soul of baseball

Chapter 358 Stealing base technology

"I'm going to America!"

"But Tazawa's terms~"

"I will come to all international competitions!"

"Others may not let you come when the time comes, and treat free agents, especially those who are not famous and have no commercial value. Let's not talk about the signing fee. They only have such a small salary every month, and they have to rent a house and drive to live~ What if it fails? ? If you fail and return to your country, you will not be allowed to compete for several years according to Tazawa's terms!"

Kominato was very decisive: "No, no matter what, I will not give up. I can go to work during the offseason."

……

Was this stimulated by Xi Chuanlong and Shen Qin?Ryota Sano rubbed his face in the bathroom with a dazed expression. He likes baseball, but he doesn’t have any lofty goals for now. As long as he plays in Japan, he will inherit the homestay when he can’t play anymore. In fact, his life is stable enough Worry-free, he doesn't want to go abroad, at least it's not something he would consider so early!
But now Xiao Minato is going to the United States, even if he will be bound by the Tazawa clause in the future, he has made a decision.

But now, in the past, he must stay in the minor leagues first. His family's conditions are already... so what if he gets injured or fails to play in the minor leagues, what will he do in the future~
Ryota Sano is not worried at all!Coupled with Minatohara's bad temper, no one can stand him without him.As a player, when you become famous, everyone can tolerate you if you have a bad temper.But throwing a tantrum when you're underachieving can destroy you, whether it's the fans or the team.

But if you go by yourself...

Free agents are better than draft players in some respects. They can actually do whatever they want to join. Unlike the draft, a bunch of good friends are dismantled.

If you go by yourself...

"Let's go together!"

"What?" Xiao Minato was a little confused.

Sano Ryota slapped him hard: "I said! Let's go together!"

"You don't have to~" Kominatohara was really at a loss. Sano Ryota grew up with him, and he was also his only friend. In his memory, he never lost his temper with him. He was the one who tolerated and comforted himself~
wrong!I even hit myself!When I was in kindergarten, I pushed myself into an ocean ball~
"You don't have to accompany me~" The voice was a little helpless: "You are so annoying~"

"roll!"

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What Japanese pitchers lack the most is the second seam, and Kominatohara has a very strong ball control, and he has independently strengthened the second seam. Of course, the scouts noticed it, but sitting on the home plate The overseas scouts from the Pittsburgh Pirates at the back were looking at the Chinese team Gong Hai.

Good ball control and good physical condition, but the speed of the ball needs to be mentioned.

As for Shen Qin~Of course he wants to, but this kid is going to participate in the draft, and it must be the first round. .

The second is that I heard that he will be drafted as a catcher, which is a bit embarrassing. They just selected a catcher with a good prospect in the first two years, so it would be redundant, and he is not willing to be at the first base and the catcher position. Sharing the time evenly is a bit tasteless for them.

But Gong Hai is different. If you sign him, there will be great benefits. One is that he was cultivated by the MLB development center in China, and his commercial value is different.The second is that it is cheap and easy to use. It can be signed for [-] dollars, and even if it cannot be upgraded at that time, it will not lose to the team.

In fact, it’s a bit outrageous to think about it. The salary of top players can sign more than 3000 players like this~
……

Kominatohara is very relaxed when he returns to the pitcher's mound. Look, his Ryota will always be with him.

Xi Chuanlong, who only looked at the strike zone, turned dark again. He didn't understand what this guy wanted to do. He obviously had the ability to play professional baseball, but he played student baseball with the children?This is crazy!
"Pong~"

Hit successfully!Nishikawa Ryu stood on first base.

Cavill was going to laugh out loud. This guy had a short bat in front of the Japanese team, and that was with no one on base. That was enough.

Kominatohara is also crazy, obviously he was considered a strong hitter in high school and hated hitting the most, but now playing in the United States has changed?
"Awesome." The first baseman greeted with a smile. Nishikawa Ryu was a celebrity in Japan in high school. We are all compatriots, so we must talk!
"Hmm~" Nishikawa Ryu responded and pulled away, his eyes fixed on Kominatohara on the pitcher's mound: one...two...three...

The moment Kominatohara arched her instep, she rushed towards second base and jumped down~
"boom!"

The catcher of the Japanese team stood up the moment he caught the ball, and the ball shot towards second base!

"Ha!" Touching the base bag with his fingertips, he looked up at the ball just caught by the second baseman and smiled.

"safe!!!"

"Wow~" Shen Qin leaned on the railing and cheered. Just now, Xi Chuanlong's movement was really beautiful. From the perfect timing at the start to the beautiful card during the slide, every rhythm was well grasped. City is perfect.This made him even feel that Xi Chuanlong was much higher than his college students at that moment.

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"His nickname in high school was the base-stealing expert!" Someone in the Japanese team's lounge said: "How should I put it, every skill of his seems to be linked to a career, which is unbelievable for a kid."

"I heard that many clubs wanted him at the time, but he refused to go to college. Of course, it's okay. If you go to college, you can go to college. At worst, you can sign him later. The result is even more exaggerated. He went to the United States to go to college."

"Tazawa Clause! You don't even worry about this!"

"It's simply too exaggerated for him to still be among the students with his abilities!"

"Hey! You used to be teammates, how about others? Do you think the violence against Shen Qin is true?"

"How could it be true?" The player exclaimed: "He is very kind to everyone, a super person, how could he do such a thing! It's not that there is a report later that Shen Qin's adoptive mother beat his father ?That must be his dad...right?"

"It makes sense~ But why did he play for the Chinese team?"

"Do you feel guilty? I think he went to the United States to study at a university. Maybe it was because of guilt that he went to accompany Shen Qin? Haha~"

"I actually think you're right?"

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There are not a few people who think this way in the stadium, even Xiao Mina thinks the same way.Different from other people's fantasies, in his opinion, the relationship between Xi Chuanlong and Shen Qin was not good before.

I still remember that the two of them didn't appear at the same time when they lived together a few years ago, even Shen Qin slipped away the next day after Xi Chuanlong came to the joint place.Are you now a good friend?What a crime~ Maybe he did those things.As for the current relationship~who knows?

But this base stealing technique is nothing to say, it's just strange how does he know himself so well?Completely caught yourself in action?

Have you watched too many videos?

No, my action when throwing the two-seamer is different from usual, and I have never used it in professional baseball!Where did he figure it out? ? !

hell!Who would believe me if I said that when I faced myself for the first time, I caught all the movements and timing clearly!

Too strange!What on earth does this person want to do~
Lift your legs!

safe!

Steal third base successfully!
No matter how confused others were, Xi Chuanlong just loosened his striking gloves and stuffed them into his trouser pockets.

He knew Kominatohara too well.When throwing the second seam, the pitching posture is changed, the range of motion will be much larger, and the corresponding shooting speed will be slower.In addition, he is a right-handed pitcher, so he can't care about his vision problem, and the hitter happens to be right-handed. After the ball enters the catcher's glove and then passes to third base, he will be unconsciously disturbed by the hitter~ This is simply the right time and place!

If you don't steal a base now, when will you steal a base?

No one out, third base occupied!Little Minato was so crazy that he almost couldn't keep his face paralyzed. What on earth did this man want to do?Where is such an operation? At this time, shouldn't we wait for the team's sacrifice strike to advance!

"Huh~~" The catcher called a timeout and stepped forward to comfort: "Don't worry, the next step will definitely be forced to score points, and the infield will move forward."

"Hmm~"

Cavill beckoned to the hitter who was about to hit the field: "Don't hit, just hit, as long as it touches the ground early."

The hitter was a little puzzled: "Don't you need to fight for Gao Fei to sacrifice?"

"You must be able to hit a high-flying sacrifice hit that is long enough for Nishikawa to run back to home plate?"

"No ~ not necessarily ~ or just use compulsion to distinguish..."

"Do as I say!" Cavill watched the bewildered hitter hit the strike zone and still felt a little regretful, stealing bases~ Of course I have heard of his glorious deeds of stealing bases, but there is a huge watershed between the age of high school and the present itself , and Xi Chuan himself didn't mention it, so where would he know what level he is?I knew it would be the best to rank him ahead of Shen Qin in this way.

On purpose~ This is dissatisfaction with myself!Because I didn't let him start before?wrong!It's because I'm dissatisfied with Shen Qin's scheduling!

"Home plate! Stealing home plate!"

The Japanese team’s shooting partners were shocked! !
Nishikawa rushes to home plate!

The catcher caught the ball and bent over to make a touchdown!

So impulsive!Cavill rubbed his temples, why couldn't he wait patiently.

safe!

Huh?
Xi Chuanlong hit home plate, and except for the referee's loud roar, the audience was silent.

Is this operation possible?This is what almost all the spectators are thinking at this moment. Can a score be scored by jumping from the catcher to the home plate?

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Of course it is permissible!Coach rolled his eyes. Last year, Yuri was caught by the fast legs of the Cincinnati Reds. But at that time, Yuri just swallowed the point because he was afraid that his touch would hurt the runner. .

And the catcher of the Japanese team just now was so surprised by Nishikawa Ryu's move that he didn't have time to react~ Heck~ So baseball is a psychological warfare!
Shen Qin in the waiting room didn't care about these things, he just kept rubbing Xi Chuanlong's hands: "Does it hurt? Is there any discomfort? Can this kind of thing be done casually? Are you stupid? If the catcher straightened his back then Come on, then you are finished! It doesn't matter if you don't grab points at this time!"

"If you really can't, you lose. What can be more important than your own health?"

Xi Chuanlong smiled and went to the bathroom to wash his muddy hands: "Am I good at stealing bases?"

"Li~ Li pp, who told you this? No matter how powerful you are, you can't do this kind of thing. Then I won't let him steal bases at all! Let alone you! It's too exaggerated!"

"I know it!" This is the truth, he will not let himself get hurt for no reason.

"too exaggerated!"

"Didn't Yuri have it too?"

"He's not the one who jumped!" Shen Qin stared: "This action is really not allowed! Yuri said, if you change some bad-hearted catchers, you will fly away early in the morning! You will be seriously injured!"

Ah~ Nishikawa Ryu sighed: "The catcher is really pitiful. Before the rules were changed, there were quite a few concussions. Yuri's knee and thumb ligaments were all injured, right?"

"He didn't have a concussion! The current coach is a former Cardinals catcher who retired with a concussion. Oh, I'm talking about you! A man stealing bases and scoring points, you have teammates!"

Tsk tsk~ Now they can say anything that depends on the words of the teammates behind them!He stretched out his hand and pinched his nose, then walked out: "Got it, protect your knees, protect your lower body, protect your back, protect your elbows..."

"What the hell is your lower body? Doesn't it have a golden bell?"

"...The protection range of the shield is related to the posture. If the catcher is squatting, if the angle is wrong, it is easy to hit the baseball. It will affect fertility."

Shen Qin was puzzled: "Do you have a girlfriend? You've been talking lewdly lately!"

I really want to spit on someone’s face!Xichuan Long didn't want to deal with anyone anymore.

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In Shen Qin's view, infield defense requires a high level of tacit understanding between several infielders, just like he and the third baseman Xi Chuan can conduct smoothly, and the first base and the shortstop need to pause and wait for each other Only after adjusting well can you dare to shoot, otherwise you will worry about explosive transmission.

He found this very difficult, because even when he was standing on second base, he would be thinking about other things on the field, such as what is this hitter good at now?Where are his hot and cold zones, and how should the defense move? For example, what is the condition of the pitcher now?How's the tail power of the speedball?Can a changeup go in?Is there any instability?And is your own hitter a little impatient or unable to find the touch and should he be replaced?

In this way, you will be disgusted with the catcher's distribution and instructions in contrast. As long as it is not in harmony with your own ideas, you will easily be dissatisfied, which is not good for yourself or for the team.

Ryu Nishikawa's evaluation is that this is narcissism, of course, to put it mildly, it is self-confidence.

But in baseball, this is a good thing in a big way. How can people control their bodies to respond correctly if they don't believe in themselves?Especially for Shen Qin, he has the most accurate judgment. In this case, he has to make decisions at a time for many handling methods, so the position behind home plate is indeed the most suitable for him~ Maybe, the coach? Location?
"I think you can go to the summer league to play in the summer vacation, which will lay the best foundation for you to be a catcher in the future. Where you are, you have the ability to have a say."

Shen Qin tilted his head: "What is Summer League?"

"Arizona Summer League, the college holiday general league, of course, when there are no other games."

"Can I be a catcher there?"

Xi Chuanlong threw the gloves over: "If you have the ability! But for now, let's play the game well. The farther you go, the less others dare to underestimate you!"

(End of this chapter)