Absolute on the Mound

1.

Repeated luck is like misfortune.

No one has ever said that, but anyone who is lucky continues to have doubts.

In that sense, it was never strange for Jin Yong to doubt it.

Are you sure this is voice-over? ’

The start started with a phone call that came out of nowhere.

Lee Jin-yong, a phone call came from a number that he doesn't know on his smartphone.

And the person who made the call said,

Representative of Seoul Angels Operations Team 2 Bible Hoon. I would like to enter into a contract with a binary player. Do you want to come in person or head to the Cat Stars Homefield?

When asked, Lee Jin-yong called Kim Jin-ho who was watching the major league matches on a tablet PC next to him before answering.

And the last thing he said.

“Hey, Angels wants to recruit me. ”

Kim Jin-ho seriously replied.

It's a prank call. If you have time to call him prank like that, call Mom and Dad and say, "I love you, be strong, and I'll be good," and then you hang up.

“Right? Voice phishing, right? ”

Of course, they'll probably ask you to send the money to the account that you texted them because you have to pay a trust fee to join the pros. Obviously.

At this moment, Jin Yong and Kim Jinho dared not believe it was real.

Anyway, if it wasn't for me, I would have been Voice Phishing, so don't forget to thank me for avoiding Voice Phishing because of me.

And no matter who saw it, their judgment seemed normal.

“Sorry, I think you've dialed the wrong number. ”

Yes? Now, wait a minute.

So Jin Yong hung up the phone.

Then the call came back. This time it was a number known to binary dragons.

“Oh, Director! Player Lee Jin-yong, you have a call! ”

It was the number of Jeong Beom-seok's director, and Lee Jin-yong, of course, grabbed the angle and received the phone as it was.

Hey, why don't you get down? I'm answering your phone. It's a 90-degree bend in the waist. Instead of calling at this hour, I finally got a release notice. Yeah, well, too much luck makes you suspicious. I feel a lot better about you.

Kim Jin-ho, who was next to him, helped Lee Jin-yong.

The moment when those two actions stopped was when the supervisor Jung Jeong-Seok said it.

The Angels Club called you, and they didn't believe it was Angels, so they called me back. Didn't you get my call?

“Yes?”

The Angels Club would like to recruit you.

“Well, is that true? ”

Talk to the Angels Club for details. And please let me know when you're done. I hope you heard the good news.

At the end of the call, Jin Yong spoke back to the Angels Club.

The call was short.

“Of course, I'll find him myself. ”

Finally, Lee Jin-yong threw his smartphone on his mattress.

And he looked at Kim Jin-ho and said,

“This isn't a fucking dream, is it? ”

I wish it was a dream.What kind of luck can follow his luck like this?

Luck.

That reminded me of the Platinum grade skill I acquired a few days ago in Jin Dragon's head.

[Magic 1st Inning]

Skill Rank: None

Skill Effect: All skills can be used without health consumption during 1 inning.

This skill can only be used once a day.

Magic first inning!

Like being literally enchanted for a single inning, it was a skill that you could use without physical strength consumption.

It was a skill that matched the platinum grade too well.

Of course, when this skill came out, Lee Jin-yong thought he would not have a better chance for himself for a while.

But now there is another ridiculous opportunity.

“This is crazy.”

Lee Jin-yong was trembling at this moment.

Hey, but I thought you said Angels was hiring you.

“That's right.”

So you're willing to accept your terms?

“Condition?”

If you contribute to winning the team, I'll let you go.

Then, Lee Jin-yong realized that Angels was the group that made the proposal to recruit him, and what this meant.

“Well, would you? ”

Jin Yong did not believe that.

“It doesn't make any sense, does it? ”

Actually, there's no reason not to accept it from the table. I'm not asking for more money. How's that for winning a team? I can give you as much as you want. Think of Cubs or the Red Sox. If I could win, I could sell my soul.

“Still · · · · · · · · ·. ”

As a table, you're not just a big lottery ticket for a win, you're just a neighborhood draw. If something good comes out, fine, or not.

Draw.

Jin Yong did not dissent from the close expression of that bigotry.

Of course I did, and I deserved it.

Anyway, the important thing is that the recruitment proposal has arrived, and now it's just your choice.

In addition, the part that Lee Jin-yong should be thinking about right now was not that part.

‘There is no reason to hesitate if only you agree to the terms. No, it's like the sky gave me a chance. ’

If you accept the conditions demanded by Jin Yong in Angels, there is nothing good for Jin Yong anymore.

It means there's nothing to be afraid of.

Kim Jinho told me something more important than that.

The only thing I need to think about now is not the contract, but after the contract. A 100 point contract guarantees the position of the Group 1 entry, but not you? Then you must prove your worth to the Future League first.

Proof of Value.

In that expression, Jin Yong rubbed his face with his hands. I calmed my face in such a sudden situation.

“What will happen? ”

From my experience, it's often different from recruiting players and directors by major league standards. Simply put, the club has recruited athletes, so the supervisor and the coaches want to raise them on their own. From the point of view of the coaching staff, I suddenly feel like I'm throwing players to the table to raise them. So the coaching staff in Group Angels II is gonna want to test you for binary.

“What test? What test? ”

I don't know.

“Yes?”

Honestly, I've never seen anything like it. You know, I'm Jinho Kim, a guy who's never been treated like a loser.

Kim Jin-ho scratched his head as he was speaking.

There was no final test. There was something similar.

“Similar cases? ”

The Cardinals put me in Triple A to help build up my Hungrian spirit, and the director who was ordered to test me suddenly put me in the running without any notice. Screw the wet tears of the Minne-League, you bloodless son of a bitch. But there were no more tests in that game because after five innings, I got 14 strikes, and I got off the mount.

“That's really helpful to me. I'm dying of emotion. ”

Well, understand. You and I have had our differences, haven't we?

“Yes, I know you're great, but can you tell me something that will help you with your great skills? How do you think you're gonna test me in Angels? ”

If you want me to test you, I'll finish you off.

Tuk, Lee Jin-yong reacted to Kim Jin-ho's words.

“Closing pitcher? ”

There's no better stage to evaluate a pitcher's qualities than the job of finishing a pitcher.

“Why?”

Actually, the linemen are very comfortable. There's a selection rotation, and that rotation determines exactly when I'm going to throw against which team. Sometimes seasons are exactly as planned at the beginning of the season. But how does it end?

“Whenever your team doesn't know when they're going to win, greet them nine times and be ready to come up. ”

Kim Jinho nodded.

Lee Jin-yong shakes his head.

“But even though I'm only 120 in prison, in a situation where the team is winning, should I put that on nine? ”

Hoffman took an 80-mile fastball and showed everyone what a hell bell sounds like. I'm curious about that. Rivera and Hoffman, which one of you saved more? $1,000 says Rivera will do more when she's in the Red Sox.

“Rivera did more. ”

Sandman! I knew it. I thought Rivera Cutter would give him at least 50 more than Hoffman! Rivera Cutter was different. If I had that cutter, I would never have thrown a foam.

Lee Jin-yong lowered her head for a moment in the memory of Kim Jin-ho.

Then I immediately raised my head.

‘Kim Jinho is right. What I'm doing right now is pointless. In the end, if I don't survive, nothing will matter. ’

There was no longer any hesitation or nervousness in Lee Jin-yong's eyes.

“Let me just show you a video of Rivera's retirement. ”

Oh, you finally figured something out. Of course you should have seen it!

“Do you want me to show you Jitter's retirement video? ”

Derek jitter? No, he's done.

“Why?”

I hate him.

“Why · · · · · · · · Ah, the women Jitter has been seeing have been glamorous. You envy that, don't you? ”

I envy you, man! I was so popular in Hollywood!

“Yes, I truly believe you. ”

Kim Jin-ho smiled as she looked at Lee Jin-yong searching for the Rivera retirement video while touching the tablet PC while laughing.

Son of a bitch.

Now that he had calmed down, Kim Jinho gladly gave sincere advice.

Congratulations. You're a pro.

“Yes, thank you. ”

Lee Jin-yong, he's finally one step closer to his dream.

2.

April 3, 2017.

Now, the weather in April was the perfect weather for flowers to bloom.

During that weather, Jin Yong and Park Joon-Hyung were looking around the Icheon Champions Park, which is Angels' 2nd Army ground.

“This is the gym. It's open 24 hours a day, so feel free to use it. However, personal use is not allowed. Do it with the help of a coach or athlete or associate, especially when performing weight exercises. ”

“This is a rehab room. This state-of-the-art rehabilitation room boasts some of the best in the country, including underwater rehabilitation facilities, but we hope not to come here as soon as possible. ”

“This is an indoor training ground. If you look at the size, it's the largest indoor training ground in Korea as well as Asia. On a rainy day, you'll probably be able to train like hell. ”

Now that they are part of Seoul Angels, the table officials have made arrangements for them to stay in the Second Army.

The description alone was a remarkable and surprising installation that could be passed away for two hours.

Wow, Hyunsung Group hit a lot of money. If you don't win like this, it'll be unfair. What happened to Angels winning and sealed liquor in '94? I think it's evaporated, rotten, or drunk by the old president, or one of the three.

Even Kim Jinho was surprised.

However, the facilities that surprised Jin Yong and Park Joon the most were not the ones that made them nervous.

“This is the supervision room. ”

Supervision room.

Now, in front of Lee Jin-yong and Park Jun-hyung's professional baseball player's fate was to be measured, Lee Jin-yong and Park Jun-hyung had no choice.

Knock, knock!

“Director Woo Ji-wook, I brought two players. May I come in?”

A staff member knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

And as soon as permission fell, Lee Jin-yong and Park Jun-hyung could see the face of the enemy a few days ago.

Director of Woo Ji-wook Angels Group 2.

“Take your seats. ”

He had a two-to-eight Garma look, and he didn't have a self introduction or greeting to say,

On the notice, Jin Yong and Park Jun-hyung sat down without any words.

“Guaranteed Group 1 entries. ”

The conversation started as they sat down.

“You've made a great deal of money. ”

“Yes.”

Park Joon-hyung nodded at the director of Group 2. His hands were slightly trembling.

It was a natural reaction.

He's been raising his nose at the subject of being an Independent League player, but not anymore.

Park Joon-Hyung made a contract with Angels, and from now on Park Joon-Hyung was obligated to follow the director's orders as a player of Angels until the Angels Group let him go or he qualified as a freelancer.

Above all, no matter how confident you are, you won't be shaken by the fact that you became a professional for the first time.

Woo Ji-wook, the director of Group 2, looked away after seeing Park Jun like that.

“This place is great. ”

His gaze was on Lee Jin-yong.

“If you win more than 2 in the post season, including the 1st Korean Series, the table will release you unconditionally if you want · · · · · Am I mistaken? ”

“No, I'm not.”

Lee Jin-yong remembered the details of the contract he had just made with the horse.

The Angels Cluster listened to the conditions for binary, while further organizing the conditions.

Contributes to the team's win, instead of using the same vague expression, a clear figure was written.

That's what the director of Group 2 just said.

Win 2 in Post Season, including the 1st Korean Series.

Of course, if Angels came first in the Penn Trace and went straight to the Korean Series, all it took was one win on the Korean Series stage.

“There's another one. The above conditions are only valid when Angels win the Korean Series. ”

In addition, all of these conditions were only valid when Angels won this season.

I can assure you that none of these contracts have ever been signed by Korean pro baseball teams.

“Is emission because of the Major League?

The second-in-command director was quick to guess the background of the contract, no matter how ridiculous.

“Yes.”

Lee Jin-yong answered without hesitation the question of the director of Group 2 Woo Ji-wook.

Literally.

Lee Jin-yong answered at this moment without hesitation.

I've had a lot of troubles and anguish before I came here.

There was no reason for Lee Jin-yong to come and have the same concerns now, and there was no reason to tremble on this stage.

The evidence made her surprised and nervous compared to Park Joon Hyung shaking his hand.

The director of Group 2 was slightly surprised at that.

‘It was the same at the time, but I don't know anything else, but your heart is truly unrivaled. ’

Woo Ji-wook, the director of Group 2, remembered the image of Lee Jin-yong throwing the ball from the mount.

Binjin's pitching was a six-way streak with a fastball that went beyond the weather conditions.

Furthermore, he never doubted the ball he had to throw.

‘Your skills are still marked with a question mark, and your luck is great, but you have to admit it's as good as your heart. ’

That's why the director of Group 2 was able to clearly do it.

‘In other words, Jin-yong Lee, there will be nothing left except the heart from this player. ’

The best weapon for binary dragons is its distribution and heart, not anything else.

‘The same is true of Park Jun-hyung. You have to prove your skills in a world that's all you have to do to survive. ’

It was the same for Park Jun-hyung.

That's why Group 2 supervisors knew how to test these two players.

And he didn't even hide his intentions.

“From now on, I'm going to test you both. Park Jun-hyung, you will be competing in the scoring situation in all the upcoming three-year matches. Whoever the pitcher is. And, Jin Yong Lee, you will turn your back on the save situation in the next three years.”

Direct cut.

At this moment, Group 2 supervisor Woo Ji-wook informed of the unilateral test.

In the notification, Jin Yong and Park Jun-hyung responded at the same time.

“If so, which team would you compete against? ”

“Three fights with the Devils. ”

The director of Group 2 replied confidently.

“Devils?”

“The game starts the next day? ”

The two who received the bold answer immediately asked them, and the director of Group 2 responded with an icy frozen expression.

“Is there a problem? ”

That was the end of the story.

“Nothing.”

‘I neither expected nor prepared an easy path. ’

Park Joon-hyung tightly replied.

And Jin Yong Lee.

“Wow! Are you really putting me on the save? ”

“Huh?"

“Before the Devils? At the game the day after tomorrow? You promise? ”

“Well, yeah. ”

“Yes, sir! You're cheap! I'll work hard! Just roll hard! We'll roll it as best we can! ”

I began to fret with joy.

You're fucking feeding me honey. Shit, you didn't get your first save just because you got a golden wheel pass, did you? No, I don't think so. God wouldn't do that if he had a conscience.

And then one complained.

So, the first debut of Jin Yong was set.

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