soul of baseball

Chapter 223 The Hard-to-Grasp High-Speed ​​Curveball

Ed’s curveball has a very high degree of integrity. This kind of ball is a decisive shot for ordinary pitchers, but it is a commonly used ball for Ed. The straight ball uses the speed difference of the two balls to determine the outcome.

The human eye has a process of adapting to the speed of the ball. After adapting to the slow curve ball, I just confidently prepare for the next shot. When the result is good, the next ball will be a fast straight ball with a speed difference of nearly ten miles. , either the person didn't have time to react, and the ball got into the strike zone, or the blind bat couldn't hit the ball at all!

No matter how lucky you are, even if you can hit the ball, it will be squeezed by the speed and tail force of the ball.

There are two types of balls with a large speed difference and a high degree of completion, so Ed's self-confidence is very reasonable. Facing Coach who is standing in the strike zone, he is also very relaxed. The weaker the back, the first 4 or 5 sticks are easily resolved, so what does the sixth stick matter.

Coach carried the stick and smiled. After being baptized by the Japanese students in the "premature" aspect of changing the ball, he patrolled in this area later. It is said that if anyone in the team can really solve Ed's curve ball, it must be Kou him.

Underestimate the opponent?This kind of thing can't be done, in short, the first ball must be a curve ball, knowing the type of ball is not too easy to hit!

"boom!"

The bitten curve ball passed directly through the second player, and the stick flicked high-profile~ with Coach's footsteps, he directly injured the first base easily.

Coach took off the protective gear and handed it to the first base coach. He shook his hand. The power of the ball was so strong that his hands hurt from the shock. After a while, he took off his gloves and stuffed them into his trouser pockets. Looking at Pilar, the seventh batter on the strike zone who is not good at changing the ball: Although the hope is not high, we still have to prepare to hit the base, what if it goes out?
Of course, Pilar wanted to hit the ball. Seeing that the ball seemed to be going into the strike zone, he tried with the idea of ​​making a high-flying sacrifice hit if he couldn't hit a hit. waved a big stick~
"Boom~" The throw-in behind the home plate~ Pilar heaved a sigh of relief.

Who would have thought that when he turned his head, the mask flicked and rushed to the rear.

Pilar felt more at ease when he saw it, how can he catch the ball almost falling into the lounge~
hiss~
Jose didn't care about his feet at all, and a slippery catch just happened to get the ball close to the glove. If it wasn't for his teammates to help him, he would definitely fall down the stairs~
Pilar was about to vomit blood. At this moment, he hated the rule extended by the major leagues: the audience cannot help when receiving kills and the impact is not counted, but teammates can help.Maybe the ball just fell out of the glove if no one helped?

Bah bah bah!Forget it~ It's not good to be injured, Pilar walked back to the lounge helplessly.

The 8-bat Pania is the fastest around the bases in the Warriors. He was originally the best player in the pioneer, and his fast legs gave him the talent to steal bases!
The problem is that if you can steal a base, you have to hit the base first. If you can’t hit the base, it’s useless. Pania belongs to the kind of intimidating screams played by the serve machine. With that kind of high-speed ball, it is always difficult to find the hitting point, otherwise it would not be so easy for Shen Qin to compete for the first shot.

nice shot!

nice shot!

Two curveballs in a row fell into the strike zone, and Pania didn't even swing the bat. In his opinion, the ball that was obviously outside the strike zone fell into the strike zone at the last moment. That's too late.

Ed let go of his arm, and when Jose made a gesture, he immediately turned around to hold down first base!
"OUT!" The first base referee clenched his fist and bowed his arms.

"I hit it first!" Coach patted the dirt on his hands and jumped up. He was not far from the base at all, and the next bat was a pitcher's bat. Although Lin Duo hit well, it was the first time he faced this kind of bat. It is unlikely that the revving curveball will be hit directly, and it is meaningless for him to take the risk of stealing second base right now.

And he could see clearly that it was he who jumped to the base first, and the first baseman's glove hit him on the shoulder!The position of the referee is no problem!Can this all be wrong?
The referee was unmoved. Facing the aggressive tone of Coach Chi, he raised his hand to expel him. It was Quinn's old experience who pulled him down first. If the infield loses people, it will be troublesome, and he didn't expect Shen Qin The outfield defense is so strong, and the confiscated homer ball fully reflects his judgment and physical coordination. If Coach is ejected at this time and pulls him back to the second base position, it will be a great loss. . (There is no camera at this moment! After all, it is an era when speed guns are still used)
Shen Qin looked at Jose who was squatting behind the home plate, he was considered the most 'ruthless' among his peers that Shen Qin had come into contact with.This kind of cruelty does not mean that he is inhumane, but that he is like a machine, doing what he should do when he is supposed to, and there will be absolutely no such thing as a clever idea to make some weird match balls.

It's hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, at least Shen Qin feels that he will never be able to do this.

In terms of calmness on the court, I don't think there is any difference, but I am more casual.

Shen Qin thinks that the fun of being a catcher lies in being casual, adapting to the situation on the court, playing tricks on opponents and shocking his teammates, isn't it the most interesting way?
But why did you ask the pitcher to pin down first base just now?

Everyone knows that behind the bat is a pitcher who is not strong in the lineup, right?
Are you sure you can pin them out?Isn't this too ridiculous?
We all know that it's hardest to kill a runner on first base.

Referee question?This can't be~
Shen Qin looked at the man who had just left from the edge of the base, and now he was retreating to the back of the base and turned his head on his side. It was a normal defense. Since it had nothing to do with foreign objects, the reason for Coach's misjudgment should be on this person Already~ Tsk!
Sure enough, it was definitely not a matter of luck that this team made it to the semi-finals, but the sample size was too small, so he just couldn't judge right now.

Gee!
……

Because Coach was pulled out, the original good situation of someone on first base and no one out was instantly overturned, and the possibility of another score in this inning was already slim.

Sure enough, Pania was resolved with the next ball.

...

In the exchange of offense and defense, Shen Qin repeatedly checked the hat and put it on again before going on the field, causing the two left and right fielders to laugh all the way: "I know you don't like it, and I won't do it anymore."

It was the first time to feel the active friendliness of peers other than Kou Chi, Shen Qin was a little stunned, until he remembered what Kou Chi said just now, he stammered and said: "No...no...don't like it."

"Is that like?" Pilar couldn't help laughing. There are very few Asian students who came to the United States halfway in the school. Most of them are native Asians, and their personality is as direct and unrestrained as most of them. It is rare to meet Shen Qin who is so shy and soft on the inside. The little man with facial paralysis still thinks it's cute: "After that, I'll blow and stick to you every time you play."

Shen Qin was taken aback and waved his hands again and again, so he shouldn't be drooling~ It's disgusting: "No, no, no, I don't like it! No more!" After speaking, he ran to his own defense area, and Pilar and the two of them couldn't stand it. The live laughter was left behind.

　There are too many things like blown bubble gum sticking to the hat~ Watch it once and laugh once~ There are many cuties in the big league who like to play pranks~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)