soul of baseball

Chapter 21 The Light of China?

Shen Qin originally thought that spring training was equivalent to warming up before the game. It was just to let the players adapt to the rhythm and state of the game in advance before the season. Of course, it was enough to practice on the training ground.

Never thought that this training ground is a bit far away!It's so far away that you have to fly~ so far away in the warm Florida gigabits!
It was so warm that I changed directly from a thick coat to short sleeves.

Shen Qin now has the most intuitive understanding of Major League Baseball!rich!so rich!

Spring training should also be held at a resort.

Just know it's not a vacation alone!It's a big list of 40 people and even invitations, plus the coaching staff and others, and the spring training period lasts from mid-February to the end of March, which is nearly two months.

From the delivery of training equipment to personnel arrangements, to basic necessities of life!What a sum of money this must be!

Thirty major league teams go to Florida or Arizona for spring training according to the east and west.

Florida's is called the Grapefruit League, and Arizona's is called the Cactus League.

This name also troubled Shen Qinlei for a long time.

Gibbit, Florida is a resort in the United States. It is not a big place and has a small population, but it is full of celebrity mansions.And because of the relationship between spring training, this period is still very lively.

When Shen Qin saw the spring training venue, he was stunned. This is different from what he saw in Houston!

What about the Ten Thousand People Stadium?
What about the retractable roof?

This is too small!The distance between the auditorium and the stadium is too close!

Compared with the baseball stadiums of their domestic clubs, it’s just that there are some seats around them!
It's just that I didn't expect that there were a lot of spectators. The grass in the outfield was already full of people, lying or sitting, very leisurely.

However, they are very close to the players, and there is no blocking between them.

The bullpen is also very convenient!No shed ~ directly on the side!
Surprisingly... kind!

"Boom~" There was a knock on the head.

"What are you thinking about~" Ji Jia pulled Shen Qin to the lawn, took out a picnic mat for people to sit on, and then took out the food and put it away. It felt like a picnic~ Ah, no~ Should I say having a picnic while watching a football match?
"If you want something hot, you can buy snacks over there." Ji Jia said, putting the sunglasses on Shen Qin: "Be careful to protect your eyesight!"

Shen Qin is helpless, Ji Jia is obsessed with some honey.

For example, sunglasses must be worn under strong light, daily joint massage, various training...

Whenever this is the case, I am particularly tough and persistent!

Not gentle at all!

But Shen Qin still likes this kind of thing, this kind of... is a normal parent, right?
Bah bah bah bah!What parents!That is, a little kid!

The players on the field were warming up, and the big screen was sweeping over everyone. Shen Qin's eyes were sharp, and he spotted Yuri wearing the No. 4 red uniform at a glance, and hurriedly pointed to Ji Jia: "Look! He It's still number 4!"

"His birthday is also on the 4th. He said this is his lucky number~" Ji Jia pursed her lips and smiled, taking out a baseball cap with a dark red brim and a dark blue body and putting it on Shen Qin, and then looked around. Appeared extremely satisfied.

Shen Qin took it off and took a look. The hat was not the St. Louis Cardinals team badge he was familiar with, but a little red bird: "Is this the team badge?"

"Stupid!" Ji Jia was dumbfounded by the words, and glared at Shen Qin angrily: "This is a North American cardinal! The Latin scientific name is cardinalis, and it is also called a cardinal!"

Shen Qin was a little embarrassed. He understood after Ji Jia said this. After all, St. Louis is full of this kind of bird, and the team of St. Louis Cardinals is called ST cardinals~ Isn't that what it means!I am so stupid!But he thinks this hat is obviously better-looking than the bright red one that Yuri Xisanzhang wears.

In today's warm-up match, the St. Louis Cardinals played against the Washington Nationals. The audience also spontaneously divided into two camps, but there were not many people wearing jerseys on the turf in the outfield. Shen Qin couldn't tell which ones were his own fans!

That's right, my own home!That's how it is!

"The first warm-up match for spring training has finally started. What do you think about this year's spring training list, Mr. Chen?" China signed a broadcast agreement with MLB this year, and also arranged live anchors to explain. Explaining to the live broadcast screen, and a total of more than a hundred shows a year, it can be said that it has made great progress.

Today's anchors are Chen Jianbo and Ye Ping. They are both experienced sports anchors. They were also obsessed with baseball for a while when they were students studying abroad. But after returning to China, the resources in this area are really...

So both of them are very excited to have a live broadcast this year.

Chen Jianbo said with a smile: "The St. Louis Cardinals are a veteran and strong team, and their farm system is also very good. In addition to last year's fixed starters, the spring training roster of 40 people also has many newcomers from the minor leagues. I believe There will be a lot of surprises for everyone. Here is an explanation of this farm system for viewers. Simply put, it is a minor league team under the parent team of the major league team, specifically to provide training for new players for the parent team! Such a layer-by-layer filtering process. , the competition is very fierce!”

"Mr. Chen is right." Ye Ping also felt that it is very important to popularize knowledge to the audience in the commentary: "MLB is different from NBA. Players who enter the NBA draft can easily become immediate combat power. MLB is different. , very few players can go directly to the major leagues, they need to learn from the minor leagues and gradually adapt!"

Speaking of Ye Ping, he also mixed in gossip: "It can be said that NBA stars have a lot of scandals outside the game, involving various aspects, but MLB players are very few in this area! Audience friends should know, MLB The value of the stars is higher than that of most NBA stars, but after all, the popularity of baseball in China is far less than that of basketball!"

"Ah, the topic is off again. When it comes to scandals, why are there fewer MLB players? Because they have suffered! You must know that if the contracts of major league players can be shockingly high! Then the contracts of minor league players are shockingly low. Yes! How low is it? It is said that ordinary people’s living standards are very barely! It’s hard to go into details here, and friends who are interested can search Baidu to find out.”

"And it takes two or three years from the minor leagues to the major leagues. Most of them are not promoted in more than ten years! You said that you survived from your twenties to your early thirties or even your early thirties. It’s hard to make it to the major leagues! After so many years of hard work, are you willing to mess around? Ha… just listen to this audience as a joke.”

Ye Ping took a look at the field and hurriedly shut up: "The deal the Cardinals made with the Astros this year is really amazing!"

Chen Jianbo also nodded repeatedly: "Especially for us in China!"

"Why? Because now in the major leagues! The hottest star catcher! He is Chinese, but because he went to Puerto Rico for various reasons in the early days of the previous generation... Everyone may know Yao Ming! Know Yi Jianlian! Know Jeremy Lin! Then we Come and meet Yuri Molina today too!"

The camera just happened to turn to Yuri who was warming up. His long curly hair was not girly, but it was quite tasteful. The cool way of pulling down the mask attracted countless audiences to immediately launch a barrage:

——Ahhh!So handsome!unbelievable!Men can look so good with long hair!
- so young!The light of China!

——…

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——If he is just the hottest star catcher~ why was he traded?

"Ah, a friend from the audience raised a good question!" Chen Jianbo said with a smile, "As for why he was traded...then everyone needs to understand the catcher, a position that combines talent and experience..."

"How do you accumulate experience? It's time!"

"They think Yuri is too young! I personally believe in Cardinal's vision!"

"You must know that Yuri's full name is Yuri Molina! The three brothers in their family! They are the endorsement of famous arresters!"

Ye Ping answered: "Teacher Chen is wrong! Now they are the four Molina brothers! Last year Yuri adopted a child in China, and because there is not much difference in age, he regarded him as a younger brother! I heard that he is also learning baseball! Let’s get to know each other again!”

This time the barrage almost exploded!

—so kind!Don't forget the book!

——Ahhh!I watched that interview!He keeps saying that he is Chinese!
——Bah, upstairs!Nationality is not foreign!
——I’m the one upstairs!Can he choose where he is reincarnated?

——Upstairs +1!If I could choose, I would choose the rich second generation!People who spray athletes are the most ruthless!

——+1! !Top top!
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"Haha~ The audience friends are very enthusiastic! Alright! The warm-up of the two teams is over, and the warm-up match will start soon...The Shuangcheng team will go first..."

(End of this chapter)