soul of baseball

Chapter 404
Judging by the hitter's Japanese straight ball path, his swing point is actually no problem, and the straight ball should indeed enter the base from there.

But the straight ball in the United States is not very straight. Both professional baseball and private coaches in Japan have always emphasized that the straight ball must be very straight, while the United States is just the opposite, the less straight the better!Which route to take is up to you.

This is the reason why the hitter just hit the air - the straight ball is not straight!
Especially Coach, who is such a two-seam expert, the four-seam he came to throw, it seems that he also likes to turn the ball!
Three consecutive straight balls of different heights from the outside corner struck out the third bat of the Japanese team, ending the first half of the first inning.

Huh~ Shen Qin just relaxed a little, stood up and bumped fists with Kou Chi, and then walked to the lounge together. The number of balls used in the first round was kept to a minimum, which was a good start.

……

"Molina, come here!"

Looking at Kara who called him over, Shen Qin had an ominous premonition. Under normal circumstances, it seems that he wouldn't call himself that, right?
"Why don't you deserve a sinker?" Kara had to admit that Shen Qin's ball distribution was very good, and at the same time it extended the pitcher's physical fitness, but this is not the purpose of this game: "Do you know what we are going to do?"

Shen Qin was very sure: "Of course!"

"Then why not give Coach a sinker?"

"In order to save the number of balls." Shen Qin felt that there was nothing wrong with saying this kind of thing. Since it was inevitable to do it, he had to try his best to choose the best way: "The first round of playing the line They are all in the mutual exploration stage. There is no need to conduct any inaccurate tests at this time, so I want to start matching Coach with a sinker after the first round of competition. Before that, I will try my best to let the team score first. , and try to give him a relaxed pitching environment. The coach is a player, and he must know that throwing the ball when he is behind is different from when he is ahead, right? If you don’t maintain the best state, what can you experiment with? Woolen cloth?"

Kara didn't speak. He had to admit that Shen Qin's sophistry was very reasonable. If he hadn't held the notebook in his hand, he would have almost been fooled into forgetting that this time he was going to test the limit of the physical burden of Coach's fastball. where is it~
Heh~ People say that some children are ghosts and ghosts, but Shen Qin has always been crowned with such words as shy, cute, and innocent, so that I can see that this kid is obviously the belly boy. Hei annoying spirit, will there be no follow-up to the words he just uttered?ghost letter!

So I repeated the main points of the test again!

Sure enough, Shen Qin's previous sincere appearance immediately disappeared, and shrugged like a rascal: "You have seen it too. One: I can't match every ball with a sinker. Two: I'm too late. Look at the number of balls used. I know it! It’s too late to match the card~”

puff! ! !Kara is really not angry, and even finds it a little funny~ How did she manage to talk nonsense in a serious manner?She doesn't even blush~ Little cutie is not shy at all!On the contrary, he has a thick skin!

"Ahem!" I really didn't want to talk nonsense with this short-sighted child, so I waved my hand to tell people to leave quickly!Just do what you like, in short, if you perform well today, you will always be in the starting rotation in the future, and when something goes wrong, you will probably run over!

Shen Qin, who was driven away, moved to the side of Coach to help him wrap the blanket. This kind of game is DH system, and the pitcher will be relatively relaxed: "How do you feel?"

"It's very good!" Coach said that he really didn't understand Shen Qin's worries. His arm has always been in very good condition. He hasn't had any problems in so many years, and it's not like he would be in trouble after just one shot. "Don't worry~it's fine!"

"I will moderately insert the ball into the second seam after the round of the playing field, because the relationship between the lack of balls may be very frequent. If you can't stand it, you must take the initiative to say that you know?"

Kou Chi smiled and grabbed Shen Qin's hair by his ear and twisted it, "I'm not a child, of course I'll yell if I feel uncomfortable, besides, Qin Qin, did you forget something?"

"what?"

"I am such a genius who shoots left and right. Even if I lose one hand, I still have a better left hand. If it wasn't for maintaining the balance between defense and attack, I would have switched to left shooting early in the morning~ oops~ What an embarrassment. Ah~ the right hand is also so good~”

After a few years, Shen Qin really wanted to go back to this time and sew up Kou Chi's crow's beak, but right now he can only knock on the other side's head to make him stop bragging~
But Coach is not exaggerating. He is indeed good with both hands, and his left hand is more stable and better in ball control, but these can only be shown off before the draft. First, he needs to use his offensive skills in the past two years. Secondly, when the draft comes, an unused left arm with a very good feel will be of astonishing value!
"Sit down and rest, I'll help you score!" Shen Qin poured water for Kou Chi, then put on his helmet, picked up the bat with the tail wrapped in water-green tape, and walked to the field.

I said it myself~ I am serious!According to Nishikawa’s information, the pitcher of the Japanese team today is a change-up pitcher, and the fastest speedball is only 147. That is to say, most of the pitches I face today are 130+ pitches. Pitcher's Devil Buster's!

Shen Qin, who was already very good at all kinds of changing shots, happened to be a catcher, so why didn't he see all kinds of sharp shots every day?What I have been used to for a long time can't get used to it anymore. I can even keep up with Baimai's ball speed, let alone 130-140?
Pong! ! !
After Shen Qin put a ball, the second finger ball couldn't escape even if it had completely fallen, and was directly picked up by Gao Gao and blasted towards the center left field~
Not to mention the excitement of the audience on the court, the scouts who came for Coach couldn't help joking, saying that Shen Qin would not go after the Japanese professional baseball.

Although this is a joke, the scouts actually guessed the same. They have seen too many good seedlings, let alone pitchers, as long as they are hitters, strong hitters!The national pitchers in the Japanese professional baseball are really no challenge for them, which is why so many "foreign generals" who can't make it in the major leagues are so successful in the Japanese professional baseball.

Although Japanese professional baseball has also produced a lot of talents who have entered the major leagues, which can be regarded as average, the industry also recognizes that they are only equivalent to the 2A level of the minor leagues under the major leagues.

It's like a strong hitter, after applying the ball speed and power of the major leagues, and then returning to the minor leagues, isn't that a massacre?
"High value! Definitely!"

"UMBC! Qin, Coach, Nolan, Xi Chuan! Next year's NCAA is going to be very lively. I don't know which side the current president will bet on to win?"

"Haha~" Some scouts taunted: "Do you think it was when Bush Jr. was playing baseball? The strongest in New York? Or as loyal as ***? He brought Chicago with him to kick off the All-Star Game held by any team. White Sox cap? Stop kidding! ~haha~"

(End of this chapter)