Absolute on the Mound

3.

February 18, 2017.

Saturday mornings are colder than ever, as if winter had fallen into the corner.

Dozens of people appearing on the grounds of the baseball field were preparing to face the winter.

“Phew, Phew! ”

“Hustle! Hustle! ”

Those who exhale instead of vapor like steam vehicles and relaxing with running, those who practice swing with batting that adds weight to a baseball bat in a single corner of the ground, and those who are already warming their shoulders with fully practiced helmets.

All those in the ground were preparing to burn more vigorously than ever before in a winter when their whole bodies were shrunk.

“Listen up! Pay attention!”

It was a big guy in a thick baseball jumper who stopped the heat in the ground.

His baseball jumper chest had STARS embroidered in yellow like a star.

Goyang Starz.

The team that currently has the most players in the Independent League turned pro.

It is considered to be the closest to being a pro to the Independent Council, while at the same time being the best team in the Independent Council.

“Before we begin the trial, I'd like to say a few words. ”

Their purpose here today was to take part in the Goyang Stars 2017 Newface Recruitment Test and Trial.

“The trial out is largely divided into two tests. It's a test that recognizes fundamental abilities, and it's a test that recognizes them through cyanide warfare. In the case of Cheongbaek war, four teams will be fought on two stadiums, and the game situation may change at any time at its discretion as it is a test and not just a match.

Here we go.

Kim Jin-ho.

“Yes, it's a start. ”

And Jin Yong Lee.

The two of them were also now in one of Cat Stars' triage sites.

As if he had already finished warming up, heat was rising from the face of Lee Jin-yong who was wearing a jumper.

Is that what you are?

Kim Jin-ho asked the question to Lee Jin-yong.

“Hmm."

The question reminded me of Jin Yong.

About two months after he retired from the company.

The days of training and digestion of Kim Jinho, who was the best major league pitcher of the day.

I opened my mouth to Lee Jin-yong who remembered those days.

“I'm not sure. ”

You don't think you can pass? Damn, that's a nice thing to say.

“What the hell are you talking about? I'm not sure I'm going to pass. ”

Huh? Why?

I was surprised to hear Kim Jin-ho's expression that Lee Jin-yong didn't know English.

“No, I mean, honestly, you haven't done anything? ”

What? Why not?

“No, all I did was run in the morning, stretch after that, massage after that, eat after meals, watch baseball games, run again, stretch and semi-athwart. ”

Kim Jin-ho's training manual for Lee Jin-yong for two months was a very easy and convenient manual.

Begin stretching with breakfast when you wake up in the morning.

10 kilometer run after stretching.

After the run, start a hard stretch to increase body flexibility, not body warmth.

Afterwards, relax after a full meal and watch the 2016 Major League and Korean professional baseball matches with Kim Jin-ho.

As the evening approaches, end the day with stretching, running and finishing exercises as you did in the morning.

That was it.

Nowhere in Gim Jinho's manual was anything that dried up in his mouth and squeezed out the screams with muscle pain.

They had never been more comfortable in Lee Jin-yong's life, and they were so comfortable.

It's so comfortable, Lee Jin-yong wanted to train herself a little hard.

Whenever he did that, Kim Jin-ho followed Lee Jin-yong around and silenced him with just one word.

Hey, Jin Yong Lee. You know baseball better than I do?

Lee Jin-yong dared not disagree with the words.

“Last year sergeant wouldn't have been so comfortable either. ”

I don't know. I've never been to the army. You know.

“You've been exempt from the Olympic Games in Sydney from Japan. Absolutely. You're amazing. ”

I don't have time to brag anymore.

“I think I know Kim Jin-ho better than Kim Jin-ho. ”

Oh, right. You were my fan.

“I wasn't a fan. ”

No, I cuddled when I slept with my signature ball.

“W-what nonsense! ”

I heard you on the phone with your father, son. Damn, it's good to have me, right?

“Let's not talk weird. Well, that training doesn't give you much confidence. ”

However, Kim Jinho's training was so easy.

You've worked so hard, you'll get good results! I dare not think about it.

Of course, Lee Jin-yong was not confident at this moment.

Only one thing that such a binary dragon believes.

The baseball manager proves that I was right, more than anything. You've got restraints and increased stamina following my manual.

“Yes, it is. ”

It was Lee Jin-yong's ability as a baseball manager.

[Lee Jin-yong]

Max HP: 68

Max. Restraint: 119 kilometers

Holds: Fossil Fastball (E), Chain Up (B), Slider (F), Curve (F)

Owned Skill: Before Due Date (F)

Stamina and restraint rose even after just spending a day on vacation according to the training manual of Lake Kim Jinho.

Particularly the rate of increase in confinement was surprising.

It felt even more magical to fill most of the space of six years in just two months.

In addition, Kim Jin-ho taught me not only how to treat the body.

Remember, softness suppresses strength.

Rather, Kim Jin-ho spent less than two months focusing on physical growth, rather than mental growth.

“Did you beat the Major Major with a 100-mile fastball? If you're wrong, you won a few games just by throwing a stupid 100-mile fastball. ”

If I'm strong enough, I can just chew it. But you have to chew it up. Don't forget.

“Of course.”

Kim Jinho taught me how to play baseball, not throw a ball.

All right, let's do this!

That was why Lee Jin-yong was willing to take the time to relax in front of her with important things in life.

“Yes.”

That's how the trial started.

4.

Trial out.

A test run where the sports team openly recruits athletes.

Such a romantic word.

But the Tri-Out stage is never so romantic.

Basically, the pro-gu team tries to get him in some way without having to go through some kind of test if he's a real power player right now.

Rather, he tried to bring them in somehow, but a lot of problems arose, so the Korean Professional Baseball Commission made a number of rules that prevented the club from bringing players in on its own.

In other words, the triaouts were a stage where pro-goodants who wanted to somehow take their players away proved their worth to them.

Loser's resurrection, to put it simply.

In a bad way, it is the stage of the piles that have already been cut through the limestone.

“Few players fail the fitness test. ”

And of course, I usually get treated for a reason.

The trial was a place where the facts were clear.

From the fitness test, which is one of the first tests, it has been shown that people are already below the level.

“Huff, huff! ”

“Whoa, what a hard test! ”

Several people who had already revealed their limitations from their physical fitness tests were lying around the ground sighing.

“Career is good, but there are not many players who can't build a body. ”

“You had a good career. It's not a career opportunity. ”

“That's right.”

“If you can't build on the promised date, you don't qualify as a professional. ”

Naturally speaking, Cat Stars' coaches and directors who opened their eyes everywhere to draw players from the triaouts gave a cold look with unyielding scores on players who were already below the level.

As soon as the basic scoring was over, Cat Stars' coaching staff divided the team based on their scored players.

And I said,

“Let the Qingbaek War begin! ”

The real test started.

5.

“What do you think? Do you think it's a good score? ”

After completing the first test, Lee Jin-yong was immediately waiting for the practice helmet to pitch in the Qingbaek War.

Although there were not many pitchers, there were not many shooters, so the training helmets had to wait for a repetition.

Well, if I were the director of Cat Stars, I wouldn't pick a scumbag like you.

“Do you have to say trash? ”

Of course, during that time, Lee Jin-yong and Kim Jin-ho had a conversation.

I'm sorry, I'm a very sincere person who can't even speak my mind. It's a way of putting thorns in your conscience when you lie.

“Of course.”

Anyway, to tell you the truth conscientiously, there's no reason to vote for you just because you look physical. The Fossim Fastball Arrest was only filmed in the mid-110s today, and it didn't show any overwhelming results in your fitness test, and you're essentially too backwards for basic physics.

“You have a baseball manager, right? ”

Then go and I have a game system! And appeal to yourself.

“Then they'll think you're a psychopath and kick you out. Report 119 for free. ”

I think I can call 112. Maybe they're already on their way to the police or an ambulance because they're muttering to me. Hey, you ever ride in a police car?

Lee Jin-yong tightly shut up about what Kim Jin-ho said.

In the meantime, it was her turn.

“Phew!”

Immediately after a short breath, Jin Yong started throwing the ball against the catcher.

Pitching was not difficult.

When I had about five helmets, I got zero points.

No, it was good.

‘Comfortable and sensitive. ’

Even though I sprinkled the ball vigorously, my shoulders did not have a bit of a swarm, and on the contrary, the presence of the ball felt like my fingertips was clearer than ever.

Whenever I pitched in high school, I felt completely different from when one of my bodies was sick.

It's like catching a ball with my father when I was a kid.

Furthermore, the sensation of the fingertips was something I had never experienced before.

‘Kim Jin-ho was right. ’

Kim Jinho, following his advice, repeatedly holding a baseball in his hand, brought his hand closer to the baseball.

Of course, there was a pity.

It sprays hard, but the restraints don't come out the way they want.

Don't throw too much. There's no restraints for throwing too much.

Kim Jin-ho calmed down briefly.

The Cat Stars coaching staff, as if they were waiting, said to the fighters who were warming up.

“Well, here's the list of the Qingbaek war. Everyone on the list should go to the baseball field. ”

The match has begun.

‘It's up.'

At the same time, the number began to appear in Lee Jin-yong's eyes.

The moment a match is made, a number appears over the heads of your opponents.

I began to see numbers in Kim Jin-ho's eyes.

If I can't play baseball, I can get a job as a scout with this. This is a real Dragon Ball combat gauge, right? Oh, right. That was a scout, right? Hey, why don't you get an agent instead of just baseball? Let's make a deal with some pretty promising kids with cheap numbers on their heads. Be the second Scott Boris. What do you think?

Kim Jinho said something to Lee Jin-yong.

However, Lee Jin-yong did not listen to Kim Jin-ho.

“Have you gathered all the blue team players? ”

“Yes!”

“This is Tutsu Coach Kim Jong-ho from Goyang Starz. I was supervised by the Blue Team. So from now on, please listen to me. ”

Instead, he looked at Kim Jong-ho, who became the director of the blue team.

“I'll order the pitcher's back plate first. Would anyone like to go first? ”

And as soon as that question comes out,

Everyone saw what was happening around them.

In the absence of any information about the opponent's batsman, there was no pitcher here who didn't know how terrible it was to be mounted first.

Only one.

“Me! I'll do it! ”

Lee Jin-yong raised her hand high.

Kim Jinho spits out a deep smile on his face.

Yes, a pitcher should mount before anyone else.

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