Became the Problem Child of MLB - Chapter 201



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Episode 201: Nickname (2)

Baseball fans often mock themselves by saying that they suffer from bipolar disorder because of their ups and downs in a matter of seconds. They go from heaven to hell for every little thing, not to mention the entire game.

In that sense, Citi Field, where the Cubs and Mets will play their fourth game of the season, was more like a shelter for people with bipolar disorder.

Exactly!

-Shortstop Soto Milo hits the 6th pitch! This ball soars high, high! Towards the wall of Citi Field-! But…right fielder Sejay Suarez slowly comes down and handles it, two outs.

The commentator, who had been raising his voice at the top of his lungs, calmly cleared his throat, and barely managed to suppress his laughter as the fans suddenly stood up from their seats and let out sighs.

-Yes. I always emphasize this, but the full count is the batter’s count. Even if it is a close fight where neither side can retreat, should I say that the ground the batter is standing on is a little more relaxed?

-You just said that the typist was impatient?

– Yes. Milo Soto, who is an All-Star this season, didn’t show any strength in today’s game. He looked like he was being chased by someone.

– The team situation is not so good. The batters, including Onel Ryan and Soto Milo, definitely need to do their best… … It’s not easy. The Mets gave up their second out in the bottom of the sixth too easily.

– It was a valid hit that the Cubs battery changed their pitching pattern just after the batting order turned around twice. The perfect game was broken by Ornell Ryan’s hit, but the Cubs starter still recorded six scoreless innings.

-In contrast, the Cubs started to score points gradually starting with Victor Aroswell’s two-run home run in the first inning. The score is currently 4 to 0. And the next batter is Ornell Ryan.

-The only hitter for the Mets today. Maybe Mikey O’Brien will be the last hurdle heading into the 7th!

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Baseball is a fairly standardized sport. It’s hard to come up with something new, and there are rules that have been established over a long period of time.

For example, the Mets submitted a left-handed pitcher lineup to accommodate Mikey O’Brien’s appearance. Not only the Mets, but every team prepares a left-handed pitcher lineup and a right-handed pitcher lineup separately. It’s the groundwork for playing a long season with a limited number of players.

But if this goes too far, you’re bound to get criticized.

On this day, the Mets not only moved Ornel Ryan, who had always been in the 4th spot in the batting order, up to the 3rd spot, but also made a bold move of filling the lineup with all right-handed hitters.

Third baseman Toby McCain, who had been hitting well recently, was left out of the starting lineup, and center fielder Tucker Jared was pushed to the bottom of the batting order despite having a hit in the previous game.

The platoon system, which uses specific hitters depending on the left and right pitchers, has always been controversial among baseball fans.

[(LIVE) CHC 4 VS 0 NYM]

└Okay. Now it’s confirmed. It’s clear that tomato sauce is flowing through the director’s brain instead of blood.

└I want to tell all the managers. If you want to play left-right, buy a baseball management game and play it. Just don’t get in my fucking eyes and play it in the corner of the room!

└Wow, everyone is in good spirits.

└That’s right. It’s easier if you give up early.

└The wise man was kidnapped, very much.

All managerial strategies are results-oriented, but when it’s this severe, it’s a different story. Even if he succeeds, he’ll be told, “He’s a manager who survived thanks to his players,” and if he fails, he’ll be told to give up his remaining salary and leave on his own.

└Why is the atmosphere like this? Anyone who sees this would think the game is already over.

└That’s why. Even if you hit the button, it’s still a waste of money.

└Fuck. Even if the Mets win today, it won’t change the fact that the manager can’t read the board better than my nephew.

└My son said something when he saw the starting lineup today. ‘Ugh!’ By the way, this means get lost. I know that because I’ve heard it a lot.

└Oh, um. Cheer up.

└Thank you. 🙁

└Damn it. It’s better to have an external enemy than an internal enemy. How do I get rid of it? Does anyone know how?

└I hope he stubs his toe in the door every morning. I hope his razor blade rusts after just one use. I hope his Uber driver delivers cold pizza 365 days of the year and gets a $10 tip.

└You are definitely a devil.

└LOL. What kind of life is that kid living?

└I thought my life was pretty hardcore too… … I guess I was wrong.

└Wow, I’m a Cubs fan, and your manager is really cool. He doesn’t seem to care what other people think. He’s cool.

└Then let’s swap directors.

└Um, that’s a bit. Sorry.

└You son of a bitch, why don’t you go away?

└But I really mean he’s cool. I hope he stays with Mets for a long time.

└Get out!

The extreme lineup changes are a double-edged sword. If they are successful, they can appear in interviews and make all sorts of public statements, but the problem is that they have not yet benefited at all.

Taaak!

The ball hit by Orel Ryan, who had high expectations from the coaching staff and Mets fans, flew wide into the first base stands.

“Foul!”

The game was slowly heading into the second half. There are slight differences between pitchers, but after about 60 pitches, the pitching power tends to drop off.

Mikey O’Brien’s pitches were less powerful than they were in the early part of the game, but they were still powerful. The pitcher, who was the team’s one-two punch with Wheaton until last season, thought that the pitch was not just thrown with the shoulder.

‘Throwing with your head.’

Phew!

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“strike!”

A fastball that landed in the top of the zone. The ball passed through Ornell Ryan’s hot zone and got stuck in catcher Zimmerman’s mitt, and the batter stepped away from the plate with a look of surprise.

Anyone watching the game could tell.

-Wow, Mikey O’Brien won the psychological battle. Onell Ryan can’t hide his embarrassment!

-Why not, it’s a shame. O’Brien is really… a player who really shows off his guts. Who would have thought he’d choose a high fastball here, hehehe.

Although it did not lead to a score, Ornell Ryan was the batter who recorded a hit in the previous at-bat. At the time, Mets fans thought that the batters’ blood had been drained, as the pitcher’s perfect game was over.

But Mikey O’Brien seemed to have thrown off his shackles, throwing the ball toward Zimmerman’s mitt with ease.

“Strike, out!”

Han Ye-ha hurriedly packed her bag as she watched Mikey O’Brien walk down the mound in a good mood.

“Leave it, leave it. I won’t see it.”

“Brother, where are you going?”

“house.”

“Are you going now?”

“What’s the point of watching the game? It’s so fucking… I can’t even support it.”

“son.”

Han Ye-ha, who had been carrying her bag on her shoulder, immediately put it down at Hye-young’s soft words.

“Bathroom, I need to go to the bathroom.”

“The inning just ended, so you should line up now?”

“…It’s urgent.”

As Han Ye-ha dragged her feet out of the room, Han Yeon-woo smiled brightly and shouted.

“Brother! Ice cream on the way!”

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What the Mets bench failed to take into account was Mikey O’Brien’s temperament, which can be overly positive, if not brash.

‘Perfection is something even our mother wouldn’t have expected… … . Wouldn’t it be okay to give her 1 or 2 points? Our losers or other hitters will take care of the rest, I guess.’

If the starting pitcher truly thinks that one or two runs are easy, it can be a problem, but if he has the sense of relief that ‘even if I give up a few runs, the game won’t be overturned’, then peace of mind comes. It’s like another layer of defense has been created.

In fact, Mikey O’Brien was getting the attention of the commentators with his innings pitching ability getting better year after year.

– He’s pitched 9 more innings in the same period compared to last season, and almost 20 more innings compared to two years ago. That’s a big change considering there’s not much difference in the pitches he uses!

-Not just Mikey O’Brien, but the pitching staff as a whole has significantly reduced the number of unnecessary balls. And to varying degrees, everyone’s pitching patterns have become quite aggressive. Even ‘that’ Travis Wheaton!

– I totally get it. The Cubs infield is famous for its defense. Third baseman Casey Martinez is a dark horse, but he is a hitter who does his part in the batting lineup. And the outfield is a solid wall! Jay often catches balls that go over the fence. And what happens when he can’t catch a ball?

-What can I do? I have to send it. Then I can greet the next person, hehe.

– In short, the Cubs pitchers are thinking this when they throw the ball. ‘Wow, you just got a hit? Congratulations! That’s great! But what can I do? All the other batters’ balls were caught except for you!’

-It will be tough for teams facing the Cubs. After all, less defensive time is good for the fielders.

-Of course. You can show off all the stamina you’ve saved up without holding back at your turn at bat!

“Shit.”

The one who was most embarrassed by Mikey O’Brien’s aggressive pitching was O’Neill Ryan, who missed a fastball that came to the course he loved so much.

‘Will an opportunity like this come again?’

My thoughts naturally became complicated. He is a pitcher who recorded a perfect game today except for one hit. This means that he is by no means an opponent to be taken lightly.

“Fuck.”

The thought that he had foolishly missed a golden opportunity dominated Onel Ryan’s mind.

Exactly!

Eventually, O’Neill Ryan was forced out on a grounder to shortstop on the first pitch of his next at-bat. Mikey O’Brien returned to the mound in the seventh, and Brian Elber allowed a runner to score but got all three outs in the eighth.

The Mets fans who had remained in their seats without losing hope until then began to clear out their seats one by one as closing pitcher Dennis Washington opened the bullpen door and came out.

“Little brother, you don’t know baseball. Huh? You don’t know yet.”

“Brother, I know everything except you.”

“Oh my, baseball is originally played with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning… What are you doing! Wow, that double play is over the line! Woof woof woof woof!”

“…Brother, you’re being rude. Can’t you see that the camera is filming?”

“If that’s how you play baseball, take off your uniform! Trade uniforms with the New York City Little League!”

“Yeah, I can’t see it……. Somehow.”

“Mets out! Mets out! Aren’t you ashamed to face your fans, you little shits!”

“Get up, let’s go home.”

“You-crazy-guys-AAAHHH!”

“Get up. Mom and Dad are gone, so let’s go too…….”

And even the few Mets fans who had hoped for a comeback in the bottom of the ninth left the stadium in anger.

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