Became the Problem Child of MLB - Chapter 242



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Episode 242 Forever (2)

It’s not just any other game, it’s the World Series. It’s the dream of every major league team and the finale of a season. There are many players who retire without ever experiencing this, and many consider it an honor for their family to have made it to the World Series.

So, there was no fool in the world who came all the way here and did a sloppy analysis of the opposing team or played the game without thinking.

The Red Sox were no different. They had been preparing for a showdown with the Cubs since they entered the postseason, trying to figure out what their weaknesses were and how to exploit them.

“JAY! JAY! JAY!”

“MY JAYYYYYYYYY!”

But now, the rookie’s weakness, which had turned Cubs fans into fanatics who had lost their minds in an instant, was not discovered until just before the game.

In the bottom of the first, with one out and a runner on first base, he induced a groundout from Jose Flores and then walked Cejai Suarez.

And the Red Sox battery threw the ball without hesitation, as if they had zeroed in on the first two batters, one of which went out of the strike zone.

They had not planned on a head-on confrontation from the beginning. They had planned to gently tease the opponent and, if that didn’t work, give him a walk. Therefore, if the batter’s bat hadn’t suddenly appeared and swung the ball, everything would have gone as they had planned.

‘Am I missing something?’

Wayne Grant, the Red Sox’s starting catcher, swept home plate with his hand, lost in thought. No matter how much he thought about it, it seemed like he hadn’t made a mistake.

Inexperienced catchers often give hints to the batter or catch their intentions with their actions or words. However, I am far from that type and I do not have any particular intentions. When facing the league’s best hitter, you can’t say that throwing the first pitch out is a trick.

“Whooooooooooooooa!”

His thoughts became somewhat clearer when Han Je-yi stood at the plate again to the cheers that only a national hero would receive. In the end, the answer was already decided.

‘I’m either missing something or this kid is a fucking monster.’

Wayne Grant calmly suppressed the sigh that threatened to escape his lips. He was confident that he could hide his emotions.

“Hey, you seem to be thinking a lot. Did you leave the gas on at home?”

But he looked up in annoyance when a kid who was at least 10 years older than him soiled home plate with his feet.

“Unfortunately, that won’t happen with an electric stove.”

“Hmm.”

Finally, Hanjei shut his mouth. Wayne Grant laughed at himself for being satisfied with this, but felt a strange sense of pleasure. It was none other than Hanjei, who was known for being unruly. However, the joy did not last long.

“Oh, by the way, I heard a house in Boston burned down in a short circuit fire today… Good luck.”

Wayne Grant, his mouth twitching with a look of bewilderment, chose not to respond. It would be a loss to talk to that guy.

In any case, neither he, the catcher, nor Ben Rover on the mound made a mistake. If that were the case, it would have been better for his mental health to accept it as a natural disaster or an accident.

The kid who didn’t look like him made a fantastic reach and hit a ball that was clearly out of bounds, and it disappeared beyond the ivy at Wrigley Field.

Bottom of the third inning, the score was now 2 to 0. This was Hanjei’s second at-bat after Jose Flores miraculously got on base with a single that landed just inside the foul line.

* * *

-Haha, Jose Flores, the runner on first base, is eyeing the next base. My butt is starting to wiggle too.

-Yes, the pitcher might try to throw a pickoff pitch, but it doesn’t look like he has any intention of doing so.

– I guess you’re just going to focus on the matchup with the batters. Statistically, the Cubs players’ stealing rate drops sharply when Jay is at bat, which also plays a part.

-Is that foolish? Even if I were a runner, I would never take such a risk! What kind of scolding would I get if I do something wrong?

The commentator, who had been speaking in the aforementioned voice, held his breath as Han Je-yi’s foul ball whizzed past the pole. Catcher Wayne Grant’s heart almost dropped as well.

“Ahem.”

The catcher, who received a new pitch from the umpire, let out a small gasp. The second pitch was a low changeup near the border. It was also a foul.

In a no-ball, two-strike situation, the batter has two options: try to strike out the batter or try to lure him with a bait pitch.

“cheek!”

The battery chose the latter, and the batter’s bat did not move. The catcher glanced at Hanjei. Unlike himself, who was busy turning his head, Hanjei was still standing there with an expression that made it impossible to know what was going on.

‘Yeah. If you get away with it just because you hit it, is that baseball?’

As I stared at him blankly, a sense of mockery slowly rose in my mind. Ignoring Han Je-yi and facing the next batter was only a stopgap measure and did not completely resolve the situation.

There have been hitters who have dominated the game before, but the fact that they haven’t been able to produce results every time at bat has given the catcher confidence.

‘Curve, low enough to hit the floor.’

Han Je-yi has to rush without thinking. All batters have a higher swing rate after two strikes, and Han Je-yi is no exception. The problem is that every time he hits, he ends up in a foul.

So the plan was to throw a ball that couldn’t be hit at all.

Taaak!

And in the meantime, these plans often ended in failure. Wayne Grant, who realized this fact late, slowly raised his head.

The ball soared high. Hanjei’s bat cut the ball in the middle, which was falling low enough to crash to the ground.

The only silver lining was that the ball seemed to fall just short of the outfield wall. I’m not sure if it’s appropriate to call this situation fortunate.

“Safe!”

As the ball rolled away after hitting the ivy, the speedy leadoff Jose Flores bravely drove home and added another run.

When Han Je-yi, who had slipped into third base, raised one arm and shouted, a wild cheer erupted from the stands and even the Cubs dugout.

Wayne Grant was staring blankly at the hulking men with gloves over their heads clambering up the dugout fence and whimpering, his mouth watering.

“Fuck.”

When he came to his senses, the image of the Red Sox catcher in a daze was broadcast across America via broadcast cameras.

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[SPU TV) BOS 0 VS 3 CHC]

└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└OoO

└Wayne’s eyes aren’t that big

└’0′

└Fuck, you’re focusing on useless details ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└The catcher’s mentality is gone, the game is over.

└Do they use a tank ball as their official ball?

└Oh my~ The referee secretly changes the ball to a rubber ball only when it’s Han Je-i’s turn~~

└(Surprisingly, this is a conspiracy theory that actually circulated.)

└F*ck I knew Yankees were ignorant but is it really that bad?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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└Local Redsock fans asked him not to cheat, but a Cubs fan who caught a foul ball asked if he wanted to get hit with a rubber ball… … .

└ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋThe hyungs are spicy

-4th batter Victor Arouswell.

-First pitch (147 km/h)

└Ma, ​​where should I throw it? When you say nice things, throw it in John, in John.

└Is the strike zone really in front of the ship?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└My brother’s smile is refreshing

└?

└??

└I almost got it right, but they’re laughing thereㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└Excuse me, but it seems like you’re laughing at me… … .

└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-2 ball (145 km/h)

└Ah~~ Are you shaking~~~~~

└I can’t catch it~~~

└No action ㄷㄷㄷ

└Did the Cubs hooligans get into the dugout?

└F*ck the dugout guys are bursting out in laughterㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└Ah lol The first row of Walsh is so sweet lol

└Honestly, even they might wonder if this is baseball

└I don’t know those Cubs guys yet

└They are also the ones who sent the conscientious ocean fishing boats.

-3-ball strike (150 km/h)

└ㅋㅑ

└Okay

└ㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅㅅ

└Related actions ㄷㄷㄷ

-1 RBI single

-3rd base runner Han Je-i home

-Score 0 VS 4

└What is it?

└Did that hit only get you to first base?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└God is fair… … .

└If my brother had faster feet, he would have worn a Walsh ring a long time ago;;;

└Hey, don’t cross the line.

└That’s right lol. It’s something you’ll get hit with yourself for saying.

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As a colleague, I can understand the feelings of the fans who are looking at me. Having a solid ace on the team gives me a lot of support, and I even feel confident that I will not lose this game no matter what the situation is.

“Mr. Cy Young!”

“If I were given the vote, I would go all-in on you!”

“Come here!”

After the bottom of the third inning, in which he added two more runs, Yandy went up to the mound and pressured the opposing team’s batting lineup until the seventh inning without giving up a run. Then, he stopped on his way to the dugout and smiled at the players’ words.

“…….”

“Why, what?”

And then he looked at me and smiled in an unknown way. Usually behind that kind of smile… … .

“Shame-”

“-It’s not that bad, so don’t block the road and just go in quickly.”

Yandy laughed strangely at my words. Even if you didn’t act so brainless, I would want to do better… … .

Anyway, after the 3rd time hitting, I got an intentional walk in the next at-bat and the one after that.

“I feel strange.”

“Tic-toc, inning over. Tic-toc, inning over. When I came to, it was the end of the 7th inning.”

“You’re killing me.”

I thought I was managing my expressions well, but I guess I was showing my sullen feelings without realizing it. As I was fiddling with the bat in the dugout, the old men came over and started talking amongst themselves.

“Don’t think too hard about it, you idiot. But you still got two at-bats today, right?”

“Of course. I don’t really think about it.”

Casey laughed, not believing what I was saying. I was a little offended, but it wouldn’t hurt to show this much spirit as a player.

Contrary to my wishes, the number of intentional walks I will receive during the remaining games will increase. And fortunately, our team has many other excellent hitters besides me.

Taaah!

Zimmerman slid home on Martin’s timely hit and roared wildly behind the plate. It was only natural that the dugout would burst into laughter at the sight reminiscent of Yandy.

“He used to be a really nice guy…….”

“I can hear you.”

“I told you to listen.”

I also laughed at Victor’s words. On the other hand, the mood on the opposing team’s bench didn’t seem so cheerful. They were definitely getting hits and occasionally getting walks.

Considering the position of the pitcher, Yandy Franco, this would be a great achievement, but the innings ended time and time again without leading to the most important score.

It must be frustrating. It seems like the water will boil if you just wait a little longer, but you keep pouring cold water on it.

The Red Sox ultimately failed to capitalize in the top of the ninth, and that was it. Five runs would have been more than enough to take Game 1 of the World Series.

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