soul of baseball

Chapter 267 Players Are 'Business'

Kooler obviously listened to what Sidia said. To be honest, he didn't like what Shen Qin said just now. Even though Shen Qin is training catchers now, they have always teamed up with Sidia, so they have to listen. Listen to the old man's opinion, what do you say when you have never squatted on the field?And I also feel that his attitude is not very respectful.

Low outside corners?Cooler nodded and threw it out, and the base point was perfect.

bad ball!

how come?Kooler looked at the referee angrily, such an obvious good ball and a bad ball?Are you blind?

Shen Qin almost died of anxiety.The referee can't tell if he doesn't pick up the low ball from the outside corner. This is the eighth hitter, oh my god!
The head referee is a human being, not a machine, and his strike zone is naturally not static. Players cannot challenge this and can only adapt to it. I don’t understand why they should be equipped with such a ball!
Quinn is also sullen, but Cidia just lacks the most important brain of the catcher, and the whole person is too peaceful, let him use dirty tricks?Or dream more realistically.Otherwise, why keep talking about baseball IQ?Why do some people learn so fast?It's because people have brains!
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"Is this still the team from the state championship game?" The middle-aged man squinting against the sun wiped his meticulously trimmed beard, and looked a little disappointed: "I'm not in the right shape at all, it's silly to keep watching the shooters Yes. I said come as soon as you come, what are you doing sitting with me?"

"Why? Let you bluebirds come? You are so far away, we are not allowed to come so close to Philadelphia?" The man next to him dressed casually, pushed his sunglasses and smiled: "I came to see Lin Duo, who Thinking of the explosion, I can’t get it out just by looking at the speed of the ball. I don’t know if it’s injured somewhere. The scout report seems to have to be re-evaluated. How about you? Who are you looking at?”

It turned out that these two were the Toronto Blue Jays' ball probe leader Rice and the Phillies' Cooper. The two had a private relationship with Shuner and occasionally shared information.

Les sneered: "Just watching Lindo? Tsk tsk! You have such a big appetite that you can't even look down on the star guerrillas?"

Cooper was not embarrassed after being exposed, and responded shamelessly: "Do you really only care about these two? I am very optimistic about the boy from the Yuri family. This small body is very powerful, and his future is limitless."

When it comes to his stature, Rice is also a little gratified: "Now more and more small guys are playing strong, this is good, it can attract more and more children to participate, and there will be more good seedlings. The second base of the Astros Isn’t it because of Otto? It’s less than 1.7 meters, it’s amazing. Speaking of which, the extended contract of 1250 million dollars signed by the Astros and him is really a bargain, and it’s a lot of money~”

"I heard that he and the current main catcher Perez raised on the Royal's own farm have been teammates since childhood? Perez is also very good. This season, he has 13 hits. It is not easy for the catcher."

"It's not surprising that they are all Venezuelans. Great people will always be mixed together. But when it comes to catchers, have you read the post-match interview? Qin said that he will be a catcher in the future, but he is so fast now. It's a pity to be a catcher." gone."

Cooper pouted: "If the family above me is a major league catcher, then I must have this idea. He is just a child's idea now, and it will change in the future. I think he is great for guarding the infield."

"Infield?" Rice said with a smile: "I went to see their state final four game, he should be in the outfield, his judgment is too strong, his arm strength is also good, and his hitting level is so high, even more so. It should not be squatting and arresting, it is too wasteful."

"So highly rated? Maybe his advantage is just because of Yuri's hands-on teaching."

Ha~ What Les said is that he really wants to hit someone: "You don't need to tell me this kind of thing on purpose. We don't know who, can we listen to what our opponents say? Qin started playing at the age of 13, and if he is taught by a master, he will Can he reach the current level? In short, I am watching him finish high school, and I must grab someone. You Philadelphians have had such a good record in the past few years, so there is no chance."

As he spoke, Les tilted his head again: "There are still a group of people sitting behind you. You have to prepare to grab people, but they have too many talents. It's not sure how the lottery will be when the time comes."

"Scherzer, Qin, Coach, Pepe~ In short, there are a lot of them. I think they can all enter the first round."

"Pepe?" Cooper raised his eyebrows: "There are a lot of ideas for keeping quiet, but I prefer Papa. Our team urgently needs an outfielder to take over~ It's also a hatred. The trading of Sai Farm is too barren, and it can't be relieved for a few years."

Rice thought for a while: "You mean the center fielder in the divisional round? The one who spoke rudely, right? Hey, he's a nice guy, but don't think about it, he's already determined to go to college,~"

"As for the signing bonus, high school students are easily tempted. After all, for most children, it is the first huge sum of money in life~"

"Come on, people don't care about this." Rice sighed when he said this. The club often lures players with high signing bonuses, and then binds them with cost-effective long-term contracts when they perform, but this matter It’s unbearable to put it on yourself, but now many confident players don’t care about these things anymore, they value the future more: “His family is in good condition, and the whole family is athletes, we have already known all about it. How do you care about the little money in front of you?"

"Is there really no play?"

"No play."

"It's a pity." Cooper really felt it was a pity. Although it's not a good thing to say, in terms of the interests of the team, Papa does have great commercial value because he is a beautiful stutterer and can do a lot of things in this regard. , Whether it is charity or topics, it can attract a large number of media and fans.

Think about Trout of the Angels and Haber of the Nationals, two of the same strong hitters, the former has less topics, but the latter can make a lot of hype even with a haircut.

Apart from the ball skills, what the team likes the most is the players who keep talking about it. As long as it can attract the box office and drive the surrounding area, anything will do!
No, he has to lobby with Coach, Qin and Lin in advance. Children are the most unbearable, and being able to go to the major leagues early is more attractive than going to college, right?

In their view, baseball is not only a sport, but also a business. How to minimize the cost and do what is most beneficial to the team is the ultimate goal.

Unless it is a star player or a deal for the impact of the playoffs, otherwise it is possible to save as much as possible. When you go in, there are a lot of good things. Want to make a special request?Then you have to think about it.

Looking for a job in his position, if they were players, they could scold the boss for being unfair with their teammates, but now they are the staff of the team, so the first consideration can only be the interests of the team, and all personal emotions must be considered. Set aside for now.

While the scouts were probing each other and exchanging information, Shen Qin on the field could hardly bear it anymore. It is obvious that Kuller's ball handling was good today, but if he keeps challenging the referee's strike zone like this, the pitcher will get anxious The situation is really going to be one-sided!

(End of this chapter)