soul of baseball

Chapter 57
In the following days, Shen Qin, in addition to practicing with the outfield team as usual in Little League, was replaced in the same way.However, due to Yuri's arrangements, he didn't waste time wandering around there, and went home obediently to receive private training from the main catcher of this year's world champion!
Of course, that pile of adjectives is definitely not something he would say!
Yuri's training is actually very boring. Apart from the daily training of the catcher, there is only one thing - as an outfielder, he judges ground balls, fly balls and rebound balls, and receives passes.

Because of the speed of hitting the ball and the fast bouncing rhythm, it is easy for the fielder to miss or drop the ball. Therefore, the fielder must be able to judge the landing point of the ball and the angle of the bounce in advance to minimize mistakes and speed up the passing speed. !The improvement of this level can only rely on proficiency!one word!practice!

The first point to be judged by a high fly ball is the distance!Is it inside the home run wall or outside the wall?Or is it possible to catch a home run in a dangerous zone that can be both inside and outside?Because the outfield range is too wide, the determination of distance depends on whether the outfielder should try his best to catch up!And meaningless chasing can easily cause injuries due to violent impacts, which is not worth the gain.

And the second point is mobile.Not just the movement of people, but more importantly the ball in the air.

Most of the fields are open air, whether it is the air flow or the wind direction will cause the ball to move irregularly in the air, and there is a wall behind the outfielder, in the process of moving, not only the ball should be paid attention to to keep himself moving , but also worry about the 'plot' from the wall~
The most difficult thing is to judge the rebound ball.

If the ball hits the outside wall, at what angle will it bounce out?How far will it bounce?
The most taboo thing for outfielders is to chase this kind of ball, and often just run to the wall after chasing the ball.The ball bounces back and runs farther than the fielder. Sometimes the time lost in the middle is not only a loss of one base, but it may cause emotional fluctuations because of this one mistake, and then cause more mistakes. At that time, it will be two bases. ...Three base packs~even one, two, three runs!
But if the fielder makes good judgment and does not chase the ball, but directly waits for the ball to bounce back at the appropriate distance and position and then quickly returns the ball, it is completely different. It not only saves time, but also ensures that the fielder Don't consume excess stamina!

Speaking of which, these are three points, but in practice there are many small details. At least Shen Qin's frequent running practice has been going on for a long time, and there are still many mistakes.

But Yuri was very satisfied.A child with a weak foundation has practiced to this point in a short period of time. In addition to his natural super fast start-up speed, his talent in judgment is really enviable, but this also makes Yuri hesitate. He is clearly a good outfielder seedling, isn't it a waste to be coaxed by himself to be a catcher?

It is important to know that in a player's baseball career, most players' career life is in a ladder shape, infielder>outfielder>pitcher>catcher.

Catchers and pitchers are the most attrition, and of course the main catcher and starting pitcher are the most.That's why there are catchers who can't squat and go to first base, and starting pitchers who go to the bullpen to do things like relievers and relievers.

The outfielder will also consume more than the infielder because of frequent culling, running, and long-distance passing.

From the perspective of an elder, Yuri certainly hopes that Shen Qin can embark on a professional path, and it would be better to become a catcher like himself. In terms of body, it is clear that it is easier to be an infielder.

Just thinking like this is inevitably taking a chance.Because there are accidents in everything. After all, everyone’s physical fitness is different. Some people are born with strong joints, or have amazing resilience, and are usually good at taking care of them. Most of the above data are not accurate.

After all, there are many people who have been arrested for more than ten years in history, or have not had TJ surgery for more than ten years.

Conversely, some shortstops and catchers also undergo TJ surgery!
So as a professional player, all accidents and exceptions are the scariest, because you have no case to draw from.Everything has to be explored by yourself.

"Rest, relax!"

Shen Qin ran over panting, the long sprinting and stopping in the outfield was too exhausting.

Yuri smiled and handed over the towel: "How do you feel?"

Shen Qin is different from Yuri. The latter sees it from a professional perspective, so he can see Shen Qin's talents and advantages.But Shen Qin was a rookie and didn't understand any of this. He only knew that he could never catch or catch up.At this time, he was thinking whether he was too impatient and whether it would damage Shen Qin's self-confidence.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qin was very excited, and he didn't look like he was hit at all: "I can roughly judge, but the brain is faster than the body, this is not good, my body is not strong enough."

This is the truth. Shen Qin finally found the magic of his dynamic vision outside the strike zone. When those balls are swung, he can roughly judge which direction he will go and how far the memory will go. The direction bounces back, and the more you look at it, the smaller the deviation becomes. This feeling is really wonderful.

Yuri, who was about to comfort Shen Qin, was choked up. Unexpectedly, he, who has always been delicate and thoughtful, would be so big-hearted at this time. Okay~ What he said was actually correct. He clearly recognized his own advantages. and deficiencies.Judgment is indeed very high, and physical fitness needs to be strengthened, but this process will be very long. Of course, this is good. After all, he is still young. With physical development and long-term practice in the future, he will become stronger and more agile.

After hesitating for a while, he still opened his mouth: "Then~ do you like catchers or outfielders? After all, catchers are very hard. As for outfielders~ career life will be longer... for most people."

Shen Qin's heart warmed slightly, but he still snorted twice: "Although I said before that I would be a left fielder at worst, but I'll try again to see if I can be a catcher. If it doesn't work, I will give up." He is a rational adult psychologically, and he has passion, but it is really not his style to go all out for the sake of passion and stupidity, so he can't change it!He is still young!If you really have no hope, just copy your old job and become a doctor. It is said that American doctors make money, but I don’t know if it is true.

It's not bad for baseball to become a hobby!Of course that is the worst outcome!And he will never say the big reason why he is unwilling to give up now.

It's really cool that Yuri lifts his mask behind the home plate and punches and roars every time he wins!And can command and dispatch the whole audience!so amazing!Everyone can surround him!I didn't have a chance in my previous life, so it's a pity not to give it a try in this life!
Thinking of this, he put a hand on the shoulders of the Yuri brothers: "If something happens to me in the future, you will still support me!"

"Bah! I can't take care of my body and have the face to say it! Then I will lock you up in the room!" Yuri said with a straight face: "Remember at all times, nothing is more important than physical health! "

There was no joke in this statement, and Shen Qin naturally listened to it. Even if Yuri didn't say it, he would take this as a guideline, but... "I know, but you can't do it yourself!" He said Shen Qin gave a thumbs up, emphasized someone's performance in the World Series, and finally ended the conversation with a grimace and ran back to the room!At this time, the safety zone is very important.

Follow the food chain at home: Jijia > Yuri > him ~ and Jijia loves him again ~ so keep the pattern around Jijia!Then it would be impossible for someone to sneakily flick his head, because of Ji Jia's cognition of the truth - if you touch your head too much, you will become stupid!
(End of this chapter)