Absolute on the Mound

8.

April, also known as the pro baseball season.

[Angels' Ace Yang Yoon-seop, Elbow surgery!]

[Yang Yun Seop is actually out for the first half!]

[Angels emergency!]

[Angels, angel with lost wings!]

Angels' vision was the last thing on April that everyone had more chance of winning than ever before.

Yang Yun-seop's injuries?

What am I supposed to do if Yun Seop gets hurt here?

The end of the first half means you can go back in the second half?

I heard elbow surgery takes at least a year, including rehab.

I think it's about the post season by returning early.

It's not important to be back soon. I'm wondering if I can come back at my own pace.

Yang Yun-seop.

A pitcher representing Korean pro baseball, many people were shocked and interested in his bibo, who led Angels.

That's what Angels does. You did well in the beginning.

Angels flew in to crash!

Are you going to the generous Angel Mode?

Netizens not only cared about the baseball players and coaching staff, including the Angels Club, but also talked about Yunsup whenever reporters gathered.

Of course, it was the Angels Club who suffered the biggest shock and change.

Seoul Angels, who remained third in the league by April 23, immediately entered an emergency, with the potential for winning skills and achievements.

“Even if I give you a line, I avoid pitching as much as possible. ”

Group 1 wanted to somehow achieve results in the absence of Yun Seop, but on the other hand, to avoid getting hurt even more while filling the absence of Yun Seop.

“From now on, we will select pitchers to call up to Group 1. ”

And Group 2 embarked on a task to fill the absence of such amniotic material.

In that situation, the atmosphere of the two thousand champions park in the last week of April was harsh.

“The atmosphere is heavy. ”

In fact, Lee Jin-yong, who was watching the athletes train like a tourist, without participating in training to restore his body skills again on April 23, was surprised at the mood of the two groups that changed overnight.

I understood the situation with my head, but it was the first time for Jin Yong to change this much.

I'm afraid of you.

And Kim Jin-ho was surprised by the reaction of Lee Jin-yong.

“You're afraid of me? ”

Yeah, well, in a situation like this, you're scarier sleeping than a ghost, let alone nervous.

“What are you talking about? ”

Don't you get nervous?

“What tension? ”

Every second battle that goes forward is a test. If this has been a simulation, it's a real test from now on. If you can't do it here, even if you've done well, you can't call up.

It was just like Kim Jinho said.

No matter how good the mock exam is, if you screw up this exam, it's nothing.

In other words, if a player who had shown a million points had lost a few matches in the future, the Group 1 call could not be made.

In situations where the pitcher needs to score right now, there can be no group 1 or group 2 to pick a player who can't score right away in Group 2.

Jinjin, no matter what you've done, if you can't do it now, there's no soup.

The moment when what we've done becomes meaningless, the moment when everything is grinding with results only immediately.

For those who had poor grades, it was a moment of one-time reversal, and for those who had left behind grades, they could lose everything.

People can't sleep because of stress. Look, everybody's got rabbit eyes.

That's why Icheon Champions Park is now filled with tension that has reached its limit.

“Well, of course. ”

However, Lee Jin-yong did not have much reaction to Kim Jin-ho's explanation.

He was still discouraged.

Of course.

And I had no choice but to insist.

“Anyone with my type, with or without a call-up opportunity, ends up ruining one game. So far, so ever. ”

Lee Jin-yong was more callous than anyone else.

Because of this, Lee Jin-yong didn't really notice the situation.

No, I didn't see anything like that in his eyes.

“And it's not over if you do well in Group 2 right away? If you get robbed in Group 1, you'll be down in less than a week. ”

Rather, Lee Jin-yong saw the next.

“After all, it's the stage we have to talk about. ”

When I was in the first place, I met real Korean pro baseball players.

Suck it.

Kim Jin-ho smiled lightly at Lee Jin-yong's appearance.

Someone thinks you're Jinho Kim.

“No, why are you cursing? ”

Insults?

“I thought you said I looked like Kim Jin-ho. ”

Hey, is that an insult?

Lee Jin-yong shrugged her shoulders instead of answering.

Kim Jin-ho gave it a good look.

Shit, I tried to teach you how to use a splitter, but you didn't! I won't, you son of a bitch!

Then, Lee Jin-yong rubbed her hands quickly at Kim Jin-ho's words.

“So comparing me with Kim Jinho is an insult to Kim Jinho's dignity and majesty, I mean. How can you compare Kim Jin-ho to a pitcher like me? ”

Get the fuck out of here! I'm not cheating!

“Aigoo, I have nowhere else to go. ”

Oh, you naughty bastard.

“So how do you throw a splitter? ”

9.

Sunday, April 30.

Three o'clock in the 2000 Champions Park where the final match of the three years of the weekend between Angels II and Sharks II takes place.

“Phew, Phew. ”

There was a pitcher at the center of the ground that had already reached its limit in the sun.

The body of the pitcher was covered in sweat.

Juju, juju.

The amount of sweat on your nose and chin to wet the floor of the mount.

I'll have to steal the sweat off my face once in a while.

But the pitcher did not.

No, I didn't.

“Phew, phew, phew. ”

Like being chased by a ghost, or being chased by a monster, or having a nightmare.

The pitcher on the mount couldn't afford to take care of his sweaty body.

Soon, the pitcher throws the ball, sweating.

Baaak!

Immediately, the pitcher's sweat on the mount cools off in front of the exploded brainstem.

“Binary · · · · · · · · ·. ”

Woo Ji-wook, who was looking at him on the bench, looked at the pitchfork next to him.

“· · · · · · · Hyuk. Replace it.”

“Yes.”

The pitcher's coach, who received the report, immediately signs for judgment.

Then the bench leaves for the ground after the ground is cleared.

“Ah!”

Lee Jin-hyuk.

As Angels II's pitcher, he looks up at the pitcher on the mount and says,

“Koh, Coach, I can throw more! ”

“Good work.”

“Coach.”

“Thank you, Jinhyuk. ”

At that, Lee Jin-hyuk lowered his head. Then something that seemed to be dripping down in sweat with his eyes.

Seeing that scene, the director of Group 2 Woo Ji-wook tightly clenched his fist instead, expressing his bold expression.

‘That's terrible.'

Day 6 after Yang Yun-sub was removed from Group 1 roster with surgery.

Currently, the situation in Sector Angels 1 was going no worse than expected by Segae.

The new selection rotation continued to triumph, not just when there was Yang Yun-sub, and the essence that went up to fill the void was showing the ability to extinguish the fire as urgently as expected.

It was not as much as it had been shown at the beginning of the season, but it was showing that it did not collapse while being repaired.

‘I didn't expect it to be like this. ’

However, the situation in Group 2 was different.

After the completion of the duel for Jin Yong on April 23, Angels lost five matches between April 25 and April 29.

Five fives down.

Of course, the second-in-command director had no intention of bringing great meaning to the defeat.

It wasn't like that.

The problem was not the outcome of the defeat, but the contents of the defeat.

49 points over the course of five 42innings and 10.50 team defense.

‘You can't win this much pressure and collapse. ’

With the results of the pitching now on, the Angels II pitchers were devastated by the pressure of the presence or absence of a Group 1 call.

‘No matter how deliberately more aggressive they are · · · · · · ·. ’

In fact, the director of Group Woo Ji-wook II intentionally put more pressure on the pitchers of Group Angels II.

That was all I could do.

‘But I didn't expect it to be like this. ’

Skills for the 2nd group players, but their abilities had already been determined, and that was something they couldn't do right away.

Suddenly, there's no way to increase a player's restraint by five kilometers, make him throw a ball of change, or significantly increase his strength.

In addition, it was the mental part that was more important than the physical ability of the player.

No matter how fast a pitcher throws a ball, Mound is the only place he has to collapse when he's weak.

How much weaker Mentals on stage in Group 2 will perform better Mentals on stage in Group 1.

After all, the Angels II pitchers could not prove their worth under such pressure.

‘It's my fault. ’

With this, the second-in-command director had no intention of blaming the players.

What kind of pro doesn't want to?

Who would want to be vulnerable on a stage with a Group 1 call-up like that?

Who wants to shed tears and bow their head?

‘It's my fault. ’

The biggest mistake of this moment was that they were not made better players by the director of the Second Army.

Of course, if there was a problem with the players' inadequacy afterwards, that responsibility was also to be borne by the Group 2 supervisor.

“We don't have a problem right now, and if everyone keeps their minds open, they'll show you well. ”

Tutsuchi, who had just returned to the bench, said in a loud voice to the director of Group 2.

In saying this, the director of Group 2 did not show any gratitude or weakness.

If the director shows weakness, he'll disappear to wherever the players are leaning.

Because of this, the director of Group 2 turned his head instead of the answer. I looked at the whiteboard in Doug's out.

The whiteboard was filled with the names of the players, and they were divided into two categories.

It's just a name, or a line on the name.

Group 2 supervisor Woo Ji-wook mentioned one of the names that was not lined up.

“What is the condition of binary? ”

Jin Yong Lee.

The pitcher is less visible than any pitcher, but the invisible heart is stronger than any pitcher.

“When was the last time you got a report from Bullpen? ”

“What about your doctor? ”

In fact, Jin Yong was not a player who needed more tests.

A situation where the skill set shows everything you can already show.

And as I said earlier, what Woo Ji-wook wanted to see now was whether I had a heart that could do my best on stage in Group 1.

From that point of view, the perfect binary pitcher for the heart was a pointless pitcher.

We're just waiting for the day when Group 1 needs him.

“You know Jinjong's personality? He probably regrets not being able to come out at this time because he's done it. ”

“Put Jin Yong on the 9th. ”

Nevertheless, the reason for raising binary dragons was simple.

‘You have to watch and learn. ’

Hoping that the other pitchers will reflect on binary dragons, which will not limp, become weak, and eventually produce results, even though the pitchers who bow their heads to despair and regret are worse than them.

With the heart to watch and learn Lee Jin-yong.

“Yes, I will inform Saint Coach. ”

After the duel of Jinyong Lee, the first backing plate was determined.

10.

The third and final match of Angels vs. Sharks' 3rd Annual Battle in Icheon Champions Park.

In a situation where Angels were losing to five points on a five-to-ten basis, the atmosphere of Angels at the beginning of the ninth time was beyond grief.

The pitchers sighed in relief that no one was the offering of this dreadful game anymore, and the batsmen also breathed in a similar way that it was virtually impossible.

Furthermore, the five-year defeat you faced earlier made you into a grave rather than disparaging today's defeat.

“Ah!”

In that situation, the pitcher on the mount was too foreign.

“Yes, this is it. ”

The pitcher was small enough to be heterogeneous compared to the pitchers who had appeared to be onboard, and was excited that he was just on a crude stage to stop the inning.

“Nice to meet you, Unc. ”

He stood on the mount and tapped the mount with his foot. It looked like he was patting a cute pet.

You're finally out of your mind.

Kim Jin-ho next to Lee Jin-yong, the pitcher, shakes his head as he looks at Lee Jin-yong.

“I've been out of my mind ever since I saw a ghost. ”

Lee Jin-yong smiled slightly at Kim Jin-ho's words and replied with her smile hidden in a glove.

However, his gaze was not on Kim Jin-ho.

“It doesn't matter whether you're sane or not. ”

Lee Jin-yong's gaze was only towards one place, the batter looking at himself without entering the batter box, and the number 55 above the batter's head.

Lee Jin-yong looked at the number and tasted it.

Just like a predator after a long hunt.

“The important thing is that I finally get a chance to show you today. ”

Kim Jin-ho lost her smile in the appearance of Lee Jin-yong.

You're the only one with this much confidence in the fact that you can throw a 130-kilometer ball on the planet and in Earth's history.

In that words, Jin Yong cast a spell instead of an answer.

“The first inning of magic. ”

Kim Jin-ho also chanted a spell.

Dear God, please give this filthy, fierce little lamb a hard time and a hard time.

That's how the game started in the first nine times.

11.

Incheon Sharks II, descended to Icheon to compete with the Angels II army.

Those who had already won two matches during the three-year weekend and had received the beginning of the ninth run with a 5-to-10 5-point lead in the third match felt good.

There was no tension.

They already did everything they could, and they showed me everything they could.

However, the moment Lee Jin-yong came to the mount at the beginning of the 9th time, Sharks' atmosphere had to change.

“It's him.”

“It's him.”

Lee Jin-yong, there was not a group 2 player who did not know that he had won a full battle against Mars Rangers a week ago.

Here's another one. Sharks has already dealt with Jin Yong before.

Not only was he humiliated by Lee Jin-yong's absurd ball, but he had to be tortured for a while because he was defeated on the day he had to win somehow in the Great East Scouts' defenses.

Of course, if you're just afraid of Lee Jin-yong here, then you're not qualified to be a professional or a Naval Guard.

“Come on, you're stuck. I'll make sure you get it right this time. ”

“Hey! Kill him! Make sure the mount doesn't go to shit! ”

Batsmen of Sharks II used the lust experienced by Jin Yong Lee as an ingredient of anger.

Engage!

The eyes of the Shakespearean batsmen, standing on the pavement and preparing to stand on the pavement, begin to burn.

The same was true for the No. 8 best hitter who came out as the leader.

‘I'm going in somehow. ’

The last time he sat on the bench and saw Lee Jin-yong's ball, he resolved to fight Lee Jin-yong.

‘Persistently and unyieldingly, I push it as far as I can, even as long as I try to retreat. ’

Once Choi didn't ignore Jin Yong.

Ignoring a finished pitcher proves the inability to coldly assess an opponent's abilities, which are of the most important qualities of a pro.

‘Even if I give you a strike, I still see the beginning. ’

At the same time, I did not show excessive greed.

Even though he had a plan to retreat to the ground, Choi Himself acknowledged binary as a pitcher on his own.

Because of this, Choi exerted all his focus on seeing his ball when Lee Jin-yong took the helmet position to throw the first ball.

I looked at binary dragon movements, hand position, elbow angle, and fingertips, excluding the idea of hitting itself.

Boom!

That's how I saw the ball.

“Strike!”

Because of this, when he gave the ball full of Strike Zone, the best rider glanced at the lighting board boldly.

127.

I saw a 127 kilometer number there.

I recalled the number and movement of the ball I just saw.

‘You can hit this. ’

I also felt confident that I could hit.

‘Still, we avoid aggressive battles. ’

Of course, I didn't underestimate him.

‘Let's narrow John down. ’

Choi Choi narrowed down his strikezone.

It was just a matter of giving you another strike when you were too eager to hit the ball outside that narrow zone.

‘Fastball hits when it comes in. ’

Of course, he was willing to take a hit for the ball coming into John.

The peaker looked up at the mount with his angled eyes.

Lee Jin-yong, who reflected the eyes of such a pilot, was muttering something while covering his mouth with a glove.

Soon after the muttering, Lee Jin-yong took the helmet pose and threw the same old ball toward a similar course a little while ago.

You hurl a foam fastball at the top of the lead strikezone.

"Ah!"

But the ball was different from the Fossim Fastball that was thrown earlier.

That's it!

That was a less sinking fastball, rising fastball that was thrown by Lee Jin-yong.

Ugh, yeah? ’

Of course, the best pilot wouldn't have been embarrassed.

If he'd been surprised by the ball a few times already, he wouldn't have even joined the profession.

Huff!

In other words, the ball for Jin Yong was another ball.

Not just a ball that sinks less, but a ball with a plus alpha!

Boom!

“Strike!”

It didn't take long to realize what that plus alpha was.

“Huh?"

“It's faster than before. ”

“Arrest · · · · · · · · 132? ”

I was amazed at the number 132 on the lighting board.

Of course, some spectators who did not know Lee Jin-yong well laughed.

Why are you surprised at 132? ’

What, is that a surprise ball? ’

For a typical baseball fan, the 132 kilometer Fossim Fastball was rather surprisingly slow.

However, Jin Yong did not intend to give such a kind explanation or time to think.

As soon as Lee Jin-yong made sure that Choi didn't ask for time, she immediately got into the helmet position.

Huff!

The best rider panicked and took a hit.

We're stuck!

At the same time, Choi remembered that he had a strike call a little while ago.

Now one strike means three strikes out!

‘Hit, you have to hit. ’

Of course, seeing the ball to this best man was no longer the same choice of relaxation.

Then, Lee Jin-yong threw the third at him.

A fastball headed straight for the Strike Zone.

A trajectory similar to the original 127-kilometer foam fastball, but slower than that.

It was similar to the level of the ball that previously expressed the confidence that the best rider himself could hit, and of course the best rider reflexively swinged the ball.

Whoo-hoo!

As soon as the bat moves, the ball begins to sink faster.

Lower level than sinking.

Because of that, it was not difficult to recognize what the ball was.

It was the only thing that looked like a fast ball and fell.

“Swing, strike out! ”

Split Fastball, also known as Splitter, appeared at the fingertips of binary dragons.

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