Absolute on the Mound

4.

The world of battle is mysterious and strange.

There is something that cannot be explained simply by theory and common sense.

This is something that everyone can feel.

For example, the moment you look at your opponent before a battle, you may feel this way.

Ah, I can't beat this guy today.

Oh, well, that should be easy.

That kind of feeling.

Even though it's your first time meeting, even though you have no contact with any information about the opponent, even though you've never seen a battle before, you already seem to have a clear sense of winning or losing.

That feeling becomes more real than I thought.

It was the same in the baseball world.

Whoever the opponent's pitcher is, whoever the opponent's batsman is, the moment they face each other, either side is already dominant.

And for those with overwhelming grades, they always win and enter these fights.

One of the words that comes out is this.

Aura.

With a great player, he's different from Aura! That's why it says.

Aura's different.

Kim Jin-ho felt the aura from Lee Jin-yong, it was only the moment that Batter 8 threw the ordinary fastball, after somehow touching the ball like a silver-tooth, and then left the pavement as a fly.

[You have won 25 points.]

[I caught the first batsman. Bonus points will be awarded.]

[We are currently pitching the 2.2 Inning Flawless Point.]

[Only 1 person left until 9 consecutive batter kills.]

“Aura? Not luck? ”

If we're lucky, we'll be Aura. And I'm actually the luckiest guy alive. The lucky ones don't win until the lucky ones get here.

In fact, Jin Yong. Haha! A short smile was made.

With 22 points above his head in the eyes of such a binary dragon, the batsman was seen on the runway 9.

That was it.

At this moment, I didn't see any gaze around me for Lee Jin-yong.

He no longer asked Kim Jinho for advice.

And Kim Jinho also no longer shouted at Lee Jin-yong.

At this moment, the ruler of the Mound was a binary.

5.

A 120-kilometer rectangle is never slower.

Common sense is that the object itself moves 120 kilometers cannot be slow.

It is rather unreasonable to throw a white object the size of a fist flying at such a rapid speed with an elongated stick.

In other words, the act of hitting a 120-kilometer fastball is not something that a person who is psychologically or mentally shaken can normally do.

Even if the result is good in a mentally shaking situation, it means it's more like a paradox than performance.

Damn it!

Lee Seok-cheon, the ninth rider of the hundred team, unfortunately did not follow the incident.

He aims for Jin's Fastball and swings the bat as soon as it flies.

The ball you were aiming for is here. The ball you were aiming for is here.

However, his body, which had already been beaten down by tension, was no different from a broken machine.

Boom!

The situation is already over there.

The ball he hit was sucked in front of the striker as if it had been sucked into a black hole. Today, the striker who did six of these landball defenses has now captured the last count three times with the groundball treatment so easily.

[You have won 24 points.]

[Successfully defeated the first 9 consecutive Bumper Hits. You will receive a Silver Wheel Pass.]

[Successfully cleared 9 consecutive Bumper Hits. 400 points awarded.]

[Successful 3 Inning Lossless Inning. 300 Points awarded.]

[The cumulative point is 2,892 points.]

“Yep!”

And Jin Yong seized the opportunity given to him.

6.

Winter's sun was short.

The seemingly endless year of playing in the middle of the sky was ready to sink, and the baseball field started to have light instead of sunlight.

[You currently have 1 Silver Wheel and 2 Bronze Wheel passes.]

[You currently have 2,892 points.]

A smile was drawn on Lee Jin-yong's mouth to confirm his harvest under the light.

Stop looking. What time is it?

Next to Lee Jin-yong, Kim Jin-ho stood as a translucent image through which the light passed.

Lee Jin-yong smiled and said to Kim Jin-ho.

“I don't know if this is really going to be a professional year. Oh, which team are we going to? What do you think is good for Kim Jin-ho? I think he wants Busan Titans for sure. ”

Well, I'm not particularly fond of the team. But wherever we go, we have a good team to win.

“Winning? Oh, Kim Jin-ho won the World Series · · · · · ·. ”

Win.

When the word came out, Kim Jinho smiled bitterly.

I had one goal left: to serve at Cardinals for seven seasons from '98 and then go to Red Sox, the winning team in 2004, and then Cardinals won the next year. Goddamn it.

Named the ruler of the Major League, he was Kim Jin-ho who won all the awards for pitching, including interviews and league MVPs, but didn't have as much as a World Series winning ring.

Lee Jin-yong was also aware of that fact.

How far away Kim Jin-ho was from winning the World Series.

“And the Red Sox won the World Series again in 2007. ”

Huh? What? The Red Sox won the 2007 World Series?

“Yes, there was a short World Series victory and Kim Jin-ho memorial. ”

Wow, this is crazy. Why didn't you tell me that?

“Won't you do it? Didn't you show me the World Series winner list after Kim Jin-ho died? ”

Kim Jinho, who remembered what he said, cried out in anger.

I saw the Cubs win last year. You remember that? Does it make sense to see something so shocking that you remember something else? Shit, I never thought Cubs would win before I did.

“No, someone who has already died · · · · · · ·. ”

I didn't think the Cubs would win a hundred years after my death.

“A hundred years after death, and the Cubs won't win until the 22nd century, does that make sense? ”

Hey, think about it. Is it possible that a team that hasn't won in a century will have a better chance of winning in the next century or not? · · · · · · · I acknowledge Epstein's cosmetic abilities and accept the Red Sox Trade.

“Shh.”

At that time, Lee Jin-yong stopped talking and turned her head.

A man approached Lee Jin-yong and Kim Jin-ho.

Huh? You're the boss.

Kim Jin-ho was the first one to find out who he was.

“Superintendent Jeong Beom Seok? ”

Surprised by that, Lee Jin-yong hurriedly got up from his seat.

“Hmm?"

Lee Jin-yong, the director of Cat Stars, who was approaching her, looked surprised.

The director stopped right in front of Lee Jin-yong.

“Do you know me? ”

“Oh, that's... ”

The ghost of Player Kim Jinho next door kindly taught you himself! Would you like to say hello?

Of course, Lee Jin-yong did not give such an answer.

“He's the director of the club I'm going to join, of course you should know that. ”

I can't believe you're the Independent Guild director. Jinyong, you're amazing. He still looks like he got a Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Lee Jin-yong's repeated words shut up with her face! He said.

“Hmm."

Of course, it wasn't Kim Jin-ho who answered that expression, but Jeong Beom-seok.

Director Jeong Beom-seok slightly tilted his head when he saw Lee Jin-yong's face.

Lee Jin-yong quickly said.

“Ah, it's been a long time since I've thrown too much, and I feel uneasy. ”

I quickly turned the cause of frown into muscle pain.

“Well done.”

“Haha, no. We have to do this. But I still play baseball for the pros. Oh, that doesn't mean I'm weak. Even if I was small, the stamina would end. My nickname is The Mesh of Mounds, Mesh. ”

Fuck you.

Lee Jin-yong's expression was slightly distorted again. Lee Jin-yong let go of her shoulder.

“Stretching won't take long. I'm just a little upset. ”

“The chain business was great. ”

Director Jeong Beom-seok changed the subject.

“Thank you."

“Did you know? How many steps are there in the chain of business? ”

At that moment, the director of Jung Myeong-seok's eyes flashed sharply with the asked questions.

Kim Jin-ho smiled lightly in front of his eyes, and Lee Jin-yong boldly replied.

“Isn't it three levels? ”

“Three steps? ”

“Yes.”

‘Obviously, Kim Jin-ho said there are three stages to the chain business. ’

In Lee Jin-yong's answer, Director Jeongbae-seok briefly smiled and tapped Lee Jin-yong's shoulder.

“You know better. I don't need an explanation. ”

“Yes?”

The director of Jeongbae-seok again tapped his shoulder and spit out the last word to Lee Jin-yong who was surprised.

“I hope to see you again next time, then. If it doesn't work out, feel free to come by anytime. ”

With that said, Superintendent Jeongjeongseok disappeared.

7.

“What's the matter? ”

Kim Jong-ho Tutsuchi, he suddenly approached Lee Jin-yong and asked Director Jeong Beom-seok.

“I have something to tell you. ”

The answer was astonishing.

Jeong Beom-seok is the director of Cat Stars.

And those who are currently finishing in the Ground are the ones who are challenging the triangulation to become part of the Cat Stars.

In such situations, it was unique for the director to meet one of the volunteers and talk.

It certainly means that there are special reasons.

“May I ask what you're talking about? ”

“Do you know how many steps there are in the chain business? ”

Kim Jong-ho Tutsu answered the question straight away.

“According to your logic, there are three stages. ”

According to Jeong Beom-seok's baseball theory, there are three stages in the chain business.

“The first step is just a slow ball. ”

Step one is just a slow ball.

It comes out of a helmet foam that is literally similar to a fastball, but slower than a fastball.

It doesn't look like much, but throwing a slow ball is very effective.

In the beginning, a change-up is an off-speed pitch, a ball that slows down the timing of the batsman.

“The second ball is slowing down. ”

Step two is the slowing ball.

Step that flies like a fastball to some point, but suddenly slows down like a brake.

The majority of those listening to the sound of a chain business master in the pro baseball league are at this stage.

At this point, the chain business is not just a weapon, but a reliable decision-making tool at any moment.

“The third ball suddenly slows down and drops. ”

The last three steps are the ball that suddenly slows down and drops at the same time.

Literally.

The ball can only be thrown by those chosen by the god of baseball, so few have thrown it in the history of baseball.

“Fedro Martinez's change-up ball. ”

One of the great pitchers of the Major League, Pedro Martinez, said so.

Although the original purpose of the changeover was to mislead the batsman's timing, causing him to miss the hitting point, Pedro Martinez was able to overcome the bats of the bats, thereby inducing the swing and catching the triplets.

“The chain business for binary players was not lacking to be stage two. ”

The changeover for Lee Jin-yong was phase 2 of these three.

The results proved it.

In front of Lee Jin-yong's changeover, the battles of the batsmen became all about making ground balls.

“Do you know who I heard this from first? ”

His theories about the chain management of such an elite director were not actually his first.

“Who are you?”

“Jinho Kim.”

“Ah.”

Kim Jin-ho.

A great pitcher who has been called the ruler of the Major League in the history of Korea and in the history of the Major League.

“He told me this. And I'm talking to others on his behalf. ”

“That's a great theory. ”

Kim Jong-ho Tootsuchi admired briefly.

I asked again with that admiration.

“Is that why you were talking about the chain business with binary fighters? ”

Director Jung, instead of answering, slightly closed his eyes and nodded.

At that moment, Coach Kim Jong-ho carefully asked.

“So, are you going to choose a binary player? ”

Goyang Starz's right to choose players rests exclusively with Supervisor General.

Anyone who wants to vote can wear a cat star's uniform, and no one can be a cat star if he doesn't want to.

“Let's go over the test results again today. And I have to see the second test tomorrow and the results. ”

Because of this, the supervisor did not spit out the answer.

The story of the team's election wasn't just about these two, it was about having all the coaching staff assembled at the end of the trial.

“Obviously, there are two things we need to pursue when we're picking players. ”

Instead, I just spit out what to keep in mind.

“Making a pro player go pro and nailing a pro player who can't go pro no longer has a sense of pro. ”

“Of course.”

Finally, Jeong Beom-seok and Kim Jong-ho Tootsuchi looked at the Ground's volunteers.

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