soul of baseball

Chapter 3 He's Wearing Nail Polish

"Yuri! Yuri!"

There was a sudden thunderous applause at the scene, and the shouts shook the sky.

Xu Jia on the side also jumped up and applauded, shouting "beautiful"!
Shen Qin squinted his eyes and looked down, only to see the players in orange jerseys cheering and high-fiving each other in excitement.

"Look at that!" Xu Jia pointed to the big screen.

Shen Qin looked over, and now it was much clearer. The man on the screen lifted his helmet, revealing the face he saw on the side of the road before, but the blond hair turned black and smooth at this time.

The excited look of Yuri clenching his fist was impressive, but Shen Qin didn't understand at all: "What did he do? Why was he wearing a mask?" In fact, he still wanted to ask why everyone shouted his name and why everyone liked him?
This feeling is amazing, because he himself is a lonely person, and he really can't imagine what it feels like when everyone's eyes are on you.

"God-level killing!" Xu Jia was still excited, and finally coughed twice in embarrassment: "Forget that you don't understand."

Shen Qin understood his eagerness to share and discuss with others.

At this time, several screens were playing back from different angles. Shen Qin was also watching carefully. Of course, his eyes were focused on the heavily armed man. He didn't understand what was happening. He only knew that Yuri caught the ball and passed the ball, and then The audience is boiling!
This movement!so amazing!

The camera cut to Yuri again. The man's excited expression turned serious. He fastened his mask again, gave a thumbs up to his teammates, and continued to squat.

Shen Qin suddenly wanted to know more about this movement. After all, everyone in the audience knew what happened just now and why they were cheering, but what about him?He is like an idiot!I don't understand anything!

"He is the best!" Xu Jia squatted down and looked at Shen Qin levelly: "The place where Yuri is is called home base. He is a catcher! The best catcher!"

Shen Qin is still very confused, of course he didn't expect to understand it instantly, after all, this is a seemingly complicated sport, he plans to go back and learn more about it, maybe he can read magazines about it?
"It's cool!" Xu Jia obviously hadn't passed the mood yet, and he didn't know that the French fries were flying all over the place.

"I think it's cooler to hold a bat!" Shen Qin is telling the truth, how cool it is to hit the ball, how is it like Yuri, who has been squatting to block his face, and can't see anything, of course he is not He will admit that there is a big reason why he said this because he had no idea what Yuri did just now and detonated the audience.

Xu Jia glanced at him sympathetically, Shen Qin was at a loss~ what happened?Am I wrong?

Indeed wrong! ! !Shen Qin was quickly slapped hard.Because it didn't take long for Yuri to take off his heavy equipment and walk onto the field with a bat, and the place where he was squatting was replaced by someone from another team.

"That's called an exchange of offense and defense." Xu Jia is a good person and completely ignored Shen Qin's embarrassment: "The place where the catcher squats is behind the home plate. Oh~ The place where Yuri is standing now is called the strike zone! The one who throws the ball is called the pitcher!"

"Youri is going to hit the ball from the pitcher to score?" Shen Qin is not a real kid, even if he doesn't understand the rules, he can think of it when Xu Jia mentions it a little bit, so he is a little proud.

Unexpectedly, after Xu Jia was stunned for a while, he didn't respond, but continued to explain: "Then type it out...cough cough!"

"?" Could it be that I was wrong again?

"Ahem, do you see the wall over there? It's called a home run wall. The ball has to fly out for it to be truly hit, which is a home run. Uh, it's called a home run in English! As for the rest... for a moment I really couldn't explain it for a while." Xu Jia was also a little embarrassed. It was the first time he met someone who didn't understand baseball at all, and it was also the first time he watched a game with a real layman. It was such a sour feeling!

Shen Qin squinted his eyes, and didn't know how difficult this so-called home run was. He was only staring at Yuri's expressionless face on the screen, but his own smiling eyes could be seen through the screen. Out of indifference.

This person... seems to be... really powerful!
Shen Qin is not a real child, he naturally knows under what circumstances people will be in such a state, it must be the absolute concentration of attention and firm belief!This young man is really nice.

The old man completely forgot that he was just a child at the moment.

The game lasted three and a half hours, which according to Xu Jia was a normal game time.This made Shen Qin very helpless, but he also learned some of the most basic baseball knowledge while watching the ball. For example, you have to run through the bases and return to home base in order to score. For example, there are nine people on the field for each team. Another example is that there is left-handed throwing and right-handed throwing, and there is also left-handed and right-hitting... Another example, no more!

But the biggest feeling for him is that this sport seems to be very peaceful, and there is no fierce confrontation, at least there seems to be no easy injury.

When Xu Jia heard what he said, the two were in the elevator going down, and said coolly: "How fast do you think the pitcher throws the ball? How strong is the tail? How hard is it to be hit by the bat? Anyone who breaks skulls!"

Shen Qin was terrified!Suddenly, his last impression before his rebirth appeared in front of him like a replay. The billboard that was smashed down... his skull must have been shattered.

Xu Jia did not take Shen Qin into the lounge, but went to a parking lot outside and got on the car: "This is a parking lot dedicated to employees, he probably won't come here for a while, after all, there are still some fans interacting, and then take a shower and change clothes to ask for leave ...and take you back."

Shen Qin agreed. After all, I have been waiting for so long and I don't mind waiting a little longer, but it is still unnecessary to send it back: "I will thank him face to face, no need to send it, and lend me the bus money if possible... Thank you..."

Yuri arrived a little late. He had already changed into loose sweatpants and short-sleeved shirts. He was stroking his hair a little embarrassed and said, "You must have been waiting for a long time, little one."

Little guy... Shen Qin's forehead twitched.But he politely got out of the car and bowed to Yuri: "Thank you."

The lowered head froze instantly!what did he see !Yuri's left hand is actually painted with fluorescent nail polish!He he he he he is gay?

He does not discriminate against gays, but he has never seen one before!So man's sporty man is actually gay?The world is so fantasy!

Yuri was a little overwhelmed by Shen Qin's formal thank-you etiquette, and hurriedly waved his hands and patted Shen Qin's head: "It should be, it should be, we are all compatriots, be hungry, I will take you to dinner and send you back."

Shen Qin, a simple golden-haired boy who has always emphasized that he is Chinese, is really helpless: "I can go back by myself. Can you lend me bus fare or taxi fare? You are a star... I don't want it anymore. There are unified arrangements for meals!" After all, the shocking scene of everyone shouting Yuri's name just now was too shocking. He was really afraid that others would see him and be...

Yuri is obviously a very simple person, and he doesn't know how to make Shen Qin change his mind, but Xu Jia helped make the decision, and he didn't approve of Yuri sending it off, and there was still an endorsement matter to be discussed later, so he gave it to him. Yuri Qian: "It may be inconvenient to take a taxi now, but there is a direct bus to the hotel." Then he handed him his business card and blinked again: "Call me when you arrive, or you can come if you have any questions." Call, if you have a problem abroad, find your compatriots.”

Shen Qin would rather be a bus. The taxi only has two drivers and passengers who do not understand the language, which is too embarrassing.Yuri, who was wearing a "star halo" who wanted to send him to the train, was stopped, and Xu Jia sent him to the platform.

"Ah? 172~ Slow down, wait for the next shift! Half an hour...hey..."

The two of them were walking here, when the 172 bus was leaving and stopped at the traffic lights, Xu Jia was about to check the timetable, but saw Shen Qin running towards the bus, and was about to chase the child, but he had already climbed onto the bus door and waved at him !
Embarrassed, he could only wave back, but saw Yuri, who was across the road in sunglasses and a mask, was in a daze: "What's wrong?"

"Run fast!"

"Kid..."

Yuri was serious: "The distance of nearly 20 meters is not much more than home plate to first base...he is still young."

As soon as Yuri said this, Xu Jia understood, what does it mean to be a fast baseball player?Means more chances to get on base safely, steal bases, and score!
"do not know either……"

Xu Jia turned his head sideways: "What did you say?"

"It's nothing."

(End of this chapter)