celestial enemy.
An adversary whose defeat and death are certain like a fixed destiny.
A term referring to one of the great natural acts of preserving ecosystems.
Just like in nature, there are natural enemies in the ecosystem of baseball.
It refers to a relationship in which, even though it does not die and disappears, it produces an incomprehensible result, like fate.
Gerrit Cole, the ace who led the Yankees in the 2020s, was beaten by a regular hitter from Tampa Bay from Korea with a batting average of over 60%.
Babe Ruth, who is called the god of baseball, barely managed to get over 20% against the average pitcher Ed Wells.
If so, how is such a heavenly relationship formed?
Maybe you know someone's kuse (habit) that no one knows about.
It could be that the subtle hitting mechanics match.
If that's not the case, the goddamn goddess of victory might be favoring someone.
There may be many reasons, but only one of them.
Everyone has a reason to nod.
mental defeat.
Trauma, jinx, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or the placebo effect. It doesn't matter what it's called
It is real.
Major leaguers are idiots who put the glove of the hitter who hit the home run in their underwear and want to hit a home run too.
They're idiots who don't even share a drop of shampoo for a while with the batter who struck out 4 in a game.
A demonstration match against the pride of traditional rivals, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
6 seconds. The moment the Yankees were leading 3-2 by one point.
In danger of samurai 1st and 2nd base.
A tall Asian man jumped out of the bullpen.
A man who wishes to become a trauma for the Boston Red Sox.
[It is a pitcher replacement! Kim! This player is coming!]
David Condor, who was listening to the commentary with an earphone in one ear, in that dignified appearance, hurriedly turned the camera that was filming the Boston lead-off.
Then, on the screen, a young Asian with a glove on his right hand with the number 92 was reflected.
It was the moment he had been waiting for, but Condor could not hide his embarrassment.
"You're sending out a rookie in a situation like this?"
And whether the commentators were any different, the same question arose from the earphones David Condor was wearing.
[3 to 2, one point difference. Musa 1st and 2nd base. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the biggest game of the match, but now, what do you think, manager Joe Girardi, who put the rookie on the mound? Are you trying to follow the main purpose of the demonstration game?]
[It may be, but… … My opinion is different. Maybe manager Joe Girardi believes in a rookie pitcher named Kim.]
[You believe in Kim?]
[In a situation where they are ahead by one point, 1st and 2nd base are safe. It's a very tough situation, but in other words, if you get past this situation well, there is a high probability that the victory will pass to the Yankees.]
[Yes.]
[Although it's a demonstration game, it's a match where the pride of the two teams is at stake. In fact, he even controlled Kim's information to a strange extent, right?]
[The reason is that Kim is a player with great potential... … Are you saying?]
[I'm not sure, but it could be.]
The commentator's comment also raised a ray of anticipation in David Condor's mind.
Maybe a player named Shin Kim is a really great pitcher.
Yeah, our front desk isn't stupid, so we can't just throw $1.5 million.
The moment when sweat drips from the hands of a man who loves the Yankees more than anyone else.
[As we speak, the game resumes!]
Shin Kim raised his leg.
* * *
Boston's mighty top line with Jacob Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, Adrian Gonzalez, Kevin Yukilis and David Ortiz.
With Jacobi Ellsbury, the spearhead leading the top line, in front of him, Shin Kim quietly bowed his head and rolled the ball in his hand.
"Can't you raise your head because you're scared?"
"Hey! You're not sleeping!"
Neither the boos of the crowd nor the gazes of players from both teams who were drawn to him could not shake him.
After firmly sticking to his own routine, when he raised his head.
'Baby, I like the look in your eyes.'
The league's best lead-off, which took a career high in 2011, Jacob Ellsbury shook his head.
But that's it.
What if your eyes are good?
The pitcher on the mound is a bald kid, and he's the league's best leadoff.
'Come on, I'll tell you what Major League Baseball is like.'
Jacob Ellsbury took a batting stance with a slight smile.
To deliver the famous line of welcome to major league to a rookie with a cheeky look.
And the first pitch that flew in.
Whoops-!
"What?"
All he could do was frown slightly.
"strike!"
At the referee's call, I hurriedly looked at the electronic display board.
The numbers stamped there... … .
100 miles? The first pitch in the exhibition game?
But he had no time to think.
Because the pitcher on the mound immediately started pitching action.
A fastball flying in the middle.
Jacob Ellsbury clenched his teeth and swung the bat.
Damn-!
"Foul!"
The ball count went to 0-2 in an instant.
Ellsbury shouted time, then stepped back and tied his batting gloves.
'You're a left-handed fireballer who throws 100 mph, where did you pick up this stuff?'
After timing a couple of practice swings, Jacob Ellsbury went back into the batter box.
'For now, it holds up while cutting.'
'Welcome to Major League' has long since disappeared from his head while holding the bat short.
The league's best leadoff took a batting stance, fully prepared.
However.
Boo woo woo-!
"strike! out!"
He was forced to kneel in front of a 94 mph high-speed slider running out of the middle.
'crazy… … .'
three strikeouts.
One of the worst disgrace for a leadoff.
Jacob Ellsbury headed to the dugout with his head down.
Seeing him like that, Shin Kim looked at him as if it were natural.
'Goodbye, eat.'
He currently plays for the Boston Red Sox, but Jacob Ellsbury joined the New York Yankees in 2014.
After that, he hears that he is the worst free agent in history and becomes the worst 'eat-out' player who earns a high salary as an unearned income.
He earned $42.28 million without playing a single game in two years, so what more can I say?
Resolving to become the team's central player in the shortest amount of time and change the Yankees' dark period itself, Shin Kim turned his gaze to the next hitter.
[Now bet, number 15! Dustin Pedroia!]
"Wow-!"
"Feed the Yankees a shot!"
To players who enter the batter box with a warm welcome from Boston fans.
Dustin Pedroia.
The New York Yankees have Derek Jeter, the Boston Red Sox have Dustin Pedroia.
In the not-too-distant future, the legend of the Boston Red Sox will be praised.
From 2006 to 2025, he only played for Boston, the captain who made Boston's golden age.
Perhaps surprised by his pitching just before, Shin gently smiled at the future adversary who took a striking stance with a tense expression.
'I'll press the grass first.'
I don't know about the future, but at least today there was nothing in this stadium to stop him.
'If you get beaten up by people who haven't even come up, you have to return Cy Young.'
With a stake in the future Cy Young, which has now disappeared.
Kim Shin's left hand was swung like a whip.
Against him, Boston's legendary captain clenched his teeth and swung the bat with all his might.
Boo-woong!
"strike!"
Shin Kim's ball was stuck on the top for a long time.
'Rising?'
Dustin Pedroia was stunned.
No matter how many times he saw him throw 100 mph in every bat, he never imagined that a rising fastball would come from the hand of a rookie he had never heard of.
But he is 29 years old this year.
Golden Cross, where six years of experience was put on a strong body, the hitter who was going through his peak quickly calmed down his embarrassment and straightened his bat.
but.
Boo-woong!
"strike!"
A stronger, more seasoned pitcher's ball... … .
'I knew you would.'
It was just not enough to hit with a body that had not yet risen.
A man who will become the absolute of the times, who achieves the Golden Cross by drawing future experiences on his tireless body.
A returnee who is favored by the God of Victory, who will continue to block Dustin Pedroia's path in the future.
Still, a man who still craved more attention, Shin Kim's four-seam fastball slipped under Dustin Pedroia's bat.
No ball to strike.
A ball count that is absolutely advantageous for the pitcher, and a batsman nervous about unexpected situations at bat.
'What is this, it's easy.'
Shoo-!
"strike! out!"
A curve pouring out of Shin Kim's hand taunted Dustin Pedroia's bat for the third time.
'It won't happen once, but… … .'
If not once, twice, if not twice, three times.
There were still plenty of opportunities to instill a sense of defeat in the same American League East Division player.
Shin Kim shakes his head and catches a glimpse of Dustin Pedroia disappearing into the dugout, looking at the new hitter #3.
Adrian Gonzalez.
Just before the 2011 season, he had a beautiful slash line of 34/5, a decent OPS of 0.957, and a league-best WAR of 6.1.
The start of the Boston cleanup trio, sweeping the Golden Globes and Silver Sluggers.
However, in the 2012 season, starting with a humiliating waiver, a mediocre major leaguer that will slowly fade away.
A batter who did not remain in the mind of Shin Kim, who spent all day digging into the history of the Yankees, who was upset after his retirement.
"Whoop-!"
Whoop- Whoop- Whoop-!
Against such a hitter, Shin Kim needed only three pitches.
[Good morning, Good afternoon, and Good night!]
"Wow!
"Where did you appear, you bastard!"
"Kim!
"Kim!
"Kim!
"Kim!
The spectators rose from their seats and welcomed the appearance of the new star with swearing cheers.
First batter, Jacoby Ellsbury, third ball.
Second batter, Dustin Pedroia, three balls.
Third batter Adrian Gonzalez, third ball.
The ball that Kim Shin used to eat up Boston's powerful top batting order in one inning...….
[Overwhelming] The Yankees' secret weapon puts a dagger in Boston's heart! This player is Shin Kim! Back number 92!]
There were only nine.
"Oh! My! God!"
David Condor's mouth opened as he was mixing in the audience with a camera.
A few days ago, the shock that the Yankees felt.
The New York Yankees' fans...… No, it hit fans of all major league clubs.