AN UNUSUALLY WINDY DAY
INCHEON LNG BASEBALL STADIUM
MANAGER'S OFFICE
I don't feel good about today.
That wind.
The trees are shaking too much.
A day like this has the worst atmosphere.
Having wind like this
gives me a bad feeling.
I have a bad feeling about today.
I asked you to come
ten minutes sooner for a reason.
Right.
CLAPPING RIGHT AWAY
(PEEKING)
Tell them to come in.
(EYES FIXED)
Another gift.
A big gift.
(SPEECHLESS)
Why are you disappointed?
Aren't you happy to see us?
-Well…
-We're here for a meeting.
I thought we had new players.
So I clapped.
It's the second day
of the manager and commentators.
This was viewed
more than Soo-chang's tears.
A CLEAN SWEEP
360,000 VIEWS
3 VIDEOS HAD 100,000 VIEWS
PUT TOGETHER
-Did you see the video?
-I hated his tears.
Soo-chang had nothing to show
regarding baseball.
So I thought he cried on purpose.
A CLEAN SWEEP'S GREATEST ACTOR,
SHIM SOO-CHANG
I have a question.
Since the game was called and we lost,
Soo-chang hasn't lost any points
and had only one hit.
Is that his record?
He hasn't lost any points in five innings.
-Soo-chang hasn't?
-No.
Is that so?
Since that day, he hasn't lost any points.
Why not?
-"Why not?"
-"Why not?"
-Soo-chang?
-Yes.
He has that image,
but since then,
he hasn't lost any points in five innings.
Actually, some players never get attention
even when they play really well.
-They don't stand out.
-Right.
We call them ordinary joes.
They're just ordinary.
-They do their shares in other ways.
-Outside the game.
Shim Soo-chang
is considering switching
to pitching underhand.
I agree 100 percent with that decision.
Like I told you last time,
I can't use him in an important situation.
I'm serious.
I know.
Today we're against the number one team.
SO WE CAN'T USE HIM EVEN MORE
Who is today's batter four?
Jung Eui-yoon.
He has the number-one batting average.
He's in the same position
as Shim Soo-chang.
He's also an average joe.
He has the number-one batting average.
I can't believe it.
When did he have a hit?
I don't remember seeing him make a hit.
I don't really remember.
Batter four has to be overwhelming
even if he can't bat.
He should look like he could make
a long hit in a difficult situation.
Other than Eui-yoon,
I don't see a player like that.
Manager Lee, I'm a pitcher.
I don't feel overwhelmed at all.
What makes you think he's overwhelming?
-He's big.
-I feel comfortable.
When I see his name
in the lineup, I think,
"I'll strike him out no matter what."
That's not good.
-It's funny.
-Is it?
Okay.
This is it for the second meeting
of the manager and commentators.
-Is it over already?
-Yes.
We need to decide
what to do with Soo-chang.
Leave him to me at the next game.
If…
Soo-chang doesn't do well
and loses the game,
blame Kim Sun-woo.
(SERIOUS)
What did he do wrong?
You're saying it's not your fault.
Let's make this clear.
He keeps pushing him.
He needs to take responsibility.
If he isn't confident,
he shouldn't mention him.
You're saying that
because you're confident, right?
I'll be responsible for Soo-chang.
-Shim Soo-chang…
-Yes.
I'll give Sun-woo full authority.
I'll be responsible for Soo-chang.
How?
I'll be released.
Hey, that's not taking responsibility.
One or two hundred people
may lose their jobs.
What do you want from me?
Go and just die.
-What?
-Hey.
-Your life can't make up for it.
-Well…
Manager Lee, don't worry about Soo-chang.
I think
you should be worried about Eui-yoon.
-He has the best batting average.
-He can't
hit a home run before Soo-chang
wins a game with underhand.
EUI-YOON'S DAD(?)
VS SOO-CHANG'S DAD(?)
-You should be worried.
-It's going to be fun.
What about we do this?
Will Shim Soo-chang win first
or Jung Eui-yoon hit a home run first?
Make a bet. The loser
will pay for the staff dinner.
IT'LL BE AROUND TEN MILLION WON
(THINKING…)
General Manager, back me up a little.
HE ALREADY LOST(?)
-Then I'm in.
-He's so funny.
Help me a little.
Okay. I'm in.
(WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?)
I haven't heard "back me up" in a while.
BACK ME UP
LOL
EMBARRASSED
Yes.
A commentator said back me up.
Okay. I'll back you up a little.
ONLY BECAUSE YOU MADE US LAUGH
I'll pay 50 percent.
You want more?
Fifty percent.
Seventy percent.
(SERIOUS)
Hey, that's like you're asking him
to pay for dinner.
You have to pay 50 percent.
That'd be taking responsibility.
WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT OF THIS BET?
Why aren't they done yet?
Manager Lee is sh**ting a long opening.
-What is he doing?
-He's doing a lot.
-Hello.
-Hello.
-Are you okay today?
-Yes, sir.
You have to do well, Eui-yoon.
Why do you say that all of a sudden?
-Do well.
-There must be a reason.
-What is it?
-You have to do well.
I had a heated discussion
with Commentator Kim Sun-woo upstairs.
Will Jung Eui-yoon hit a home run first
or will Shim Soo-chang win a game first?
(LAUGHING)
HEADS DOWN
They made a bet.
It's really hard.
Well…
DILEMMA(?) OF THE CENTURY
The manager totally won.
-So…
-It's me, right?
-It's me, right?
-The manager…
(NODDING)
said Eui-yoon would hit a home run first.
The loser will pay for the staff dinner.
He's a really poor judge of character.
(SUDDENLY NERVOUS)
SHAKING…
Today, we have our 14th game.
Number one team of the independent league.
Seongnam Magpies.
Their winning percentage is .800.
We are .800 too.
Either their or our winning percentage
will drop to .700 today.
I have always been confident
before a game.
But I'm a little nervous today.
I hope our winning percentage
don't drop to .700.
This is serious.
The drone might fall.
THE MONSTERS ARE WARMING UP
THERE'S NO SIGN
OF THE STRONG WIND DYING DOWN
Keun-woo! It's Keun-woo's!
-Jeez.
-Goodness.
Eui-yoon!
WE NEED TO OVERCOME THIS
It's a short one.
-It's coming.
-Go!
INTENSIVE DEFENSE TRAINING
A SUDDEN CLASH
Are you okay?
HYUN-IN: ARE YOU OKAY?
-Hyun-in, are you okay?
-Are you okay?
Which part?
Thighs or knees?
-Are you okay, Hyun-in?
-Yes.
DONG-WOOK CAN'T GET UP
They crashed.
-They were after the ball.
-The wind pushed it.
THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED
BY THE STRONG WIND
They crashed.
-You can move your knees later.
-Slowly.
JEEZ…
-Hyun-in, are you okay?
-Yes.
I'm sorry. I had no idea you were there.
-I was caught off guard. Are you okay?
-Yes.
Are you okay?
When we were practicing before the game,
I crashed into Ryu Hyun-in.
We had about 15 days,
so I thought I prepared myself well.
But I got injured right before the game.
I couldn't blame anyone.
So I had a lot on my mind.
Are you okay, Dong-wook?
Crashing is okay, but I have no strength.
Then don't push yourself.
Sit on the bench first.
Today Soo-hyun will take third base
and Sung-hoon first.
Tell them.
HOW WILL IT AFFECT THE GAME?
SEONGNAM MAGPIES
THE OPPONENT PLAYERS HAVE ARRIVED
-Nice to meet you.
-Hello.
I'm the manager of Seongnam Magpies
Shin Kyeong-sik.
Is Seongnam Magpies a strong team?
We're number one
in the independent league.
We have 21 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses.
What do you think
the winning percentage will be?
Shouldn't it be .500?
-A 50-50 chance of winning?
-Yes. That's what I think.
READY TO BATTLE
THEIR PHYSIQUE AND POWER
ARE ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL
MAGPIES IS THE STRONGEST
INDEPENDENT LEAGUE TEAM
Don't you think we'll win?
Because we're number one
in the independent league.
I'll show them what the number one
independent league team is like.
I believe we're better in terms of skills.
I don't think we'll ever lose.
We'll win.
The Monsters on a winning streak are after
seven consecutive wins.
Hello, everyone.
It's Seongnam Magpies versus CK Monsters.
Commentator Kim Sun-woo is here.
-Hello.
-Hello.
CK Monsters have won six times in a row.
I never thought they'd do this well.
Same here. I don't think they'll lose.
Pitchers, batters,
and all the players are perfect.
Right.
We're against Seongnam Magpies today.
This team is ranked number one
in the independent league.
Their winning percentage is .840.
They have 21 wins and 4 losses.
They're the strongest team.
I think it'll be a scary game.
Here's the Magpies' batting order.
Batter one Kim Dong-gyu,
two Lee Jong-hyuk, three Kim Si-u,
four Shin U-jae, five No Seung-hwan,
six Kim Yun-beom,
seven Im Sang-hyeon, eight Lee Myeong-won,
nine Yoon Byeong-jun.
CK Monsters' defense positions.
Outfielders Jung Eui-yoon,
Lee Taek-keun, Kim Moon-h*.
Infielders Choi Soo-hyun, Ryu Hyun-in,
Jeong Keun-woo, Jeong Seong-hoon.
Today's starting pitcher is Oh Ju-won.
Catcher is Lee Hong-ku.
Today's variable
is the wind as you said.
Currently it's 16m/s.
The wind is very strong.
There has been a strong-wind warning.
The wind is too strong.
THE CAMERAMEN ARE FIGHTING NATURE
Both teams are focused
on playing defense rather than batting.
Because an outfield fly ball
can suddenly fall in the infield.
-Right.
-So,
the players have to focus and communicate.
Even if you think the ball
is going to the outfield,
the infielders have to
go after it until the end.
Infielders shouldn't call too quickly.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Hyun-in, go after it until the end.
-Okay!
Today Oh Ju-won is the starting pitcher
for the second time.
I'm looking forward to his play.
We don't know much about
the players of the independent league.
So the pitchers on the mound
have to throw well
to read all the batters.
Batter one Kim Dong-gyu is at bat.
The game is starting.
-Dong-gyu, let's go!
-Let's go!
Dong-gyu, take it slow.
Make him throw a lot.
Kim Dong-gyu is a left-handed batter.
-It's windy. So it's difficult.
-Yes.
He has to make the batters
-hit ground ba*ls not fly ba*ls.
-Right.
Go right ahead!
He hits outward.
Toward third base.
Choi Soo-hyun sends it to first base.
Out on first base. One out.
COMFORTABLE
NICE!
Starter Oh Ju-won
brought about a ground ball
and made one out.
Batter two Lee Jong-hyuk is at bat.
His independent league BA is .345.
His on-base percentage is over .400.
IT FLIES!
It flies high.
It's dangerous if it goes outfield.
-No!
-Wind!
PLEASE BE A FOUL
-Front!
-Wind!
-Wind!
-You never know!
-Wind!
-Did it go over?
To the left.
Left fielder moves. Near the line.
-Foul.
-Good job.
FOUL
The wind saved us.
-Was it a home run?
-Yes.
It would've been a home run
without the wind.
It would've been a home run.
-The wind.
-It could've gone over.
Left fielder couldn't catch it.
It became a foul ball.
The wind is that strong.
-Eui-yoon kept running.
-He kept going.
I don't know what'll happen.
Look at the wind.
THE WIND HAS A STRONGER EFFECT
THAN EXPECTED
They really need to focus on fly ba*ls.
Yes. Today home runs aren't the problem.
The ba*ls that slightly
go over the infield are really scary.
MUST AVOID FLY ba*ls
IT FLIES AGAIN!
Front!
It flies high.
-This is it.
-Front!
-Front!
-Front.
-Second!
-Front!
Front!
-Front!
-Front!
-Three outfielders get together.
-This is it.
-Call it.
-They crashed!
2ND BASEMAN KEUN-WOO: OKAY!
TAEK-KEUN DIDN'T HEAR KEUN-WOO
Okay! Go!
The hitter reaches second base.
HE GOT ON 2ND BASE
This is it.
-Yes.
-The players fell.
I can't call it.
I did say okay.
-Are you okay?
-Yes.
BECAUSE OF THE WIND,
THEY MISSED THE BALL
-Are you okay?
-Yes.
-The ball came in like this.
-It falls like this.
GROANING…
There will be a lot of hits like this.
Neither Taek-keun nor Keun-woo
could predict this situation.
Jeez.
This is what happens.
You should call it too soon.
On a day like this,
you have to call it later.
Jeez.
BAFFLED…
You have to think of only one thing
on a day like today.
You have to throw strikeouts if you can.
When the bat makes contact,
it's dangerous.
Right.
This two-base hit
should've been a fly ball.
One out. A runner on second base.
THE MAGPIES ARE
IN A SCORING POSITION
Choke them from the first inning.
-Let's go!
-Go!
Batter three Kim Si-u is at bat.
BATTER 3 KIM SI-U
His batting average is .400.
His on-base percentage is over .500.
-Kim Si-u, let's go!
-Let's go!
STRIKE
-Good.
-Nice.
He's good at throwing strikes.
He's really good.
Every throw is a strike.
2 STRIKES UNTIL A STRIKEOUT
STRIKE
A low outward pitch. It was a swing.
Two strikes.
Even if the batter knows it,
Ju-won's slider is very sharp
and it falls short.
Ju-won shouldn't be greedy here.
His throw has to be solid
to make a strikeout.
The count is favorable to Ju-won.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
OKAY
Nice.
I feel comfortable.
In a critical situation
where a runner is on second base,
the starter Ju-won gets an out.
-Good!
-Two outs!
Batter four Shin U-jae is at bat.
His batting average is late .200s,
but his slugging percentage is over .500.
He's a player who makes a lot of big hits.
IT FLIES!
He hits the first pitch.
It flies to the right fence.
Run!
Faster!
Hey.
-It went out. Wind.
-No.
Foul.
He hits the first pitch.
It flies to the right fence.
Right fielder runs after it.
He can't catch it.
It hits the fence.
THAT'S IT!
KEEP PUSHING AHEAD!
Second base runner touches third base
and reaches the home plate.
MAGPIES 1 : 0 MONSTERS
Batter four Shin U-jae's two-base hit.
The Monsters let them score.
THE MONSTERS LET THEM SCORE FIRST
It goes far that way.
Yes, it goes far to the right.
He threw a four-seam to get a strike.
It was a good one.
But U-jae has great skills.
Look at his power.
WITH GREAT POWER, IT HIT THE FENCE
He simply contacted the ball,
and it hit the fence.
THE MAGPIES BAT WITHOUT HESITATION
A clumsy pitch will be dangerous.
Yes.
-Let's go.
-All right.
-It's very windy.
-There's a strong wind.
Ju-won, focus.
-Focus.
-Let's go.
Batter five No Seung-hwan is at bat.
His batting average is .250.
But he has the power to make long hits.
They're well-built.
Be confident, Seung-hwan!
Let's go!
It's a ground ball.
Second baseman Keun-woo catches it
and throws it to first base.
He's out on first base. Three outs.
-Okay.
-Okay. Let's play defense.
Seongnam Magpies scored first.
We have to catch up right away.
-Let's go.
-Let's go right away.
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST INNING
MAGPIES 1 : 0 MONSTERS
Here's the starting pitcher
of Seongnam Magpies.
It's Park Seung-su.
He's 27 years old.
The average pitching speed
is mid to late 130km/h.
He can throw forkballs, sliders,
and changeups.
I saw him practice.
His pitching form is very good.
-And high-hitting points.
-Yes.
Manager Shin Kyeong-sik's
most trusted pitcher
is Park Seung-su.
Lee Myeong-won is the catcher today.
Let's get it started!
-Here we go!
-Let's go!
-Let's go!
-Let's get on base!
Let's go, Keun-woo.
We have to catch up.
Batter one Jeong Keun-woo is at bat.
Do you remember what he did last time
-here?
-Here.
He had back-to-back home runs.
Did we come back here because of Keun-woo?
I don't think so.
Keun-woo is the man of Songdo
who lives in Songdo.
He pulls.
It goes over the third baseman.
-Okay!
-Okay!
-Two!
-Run!
Go!
Jeong Keun-woo can go to second base.
The ball is caught now.
Keun-woo reaches second base at ease.
THE FIRST BATTER MAKES A 2-BASE HIT!
SONGDO IS SCIENCE
His wrists are really strong.
-He goes like this.
-Yes, he uses his wrists.
He hit a lot of home runs with me.
Cheeky Keun-woo.
I feel back-to-back hits coming.
He's the son of Songdo.
We let them score first.
So we needed something like this.
Keun-woo made a long hit.
-So this is a great chance.
-Yes.
The Monsters
lost a point in the first inning.
A runner in a scoring position is on base.
Let's get him. Give them what they need.
Get an out count!
-Okay. One at a time!
-One at a time!
Between first and second bases…
Second baseman is on base now.
So it's empty
between first and second bases.
-That's right.
-He needs to roll it there.
The space between first
and second basemen is wide.
-Okay.
-Foul.
He has to push like this.
He just needs to roll it.
Park Seung-su's splitters are good.
So he might get fooled while trying
-to contact the dropping ball.
-Yes.
He must send the second base runner
to third base.
He hits the outward pitch.
KEUN-WOO MAKES A DASH RIGHT AWAY
He hits the outward pitch.
The pitcher catches it.
-It's good.
-He turns around.
The hitter is out on first base.
Taek-keun sends Keun-woo to third base.
GETS ON 3RD BASE
NICE
It was an ordinary ground ball.
It bounced a little.
Look at Keun-woo. He ran right away.
Yes.
KEUN-WOO RAN AS SOON
AS THE BALL BOUNCED
One out. A runner is on third base
and in a scoring position.
Park Yong-taek has a chance
to score without making a hit.
He had 2 home runs and 13 RBIs.
Park Yong-taek is number one.
Let's score a point.
A ground ball toward second base.
-Strike!
-The first pitch is a strike.
All right. Good job.
He could be a picky pitcher
for a left-handed batter.
-Okay.
-He swings and misses.
His sliders are difficult
for a left-handed batter to hit.
It's one out with a runner on third base.
Park Yong-taek has to do something here.
He can just hit a ground ball.
The defense moved back a little.
Shortstop and second baseman.
If he hits a ground ball,
they can score a point.
Park Yong-taek needs to make contact.
But he swings and misses.
It's a strikeout.
-Okay!
-Let's go!
Batter three
Park Yong-taek couldn't do it.
Well, this…
If the Monsters don't catch up now,
it'll be a hard game.
-Right.
-Do it now.
THE MONSTERS HAVE TO CATCH UP
Batter four Jung Eui-yoon is at bat.
Manager Lee
and commentator Kim Sun-woo made a bet.
Will Jung Eui-yoon hit a home run first
or will Shim Soo-chang win a game first?
The loser will pay for the staff dinner.
Who do you think will win?
I think Eui-yoon can hit a home run first.
You can't hit a home run with that swing.
Home runs aren't possible.
Trust Shim Soo-chang.
Eui-yoon can't hit
a home run with that swing.
Okay.
-Batter four gets on base on four ba*ls.
-Good.
-Good.
-He's an on-base machine.
Jung Eui-yoon has number one
on-base percentage.
-Take it easy.
-Thank you.
Seung-su.
Even if you give them one, it's the same.
-It's zero to zero.
-Okay.
I'll go with a ground ball.
Batter five Jeong Seong-hoon is at bat.
The Monsters haven't caught up yet.
Two outs.
Runners on first and third bases.
-If they didn't score, it'd be upsetting.
-Yes.
-Seong-hoon was good during practice.
-Good.
Let's go, Seong-hoon.
SHOUTING!
-Run!
-He hits.
-Run!
-He hits.
-First baseman catches it.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-He steps on base.
Shin U-jae finishes the inning.
The Monsters are still one point behind.
Let's go.
Oh Ju-won, good luck!
It's the top of the second inning.
The score is one to zero.
The Monsters are losing.
The problem is that we couldn't catch up
even when we had a chance.
Ju-won might feel pressed on the mound.
His pitching was good in the first inning,
so he should keep up.
JU-WON HAS TO PITCH CAREFULLY
Batter six Kim Yun-beom is at bat.
KIM YUN-BEOM
BA 0,358, SLG 0,526
He pulls.
Shortstop Ryu Hyun-in catches it.
With a ground ball,
the first out of this inning
is caught on first base.
Good defense, Hyun-in.
-Very stable.
-Good job, Hyun-in.
VERY STABLE
I think it's good for Ju-won
to induce a lot of ground ba*ls.
I can hear the strong wind
here in the commentator's booth.
I don't know what will happen
if the ball flies to the outfield.
Yes, so you need
ground ba*ls or strikeouts.
-That has to be the pitchers' goal.
-Yes.
It's too windy.
THE DEFENSE GETS NERVOUS AGAIN
Batter seven Im Sang-hyeon is at bat.
IM SANG-HYEON
BA 0,286, OBP 0,374
-Strike!
-First pitch is a strike.
-Nice.
-Nice ball.
-That's the rookie of the year.
-Amazing.
That's our Strike Oh.
Second pitch.
A dropping ball. He swings and misses.
SIGH…
Watch out for sliders!
That slider dropping near the body
is really good.
Every throw is a strike today.
Strike Oh, let's go.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
PERFECT SEQUENCE LEADS TO STRIKEOUT
It's Oh Ju-won's second strike of the day.
The hitter thought
it'd be a low breaking ball.
But the ball came in high,
so he did a checked swing.
-Yes.
-That was a perfect pitch.
He throws strikes really well.
Throw some ba*ls, punk.
JEALOUS
Good!
Let's go, Lee Myeong-won.
Batter eight Lee Myeong-won is at bat.
He looks like he can swing.
He's a lively catcher.
I wonder what he's like as a batter.
He bats. The ball goes past the pitcher.
Shortstop Ryu Hyun-in catches it.
To first base.
He's out on first base. Three outs.
That's it.
Hey.
Two ground ba*ls and one strikeout.
Pitcher Oh Ju-won
finished the inning nicely.
Ju-won will play until season ten.
He can't be cut.
-He'll play baseball until 50 then.
-He has to.
JEONG YONG-GEOM, 7 LIVES LEFT
UNEXPECTED LIFE EXTENSION
It's the bottom of the second inning.
Batter six Lee Hong-ku
will be at bat first.
There are four batters in CK Monsters
with over .300 batting average.
One of them is Lee Hong-ku.
Yes, he got the hang of it.
We need one point.
-Yes.
-Hong-ku.
Pitcher Park Seung-su can throw splitters
and sliders.
HE HITS!
-No.
-Hong-ku!
-He hits the first pitch to the left.
-Hong-ku!
SHORTSTOP JONG-HYUK
FAILS TO CATCH THE BALL
Hong-ku!
The first hitter of CK Monsters
gets on base again.
-Coach Hong-ku.
-Hey, Hong-ku!
A SUBTLE GOAL CELEBRATION
HONG-KU'S MOTHER
GOOD JOB, MY BOY
Hong-ku is stable now.
He's good.
The first hitter got on base.
Will they be able to score this time?
Batter seven Ryu Hyun-in is at bat.
Hyun-in, show them.
Pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin. Batter Ryu Hyun-in.
Focus!
They exchanged signs.
Pitcher Park Seung-su.
MAGPIES 1 : 0 MONSTERS
-Strike!
-It's an outside strike.
A FASTBALL WITH A SHARP DROP
GREAT!
That was powerful.
-The ball has power in the end.
-It has power.
-Does it?
-Yes.
Left-handed batters will have a hard time.
Left-handed batters?
The ball seems farther than you think.
It'll be hard
for left-handed batters to bat.
Hyun-in, show them!
What pitch does the catcher want?
He sits outside.
-Hey.
-Good ball.
-Outside pitch. Hyun-in swings.
-Good ball.
HELPLESS
Two strikes.
They're really good at outside pitches.
Park Seung-su and Lee Myeong-won battery.
THE BATTERY IS AFTER OUTSIDE
Go 100 percent.
Let's skip the bottom quickly.
PROVOKING IN THE FACE
Myeong-won, go home.
(LAUGHING)
A left-handed pitcher is very picky.
But we know how good Hyun-in is.
-Wait.
-Timeout.
A REQUEST FOR A TIMEOUT
It's because of the wind.
What's the wind like when you're at bat?
-Does it blow like this?
-It blows like this. You can't see.
It's very windy, so the batters
will request timeout.
We have to accept it and continue.
The count isn't favorable to the batter.
HE HAS TO FIGHT THE WIND TOO
MAGPIES 1 : 0 MONSTERS
It's an outside ball.
He holds back nicely.
Ryu Hyun-in is doing well at bat.
Good eye!
HYUN-IN HAS AN EYE!
Finish him!
ONE STRIKE TO GO
-Okay.
-It's another outside ball.
Two and two.
SEUNG-SU'S PITCHING IS SHAKY
His pitching is weird.
-I can smell the chance
-Come on.
PUZZLED
Let's send him.
-Outside. It didn't go in.
-Ball.
-The pitcher looks upset.
-Nice ball.
SHOCK AND HORROR
It's a full count.
Hyun-in, don't look at the sign.
Batter Ryu Hyun-in can't step back easily.
The Monsters'
bottom order batters aren't bad.
Right.
Be confident! Do it!
Here it comes.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
-Okay.
-It's four ba*ls.
HE FINALLY GETS ON BASE
-Okay!
-Good job!
NICE EYE!
TRANSLATION:
HYUN-IN HAS A SHARP BATTING EYE
It went in earlier.
Seung-su.
It's okay. You kept throwing good ones.
It's okay. The batter held back well.
I'M NOT OKAY…
Four ba*ls after a hit.
No outs.
Runners are on first and second bases.
NO OUTS, RUNNERS ON 1ST AND 2ND BASES
-Why is it so far?
-After two strikes,
Hyun-in got four ba*ls and got on base.
Yes. Now, they can order
-Kim Moon-h* to bunt.
-Yes.
BUNT IS ME(?)
Jeez.
Moon-h* is nervous.
Will he bunt?
Do you remember
when he first came in? We loved him
when he joined the Monsters.
-Yes.
-But he couldn't bunt.
-Do you remember?
-Yes.
MOON-h* HAD TO BUNT
AT AN IMPORTANT MOMENT
STRIKEOUT LOOKING
He's holding the bat short.
STRIKE
HE DIDN'T HIT?
HE'S A PRO(?) AT RUINING A STRATEGY
-He cried as he went home.
-Yes.
He has to bunt by all means.
Coach Jung!
(IF HE CAN'T BUNT, HE'S DEAD)
Coach Jung Soo-sung is giving directions.
He's giving him signs.
I failed to bunt before.
So I was very nervous.
Moon-h*.
READY TO BUNT
I'LL BE RELEASED IF I FAIL
Watch third base.
3RD BASEMAN MOVES UP TO PLAY DEFENSE
-He's going to hit!
-Okay!
No outs. Runners on first and second
bases. Moon-h* is ready to bunt.
It goes up and back!
It went back.
SIGHING
Moon-h* couldn't carry out the strategy.
EXTREMELY FURIOUS
What Manager Lee pictured didn't happen.
Send it somehow!
MOANING…
I'm doomed.
I'M DOOMED!
Moon-h*, let's practice at night.
Moon-h*, be confident!
Do what you want!
Do what you want, Moon-h*!
-Do it right.
-Okay!
HE GETS READY TO BUNT AGAIN!
HE'S DETERMINED TO FOLLOW THROUGH
WITH THE STRATEGY
WILL HIS DETERMINATION WORK?
-He bunts.
-Nice.
MOON-h*'S INSANE BUNT!
It worked.
OKAY, IT WORKED!
-Nice.
-It worked!
-He bunts.
-Nice.
It's good. It's close to the line.
Leave it!
But the ball keeps rolling.
WHAT?
But the ball keeps rolling.
-Leave it.
-It rolls…
IT'S A FOUL!
…outside the line.
Catch it.
-Jeez.
-Okay.
JEEZ!
-No.
-Jeez.
THEY ALL SIGH
So close.
It's a hit.
Why did they leave it? In the end…
SO CLOSE
IT WAS A PERFECT BUNT
Seriously.
(HE TURNS AROUND AND SMILES)
Good job.
TRUTH
Moon-h*, fight it.
Relax. Inside.
VERY UNCOMFORTABLE(?)
Don't chicken out!
NO OUTS,
RUNNERS ON 1ST AND 2ND BASES
The count isn't favorable to the batter.
BACK TO REGULAR BATTING
Both players are focused on this one ball.
I MUST GET ON BASE
-Hey!
-Go!
-He hits!
-Run!
SPRINTING
-Go!
-First base.
First base. First baseman drops the ball.
Run!
-Run!
-Run!
-Run!
-Run!
Lee Hong-ku touches third base
and reaches the home plate.
He touches third base
and reaches the home plate.
-Okay!
-The score is tied.
Jeez.
HIS MISTAKE ALLOWED A TIE
HYUN-IN STOPS ON 3RD BASE
Okay, good.
THE GAME BEGINS NOW!
U-jae.
He should've caught it.
A slow hit shook the pitcher.
-Good!
-Good!
-Okay!
-We'll go home after the seventh inning.
It's no outs with runners
on second and third bases.
With a hit, they can score two points.
Let's stop them here.
Choi Soo-hyun is at bat.
Seo Dong-wook is injured today,
so there has been a substitution.
Soo-hyun is strong against this team.
Be confident!
Soo-hyun got this team.
-Did he?
-Yes.
You know Soo-hyun!
-Manager Shin told me.
-Pull!
Batter nine Choi Soo-hyun,
-an independent league player, is at bat.
-Go strong.
We played
in the independent league together.
He was good at hitting my pitches.
So I thought I had to focus
because he was threatening.
-Okay.
-It was far and out.
-Good ball.
-Good eye.
NICE EYE!
Low ba*ls don't fool us!
Seung-su, it's okay. Take it slow.
SEUNG-SU, CALM DOWN!
-Pull!
-Choi Soo-hyun is very famous
-in the independent league.
-Right.
-Okay!
-He's a powerful hitter.
He needs to show that.
HE HITS!
-More.
-It's gone.
It goes center-right. It falls clean.
LET'S TURN THE TABLES AROUND!
-Good!
-Three!
-Three!
-Second and third base runners
-all reach the home place.
-Three!
They turned the tables.
The hitter touched second base.
MAGPIES: THREE!
THROWING QUICKLY!
Second base runner
reaches the home plate too!
Choi Soo-hyun reaches third base!
A three-base hit with two RBIs.
SOO-HYUN'S 3-BASE BIT WITH 2 RBIS!
GOOD JOB, SOO-HYUN
Nice.
I told you.
Jeez, Choi Soo-hyun.
Jeez.
Choi Soo-hyun had a three-base hit.
That was his third three-base hit.
He has the most number of three-base hits.
Right.
The score is three to one.
Batter one Jeong Keun-woo is at bat.
All right, let's go!
-One at a time!
-Okay!
We need only one point.
Yes.
-Okay.
-It worked.
Let's go.
-Okay.
-He pushes.
Second baseman.
The ball falls where he can't catch it.
SCREAM!
Third base runner
reaches the home plate comfortably.
MAGPIES 1 : 4 MONSTERS
The score is four to one.
Nobody can stop CK Monsters.
WE'RE THE BEST!
-Independent league.
-Soo-hyun.
-As expected!
-Nice.
-Okay.
-Independent league.
GOOD JOB!
Nice batting.
DEEP SIGH
CK Monsters are scary
when they gain momentum.
Producer Jang always
says this before the game.
"I have a feeling today."
"I have a strange feeling today."
He's been saying that for eight games.
When I tell him it's okay,
he says, "I have a strange feeling today."
What do you mean? It's nice.
THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK
It's four to one.
CK Monsters are amazing
at having a great start.
Timeout.
REQUEST FOR TIMEOUT
MAGPIES' MANAGER VISITS THE MOUND
Jeez.
Don't worry about getting hit.
-Okay.
-Don't strain yourself.
It's okay to be hit.
Don't throw it too outwards.
You're throwing too hard.
-Not too far, okay?
-Yes, sir.
It's okay to let them score
-in the beginning.
-But they keep hitting.
-It doesn't matter.
-Okay.
IT'S NOT OVER YET
-Let's go.
-Okay.
MAGPIES CAN'T LOSE ANY MORE POINTS
Batter two Lee Taek-keun is at bat.
TAEK-KEUN V IS AT BAT
Songdo's dad!
-Hit a nice one.
-Songdo's son and dad.
WHAT BALL WILL HE CHOOSE?
What will he throw?
The catcher sits outside again.
This is frustrating.
Do you know
why the Monsters can
easily make contact with the ba*ls?
Because he keeps throwing outside.
Because it's better.
It worked in the first inning.
But the players figured it out,
so they go after the outside pitches.
CK Monsters
have gone through everything.
-Right.
-Let's go!
So they're good at reading the moves.
HE HITS!
Front!
THIS IS?
-Hey.
-It worked.
It worked. The wind.
-It flies high.
-Front!
-Right fielder spots the ball.
-Go.
Front. Okay.
1 OUT
Finally, it's CK Monsters' first out.
We can cut their momentum. Cut it!
It's one out. A runner on first base.
Park Yong-taek had a strikeout
when he was first at bat.
I'm the king of strikeout.
I can't accept it.
I want to finish it cleanly.
Captain, get back at them.
STOPPING VERSUS KEEPING GOING
-Go!
-Okay!
Here.
He hits the first pitch.
First baseman catches it.
-He tosses it to the pitcher.
-Okay.
Pitcher Park Seung-su
steps on first base himself.
KEUN-WOO GETS ON 2ND BASE
Two outs. Park Yong-taek looks upset.
-Okay. He advanced one base.
-Okay, thank you.
Now, the runner is on second base.
Let's stop him.
Timeout.
MAGPIES' PITCHER SUBSTITUTION!
The coaching staff
-is visiting the mound.
-Okay.
Good job. Well done. Okay.
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT PITCHER?
Next pitcher
Kim Min-jong goes on the mound.
Don't make it difficult. Don't run away.
You have power, so do your thing.
-Got it?
-Yes, sir.
Don't overdo it, got it?
Yes, sir.
IT'S A HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCH!
-What's his pitching speed?
-It's mid to late 140km/h.
Soo-hyun knows the independent league.
He's got it.
His average pitching speed
is 147 to 148km/h.
Manager Shin
is getting a fireballer ready.
-His ball is fast.
-It's 141km/h.
HE'S PRETTY GOOD!
Two outs. A runner on second base.
2 OUTS, A RUNNER ON 2ND BASE
Batter four Jung Eui-yoon is at bat.
-k*ll him.
-They substituted Kim Min-jong
to get a strikeout. There's no choice.
It'll be power versus power.
STRIKE
A NICE FASTBALL
A HEAVY FASTBALL
SURPRISED!
It looks like he'll do something.
-Go!
-The ball dropped. It bounced.
THIS IS OUR CHANCE
USING THE CHANCE TO GET ON 3RD BASE!
Jeong Keun-woo reaches third base.
Lee Myeong-won couldn't catch the ball.
He looks upset.
FULL COUNT
-Be confident!
-Relax.
What will the fireballer
Kim Min-jong throw?
-Okay.
-But…
-it goes low. Four ba*ls.
-Good.
It's the second inning
and the CK Monsters are still at bat.
Jeong Keun-woo is on third base.
Jung Eui-yoon is on first.
2 OUTS, RUNNERS ON 1ST AND 3RD BASES
Batter five Jeong Seong-hoon is at bat.
GENIUS BATTER JEONG SEONG-HOON!
I MUST FINISH HERE
He hits.
He hits.
It's a hit.
The ball hits the end of the bat.
Second baseman catches it
and throws it to first base.
He's out on first base.
The inning is over.
Fielders, come here.
GATHER ROUND
It's only the third inning.
We can catch up.
We'll catch up one point at a time.
Don't let your guard down.
Do you understand?
Focus when you're at bat.
-Okay?
-Yes, sir.
-Let's go.
-Let's go.
-Gather round.
-Let's go for it.
Let's turn the tables around.
-One, two, three!
-Go!
TURN THE TABLES AROUND!
It's the top of the third inning.
Oh Ju-won finished the second inning
with no runners getting on base.
That gave the CK Monsters momentum.
Now the score is four to one.
Oh Ju-won is pitching.
-Ju-won!
-Let's go!
Batter nine Yoon Byeong-jun is at bat.
WHAT IS STRIKE OH'S FIRST PITCH?
He bunts.
A SURPRISE BUNT
-Leave it.
-Third baseman goes after it.
Leave it.
He throws it to first base.
He's out on first base. Choi Soo-hyun.
Why is he so good today?
See? We catch it and k*ll it.
That's right.
HE CAUGHT IT?
-Choi Soo-hyun.
-It's Choi Soo-hyun again.
Is it Choi Soo-hyun?
This bunt was perfect.
Choi Soo-hyun… Think about it.
This is actually
really hard to catch this.
-All right.
-Soo-hyun.
He's amazing in the independent league.
ASTONISHED
FRUSTRATED…
Jeez.
Batter one Kim Dong-gyu is at bat again.
STRIKE
RELAXED AND CONFIDENT
Ju-won threw 25 ba*ls.
Twenty-one were strikes.
Is he better than Yoo Hee-kwan
or are they the same?
Currently,
Ju-won's strike-ball ratio is better.
-Is that so?
-Yes.
Okay, let's go!
THIS IS REAL BASEBALL,
NOT ROMANTIC BASEBALL
FOUL
-It's above the knee. It's really bad.
-Yes.
-He was hit hard.
-Did his knee get hit?
-Here.
-This side?
I'll spray it.
FIRST AID TREATMENT
-Jeez.
-It must hurt.
WORRIED
You can stop.
Take it slow. Don't give up.
THE TRAINER SUGGESTS HE STOP
-Will you be okay?
-Yes.
-Kim Dong-gyu!
-Kim Dong-gyu!
KIM DONG-GYU SAYS HE'S OKAY
I'm okay.
This one at-bat is really precious to him.
He wants to show that,
so he's trying to endure the pain.
Yes.
Take it slow.
Jeez.
Do it.
LET'S TRY UNTIL THE END
YOU CAN DO IT
He's playing against the players
they've been seeing on TV.
That means a lot to him.
So he'll want to try again. It's obvious.
IT'S OBVIOUS HE WANTS TO TRY AGAIN
Two strikes.
STRIKEOUT
Outside. Strikeout looking.
IT WAS A GOOD OUT
Three strikeouts. It's Oh Ju-won.
It really hurts.
KIM DONG-GYU DID HIS BEST
UNTIL THE END
GOOD JOB!
Batter two Lee Jong-hyuk is at bat.
He could give us a headache
if he gets on base.
Straight!
HE HITS!
-Toward shortstop.
-Good.
Shortstop Ryu Hyun-in catches it.
To first base.
He's out on first base.
CK Monsters made another perfect inning.
That was good.
Good job.
PROUD AND CONFIDENT
-Nice!
-Good job!
-Okay!
-Perfect throw.
So cool.
-Good job, Soo-hyun.
-Okay!
-Soo-hyun, nice play!
-Thank you!
Thank you.
Lee Hong-ku is at bat.
The first batter of the third inning
is Lee Hong-ku.
Hong-ku is starting again.
I see young kids at the stand.
They're getting trained by Lee Hong-ku.
-Right?
-Yes.
Yes. They're cheering really hard for him.
-Lee Hong-ku, hit it!
-They're cheering.
-Hong-ku is the batter.
-Lee Hong-ku, hit it!
-Right.
-I want him to hit a home run
for his students.
In the previous inning,
he had a hit and that gained
the team momentum.
-Lee Hong-ku, hit it!
-Lee Hong-ku, hit it!
Lee Hong-ku!
It's a sharp hit! Left!
It's a foul.
GOSH, NICE TIMING!
-Hong-ku practiced a lot.
-He can bat.
Hong-ku practiced a lot. Nice.
HE HITS!
He pulls!
The ball goes past third baseman.
It's a long hit.
THAT'S OUR TEACHER!
-Run!
-Go fast!
Run.
SCREAMING!
Lee Hong-ku steps on first base,
then reaches second base.
Lee Hong-ku starts the inning again.
Hong-ku!
That's a good hit.
TEACHER, WE BELIEVED IN YOU!
Hong-ku is smiling brightly
in front of his students. It's nice.
My legs don't move.
EMBARRASSED
Batters six, seven, and eight are
like three, four, and five.
Let's go. Send him away.
Batter seven Ryu Hyun-in is at bat.
He was very focused
in the previous at bat.
Last time, the pitcher was left-handed,
so he received four ba*ls
in a difficult situation.
Now he has to pull confidently.
HONG-KU MOVES AWAY FROM BASE
IF HE DOESN'T STOP HIM,
IT'LL BE A BIG INNING
HE HITS!
He hits!
It's between first and second bases.
Second base runner is ordered
to stop on third base.
Ryu Hyun-in's hit.
No outs. Runners on third and first bases.
Good hit, Hyun-in.
He's awesome.
Jeez, seriously Min-jong.
Second on-base of the day.
No outs. Runners on third and first bases.
Batter eight Kim Moon-h* is at bat.
Don't let your guard down.
MIN-JONG IS FACING
A CRISIS OF LOSING POINTS
MAGPIES 1 : 4 MONSTERS
Let's go, Moon-h*.
THEY CAN SCORE WITH A HIT
It's a wild pitch.
-He goes right away.
-He runs to second base.
Ryu Hyun-in reaches
second base in no time.
HYUN-IN REACHED 2ND BASE
-Good.
-Hyun-in.
Why is he so good?
He opened his eyes to baseball.
-He opened his eyes.
-Wait.
-He improved a lot.
-He did.
He improved so much.
Players have to meet a good manager.
I didn't do anything.
No outs.
Runners on third and second bases.
Let's go, Min-jong!
Will Moon-h*'s swing
break this strong wind?
HE HITS!
IT WORKED!
-What?
-What's that?
The pitcher throws himself!
He catches it.
The runner is out on first base.
A diving catch by pitcher Kim Min-jong.
With an unbelievable defense,
he gets an out.
-Amazing catch.
-He caught it.
-Nice play!
-Good job!
-I've never seen a pitcher dive before.
-This is the first time.
It's really my first time.
I don't know how many years
I played baseball,
but I've never seen a pitcher
dive himself to catch a ball.
It's my first time seeing it.
-After he threw…
-It should've been a hit.
He even checked the third base runner.
This is an amazing play.
WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME?
One out.
Runners on third and second bases.
I'm looking forward to it.
After Kim Moon-h*,
Choi Soo-hyun is at bat.
Seo Dong-wook should've been there
instead of him.
Gordon!
Show them how scary you are.
-Let's go, Dee Gordon!
-Again!
Min-jong, let's go!
HE HITS!
He pulls the second pitch.
Toward first base.
THE BALL HITS THE GLOVE AND FALLS!
He dropped it!
-So close.
-He drops it again!
He donates a point.
The score is five to one.
MAGPIES 1 : 5 MONSTERS
First baseman Shin U-jae's mistake.
Let's go!
That's the Dee Gordon of our team.
Look at them.
They're scared of Dee Gordon.
He's hot!
They must be scared of him.
MAKING THE MAGPIES TREMBLE
We need to change.
-Choi Soo-hyun!
-Choi Soo-hyun!
Pitcher substitution. Number 24.
Change!
Good job.
MAGPIES' MANAGER SUBSTITUTES PITCHER
-Good job.
-Pitcher is substituted.
Left-handed. Side-arm.
-Pitcher Lee Yeong-hyeon is on the mound.
-First and third bases?
I saw him on Cheongchun Baseball.
In the independent league, for 14 innings,
Lee Yeong-hyeon did not allow
a single run as a pitcher.
Jeong Keun-woo, the leadoff hitter,
is in the box.
He goes for a surprise bunt.
CATCHER THROWS TO 3RD IMMEDIATELY!
SOO-HYUN GOES TO SECOND
WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING
Let's see what happened.
He slides into the base, but he's out!
STRATEGY FAILS, 2 OUTS
Tagged out on third.
Nice!
JOYFUL AND SORROWFUL
What was that, Hyun-in?
It was a great plan if it worked out.
HYUN-IN'S MISTAKE WAS UNEXPECTED
Jeong Keun-woo went for a bunt
while the runners started sprinting.
In that process, Ryu Hyun-in
was returning to third,
but he was tagged out.
Yes.
Now it's a runner on first with two outs.
Jeong Keun-woo's role
now has become critical.
Keun-woo is currently two for two.
HE HITS!
He pushes it out!
He catches the ball again on second,
but he's out on first.
He still had enough time to throw it.
Three outs.
But the Monsters still get one more run.
The score is five to one.
We have to focus on defense.
Top of the fourth inning.
The Magpies are on the offense.
Come on, Ju-won.
It's time to show them.
JU-WON TAKES THE MOUND
FOUR INNINGS IN A ROW
The score is currently five to one.
This is bad for the Magpies.
I'm sure this reminds them
of the teams that lost by called game.
Let's get a run!
KIM SI-U MUST GET ON BASE
A hit that travels near the pitcher.
IT GOES BETWEEN THE PITCHER'S LEGS!
Come on!
EASILY GETS TO 1ST BASE
-Nice job.
-Let's go!
Ju-won, who pitched 1-2-3 innings,
allows a base to the first hitter.
Almost hit his important part.
Almost took his scrotum.
You almost became a eunuch.
HE'S TOO RATTLED TO PLAY
The ball was traveling fast.
So it's a relief it didn't hit Oh Ju-won.
Indeed.
It would've been bad for Ju-won
if he got hit.
That's right.
IT COULD'VE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS
AS THE BALL WAS FAST
That indeed was traveling fast.
Next up is Shin U-jae.
He must be aware of his first pitch.
He hit the first pitch against Ju-won.
His first pitch must come low.
A DANGEROUS HITTER
PITCH LOW!
I'm very competitive.
So I remember hitters that hit my ball.
I think of nothing
but winning against that hitter.
Let's do this!
A BATTLE BETWEEN
TWO PRIDEFUL ATHLETES
HE HITS!
A ground ball.
Shortstop dashes in and throws to first.
Out on first base.
Ryu Hyun-in's defense.
Runner on second with an out.
Great job!
NICE PLAY!
A runner in a scoring position.
Next up is the fifth hitter,
No Seung-hwan.
He knows how to go for a big hit.
Come on.
An outside pitch. Ball.
Relax and take it slow!
SEUNG-HWAN PICKS OUT HIS BALL WELL
Your ball is coming!
You got this!
Another ball, low and outside.
Another ball, outside.
SEUNG-HWAN SLOWLY WAITS FOR HIS BALL
The count is unfavorable for the pitcher.
Oh Ju-won may end up allowing a run
after the first inning.
BASE-ON-ba*ls
Outside pitch, but not in the zone.
All right, nice job!
GETTING ON BASE, NICE
-My gosh.
-Darn.
JU-WON PITCHES A WALK?
Oh Ju-won has good control,
but this is the first time
he has pitched a walk today.
Runners on first and second with one out.
Timeout!
-Are you exhausted?
-No, it's all according to plan.
According to plan? What's your plan?
A double play
after allowing first and second?
-Yes, sir.
-You okay?
I'll show you with results.
You've pitched around 42 to 43 pitches.
This is nothing, right?
-I'm all warmed up now.
-Really?
All right, then.
OH JU-WON WILL FIGHT UNTIL THE END!
Does seem like a lot though.
-I mean the lead.
-I see.
Rather than strikeouts,
pitchers prefer
a double play in this situation.
Runners on first and second with one out.
Outfielders are in their normal position.
Let's go for a double!
-Let's go for a 6-4-3 double play.
-Double play!
He's against Kim Yun-beom,
the sixth hitter.
Oh Ju-won has to take away
the hitter's timing.
He needs to pitch a ground ball
to Choi Soo-hyun into Ryu Hyun-in.
HE HITS!
He forced a ground ball!
Shortstop gives it to second.
And passes it to first base
with his barehand! A double play!
A 6-4-3 double play takes over the field!
NICE DOUBLE PLAY!
Keun-woo.
THE DYNAMIC DUO
WHO COMPLETED JU-WON'S PLAN
Great job.
It would've been a safe if he tossed.
A glove toss
into a sick barehand catch.
GLOVE TOSS, BAREHAND CATCH,
AND A PERFECT THROW
Nice double play!
JU-WON, YOU'VE GOT A PLAN!
-Great job.
-Come on in.
-Nice play.
-Nice play.
The glove toss was good,
but the barehand catch was even better.
SO RELIABLE
Ju-won, two more innings.
-I'm pitching again?
-It's zero to zero.
-Again?
-Of course, you keep going.
At least five innings, man.
Let's go for a winning pitcher.
I'm an innings eater.
Right. But you know I threw
twice more innings than you.
PLEASE STOP…
I'm at 14 innings right now.
We can always rely on you.
GET ON THE MOUND NOW!
This is the fifth inning.
If Oh Ju-won completes the fifth inning,
he'll become the winning pitcher.
Let's focus on this inning!
Let's make it to the ninth!
PRAYING FOR NO RUNS
The only pitchers who became
a winning pitcher as a starting pitcher
are Yoo Hee-kwan and Song Seung-jun.
Ju-won was actually
the rookie of the year.
-Did you know?
-Of course.
First up is Im Sang-hyeon.
Sang-hyeon!
It's good if you get on a base.
MAGPIES ARE DESPERATE FOR A BASE
He misses his swing.
STRIKE
-Nice!
-Nice!
-Good.
-Muster up your strength.
Stay focused!
The ball comes in high already.
Nice.
These guys are pretty good hitters.
ANOTHER FOUL
FOUL AGAIN
FOUL AGAIN AND AGAIN
SIXTH PITCH, FOUL
All right. Nice pitch.
SANG-HYEON IS PERSISTENTLY FIGHTING
All right. Let him pitch a lot.
THIS IS GREAT!
Oh Ju-won is losing power
due to the increased number of pitching.
His push feels different.
Out of six pitches,
three or four of them felt a bit high.
BALL
It's a ball.
OUTSIDE PITCH, 2 ba*ls
That was a brushback.
-The count is full.
-All right.
THE BATTLE IS AT FULL COUNT
JU-WON IS LOSING POWER
DUE TO THE DRAWN-OUT BATTLE
He has a high pitch count.
He's running out of power.
Watch out for the low pitches!
THERE'S NOWHERE TO BACK OFF NOW
10TH PITCH, FOUL
He cuts this one too!
IT FLIES!
An inside pitch goes up high.
-I got it.
-Jeong Seong-hoon goes for it.
It's another foul. Next is his 13th pitch.
-Darn it.
-This has gotten weird.
Are you going to hit all day?
It's going to rain, man.
Am I against a zombie?
HE'S FRUSTRATED
There's a thing called a 20-pitch game.
It's a game
where the hitter keeps hitting a foul
against the pitcher
in order to make the pitcher
keep pitching.
It's a tactic to tire the pitcher.
Im Sang-hyeon is showing us just that.
This is the 13th pitch.
I was even thinking of base-on-ba*ls.
Should I send him to first
rather than suffering?
But he started a fire in my heart.
I wanted to see who comes out on top.
HE HITS!
He makes contact! Shortstop.
He fails to field the ball!
The trustworthy
Ryu Hyun-in makes an error!
All right. Oh, boy.
HITTER GETS ON FIRST EASILY
WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING
-Yes!
-Nice!
NICE JOB GETTING ON A BASE
I'm sorry.
-Something feels off about the game.
-Yes.
We just saw an error made
by the player we least expected one from.
There's a runner thanks to an error.
RUNNER ON 1ST BASE WITH NO OUTS
He's against the fourth hitter,
Lee Myeong-won.
Watch out for the low pitches.
There's going to be a drop.
Lee Myeong-won goes for the first pitch.
It flies up.
Call for the ball!
Don't call it already.
-Got it.
-Give it to third.
-The ball is going to shift inward.
-Come on!
Please.
Come closer!
Choi Soo-hyun dashes in.
He catches it.
Darn it. The wind was crazy.
The ball traveled inward by a lot.
He caught the ball
halfway to the home plate.
Right. On days like this, the pitcher
must keep his eyes on the ball too.
Indeed.
STRONG WIND IS IN PLAY
Choi Soo-hyun was startled as well.
Runner on first with one out.
Choi Soo-hyun catches a difficult ball.
Next up is Yoon Byeong-jun.
9TH HITTER, YOON BYEONG-JUN
Gosh!
DROPS THE BALL FOR A PICK OFF
He fails the catch the ball.
Run quickly!
-Go to third!
-Third!
First baserunner gets to second base.
RUNNER GETS ON 2ND
Get yourselves together!
He must've dozed off or something.
I almost got hit.
I thought it was home.
You know Oh Ju-won is
good at picking off runners.
-Right.
-But Jeong Seong-hoon got picked off.
-Indeed.
-Instead of the runner.
Jeong Seong-hoon got picked off.
He did see the ball coming.
That was…
Seong-hoon thought he was pitching,
so he looked home.
-But it wasn't.
-I know.
This inning is as strange
as the wind right now.
The game is becoming weird.
Can Ju-won pitch well?
Runner on second with one out.
Yoon Byeong-jun is in the box.
Hits a foul close to the bat.
FIRST PITCH, FOUL
Hit it up.
The ball is low. Push it up!
Oh Ju-won on the mound.
He needs two more outs.
He pushes it into a foul near first.
A FAVORABLE COUNT FOR JU-WON
Great job, Ju-won!
Let's make this one your last!
Let's end this inning.
Ju-won, squeeze the power out of you.
BYEONG-JUN IS LOOKING FOR A CHANCE
Let's go, Byeong-jun.
NO MORE FOULS, STRIKEOUT
Swings and misses! Strikeout!
NICE PITCH
-Good!
-Nice job!
A great pitch.
He gets his second out
by pitching a strikeout.
What a perfect pitch.
That game calling was on another level.
Four strikeouts by Oh Ju-won.
Ju-won is running out of energy.
One more out is needed.
All right, Ju-won. Just one more.
Great job! Just one more!
Squeeze your energy out!
And in the box is Mo Gi-hwan.
He was switched out,
so this is his first time
appearing as a hitter.
There are
two winning pitchers in Monsters.
He may become the third.
He can also expect to be the MVP.
That's right.
He just needs to pitch one more out
to become the winning pitcher.
Oh Ju-won.
HE HITS!
He makes contact to the left field.
He waits for it and catches it.
Three outs.
Allow one run in five innings.
Oh Ju-won satisfies
the winning pitcher requirements
and comes down from the mound.
Well done.
-Let's go for two more.
-Great job.
Hey, you didn't even throw 80 pitches.
-Well done.
-Thank you.
You threw 75 pitches.
Oh Ju-won, you've done well,
although exhausted.
Ju-won pitches so well
with no change in his facial expression.
So true.
Starting pitchers
deserve to be paid a lot.
-Are you ready?
-Not now.
Finally, it's over.
IT'S FINALLY OVER
Jung Yun-hwan takes the mound.
A few things to note about this player.
He was an ace player
from Gwangju Jinheung High School,
and he used to play for Kia Tigers.
EXPECTED FROM A EX-PRO
HE HAS AN INTENSE AURA
He's the ace player
on Cheongchun Baseball.
-Really?
-Yes.
The Magpies switched their pitcher.
Hong Sin-seo is the new catcher.
In the box is Jeong Seong-hoon.
THE GENIUS HITTER IS HERE
TO BEAT THE ACE PLAYER
HE HITS!
The ball is propped up.
The fielders are coming forward.
-Come on!
-Move in!
We don't know what's going to happen.
We don't know.
-The fielders are coming forward.
-They're coming.
Did they catch it? No, they lost it!
CATCHER AND FIELDER COLLIDE
AND FAIL TO CALL THE BALL
With this…
SEONG-HOON GETS TO 1ST BASE
A hit.
The wind causes accidents like this often.
That's right.
It skipped off the bat into a fly ball,
but they didn't expect it
to reach the catcher.
This is because of the wind.
He tripped, unable to catch it.
Cheer up.
-You okay?
-Good work.
-It's fine.
-Catcher, you're doing well.
Did he trip just now?
-Right now?
-Yes.
It's fine.
Good work, Catcher.
THE CATCHER PUTS ON HIS MASK AGAIN
WITH EVERYONE'S ENCOURAGEMENT
With this,
there's a runner on first with no outs.
Next up is Lee Hong-ku.
Hong-ku, hit for a cycle.
His first PA, he made a hit.
His second PA, he hit a double.
Now, this is his third PA.
If he hits a home run here,
he will be the MVP.
MAGPIES 1 : 5 MONSTERS
HE HITS!
Darn.
-Darn.
-It flies up high again.
This is hard to predict.
-Darn.
-Again.
But we won't know what will happen.
-Please.
-Please!
PLEASE
First base chases the ball.
Goes beyond foul territory,
but he catches it.
FOUL FLY, 1 OUT
That ball went into foul territory.
It was above me, but it changed route.
When the ball was hit,
second baseman tried to catch the ball.
but this ball became a foul play
near first base.
It's unbelievable
how it became a foul ball near first.
Anyway,
Shin U-jae catches the ball for an out.
And up next is Ryu Hyun-in,
who got on bases his previous PAs today.
Ryu Hyun-in, the seventh hitter.
STRIKE
First pitch was a breaking ball. Strike.
He should've swung just now.
Do your own swing.
PLEASE HYUN-IN
STRIKE
A brushback. But it was a strike.
Wasn't that a ball?
What a good pitch!
Nice job!
Ryu Hyun-in is a bit disappointed
by that strike call.
Jung Yun-hwan of Magpies is pitching.
STRIKEOUT LOOKING
SUDDENLY THROWS IT TO 2ND?
JEONG SEONG-HOON
TRIES TO STEAL THE BASE
It's in the zone. He passes to second!
What? Seong-hoon?
SEONG-HOON'S SUDDEN ATTEMPT
TO STEAL THE BASE
It's in the zone. He passes to second!
Jeong Seong-hoon,
who started running from first, is safe.
Everyone makes way when he runs.
That was his fourth base stolen.
He stole the most bases in his team.
He stole the most bases
as a 43-year-old player.
A runner in a scoring position
with two outs.
ONE MORE OUT LEFT
-Let's go!
-Let's go!
Eighth hitter, Kim Moon-h* is up next.
It's about time you hit one, Moon-h*.
HE HITS!
He makes a sharp contact.
A hit to the right.
-Nice!
-Nice job, Moon-h*!
RUN, MOON-h*!
Nice!
Jeong Seong-hoon comes home
from second base.
MAGPIES 1 : 6 MONSTERS
To second base!
I'LL GET YOU OUT ON SECOND!
Kim Moon-h* slides into second base.
SAFE ON 2ND BASE
Moon-h*!
I HAD MY TRUST IN YOU, MOON-h*!
We can't allow more runs.
Moon-h* needed a swing like that.
And this time,
his wrist snapped into that swing nicely.
Let's see.
He kept swinging a ball
that would skip off the bat,
but he just needed a swing like this.
Thanks to a hit that went over first,
Jeong Seong-hoon was able
to make it home with two outs.
Now the Monsters are ahead by five.
A RUNNER ON 2ND WITH 2 OUTS
That was Kim Moon-h*'s third double.
Next up is Choi Soo-hyun.
He's the god of independent baseball.
Gosh.
HE'S HITTING AGAIN…
I can feel his aura.
I feel like the Magpies are having trouble
dealing with him.
They are nervous because of Soo-hyun.
AURA OF CONFIDENCE
-A low first pitch.
-Nice.
-You've got confidence.
-You're like Dee Gordon.
Choi Soo-hyun always does well against
the Magpies in the independent league,
so they don't like going against him.
That's right. This may be an opportunity
to hit a home run.
Let's see how this inning turns out.
Choi Soo-hyun.
HE HITS!
He makes contact and makes a hit!
Nice.
He's extraordinary.
We can't catch up if we allow more points.
ALREADY FIVE POINTS BEHIND
Second baserunner is going for home.
He safely comes home.
An RBI from Choi Soo-hun.
Another run scored in.
The score is seven to one.
-Yes!
-Nice.
AS EXPECTED FROM HIM
-Wow.
-You surprised?
He's indeed the god
of the independent league.
He's GI.
Choi Soo-hyun again?
Again?
The score is now seven to one.
Do well against your coach.
KEUN-WOO HAS
TO CONTINUE THIS MOMENTUM
Darn it.
IT FLIES!
SKIPS OFF THE BAT!
He makes contact with the first pitch.
It's flying.
-We still have to see.
-Indeed.
IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL IT IS!
FACES TROUBLE
First base!
LET'S RUN FIRST
We don't know what'll happen here.
-It's curving backward.
-We have to see.
We don't know what'll happen here.
-It's curving backward. They catch it.
-We have to see.
They wrap up the inning with an out.
However, the Monsters
scored two runs this inning.
They are six points ahead.
Gosh, Soo-hyun!
The return of the RBI King
of the independent league.
-Come on in.
-Wow.
HE RECEIVES A GREAT HOSPITALITY
Good job.
-We need one more to ensure the game.
-Nice batting.
-Nice.
-Hey, man.
You're the RBI god
of the independent league.
-Nice batting.
-You're amazing in the independent league.
A true god of RBI.
WHY DON'T WE HAVE
A PLAYER LIKE SOO-HYUN?
This is the top of the sixth inning
with the Magpies on offense.
The second pitcher of the game
is Rhee Dae-eun.
THE SECOND PITCHER RHEE DAE-EUN
He has gained confidence
in pitching the ball.
It feels like he's not trying too hard,
but that's confidence.
-What a pitch.
-I know, right?
HE'S GOOD…
You're good today.
I think it's just during warm up.
HE LAUGHS
Rhee Dae-eun is
the best fireballer of the Monsters.
-He also shows the best delivery.
-Right.
This implies that Manager Lee
won't allow a single run.
He's going for another called game.
I can feel it in
the choice of the pitcher.
That's right.
And the catcher is switched
to be Yoon Jun-h*.
FIRST BASEMAN
JEONG SEONG-HOON TO LEE HONG-KU
They are against the Magpies,
the strongest team
in the independent league.
If a team like that loses
against the Monsters with a called game,
they won't allow that.
It's time for the Magpies to score a run.
THE MOST IMPORTANT FIRST PITCH
He hits the first pitch.
Third base drops it!
THEY SIGH…
Defense today is…
Ryu Hyun-in fields it,
but it's already too late.
HITTER GETS ON 1ST
What Rhee Dae-eun intended was
to force a ground ball using a two-seam.
And he forces it so easily.
Look at that ground ball.
It's one of the best pitches.
He didn't need to dash in.
What's with you today?
My bad.
You didn't need to dash in.
The first hitter gets on base.
Next up is the third hitter, Kim Si-u.
Let's go for a double play!
Double play!
All Rhee Dae-eun needs to do
is to force a ground ball nice and slow.
All right, a double.
-All right, a double.
-He forces a ground ball.
Third base fields it.
Second base to first!
Safe on first.
-Nice.
-Nice job.
All right. Nice job!
Rhee Dae-eun regained his confidence,
so he is capable of forcing a ground ball
whenever he wants to.
He makes it look so easy.
In the bullpen, we can expect
Rhee Dae-eun to be the starting pitcher
in the future.
A RUNNER ON 1ST WITH 1 OUT
A runner on first with one out.
Pitcher is Rhee Dae-eun.
A RUNNER ON 1ST WITH 1 OUT
He's against Shin U-jae.
SHIN U-JAE, 1 FOR 2, BA .500
Taek-keun, I'll be far against this one.
-Just him.
-All right.
MAGPIES 1 : 7 MONSTERS
Barely out of the strike zone.
KIM SI-U IS PLAYING AGGRESSIVELY
-Nice.
-A ball.
Let's do this.
GOOD WORK
KIM SI-U IS MOVING AGAIN
All right.
-Get ready!
-Ready!
A wild pitch?
A wild pitch?
The runner starts running.
He gets to second.
RUNNER GETS ON 2ND
Nice.
VERY GOOD
Yoon Jun-h*'s blocking is usually good.
The runner acted like
he was stealing the base,
so Yoon Jun-h* wanted to catch it
and throw it immediately.
And that's why this happened.
Because it's a two-seam,
when you try to catch the ball
too early on its drop, this happens.
-It's because of the spin.
-I see.
Because it's fast.
JUN-h* FAILS TO CATCH IT
BECAUSE OF THE RUNNER
HE CALLS THE HITTER
They are six points ahead.
We need to catch up.
OKAY
TIME FOR MAGPIES TO START
THEIR COUNTERATTACK
A RUNNER ON 2ND WITH 1 OUT
Focus.
MAGPIES 1 : 7 MONSTERS
HE MAKES CONTACT!
It flies over to the left field.
IT'S A HOME RUN!
-It's here.
-Let's go!
All right. Nice.
-What?
-Oh, no.
Left fielder chases!
Left fielder follows! This ball…
Please be a foul.
Foul!
…hits the wall.
It's a fair ball.
Runner goes through third to home.
He comes home safely.
MAGPIES 2 : 7 MONSTERS
-Nice job!
-Nice!
-It didn't go over?
-Nice!
Where did it hit?
I'LL TELL YOU!
REQUESTS AN INSTANT REPLAY
Well, I'm not sure about this.
The Monsters are saying that
this is a foul.
They are going to watch
the instant replay.
It was near the foul line.
I see.
I'm not sure. It's hard to say.
It can be both.
I think it rolled out in the end.
PLEASE A FOUL…
The wind is very strong right now,
but let's see.
-Look at that.
-It's indeed a foul.
He's got the eyes of a hawk.
THE FINAL CALL IS
FOUL!
YES!
MANAGER LEE HAS THE EYES OF A HAWK
-That was a foul?
-Rhee Dae-eun is surprised too.
The hit could've been a great one
if it wasn't for the wind.
Indeed.
WOW, IT WAS A HOME RUN…
That could've been a home run.
-A home run became a foul.
-It could've been a two-run home run.
It's a foul?
SIGH…
KIM SI-U, WHO JUST CAME HOME
WHAT?
THEN I AM…
RETURNS BACK TO HIS BASE
Darn it.
MAGPIES 1 : 7 MONSTERS
A RUNNER ON 2ND WITH 1 OUT
You can just hit a real home run now!
It's coming!
I'M GOING TO HIT
A HOME RUN THIS TIME
What Rhee Dae-eun needs to do now is
to avoid throwing textbook two-seams.
He needs to pitch a low ball.
He needs to be more strategic.
SWING!
A low ball. Swing is called.
Nice pitch.
If he takes it up a notch,
he'll pitch a split
and force a swing and a miss.
If it were me,
I would've pitched a four-seam.
But it'll have to be full-on pitching.
SIGNS HAVE BEEN EXCHANGED
The count is two and two.
A SPLITTER?
POWER PITCHING?
Swings and misses, strikeout.
DAE-EUN'S SPLITTER
LEADS TO A SWING AND A MISS
-Nice pitch!
-Nice pitch!
PROUD OF YOU, RHEE DAE-EUN
-The home run turned into a strikeout.
-Nice!
The hit looked like a home run,
although it turned out to be a foul.
So it's amazing how Rhee Dae-eun
turned this into a strikeout.
Rhee Dae-eun's first strikeout today.
Two outs.
That instant replay was right on.
Such a great move.
-It was great, Manager Lee.
-Good one.
Good one, Manager Lee.
Good. I'll just nod.
(SNICKERS)
People out there are the judges.
I just try hard.
PROUD
He's now up against No Seung-hwan.
BATTER 5, NO SEUNG-HWAN
Rhee Dae-eun is now the most trusted
when it comes to his pitch value.
-A splitter.
-My gosh.
Right now, from that throw,
I can even sense how poised he is.
Also, these runners went out
because of defense mistakes.
-Only that foul was a valid hit.
-Yes.
-Okay.
-Swings and misses.
STRIKE
-Yes!
-Good!
Let's get them now.
It may be the last pitch in this inning.
Pitcher Rhee Dae-eun.
-That's it.
-On the edge, strikeout looking.
DAE-EUN CONTINUOUSLY
STRIKES THEM OUT
RHEE DAE-EUN PUTS EVERYONE AT EASE!
Rhee Dae-eun does not lose a point
and blocks this inning confidently.
The game is still seven to one,
a difference of six points.
THIS GAME IS NOT GOING WELL…
It's now the seventh inning.
Seongnam Magpies and CK Monsters are
going into the second half of the match.
Rhee Dae-eun did let a runner
go out in the last inning,
but it was the defense's mistake.
I wonder how he'll pitch this time.
The inning begins
with No Geun-hu as the first batter.
First pitch, he swings.
The speed is 140km/h.
-It was an easy throw.
-He did.
The speed is measured lower
than what it is, but it's 140km/h.
IT'S A FLY!
-Catcher.
-It's a fly.
-It goes into the foul zone.
-How far is it going?
A FOUL
The count is two strikes.
Rhee Dae-eun easily made two strikes.
He got up to 149km/h during the last game,
and he said he'll get up to 150km/h.
He'll want to do
power pitching at this point.
It'll be power-pitching.
Rhee Dae-eun said
he wants to throw his pitch.
-Full-speed.
-Over the edge, 145km/h.
A fastball of 145km/h.
He came ready to do that right now.
No breaking ba*ls. Four-seams.
-Another ball.
-That was 143km/h.
-Nice pitch!
-Nice pitch!
IT'S NOW 2 ba*ls, 2 STRIKES
THIS ONE WILL BE DECISIVE
-A splitter.
-He does not get fooled.
NO GEUN-HU HELD BACK
AND DID NOT SWING HIS k*ller PITCH
-A splitter.
-He does not get fooled.
How did he hold that back?
He held that back. That was a tough call.
THE SPLITTER DROPS
IN A PERFECT ANGLE
HE HELD BACK FROM THAT?
He held back from that?
No Geun-hu holds back. Full count.
Rhee Dae-eun must throw it
into the strike zone.
It goes into the edge, outside the zone.
MAN…
A fastball of 144km/h.
He showed great focus
and goes out as a runner.
That was significant.
He goes out with four ba*ls.
And now, Im Sang-hyeon.
Let's go in!
Get more runners.
DAE-EUN MUST STOP HIM
HE HITS!
A GROUNDER TO THE 2ND BASE
A grounder. Jeong Keun-woo catches.
He tags out the runner up ahead.
-Good.
-Okay.
Hey! No.
Timeout.
Manager Shin Kyeong-sik wants
to see the instant replay.
We're doing the instant replay.
This is a critical moment.
He's out.
-He is.
-Why did he run out so quickly?
-I caught it.
-Right.
Let's watch it.
As he catches the ball,
his foot is on the base.
HIS FOOT IS ON THE BASE!
That was an excellent catch, Ryu Hyun-in.
AFTER THE REPLAY,
CALL CONFIRMED, OUT!
-Out.
-Call confirmed.
DISAPPOINTED
-Good.
-An easy out.
-Ryu Hyun-in can finally smile.
-This is it.
-That was excellent.
-Yes.
Two outs left. A runner on the first base.
1 OUT, A RUNNER ON THE 1ST BASE
Hong Sin-seo is at bat.
HE HITS!
He pulls the bat in. A grounder.
The shortstop, Ryu Hyun-in, catches.
First base.
The runner arrives before the ball.
A BIG SMILE AGAIN
QUITE DISAPPOINTED
He throws for a grounder.
But it takes a good route
and becomes an infield hit.
The route was excellent.
There was nothing Ryu Hyun-in could do,
-although he played quite well.
-Right.
NICE PLAY!
One out, runners at first and second.
1 OUT, RUNNERS AT 1ST AND 2ND
A pinch hitter. Number 33.
The Magpies may not find
a better chance than this one.
This is the ninth batter,
which takes things back to one.
There is no better chance than this.
I'LL STOP THEM HERE
HE HITS!
-A fly. The second baseman catches.
-Get him.
Tagged, to the first.
-Out!
-And he's out from the first.
NICE!
BIG SMILE
Jeong Keun-woo gets
two outs with one fly.
He dropped the glove as he threw the ball.
WHOA…
Jeong Keun-woo's great defense
ends the inning.
KEUN-WOO'S TIMELY DEFENSE
IN THE CRISIS
How did just the glove fly out?
You didn't lose it.
-Did you bump in?
-Yes.
How did you have it as it dropped?
He didn't lose it.
THE DEVILISH GOOD BASEMAN, KEUN-WOO
DAE-EUN SAVES THE INNING
WITHOUT LOSING A POINT
He's done. Dae-eun.
-He's completed.
-He can keep throwing like that.
(THE PITCHING COACH IS PROUD)
It's the bottom of the seventh inning.
CK Monsters are batting.
Choi Hye-min is on the mound.
A COMPETITIVE PITCHER, CHOI HYE-MIN
WHOA…
-Soo-hyun, how fast is he?
-How fast is he?
It's the early-mid 140km/h,
but mostly early 140km/h for games.
Why does it look so fast?
He was the starting pitcher
of the Magpies.
His fastballs are
early 140km/h on average.
He's the type
that throws weighty fastballs.
-Straightforward?
-Yes.
He throws fast yet weight pitches.
A FAST AND WEIGHTY PITCHER,
CHOI HYE-MIN
The leadoff batter, Yoon Jun-h* is up.
CK Monsters has not gone out
since the sixth inning.
Jun-h*, you have to go out.
HE HITS!
It rolls out. A grounder.
The second baseman moves.
He catches and throws to the first. Out.
1 OUT
Lee Hong-ku with a record of multi-hits.
BATTER 6, LEE HONG-KU
-Darn it.
-Swings and misses.
CHOI HYE-MIN
EASILY PITCHES A STRIKEOUT
-Darn it.
-Swings and misses. Strikeout.
Batter seven, Ryu Hyun-in is up.
HE HITS!
A grounder. The second baseman catches.
To the first. Out from the first.
Weighty pitches.
Choi Hye-min ends the bottom
of the seventh with three batters.
ENDS THE INNING SMOOTHLY
Who's next? Won-sam?
Hee-kwan?
He's putting Yoo Hee-kwan
right after Rhee Dae-eun.
Manager Lee chose Yoo Hee-kwan
as the third pitcher.
He's throwing again after two weeks
after the shutout game last week.
If you think about it,
this may be his condition check.
Hee-kwan, get just two outs.
Then give it to Won-sam.
Won-sam and Soo-chang must throw,
so just two outs, okay?
You got this.
JUST TWO OUTS TODAY!
Just one more point, okay? One more.
Mo Gi-hwan is at bat.
MO GI-HWAN, FLY BALL
First pitch.
A high hit to the back. Foul.
Great job, Gi-hwan!
Don't go out easily!
Second pitch. A foul.
They can still hit the pitches.
Yes, they're starting to.
The foul flies back again.
-Okay!
-Great job!
-Good!
-Keep it up!
Great job, Gi-hwan!
Keep it up!
It's another cutoff.
Why does he hit so many fouls?
If this happens to the pitcher
when he's out to check his condition,
it makes him angry.
CONTINUED CUTOFFS MAKE HIM ANGRY
MAGPIES 1 : 7 MONSTERS
IT'S A FLY!
-It flies up.
-I got it!
The catcher. That's it. A fly ball.
Yoon Jun-h* catches.
Great job, Jun-h*.
THAT'S JUN-h*
They thought it'll fly to the first,
but it came to the catcher.
Excellent job.
Yoon Jun-h*'s quick call
gives them an out.
BATTER 2, LEE JONG-HYUK
Let's go, Jong-hyuk!
He hits the first pitch.
TAEK-KEUN CAN'T SPOT
WHERE IT'LL DROP
A SINGLE?
-Up ahead!
-Up ahead!
Down the center.
The center fielder, Lee Taek-keun.
2 OUTS
It was more ahead than he thought.
That was so close.
He almost dove in.
Lee Taek-keun made a deep bow
as he caught that.
Manager Lee Seung-yuop.
He only sent out Yoo Hee-kwan
to warm up his shoulder.
He gets off after two batters.
-That's all for today. Nice pitching.
-Great work.
I'll throw thinking that it doesn't hurt.
It doesn't hurt.
The next pitcher is Jang Won-sam.
This is awful.
We haven't seen him for a while
because of his elbow pains.
He never had it as a player,
but he got it on this show.
He was afraid of that pain.
That was the biggest hindrance.
You're doing great.
I just feel anxious. Even just now.
I'm not at 100 percent right now,
so I feel nervous about myself.
But there's tension when I'm in a game,
so it doesn't hurt as much.
It's a little better on the mound.
WON-SAM'S GOAL IS TO END THIS INNING
Let's get back on our feet!
He throws lots of sliders.
JUN-h* SENDS HIM A SIGN
Jang Won-sam pitches.
He swings at the first pitch.
-Was it a fastball?
-Yes.
The ball flies to the right.
In front of the right fielder.
The inning ends.
Jang Won-sam easily raises
the number of outs
and ends the top of the eighth
with three batters.
-Good.
-Okay.
Good.
You got them with two changeups.
WON-SAM SUCCESSFULLY ENDS THE INNING
I couldn't throw well at first.
Was that the sign for a changeup?
It's for a fastball.
Aren't they both changeups?
A fastball.
The fastball is
half as good as a changeup.
THE FASTBALL IS THE CHANGEUP
Moon-h*, thanks a lot.
It was for those two pitches.
Spread out your legs.
The submarine.
Manager Lee's choice is Shim Soo-chang.
MANAGER YUOP'S SECRET WEAPON,
UNDERHAND PITCHER CHANG
Look at Shim Soo-chang's pitching style.
He changed into an underhand pitcher.
Because my arm hurt later,
I began to pitch lower.
That's why I'm confident about you.
UNDERHAND CHANG IS READY TO GO
-Like this?
-This is it, Soo-chang.
Yes. Why am I so nervous?
-Right.
-I'm not ready to see this.
-You have to put him out.
-Yes.
HIS JOB IS
TO PUT THE FOURTH BATTER OUT
-The fourth batter.
-Yes.
I always liked underhand pitchers,
so I always wanted to switch
since when I was young.
I began to practice as a joke,
but it ended up coming to this day.
He'll pitch up,
then he'll pitch underhand.
Go, Shim Soo-chang!
Don't be nervous.
He gets nervous.
As an underhand pitcher…
He's done it sideways, but not this.
This is new.
He's going full-out underhand now.
But he's still too nervous.
I was nervous.
It was the first time in my life
throwing fully underhand.
Will I be able to control this?
I was quite worried.
And Shim Soo-chang's first pitch.
High out of the edge.
Wait, what happened?
Don't think about the batter!
2ND PITCH, ANOTHER BALL
I'm getting a bit nervous.
He's different from the practice.
-It comes up.
-He has to stick to the center.
The pitch was 120km/h.
Center, low.
Shim Soo-chang must remember that.
My balance seemed off.
So I just wanted to control it
and keep it slow.
HE HITS!
It flies up high.
The center fielder comes down.
Lee Tae-keun catches.
One out.
Keep going!
Timeout.
Song Seung-jun. Number 21.
SAD TO GO
Hey, nice pitch!
UNDERHAND CHANG GETS ONE OUT
UNDERHAND CHANG DID HIS JOB!
It was an out. One out.
Give me the ball.
Was that a ceremonial pitch?
HAPPY AS A CEREMONIAL PITCHER
He's so jolly.
Anyway, if he can throw lower,
he can do this.
If he can throw that harder,
no one can hit that.
-I assure you.
-Yes.
You did it.
Okay?
-I got the hang of it in the end.
-Yes, exactly.
It's okay. Good job.
-Soo-chang the underhand pitcher.
-I had it.
I wanted to throw one more
after putting someone out.
In the end, I made someone go out.
-It doesn't hurt, right?
-So it wasn't all that bad.
Manager Lee Seung-yuop tests his pitchers.
They had two weeks of break,
so he wants to test out
all the pitchers on the field,
so he splits up the out counts.
Song Seung-jun gets up
to throw for two outs.
Instead of Choi Soo-hyun,
Lee Taek-keun takes the third base.
And the center fielder is Park Yong-taek.
Song Seung-jun is on the mound.
No Seung-hwan is at bat.
Seung-hwan, do this!
First pitch, swings and misses.
Seung-jun's pitches are great.
And the wind is blowing too.
He got wings now.
Second pitch, he swings.
Two strikes.
THIS ISN'T EASY
MAGPIES 1 : 7 MONSTERS
COULDN'T MOVE, STRIKEOUT
-Strike!
-Outer edge. Strikeout looking. Two outs.
Hey! Nice throw!
NICE CURVE
-Okay.
-There is only one out left
until they win seven games in a row.
No Geun-hu is at bat.
He may be the last batter of this game.
HE HITS!
He hits it out high.
Beyond the right fielder.
He grabs the fly as he moves.
-The game ends.
-Great job.
Great job.
All pitchers played in today's game.
They give up only one point
and win seven games in a row.
This is CK Monsters.
-Great job.
-Good one.
We strive to play to perfection
when we play baseball.
And our goal is to get to 24 victories.
Of course.
So although we have had
many wins consecutively,
we are still not satisfied.
We're now ready to show many more things.
Okay, great job!
We really became a team
and began to strive only for victory.
When I saw that,
I felt like we were becoming stronger.
My team got a little nervous too,
so they couldn't show
everything they were capable of.
If we get another chance,
we'll come and play
by showing a better performance.
Come and play us again.
-Magpies!
-Monsters!
-Let's go!
-Let's go!
CK MONSTERS VS SEONGNAM MAGPIES
What's our outcome so far?
Twelve wins, two losses.
That's crazy.
How do you do 12 wins and 2 losses?
No one can win against us.
CLAPPING AGAIN FOR TODAY
Winning was the easiest for us.
You aren't even too thrilled to win now.
WE'RE SO USED TO WINNING
(FEELING HAPPY)
I'm slowly feeling burdened
to sit next to the manager.
PARK YONG-TAEK, CAPTAIN
5 TIMES AT BAT, NO HITS
It's okay, Captain.
Now, you're unstoppable.
You're at seven wins in a row!
THE MONSTERS WIN 7 TIMES IN A ROW
This is crazy.
We're so good.
-Nice. Seven wins in a row.
-Great job.
Seven consecutive victories.
I was a little anxious today.
The process of losing one point
in the first inning wasn't great.
So I thought, "Things are odd."
But we played and proved our seniority.
It's a relief.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROS
As I watched you, I felt like
you could play
against minor league players.
NODS
I won't deny that.
It's possible.
After seeing us play today,
I began to think we could.
-Really?
-Yes.
After making such mistakes?
Can we really play like this?
SHOWING SEONG-HOON'S SLEEPY MOMENT
I'm not in my right mind today.
HIS MIND SUDDENLY CAME BACK
Now, let me announce the MVP candidates.
Candidate one.
The defenders who showed
a crazy performance today,
the keystones,
Ryu Hyun-in and Jeong Keun-woo.
CRAZY DEFENDERS
RYU HYUN-IN, JEONG KEUN-WOO
Candidate two.
This is another team.
Lee Hong-ku, Ryu Hyun-in,
Kim Moon-h*, and Choi Soo-hyun.
The bottom of the lineup.
(DISAPPOINTED, NUMBER 4)
NOMINATED AS THE 1ST
AND THE 2ND CANDIDATE
Candidate three.
The third victory as a starting pitcher,
Oh Ju-won.
-It has to be him.
-Yes.
It's him.
-Congrats.
-Congratulations.
The MVP is…
GIGGLING
I got one medal.
It's that man everyone anticipates!
Oh Ju-won!
TODAY'S MVP, OH JU-WON
-Oh Ju-won!
-Oh Ju-won!
-Oh Ju-won!
-Oh Ju-won!
Gosh, that was an amazing game.
You can put it right here.
Put that in your pocket.
-Congratulations.
-Thank you.
We haven't lost once since Ju-won came.
-Right?
-Yes.
THE MONSTERS HAVEN'T LOST
SINCE JU-WON CAME
Congratulations.
HE GETS STUFFED GGURI AND SORI TOO
-Thank you.
-You've done well.
(JEALOUS)
We haven't lost once since he came, right?
I think I've reached my first goal.
It was my goal
to become the MVP within five games.
And what's more important to me was
that I have become the victory fairy
since I joined,
winning seven times in a row.
That's the most important.
That I have played my part
to help the team.
We still have lots of games left,
and I'll do my best
to show better performances. Thank you.
THAT'S OH JU-WON,
THE ROMANTIC PITCHER
CONGRATS, JU-WON!
Have you always been this eloquent?
Let me announce your next opponent.
Next opponent is your last game
in the independent league.
It's Choi Soo-hyun's team,
Yeoncheon Miracle.
YEONCHEON MIRACLE
-You knew, right?
-I didn't.
(FEELING BETRAYED?)
And of course, Choi Soo-hyun will play
as a part of Yeoncheon Miracle.
They should leave him out too, then.
-What?
-They should leave him out.
Ask Jun-h* how it works.
-You can't play there.
-You might get shunned.
Tell us about the team.
First off, we may be
in the independent league,
but we're very tight.
We feel more like an amateur team
in high school or college.
Our batting is our strength.
-Sure.
-Sure thing.
LUKEWARM…
What's your batting order on your team?
Number five.
-Yet your team is good at batting?
-We're done, then.
He's number nine on our team.
-Yes.
-He's number five there.
THE REASONING KING, MANAGER YUOP
Then I'm sure you'll win
-the next game very easily.
-No.
It's not that.
-Can you win?
-We'll have to play.
Really?
It looks like we're going to win.
That's more than possible.
What's with that kid?
In that case, I'll announce
the starting pitcher right now.
It's Shim Soo-chang.
OUR NUMBER 1 STARTING PITCHER RETURNS
You can't change it. You're on TV.
Even if you call me to change my mind,
I'm not going to do that.
If we lose,
we have to lose him.
After buying dinner for us.
Yes, let's have a team dinner.
Wait, I just saw
dark clouds flooding over.
What is this omen?
But frankly, we are strong now.
-Aren't we, Manager Lee?
-We have become stronger.
I personally believe
we'll win against Yeoncheon Miracle.
-It feels eerie.
-It doesn't feel right.
This is when it feels eerie.
If we lose,
we'll see this interview again.
Lastly, let's hear from our captain
who went out five times, no hit.
I wondered if you were going to let it go.
Are you sure if we keep
a 0,700 average win rate,
-no one leaves, right?
-Yes.
-After 10 games,
-If we're not under 0,700.
-if you're not under 0,700…
-No one leaves, right?
Yong-taek, have you become nervous lately?
I've become nervous as of today.
When we first met
in the movie theater, I told you this.
The Monsters I want to see is
a simply strong team.
I think we're slowly becoming
that strong team.
Congratulations
on your seven wins in a row.
THE MONSTERS ARE TRULY BECOMING
A STRONG TEAM
Let's gather round,
then go home before it rains.
THEY WON,
BUT ALL THEY CAN DO IS GROAN
-We're leaving very early today.
-It's about to rain.
Let's shout out for eight wins in a row
for the next game.
-Let's go, CK Monsters!
-Let's go, CK Monsters!
Let's go, eight wins in a row.
Let's go, CK Monsters.
15 GAMES 12 WINS 3 LOSSES
WIN PERCENTAGE .800
THE MONSTERS ARE LOOKING TO WIN
EVERY SINGLE GAME IN STAGE 2
We'll show you the terror and desperation
of the independent league.
Batter five, Choi Soo-hyun.
SOO-HYUN CORNERS THEM FROM THE START
HE'S ON OUR TEAM TODAY!
SOO-HYUN RETURNED EVEN STRONGER
THE MONSTERS ARE UP
AGAINST THE STRONGEST TEAM
IT'S A HIT!
It flies behind the center fielder.
MIRACLE'S FIERY BATTING CONTINUES
MIRACLE'S ATTACK DOES NOT SEEM TO END
THIS IS EXCELLENT
THE BEST BATTING MATCH EVER
WE CANNOT LOSE
The wall! It hits the wall!
THE TOUGHEST FIGHT FOR VICTORY
AND RIGHT THEN,
THE CAPTAIN'S GREAT BATTING RETURNS
TAEK-KEUN SCORES
AND BEGINS THE CHASE
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE OUTCOME
IN THE CRAZIEST GAME
WHICH TEAM WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH?
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01x18 - Episode 18
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Former professional Korean Baseball players go up against the top high school baseball teams in Korea in order to find out who's the best.
Former professional Korean Baseball players go up against the top high school baseball teams in Korea in order to find out who's the best.