Became the Problem Child of MLB - Chapter 246



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Episode 246 Forever (6)

As sports science has developed, the theory of mentality has been dismissed as nothing more than an old and worn-out story. However, from the perspective of someone who is playing the game, it is still impossible to explain sports without fighting spirit.

Me, who didn’t take my eyes off the ball even though I knew I’d be slammed into the fence in 3 seconds. Kyle, who felt something wrong with his leg while running the bases but ended up scoring and being carried out on a stretcher. Victor, who devoted himself to rehabilitation even when everything was unclear.

No matter how much time passes and science advances, it is ultimately humans who play on the field. And when players try hard and fight to win, something unexpected happens, like a bean sprout in a drought.

It’s as if the heavens are looking down on the human heart and encouraging it that it’s not yet time to give up.

In the top of the first inning, our team’s attack ended without scoring, and the Red Sox’s attack followed.

Exactly!

“Foul!”

As the safety officer blew his whistle loudly, the stands that had been shaking as the batter hit the ball gradually calmed down.

Zachary Hobbs, the opposing team’s third hitter, has contributed greatly to the Red Sox’s winning percentage this season, hitting 36 home runs and hitting .307. Although the number of home runs has not increased much since they met in the All-Star Game, he has shown off his long-distance hitting ability in the second half of the season, hitting .300.

Taaak!

The hitter once again kicked the ball into the stands. Not a very positive sign. The opponent is a power hitter who can hit the ball over the Green Monster at any time if the timing is right.

“cheek!”

The third ball that left Yandy’s hand became a ball.

Information from the outfield is extremely limited, but it doesn’t seem like he’s losing control. He got a groundout and a strikeout against the previous two batters, so he must have been intentionally trying to get the ball out.

Exactly!

But the next pitch was foul again. The count was still 1 ball and 2 strikes.

It is often said that there is nothing more foolish than evaluating the individual player’s desperation. That is true. Who here would not be desperation, and how can you quantify it and evaluate it?

Besides, this isn’t a place to judge who’s more desperate. It’s not an audition where you can get a super pass if you shed tears on your sleeve.

But when I saw Zachary Hobbs standing right up to the plate as if he was going to get on base even if it meant getting hit by a pitch, I could feel with my whole body that they were also putting their lives on the line in this game.

And the 5th district.

Taaaaaaaaaaah-!

The ball, hit with a thud, flew coolly. Over the fence, high and far, far beyond my reach.

* * *

Red Sox star hitter Zachary Hobbs was a man beloved by fans for his serious image. He hit four home runs in the postseason other than the World Series, and hit nine times as many in the regular season.

“uh…….”

Even that player couldn’t believe his own eyes when he hit a home run against Yandy Franco in Game 4 of the World Series. The batter blinked for a moment at the plate, then jumped around the bases only after Zimmerman cleared his throat.

“Whooooooooooa!”

Zachary Hobbs threw an uppercut into the air and waved his arms, telling the crowd to cheer louder.

“Hopes! You are our hope!”

“See! You can do it!”

And then he looked at the crowd jumping around with satisfaction, and then he glanced at the pitcher on the mound. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. If there comes a day when I hit a home run off Yandy Franco, I’ll be twice as happy as that kid did.

It wasn’t a grand dream, but Zachary Hobbs achieved his goal and stepped lightly onto home plate.

“Are you okay?”

Hanjei scratched his forehead worriedly upon seeing that. Lucas Martin, who was adjusting his defensive position, said to Hanjei.

“Yandy?”

“No, Yandy will take care of it and Taza will tell you.”

“Hmm. Yeah.”

Is a crazy person crazy for nothing? He is called crazy because he goes beyond the scope of common expectations.

“But it’s the World Series. Yandy won’t throw a retaliatory pitch now.”

“I guess so. Unless, two years later, someone suddenly punches me in the face.”

Lucas Martin snickered as Hanjei said, sounding like he was tired of it.

In the middle of a World Series game, the team’s ace pitcher gave up a home run in the first inning. If you just look at the situation, it should be serious, but somehow Han Je-yi didn’t act much different than usual in this situation.

The crowd’s cheers gradually died down and the situation was winding down. Lucas Martin, who was returning to his position, said with a smile.

“Don’t misunderstand, listen. You’re not in your right mind either.”

“…I’m asking because I don’t know, but how can I not misunderstand what you said?”

Hanje clicked his tongue as he watched his colleague walk away, saying things like, “Uh, um, no, forget it.”

Anyway, Zachary Hobbs’ solo home run made the score 1-0. Yandy waved at Zimmerman as he was coming up to the mound, saying it was okay.

This is his moment that no one can interrupt. He couldn’t stop Yandy Franco from hitting a home run.

‘A man who overcomes trials and grows, his name is Yandy… … .’

Yandy took a calming breath, shaking off the rosin powder that had stained her hands white.

If I finish the series with my own hands and win today, even this moment will be a story that makes me shine. Since I have only shown such perfect performances so far, the fans will think that even this is Ace’s humanity.

If Han Jae-yi had known, he would have said something like, “Do you know that humanity is humanity?” Anyway.

“Uh-huh-huh…….”

Red Sox cleanup hitter Patrick Turner tried hard not to look at the pitcher’s grinning face on the mound.

‘Is this some kind of mental attack…?’

* * *

“Strike, out!”

“Fuck Yeahhhhhhhhhh-!”

Yandy was Yandy, even though he had hit a home run in the first inning. Yandy, who struck out the next batter, roared hotter than ever.

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“Next season, a company will appear that will sponsor Yandy with propolis candies.”

While preparing for the offensive inning in the dugout, Casey’s words caused everyone to burst into laughter.

This is the first game in the World Series, or rather the entire postseason, where we gave up the first point to the opponent. However, I couldn’t find any worry or anxiety on the faces of the players, including myself.

Everyone knows it.

What a great achievement it is to build a golden tower this season, and how hard we have worked to achieve it.

“Let’s go, champions!”

So even when Casey uttered that word, no player criticized him. At this point, it’s a matter of timing. If not today, then the next game, and if not the next game, then the game after that.

“cheek!”

Of course, it would be great if that day were today.

“cheek!”

In the top of the 4th inning, after the batting line had made a full circle, I came up to bat again as the leadoff hitter of the inning.

The Red Sox started veteran left-handed pitcher Sean Wiesnant instead of Ben Rober, who had three days off since Game 1. There was a lot of talk about the Red Sox’s starting pitcher management before the game, but so far, the Red Sox manager’s judgment is working.

“cheek!”

“Base on balls!”

And the second at-bat was a straight ball walk, just like the first.

“Booooooooooo!”

“And you’re still a pitcher after doing that?”

“Go down into the ground!”

I took off my protective gear while listening to the chanting of angry fans. I slowly walked to first base, and our fans sitting near the field looked at me with anxious expressions.

“VICTORY!”

“Shit!”

“VICTORY!”

“please!”

I don’t know if it’s right for a player to say something like that, but the more I think about it, the stranger the baseball field is. It’s strange how curses and prayers alternate every second, and it’s even more strange that they’re directed at the same person.

Anyway, this is Victor’s second at-bat after striking out in his first at-bat. Our fans’ cheers weren’t as loud as his first at-bat, and the pitcher seemed less nervous than before.

Knock knock-

Only one person. Victor, who was taking a stance while hitting the bat on the floor, was waiting for the pitcher’s ball with the same temperature as before.

“strike!”

The first pitch, a four-seam fastball, landed right on the edge of the zone and Victor nodded slightly.

Well, I haven’t lived that long, and I’m not wise enough to live up to the years I’ve lived.

However, if there is one thing I am certain of, it is that ‘words have great power, so we should not carelessly make mistakes with our words.’

When I visited Victor in his hospital bed and handed him the ring case, I clearly said this.

‘Come back and fill it in yourself.’

I could have told him that if he just came back healthy, I would let him win, or that I would give him a ring… … Well, I didn’t think that was what he wanted to hear from me.

And that idea still holds true today.

I wish that a certain Victor Arouswell would do something, and I wish that he would stand tall and proud. No matter what anyone says, he is the man who looks the best in a dignified manner.

“cheek!”

“cheek!”

The crowd began to heat up again when Victor hit a curveball as the third pitch after a changeup in the second.

Victor, who took a leisurely look around the scene, took the pitcher’s ball and hit it with a relaxed expression.

Taaaaaaaaaaah-!

A fastball that hits the middle of the plate and a ball that goes out even faster than that.

I don’t know if the pitcher was trusting the pitch or if he was throwing aggressively at Victor in his first at-bat, but at this point, it doesn’t really matter. The ball flew unexpectedly long. It was like the home run Zachary Hobbs hit.

And then the shouts that had been filled with question marks gradually turned into screams, and the whizzing ball just barely cleared the right field fence at Fenway Park.

“Did you see that? Hey, you idiot! Did you see that? This Victor Aroswell came here to lead the Cubs to victory!”

I think I laughed out loud without realizing it when Victor scolded me.

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[(LIVE) CHC 2 VS 1 BOS]

-4th batter Victor Arouswell.

-2 RBI home run.

-Score 2 to 1.

└OH MY GOD.

└VICTORY!

└Damn it, the Cubs’ guardian angel is with the Cubs!

└I can’t stop the tears from flowing from my eyes. Damn it. I can’t believe I’ll see this sight again in my life.

└If someone saw him, they would think Victor had walked out of the grave.

└Fuck. Okay. This makes it clear. The Red Sox manager has tomato sauce flowing through his brain instead of blood.

└Well? You’re doing well, so why are you like that?

└It may seem like I’m doing well in your eyes. I’m a Red Sox fan.

└Oops, sorry.

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