while the plane was flying , I thought about my progress in these years .
my progress was really good . I stood 6ft 2 tall with a fit body . I was sure that if I wore black suit and black goggles , I would like a professional bodyguard . my skills improved really well and I didnt feel that I would lose to any major leaguer..
PITCHING SKILLS -
FASTBALL - SPEED 163 MAX , CONTROL PERFECT
SLIDER - SPEED 162 MAX , CONTROL PERFECT
CUTTER - SPEED 162 MAX , CONTROL PERFECT
CHANGEUP - SPEED 105 MAX , CONTROL PERFECT
BATTING SKILLS ( MAJOR LEAGUER)
FIELDING SKILLS ( AVERAGE PRO )
my body's potential really surprised me though . my balls speed increased so much but I could feel that it would increase more in future . now further training could not give me immediate results . i guessed that if i trained for years , max speed would reach close to 170 . my control was perfect as I could throw balls at any corner inside strike zone .
the American pro baseball system in this world was simple . there were different leagues .
MAJOR ( highest )
AAA
AA
SINGLE A
ROOKIE ( lowest )
players would usually start from rookie league and if recognized, moved up .
there were only 30 teams in major league .
there was only one league tournament in a year which was called WORLD SERIES .
30 teams were randomly divided into 2 blocks . there were 15 teams in each block . a team in a block would play games with other 14 teams of the same block . the games in total were 150. the team that won most games in the end would qualify for world series .
the world series is best of 5 tournament between the 2 block winners . the team that won 3 games first would be the champion .
season started from 1sr April every year. from February 1st till March 28 was the spring training camp . in this camp , the players trained and it was chance for players from minor leagues like AAA to join the roster . on March 28 , the team members that would play during the season were announced and total number of players for one team was 25.
during the spring camp , exhibition games were held with other teams or interaquad games . the head coach and owners of the used these games to determine the final 25 players roster for the season . the season started from April 1 and ended in mid November every year . the rest of the time till spring training camp only exhibition matches with other teams were held .
there were a total of more than 5000 minor league pro players but only a handful could become star major leaguers .
during the spring training camp tryouts were organized for new players who wanted to become professional baseball players . most of those who passed started from rookie league or those who more amazing could start from AA , AAA or even had a chance to fight for major team roster .
most of the minor league teams were independent while the rest were owned by the parent major league team club . but all the minor teams were affiliated to respective major teams . it was because the promising players could move to upper leagues and finally the affiliated major league team .
while I was busy thinking , the plane arrived at Los Angeles international airport. I got off the plane and saw the crowded airport . I then took my bag pack and went to eat something.. there were many types of food available so after some thinking I decided to eat my favorite steak . it was really big and delicious as expected of America.
the people were mostly foreign to me but I got used to it very quickly. it was 2nd December today and I wanted to gain more body mass till the tryouts . I went outside and took a taxi to nearby five star hotel .
I quickly arrived and booked a suite room . I liked the hotel so I decided to stay here for a month and train my body till January end . I then took a bath and went to sleep .