The original intention of the diamond ace

A few days later, the weather was fine in the morning, and the bright sun shone on people's bodies, even giving them a burning feeling.

The stands that were supposed to be noisy are now rarely quiet, especially the stands on the third base side, where a terrifying silence spreads.My face was very serious. After all, no matter who it is, it is really difficult to calm down when seeing the pitcher on my side blow himself up.

"Is this the monster pitcher? Except for the speed of the ball, he can't do anything at all." An uncle next to him leaned on the chair with his feet up and said lazily.

"Hey! Don't talk about it, everyone in Qingdao has come to see it." The person next to him persuaded.

"That's what it is! If I had known it would be so boring, I wouldn't have come!" He deliberately said louder.

We stared at him for a while, but we couldn't speak, and turned our heads fiercely.

I was so mad, I gritted my teeth.In fact, senior Jiang Gu has been in a bad state these days, and he may have become like this, but he still thought about it. To be honest, it was beyond my expectation that he could wait until now to explode.

half an hour ago

Furutani-senpai's start was not good. The first inning was full of bases with two outs. Fortunately, Tojo-senpai's defense made it through without losing any runs.

The wild change balls are almost all straight balls thrown in the middle. There is a slider that is basically a burst shot. Thanks to Miyuki-senpai, he followed up like this. Such an exaggerated missed shot cannot be explained by a sentence of poor ball control at the beginning. .If it is still like this in the next round, although it is a bit hurt, it can only be changed.

In the next three innings, although the situation was still not good, the fielders helped to suppress it.

It is really difficult to judge the timing of the switch.

"Senior Minato's defense is awesome!"

"Senior Jiang Gu hasn't entered the state yet."

"It will definitely get better in the future!"

…………

The people around were still laughing and chatting, only a few people showed some serious expressions.

"Senior Jiang Gu, but the changing ball is still not well controlled. It is difficult to block another famous team's line with a straight ball alone.The fifth or sixth inning could be a hurdle. 'Omura stared blankly at the court.

Ah, no, the pitcher on the opposite side has found his touch. Although it is a bit exaggerated, once the slider enters the state, it can be regarded as a professional level.Although it's not very good to think so, the chance of our side being able to play the slider is almost zero. At this time, we can only give up decisively.

A red-haired freshman next to him said to Asada next to him, "It takes courage to throw that kind of ball."

'Because of the large downward slope, the shot is almost aimed at the right hitter. If it misses, it must be a touch ball. The ace of three highs is not easy. '

Up to now, no one has hit base with two outs in the second half of the fifth inning, but a four-bad broke the long-standing stalemate.When the three-pointer was lost at the beginning, everyone could still maintain an optimistic attitude.I licked my somewhat dry mouth, and felt a little more irritable in my heart. This kind of breathless situation is really frightening.

But as the hitters hit base one by one, everyone's faces gradually became a little ugly.

I couldn't help but asked a senior sitting in front, "Is Sawamura-senpai injured? Why didn't you replace him?"

He forced a smile, "It's okay, the supervisor may just think that Jiang Gu can adjust himself."

"Go out again! Fourth point!"

The batting line went from seven bats back to the clearer, the long final number of outs.

When the score reached the fifth point, no one in the stands spoke.

"Another four bads, bases loaded!"

adjust yourself,

Adjust yourself.

I can adjust a ghost by myself, "Cut!" I couldn't hold back my emotions.

In this kind of game, in this situation, isn't that big brother in sunglasses afraid that he will get yips?

Suddenly remembered some fragments......

I closed my eyes, then lowered my head again, and never looked up again.

Is this Japanese high school baseball?

Is this the meaning of the ace pitcher,

Even if you encounter a dangerous situation, you can only cast it yourself,

No one can share the burden with you even if you face an enemy that is difficult for you to resist.

But even if your condition is not good, you will continue to vote in the next game,

Even if you cause the team to lose, your teammates will not blame you.

Bearing it, but also enjoying everyone's trust exclusively.

I'm really envious...

It's been a long time since I thought about the past, it seems to be when I first entered the major leagues.

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"What's going on with him recently, didn't he shoot well before, but now his pitch is completely out of control."

"Yeah, the state is so bad, why did the coach let him come back, it made us lose."

"Don't talk about it, he has just recovered from his injury, and he was fine before the injury."

I stood in the shadows behind the door, my head bowed and my fists clenched.

…………

"Why do you still let him start? Didn't he fail to make the shot last time?"

"I heard that they shot well during training."

"Hey! It can't be Yips! Why did he get such an unlucky disease?"

I don't know when it started,

Everyone started walking around me.

I am aimlessly throwing the ball into the net, taking care not to wear out my shoulders before, regardless of the strictly controlled delivery.

Just throwing towards the middle of the net, every ball is almost in the same position.

Why, why, why can't I cast it during the game......

why…………

"Well, Oda, we all know that you have worked hard these days, but you should go to 3A and stay for a while, take it easy, you may just be injured and haven't healed." The team's management team smiled hypocritical.

"Then..." I opened my mouth and closed it again, then... when can I come back?

…………

Alas, that should have been the most difficult period of my life, I didn't expect it to be so long, and now I suddenly feel a little emotional when I think about it.

But it also shows that I still remember this incident. I didn't expect that I would be such a narrow-minded person. I have changed my life and still remember those people back then.

I smiled to myself.

After that incident passed, I also thought about it: Whether it is the attitude of the players or the decision of the coach, it is actually very normal.As a rookie with no grades, it is impossible for everyone to believe it. This is normal.There are many people who are in poor form and directly delegated. I also voted for an extra game because I didn't seize the opportunity.

But it also seems that after that, I slowly put my performance above the team's victory.

Although there is no conflict between the two, it is not so easy to be happy about the victory of a game. The first thing I think about is whether this is a winning shot, what is the ERA, and how many hits were hit , the ratio of four bads and three strikes is...

Hey, isn't this the idea of ​​quite an uncle!Exactly the same as those office worker uncles!Thinking of this, I twitched the corner of my mouth.

Suddenly, a person patted me.

"Oda, I'm leaving."

I raised my head, stunned for a moment, it's over?

So fast.

I glanced at the scoreboard, did I still lose?

Afternoon, Qingxinliao

"Okumura, let's stop here, I have worked hard for you today."

"It's okay." Okumura wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.

After eating early, I took the bat to the embankment in front of the dormitory, moved around for a while, and after I felt that I was almost digested, I started to practice swinging.

"Ah—", it's too bad, I feel like I haven't improved at all in my swing recently, and I'm in a bad mood.Forget it, let's suspend today's swing, it's useless to continue practicing like this.

I climbed to the top of the embankment with the bat between my hands, and found a place that was not too noticeable to lie down, ah, so tired.

In the office not far away, Director Kataoka's sunglasses flashed a light.

I looked at the already dark sky and sighed. Although I came to feel the high school baseball that I missed before, it seems that there is not much difference now.What should I do next? In my new life, do I still choose to play baseball, or do I do something else? …………

Oh, what am I being hypocritical about? No matter what I do in the future, I must still study hard and play baseball well at this stage.Even if I let it go now and do something else, I'm not reconciled, I haven't played for so long!

Thinking of this, I sat up, feeling a little ashamed.It's a road that has been walked once, and it can't beat a group of brats.One hundred more swings!