soul of baseball

Chapter 13 The Big Guys on TV

This small class of pure language is very easy. If it weren't for the regular schedule, Shen Qin would almost feel that his main course is baseball, and his spare time is language.

But there are indeed benefits, at least the body is stronger, and of course the skin is tanned.God knows that although he was never married in his previous life, all kinds of love were supported by his white body~ This is good.

However, Li Yang thinks that Shen Qin's parents are very foresighted. Isn't practicing baseball to tan his skin the basis for integrating into that circle?
Shen Qin said that he has nothing to say about this. He has always believed that although the discrimination of skin color and race cannot be eliminated, it is not absolute. When you stand at the top, these rules and regulations are naturally not suitable for you.

Take Yuree as an example, except for the slightly deeper eye sockets than Asians, that is also a standard yellow skin, but those whites and blacks still love him to death.

The morning class was to discuss while watching the original movie, but today Li Yang proposed to watch a live baseball broadcast.

Shen Qin was a little confused, is there a live broadcast in China?

"Live...hey...yes! Screencasting...yes...I'll check the time, it's almost here."

This is still being broadcast in the live broadcast room... Shen Qin felt that he was really old-fashioned. He always thought that the live broadcast room was either dreamy demon refining or beauties dancing.

"Which one should we look at? Astros vs. Yankees or Dodgers vs. Cubs?" Li Yang obviously had a hard time choosing, so he asked Shen Qin.

Shen Qin didn't know any other teams besides the Astros, so of course he chose the Astros.

Li Yang was a little confused: "You like this team? No way~ I am a loyal Yankees fan~"

"I haven't heard of anything else~ You can watch whatever you want."

Shen Qin is just a child now, and there is nothing wrong with him saying this, so Li Yang happily chose the Astros vs. Yankees: "In the playoffs, I bet for lunch that the Yankees win!"

He was still squinting at Shen Qin while talking, did he enter the battle mode in an instant?Shen Qin decided to show his non-fan status: "I don't even know~~"

"We know each other now~" Li Yang pointed his hand, and the screen had cut to the introduction of the contestants. Facing the row of portraits, Shen Qin was almost stunned: "Why is there no Yuri?"

"Huh? Huh? This is the introduction of the Yankees' batting! Oh my God, you are really an amateur!" Competitive games require a large group of people to watch and discuss them together. It is really terrible to meet an amateur. It’s better to watch alone.

After playing the line, Shen Qin still knew about it after this period of time, so he hurriedly marked the Yankees team.

In the first half of the inning, the Yankees struck first.

The man on the home plate was squatting, his face was blocked by a mask, but Shen Qin knew that it was definitely Yuri. It was strange to say that not a short time had passed, but the muscle lines of that arm were firm. imprinted in the brain.

"The first hit is my favorite!" Li Yang looked very excited: "He is definitely the rookie king! You know how many home runs he hits..."

"Hey! I'm talking to you!" Seeing that Shen Qin didn't respond, Li Yang was upset. Discussing with a boy who is learning baseball is better than arguing with two girls who are completely confused.

Just like football, many fake fans only focus on appearance, which is so refreshing...

"Oh~ I'm looking at Yuri's hands!" Shen Qin was not talking nonsense, he was indeed paying attention to Yuri's hands, which was different from when he was a pure layman before. He pays special attention to the position of the catcher, and even in normal training, he can't help but watch the practice between the catcher group and the pitcher group.

It turns out that it is completely different from the big league catchers~
"It's all different." This exclamation came out just like that.

"What's different."

Only then did Shen Qin come to his senses: "Stable, he catches the ball very steadily, without unnecessary movements." Not to mention the small catchers in the team, the catcher coach also paid attention to it occasionally in games later, the glove always It will move slightly with the ball, and the elbow will shake habitually after catching the ball.

Unlike Yuri on the screen at this time, every time the ball enters the glove, the hanging elbow always remains motionless. What is even more strange is that the height of the arm always changes before the ball enters the glove.

"He~tsk~ he can earn a lot of points in the Astros."

"How to say?"

"The way of catching the ball can confuse the referee, how can a bad ball turn into a good ball, who knows how to do it." Li Yang curled his lips. Loyal fans want to keep contemptuous of their opponents anytime and anywhere!Yes!Your own team is the best!Of course, if the other party changes jobs, they will definitely give the warmest welcome.

Ha~ Yes!Shen Qin suddenly realized!
A pitcher needs to put the ball into the strike zone in order to score strikes. What is the strike zone?The height of the strike zone is below the shoulders and above the knees of the hitter, and the position is directly above the home plate. It is invisible and is a space imagined.Whether or not the strike zone is thrown is entirely up to the umpire behind the catcher.

Therefore, the catcher who catches the ball is very critical. No matter what method the catcher uses, as long as it can confuse the referee and make the referee call a good ball!That’s what a catcher is for!
Obviously yuree has this ability.

The live TV broadcast had a suspended strike tape on it, and Shen Qin watched many balls being called as strikes by the referee.

Those hitters who picked the ball saw that the bad ball was in a bad position and naturally chose to let it go. Unexpectedly, the referee picked up a good ball, so they could only shake their heads and smile wryly.

"Is this referee biased toward the Astros?" Mr. Ye, who attended the class, was obviously able to watch some balls, but this unprofessional statement could not be agreed with even loyal Yankee fans, Li Yang snorted: "Yes If this is possible, he doesn’t need to be a referee~ This is because the catcher is too good, the line of sight is disturbed, the grasp of the strike zone, and the strange way of catching the ball, hum! It’s Yuri who is playing tricks! Chi~ This shot is also Cut him~ Ha~ Today he painted such a shameful color."

The color of sAO Qi refers to Yuri's nail polish. Shen Qin also wanted to laugh when he saw it. Today's one is even more exaggerated than last time's fluorescent yellow, and directly came a bright pink!I can't think of any other adjectives besides SAO gas.

"What does it mean?"

The picture on the camera is divided into two. On one side is Yuri who stretches and draws his fingers horizontally, and on the other side is the catcher who nods: "We can't see clearly when it moves so fast. Can the pitcher see clearly?"

"Can't you see clearly?" Shen Qin was very confident in his eyesight: "Little finger, index finger, and then move sideways. What does this code mean?" He also gestured.

"Ghost knows~ You have really good eyes." Li Yang rubbed his eyes a little depressed: "Look at the pitcher's throwing...Damn it! Curved ball!"

Shen Qin's eyes widened in disbelief. There is such a weird thing in the world. In the past, watching football's curved shots was considered evil, but now this is even more unbelievable. After all, the distance from the mound to the home plate is very close. It is strange to fall down from such a high place.

The hitter didn't react at all, and after consecutive fastballs came a super slow curveball!The front and rear differential speed reaches 17 miles. Let alone the time to wave your hands, you can't judge it at all, okay?
(End of this chapter)