Ace of Diamonds Golden Boots Silver Rod

Chapter 186 Before the Game

The two seniors were a little surprised when they heard Xiandao's words.

"I didn't expect you to think so."

"Seniors don't think I'm like Eijun's Baga, right?

That guy just loves baseball and doesn't think too much about it.

However, the seniors who come here all have their own purposes, right?

If you want to become a professional player directly from high school, if you want to go to a good university, if you want to compete in Koshien, all dreams must be based on achieving results, that is, becoming a first-team player!

If there is no pursuit, studying abroad for baseball is meaningless.

Of course, except for those who just want to train themselves in a famous family!

So there’s nothing wrong with taking every opportunity you get! "

"Then! What are you here for? Immortal way!

Judging from your appearance, it shouldn't be any of the situations you mentioned, right? "Senior Danba asked.

At this time, Tanba had completely agreed with this junior. There was no longer a school year gap, and he regarded him as a friend who could chat and speak a common language.

"Because of Eijun!"

"Is that the first-year guy who struck out Dong-san and threw a curveball from deep on the first day?"

"Yeah! When we were in junior high school, we agreed to go across the country with our friends.

I originally planned to give up baseball after graduating from junior high school.

However, in the last summer of the third grade, we played against the champion team in our county.

But during the semi-finals, I fell ill and collapsed!

In the end the team failed miserably and our junior high school was over.

I decided at that time that I would play with Eijun for three more years in high school and I would swing my bat for him.

..., does it feel like a bit of a chuunibyou? "In the end, Xiandao felt that what he said was a bit too...

"No, it's a very touching story!"

"Thank you! I'm ready and can start at any time! Tamba-san!"

"Hen! It's me who wants to say thank you!"

"hoci! (The dubbing in Tanba's mouth when he pitches is very interesting)"

"Snapped!"

"This is really a good straight ball!" Xiandao said with emotion as he looked at the powerful ball.

"Ah! Tanba is in good condition recently!

Next ball! Curveball! "Miyauchi said to Tanba while answering Sendou.

"Here he comes! Tanba-san's pronoun!"

"huixu!"

"Snapped!"

Synonymous with Tamba...curveball!

It's a really scary ball in the strike zone.

From the angle of the right-hander, it looks like the ball is coming straight in the face, turning towards the strike zone at the last moment.

Yes, this curveball will eventually enter the strike zone. It is definitely a terrifying magic ball!

Even though Immortal Dao was at the end, because of the sudden incident, he instinctively turned his head back very quickly and took a step back.

But to the extent that he didn't immediately retreat in a panic and lose his balance like other first-year practice games.

Sendō suspected that Tanba-san didn't aim at the batter's face, right?

Even if you know how to throw this kind of ball and know its trajectory, most hitters won't dare to shoot it!

Human beings have a natural instinct to dodge, plus if they miss the shot, they will really get hit in the head. If they don’t dodge, they will be directly slapped in the face...,

Danbo's ball speed is not low. A hard ball made of solid wood chips is almost the same as a solid wooden ball. If hit in the face, it will basically disfigure the face.

In other words, if the hitter misses the ball and still treats it as a curve ball... it will be a tragedy.

However, only when Tanbo is in extremely good condition would a curve ball hit his face by such a large margin.

But even at normal times, the curveball gap is very large.

Seeing this ball, Sendao wanted to get his helmet...

"What a terrible ball. To be honest, it's the first time I feel like I'm a left-handed hitter. It's great... I thought I was going to get slapped in the face just now!" Xiandao and Miyauchi complained.

"You were just scared when I saw it for the first time!

You guys, if you get used to it in advance, I’m afraid it won’t let you regress! "The senior in the palace exposed the immortal way mercilessly, not wanting to admit that he was frightened.

“But I’m serious about saying it’s a magic ball.

With such a large range, even if the hitter can stay still, it will be difficult to hit easily! "Now that it has been exposed, Xiandao can only admit it.

"By the way, Tambo-san, where did you aim to throw this curveball?"

"Hmm..." Tanba was speechless.

"No way?" Xiandao muttered softly when he saw this, and then swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Hearing Sendao's murmur, the palace was also startled. To be honest, everyone in Seido only knew that this curve ball was very powerful, but no one had ever thought about where Tanba was aiming to throw it.

Now everyone in the palace is a little scared.

"Tamba-san didn't aim at my face to throw the ball, did he?" Sendō still expressed his guess.

"Hmm..., it's not as dramatic as aiming directly at the face."

Okay, it’s real!

At the same time, Xiandao admired those right-handed batters who had beaten Danba before. They were not afraid of missing shots like this?

But when I thought about it, I understood that they were all wearing helmets. Hitters who were slow to react or hitters who were seeing them for the first time, such as those first graders tomorrow, would basically avoid them.

For high school hitters, hitting the helmet is just a touch ball that is not dangerous but slightly painful.

After all, this is not a straight ball, it does not hurt the batter through the helmet, and it has such great power.

But in the final analysis, the matter of hitting someone was just Sendao's own thinking. In fact, such an instance had never happened in Danba.

In the final analysis, it is psychological pressure, but it is also very difficult for high school students to overcome this psychological pressure.

But, with the current intelligence and tactics so strong, the famous teams may be aware of this before the game.

Moreover, Tamba's previous mentality was not good. If he blew a curve ball, it would become a hitable straight ball.

In this way, naturally no one would think as much as Xiandao.

To be honest, Dumbo is really an extremely troublesome pitcher if he doesn't have psychological problems.

It can be seen from the fact that he was able to suppress Inami's line for about one round when he played through injury and relied on his fighting spirit when the straight ball showed flaws due to the blank period.

If there is no problem with the straight ball, now that the curveball has reached its peak, it will be really difficult for the hitter to deal with it after learning to finger the ball and concentrate on sharpening the straight ball.

"That curve ball, let a catcher who knows how to use it to scare people guide..." Xiandao looked at the curve ball thoughtfully.

The scene that Sendao imagined was so beautiful that even Miyuki didn't have such a bad taste during the official competition.

Moreover, Miyuki is a good boy in a certain sense (with an upright game mentality), but he can't think of such a frightening way to shake the batter. Even if you use the inside corner ball to force the batter away, you don't really want to hit the player and match the ball!

If it is Sendō's pitch, he will first use a bad ball with a high inside angle, and then use this curveball to intimidate the batter.

Of course, this kind of ball is also meant to scare the batter. It can be regarded as a bad joke or psychological warfare. It is impossible for Sendao to deliberately hit an innocent person.

This kind of pitching is indeed a bit harsh, and may even scare the batter out of heart disease. If it is a major league game, it is estimated that there will be a group fight as soon as this kind of pitching is released.

This is also the second difference between Sendao and Miyuki's behavior even though they have very similar personalities. Sometimes Sendao is really a cruel person.

It's very scary when Sendō is angered or when something makes him act extremely paranoid.

He is gentle but that doesn't mean he is weak at all. Gentleness also depends on the person.

For example, if Sawamura Ina hits the ball, the subsequent batter makes Sawamura a little soft, and the next batter is still close to home plate, Sawamura is afraid of hitting someone and hurting others.

If the same situation occurs, according to Xiandao's character, an inside angle will definitely hit his chest, and it will be a deflected bad ball!

He will be so strong that he even targets people to a certain extent and forces them to retreat.

Although it doesn't really hit anyone, it is enough to give the attacker such an illusion.

In that situation, whoever retreats loses. If the opponent has an attitude that he would rather touch God than get on base, then the pitcher should have an attitude that he would rather touch the body without affecting the ball control.

Although you may not necessarily shoot the inside corner right away, you will never be lenient when you should shoot the inside corner.

In this situation, it must be the batter who avoids the ball. A batter who would rather get on base than touch the ball will have his body's instinct force him to hide when he really thinks that the ball will hit him.

A hitter who has this kind of attitude is a bit too much, or a bully.

No matter what Sendao thought, the seniors in the palace were a little scared at this time. Tanba-san scratched his face with his right index finger a little embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter! Tanba-san has probably never hit anyone before, right?

In the final analysis, this is just a figment of our minds, and we are just scaring ourselves. "Xendao saw Danbo like this and rescued him.

"That's true. When Dumbo missed a pitch in the past, his curveball would turn into a weak, easy-to-hit straight ball."

"In the palace!" Well, for his teammate's behavior of exposing his shortcomings, Danbo could only express his anger like this.

However, after such a conversation, the relationship between Sendō and Tanba-senpai has become very good.

After the relationship between the three of them became harmonious, the practice atmosphere became a little more relaxed.

Tanba's state has been really good recently. Sendō, who has not yet fully adapted to the high school level, thinks that it will be difficult to deal with Tanba in this state if he is guided by the dark glasses.

This kind of thing is also relative. If Miyuki knew what Sendao was thinking, he would tell him. Facing a monster like you, I also think it would be very troublesome to match the ball!

After all, Sendō's shots are almost indiscriminate of good and bad. Instead, he feels that he can hit all the straight shots and doesn't aim at any ball. This kind of hitter is also the type of hitter Miyuki hates the most.

It can be said that there is no way to start. You can't play all the balls and change the ball, right?

If this is done, the pitcher's burden will be extremely heavy, and the change ball may lose control and be blown up at the end of the game.

In this era where the ace is outplayed and substitute pitchers can withstand the pressure, there are really only a handful of substitute pitchers who are called upon in times of crisis.

Now Sendao is like a troublemaker. It's not that he can't be solved, but Sendao is self-aware and decides to give up change-up balls as much as possible before adapting to the high school rhythm. Any pitcher will find it troublesome.

What's more, he also has the miraculous skill of hitting the ball into a foul ball.

However, this magical skill will affect his shooting touch on straight balls at this stage, which he doesn't like very much.

Of course, everyone in Qingdao knows that when this monster completely adapts to the rhythm of high school, it will usher in a qualitative leap. No one knows what level it can reach by then.

The three of them chatted and the training time passed quickly. Finally, at 10:, they returned to the dormitory soon. After all, the two seniors had a game tomorrow.

Xiandao was on holiday, and it was impossible for him to practice more. He had very little free time, so he decided to shoot Sawamura's "documentary" tomorrow.

……

On Sunday, the two seniors went to the dormitory early. After all, they had to go to the stadium to change clothes and warm up in advance, and then get the feeling of the game.

Sendao only had to wait for the game to start. After getting up, Sendao was even thinking about what to wear...

Xiandao wanted to wear casual clothes, after all, he wanted to rest.

However, if you wear casual clothes and get spotted by that guy with sunglasses, the consequences are no joke.

In the end, Sendō decided to wear spiked shoes and training clothes before going to the playground...

He brought a folding chair with him as he didn't want to dirty his training clothes without training and have to wash them one more time.

"That bastard Xiandao disappeared as soon as the holidays came. He didn't practice independently at all!

I won’t lend him shoujo comics next time. (Really fragrant?) "What Xiandao didn't know was that two hours ago, Chunsang, who was playing with iron, was full of him... Can that be called resentment?

Anyway, it's just that he was extremely angry. Even though Miyuki came to train, he just planned to go to the game after a while.

……

When Sendō arrived at the stadium, it looked like the game would start soon.

Because he saw that people on the court were already warming up.

Miyuki's figure hasn't been seen yet, but there are quite a few spectators, including reporters and OBs, but filming is not allowed here. There are also many OBs greeting Sendao.

That’s how popular Xian Dao is.

After a brief glance at both sides, what should I say?

The second and third graders looked like they were about to eat someone, and the first graders all looked like frightened hens.

And it seems they haven't realized the opportunity this game represents.

There is nothing we can do about it. Although we also want results in junior high school competitions, due to the limitation of continuous shooting, winning depends not only on strength but also on luck.

It's not as hard as high school, and since they are all freshmen, they haven't even entered the second army, let alone the cruel competition of the first army.

There was no sense of crisis, just like Yamaguchi, and Aso were in the autumn of their second year, when they realized that they had been left far behind, and they really felt a sense of crisis.

"Yo!" Xiandao greeted Sawamura on the sidelines.

"It's so slow! The game is about to begin!" Sawamura has not yet realized that the main players are taking a break.

After all, there were a large number of members of the First Army on the bench, and Sawamura did not have the ability to distinguish the main force at this time.

"This hasn't started yet!" Xiandao didn't refute.

After arriving at the stadium, go directly to the bullpen, open the folding chairs and find a place to sit down.

Sawamura didn't pay too much attention to Xiandao. After all, the two of them were already very familiar with each other. Even if they didn't say a word, no one would feel any sense of disobedience.

At this time, the coach walked to the middle of the court carrying the referee's protective board.

　Ask for votes before going to bed.

　　By the way, I suddenly remembered, I posted a cartoon picture of people watching in the Shiratani cafeteria in the discussion circle. The seniors really don’t look like good people, they look like gangsters...

　　Also, I said before that Sendō knew Tojo, but I changed this. I didn’t know that Tojo and Kariba were from Class A before.

　　I forgot to mention these two for two days in a row.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)