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9.

People are not surprised when they see an unbelievable sight.

‘Is this true?’

Instead of being surprised, start with suspicion.

‘Is it true that 104 miles came out?’

Whether what he saw was right, or whether he saw it wrong.

Or, they may deny the situation that happened in front of their eyes.

‘Are you sure it’s still 104 miles?’

‘This makes sense. This can’t be possible!’

Those who witnessed what was happening in Nationals Park in real time did.

No one believed what they had witnessed with their own eyes, and did not cheer because they did not believe it, and just looked at the culprit of this ridiculous situation.

To them, Jin-yong Lee willingly showed it once more.

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“strike!”

104 miles, a number that existed only for one pitcher in the major leagues, once again hit the billboards.

It was then that the spectator’s paused accident began to proceed.

“Wow!”

“Nonsense!

“Crazy, what is this?”

All over Nationals Park, terrifying noises began to erupt from the central heating system.

In front of them, Jinyong Lee threw another fastball.

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This time, the speed limit of 103 miles was posted on the billboard, and now everyone had no choice but to admit it.

– Wasn’t Houman Guraman?

– Did you really throw it?

– Crazy, 104 miles, not 103!

Jinyong Lee, that he has never lied.

that he was telling the truth.

Lee Jin-yong, who had been treated like a shepherd boy by them, said again as if to relieve his anger.

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“Strike, ow!”

104 miles was recorded on the billboard once again.

10.

The reason why pitchers want to throw the ball faster is simple.

The faster the speed, the higher the probability that the batter will swing the ball.

Of course, even if the speed is the same, the result will vary depending on the movement and number of rotations of the ball, but what is clear is that the higher the speed, the higher the batter’s idle swing rate.

For example, in the major leagues, hitters’ swing rates for 90 mph four-seam fastballs are in the 10 percent range.

But when you get close to 100 mph, your swing rate is in the late 20s to 30s.

In the case of Chapman’s four-seam fastball, the world’s fastest thrower, the swing rate is as high as 40 percent.

Considering that a swing is the surest way to get a strike, 40 percent is a staggering number.

Not all four-seam fastballs thrown by Aroldis Chapman always hit 104 mph.

In other words, 104 mph means that the ball cannot be hit by any major league hitter.

“You don’t even laugh.”

“Because it’s not about laughing.”

But now, Jinyong Lee threw that ball, a four-seam fastball that was 104 mph, and a ball he couldn’t hit.

“He already has a monstrous weapon in his hand.”

“It’s a four-seam fastball that’s 104 mph, you can’t hit that!”

In front of that fact, all players who participated in the All-Star Game were inevitably shocked.

‘I’m sure we’ll see something like this in the All-Star Game.’

Moreover, since it was an All-Star game, the shock was even greater.

Rather, I would have been surprised if Jinyong Lee threw 104 mph during the first half of the game. No, he probably didn’t care.

To be honest, MLB players don’t watch every game of every player.

In particular, players on a team who do not have a match with Jin-yong Lee during the regular season have no reason to be interested in Jin-yong Lee, nor do they have time to do so.

But the All-Star Game was different.

A game that attracts attention from all players in the minor leagues as well as players who are currently on the major league roster, and furthermore, a game in which players who are not lacking enough to represent each club directly participated.

Naturally, the 104 miles thrown by Jinyong Lee was bound to be imprinted in the minds of everyone involved in the major leagues.

– That’s great, that’s great.

That was what Jinyong Lee was aiming for.

– It’s going to explode in the All-Star game.

Jinyong Lee, he got a fireballer the day he achieved a perfect game against the Red Sox.

It wasn’t one either.

two!

A fireballer appeared one after another in the diamond roulette ticket obtained through the perfect game and the platinum roulette wheel that was played by consuming points.

That was the reason Jin-yong Lee showed a more excited look that day than ever.

However, since then, Jinyong Lee deliberately hid the highest speed he could show.

I have been patient and patient for this moment.

In order to leave a stronger impression in everyone’s mind, as Jinho Kim said.

– Anyway, the one thing that fucks people up is Jinyong, you are the best. I bet, maybe 10 years from now, punking and heavy rain will be synonymous. If there’s a fight on the way, I’ll shout heavy rain instead of puking.

Furthermore, what Jinyong Lee wanted to leave in people’s minds through the 104 mile restraint was not something like admiration.

– Seeing that the atmosphere is gradually getting colder, everyone seems to have come to their senses. that now is not the time to like

Fear, astonishment, lamentation.

Those were the things Jinyong Lee wanted to leave in the minds of those watching today’s match.

Naturally, at the beginning of the ninth, in a 2 out 2 strike situation, Jinyong Lee pulled out the last remaining revolver.

“revolver.”

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“Swing, strike, out!”

It was the last out of the All-Star Game.

At that moment, everyone’s eyes were naturally directed towards the number on the electronic sign board.

104 miles.

What had been forgotten for a moment was heard in the ears of the audience who saw the number.

“downpour!”

Lee Jin-yong’s cheers.

It was only after hearing the sound that the audience could recall.

‘ah.’

The ruthlessness that pitcher on the mound had ever shown toward the team they supported.

‘shit.’

Only then did I realize

At this moment after the All-Star Game, that number will become a weapon against them.

‘Pucking Howman.’

So the festival ended.

The battle for a World Series title has resumed.

11.

As soon as the All-Star Game ends, Major League Baseball enters the second half.

And as we enter the second half, the MLB begins a new war.

[Trade deadline is imminent!]

Fierce trades between clubs begin before the trade deadline, August 1st.

Teams that have become virtually impossible to advance to the postseason try to become sellers and use their regular players to get more prospects, and teams that are on the verge of advancing to the postseason gather prospects and try to recruit players with an immediate sense of power to fill the gap.

In this process, the top players representing the league are traded beyond the level of immediate power.

[Will there be a big deal this season?]

[Who is the largest language on the market today?]

It’s called a big deal.

Naturally, this trade was a big festival for MLB fans.

Especially for reporters, it was a festival no different from the All-Star Game.

In the process of this trade, the major league managers use reporters to collect information or try to play the press, and the reporters make awesome issues in the process.

But this 2018 season was different.

[Lee, I’m going to challenge the major league record now!]

[Lee, is it possible to break a new MLB record?]

When the All-Star Game was over, all the attention of reporters was towards Jin-yong Lee, not the trade.

Naturally, some reporters did not overlook this situation. They started throwing out endless stingy articles just to increase the number of clicks.

[Lee, traded to the Yankees?]

[Lee, why did you wear the Yankees uniform in the All-Star Game?]

It was the article that Jinyong Lee appeared in the trade market.

absurd article.

However, major league fans were even more enthusiastic about such articles.

– Does the Howman trade make sense?

b There is nothing

B Well, if not this year, it’s something we don’t know about next year or the year after.

B Could it be that Howman put a trade clause in his contract with the Mets?

B I would not wish for Howman to come to our team.

B Oh, I want to rain!

Lee Jin-yong is the worst monster in the world when he meets the enemy, but the moment he put on his team uniform, he was like a hero from heaven.

There was no reason for all MLB fans to dislike Jinyong Lee’s trade rumors, except for the Mets fans.

– What’s clear is that Howman can’t just wear a Yankees jersey in the All-Star Game.

– It’s the same New York, can’t we just come?

Moreover, the Yankees uniform with jersey number 104, which Jin-yong Lee wore like a purple one, was the best piece of cake for making gossip.

From the story that Jinyong Lee wants to join the Yankees, to the story of a message to an alien.

Of course, the reason Jinyong Lee wore the Yankees uniform with jersey number 104 was not special.

“No, I was just wearing it to mean throwing 104 miles, so…”

The jersey number 104 was a message to throw 104 miles, and wearing the Yankees jersey was just to experience Aaron Judge’s hitting once.

Anyway, Jin-yong Lee grumbled at the nonsensical rumors about himself, and Jin-ho Kim said with a smirk.

– Congratulations. it’s what you wanted it to be

“When did I want to get caught up in gossip?”

At that, Jinyong Lee shrugged.

“I’m not even Kim Jin-ho.”

– yes? what am i

“Kim Jin-ho enjoyed being caught up in gossip, didn’t he?”

– I? when?

“Then you mean that the gossips who came out of active duty didn’t do it on purpose?”

– hey! Where is the human who deliberately creates gossip?

Jin-yong Lee, with a slightly stiff expression, looked as if he had seen a really dangerous ghost.

Kim Jin-ho, of course, was furious at the sight.

– This bastard, hey! how am i Of course, when I was on active duty, there were various incidents…

It was there.

– No, there weren’t a lot of exaggerated incidents, but there were some quarrels with the fans, and there were some troubles with the team…

Because Kim Jin-ho’s voice, recalling his active duty days, began to diminish rapidly.

– Whoops!

Eventually, Kim Jin-ho, who finished his anger with a cough, turned the topic.

– Anyway, congratulations. The scenario was created the way you wanted it.

At those words, Jinyong Lee tilted his head with an expression as if he didn’t know anything.

“What scenario?”

– Dude, you thought I didn’t know? I’ve already noticed since you hid restraint.

At that time, Jinyong Lee changed his expression and smiled.

At that smile, Kim Jin-ho also said with a fishy smile.

– There’s no way you’d ever know that you’re never going to be happy with this situation.

Jinyong Lee, he prepared something.

12.

John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Reporter Hwang Seon-woo was waiting for someone at Incheon International Airport, where he could see people arriving one by one.

“senior!”

At that time, the person Hwang was waiting for found him first and approached him waving his hand.

He was a junior reporter who helped Hwang Seon-woo during last season.

Hwang Seon-woo, who confirmed the appearance of the junior reporter, said as if shouting.

“Goodbye, I have to go to Citi Field right away, so follow me.”

“Yes?”

Hwang Sun-woo said to a younger reporter who was surprised.

“Why are you here?”

“Yeah, I’m here to help you. Among Korean reporters right now, Jinyong Lee is the only one who can get an interview properly.”

“Okay, then I have to go to work.”

“But there’s still a lot left until the game starts, right?”

A junior reporter said it again.

“And isn’t the content of Lee Jin-yong’s game the same? A scoreless shutout win! 104 miles!”

The contents of Lee Jin-yong’s game should be obvious anyway, so why not take a tour of New York instead of rushing?

Hwang Seon-woo said with a cold expression on the intention of a junior reporter.

“I’m doing this because it doesn’t seem like that.”

As soon as Hwang Seon-woo uttered those words, he immediately turned his back. A junior reporter rushed after Hwang Seon-woo and said,

“Isn’t that it?”

Jinyong Lee.

Currently, his popularity toward him in Korea was at an absolute level beyond a great level.

The game in which Jin-yong Lee appears is not only broadcast on the airwaves, but also the level of enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the Republic of Korea for every pitching Jin-yong Lee.

That was the reason he came to America to help Hwang Sun-woo.

In order to cover Lee Jin-yong, that has become a matter of course now.

But now Hwang Sun-woo said.

I don’t think that’s it.

I don’t think Lee Jin-yong will win a scoreless shutout as usual.

That means that soon Lee Jin-yong will show different results than ever before.

“In your opinion, do you think Jinyong Lee will concede in today’s match?”

Hwang Seon-woo frowned at the junior reporter’s question.

“It could be a mistake.”

“Yes?”

“Do you think Jinyong Lee won’t concede for the rest of his life? After all, this is Major League Baseball. Where the best players gather. It is not surprising that a loss can come out at any moment at any time.”

At Hwang Seon-woo’s words, the junior reporter made an expression that he did not understand English.

Hwang Seon-woo posed a question to such a junior reporter.

“Do you remember Jinyong Lee’s performance before the All-Star Game?”

“It’s a scoreless shutout, isn’t it?”

“How many pitches have you pitched in the last three games? Say it together.”

“So, the last three games… … total 260 pitches.”

A junior reporter who was speaking was surprised and asked a question.

“uh? Why not just this?”

Hwang Seon-woo again asked the surprised junior reporter.

“Do you know how many of those balls were thrown with your right hand?”

“that······.”

“219 wards.”

“Are you 219? So you only threw 41 balls with your left hand?”

“If you are a journalist, you should ask questions, not questions. Why did Jinyong Lee pitch like that?”

Hwang Seon-woo, who was talking, said with a smile.

“And why did Jinyong Lee come up to the mound as a close pitcher in the All-Star game during so many stages and throw 104 miles?”

It was the smile of the reporter who smelled the scoop.

End