soul of baseball

Chapter 155 The Magical Use of Pitcher Gloves

Shen Qin wasn't in the mood to talk to Parker about such unnutritious topics as familiarity. The first two bats, the key to their score, were struggling on the court, so he had to be prepared.

……

Hideo Uesugi was also a little nervous standing on the strike zone. Nanchi played against his former school last year. Although he had no chance to play at that time, he still had a deep impression on the opponent's pitcher Kazuma Uejima. That is powerful!Really strong!
I hope Coach's suggestion is useful!

Compared with Hideya Uesugi, Kazuma Uejima can be regarded as very relaxed. Although he is facing a weak team among the weak teams today, he doesn't want to pursue perfect shots and blocks. He just wants to control the use of the ball as much as possible. Count, suppress the opponent, and then hand over the follow-up to the teammates.

It's just that there is something annoying about this kind of opponent, and that is data!They don't have the other party's data, and no one knows anyone from the first post~ Oh~ The name of the number one player looks familiar.

Uejima Kazuma's right hand holding the ball kept spinning behind his back, bending down to look at his catcher partner Hayao Asano.

According to the normal thinking, Asano first matched a straight ball from the outside corner.

Ueshima and Makoto are old partners with the catcher, so they naturally have no problem with his distribution. It is indeed a very neutral approach to try the hitter with an outside corner kick first.

"boom!"

nice shot!

Uesugi Hideo didn't swing his bat either, and just moved back a little.

"Test the hitter with a corner kick first! If the hitter doesn't hit well, there is a high chance that the second ball will be a curve ball! Pitchers are always superstitious, so just focus on the curve ball! There are no other requirements, just get on base! Give us a chance to take you home!"

This is Coach's analysis, and Hideo Uesugi naturally trusts it. After all, no matter how the two of them fight, he really has nothing to say about pitching.

So Uesugi Hideya's hand holding the bat is slightly loose at the moment!
Ueshima Kazuma stepped out!Arms waving high...

"boom!"

nice shot!

Uesugi Hideo was also dumbfounded!That's right, a curveball!But how could it be such a curveball? !It was as if it flew out and fell directly from the back of the head.

What kind of ball point is this!
Uesugi Hideo also swallowed, where did he get his confidence before!There are too many good pitchers from other schools, and he is only eyeing the ace position in the school!
Now that I think about it, it's really stupid. If it wasn't for the school's strong line-play back then, how could there be so many opportunities to enter Jiashiyuan!
Uesugi Hideo, who originally wanted to steal some points at the right time, had no choice but to put out the short stick directly.

"Hahaha~"

"What is that kid going to do? Is this really the first shot?"

Everyone outside the field laughed like crazy, even Kazuma Uejima on the mound was dumbfounded!Number one!Two strikes!No one on the base!Swing stick?

Fake, buddy?

Of course it's not fake!It can't be truer!Hideo Uesugi was also sweating from the laughter!It felt like all eyes were on him.

so nervous...

Hideo Uesugi also took a deep breath and forced himself to focus on the mound: Now is not the time to be distracted!If you don't hit base!How did Kou Chi and Qin send him back to score!
ball?

Uesugi Hideo also watched the ball that was drilled into the inner corner, quickly received the stick and jumped back.

And Uejima Kazuma and Asano Hayao glanced at each other, and a thought popped up in their hearts at the same time!Good luck!Sure enough, playing short sticks is just a pretense!

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise they would have thought they met a lunatic!
It's good to be a normal person!

Shun Asano gave a secret signal: It is better to choose to solve it with the best curve ball!
Another weird curveball that seemed to fall from a very high place!

Uesugi Hideo is also short!
"when……"

point!
The outside world!

Ueshima Kazuma was stunned!What's the situation?Are you kidding me?

The inexplicable information written on the information card is true!No wonder it sounds familiar!

Hideya Uesugi... Hideya Uesugi...he remembered!This guy is a Kansai Little League pitcher!
How did you get to Tanegashima!
Thinking of the hand gesture between Asano Hayao, Asano Hayao immediately called a timeout and got on the mound!
Uejima Kazuma said helplessly: "We may all be wrong. This guy was a pitcher in the Little League. He may not be good at long hits. Although I don't know why he is ranked first, the possibility of short hits is still high. It's really big!"

Asano Hayao was also confused: "That curve ball can't be used anymore!"

"Fast straight ball! Use power and fast ball to suppress, it's fine if you don't hit well! Since they want to send out the number of innings, how can we not catch it!"

The two looked at each other and smiled as they reached a consensus!
The infield shrinks!

At the same time, Hideo Uesugi also took a look at the rest area. Seeing that Shen Qin nodded, he tightened his stick and moved it to the bottom line of the hitting area!
Straight ball!

It really is a straight ball!
Hideo Uesugi has no point either!Instead, he swung a big stick directly!

"Pong!"

The ball went through the lower edge of the second baseman's glove!

Hideo Uesugi also flew towards first base!
Worse!

The center fielder quickly ran forward!

Pick up the ball!turn around!
pass!
That's too late!

Hideo Uesugi also hit base safely!
"Damn it!"

Uejima Kazuma really wanted to spray Uesugi Hideya with a face full of saliva!
What are you playing here?

This is of course psychological warfare!
pitcher!Number one!bunt!

Tricks the pitcher into deciding the game with a straight ball.

And the infield shrinks and swings again!Increase your hit rate!

Hideo Uesugi, who was on base, finally breathed a sigh of relief: the practice of hitting straight balls during this period of time was finally not in vain!He made a "Oye" gesture to Shen Qin!

Shen Qin also smiled back with a thumbs up and a like!

Pooh!Watching the interaction between the two of them, Coach rolled his eyes speechlessly: Is that why you are so proud?It's not that their tactics are good!snort!
Coach went to the batter's box with a look of displeasure on his face. What's the big deal about going to first base!He is a man who wants to hit at least two bases!

But if you think about it this way, Coach Chi's confidence is actually not that great!Since the last game, he has also discovered that he is not good enough to deal with the changing ball in attack. During this time, he has been suppressed by Shen Qin to maintain his body, and the practice time has been greatly reduced, so the progress is ~ equal to 0.
The only choice is to let go of the change ball!

The annoying changing ball~~
But letting go doesn't mean not swinging!
If you have been watching the changing ball and there is no movement, then it is easy to see the hitter's plan between shots and catches, so not only the stick must be swung!You have to be active!

Choose the angle of the swing!It has to be controlled and hit out of bounds.

Otherwise, the pitcher will think that you are not good at this if you swing the ball, and you will not be sure if you choose to use this ball to solve it.

Of course, it’s not that Coach doesn’t want to hit out, he has no choice but to hit out of bounds!I can’t grasp the center of the ball!

"Pong!" Out of bounds!
"Pong!" Out of bounds!
Two strikes lead!But Uejima Kazuma was not at ease, this foreigner was too accurate in catching the ball!The curve ball is completely missed!
But... the speedball...

Hide Uesugi was also cheated just now, and I still feel a little uncertain.

Naturally, Hayao Asano saw that Uejima Kazuma was a bit bullied, so he simply patted his gloves vigorously, signaling his partner to be at ease!

It was the first time I was fooled, but this is the real deal!What are you afraid of!
Uejima Kazuma breathed a sigh of relief!yes!What are you afraid of!
The hand holding the ball moved in the glove!Stretch your body apart...

Ha~ Coach felt like he could hardly control his laughter!

He is an excellent pitcher himself!He is best at observing the small movements of the pitcher, and he has Hideya Uesugi's last at-bat to make sure. He can judge that Kazuma Uejima's ball is definitely a four-seamed fastball just by looking at the small movements in his wrist and glove. !

do not miss it!Pick up the stick and it's a catch!
"Boom!!!"

Completely grasp the ball!

Right on the center of the ball!

The ball flies high and far!
Right fielder back!Back off!

Hit the home run wall!
out! ! !
This is a two-point shot in the opposite direction!

Coach ran around the bases with a smile on his face: So say it!This pitcher is so tender!Before the hand enters the glove, it should be in a grip like throwing a finger ball!In this way, the range of changes after getting close to the gloves will be relatively large, and others cannot judge!
That's great!You made a four-stitch gesture directly, and it was such a small movement after entering the glove!Do I have to guess?

Hahaha~ Simple child~
　That... bumping heads and stuff like that, that's it!Really not gay~~~~
　　On this court, there are often two uh... there will be this kind of action~~~
　　Popular science: short stick: strike, also called point (ball), is mostly used to force points.

　　Hit (Sacrifice Hit) As the name suggests, the batter is sacrificed to push the runner on base. If the point is good, it is also possible to hit the base by himself.

　　It is mostly used for pitcher strikes, saving energy and preventing yourself from being hurt by swinging a big stick.

　　ps; In order to keep the field warm, coaches don't like pitchers to go to base, unless it is an emergency.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)