Became the Problem Child of MLB - Chapter 216



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Episode 216: Not World Class (2)

The Cubs, who returned from an Eastern Conference tour to clinch the division title, faced the Athletics next. The one thing the two teams had in common was that they had both performed in ways that were completely opposite to what experts had predicted before the season.

Not to mention the Cubs, who suffered the bitter taste of second place, there were many predictions that the Athletics would have a difficult season. The loss of key players through free agency during the winter put a red flag on the season plan.

But at that time, key prospects were emerging one after another, and they were on the verge of winning the American League West.

The Cubs and the Athletics. They were teams that had something in common. Young players were growing into the core of the team. And a solid starting lineup was supporting them.

The Athletics sent out Sean Hamilton, who leads the AL in strikeouts, as their starting pitcher for Game 1 of the interleague. The Cubs’ pitcher on the mound was Brook Nimmo, who has 11 wins on the season.

Exactly!

“out!”

Brook Nimmo became the last Cubs starter to reach 10 wins, making the Cubs the first team to have every starting pitcher in the game reach double-digit wins.

Brook Nimmo, who induced a groundout from the leadoff hitter, also induced a groundout from the second hitter toward shortstop. The deciding pitch was a sinker. Two balls in the zone were out, but the bat was on a course that could come out.

Exactly!

Shortstop Kyle Elias handled the ball with a light step.

“out!”

As it was the first home game in a long time, all the seats were sold out early. Brook Nimmo glanced at the packed stands and stamped his foot on the mound.

“Hey, how’s your day going? You’re going to get in trouble! Zimmerman!”

“why!”

“Call the dealer and tell him to hand over the Rolex he has! And tell him to leave the money in the name of Brooke!”

Then I chuckled at what first baseman Andy McGregor said. It was a perfect game. It was an impossible story, but it was nice to hear.

Most of the crowd probably came to see other players, not themselves. This team had an unusually large number of star players.

Not only Han Jae-yi, who was always a hot topic wherever he went, but also Victor Arouswell, who was treated as an undead rather than a human, received the full support of Cubs fans.

Yandy Franco, who joined as a free agent, was already a cult favorite among baseball fans, and Johnny Garlick and Jude Miller have firmly established themselves as the team’s next generation.

Compared to them, he is a player with little presence. And his position is expected to become even smaller next year.

It is a given that there will be a major adjustment in the starting rotation next year. Johnny Garlick, who has shown stable performance, will be moved up in the rotation, and Mikey and himself will be pushed to the lower rotation.

“strike!”

It was a natural progression, as Brook Nimmo himself pushed out the existing starting pitchers and settled into the rotation.

Not every hitter can hit home runs like Hanjei, and not every player can stay in the game as long as Victor Aroswell. The average major leaguer has his own life. And Brooke Nimmo liked it.

‘When I retire, I’ll settle down in a seaside town and go fishing or something.’

Fortunately, I didn’t blow my money on child support or investments, so I had enough money for retirement to live out the rest of my life comfortably. That was more than enough.

Brooke Nimmo was a player with little ambition. He believed that the team was going well because there were players like him who were like water on water, like alcohol on alcohol.

A roster full of star players is just nice to look at. If each individual has too strong of an individual personality, it is not easy to blend into a team. Brook Nimmo was content to act as a mediator between them.

Exactly!

Taaak!

Exactly-!

“Whey.”

“Here it goes again.”

“No matter how much I spit, sand still comes out.”

The thoughts of the Cubs infielders, who were busy harvesting ground balls, and the Athletics hitters at the plate were completely different.

“What a son of a bitch.”

“Let’s see how long he can do that.”

“I’ll be exhausted soon. Let’s wait until after I go around the batting line once.”

“The number of pitches is too much for that….”

Brook Nimmo, who finished the second inning with eight pitches following the first, left the mound refreshed.

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[SPU TV) OAK 0 VS 0 CHC]

-3rd inning.

-No runners in 2nd base.

-1st hitter Gary Woods.

└The ground ball fairy’s form is crazy

└The athletic guys are really into itㅋㅋㅋ

└Isn’t that a catcher’s defense interference? How far does it come in? LOL

└???: It’s dirty so I’ll just get hit and leave

└Hey hyung~ Hyung raised the building with one sinker ball~

└If you say it like that, you’ll think it’s a sinkerball one-toolㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-First pitch (141 km/h).

└No, it’s official. Brook Nimmo says he’s a sinkerball one-tool pitcher.

└Is he crazy? LOL

└I don’t know if it’s good or if it’s lacking something ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└The reporter must have been so bad that he wrote an article about him as a sinker ball special-list.

└ㅁㅊㅋㅋㅋㅋ It seems like only the agency will have a huge headache

└Cubs: Hey, your customer said with his own mouth that the sinkerball is a one-tool?? Why are you arguing with me???

└ㅅㅂ Even if you steal, you have to be in sync to do anythingㅋㅋㅋ

-2 strikes (148 km/h).

└Look at the outfield honey bees playing around thumping thumpingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└Ah lol I’m going to eat it raw one day lol

└Eating it raw is really too much;; If Garlic Man appears tomorrow, I’ll have to run around like a dog on a snowy day, so please let me go for one day

└You are the most excessive… … .

└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└Isn’t Hanje selling his nose?

└Don’t be a slanderer. A teacher doesn’t do that during a game.

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└Diamond mining in progress ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

└ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└These old men are crazy

-3-ball strike (152 km/h).

└Wow

└ㅋㅑ

– Ground ball in front of third base.

-End of inning.

└This is sooo …

└ㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅ

└Isn’t the ground pulling the ball? You’re really good at it.

└Guys, I’m Hanje and I’m not showering today.

└Oh, okay, go in and rest.

└ I’m a real fan of yours

└If Han Jae is your older brother, is he a high school student?

└ㅇㅇ 4th grade class 2

└There are no 4th graders in high school, hyung.. You are 42 years old, right?

└ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

* * *

Top of the 6th. Sejai, the leadoff hitter, struck out and was given his third at-bat of the game.

“JAY! JAY! JAY!”

“Give me a room!”

“I’ll be waiting!”

Today, my stats were one strikeout and one walk. I got on base with a walk in my second at-bat, but I couldn’t score because I couldn’t get a follow-up hit.

I met Sean Hamilton once at an All-Star game. He gave up a home run to me and came down from the mound. I guess I wasn’t the only one who remembered that moment.

“Hey, did I do something wrong to Hamilton?”

“Hmm. Can you ask me about it later?”

“Thank you, but please do me a favor. I know I have committed a great sin, but I don’t know what it is.”

“I understand. That could happen.”

When I stepped up to the plate and said this jokingly, the Athletics catcher calmly responded.

Starting pitchers change their repertoire several times during the game. They usually change their pitching pattern after each turn of the batting order. This is because it allows them to extend the inning.

And today, the Athletics battery is changing its pattern based on my turn at bat. In short, it’s been hit.

“cheek!”

The first pitch was a cutter-type fastball. I watched it once and luckily it was a ball.

What I’ve noticed after receiving a salary for two years in the major leagues is that there is no normal person occupying a position here. They are all people whose brain fuses have melted, with only a little bit of difference between them being more or less crazy.

When dealing with them, I have to adjust to them to some extent. The basics of psychological warfare is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes, and I am one of the best hitters in the American League and the National League at this.

Exactly!

“Foul!”

The ball flew into the stands after a slight miss. I swung the bat and stood at the plate again. Although it was a very short time, my brain was working hard.

I plan to swing the 3rd ball to the splitter. The course is a low course that barely passes the zone. In fact, it is not easy to hit the exact course.

Just keep in mind the approximate location, and be flexible while widening the striking surface.

The ball seemed to go up slightly and then sink down towards my body. It’s just my feeling. The bat is already out, and all I can do is swing to increase my chances a little.

Taaaaah!

I managed to hit the ball, but it wasn’t a clean touch. The course was too low. If I had come in just a little higher, I would have been able to send it farther than it was now. It didn’t seem like I would be able to clear the fence just barely.

“Jump! Jay!”

“Faster! Don’t stop!”

It seems my prediction was correct. I threw down the bat and started running.

The last thing I saw was the ball hitting the ivy and falling to the ground. The outfielder was chasing the ball, then he started running with his head down.

I passed first base, then second base, and finally third base. I thought the base running coach was yelling something, but I didn’t have the presence of mind to hear it. Since it’s come to this, I can’t stop here.

Ground ball to the outfielder? That’s crazy. There’s no shame in town like it.

“…Safe!”

Fortunately, the third base umpire declared that I was on base before the ball. The Athletics’ third baseman jumped up, but he couldn’t change the call that had already been made.

The ivy at Wrigley Field is a challenge even for National League outfielders.

Even for players who play here several times a season, let alone American League outfielders, it’s probably a good thing they didn’t give up a ground ball home run.

“Home runs are good, but triples are also good!”

“Actually, whatever you want to do is fine, Jay!”

“Honey, come out to the parking lot later!”

Every seat in the stadium is occupied by our fans. After waving to the fans sitting near third base, we widened our lead.

“Wow. Are you going to steal home?”

“Yeah. So don’t talk to me.”

The third baseman who had been snickering just a moment ago has lost his voice. It’s a bit embarrassing that he became quiet as soon as I told him to be quiet.

-I guess even the American League has heard that you have a dirty personality!

…is that really true?

Anyway, the next batter is Victor. Behind him, he heard the voice of the female fan who had just shouted.

“Victor! Bring your son home!”

“okay!”

“VICTORY!”

“VICTORY!”

Maybe it was my imagination because I was far from the plate, but it seemed like Victor was frowning slightly. Your son.

Shouldn’t you be asking me too… … ?

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