Ch 112
10.
The die is thrown.
Those words Caesar uttered when he crossed the Rubicon.
– The die is rolled.
Kim Jin-ho, who was reading the article about Lee Jin-yong’s pre-Titans sortie that appeared on his smartphone, uttered those words.
In a voice that is so majestic.
Jinyong Lee responded to that voice.
“There, Kim Jin-ho.”
– why?
“It’s good to set the mood, but do I have to step on my shoulder and say those words?”
As Jin-yong Lee raised his head with the horse, he saw Jin-ho Kim standing on his shoulder.
– what? Last time you told me not to look through my chest, so why are you looking at me like this?
“Can’t I just look over my shoulder from behind my back normally? Do I have to step on someone’s shoulder?”
– sorry.
Kim Jin-ho moved with the horse.
Above Lee Jin-yong’s head.
At that sight, Jinyong Lee put on a fat expression.
That was it.
Jin-yong Lee did not say anything to Jin-ho Kim any more, no complaints, no complaints, no irritation.
Because now there are more important issues than that.
‘Yes, the dice are cast.’
As Jinho Kim said, the dice were thrown.
Jinyong Lee, his sortie article appeared.
The article is not only floating, but the online world is being colored, and of course, Lee Jin-yong must be on the mound this Sunday at Sajik Stadium in Busan.
‘This game is more important than ever.’
And on the mound like that, Jinyong Lee has to play a perfect game and pitch flawlessly.
‘If I can’t throw, the coach will curse.’
Because it was the stage where director Bong Joon-sik, not Lee Jin-yong, was responsible for the result.
Literally.
In any case, Lee Jin-yong was responsible for the results of the match in which Jin-yong Lee had played so far.
Of course, if there was a problem, director Bong Joon-sik would come forward and say it was his responsibility, but even so, if Lee Jin-yong did not succeed, Lee Jin-yong’s name would have come out.
But this time it’s different.
Backed up after 3 days rest.
If Lee Jin-yong shakes in this unreasonable uphill schedule, no one will mention Lee Jin-yong’s name if he concedes.
Director Bong Joon-sik will criticize him.
– Director Bong made a great decision. If you do well, Jinyong Lee did well, and if you don’t, it’s something that you curse.
In fact, because of this, Lee Jin-yong was also not going to make such a request until he was certain to some extent.
‘If the quality start didn’t come out there, there would be no reason to worry like this.’
However, the story changed the moment I got the diamond-level skill [Quality Start].
[Quality Start]
– Skill Rating: None
– Skill Effect: The following effects are applied for 6 innings.
– Restraint +1
– Health +15
– Reduces stamina consumption by 10%
– Increases the amount of points obtained by 10%
– Random bonus paid upon successful quality start
Quality start.
The appearance of this skill that improves his ability for 6 innings gave Lee Jin-yong confidence.
‘Now, there is no problem even if you start after a three-day break.’
I am sure that I will be able to do my best with just 3 days of rest!
And I couldn’t help but be sure of it.
As a result of the quality start, Jinyong Lee can get a 15-point stamina bonus for every game he starts unconditionally.
A 10% reduction in stamina consumption for 6 innings is also a huge advantage.
If you spend 60 HP in 6 innings, you’re saving 6 points of HP.
This means that if you calculate this and that, the health advantage gained from only the quality start skill will be +20 points.
Therefore, the moment he checked the skill effect of Quality Start, Lee Jin-yong went to Bong Joon-sik and said without hesitation.
– The most amazing thing about Director Bong is that he didn’t swear when he saw you swearing even though he suddenly came and tried it. If it was me, I just called 112 there. There’s a crazy person here.
Let’s try it!
“Okay…..”
Lee Jin-yong, who remembered that time, let out a short moan.
shameful memories.
On the one hand, it was certainly surprising.
“Still, I didn’t know that you would immediately accept without any conditions or transaction.”
Director Bong Joon-sik accepted Lee Jin-yong’s sudden and unreasonable request.
I didn’t even have any objections.
I didn’t put any conditions.
– If you don’t want it in the first place, you can just gratify it. You don’t want to go down on the mound, so even if you poop and pee in your pants, if the manager wants you to go down, you have to go down.
Raising and lowering pitchers on the mound anyway, that is the domain of manager Bong Joon-sik.
No matter what Jin-yong Lee did or what he talked about, director Bong Joon-sik would take him down if he judged there was something wrong with him.
– And then, you can see the victory in Bong’s eyes. Winning is now in sight.
Furthermore, director Bong Joon-sik knew it.
“Major League is also in sight.”
Jinyong Lee, that he can be free if he takes the Angels to the Korean Series stage and wins them.
Director Bong Joon-sik was willing to allow Lee Jin-yong to run for his dreams and goals.
“I have to do well in this away game.”
And as a proof of that belief, I was planning to repay him with grades in this away game against the Titans.
– So, did you prepare well?
At that, Jinyong Lee said with a smile.
“I will end all public controversies about me and my resignation letter.”
Operation name, resignation letter finished!
At Lee Jin-yong’s words, Kim Jin-ho was surprised and shouted.
– What? Are you going to resign?
“No, I’m going to quit my job!”
– Your baseball life?
“Hey, really!”
Jinyong Lee, who was speaking, immediately shouted.
“Ah, get off my head rather than that!”
– Yeah, I hate it.
11.
Busan Titans.
Currently 6th in the league.
However, when they, who have the ability, ability, and power to reach the upper-middle level of the league at any time, were faced with the Angels, who have reached the 4th place in the league, everyone was expecting an all-out battle.
At the same time, the world was predicting the Titans’ dominance.
– Who will win this Titans vs. Angels?
Wouldn’t the Titans have an advantage?
B It’s a home game for the Titans, right? Even so, it is not easy for other teams to cheer up at Sajik Stadium.
First of all, it’s a home game for the Titans.
– At Sajik Stadium, players have to run prepared to die.
b The away team?
B No, the home team.
b Ah…
And if that home is the second biggest baseball fever in Korea, it’s the saddest Sajik Stadium in Busan.
– So is the starting rotation. The Angels used virtually all of their winning cards against Shaxx, right?
ㄴ ㅇㅇ, on the other hand, Titans have all the winning cards.
The Angels’ starting rotation was also one of the reasons for the Titans’ dominance.
The Angels, who played Cha Woon-ho, Lee Jin-yong, and Benjamin Phillips against the Sharks during the week, had no choice but to send Andy Gonzalez, the current 5th starting pitcher Lim Young-jun, and then Cha Woon-ho to the Titans.
– Hou Lee, aren’t you coming? That alone is worth doing.
– Only Ho-Woo Lee does not come out.
In other words, Jin-yong Lee, who has a four-day rest day after Wednesday’s game appearance, doesn’t appear before the Titans.
That alone gave the Titans an advantage than ever before, and at the same time provided comfort to the Titans squad, coaching staff and fans.
– We don’t watch Lee Ho-woo and the first half is over!
– We don’t have to watch the heavy rain!
– Resignation reservations this Sunday! It seems to be able to see comfortably without heavy rain!
– Oh, I hope it doesn’t rain on Sunday!
Of course, all of this was before the news broke.
[Lee Jin-yong to appear before the Titans on Sunday!]
Sunday, July 9th.
The story changed the moment a heavy rain advisory was issued at Sajik Stadium.
12.
The Angels, who finished 3 consecutive matches against Shaxx with 2 wins and 1 loss, went straight to Busan and started 3 consecutive weekend matches against the Titans.
And in two matches, both teams shared a win and a loss.
– Game three! The Titans take their second match to victory, balancing the 1-1 draw.
1 win 1 loss.
– In tomorrow’s match, the winner of the Giants and Angels series will be decided.
Now, there is only one match between the series winners and losers.
But even before the lid was opened, the winners and losers were already divided.
– Victory or loss is decided, no matter who sees it, it’s a rainy day for Lee Ho-woo.
– Angels, just change the name to House.
– Damn it, I didn’t want to see you, but you’re here.
– I hope it rains tomorrow.
B Yes, so it’s Lee Ho.
B A heavy rain advisory has been issued.
Jinyong Lee.
So far, 94 innings without a score.
Because there was no room for biting Lee Jin-yong, who was not even the word undefeated pitcher.
Therefore, those who wanted to bite were targeted, not Jinyong Lee.
[Is it all right for a back-up after a 3-day break?
[Director Bong Joon-sik, do you mean to sacrifice players for victory?]
[Player abuse, how long will we wait?]
Reporters began to bite not on Lee Jin-yong, but on Bong Joon-sik and the Angels’ coaching staff.
Even the chirashi moved.
– Team A’s coach B forced to overuse the players for the winning bonus?
– Team A forced to sacrifice money on players without money?
– Team A, against players!
All kinds of bullshit began to abound, and everything was just black without any evidence.
“Have you seen the sashimi?”
“I saw it.”
“Isn’t it a bit harsh? At this point, it’s not at the level of a sniper, but at the level of Daguri, right?”
Even the reporters were frowned upon.
“Yeah, what.”
However, Hwang Seon-woo did not show any special reaction to this current situation.
“Senior, are you very calm?”
That was obviously strange.
“You’re an Angels escort reporter, aren’t you?”
escort reporter.
Isn’t it Hwang Seon-woo, who literally has a close relationship with the Angels Front and should only write good stories to the Angels?
It goes without saying that we should be more sensitive to articles like this.
However, Hwang Seon-woo felt that there was not much excitement in the current game centered on the Angels.
“The Angels Front didn’t say anything.”
“Yes? Didn’t the Angels ask you to write a rebuttal article?”
“I just told you to keep your mouth shut.”
At that, the junior reporter tilted her head, and said with a smile to Hwang Seon-woo towards the tilted junior reporter.
“You have confidence.”
“You? What are you?”
“I am confident that I will enjoy this situation.”
As he was speaking, there was no thought of the Titans in Hwang Seon-woo’s mind.
More than that.
‘If Jinyong Lee is a monster that can complete rotations with just three days of rest…’
After July, after August.
‘Maybe on the stage of the postseason, maybe the really ridiculous history will come out again.’
Hwang Seon-woo, who remembered after that, told me.
‘It’s going to be a great year.’
Lee Jin-yong will surprise the world once again.
“Well then, let’s see what Jinyong Lee will do this time.”
13.
Now it’s July, when the sun doesn’t go out easily.
The daytime heat was still not extinguished, and the sky at Sajik Stadium, which filled the stadium, was clear and there were many people.
The spectators at Sajik Stadium were embroidered with white or blue uniforms.
It was like looking at the sea.
Truly spectacular!
“Fighting Titans!”
The final match between the Titans and the Angels over the weekend was being played on such a stage.
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“Strike out!”
And now the first second has just ended.
– Three strikeouts! Sejeong Choi decorates her first inning with two strikeouts in the first inning!
Sejeong Choi was on the mound at the beginning of the first inning that ended like that.
– Choi Se-jeong is such a wonderful player that it reminds me of the second coming of Choi Dong-won. He will be the treasure of the Titans.
A rookie who graduated from high school in his second year as a professional, although he is still only a young chick, he has been prominent since the 2016 season, and the pitcher who became the native ace of the Titans in the 2017 season.
The titans fans roared with thunderous shouts and applause for his wonderful fighting game.
“Fighting Choi Sejeong!”
“mind! We have Sejeong, baby!”
“The ace of the Titans should wear glasses, glasses!”
The shouts from the Titans fans turned the Sajik Stadium into a huge ship and a ship facing the storm.
“Ugh, the stadium is ringing, ringing.”
“It’s similar to Jamsil, but I feel strangely sick when I come here.”
It was a ship only for the Titans, which gave an indescribable burden and pressure to the uninvited guests on the ship.
“But today is a little better.”
“It’s better.”
However, the Angels players, who were uninvited guests on the ship, were not so embarrassed.
Just as the opposing team gave out an ace, they also got an ace today.
“Let’s just give it one point.”
Moreover, the ace was not just an ace.
“Yeah, let’s just give it one point.”
Jinyong Lee.
Now, his presence compared to the legends who embroidered Korean professional baseball beyond the league’s best ace was now exerting an absolute influence on the Angels team as well.
Then, when he came out of the dugout and appeared, the storm that hit the Sajik Stadium, which seemed to be overturned at any moment, began to calm down.
“Lee Ho-Woo is coming.”
“Ah, that little bastard……why are you all of a sudden coming to our game?”
“Damn it, I thought that bastard wouldn’t come out, so I made a reservation today…….”
“It doesn’t rain when you come, only the cubs come.”
Jinyong Lee smiled at that fact.
– Jinyong, do you know that?
Jin-ho Kim asked such a question to Jin-yong Lee. Jinyong Lee said while covering his mouth with a glove.
“You mean the 15-inning draw between Dong-Won Choi and Dong-Ryul Seon was played here?”
Kim Jin-ho was surprised at the answer and asked a question.
– uh? how did you know i would say that
“It just felt right.”
– Jjajjak, now you have something that works with me.
“Uh, that’s a bit…”
– What about that? what does it mean?
“Isn’t it a good feeling to communicate with a crazy ghost? From a shaman’s point of view, it was written by a bachelor ghost…”
– I also don’t really want to get along with a crazy, chunky pitcher. Hey, and who’s the bachelor?
“How can I do that with my mouth like a manly…”
While talking, Jin-yong Lee looked at Jin-ho Kim with his eyes.
Meanwhile, the two of them stepped on the mound.
– Anyway, here was the crazy game. By the 15th inning, only two pitchers had tossed the ball from the mound to a draw.
A mound where the footprints of the passengers already remain.
On the mound, Kim Jin-ho continued to speak.
– This mound is such a mound. So don’t ever look weird here.
“What’s the strange look?”
– Taking off your pants and showing off your t-shirt while doing something like a twerking dance.
At those words, Jin-yong Lee frowned and glanced at Jin-ho Kim with a squint.
– Don’t you know the twerking dance? Shall I show you?
“Turn off, to break someone’s mental now.”
The moment Jin-ho Kim took a pose along with the horse, Jin-yong Lee made an expression as if he saw something he couldn’t really see.
Then I heard a notification from the baseball manager.
[Due to the daily special effect, the pitch rank of the cut fastball rises to B rank.]
[The ace effect is activated.]
[The ace effect raises the pitch rank of the slider to A rank.]
[The quality start effect is activated.]
When the long baseball manager’s announcement ended, the mood on the mound was calm.
In the stillness, Jinyong Lee opened his mouth.
“My father always wore Choi Dong-won’s jersey and brought me to the Sajik Stadium whenever he could afford it. And he said while pointing here from a high spot on the first base over there. One day, I want to see myself throwing like Dong-Won Choi here. I want to see him become a hero at Sajik Stadium.”
– Whoa!
At that, Jinho Kim burst into laughter.
– You have committed a really great disobedience. huh? is not it?
At that, Jinyong Lee smiled and said.
“Yeah, you really have to do it right once.”
The game started.
End