Ch 83

6.

Chan-seop Ahn, who came down the mound after pitching to announce the end of a hiatus of over a year, was full of arrogance.

It was literally.

Chan-seop Ahn smiled ridiculed at the Angels fans and players, and towards his own fans, you guys had no choice but to cheer for me, eating the same smile.

“Nothing has changed in the past or now, nothing has changed.”

Furthermore, there was no proper word other than the word arrogance to describe his appearance down the mound without even hiding his ridicule on Korean professional baseball.

‘Oh, that little snout is real!’

‘What happened to this bastard, doesn’t it change even if he is self-reliant for over a year?’

‘I’m going to have a bit of trouble this season because of this damn bastard.’

To the extent that none of the Ravens players, like anyone else, were chewing their own complaints about that fact.

‘Still, the ball is awesome.’

‘You’ve been off for over a year, right? I heard you didn’t even train much?’

‘Why the hell did the sky give such a talent to him?’

However, the fact that he had three strikeouts in one inning, two strikeouts and a maximum speed of 154 kilometers in the first inning made his arrogance with confidence.

And that’s where the professional stage was.

A world where only those who make results, whether arrogant or arrogant, survive, are treated and recognized.

A world where it doesn’t matter what kind of expression you make today or what you say, only the strikeout number and ERA that will be taken tomorrow morning matters.

In such a world, Chan-seop Ahn did not hesitate at all.

“Hurry up and score points. Because every minute and every second compared to that damn bastard is fucking stupid.”

Without hesitation, he disparaged his opponent today.

“Only one point, only one point. Then today, before the comeback, we will finish with a shutout victory. If it’s a female car, it’s no-hit-no-run.”

Even the victory was confident without hesitation.

The Ravens players did not argue with Ahn Chan-seop’s appearance.

I didn’t even want to argue with him, and even if he did, there was no reason to deny Ahn Chan-seop.

As I said earlier, against the monster who has already hit 154 kilometers in the top speed of the fastball in the first inning, you are going to lose to the pitcher on the mound today, so who can tell you to take care and reflect on yourself?

The pitcher on the mound was a pitcher with speed that could not be compared to Ahn Chan-seop.

130 kilometers.

With a difference of 20 kilometers in maximum speed from Chan-seop Ahn, he was a pitcher with a modest specification that was no different from the difference between adults and children beyond the level of pros and amateurs.

If you simply look at the physical specs placed on it, telling Ahn Chan-seop to prepare for defeat would be a curse rather than advice.

‘ah.’

But at this moment, some of the Ravens hitters preparing to hit thought.

‘I’d rather have a fight with Ahn Chan-seop.’

I think it would be much better to play against Chan-seop Ahn than against Jin-yong Lee, who throws the ball so slow that it cannot even be compared to Chan-seop Ahn.

Of course, that was just some thoughts.

till now.

For now, it was just some thoughts.

7.

The record holder for 11 strikeouts in a row.

The thirteenth no-hit no-run player based on the Korean professional baseball regular season.

The protagonist of a 10-inning shutout victory.

These nonsensical records made Jin-yong Lee, who was like mud in mud a few months ago, into a player who is really insignificant and like a star in an instant.

It was literally.

Jinyong Lee has become a star that can be seen anywhere and that always shines.

Naturally, the clubs and players of Korean professional baseball began to analyze and study the stars that are now clearly visible and devise a way to catch them.

So did Ravens.

They analyzed the pitcher Jin-yong Lee.

The maximum speed is only 130.

However, a pitcher who has control over corner work as well as the top and bottom of the strike zone at will.

And a pitcher who freely handles a two-seam fastball and splitter that shows the best movement in the league.

A pitcher with a changeup and curve that can be used as a deciding ball sometimes.

Finally, a pitcher who is willing to throw an epus ball if necessary, even a slow ball.

He was a pitcher with all the skills a pitcher should have.

Naturally, the Ravens hitters never underestimated Lee Jin-yong.

I was fully prepared.

Lee Jin-yong placed a large number of left-handed hitters in the lineup to deal with a pitcher like a skill master, and studied and analyzed Lee Jin-yong’s pitching video to dry and wear out.

“out!”

“out!”

“out!”

This result was the result of such a situation.

tripartite resignation.

On the mound, Jinyong Lee threw with only six balls and got three outs against the Ravens hitters.

Despite all preparations and determination to die, he could not stand against Lee Jin-yong.

“Damn, that hoe bastard is throwing a crazy ball!”

“The two-seam fastball is crazy. The ball is doing a jiral tap dance on home plate.”

“I can’t even touch the splitter.”

“In the end, if you don’t hit the splitter, you have no choice but to be driven from the ball count. Aww, damn it!”

Jinyong Lee’s current level was like that.

His skill was not lacking enough to choke hitters on the Korean professional baseball stage.

“downpour!”

Of course, as always, there was a sense of majesty in Lee Jin-yong’s appearance as he came down the mound after cheering.

And everyone who saw Lee Jin-yong like that thought.

“Ahn Chan-seop is absolute in terms of restraint and security.”

“In terms of skill and control, Jinyong Lee is far more overwhelming.”

“Then today’s match will be a game of strength versus skill.”

Today, here in Daegu Stadium, there will be a battle of strength versus technology.

Conversely, because of that, someone has already intuited it.

Who is the winner of today’s match?

8.

“downpour!”

On the mound, with the cheers of Jin-yong Lee, the reporters in the press started typing.

Simultaneously with that typing, articles with Lee Jin-yong’s name in their titles started pouring into the online world.

And the flood of articles began to cling to the online residents.

– Lee Hou 15 rains earned!

B There’s only one killing blow, isn’t it 14 rain?

ㄴ Since Byeongsalta earns 2 heavy rains at a time, it should be considered as 15 rains in the end.

b What do you mean? It’s been 14 rains, so it’s 14 rains.

ㄴ It’s right to count downpours in out counts!

ㄴ Heavy rain should be counted according to the number of heavy rain on the mound!

“Lee Jin-yong’s article is just an explosion of clicks and comments more than other articles.”

“I think he’s on the same level as Ahn Chan-seop. No, I think I’m better than Chan-seop Ahn.”

Of course, interest in Ahn Chan-seop, who struck out a whopping 8 strikeouts earlier than Jin-yong Lee, gave up only two walks in five innings and kept a no-hit-no-run pace without a hit, was also intense and intense.

“It’s a really big match. Power vs. Skill! Dragon Pumpkin! I can use just about any good expression.”

big match.

It was a game that made viewers hold sweaty popcorn in their hands, with no lack of expression.

“Well.”

However, reporter Hwang Seon-woo, who was watching the game, smiled bitterly instead of agreeing with what a junior reporter said.

“Well?”

“If it’s a big match, it’s a big match, and even if it’s a battle of strength versus skill, there is nothing strange about it, but the expression of dragon and tiger head is a bit different.”

“why?”

“Because baseball is not something you can do with strength alone.”

At Hwang Seon-woo’s words, the junior reporter tilted his head.

What does that mean? He asked the question with his expression, and Hwang Seon-woo told a junior reporter exactly what he had heard from his senior when he was a junior.

“If you have a pitcher who has commanded the major leagues by force alone, tell me if there is a pitcher you can remember.”

To that, the junior reporter immediately responded.

“Rocketman.”

“Roger Clemens had a fast ball, a faster ball and a faster ball than that. In other words, he was the most technically fast pitcher ever.”

“Then… Nolan Ryan?”

“The 140-kilometer curve and 135-kilometer changeup were his defining balls. In addition, Nolan Ryan was a pitcher with a better pitching ability than anyone else. It is an insult to the glory he has achieved to be a pitcher who threatens by force.”

“Uh, what about Randy Johnson?”

“Randy Johnson could be said to have dominated the major leagues by force alone.”

“Yes?”

A junior reporter was delighted with the fact that he was finally right.

“Yeah, you have to be Randy Johnson to rule the league by force alone.”

“ah.”

However, the junior reporter was able to understand clearly from Hwang Seon-woo’s explanation.

“Power is not everything.”

Power alone can never achieve what you want.

“Strength doesn’t matter. However, the limits of power alone are not clear. It is technology that was created to overcome the limits. Moreover, in baseball, skill is more than just throwing a change ball.”

“What does that mean?”

“How many pitchers are Chan-seop Ahn now?”

Instead of answering the question, the junior reporter immediately turned on the smartphone to the question that came up.

Hwang Seon-woo clicked his tongue at the sight.

“hey! If you’re a baseball reporter, you should keep the number of pitches in your head in real time! 77 pitches in 5 innings, 77 pitches!”

“It’s about 15 pitches per inning. Chan-seop Ahn throws more than 100 pitches freely, so it’s not a bad pace. He also struck out eight. uh?”

At that moment, the moment the word strikeout was mentioned, the junior reporter tilted his head.

“Wait, come to think of it, how many strikeouts did Jinyong Lee have today?”

A junior reporter solved the question on his own.

Today, we checked the details of Lee Jin-yong’s pitching in more detail.

“Four strikeouts in five innings…”

Jinyong Lee The fact that he only struck out four in five innings.

“52 pitches in 5 innings?”

And the fact that he threw only 52 balls to catch it all.

“Wow, there were a lot of ground balls, but you can only get 10 pitches per inning, right?”

The fact that he’s pitching incredibly efficiently.

Hwang Seon-woo continued to speak as he expected the appearance of a junior reporter.

“It’s natural for Jinyong Lee to pitch like this because he lacks the ability to strikeout, but it’s absolutely not.”

“It’s okay. There is no way a pitcher who lacks the ability to strikeout can hold a record like 11 strikeouts in a row.”

“In other words, Jin-yong Lee is a pitcher who can strike out if he wants to strike out. But instead of striking out today, he’s showing a pitch that cares about pitchers. Why?”

“It must be to conserve power.”

“Then why do you want to save power?”

“Are you going to complete 12 innings?”

Hwang Seon-woo looked at him with an expressionless expression in response to the reporter’s answer to the same question.

“no? If it’s Jinyong Lee, I think it’s possible…”

However, Hwang Seon-woo thought of Lee Jin-yong after thinking of Lee Jin-yong in the subsequent pleas of a junior reporter.

If that’s the case, then he’s still a good enough guy.

“It’s ·····

While trying to deny such thoughts, he said what he had originally thought.

“And that’s the technology. It’s not just about bursting with power from the beginning, it’s about bursting with power when you really need to. It brings the mood of the mound at once.”

Hwang Seon-woo, who uttered those words, looked at the ground after the cleaning time was over.

I watched the Ravens fielders who started filling the mound before the start of the 6th inning and the pitcher coming up to the mound with confidence that was still arrogant.

“Chan-seop Ahn is a pitcher with God-given shoulders who throws a 150 fastball even if he throws 100 pitches.”

“Yes. A monster among monsters.”

“Even today, I hit my top speed of 155.”

“He seems to be favored by God.”

“But he’s not a very favored pitcher who throws 155 after 100 pitches.”

“It is natural. It’s amazing that even if you throw 100 balls and hit 150, the speed drops to 140 if you throw 100 or so.”

“Anyway, being weak is getting weaker. Even more so, Chan-seop Ahn may have recovered his physical condition, but there is no possibility that he has recovered as much as he did in his former heyday. Even if your shoulder is fine, you will start to lose strength in other places.

The speed drop will be much faster than the 2015 season.”

Hwang Seon-woo, who was saying that, immediately tapped the watch on his left wrist with the index finger of his right hand.

“Even today’s match was an unprecedentedly fast-paced match.”

“Oh, come to think of it, it’s been a while since the game?”

“Because the pitchers from both teams put the batter on base only four times. You’re running a marathon, and you’re running fast in the beginning.”

This was Posted in koreanmtl.online

play ball!

At that moment, when the referee called out, Hwang Seon-woo stopped talking. At the same time, Hwang Seon-woo organized the words in his head.

Then he spit out what he had organized.

“To sum up, the moment Ahn Chan-seop weakens, Lee Jin-yong’s prepared power will explode.”

“How are we going to explode it?”

Hwang Seon-woo could not answer the question of a junior reporter who followed.

“I don’t know.”

Instead, he said while looking at the ground with eyes full of excitement, excitement and anticipation.

“Perhaps no one will know. And that’s the technology. It’s not just the grades, it’s the art of winning.”

Episode 6 started.

9.

“go away!”

In the beginning of the 6th inning, Chan-seop Ahn, who struck out the last out while sending the runner to second base, vomited his inner feelings toward the Angels players on the ground.

go away!

I spelled those two letters.

‘what? That bastard?’

‘Did I tell you to turn it off now?’

The fact that the runner and the batter at second base looked at Ahn Chan-seop fiercely with sharp eyes.

That was it.

Chan-seop Ahn threw his eyes full of ridicule on the contrary.

At the same time, he said silently.

Just think of what Jinyong Lee is doing!

In front of those unspoken words, the Angels hitters could not make any protests.

‘Damn it, no matter what the pitcher does because of him, there’s no way to do it.’

downpour!

The Angels had to tolerate the cheers of the Ravens pitchers as well as the Ravens had tolerated the cheers that Jinyong Lee repeated.

Furthermore, the current version of Korean professional baseball was like that.

‘It’s good that Jinyong is good at it, but because of him, pitchers these days are doing shit on the mound.’

When Lee Jin-yong opened the door, the pitchers began to actively express their feelings on the mound as if they were waiting.

Anyway, the runner and the batter, who heard Chan-seop Ahn telling him to turn it off, immediately looked at Jin-yong Lee and made a wish.

‘Jinyong-ah, take revenge!’

‘Let’s blow some rain for the Ravens cubs!’

Unfortunately, however, Jinyong Lee’s eyes were looking at a different place than them.

billboard.

I slowly started walking towards the mound, remembering the number that was stamped there.

“Are you sure it came out 147?”

147 kilometers.

It was the fastball that Ahn Chan-seop threw last.

– Well, even if it wasn’t, just looking at it, it was obvious that the restraint had dropped. The pitch also dropped.

It was clear evidence that his speed, which was up to 155 at the beginning of the second inning, has now fallen to the late 140s.

“At the end, when you see that you used evil like that, did you put all your effort into it?”

– It’s been like that since episode 1, but Chan-seop Ahn doesn’t know how to distribute pace. He’s the type that sprints from the start. Still, he’s a guy with a shoulder that can stand it. However, in my opinion, the shoulders are fresh, but the lower body seems to be sloppy when pitching. Obviously, I neglected my running training. Jin Yong-ah, running is so important. If the lower body is attached, from then on, the difficulties will bloom in the order of ankles, knees, and waist.

“Please give me a brief summary.”

– Now I have to sort things out.

And it was also the moment that Jinyong Lee had been waiting for.

– Oh, I need to take out a tool to use it.

So, Jin-ho Kim, who spoke as if he were acting with a change of tone, happily answered Jin-yong Lee and said.

“Yes, brother, sure! I will cut you with a knife!”

And the end of the 6th inning started.

Quick!

It was none other than the sound of the bat splitting that decorated the end of the sixth inning.

End