s coming!’
This time, his forkball was thrown slightly higher than before and closer to the zone.
‘… ‘Two three!’
Ta – Aak!
And this time, unlike my first at-bat, my bat hit his forkball exactly. The batted ball went over the right wall and landed in the outfield stands without me having to check, and I raised my fist as I received cheers from the New York fans.
‘Whoa, is it now 2:1? I wish I got a few more points.’
Now the score is 2:1.
But unfortunately, no more points were scored and the top of the third inning ended.
And then came the bottom of the third inning.
Ta – Aak!
‘Oh, fuck! You gave me points!’
The game turned around when Cole hit a two-run home run to Mets left fielder Lee.
‘… ‘This is such an atmosphere.’
Sengawa Cole. Both teams’ aces came out, but a strong smell of gunpowder was felt. And as if what I smelled wasn’t wrong, we started counterattacking again in the top of the 4th inning.
“Base on balls!”
“Base on balls!”
Kelnick, the leadoff hitter, and Verdugo, the next hitter, got consecutive walks, leaving the team on first and second base with no outs.
Perfect!
And Volpi’s batted ball slowly rolls to first base, and all runners succeed in advancing. I was fortunate that it didn’t result in a double play, but I was a little annoyed that we ended up on second and third base with one out.
‘Ah… If you do this, it’s 100% intentional.’
“Intentional Work!”
‘Fuck, I knew it would be like this.’
Perfect!
“Safe!”
Fortunately, even though I walked on an intentional throw, Hall hit a sacrifice fly and the score is now tied. With 2 outs and 1st and 3rd bases on base, I ran to second base to lighten Soto’s shoulder while he was at bat.
“Safe!”
The situation quickly changed to 2 outs, 2nd and 3rd bases.
“Base on balls.”
‘… Did I run for no reason?’
However, the guys didn’t necessarily want to compete with Soto, so they filled the bases with pitching to avoid it.
‘Tanton, are you going to just watch me ignore you like this? Please, just this once. Please, just this once.’
Perfect!
‘Fuck! This is it!’
As if he had heard my thoughts, Stanton threw a punch in anger, adding two more points to the scoreboard. The score is now 5:3. The top of the 4th inning ended with Stanton’s 2 RBI hit.
However, the opposing team also had an angry number 4 hitter.
Ta – Aak!
‘Wow, today is a rainy day. If Stanton hadn’t hit, he would have been in real danger.’
Alonso’s batted ball went over the fence once again. 2 home runs in 2 at-bats.
Like rivals, we and the Mets traded points against each other, and in the meantime, I hit a timely hit with 1 RBI and a triple with 2 RBIs, leading the team to a 10:8 victory.
However, the star of the game was not me, who had 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 home run, 5 RBI, and 3 runs. However, it wasn’t Stanton who recorded 4 hits in 4 at-bats for the first time in a long time.
“In today’s game, Alonso had 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 4 home runs, and 4 RBIs. How did it feel to play against him?”
The star of the game was Mets’ Alonso, who was also mentioned during my interview. Alonso, who recorded 4 hits in 5 at-bats and 4 home runs, performed so crazy that even I, watching from second base, felt fear.
“… What, you play well? This is what it feels like.”
Well, there was no reason to tell the truth.
“So what did you feel during Alonso’s last at-bat?”
“Honestly, although Miller pitches well, I felt a little underwhelmed today because I felt like Alonso would hit a home run. Haha. Well, in the end, I struck out in my last at-bat, and we won the game.”
And today, Alonso, who hit 4 hits and 4 home runs in 5 at-bats, ‘s only no-hit at-bat was in the bottom of the 9th inning, when he was down 10:8, with two outs and runners on first and second base. To be honest, when Alonso, who hit 4 home runs in his previous at-bat, came to bat, I thought we would lose like this, but surprisingly, Alonso struck out in his last at-bat, and the game ended in our victory.
“Okay. So, please say one last thing. Ji?”
“I think the Mets are a real family team.”
“… Yes? Suddenly?”
“If I had hit 4 home runs like Alonso and lost, I would have gathered the other batters and pitchers and slapped them in the face, but Alonso didn’t do that, right? So the Mets are a family-like team. Or maybe Alonso is a saint. Anyway, I had some expectations since it was a regional rivalry game, and it was fun at the end. Thank you!”
“… Ah, well then, we will end the interview with Ji, the decorated player!”
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-‘Amazing’ Mets! ‘Amazing’ loss despite Alonso’s 4 home runs!
… Meanwhile, contrary to expectations, the game went as a batting contest. For the Yankees, Ji Maeng-ho (3-for-4, 1 home run, 1 walk, 3 runs, 5 RBI, 1 stolen base) and Stanton (4-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 walk) led the batting lineup. For the Mets, Alonso (4 hits in 5 at-bats, 4 runs, 4 RBIs) led the batting.
However, Alonso missed the chance in the bottom of the 9th inning with 2 outs and runners on first and second base, and the game ended like that. The New York Mets suffered a 10-8 loss due to poor pitching despite Alonso’s 4 home runs…
Meanwhile, Alonso’s record of four home runs in one game is tied for the most home runs in one game by a batter in the major leagues, and is a record that only 18 people in major league history have achieved, with Ed Delahanty in 1896 and Bob Horner in 1986 achieving this record. And there is a record of defeat.
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… Gerrit Cole achieved her 200th career win with this game
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W: Gerrit Cole (6 innings, 5 runs, 1 walk, 11K, 18 wins of the season)
L: Senga Kudai (4.1 innings, 6 runs, 7 walks, 4K, 3 losses of the season)
S: Mason Miller (1 inning, no runs, 1K, 31 saves of the season)
┗Wow, a legend. He hit 4 home runs and got this. Haha,
┗Alonso is not guilty haha
┗If Call wins 200 times, is it a sure bet to go to Myeongjeon?
┗┗Almost? Even if the first turn is difficult, I will definitely go to the famous game
┗4 home run loss Is this real?
┗Is the interview with Fierce Protector true? LOL
┗┗But honestly, Alonso is not guilty even if he gathers the kids and slaps them. LOL
┗┗ㅋ If you hit a home run in your last at-bat, you wouldn’t have lost, right? Alonso guilty. Thump
┗┗LOL That’s too much for a batter who hit 4 home runs LOL
┗Wow… This is astounding…