Ch 184

13.

One hundred and one hundred victory of Jifijigi.

Most people are familiar with the meaning of this word to the extent that detailed interpretation is not necessary.

However, few practice this.

It takes a lot of effort to figure out the enemy. If you are confident of victory without even doing that, it would be arrogance, not yourself.

The problem is that most people don’t quite get to know themselves.

It simply means that you do not understand your own abilities.

It is not enough to simply grasp one’s own subject.

After understanding what kind of existence you are to the enemy, and how the enemy will appear in your actions, when you use it, the true meaning of Jifijigi 100 victory can be achieved.

“If everyone expects a strikeout race, conversely, use that point to pitch a catch. If you act out your angry expression here, you will be able to suck honey.”

Jinyong Lee knew it better than anyone.

“This is the advice Jinho Kim taught me.”

Because it was the advice that Jinho Kim gave while referring to the time when he struck out only 3 against the Cubs during his active career and won a shutout after 90 pitches.

“The advice I gave you while telling the same story nine times.”

Not once, but nine times, it was the advice I heard so tiringly that it couldn’t get stuck in my ears.

Jin-yong Lee was willing to apply Kim Jin-ho’s teachings against the Red Sox.

Chris Sale, a game in which the pitcher with the most strikeouts in the 2017 season and the pitcher with the most strikeouts in the current league play against each other, I tried to take advantage of the situation in which a race to strikeout is expected no matter who sees it.

Pretending to be participating in a strikeout race, he deliberately caught out by conserving the number of pitches by pitching.

I added smoke to it.

– Damn it.

A smoke that will deceive even ghosts.

The whole world was deceived by Lee Jin-yong’s acting.

– Damn it, I told you nine times that I’m going to stop at number eight…

Of course, the cost of being deceived by acting was great.

– Red Sox bastards, that’s why you stop early! Not much has changed from when I was just there! What do you do if you just blow the top batting order like this?

Those who had hoped for Jinyong Lee’s downfall and Red Sox fans were engulfed in despair.

And the Red Sox used up the 7th innings, from #1 to #3, with the best hitters on the team.

They didn’t save the only chance they had in today’s game.

“How are you doing?”

Also, that was the beginning.

“If you are deceived, you must suffer.”

With those words, Jinyong Lee prepared his glove while looking at the ground where the game had not yet finished.

Prepare to receive an award commensurate with the outstanding acting skills you have shown.

14.

– Sale goes down.

Chris Sale, who hit a home run in the beginning of the 8th, was replaced.

I couldn’t help it.

– 8 innings, 1 run, 17 strikeouts, 133 pitches. Sale finished pitching worthy of her name.

When the number of pitches already exceeded 130, they are losing 1-0.

Crucially, the taut thread that allowed Chris Sale to stand on the mound was broken.

In such a situation, leaving the sale on the mound any longer was like a low-probability gamble with the performance that Chris Sale would show for the remaining half of the season as collateral.

The Red Sox prepared for a better defeat.

However, that is the position of the Red Sox, and the Mets did not intend to stop there.

I couldn’t stop.

– The Mets score an extra goal!

“right!”

“Let’s see the very end here!”

Because the drama made by Jinyong Lee warmed the hearts of the Mets players, who had cooled down with excitement during their recent victory, once again.

Because I turned it into a runaway locomotive.

‘Playing baseball like this!’

‘Lee, as expected, you are a great kid!’

‘Yes, this is the Amazing Howman!’

So the Mets gave the Red Sox hitters a chance to counterattack only after they hit again in the beginning of the eighth to make the score 3-0.

Of course, it was just a chance.

– Liga comes on the mound. The Red Sas batting order starts at number 4. If only six outs were made, Lee would become the 24th player in the majors to achieve the perfect game.

The pitcher on the mound only gave the Red Sox a chance to counterattack, and had no intention of giving even the result.

Jinyong Lee showed that will by pitching his left hand.

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“strike!”

The first ball thrown with the left hand thrown in the end of the 8th inning, the speed of the first ball was stamped on the electronic board.

102 miles.

At that number, Red Sox fans at Fenway Park let out a long sigh.

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“strike!”

The 93-mile slider that followed did not even let out a sigh.

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“Strike, ow!”

After that, the batter’s bat rotated on a 97 mph fastball, which resulted in a wasted swing strikeout.

That was it.

Red Sox fans silently bowed their heads at the fact, and Jinyong Lee watched the scene with a smile.

– Executioner.

In the silence of Fenway Park, Lee Jin-yong’s execution began.

15.

At the end of the 8th, there was no miracle.

The Red Sox’s batting order, which started with the 4th, ended with the 6th.

“Swing, strike out!”

Jinyong Lee, who took off his sheep’s mask and revealed the face of a wolf, finished the inning in the most certain way – striking out.

And in the beginning of the 9th, there was nothing special.

There was no chance that anything special would happen in a situation where there was no need for a new score and there was no need for a new pitcher to come out.

So the beginning of the ninth ended and the end of the ninth began.

Fenway Park, which has now become a quiet and chilly atmosphere, is starting to fill with players.

“Whoa.”

The beasts of the Mets, now facing a situation where even mistakes were not tolerated, they looked tense.

Is that so?

Their steps towards the ground were slower than usual.

There was also a lot of conversation.

“If you make a mistake here, you will be the one to kill.”

“Don’t be too burdened. If a mistake is made here, the Red Sox fans will love it.”

“Well, at least you don’t have to pay for beer in Boston if you make a mistake here.”

“I would rather wear a disguise to drink in a pub near Citi Field.”

It was a conversation to relieve some tension.

However, those who lacked that alone spoke as if praying to God as if casting a spell on themselves at this moment.

“downpour.”

“Hey, what are you doing now?”

“yes?”

“Didn’t you say it was a downpour a while ago?”

“Oh, I did.”

“why?”

“I think it will work out somehow.”

And the spell began to spread.

“Yeah, it should rain.”

“downpour!”

“It’s raining here too!”

downpour!

The shouts began to rise like a beacon, one after another, all over the grounds of Fenway Park.

It was around that time that Jinyong Lee appeared.

“downpour!”

“downpour!”

Upon his appearance, the Mets players welcomed and supported the appearance of the ace with a louder voice.

At the sound of cheering, Jinho Kim with a firm expression approached Jinyong Lee and spoke softly.

– Also, my hypothesis was correct.

What other bullshit are you talking about? One of the eyebrows of Jinyong Lee, who remained at that question, rose.

– The hypothesis that your disease is a contagious disease. Other than that, there is no way to explain why people of different cultures and races become like you, right?

Kim Jin-ho continued to speak with a serious expression on his face.

– Yeah, I knew this day would come. It seemed that one day, something like a zombie virus would spread around the world and the end would come. I didn’t know that it was a virus that turned into a tori, not a zombie. Yeah, I’d rather die before that. If you fall ill and become an idiot, it’s better to just die gracefully.

At that, Jinyong just smiled without saying a word.

because I knew

The fact that Jin-ho Kim said these words at this moment, at this moment more important than ever, means proof that he believes in Jin-yong Lee’s achievement of the perfect game right now.

‘There are no more variables.’

In response to that fact, Jinyong Lee stood on the mound with more confidence than ever before.

and said

“Do you have a hand you want?”

At that, Jinho Kim said while looking around.

– I ruled this place with only my right hand.

In response, Jinyong Lee did not have to change his gloves. His glove was already on his left hand, so Jinyong Lee only answered.

“I wanted to do that too.”

With that answer, Jinyong Lee started pitching.

16.

In the 9th inning with the perfect game record, it is none other than the beasts who feel the most tension.

In a situation where even mistakes are not tolerated, the tension of the beasts reaches a climax to the point where they even make mistakes.

It is extremely rare to experience a stage with an important record such as a perfect game, so the possibility of errors inevitably increases.

But the Mets were different.

At the end of the ninth, the Mets were nervous, but the tension was not awkward.

‘I knew this day would come someday.’

Because I was used to it and it was natural.

‘If Lee can’t play a perfect game, that’s a strange thing.’

It was a common thing for Jin-yong Lee to be on the mound in the ninth inning in a scoreless situation, and everyone was taking it for granted that Jin-yong Lee would one day achieve a perfect game.

On the contrary, the moderate tension made the Mets’ performance more than 100 percent.

There was no gap between those Mets beasts.

And Lee Jin-yong willingly trusted those defenses and threw the ball.

– Nice catch!

– Great defense!

Jinyong Lee, who caught two outs at once with a pitching match, smiled at that fact.

‘I’m over it, you know it’s over.’

It was a smile built because I knew what Jinho Kim was talking about.

– Now there is only one out count left.

Now, only one out is left until the record.

– Jinyong-ah, are you going to strike out?

Naturally, everyone watching the game at this moment thought that Jinyong Lee would strike out in this situation.

– If you look at Lee’s pitching style, I think he’s going to strike out here.

Strikeout was the surest way to catch an out, and the most perfect way for a pitcher like Lee Jin-yong to reveal his presence.

Therefore, Jinyong Lee did not hesitate.

“Is it possible?”

Because, on the contrary, hunting with what everyone expects is the hunting method that Jin-yong Lee learned from Jin-ho Kim.

So Jinyong Lee threw it.

He put the ball into the strike zone of the batter in front of him.

A ball that flies at the best speed to hit the batter more than anything else.

And the ball that crashes after hitting the brake so violently in front of the batter.

Change up!

right!

In front of the ball, the batter’s bat let out a sigh.

“ah······.”

The batter himself let out a sigh.

“ah!”

The second baseman, who caught the approaching ball with his glove, exclaimed.

The ball that left the second baseman’s glove after leaving the pitcher’s fingertips, hit the batter’s bat and bounced off the ground, came into the first baseman’s glove.

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It was the moment when Jinyong Lee’s last out was recorded with a ground ball in front of second baseman.

[You have successfully completed the first perfect game in the major leagues. A diamond roulette ticket is paid.]

“downpour!”

And it was the moment when Jin-yong Lee was recorded as the 24th perfect game player in MLB history.

17.

There are several types of stars.

There are stars that shine brightly, but whose light is insignificant, while there are stars that shine as brightly as the North Star.

If the range of such a star was taken a little larger, the meteor could be called a star.

Jinyong Lee, he was Yooseong.

A shooting star suddenly appeared in the world of stars, Major League Baseball!

And a meteor approaching the current Earth.

A star that everyone in the world can’t help but pay attention to.

Naturally, all the reporters and officials in the major leagues were anxious to get at least one more interview with Lee Jin-yong.

However, interviewing Lee Jin-yong was more difficult than any other player.

“Finally, the interview is scheduled.”

“He’s a player who can’t be interviewed even after shutting down, he’s hitting goals.”

It was because Lee Jin-yong had already drawn a line saying that he would not do an interview to the extent of shutting down.

Because of that, Jinyong Lee has not been interviewed after the game since the Dodgers match.

In such a situation, the interview held after Jinyong Lee achieved the perfect game against the Red Sox was naturally full of reporters.

In addition, the eyes of the reporters who had gathered like that were ferocious. Even the poison was glistening in the eyes of the reporters who were trying to get the answer they wanted from Lee Jin-yong.

‘come.’

Jinyong Lee appeared in front of them.

‘yes? Why are you there?’

‘what? Why are you so excited?’

Lee Jin-yong’s eyes, which appeared more excited than ever, were glistening beyond poison and madness.

The moment Lee Jin-yong, who appeared like that, scans the reporters, the reporters flinched involuntarily.

At that moment, everyone felt it.

That the chance of today’s interview going well is infinitely low.

And that intuition immediately became a reality.

“Then I will ask you a question.”

With Lee Young-ye’s words, a reporter in the front asked a common question.

“Please tell us how you feel about today’s match.”

At that question, Lee Young-ye looked at Lee Jin-yong, and Lee Jin-yong answered the question the moment she was asked.

“downpour.”

In response to that short answer, Youngye Lee immediately translated.

“Very good.”

At that moment, the reporters’ faces wrinkled.

‘Oh, I’m going crazy. No, that bastard is crazy!’

‘Crazy bastard.’

Because it was a passage that clearly showed what Jinyong Lee’s condition is now.

Of course, it was impossible to conduct a proper interview.

“What did you prepare before the match today?”

Jinyong Lee’s answer to that question was what everyone expected.

“downpour.”

“I wanted to do my best.”

“Is it acting as if you were holding your anger in the middle of a match?”

“downpour.”

“I didn’t do it for acting.”

“Did you intuit the perfect game before the game?”

“downpour!”

“·······I threw the ball with the desire to achieve a perfect game.”

If it wasn’t for Lee Young-ye, the situation would have been a mess.

Of course, it didn’t mean that reporters were holding back the boiling anger thanks to Lee Young-ye’s interpreter.

‘Damn, I can’t turn this over…’

‘I can’t even swear because I’m afraid of interpreting…’

It was not Lee Young-ye’s interpreting ability that allowed reporters to control their anger.

“Can you throw the ball faster?”

In that situation, a question arose out of nowhere.

Literally a question.

A question that doesn’t make much sense no matter what the answer is.

“Yes, you can.”

However, the moment Lee Jin-yong answered that question, all the reporters were frozen.

The noisy stage quickly turned into a silent stage.

A voice came out through the silent stage.

– This fucking trash game…

End