Ch 70
One.
On May 18th, the Angels were the final winner of the three-week match between the Ravens and the Angels at Daegu Stadium.
– The ball is flying high.
– Game over! At the end of the 11th, the Angels finally put an end to this long game!
End of the 11th.
It was a battle that went beyond a close battle and led to a fierce battle and bloody battle.
“Oh, it’s over now.”
A game in which not only the loser, but also the victor, sighs instead of cheering for victory.
“It’s even more frustrating that this is a midweek match.”
And after this match, the fact that the weekend match had to be played immediately was a game that brought a sigh of relief.
“If you just kept your score in the ninth, wouldn’t it be nice?”
“If I didn’t score in the 9th inning, it would have ended nicely, right?”
As such, the Ravens, the Angels, and the players of both teams left the stage of Daegu Stadium to play the next game with only wounded wins and losses.
“I have gathered all the information about the Angels. It looks like we got together a lot better than we thought, didn’t we?”
“Yes. Even if it’s not, the Angels have exhausted their winning streak, so this weekend’s three-game match might be easier than expected.”
“Let’s not be too optimistic. Because you don’t know baseball until it’s over. Let’s review it one last time and send it to the team.”
“Yes.”
The Rangers’ power analysis team, realizing that their opponent was coming to their home ground covered in blood, left the stage with a smile.
– Jinyong-ah, do you know what I mean?
“Yes.”
– Then let’s pray for tomorrow and memorize the spell.
“Do I have to do that?”
– If I don’t, I’ll be pissed. Haven’t you ever seen a ghost sulky and sulky?
“Damn it, I will.”
And the starting pitcher, who will play in the match against the Gocheok Rangers tomorrow, also left the stage.
– Grow up, John, John!
“Grow up, John, John!”
with a little bit more tortoise.
2.
Friday, May 19th.
Gocheok Dome Stadium, the only domed stadium in Korea, was crowded with fans who came early to burn Burning Friday with baseball and reporters who had to work throughout Burning Friday.
It was a little after 4 PM when Hwang Seon-woo visited the Gocheok Dome Stadium.
Appearing with an e-cigarette around his neck as usual, he greeted several players and reporters before heading to the locker room.
A smile hung on his lips as he headed to the locker room.
‘It is very difficult to do one interview.’
The reason reporter Hwang Seon-woo visited Gocheok Dome Stadium today was none other than an interview with a player.
‘Lee Jin-yong, you became a great player overnight.’
The interview subject was none other than Lee Jin-yong.
He became the only record holder in Korean professional baseball history to strikeout in 11 consecutive batters, and his ransom was currently the hottest situation.
Naturally, there were a lot of reporters who wanted to interview Lee Jin-yong.
Even reporters unrelated to the Angels club recklessly asked the Angels to interview Jinyong Lee.
‘He became a great player in many ways.’
However, there has never been a reporter who had an interview with Lee Jin-yong at a stand-alone level.
Of course, it wasn’t because the Angels were trying to hide Lee Jin-yong like an absolute ring that could not be shown to others, or because Lee Jin-yong’s nose rose overnight and refused to be interviewed by reporters.
‘In many ways…’
The reason was none other than a broadcasting accident that Jinyong Lee created during an interview after the match.
‘······In many ways, you are a great tora.’
The moment Lee Jin-yong proves his temperament to the whole country there, the job of the PR team became simple.
Jinyong Lee, stop this bastard from getting into an accident!
Naturally, the PR team always moved together with the PR team so that Jin-yong Lee could not have another accident, and the interview schedule was shortened as much as possible.
They didn’t know what kind of accident would happen if Lee Jin-yong and reporters who wanted an issue more than anyone else were attached to each other, and in fact, from the reporter’s point of view, it was a special thing for reporters that Lee Jin-yong did something stupid.
In particular, it was planned not to allow Lee Jin-yong’s interview on Friday or today, when Lee Jin-yong will start as a starter.
Because even the gods in the sky don’t know what the starting pitcher will do before the start.
The reason reporter Hwang Seon-woo was able to interview Lee Jin-yong in such a situation was thanks to Hwang Seon-woo’s strong relationship with the Angels.
A valuable opportunity in many ways.
‘But maybe it will be easier to meet after today.’
However, what lingered in reporter Hwang Seon-woo’s mind at this moment was concern about Lee Jin-yong.
‘Oh Jae-Woo, if he was the yangban, he would have fully understood Lee Jin-Yong’s pitching style already.’
Jinyong Lee fears that he may face a disastrous loss against the Rangers today.
Because, in a sense, the team called Rangers was like a killer team for pitchers who fight with hand fighting and ball mixing, rather than with an overwhelming spec like Jin-yong Lee.
In fact, there were quite a few pitchers who were slow in speed but clever pitching in Korean professional baseball.
To be precise, the way a pitcher with slow speed survives is bound to become smarter and more clever.
However, among those pitchers, at least in Hwang’s memory, there was no player who had a good win against the Rangers.
‘If it collapses here, the glory until now will be like a mirage.’
In addition, if Jinyong Lee shows a disastrous appearance against the Rangers here, the world will turn away from him, ignore him, and abandon him more fiercely than he thinks.
‘It is the fate of a pitcher who lacks specifications.’
That was the reality.
A fast-throwing pitcher may one day get a chance no matter what he looks like, but a pitcher who lacks specs will have to fight fiercely from the ground up once again to get that opportunity.
‘The psychological burden must be considerable.’
If not, all pitchers have been sluggish since their monumental record.
The fact that the candle burned a flame bigger than usual means that something was consumed, and above all, it is virtually impossible to show a better pitch than then.
Isn’t there a possibility that the 11-batting streak strikeout record will come out again?
‘I wonder.’
Therefore, Hwang Sun-woo expected even more.
What kind of pitcher Jin-yong Lee will show this time?
‘At least it will show a different side from the ordinary.’
What is more, a pitcher named Jin-yong Lee that Hwang Seon-woo knew was an extraordinary man who refused to compare himself with any other pitcher.
Of course, even in this situation, he will show a side that cannot be compared to any other pitcher Hwang has seen so far.
Hwang Seon-woo’s prediction was correct.
“Grow up, John, John!”
‘yes?’
Jinyong Lee showed a really different side.
“Grow up, John, John!”
really unique look.
3.
– Jinyong-ah, now you have to memorize the spell slowly.
At Jin-ho Kim’s words, Jin-yong Lee let out a long sigh. After that sigh, Jinyong Lee looked at Jinho Kim and said.
“Kim Jin-ho, is this effective?”
– I don’t know how effective it is, but I’ve heard Tom Glavine chanted those spells during a match.
“Is that true?”
– No, if it’s Gura, why don’t you call Tom Glavine and ask? Have you met Tom Glavine?
“no.”
– I’m the casual guy with Tom Glavine. Probably fuckin’ a fucking bastard game in the face of Tom Glavine in the major leagues, let’s hurry up, huh? How many people have said that, including me?
“Is that being informal?”
– You haven’t been formal, have you?
Jinyong Lee sighed again instead of answering.
In his mind, the conversations he had with Kim Jin-ho came to mind.
Jinho Kim, he said to Jinyong Lee.
Throw it like Tom Glavine.
To that, Jinyong Lee naturally answered.
You’re finally crazy!
Jin-ho Kim explained to Jin-yong Lee.
From now on, you have been on the microscope of all clubs, and since you lack basic specifications, you have to acquire as many different weapons as possible in order to survive there.
More than anything else, I need to be able to handle the strike zone more clearly since I will be a player from now on.
It was the advice of a great pitcher in the major leagues, and to that advice, Jinyong Lee didn’t dare say anything like that.
From then on, Kim Jin-ho talked about the pitching style of a pitcher named Tom Glavine, not himself.
And at the same time, he taught me his own spells that Tom Glavine always used before and after the match.
– To be honest, I don’t know if it works, but there’s no harm in doing it. is not it?
“Yes.”
– Now, let’s memorize the spell.
“Grow up, John, John.”
Grow up, John.
That was the spell that Jinho Kim taught, and Jinyong Lee shouted that spell at this moment.
– Your voice is low. Bigger!
“Grow up, John, John!”
– Oh, it’s a guest.
It was around that time that reporter Hwang Seon-woo entered the locker room.
“Yes?”
Jin-yong Lee, who turned his head at the same time astonished, saw a face with an awkward expression of reporter Hwang Seon-woo, a face now familiar.
“Oh, reporter Hwang.”
Lee Jin-yong also shed an awkward laugh at Hwang Seon-woo.
It was an awkward atmosphere that could not be compared to any other situation.
“Is that an order?”
It was Hwang Seon-woo who solved the awkward atmosphere.
“Yes? Oh yes.”
“It looks like you have a strong spirit.”
For Hwang Seon-woo, who came for the interview, there was nothing good about Lee Jin-yong and the awkward atmosphere.
“Yeah, it’s my second start. Rather, did you come for an interview? We will answer you sincerely!”
Jinyong Lee gratefully accepted the consideration and quickly changed the topic.
– What are you going to do after the interview? All the articles are already out. Jinyong Lee, suspected of mental illness! Urgent transport to Jinyong Lee Hospital, injured brain! Jinyong Lee retired due to mental illness!
Kim Jin-ho argued against such Lee Jin-yong, but Lee Jin-yong ignored those words with a refreshing smile.
And immediately the proper interview began.
As it was a proper interview, very special questions did not come and go.
How did you feel when you set the new record?
What do you like?
What were you thinking when you played baseball?
What are your strengths?
Such inconsequential questions came up, and Jinyong Lee answered them.
So was the question.
“Who is your favorite player?”
It was a question of nothing special, and Jinyong Lee gladly answered it.
“There are a lot of players I admire. Among the dogs, the one I admire the most is Kim Jin-ho.”
Hwang Seon-woo nodded his head as if sympathizing with those words.
“Yeah, everyone is like that. Because there is not a pitcher who does not respect him among Korean nationals who play as pitchers. He was a great, great player.”
And Kim Jin-ho nodded his head behind Hwang Seon-woo as if he felt the same way.
“Do you know Kim Jin-ho well?”
“At the time when Kim Jin-ho was active, I was busy chasing my seniors and watching the major leagues.”
Kim Jin-ho, who nodded at those words, looked down at Hwang Seon-woo. With an expression that seemed to sense something ominous.
Meanwhile, Jinyong Lee asked.
“Anyway, are there any rumors? Kim Jin-ho was drunk and had an accident, was kicked by a woman, pooped on the street, or peed in his pants…”
“Umm, I don’t know.”
Jin-yong Lee clicked his tongue at Hwang Seon-woo’s answer as if it was a pity, and Kim Jin-ho breathed a sigh of relief.
“Then who is your role model? If you look at his pitching style, Greg Maddox would be his role model, right? As well as fighting spirit.”
This time, Hwang Seon-woo suddenly asked a question, and Lee Jin-yong nodded to the question.
“If that could be the case, there really is nothing more to ask for.”
“So, are you going to pitch like Greg Maddox today?”
At that, Jinyong Lee hesitated for a moment to answer.
Hwang Seon-woo’s eyes lit up at that sight.
‘There’s something.’
It feels like a fish is finally caught on a fishing rod.
It feels like something very fresh that no one expected is coming up.
Reporter Hwang Seon-woo gave Lee Jin-yong something really fresh.
“Today I’m going to throw like Tom Glavine.”
“What?”
shockingly fresh.
4.
Gocheok Dome Stadium.
As the only domed stadium in Korea and the home stadium of the Rangers, it reminded me of a concert venue rather than a baseball field.
Therefore, the presence of the mound of Gocheok Dome Stadium was stronger than that of other baseball fields.
And the presence felt by the owners and pitchers of the mound was also stronger than other baseball fields.
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“Strike, out!”
On such a stage, Rangers starting pitcher Han Kang-hoon showed off his symbol and everything, his 152 fastball.
“Hey, is Han Kang-hoon over 150 from episode 1?”
“Because he is one of the top three local pitchers in terms of fastball speed.”
“Yeah, that’s where the pitcher should be. You have to put it in the zone coolly.”
Han Kang-hoon.
A right-armed pitcher capable of throwing a four-seam fastball up to 153 kilometers.
At the same time, there is nothing to hide on the mound, and he is a pitcher with a distribution that throws the ball as if to hit the batter’s strike zone.
The appearance of him winning a triple from the Angels hitters through his arrogant pitching was a pitching that suited the mound of Gocheok Dome Stadium like a concert hall.
“Han Kang-hoon is the best!”
“Damn the angel cubs!”
The Rangers fans reciprocated with fierce cheers to Han Kang-hoon’s pitching.
“Damn, that’s the most annoying thing. Once you get 150, you know you’re coming to the zone, but you can’t hit it.”
“I envy you, I envy you. Some people throw 150 even if they just breathe, while others barely throw 140 even if they sharpen their teeth and train.”
On the other hand, the Angels, who were sacrificed to Han Kang-hoon, had a jealous complaint.
At the end of the first inning, which started after the beginning of the first inning, another pitcher who will share the mound with Han Kang-hoon got on the mound today.
– Hey, Korea now has a dome stadium. Looking back, I remember that time. When WBC played against Japanese kids at the Tokyo Dome Stadium. At that time, I had a one-hit shutout against the Japanese and made me choke. Maybe the Tokyo Dome Stadium was quieter than the library back then? Ah, if it hadn’t been a hit back then, the perfect game would have made Japanese kids unable to make eye contact with me.
“Hey, can you shut up and play some baseball?”
– Why all of a sudden?
“Why all of a sudden? Is that what a stupid, stupid ghost would say?”
– Hey, are you pissed off about that? narrow cub.
“Damn, I should have known earlier that Tom Glavine was one of the best poker-faced pitchers in the major leagues, and he didn’t even change his expression, let alone memorize ridiculous spells on the mound……”
– You knew something earlier, didn’t you? Had I known that, I wouldn’t have been deceived. is not it?
“Shut up.”
A pitcher who appeared while talking with a ghost while covering his mouth with a glove.
[With the daily special effect, the slider’s pitch rank has risen to B rank.]
A pitcher on the mound listening to the baseball manager’s announcement.
It was Jinyong Lee.
“come!”
At the appearance of Jinyong Lee, the Angels fans who filled the 3rd base away audience called his name.
“Hey hoo! Wow!”
“Lee Ho-woo fighting!”
“Lee Ho-Woo is the best!”
At the same time, the Gocheok Rangers who filled the dugout on the first base side began to sharply shine their eyes.
“That guy is Ho-Woo Lee… No, it’s Jin-Yong Lee.”
There was no fear in those sharp eyes.
“Isn’t it smaller than what you saw?”
“I thought he was a pro because he had a restraint of 130, but looking at his size, he throws a 130.”
That doesn’t mean there was a mixture of negligence.
“Considering the distribution that puts the ball in the strike zone properly with that speed, he’s not an average guy.”
“Ball mixing is no joke. The batter picks up the unexpected ball and throws it. Because he’s a real devil.”
Rather, they were looking at Lee Jin-yong properly.
“It will never be easy. According to the scouting report, Lee Jin-yong will never be defeated easily.”
Oh Jae-woo, head of the power analysis team, the scouting report for Lee Jin-yong, which he summarized and handed over, said to do so, and to never be vigilant and not to be optimistic toward Lee Jin-yong.
“So, let’s all calm down and respond to Jinyong Lee’s pitching according to the scouting report.”
At the same time, the scouting report also stated how to attack Jinyong Lee.
That was the reason why the Rangers were not vigilant and not afraid when they saw Jinyong Lee.
‘There is an 82% chance that the first ball will enter the strike zone against the first hitter.’
And now, at the end of the first inning, left-handed hitter Kim Young-hoo, who appeared as the Rangers’ number 1 hitter, was a high school freshman who was only in his third year of high school until last year, but he is recording a batting average of 30 to 3 pennies this season despite being a high school graduate, he defeated Lee Jin-yong. It was the reason I had enough confidence in my opponent.
I had to have confidence.
‘32% chance to be a four-seam, a 35% chance to be a splitter, and a 25% chance to be a two-seam.’
Because the data on Jinyong Lee prepared by the Rangers Power Analysis Team was as great as science for the hitters.
It was to the point that I couldn’t tolerate such worries.
‘Okay, let’s get rid of the splitter.’
You just have to make a choice.
‘Don’t hit too hard, just hit it lightly. Let’s swing it with confidence.’
Naturally, Kim Young-hoo gladly chose one of them.
And I was confident in that choice.
‘Then relax.’
There was no reason to doubt, no reason not to have confidence.
Jinyong Lee threw the first ball towards him.
‘yes?’
A ball that hits the outside low course of a left-handed batter.
‘A falling ball?’
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“cheek!”
As Kim Young-hoo thought, it was an outside and low ball that went through the strike zone.
‘Is the grass ball missing?’
At the unexpected ball, Kim Young-hoo turned to first base and looked at the hitting coach in the Rangers’ dugout.
The batting coach paused for a moment before giving such an autograph to Kim Young-hoo.
Strike according to the order.
‘Yes, I understand.’
After Kim Young-hoo nodded his head at the words to not think about anything and follow the order, he looked at the pitcher on the mound again.
And immediately Jin-yong Lee threw the second pitch.
The pitch is a four-seam fastball.
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This time, the course was similar to the previous one, but the ball came closer to the strike zone.
“cheek!”
Of course it was the ball.
At the ball, Kim Young-hoo looked at the pitcher on the mound.
‘what?’
Despite his small physique, so that he could not be confused with anyone, Kim Young-hoo felt as if the pitcher on the mound had changed.
That thought got stronger when Jinyong Lee threw the third pitch.
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“cheek!”
3 ball no strike.
The ball count sharply favored the batter.
However, Kim Young-hoo looked at the pitcher on the mound with a gaze that he did not understand English rather than feeling joy in the fact.
‘what?’
Jinyong Lee threw the 4th pitch to Kim Young-hoo.
Of course, Kim Young-hoo did not aim for the ball.
It’s foolish to hit in a 3-ball no-strike situation, and the ball that Jin-yong Lee threw was heading towards the same course as the ball was judged earlier.
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The ball that came in was recorded on the electronic display at 130 kilometers.
“strike!”
And the referee issued a strike call for the ball for the first time.
‘Outside again?’
Rather than being surprised by the fact, Kim Young-hoo shook his head as if he did not understand the English language and stood at the plate again.
Of course, I didn’t see Kim Young-hoon like that.
Lee Jin-yong, preparing for the 5th pitch, reciting a spell while covering his mouth with a glove.
“Grow up, John, John.”
– Look at this bastard? It’s so annoying, and in the end, Ji takes care of it, right?
Jinyong Lee, he brought out a new face on a new stage.
End