Became the Problem Child of MLB - Chapter 227



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Episode 227 Re-exploring the route (1)

It’s the final game of the season between the Cubs and the Giants. Manager Sean Tillaherty, coming off his 117th win the day before, fielded a lineup that included young players who were added to the expanded roster.

While some fans thought it was a premature ceremony, most agreed that the Cubs players needed a break after a season of running around. They also understood that they needed a stage to test out their rookies.

Han Jae-yi was included in the lineup that day, which had many of the starting players missing, so he accepted without much comment.

[Coach Sean Tillaherty, ‘Fans come to the stadium to see stars. (Han)Jay is a star not only for our team but for the entire league. We can’t take him away from the fans.’]

The Cubs manager, answering reporters’ questions about the lineup, added a comment later.

“A campfire is enough just to have it at the campsite.”

“What do you mean?”

“If you take him out of the lineup, angry fans could set the stadium on fire……. Haha, just kidding.”

The reporters, who nodded at the meaningful words, did not report on the manager’s joke. Instead, after the game started, when Han Je-i walked out after being intentionally hit by a pitch in the first at-bat, they wrote the headline as promised.

‘The Giants finally got their tails crossed.’

‘The Giants’ 3rd game strategy, which gave up the league’s first 117 wins and 74th home run, a record that will be talked about for a long time, was it an intentional walk?’

‘A disappointing choice for the Giants. Oracle Park filled with disappointment.’

The Giants manager didn’t care about the boos that the Cubs fans were hurling in the stands. Who could possibly throw rocks at him? Honestly, he’d been hit hard enough. He figured he’d done enough.

“You coward!”

“A cancerous presence in the major leagues!”

“The league is regressing because of people like you!”

The tirades from Cubs fans didn’t reach the Giants manager.

The young players who filled the lineup to replace the long hitters failed to capitalize on the opportunity Han Je-yi created when he got on base, and the Giants ended up winning Game 3. The final score was 3 to 1.

After the game, the Giants manager looked a little weary as he told reporters:

“What the Cubs showed, and what the Giants showed, are all baseball. We just do our best to win within the established rules. I will accept all the criticism in the process. Starting tomorrow morning. Right now, I just want to enjoy the victory and rest.”

* * *

On the way back from San Francisco to Chicago, it feels like a long season is coming to an end. Of course, there are still two interleague series and the postseason left, but now is a good time to look back on the season.

This season, our team’s performance has been a series of surprises not only for the Cubs fans who watch, but also for the players who play. The 117 wins are the result of young players who have grown during the season, veterans who do not know the aging curve, and a manager who has guaranteed endless autonomy to the players.

The path the Cubs are taking from now on is one that no one has ever taken before and is not on any maps. Some players seem to feel burdened by this fact, but they are also excited about it.

Like the guys warming the bench in Game 3 against the Giants.

‘Fuck.’

‘this.’

‘Hmm.’

At first, they were happy about the long break, but as the game got into its second half, they were squirming and trying to run onto the field. Those who saw it while changing channels probably thought we had been swept in the entire series.

Because it was obvious that Victor, Andy, Casey, and Zimmerman were not satisfied with the winning streak and were disappointed that they could not sweep it.

“Those Giants guys should know how lucky they are.”

Casey said something like he was being generous once and then went back to sleep, snoring loudly. They are our team, but they are not in their right minds. I don’t know if it’s because the fandom is so strong that they changed like that, or if they were born with that kind of temperament.

-You almost swore at the Giants manager!

Oh, what’s important is that you ‘almost’ did it. In the end, you shouldn’t have done it. They say they curse the king inwardly, but what’s the big deal?

Anyway, the players who were obsessed with the regular season win total will probably feel a little relieved after the starting rotation for the remaining four games has been confirmed.

Brook and Garlick will pitch one game each. Roger Mendez will make his starting debut, and Dillon, who was a part of the starting rotation until last season, will pitch in the final game.

Yandy and Wheaton were ordered to rest, meaning they would play in Games 1 and 2 of the Division Series, while also making it clear to the entire team whether the manager was focusing on regular-season record or the postseason.

Opinions may differ on this issue, but I think the manager’s choice was completely right. The 1906 Cubs and the 2001 Mariners, both teams had 116 wins in the season, but they didn’t actually win the championship trophy.

Last year’s runner-up finish was a great achievement. And this year, we are aiming for even higher heights. I think it would be good to block out all the variables that could arise in the process.

Anyway, the major league is a bit chaotic at this time of year. There are teams that received their report cards early and teams that are still competing for the rankings.

“…This piece of cloth is clothing? Isn’t there not enough cloth?”

Even the rookies who received this year’s Rookie Hazing costumes and were shocked. Victor and I giggled as we watched the rookies each holding a large diaper.

“Hey, you rascal. How are you?”

“What is it?”

“Don’t pretend you don’t know. Doesn’t it remind you of this time last year?”

“Oh, are you talking about the time I almost went to jail for public indecency?”

“Hehehe, you’re so confident.”

Victor looked me up and down with a sinister grin.

… Please. I still have a long way to go before I grow up, but this guy is worse than me.

“I’m telling you this because I’m the one who’s telling you this. Please don’t go around doing that, you just seemed like a pervert.”

“Just tell me. If you want, I can give you one more chance to do fan service.”

“No. And Victor, you must have forgotten, but remember when I got the wish by doing a splash hit? If I do that, I can put on diapers for them too.”

My words erupted in cheers from all over the plane. Casey immediately stood up to find a spare diaper, but then got a glare from Victor and sat down.

“You crazy bastard, don’t talk like an unfilial son of a bitch.”

“What did you say? I can’t hear you very well.”

Victor, clenching his teeth, looked at me with an expression that said he wanted to hit me.

“This… son is a good example to others.”

“yes.”

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Victor took his hands out of his pockets and showed them to me.

“Just grab the dick.”

“Okay. I listened to the closing argument.”

“Get out. Don’t talk to me.”

“Victor.”

“Get out!”

* * *

September 29, 2032. Cubs fans stormed into Wrigley Field like triumphant generals, hoping for just one thing: for the Cubs to set a record that would stand for decades to come.

There was no intention of being satisfied with this. Just as the team’s heyday came without a sound, it might also enter a period of decline without a sound. Before that time comes, Cubs fans who wanted to fully enjoy the present were wandering around Wrigley Field long before the game started.

They laughed heartily as they watched a crowd of men in white swim trunks and diapers heading to the coffee shop.

[(PHOTO) MLB Rookie Hazing Day! The Cubs’ Growing Sprouts.]

└Ugh.

└Hey, what the heck. That’s too harsh.

└Is that a sprout? Isn’t it a poisonous mushroom?

└Dirty. Dirty. Dirty. Dirty. Dirty. Dirty. Dirty. Dirty.

└I feel like washing my eyes.

└I don’t know which player claimed that outfit, but he’s not in his right mind.

└You know what’s surprising? We can’t even pinpoint who that crazy player is.

As the rookie ran away with the coffee ordered by the veterans in his hand, the fans who saw him kept taking pictures of him. And they were secretly proud to see the young players who filled the roster.

“They are blessed. They should know that it is a blessing to have so many players on the team to watch and learn from.”

“In that sense, no player has suffered as much as Jay and Garlick. When they came up, the team was on the verge of collapse.”

“That’s right. Then, when some 18-year-old major leaguer showed up, I thought everything was really ruined.”

“The ones who really got screwed were the opposing teams! The White Sox included, of course.”

“Hey, how many wins do you expect?”

“You call that a question now? Of course I’m going to win both games!”

The White Sox, in the midst of a wild card battle, were looking to go all out in this interleague series against the Cubs.

In fact, if you think about it calmly, it would be right to give it your all in the final game after the Cubs, but aren’t they rivals who consider Chicago their enemy? It would be wrong for the White Sox fans who came to Wrigley Field to spare their players in a game like this.

The White Sox’s starting pitcher for Game 1 was rookie Toby Harris, who has been receiving favorable reviews recently. And the undisputed ace Cody Baker was scheduled to pitch for Game 2.

The White Sox’s Game 1 lineup was all right-handed. They weren’t playing left-handed against left-handed pitcher Brook Nimmo, and they were fielding players who were in the best shape they could be.

Taaak!

“Base on balls!”

As if to prove this, the batters showed strong pressure on Brook Nimmo from the start of the game. The leadoff batter got on base consecutively.

Runners on 1st and 2nd base.

The faces of the runners who were widening the lead showed their determination. If we win this game, the ace will be on the mound in the next game. We will be able to play the game with a little less of a burden on our minds.

‘One low sinker.’

Brook Nimmo saw right through the minds of those players. The most important thing for a sinkerballer to survive in the league is not the quality or speed of the sinkerball.

‘now?’

‘now.’

The mindset that it’s okay to let one or two runners go. The confidence that up until now has been the cornerstone for catching double plays.

Exactly!

The pitcher’s confidence and the batter’s power collided, and shortstop Kyle Elias dove to catch the ball flying toward him. He tossed it to Jose Flores while lying down.

“out!”

The ball got into first baseman Andy McGregor’s mitt before the batter.

“out!”

A clean double play. There were sighs from White Sox fans. And the White Sox manager hid his disappointment behind his sunglasses. It was unfortunate, but there was nothing he could do.

Taaaaah!

“Jay!”

“Grab it!”

“Don’t miss it!”

“please!”

However, it was hard to hold back the swearing when Han Je-i dived without hesitation at the ball from the 4th batter that was stretching out to the outfield.

“Fuck.”

The umpire’s out call came a beat late, and Cubs fans watching the game showed empathy for the White Sox manager.

└ Lift your heads, White Sox. There’s no shame in losing to a powerhouse.

└Jay! Jay! Jay!

└My Lord!

└Don’t overdo it. It’s just a regular lake fee that we see all the time. – Stroking Jay’s Players uniform.

└Of course. – Wiping away the flowing tears.

└You crazy guys, come to your senses.

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