Ch 196

5.

As with all professional sports, no situation is as annoying and crazy as a 0-0 situation.

– Nationals Park, where Game 3 of the Division Series between the Mets and the Nationals is being played.

That’s the situation in Nationals Park right now.

– The current score in the 7th inning is 0-0.

The division series, a stage where defeat is about to fall off a cliff.

On such a stage, the fact that both teams failed to score until the 7th inning and faced a 0-0 situation was an annoyance and bloody situation from the point of view of the viewers.

– With one-round full bases, the Mets had a scoring opportunity today that probably won’t come again.

But now the Mets are in a situation where they can balance that balance and put an end to the bloody situation.

Naturally, everyone watching the game at this moment did the same thing.

“please please!”

The men in Mets uniforms put their hands together and prayed to their respective gods.

“please please······!”

Those who wore Nationals uniforms also prayed with all their might while holding their hands together.

Among them was Jinyong Lee.

‘please please······.’

The sight of him sitting on a dugout bench and praying with his hands together was so reminiscent of a martyr.

Among those who are praying at this moment, the most earnest one can be said to be Jinyong Lee.

To that extent, Jinyong Lee was praying earnestly.

‘Please don’t score.’

Pray that the score will not come out.

‘Come out. please.’

It wasn’t an illusion.

Jinyong Lee was really praying more earnestly than anyone else that the score would not come out at this moment.

The reason was simple.

– If the score comes out here, there’s a good chance the Mets will take the third game.

– And if we take this 3rd game, the Mets will be on the championship series stage with 3-0.

– That’s right.

– Li has never been used.

If there is a score here, Jinyong Lee’s division series debut will be postponed until next year.

‘No, it’s a division series, but one game has to come out! So please let’s go like this.’

– Whoa!

Naturally, Kim Jin-ho did not just watch this situation quietly.

Kim Jin-ho, who approached Jin-yong Lee, who was praying earnestly with an expression full of joy than ever before, said teasingly.

– This is how it goes. yes, I admit Jin Yong-ah, you are the best strategist. How can you win like this without playing a game?

“Shut up.”

Jinyong Lee asked softly but sharply.

But Kim Jin-ho did not stop talking.

– why? I’m praising you now. should be commended Because of your brilliant strategy, deGrom won the first game shutout.

Jin-ho Kim’s words reminded Jin-yong Lee of the first game of the Division Series against the Nationals in his mind.

It was not difficult to recall the contents of the game.

9 innings without scoring, 12 strikeouts.

Game 1 was a stage by and for Jacob deGrom.

– I still vividly remember, the moment deGrom got a shutout, the moment he shouted a torrential downpour at you, he made a face that chewed your shit. It was an expression that only a person who had chewed real shit could make.

Naturally, there was no time for Lee Jin-yong to appear in the first round.

He didn’t even go into the bullpen to cool himself off.

– Of course, the really awesome expression came out in the second round.

After that, the second round started.

The Mets sent Noah Syndergaard as a starting pitcher, and the Nationals sent Max Scherzer as a starting pitcher.

Unlike the first game, a close match was expected, and the content of the match was fierce as expected.

Until the fifth inning, the two pitchers struck out a whopping 20 in total and started a strikeout war.

– If I had seen your face when Joe Jones hit a three-run in ep 6, Munch would have painted your face instead of the scream.

However, Joe Jones’ three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning turned the tense game down at once.

In the end, Max Scherzer collapsed, and Noah Syndergaard, who became the sole owner of the mound, kept the mound up to the ninth inning and kept the win in the second leg with a complete win over nine innings and one run.

And the 3rd game being played now was similar to the 2nd game.

Matt Harvey, a starting pitcher for the Mets, Steven Strasburg, a starting pitcher for the Nationals, and two major league pitchers brought out everything they had to win, leading to a 0-0 balance until the 7th inning.

But now the situation has come that the balance may be broken.

For the Mets, it is a situation that may put a wedge in the third game victory.

The Nationals may have to end the season with a Game 3 loss.

– Anyway, if you score here, you won’t come out. do you even think

From the point of view of Jinyong Lee, the division series debut may have to be postponed until next year.

“Shut up.”

– yes? what? You can’t hear it well because it’s said by a pitcher who couldn’t even throw a single pitch in the Division Series.

“shit.”

That was then.

right!

A dull sound filled the ground.

At that sound, the dugout of the Mets fell heavily.

It was just a sound, but that was enough.

“Sheesh.”

“shit.”

In order to understand the fact that this ball is a ball that becomes an infield floating ball.

– The ball floats high.

And the expected result came out.

The infield float came out, and the situation of one-round full became the situation of two-game full.

– out! Strasburg out of the immediate crisis!

For Steven Strasburg, who was on the mound, it was a moment to get out of a great crisis.

At that moment, everyone felt it.

‘This game may be difficult.’

‘If it’s Strasburg, he’s a player who can recover as much as he can if he gets out of this crisis.’

Steven Strasburg on the mound is a player who hasn’t been given many chances like this, and it would be painful to miss this opportunity against him.

So everyone started to stare.

‘The most certain thing is, of course….’

They all looked at Lee Jin-yong.

‘I’m going to put Lee here.’

‘If you put Lee in, I’ll throw it until you win.’

As the saying goes, there is a crisis after opportunity, if the Mets did not take advantage of the chance of a full base in the early 7th inning, Lee Jin-yong’s presence could only be stronger in a situation where the Nationals are highly likely to score in the 7th inning.

At that gaze, Jinyong Lee finally released his praying hands.

At the same time, he looked at Collins with a squint.

‘Are you starting from the 7th?’

Lee Jin-yong was convinced by the appearance of coach Collins talking to the pitching coach while looking at him.

‘I think we can make our debut in the Division Series.’

it’s time for you to go out

Furthermore, Jinyong Lee thought.

‘Maybe he’ll go out as a substitute.’

He said he might make his division series debut as a pinch hitter rather than a pitcher.

In fact, there were only two batters the Mets could rely on the most in a two-base situation.

‘Then now the batter….’

Jinyong Lee, who can go out as a substitute at any time, and Joe Jones, who is heading to the plate now!

‘Oops!’

At that moment, Jin-yong Lee’s expression, who confirmed Joe Jones, was wrinkled, and Jin-ho Kim said to Lee Jin-yong.

– After all, the vision of the resourceful teacher Jin-yong Lee! You’ll pay the price for choosing Joe Jones!

As soon as Jin-ho Kim’s words were finished, Joe Jones, standing on the board, shouted at the first ball thrown by Steven Strasburg.

Whoa!

Joe Jones, he made a noise that shook Nationals Park, and everyone knew it.

“It’s a hoot run!”

That Joe Jones has effectively put an end to the Division series.

– Fu ha ha ha!

“Oh, damn it…”

And that Jinyong Lee’s division series debut has been postponed to next year.

6.

[Mets win 3-0 against Nationals! Complete victory!]

[Mets, it’s a championship series now!]

[Joe Jones, Division Series MVP Award!]

The Mets v. Nationals division series ended in a Mets victory, as everyone expected.

– Howman didn’t even come out.

– Catch the Nationals without the Homan.

– Absal, Absal!

The surprising fact was that Lee Jin-yong’s name was not in the overwhelming victory.

– The power of the Mets is scary…

– Would you win without Howman?

– Isn’t it possible to win without Howman?

B It seems to be possible if we go like this now.

The fact that Major League Baseball fans couldn’t help but feel an even more terrifying feeling.

He was among those who felt the fear.

“It can’t be like this.”

Jinyong Lee, he was also feeling fear.

Seeing such Lee Jin-yong’s appearance, Kim Jin-ho shook his head and said.

– It must be bullshit, but don’t listen to what kind of bullshit it is. what does it mean?

“If you use the same tactics in the Championship Series like this, you won’t be able to play even a single match.”

If you use the same tactics you used against the Nationals, your chances of playing properly in the Championship Series are infinitely low.

The power of the Mets was astonishing to that extent.

Even without the need for Lee Jin-yong, he could even argue about winning the World Series.

In fact, the Mets were originally a powerful force.

Didn’t we have a starting lineup strong enough to aim for the World Series stage just two years ago?

Moreover, this season, the Mets had a strong reinforcement in addition to Jinyong Lee.

“There is no answer because Joe Jones is going crazy.”

Joe Jones!

With a whopping 5 hits and 8 RBIs in the Division Series, he perfectly showed his heyday.

And that was the true nature of Joe Jones.

The hitter who gave the team the championship twice more than the Red Sox and the Mets!

Joe Jones’ presence and skills were not enough to win the team on his own.

– Jin Yong-ah.

Jin-ho Kim said seriously to Jin-yong Lee.

– I have a good way.

“Aren’t you trying to say something strange?”

– First of all, the method itself is certain. This way you’ll probably get at least three games out of the championship series.

Jin-yong Lee also asked with a firm expression on Kim Jin-ho’s serious expression.

“How is that?”

– Jinyong-ah, you know what? People say that eating bad sashimi causes very serious stomach upset and diarrhea?

At Kim Jin-ho’s words, Jin-yong Lee said with a wrinkled expression.

“Damn seriously, I’m a idiot…”

– Still, I’m glad to know that you’re an asshole. Even if you think it’s stupid to leave a team that is doing well and hope they don’t leave, don’t you think?

“Whoa….”

At Jin-ho Kim’s words, Jin-yong Lee let out a long sigh.

In fact, Kim Jin-ho was right.

What the Mets showed was not just a win.

They showed Lee Jin-yong through play rather than useless words.

A team called the Mets is a team that suits you.

Now that you have brought us this far, we will take you up.

I’m ready to burn everything to become your wings, never grabbing your ankles.

As Kim Jin-ho said, to be dissatisfied with their play and hope that they can’t be like a fool, nothing more, nothing less.

– There’s no need to use tricks anymore.

In other words, it also meant that Jin-yong Lee no longer had to make up for the lack of a colleague.

– Trust your colleagues.

As Jin-ho Kim said, it was time for Jin-yong Lee to trust his colleagues without having to roll his head to do everything.

“ah.”

At those words, Jinyong Lee nodded as if realizing something.

“Yes, you have to trust your colleagues.”

In Lee Jin-yong’s eyes, the madness of a wild beast that could not even eat a single chunk of the flesh of its prey in hunger flashed.

– yes?

Seeing those eyes, Jinho Kim said.

– Why are these little eyes like this? What else are you doing…?

And Jinyong Lee’s championship series opponent was decided.

7.

[Dodgers, 3 wins and 1 loss against Cubs!]

[Dodgers advance to the Championship Series following last year!]

Cubs v Dodgers, the winner of both teams was the Dodgers.

After struggling against the Astros last season, the Dodgers began their challenge to the World Series stage once again.

Of course, the world said that to the Dodgers.

[Dodgers stand in front of Lee!]

[Will the Dodgers overcome Lee’s phobia?]

The enemy the Dodgers face this time is bigger than any obstacle that has ever prevented the Dodgers from winning the World Series.

In front of that fact, the Dodgers made a choice.

[Dodgers, first game starter Ken Robinson!]

Avoiding head-to-head battles with monsters.

The Dodgers tried to attack the Mets in a different way instead of going head-to-head in front of the Mets and Jinyong Lee.

[Dodgers give up Game 1?]

[Dodgers avoid head-to-head match with Lee!]

I gave up my pride

Instead, he chose the wish of surviving somehow, of making it to the World Series stage.

The Mets, on the other hand, had nothing to worry about.

The Mets have had a pitcher who is more reliable than any other pitcher in history, and even now feels hungry.

[Mets, first round starter confirmed!]

[The Mets choose a head-to-head match!]

The battle for the National League champion has begun.

End