soul of baseball

Chapter 974 Minor League Survival Guide

Making friends is a very difficult thing, especially for Shen Qin who is new to the workplace.

After all, baseball is a team sport, and you can't do it alone if you want.

Can it be done by one person?Look at the Angels, the great trout is still powerless.

At six o'clock the next morning, Xinxin's good student, Shen Qin, went out with his schoolbag on his back, and had a perfect connection with another good early-rising classmate in the team's small parking lot.

Next to Pepe was a drowsy braided boy who was in a daze, obviously in a daze stage.

"Castilla, we are in a host family."

Shen Qin joined hands with others. It is normal for this class to be assigned to the accommodation after the team communicates with many local families. But for him, it is more comfortable to drag the RV around by himself. How to jump around.

"Are you still used to it?"

Pepe nodded: "It's okay, the food cooked by the host family is delicious, but the sound of the electric fan is a bit louder."

"Have you been to the stadium?"

"I went there last night, allocated the lockers, and simply left. I read it. Today's game is divided into the matinee at home. After practicing in the morning, I can sleep again. I will return around twelve o'clock. Just go back to the field."

Shen Qin calculated, starting at 6 o'clock, it can end at about eight or nine o'clock, eat and sleep casually, go to the stadium at 12 o'clock to rest your stomach a little, and eat dinner after the game, almost.

A few people talked and arrived at the team's restaurant. Of course it was not open, but the fruit juice and milk on the side had been let go, and there were piles of bananas and apples.

Castilla was reported earlier than both of them. He was selected by other teams in high school a few years ago. After being picked by the Pandas this year, he was promoted to short-term 1A early in the morning. He just happened to be a junior for the two of them at the moment. Teacher: "These are free to eat. After the home and away games are equally divided, each person can also take a portion to eat on the road. No, you can also take the water over there."

Shen Qin felt a little distressed, these are invisible consumption~ Can the ball team really make money in the minor leagues?No wonder it's subcontracted!
"By the way." Castia emphasized: "The team bans all players from playing XXDJ!"

Well, this game is indeed very popular, Shen Qin spread his hands, his reaction is very slow, he can't play this game at all.

"There are also restrictions on the use of treadmills. You cannot run for more than 5 minutes at a time, unless you are prescribed a professional training order."

"This understanding."

"If you have a menu for retraining, you have to go through the test. You can hand in the list to the professionals first." Castia shrugged: "But in the short-term 1A, everyone is in the transition stage, it is best not to do extra work. It's not good for your body to train."

As he spoke, he squeezed Pepe's arm: "If you're at second base and you're so thin, you can take the initiative to consult. In the minor leagues, everything has to be done by yourself. Professionals are very busy and don't have time to go one by one." It’s in charge.”

Peipei and Shen Qin looked at each other, well, he is only under 19 years old, and his qualifications for the minor leagues are much older.

"I went to 2A last year, and this year I started with a short-term 1A. As long as I am in good shape, I will go back to 2A in a few days, so hurry up and bring you, otherwise many old players will not be easy to talk to. Panda is a new team. It’s better A lot, but I guess some aspects are still the same, the players are all united!"

2A? !Pepe's eyes also widened, obviously she just found out: "Are you already in 2A?!"

"Of course!" Castilla was very proud: "I'm just young! Maybe I'm more professional? I was selected into the chicken training team when I was 13 years old, and was officially selected when I was 17 years old. I'm still old now. He’s a player!”

Ha~ Shen Qin wanted to laugh a little, he was still a child.However, his situation is quite common. Many Latin American players are selected to join the local training schools established by major league teams at a young age. They have made reservations in advance and can learn more English and so on.

Castile looked around and approached before anyone came in, and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter that everyone is basically new to 1A in the short term, but once you upgrade, you must keep a low profile. Senior seniors each have their own unique skills. , you should pay special attention when training together, you must say hello first when you see others practicing, otherwise others will think you are learning secretly."

There is such a saying?Shen Qin really didn't know about this. Since he started playing, Yuri's friends who came and went at home all answered their questions, and they even took the initiative to teach something from time to time.

Castilla gave them an example: "Do you know why there is this saying Welcome to the big leagues?"

Peipei shook her head, but Shen Qin choked. Isn't this the favorite joke in China?Are you serious?

"why?"

"Look, a lot of rookies are very powerful when they first enter the major leagues, right?"

Yes, yes, there are quite a few such things. The rookie has little information, which has some advantages in itself, because the relationship that has just entered the major league and is eager to show is even more vigorous, so this kind of thing is really not surprising.

"But who can stand firmly in the big league without some unique skills? If you catch it, beat it to death!"

Shen Qin nodded: "The major leagues are a place that requires a lot of experience. The hitters are okay, but the defensive catchers and pitchers are just the opposite. Most of them are more suppressive after the age of 30. Just know how to Only in this way can we deceive people better."

"That's right! So let the rookies be proud for a while, find their weaknesses and teach them a lesson, yo ho~ Newcomers, welcome to the big league!"

Pepe clapped her hands: "Got it! That's how the rookie wall came about hahaha! Find out, beat them! That's why sophomores in the major leagues are so miserable!"

Castilla nodded: "It's normal to have a rookie year, but as the number of games increases, each team will have corresponding data collection and it will become more and more detailed. Of course, they will be targeted in the second year, so many players I couldn’t break the rookie wall when I was in the second grade~ I just couldn’t do it, I was sent down and so on.”

"Makes sense!"

"So, those who stay have their own unique skills, which are difficult to analyze, or those unique skills that cannot be targeted after analysis. Only in this way can we survive well based on the big league."

Before the two nodded their heads, Castile suddenly approached: "What unique skills do you two have? Tell me!"

"..."

Pepe laughed dryly: "Will you stay here after practicing your unique skills?"

"Yes!" Castilla said it as a matter of course: "There are many reasons for staying in the minor leagues, such as the lack of vacancies in the major leagues, and the delay~ Well, this is not aimed at the Pandas. The Pandas are still a young team. Yes, there is no new team after five o'clock!"

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(End of this chapter)