A Clean Sweep (2022–2023): Season 1, Episode 27 - Episode #1.27 - full transcript
THE BIRTH OF
THE ONE-OF-A-KIND 11TH TEAM
CK Monsters are taking their first step
to become the best team.
CK Monsters prove themselves
as the best team!
As usual, CK Monsters are the best today!
THEY'LL FACE A PROFESSIONAL TEAM
FOR THE FIRST TIME
We'll beat them from the start.
We'll show them how tough we are.
He hits. It goes center-right.
It falls clean.
The runner is running.
He's safe on second base.
They really are different.
We should see him as a first-string.
He was picked by the Dinos
in the first round of the second draft.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
Outside. Strikeout looking.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
He couldn't catch up.
-Okay.
-He did it.
-Okay.
-He pushes. Left side.
-Left fielder goes after it.
-Run.
He catches this!
He fields it!
Who is he?
It truly is scary
against a professional team.
We're pros.
We all have experience in the KBO League.
-Bunt.
-He bunts.
-He got it!
-He's running!
-He did it!
-From third to first.
-Safe!
-He's safe on first base!
Nice.
They're pros,
but they grew up watching us play.
He hits. Lee Taek-keun's hit.
CK Monsters are ahead again!
-He hits lightly.
-I got it.
-Pitcher. Catcher.
-Get it.
-All right.
-He can't throw it to first base.
A sharp first hit.
But the first baseman catches it.
-Pitcher covers the base.
-Yes!
He's out!
They're determined to win
against a professional team.
-Run fast!
-Go!
-Okay!
-Yes!
CK MONSTERS VS DINOS
IT'S THE DAY OF THE GAME
CHANGWON NC PARK
-Okay.
-We're the best.
THE DINOS ARE BUSY WARMING UP
-Good.
-Okay.
SYSTEMATIC WARM-UP ROUTINE
-Okay.
-Okay.
Good.
THEY'RE DEFINITELY DIFFERENT
FROM AMATEURS
Okay.
Our recent records are very good.
We had 2 games with 20 hits.
We won 3 games in a row.
THE TEAM'S ATMOSPHERE
IS AT ITS HIGHEST
Okay.
Good!
We'll win no matter what.
I'm looking forward
to how my team will do.
WHY ARE THEY TRAINING SO HARD?
THE WARM-UP CONTINUES
Here's the ball!
Hello.
The main vocalist of CK Monsters.
No.
Did you prepare a lot?
No. We've been having games.
You came here in the middle of it.
Yes, we did.
Why are there so many players today?
I brought them as is.
Sir, I broadcasted the Dinos' games
-right before I came here.
-I know.
When I saw your lineup,
I thought you were really determined.
No one on this show, not even
the general manager, expected this.
You brought first-string players.
Seo Ho-cheol is the first-string.
-He isn't second-string.
-No.
SEO HO-CHEOL
HE ADMITS PASSIVELY
Park Dae-on, first-string.
Oh Young-soo is first-string.
Isn't that too many?
Only three people. That's it.
Those three can't beat
the veteran players.
Your lineup could cause controversy.
Because we were supposed
to play second-string Dinos.
You need to explain why you brought
three first-string players.
-Well…
-Look at the camera and explain.
Park Dae-on,
Seo Ho-cheol, and Oh Young-soo.
I had them play games in second-string.
They're second-string players
and backups for first-string.
They aren't the main players.
Where was their last team roster?
WELL…
-Not in the second-string team roster.
-Right.
Aren't we the first pro team to play you?
-Right.
-The first game.
Exactly.
-I feel too much pressure.
-For the pride of KBO?
Why do I have to play the first game?
WHY AM I THE FIRST ONE?
If you came to me
after playing the first game,
I wouldn't be like this.
I would've said, "You can win again."
I really would have.
But when you heard you were against us,
-you thought your team was weak.
-Right.
So you brought three first-string players.
No, they aren't first-string.
Why do you keep saying that?
Jeez.
Otherwise, I could've brought
Park Min-woo and others.
Do you want to be a first-string manager?
No. I don't.
-I don't want to be.
-Okay.
It's for the show.
-Right?
-Right.
-If you lose, you will be humiliated.
-Right. That's why…
I don't want…
To be humiliated,
so you brought first-strings players.
No. That's not it.
-Think carefully.
-I did.
It's not because
I don't want to be humiliated.
How could he bring the first strings?
-It's nonsense.
-I played them before I retired.
Oh Young-Soo. Seo Ho-cheol.
The manager is too wary because of us.
That's why.
Actually, when A Clean Sweep
got in touch with us
to play a game,
we didn't have players.
We had no pitchers or fielders,
so I told them no.
"I'm sorry."
"I'd like some other team to play first."
-"I can't be the first one."
-Right.
No.
I don't understand why I have to be first.
I just…
I want the team to work hard
and show great results.
We can't play like amateurs.
-I see.
-Yes.
You're serious about this game.
Seriously, I'm betting my life
on this first game.
I'M BETTING MY LIFE ON THIS(?)
THE MANAGER IS BETTING EVERYTHING
Okay. I understand how you feel.
You understand.
-I'm serious.
-Why so suddenly…
I really want to sacrifice myself
for this show.
Please watch me.
If I lose after doing my best,
-I'll give up.
-Okay.
All right. We'll do our best too.
Thank you.
Please do your best.
HOPING FOR A FAIR(?) GAME
Hello.
It's your second game
as an acting manager.
Yes.
I got you a gift.
Thank you.
I hope it's something I need.
IS IT A NEW PLAYER
IN TIME TO PLAY A PRO TEAM?
Unlike all the other games…
-It'll be hard.
-Yes.
They're here.
-Hello.
-Hello.
(HALT)
A gift?
-Hello.
-Hello.
USELESS GIFT(?) IS HERE
-A gift?
-It looks like
it's always the same reaction.
What kind of gift is it?
He's too polite.
ACTING MANAGER AND THE COMMENTATORS
Thank you.
Why do you have that picture?
Let's turn it slightly.
-Because we respect him.
-I see.
RESPECTING THE ONE WHO LEFT(?)
How…
After Acting Manager Park Yong-taek came,
the team became very lively.
-The atmosphere is totally different.
-Put it down.
-Fold it and lay it down.
-Lay it down.
Last time, when Kim Sun-woo came,
he put it down politely like this.
TREATING IT WITH RESPECT(?)
He was worried about this last night.
"What kind of attitude should I have
toward the acting manager?"
Now I know.
He decided to suck up to him.
I GOT IT!
He's so quick to adapt.
What are you doing?
We had dinner last night.
"What should I do?"
HE JUMPED ON THE BANDWAGON!
"I'll think about it all night."
I saw the lineup.
-Our players…
-Did you see today's lineup?
I mean, I saw the Dinos' lineup.
They look powerful. What will you do?
The batting order is good.
I dispersed trustworthy batters.
-Dispersed.
-Not together.
Right.
Rhee Dae-eun will throw seven innings.
Yoo Hee-kwan, two innings.
You'll have Hee-kwan throw today
and not tomorrow?
I talked to Hee-kwan about this
a few times.
"Can you prepare for tomorrow?
Can you throw again?"
He said he could.
It's as if being a manager
for the Monsters
is a stepping stone
for becoming a manager for a KBO team.
I think he's expanding
his ambition as a manager here.
No.
-No?
-No.
Are you getting ready
to transfer to LG Twins?
No. I have to get ready for anything
because everything is up in the air.
-So are you getting ready?
-Yes.
You sound different now.
HE FORGOT HIS ATTITUDE FOR A MOMENT
Well, I…
Are you confused?
I'm confused about my position.
Sometimes I'm a coach.
Sometimes I'm a commentator.
I get confused sometimes. I'm sorry.
CONFUSED(?)
-The acting manager and the commentators.
-Yes.
Today is your first time together.
This could be your last.
-Let's begin.
-Thank you.
-Good luck.
-Let's do it.
I really hope we win.
Where's the gift? Is it over?
-It's over.
-Gosh.
-Let's get ready for the opening.
-Jeez.
Hello.
-Hello.
-Hello.
CK Monsters have arrived
in Changwon NC Park.
THE MONSTERS ARE IN CHANGWON NC PARK
-Nice.
-It's nice.
-It's good.
-It's a nice park.
Has anyone been a Dino?
Seok-hoon.
-Chi Seok-hoon.
-Why say Seok-hoon?
-Chi Seok-hoon.
-Don't mention him. He isn't here.
He isn't on our team.
-Nobody.
-He's getting mentioned the most.
-Nobody was a Dino? Not even once?
-No.
Nobody.
-No one.
-There is none.
Last week, the main shortstop
Ryu Hyun-in transferred.
So we got a new player.
-Is it Chi Seok-hoon?
-Is it him?
-No way.
-It's a new player.
He needs to practice more.
I'll call him.
-Where?
-Where is he?
-Who is it?
-Is he from the sky?
Soo-hyun looks excited.
I knew it!
100% ANNOYED
-Jeez.
-Hey.
I can see Seok-hoon's face from 200m away.
His body got smaller
and his face got bigger.
-His lower body disappeared.
-Run confidently!
That's his happiest face, right?
Yes, it is.
Hello.
CLAPPING RELUCTANTLY
STANDING
Take your seat.
Sit here, Seok-hoon.
-There's a chair.
-There is.
-Sit here.
-He got new shoes.
I've never seen you so unwelcoming.
SURPRISINGLY COLD
Jeez.
SIGH…
Did you bring him
because we're at his home ground?
WHAT AN HONOR…
All right. Chi Seok-hoon,
who had a lot of practice, is here.
-Okay.
-Welcome.
CLAPPING RELUCTANTLY AGAIN
I practiced endlessly.
I made an effort and prepared.
-He became very humble.
-How did you prepare?
I always pictured playing a game
with the Dinos.
-I prepared.
-That's image training.
I practiced while thinking about it.
-Is that all?
-Yes.
Seok-hoon will analyze the other team
-because he knows a lot of the players.
-Right.
-He used to be a Dino.
-Yes.
Yes.
Let's listen to the opinion
of the person who played for the Dinos.
-"Person."
-"Person."
A PERSON?
-A person?
-He called him a person.
-A person, not a player.
-I'm sorry.
It's because I'm distant from him.
-Call him a man.
-Okay.
-I don't know their current lineup.
-Okay.
I'll tell you after I see it.
All right. After announcing the lineup…
I'm looking forward to it.
The last lineup was shocking.
I'm excited about this one.
-It's not shocking.
-Okay.
I'll announce the lineup.
Center fielder.
AM I THE CENTER FIELDER AGAIN?
Batter one. Center fielder Lee Taek-keun.
-Yes?
-What?
Say "yes!" Not "yes?"
-Seriously.
-I'm so curious.
GETTING A LOT OF REVIEWS
STARTING WITH BATTER 1
Batter two. Second baseman Choi Soo-hyun.
Yes, sir.
Park Yong-taek's guy.
What? Where will I be?
WHERE WILL I BE?
Batter three.
Third baseman Jeong Keun-woo.
Yes, sir!
You shouldn't have said,
"Where will I be?"
Okay. Thank you.
You need to break the curse
of batter three.
-I will for sure.
-Break the curse.
Only you can do it.
CAN HE BREAK THE CURSE?
Who's batter four?
It's amazing today.
Batter four.
LONG-AWAITED BATTER 4
Right fielder Kim Moon-ho.
BATTER 4 RIGHT FIELDER KIM MOON-HO
WHAT?
KIM MOON-HO?
Right fielder Kim Moon-ho.
PARK MOON-HO(?)
-What?
-Hey.
It's Park Moon-ho.
MOON-HO GOT A CHANCE
BY BEING REBORN(?)
It's Park Moon-ho.
Yes, sir.
CERTAINLY ON PARK'S SIDE(?)
I WANT TO BE ON HIS SIDE…
It's too…
It's too obvious.
It's based on data.
My heart started to race.
Batter five…
-Wait.
-Okay.
Have you been the fourth hitter?
Not since high school.
I'll check their bank accounts thoroughly.
Okay.
Batter five. Left fielder Jung Eui-yoon.
What? Yes, sir.
-You moved up.
-Don't say "what?"
-Yes, sir.
-Okay.
Batter six. DH. Jeong Seong-hoon.
Yes, sir.
Batter seven.
I'm not sure about this one.
Shortstop Chi Seok-hoon.
Yes, sir!
(SATISFIED)
-Batter eight. Catcher Lee Hong-ku.
-Yes, sir.
Batter nine. First baseman Seo Dong-wook.
Yes, sir.
Starting pitcher is Rhee Dae-eun.
STARTING PITCHER RHEE DAE-EUN
You're often the starting pitcher.
Hee-kwan is pushed back.
I miss Manager Lee.
I MISS MANAGER LEE SEUNG-YUOP…
I haven't pitched since he left.
I stopped at three stars.
THE ACE DOESN'T EVEN GET TO THROW
It looks like the aces are changing.
Is it just me? I really want to win today.
My mindset is different.
I don't want to lose today.
-I want all of us to feel that way.
-Yes.
-I'll do my best.
-All right.
I'LL DO MY BEST
LET'S CRUSH THEM!
All right. CK Monsters.
It's the strongest opponent.
You'll be against
a real professional team.
CK Monsters have 17 wins and 5 losses.
You have 8 games left.
If you win 4 more games,
your winning percentage will be .700.
If you win 7 games and lose 1 game,
you'll go to Okinawa for training
as I promised you.
I think we'll know who will win
before the fifth inning.
So I want the players to focus
from the first inning
like they did last time.
We'll try to win
tomorrow's game again 100%.
Okay.
Why do you keep looking this way?
It's too much. Look over there.
HIS WAY OF SURVIVAL(?)
Let's cheer.
It's going to be difficult.
But I hope you work together to win.
-Won't you play?
-"I hope you win."
-Aren't you playing?
-Let's win.
OUT-OF-BODY SPEECH
READY
-Let's go, CK Monsters!
-Let's go, CK Monsters!
-Hey.
-What?
-Come on.
-What?
LET'S GO WITH THIS SPIRIT!
-I was gathering energy.
-He was gathering energy.
The Monsters never had
a stronger opponent.
CK Monsters are now against
a professional baseball team.
Hello, everyone.
Today CK Monsters
have a game with the Dinos.
Commentator Kim Sun-woo is here with me.
-Hello.
-Hello.
Today's opponent is the Dinos
in the Futures League.
Even so,
this team is ranked the highest
in the Southern Futures League
besides Sangmu Phoenix.
If you look at the players,
some have been going back and forth
between the first and second strings.
The Dinos care a lot
about the Futures League as a team.
-Right.
-So they are
very good at making good young players.
Yes. Also, this is the first time
a professional team
is playing against the Monsters.
If they lose,
they could be hugely shocked.
All the other nine professional teams
are watching this game.
-Of course.
-It's a lot of pressure.
Yes.
We must win.
We'll do our best to win.
I want to show them clearly.
I want to show them 200%.
We'll win.
Let's bet our lives on it to win.
-Okay.
-Let's do it.
Yes, let's think
of our wives and children.
-Let's go, CK Monsters!
-Let's go, CK Monsters!
Good.
Let's do this.
-Dinos!
-Go!
DINOS, GO!
Here's CK Monsters' batting order.
Batter one, Lee Taek-keun.
Batter two, Choi Soo-hyun.
Batter three, Jeong Keun-woo.
Batter four, Kim Moon-ho.
Batter five, Jung Eui-yoon.
Batter six, Jeong Seong-hoon.
Batter seven, Chi Seok-hoon.
Batter eight, Lee Hong-ku.
Batter nine, Seo Dong-wook.
The Dinos' defense positions.
Outfielders Choi Woo-jae,
Choi Seung-min, Cheon Jae-hwan.
Infielders, Seo Ho-cheol,
Oh Tae-yang, Lee Han, Oh Young-Soo.
Starting pitcher is Lee Jun-hyeok
and the catcher is Park Dae-on.
Focus in the beginning!
Please.
He's the antsiest.
-Who is?
-Yong-taek is.
I have to be the base coach too.
Jeez.
I had a nightmare.
When I arrived in the morning,
the writer was panicking.
-Why?
-In your dream?
Yes, Rhee Dae-eun was missing.
The writer couldn't get a hold of him.
-Rhee Dae-eun?
-Yes, he ran away.
Oh, in your dream?
If you're a manager,
you could die while sleeping.
It's nothing.
THAT'S A PIECE OF CAKE(?)
For defense,
we can do what we usually do.
Lee Jun-hyeok, who is on the mound,
was picked in the first round
in the last draft.
The Dinos are training him
to be the next starting pitcher.
He has four pitches
including three breaking balls.
He's a right-handed pitcher
with four pitches.
His movements are different.
He sure is a professional.
He's different.
They're all top picks.
The Dinos are good.
The game will start
with batter one Lee Taek-keun at bat.
Under Acting Manager
Park Yong-taek's system,
Lee Taek-keun is given batter one
position for the first time.
Acting Manager Park's batting order
was perfect in the last game
since the first inning.
Let's see how the pro players
deal with the new lineup.
THE FIRST PITCH IS IMPORTANT
Let's go!
He hits a ground ball.
Shortstop!
It's a ground ball. Shortstop Oh Tae-yang
throws it to first base precisely.
One out.
He throws it close to the body.
He throws sinkers.
Even if it goes straight to the center,
the ball has good movements,
so he is able to make ground balls.
Yes.
Batter two is Choi Soo-hyun.
This game is important to Soo-hyun.
It's a chance to show
his batting skill
against the Futures League.
Like you said,
Soo-hyun showed great plays recently.
I'm really curious about
how he'll hit against different pitchers.
Right.
-Show them, Soo-hyun!
-Soo-hyun!
A low course. It's a strike.
Nice.
COMFORTABLE
Good.
You can win.
Among all the pitches we've seen
including the high school ones,
his ball is the best to hit.
-Really?
-Really.
-Why were you late then?
-I didn't bat well.
-He says it's good to hit.
-It really is.
-Isn't it clean?
-Yes.
Second pitch, he swings and misses.
STRIKE
He's very fast and sophisticated.
Catcher Park Dae-on wants the ball
to come in at his knee height.
IT'S LOW
It's very low.
He throws very simply.
I always shouted Park Dae-on's name
when the Dinos played.
He can't be doing this.
I HAVE TO GET OVER THIS
Two strikes.
The count is favorable to the pitcher.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
He has to get ready more quickly.
Too slow.
Choi Soo-hyun is struck out. Two outs.
IT'S GOING SMOOTHLY
It's a fastball, but you can't see it
because of the shadow.
THE REASON SOO-HYUN WAS LATE
Because of the shadow,
you can see the high balls,
but you can't see the ones
that go into the strike zone.
It's the devil's turn.
-The devil will hit.
-The devil will hit.
Number one OPS. That's batter three.
Two outs. Focus.
Batter three Jeong Keun-woo.
POWERFUL BATTER 3 JEONG KEUN-WOO
-He swings and misses.
-I can't see.
Because it's shaded here.
I can't see.
You can't see when there's the sun
and it's shaded.
Starting pitcher Lee Jun-hyeok said
he wanted to strike Jeong Keun-woo out.
STRIKE
He totally missed the timing.
Their pitching combos are different
-from the amateurs.
-Of course.
He threw a low one, then a high fastball.
Yes.
After a low strike,
he threw a high four-seam.
JEONG KEUN-WOO AT BAT
THE BATTERY THROWS
LOW AND HIGH PITCHES FREELY
Their pitching combos are excellent.
Aren't they?
Only one strike left.
MONSTERS 0 : 0 DINOS
(BROAD VIEW)
What will he throw?
He's asking for an outside pitch.
He hits a high ball.
He hits a high ball. Center-right.
-Okay.
-That's it!
Back!
-It falls center-right.
-It's a hit.
-He did it.
-Go!
The hit goes to the fence.
Jeong Keun-woo runs to second base.
-Watch three!
-Three!
He jogs to reach second base.
Jeong Keun-woo's two-base hit
after two outs.
He makes the Monsters' first hit.
JEONG KEUN-WOO DID HIS THING!
-A hit!
-He's the devil.
-I knew it.
-Hey!
Genius hitter Jeong Keun-woo!
I know.
A LITTLE TAKEN ABACK
The first two batters
were struck out too easily.
So when Keun-woo was at bat,
and when the count became two strikes,
I thought he'd be struck out.
But our Jeong Keun-woo did it.
That's right.
I realized once again
that the Monsters are amazing.
Our opponents are pro players
wearing the Dinos' uniforms.
We aren't doing badly at all against them.
Jeong Keun-woo made a two-base hit
after two outs.
Timeout.
He asked for a timeout
and changed the ball.
-I guess he has a jinx.
-Yes.
DELETING JINX
It's not all pull.
This way.
When he's left-handed, go this way.
ADJUSTING DEFENSE POSITIONS
Let's go.
THE DINOS REORGANIZE QUICKLY
If we score in the first inning,
the Dinos will be damaged greatly.
Here comes the fourth hitter
Acting Manager Park wanted.
Yes. The opportunity went to Kim Moon-ho.
Acting Manager Park wants to show
the difference between
-Jung Eui-yoon and Kim Moon-ho.
-Get ready quickly!
Let's go, Park Moon-ho.
Park Moon-ho!
Kim Moon-ho has to prove himself
as the fourth hitter.
Batter four Kim Moon-ho is at bat.
He pushes the first pitch!
Second base runner starts to run.
He pushes the first pitch!
Third baseman misses the ball!
-Go!
-Home!
Run!
-Home!
-What are you doing?
Second base runner reaches home plate!
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
SCORING FIRST POINT
That's the fourth hitter.
-Go!
-Yes!
CK Monsters scored the first point
against a pro team.!
GOOD JOB, MY SON!
-All right.
-Thank you.
SHOUTING
-Good job.
-Okay!
-High five.
-Good.
Devil.
What?
It was a hit.
IT'S RECORDED AS AN ERROR
It's recorded as third baseman
Seo Ho-cheol's error.
Anyway, the Monsters scored a point first.
Yes. If you look at this,
it was a slider that skipped off the bat.
When it skipped off the bat,
it started to spin.
So Seo Ho-cheol couldn't catch the ball
because of the spin.
I see.
Third baseman, it's okay. Cheer up!
Acting Manager Park Yong-taek's baseball
induces the opponent team's error
to score points.
The same happened in the last game.
Isn't this something only a god can do?
His batting order induces errors
from the opponents.
CONTROL TAEK CAN EVEN INDUCE ERRORS
Get ready!
Two outs. A runner on first base.
Batter five Jung Eui-yoon.
-You can't see, can you?
-No.
SUNLIGHT ATTACK
We might actually win.
GETTING AHEAD OF HIMSELF
We might.
If we win, it'll be crazy.
Yes. I think we can win.
DISGRUNTLED
-It's okay!
-It's okay!
-Let's go!
-One at a time!
Go to center-left.
Right fielder too.
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
A little to the outside.
We got it today.
They're nervous!
We shouldn't beat the second string.
Starting with one ball.
-There!
-Front!
The ball bounces. Runner starts to run.
-Go!
-Go!
-There!
-Front!
The ball bounces. Runner starts to run.
He reaches second base.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Nice.
-Good.
-Good!
-Okay!
WE GAINED MOMENTUM!
Kim Moon-ho is in a scoring position now.
At this point,
the Monsters will start to think,
"We can win. We can do it."
They'll start to think that more.
-If they score another point,
-Yes?
they can play defensive baseball.
SIGH…
-We might lose.
-Right fielder, move back.
The Dinos are having a bad day.
JUST AS I EXPECTED
-The Dinos will die today.
-You're nothing!
You'll die today.
Two outs. A runner on second base.
Jung Eui-yoon looks focused
more than ever.
WE NEED TO SCORE AGAIN
I hope he makes a short hit.
Run!
A ground ball.
Shortstop catches it. To first base.
He's out on first base.
Three outs.
A CLOSE CALL
Good job!
But CK Monsters scored a point
before the professional team did.
The game starts
with a score of one to zero.
One point is good.
It's better than expected.
I didn't think we'd score.
-Trustworthy batter.
-Batter three.
KEUN-WOO CAN BEAT PRO PLAYERS
-I won.
-How are you so good?
How did we score first?
We're really powerful.
We could win.
CLAPPING LIKE A SEAL
Now Dae-eun needs to do well
and make a great impact.
Today's starting pitcher for the Monsters
is Rhee Dae-eun, as we mentioned.
Dae-eun, they can't see
in the batter's box.
So the batters may not get the timing.
-Okay.
-Right.
-Dae-eun really wants to win.
-Right.
Right now, he's the best pitcher
of CK Monsters.
His ERA is 1,04.
We've been against amateurs.
Now that we're playing a pro team,
I want to do well for some reason.
LET ME SHOW YOU
He looks like
he's going to throw super hard.
COMPLIMENT
NERVOUS…
Not only the Dinos' second-string players,
but first-string pitchers
like Song Myung-gi and Koo Chang-mo
are here to see Dae-eun's pitching.
1ST-STRING
KOO CHANG-MO, SONG MYUNG-GI
Isn't that No Jin-hyuk?
Yes.
EVEN NO JIN-HYUK IS HERE
He's very determined to prove himself.
-Show them they're no match for you.
-Okay.
Okay.
I WILL NEVER LOSE TODAY
Now Rhee Dae-eun is
against the Dinos' first batter Lee Han.
Last year, he was picked
in the fourth round of the second draft.
-First batter, get on base!
-Get on base!
Let's get on base.
Pay it back!
It goes into the strike zone.
CHANGEUP?
Was it a fastball?
-Yes.
-I think it was a two-seam.
-Two-seam.
-Two-seam.
It's slow, so it's shown as a changeup.
Dae-eun controlled the speed
and got a strike.
GETTING READY TO THROW
ANOTHER TWO-SEAM
He pushes. It goes left outside the line.
It's a foul.
He's stealing the timing easily.
TOTALLY MISSED THE TIMING
Two strikes.
The count is favorable to the pitcher.
What will he throw here?
It's a high ball.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
It's a high ball.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
THAT WAS EASY
Nice!
Good!
The first out was a strikeout.
The four-seam was a little high,
but his pitch was strong.
-Right.
-There was tension.
But Dae-eun struck him out comfortably.
IT'S EASY
-What did he throw?
-A forkball?
He throws a fastball lightly.
-Does he control the speed?
-Yes.
What was the last one?
What was that foul ball?
Batter two Oh Tae-yang is at bat.
STABLE BATTING STANCE,
PRECISE TIMING, AND FAST SPEED
He hits the first ball.
-It goes high.
-Call!
Left fielder and shortstop.
Left fielder calls it.
Jung Eui-yoon moves down to catch it.
2 OUTS
CONTINUING MOMENTUM
Good.
-That was clean.
-Good job, Dae-eun.
Rhee Dae-eun got the second out
with one ball.
Doesn't he throw like a pro?
Now it's batter three Seo Ho-cheol.
This season, he played
89 games in first-string
and had two home runs.
He got a lot of attention
in the first string.
Let's go.
Let's get on base!
Let's go, Ho-cheol!
HE HITS!
NO
It skipped off the bat.
Second baseman moves back.
Choi Soo-hyun moves back
to catch it. Three outs.
A strikeout and two fly balls.
The starting pitcher finishes
the inning after three batters.
Nice!
YOU CAN BE PARK DAE-EUN NOW
(VERY NERVOUS)
That was clean.
Nice.
Good pitching.
PRINCE OF A CLEAN SWEEP
RHEE DAE-EUN
Good atmosphere.
Rhee Dae-eun is so cool.
He didn't smile today.
He always smiles when he throws
and receives a ball.
But not even once today.
HE'S PROUD OF HIM
We could win.
Okay!
-All right!
-Let's go!
THINKING
They're tense because they're nervous.
Yes.
They'll loosen up after one round.
Yes.
TRYING TO RELAX
ANXIOUS…
-Good luck!
-Let's go!
Let's go.
It's the top of the second inning.
They fought for three out counts each.
CK Monsters is winning
with a score of one to zero.
STARTING PITCHER LEE JUN-HYEOK
Batter one Jeong Seong-hoon.
He's the captain.
The acting manager is Park Yong-taek.
The acting captain is
-Jeong Seong-hoon.
-Right.
Timing.
CAPTAIN! GET THE TIMING!
His batting average is .306.
Genius player Jeong Seong-hoon.
A HIT-BY-PITCH…
It's a hit-by-pitch.
ANOTHER HIT-BY-PITCH?
He is struck again.
WHAT'S GOING ON FROM THE START?
That hurts.
Hello.
-I'm sorry.
-Jeong!
JEONG(?)
I'M VERY SORRY
IT'S TIME FOR THE ACTING MANAGER
TO TAKE ACTION!
Good!
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE SOCIOPATHS
He has gloves in his back pocket,
so it's okay!
He got a shot.
He got hit by a pitch in the hip.
No outs. A runner on first base.
Lee Jun-hyeok has to stand strong.
This is the problem. He tried
to start the first inning ambitiously,
but he lost a point because of an error.
Rhee Dae-eun pitches very easily,
so he'll feel the pressure on the mound.
The game is nerve-wracking,
but he needs to control his mind
when he pitches.
I NEED TO CONTROL MY MIND
Now, it's batter seven Chi Seok-hoon.
(IS HE STILL WARMING UP?)
Hello.
To fill Ryu Hyun-in's place after he left,
General Manager Jang Si-won
brought Chi Seok-hoon
as a temporary recruitment
for the acting manager.
-Masan Nichkhun.
-Here he is.
It's Masan Nichkhun.
Here is Masan Nichkhun.
Ma Nich!
PRODUCER JANG,
PLEASE MAKE SEOK-HOON A REGULAR
No Jin-hyuk says,
"Producer Jang,
please make Seok-hoon a regular."
(WHAT?)
GIVING ORDERS
(HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND)
He was told to bunt
as soon as it was his turn.
-He has to bunt precisely.
-Right.
Tell shortstop to go in
and second baseman to play defense.
DINOS' INFIELDERS GET READY
FOR THE BUNT
I felt a lot of pressure.
I FELT A LOT OF PRESSURE
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
He's holding the bat short.
A slash bunt! He hits!
WHAT?
NO!
He hits! Shortstop catches it.
To second base. All the way to first.
Double play!
Chi Seok-hoon
threw a wet blanket on this game.
Jeez.
JEEZ!
Hey, Seok-hoon.
-What?
-What just happened?
HE'S ON OUR TEAM(?)
(SMIRK)
Acting Manager Park ordered a slash bunt.
The ball had a big bounce in the end,
-but he caught it clean.
-Yes.
It's too bad for the Monsters.
Anyway, the Dinos have the defense skills
of a professional team.
DEFENSE OF A PRO TEAM
Hello.
Can a first-string player be here?
-Me?
-Jeez.
Lee Hong-ku is at bat.
BATTER 8 LEE HONG-KU
Lee Hong-ku is batter eight.
-But he's like the fourth hitter.
-Of course.
DROOPING…
Are you okay?
I was hit in the butt.
I got a shot.
I'm sure Hong-ku
-wants to get back at them.
-Right.
REVENGE!
He hits!
YES!
GROANING
He hits.
The hit falls
in front of the left fielder.
Lee Hong-ku's hit.
After two outs, a runner gets on base.
That's crazy.
-Nice play.
-So close.
-Hong-ku.
-Okay.
The Monsters' bottom order is powerful.
That's really good.
After two outs,
the inning doesn't end easily.
They can bat.
After two outs, there is a runner on base.
Batter nine Seo Dong-wook is at bat.
BATTER 9 SEO DONG-WOOK
Go ahead.
WILL THEY SCORE AGAIN AFTER 2 OUTS?
Second baseman, move back.
HE ORDERS HIM TO SHIFT
FOR DONG-WOOK
WHO IS A LEFT-HANDED HITTER
Acting Manager Park
had a talk with Dong-wook
about his swing before the game.
You know how quiet Dong-wook is.
-Yes.
-But today, he beamed at me
and said, "Sun-woo, I got it."
He never said that before.
Right.
BATTER 9 SEO DONG-WOOK
Throw it.
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
-Seo Dong-wook, hit it!
-Seo Dong-wook, hit it!
He hits. It goes high to the right.
PLEASE…
WILL IT GO OVER?
Run!
Good. Go!
NO…
He hits. It goes high to the right.
Go!
-Fence!
-That's it!
It hits the fence and falls!
-Go!
-Go quickly!
First base runner gets on second.
To third base.
The ball hit the fence and fell.
-He's making him run!
-The hitter to the second.
Run quickly!
RUN QUICKLY!
Home!
-Home!
-Home!
Three!
Stop.
-Jeez.
-He stopped.
-He's caught.
-He is caught!
He stopped.
HONG-KU IS CAUGHT
IN BETWEEN TWO BASES
Lee Hong-ku is caught.
The inning is over.
The Monsters had a long hit.
But there was an out on base.
They lost the chance to score.
HE'S TAGGED OUT
WE GOT HIM!
(UNABLE TO STOP SMILING)
-Okay. The analysis is over.
-Well done.
Okay.
HAPPY
Okay.
He showed a powerful hit.
Acting Manager Park
kept telling Hong-ku to run.
-It looked like he could keep going.
-Right.
-It was too late.
-Right.
What a mistake.
THE INNING IS OVER
DUE TO YONG-TAEK'S MISJUDGMENT
He should've stopped.
What?
He should've stopped.
-What was that?
-He couldn't brake.
Okay.
-Manager Park.
-You should've stopped him.
Manager Park!
Nice batting.
You did well.
Too slow.
This inning
ended without scoring a point.
It's a big shame.
FROZEN
That's why third base coach
is very important.
He's the manager and the third base coach.
That may be too much.
-But we don't have enough players.
-Right.
He's a wet blanket.
CHANGE IN ATTITUDE
He could've scored if he ran 100m more.
He's a wet acting manager.
A WET ACTING MANAGER
A wet acting manager.
Fielders.
Dae-eun's breaking balls are good.
His fastballs have good movements.
-So don't think he's easy.
-Yes, sir.
You'll feel more comfortable
after one round.
So do whatever you want
when you're first at bat.
-Yes, sir.
-Okay.
Let's go.
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND INNING
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
It's the bottom of the second inning.
The previous inning didn't finish nicely.
So this one is very important for Dae-eun.
Right.
If Dae-eun doesn't stand firm,
the opponent will totally gain momentum.
Right.
The first batter is very important.
GET THE FIRST BATTER
Batter four Choi Woo-jae is at bat.
If he's the fourth hitter on the team,
that means he is an excellent player.
He had ten home runs
in the Futures League.
Fourth hitter Choi Woo-jae
has two-digit home runs.
A sharp hit. He hits the first pitch.
It's a foul.
FOUL
Jeez.
-It's a foul.
-He's scary.
Nice batting.
-Woo-jae!
-Come on.
-Come on!
-Go!
CHANGES TO SPLIT GRIP
Dae-eun throws a splitter.
He's throwing at his pace.
-Okay.
-It's good.
Dae-eun has to bring momentum
back to the Monsters.
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
Woo-jae is considered
a first-string material.
The ball drops.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
The ball drops.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
JEEZ…
We should be different from the amateurs.
With power.
Pitcher Rhee Dae-eun got the first out
with a strikeout.
The last dropping splitter
was an excellent pitch by Dae-eun.
DAE-EUN'S PERFECT PITCH
Batter five Oh Young-Soo is bat.
His batting average is .387
in the Futures League.
He had three home runs.
He had six home runs
in the first-string league.
I've seen him play first-string
with the Dinos for a year.
-Yes.
-He's a really scary player.
He played
83 first-string games this season.
He was at bat more than 230 times.
The first-string manager
Kang In-kwon of the Dinos
considers him very important.
THAT'S WHY I PICKED HIM TOO(?)
Foul.
SO CLOSE
He's relaxed
because he played in the first string.
He hits. But it skips off the bat.
Second baseman Choi Soo-hyun catches it.
He caught it. Two outs.
2 OUTS
-Okay.
-Okay.
Good.
NERVOUS AGAIN…
Five batters all had a hit,
but they were out.
Nobody expected today's game
to play out like this.
Right.
The Dinos are nervous.
Because they didn't expect this.
Batter six Cheon Jae-hwan is at bat.
He had a home run in the first string.
He had nine home runs
in the Futures League.
Cheon Jae-hwan is the main outfielder.
HE HITS!
-He pulls. Shortstop catches it!
-It's caught.
-Chi Seok-hoon!
-He kneels down
and throws it to first base.
He's safe on first base.
(NODDING)
Stand up and throw it!
Nice. Seok-hoon!
FINALLY GOT ON BASE AFTER 6 BATTERS
A hit!
Chi Seok-hoon stopped a hit.
The slider went in nicely.
Cheon Jae-hwan hit it really well though.
It was a sharp hit.
Chi Seok-hoon's perfect catch.
The runner was safe.
But this sends out a message.
The Monsters are playing baseball
with determination.
This is the kind of baseball
we've been playing since the first game.
That's right.
SEOK-HOON IS THE BEST
No Jin-hyuk loves him.
DEFENSE FAIRY CHI SEOK-HOON
I've never seen anyone
who trusts Seok-hoon.
LAUGHING
It was a good defense.
But there's a runner on base.
Batter seven Kim Su-yun is at bat.
He hits the first pitch. It goes high.
Left fielder. Shortstop. Third baseman.
Please let it slide!
-Okay!
-Okay!
-Shortstop.
-Jung Eui-yoon.
Left fielder takes care of it.
SIGHING
Let's go.
Go.
Starting pitcher Rhee Dae-eun
didn't let them score any points.
Sorry.
Nice.
-Nice.
-Good job.
You caught it well. Nice catch.
-Good.
-Nice ball.
SHUTOUT AGAINST A PRO TEAM
FOR 2 INNINGS
He's so cool.
CHEERLEADER(?)
He's so cool.
He's a real player.
HE'S TOO INTO THE GAME
Let's go.
Let's go!
It's the bottom of the third inning.
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD INNING
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
It's cheating
to have a first-string player.
No.
-It's cheating.
-Tell them all to come.
Bring Yang Eui-ji.
Tell Yang Eui-ji and Park Min-woo to come.
He's a free agent.
-Is he?
-Yes.
(SIGHING)
Park Dae-on has been with first-string
for over 120 days this year.
That's almost four months.
He's basically first-string.
-Of course.
-Yes.
-Let's get Dae-on.
-He can bat.
-Okay.
-A ground ball.
Third baseman Jeong Keun-woo catches it.
-Okay.
-He's out on first base.
Good start.
The batting order needs to go around.
Jeez.
If my arm wasn't hurting,
I would've thrown.
Outside. Backdoor. This way, that way.
I would've done so well.
IF HIS ARM WAS OKAY
Bunt!
Choi Seung-min is a fast runner.
He's really fast.
-Front!
-He's fast.
(SEUNG-MIN!)
Move forward.
Look at his record.
If he gets on base,
he could give you trouble.
Rhee Dae-eun's first pitch.
-Okay.
-Strike.
The first pitch is a strike as usual.
Fastball.
Changeup.
It's a slow fastball.
A slow fastball.
They said he could throw
fastballs at 150km/h.
So I thought it'd be fast.
He's controlling the speed
of his fastballs.
Do you think he's throwing with force?
-No.
-He's very comfortable.
He's throwing strikes.
-It doesn't look like he's avoiding it.
-Right.
That's why CK Monsters are making
the second-string Dinos nervous.
You have to hit it.
Lightly.
He swings and misses the second pitch.
The ball is dancing.
-They're following the ball.
-Right.
They need to do their swing.
Dae-eun can throw
splitters and two-seams anytime.
-Show them 150km/h.
-This pitch
hits the outside strike zone!
RHEE DAE-EUN IS HOT
Strikeout.
Okay!
-Nice. Awesome.
-He's brutal.
This is bad. I have a bad feeling.
-Rhee Dae-eun got
-Nice ball.
-three strikeouts.
-Very nice.
It's a sharp outside strike.
He can throw two-seam splitter
strikes any time.
Even second-string players can't beat him.
Dae-eun is unbelievable.
He's like a real player.
It's okay.
-Back to the first hitter.
-Let's go.
Batter one, Lee Han.
He throws changeups and forkballs
to left-handed batters.
And sliders to the right-handed.
I know it's either changeup or forkball.
I should go after it.
I'm 100%, no 300%, sure it's a forkball.
-The first pitch is a strike.
-Strike!
We're getting dragged around.
He can throw all kinds of pitches.
So the batters are confused.
It's back to the first hitter.
HIT!
-He pushes the second pitch. Foul.
-Good!
-Good!
-You're good!
-It's a splitter.
-Stop pushing.
-It's good!
-That's it.
Give it to him.
One more!
Make it 150km/h!
Another foul.
That was a fastball.
Jeez.
SHOWING A LOT OF PITCHES
It's two strikes. No deciding pitch.
The first pitch was a slider.
He can throw a splitter,
two-seam, and high fastball.
What do you think?
It'll be one out of four.
-Headache.
-First of all,
splitters are his strength.
If it drops again, he'll swing and miss.
-To the ground.
-Make it 150km/h.
-Forkball, splitter, drop.
-Show them 150km/h.
Throw a low one.
-It drops.
-Splitter.
-It drops.
-Splitter.
He sings and misses. Strikeout.
He's amazing.
-It's the fourth strikeout
-Six innings.
-for pitcher Rhee Dae-eun.
-Go for a shutout.
Six innings left.
That's it.
Good job.
-Nice ball.
-What's going on?
The last one was art.
-Gosh.
-Dae-eun.
It dropped close to the batter.
It'd be really hard
for the batters to respond.
They have too much on their mind.
The ball already passes by
when they're thinking.
Lee Jun-hyeok is still on the mound
in the fourth inning.
Is this his last inning?
-He usually throws until the fifth.
-Really?
The Dinos are training
Lee Jun-hyeok in the second string.
His pride has been hurt
because Rhee Dae-eun totally crushed him.
-Right.
-So,
he probably wants to throw
as many innings as possible.
The first hitter is Kim Moon-ho.
Get on base!
Okay, come on!
I TRUST YOU, SON
Will he pay Manager Park back
for trusting him?
The first pitch was a low strike.
Good!
-Good eye.
-It's okay!
He won't let them score again.
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
The second pitch is low.
He swings and misses.
Two strikes.
-Look up.
-I think he'll hit again.
I think he'll hit toward me again.
Lee Jun-hyeok will be thinking about this.
It's a new kind of fourth hitter.
"He induced a strange error
and ended up scoring."
"I'll get him no matter what."
-It's understandable.
-Yes.
-Slowly.
-Let's go, Jun-hyeok.
-Okay!
-Third pitch goes far out.
Okay, good. Good eye.
-Let's get on base.
-Take care of it.
-Okay.
-It bounces.
-It goes high.
-Let's get on base.
And…
Jeez.
He gets on base on balls.
-Good job, Kim Moon-ho!
-Good eye!
-I'll get on base.
-Park Moon-ho.
He was underestimated
under Manager Lee's system.
-Good work.
-Thanks.
So far, Park Yong-taek's man
is Kim Moon-ho.
No outs. A runner on first base.
First, he ordered
Chi Seok-hoon to do a fake bunt,
but it ended up as a double play.
What kind of baseball
will Acting Manager Park play?
No out.
GUESS WHAT THIS SIGN IS
No sign.
-It's a bunt.
-Lie.
Eui-yoon, let's go.
-Let's go.
-It's about time.
Keep bunt in mind.
But don't go back already.
Let's go.
Defense. Let's get him.
Move your hip more.
It's a close one.
-Defense!
-Jun-hyeok, trust the fielders.
-He hits!
-Okay!
It's too high.
He hits. To the left.
-Go!
-Left fielder knows where it'll fall.
He threw his bat.
YONG-TAEK IS UPSET
No extra hits.
Okay!
Fielders, slowly. One at a time.
Batter six Jeong Seong-hoon is at bat.
But…
But Jeong Seong-hoon is struck out.
Ball.
The first runner got on base.
This is upsetting.
I could've ended the inning
if I didn't throw four balls.
He cracks me up.
HE'S NO JIN-HYUK
He's nuts.
Chi Seok-hoon isn't a member
of CK Monsters yet.
Producer Jang just called him a "person".
JUST A PERSON
-He hasn't been approved yet.
-Right.
So Producer Jang couldn't
remember his name momentarily.
He was called a person who plays baseball.
It's your home stadium.
Seok-hoon, show them!
Go for it!
Seok-hoon.
(DON'T TALK TO ME)
We're getting caught up.
LAUGHING
-You're serious.
-Yes.
Good luck.
It goes to the pitcher.
NO…
-Hey.
-No.
-It goes to the pitcher.
-Slowly.
He throws it to first.
3 OUTS
That's terrible.
-Let's go.
-Good luck!
DON'T GET EXCITED TOO EASILY…
I couldn't hit it.
He'll get chucked again.
Jeez.
Why are you playing a pepper game?
-Stop making fun of me.
-I'm serious.
SIGH…
It's time to meet Rhee Dae-eun again.
It's one to zero.
Pitcher Rhee Dae-eun
is guarding our small lead.
Starting with this inning,
all the batters have seen
Dae-eun's pitch at bat.
It's the second at-bat.
This is a crucial moment for the Dinos.
They are starting off with batter two.
Right.
The first pitch is out of the zone.
-All right!
-Okay!
Good job!
NODDING
BREATHES IN…
This inning… It feels very ominous.
AN INSIDE PITCH THIS TIME!
The second pitch is an outside pitch.
Two balls.
His pitch went to the opposite side
of where he intended.
The count is favorable for the hitter.
Nice.
-All right!
-Good.
-Oh, no.
-Dae-eun.
We can't let this happen.
This inning doesn't look great.
This is the first time
he pitched three balls today.
-It's the first.
-But…
Rhee Dae-eun's strength is
throwing strikes in any situation.
-Unfortunately…
-Oh, no.
he pitched four balls in a row
against the first pitcher.
Nice.
-Yes!
-On a base now!
Great job.
This is bad.
ACTING MANAGER TAEK TO THE RESCUE
Timeout!
It's quite… There you go.
Manager Park is visiting the mound
at the perfect time.
He should point out
why Dae-eun started being shaky
and tell him about his current state.
Hello, sir.
-Nothing's wrong, right?
-No, sir.
-Is it?
-No, sir.
-Focus and do well this inning.
-Yes, sir.
You have to.
You know that feeling of uneasiness?
WHAT?
-Let's trust in Dae-eun and keep going.
-Okay. Let's go.
-Got it?
-You got this.
-Just tell me the timing.
-Okay.
Stay focused, okay?
LEAVES THE MOUND
AFTER SPREADING HIS UNEASINESS
Don't let this opportunity go to waste.
We have to take it.
Next up is batter three, Seo Ho-cheol.
HE STARES AT THE FIELD
Hey, Seong-hoon.
Isn't Soo-hyun too close to the base?
-Is that right?
-It's a right-handed hitter, so…
I see.
HE FEELS ANXIOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING
Why does the distance
between first and second seem so wide?
-The runner will run.
-It's always been like that.
Get ready!
A runner on first with no outs.
And Oh Tae-yang is the nimblest feet
on the team.
-I heard number two is a fast runner.
-He is.
-That's what I heard too.
-Yes.
Look how much he's leading off.
They have analyzed previous games
and found out about Hong-ku's yips.
-That's why he's leading off so much.
-Indeed.
(HE GLANCES)
OKAY
He's running!
He attempts to pick off the runner,
keeping him from stealing.
This is great.
Hong-ku isn't fully confident
with his throws just yet,
so Dae-eun is playing it safe
in case Hong-ku misses the throw.
He needs to force a ground ball,
which means a low pitch.
The runner starts running!
HIT AND RUN!
A ground ball. Third base fields it.
He doesn't go for the runner.
He throws it to first base.
The runner safely gets to second.
Nice job. Let's come home now!
HE'S SATISFIED
-Let's come home.
-Wasn't that a sacrifice fly?
DINOS BEGIN STEALING BASES,
MONSTERS' WEAKEST POINT
They are going to keep stealing bases.
-He's going to steal again.
-Okay.
-Dae-eun, he's going for third.
-Got it.
-Seok-hoon, he's going.
-It's fine. Let's stop them here.
Because he's nimble-footed,
when he sees an opportunity,
he makes a run for it.
Next up is number four, Choi Woo-jae.
Choi Woo-jae has the potential
to hit a home run.
The runner is in the scoring position,
so the Monsters are in a crisis.
From second!
No!
-Get him!
-That's out!
From second!
From second!
He's safe!
Not out?
-Not tagged?
-No.
-No tag?
-No?
(HARD TO GIVE UP)
DARN, THAT WAS CLOSE…
I was going for a forkball, but…
HE'S ALSO SAD THAT IT WASN'T OUT
Nice!
Darn. Seok-hoon is quite good.
He wasn't tagged just now.
That was…
That wasn't even planned.
It was an ambush from Seok-hoon.
He's good at reading the game.
A GOOD ATTEMPT TO CHANGE GAME
It's such a shame
that a good attempt like this failed.
Oh Tae-yang has great reflexes too.
Come out further!
THEY ARE VERY TENSE
-He's running!
-Watch out!
He steals again!
He's making a run for it!
HE DROPS THE BALL!
He attempts to steal the third.
And he successfully does so.
Yes!
The runner is now on third base.
The Monsters' weakness.
The Dinos took full advantage of it.
-Darn it.
-Seriously.
Hong-ku always lets his guard down.
I told you this is our problem.
We're screwed now. Absolutely screwed.
This is what happens
when we're against kids.
Pro baseball players are different.
Also, the Dinos are known
for their bold and aggressive tactics.
Tae-yang also played perfectly.
The runner is now on third base.
1 OUT WITH A RUNNER ON 3RD
Rhee Dae-eun must stop them
right here, right now.
HE MUST DEFEND THE LEAD
It goes out of the zone. Another walk.
LET'S TURN THE GAME AROUND!
Another runner on a base after one out.
Dae-eun is losing his patience
on the mound.
Oh Young-soo right now is bad news.
Gosh.
The left-handed slugger,
Oh Young-soo, is up next.
PRACTICALLY ON THE FIRST TEAM
At the end of the baseball season,
-he led the team with his batting skills.
-I see.
Runners are on first and third
with one out.
So I think
he's going to go for a sacrifice fly.
Rhee Dae-eun
must prevent that from happening.
He makes contact.
-Let's go!
-Yes!
He broke through our defense.
-He makes contact.
-Behind you.
The ball flies into center-right.
A perfect hit.
While the ball flies out into the field,
the third baserunner comes home.
-Okay.
-Come home!
Even the first baserunner
is going for the home base!
Come home!
-Home.
-The ball rolls into the wall.
-Home!
-Third!
The first baserunner ends up
coming home as well.
The hitter is now on third.
A two-RBI triple.
THIS IS WHAT
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IS!
THAT WAS EASY
The Dinos successfully turn
the game around in the fourth inning.
Man, they got us.
THEY CAN'T SMILE ANYMORE
They are cornering us.
At a pro level,
players finish analyzing the pitcher
on their second appearance.
Indeed.
Nice.
-Come here!
-Come on!
THEY SHOWED BASEBALL
ON ANOTHER LEVEL
-The score is two to one.
-Well done.
It's all right!
Dae-eun, take it slow. It's fine.
This situation is pressuring Dae-eun.
A runner on third with one out.
Next up is Cheon Jae-hwan.
ANOTHER FIRST-STRING LEVEL PLAYER,
CHEON JAE-HWAN
Hurry up.
We're in big trouble here.
HE'S HAVING A MENTAL BREAKDOWN
KEUN-WOO CALLS EVERYONE
Infielders shift forward.
It's Dae-eun's forte
to force a ground ball.
So their plan is
to prevent Oh Young-Soo
from getting to home base.
A brushback.
He seems impatient.
Take it slow!
Since he tried to pick the runners off,
he's going much faster.
Dae-eun! Try to stay focused
and take it slow.
Darn it.
Come home!
Our guys are warmed up now.
They are good to go.
And Dae-eun lost some power.
Dae-eun must pitch low.
He has no other choice.
I'm emphasizing this because all the hits
were valid when he pitched high.
Let's hope he does that this inning.
A LOW PITCH IS NEEDED
-I should focus.
-You got this!
DARN IT!
He drives the high pitch downwards!
He drives the high pitch downwards!
Another hit to the left.
Another RBI!
The Dinos come home again
with another hit.
-Nice.
-Yes!
Lucky!
-Good job.
-Welcome home.
A big inning for the Dinos.
DINOS ARE DOMINATING MONSTERS
The Monsters hit a wall against the pros.
Rhee Dae-eun didn't let anyone advance
until the third inning.
But this inning, he allowed three runs.
Man, why are my pitches so high?
In my opinion,
this is where Acting Manager Park
should make his decision.
WITH DAE-EUN GOING DOWN,
THE GAME IS BECOMING DANGEROUS
-Seung-jun, go warm up.
-Yes, sir.
SEUNG-JUN GOES INTO THE BULLPEN
Song Seung-jun is moving into the bullpen.
-Ju-won. Go with Seung-jun.
-Okay.
Just warm up lightly.
Walk around for a bit.
Before that inning,
Dae-eun was incredibly reliable.
So I didn't have any pitchers ready.
That's why
I couldn't switch him out right away.
I had no choice but to trust Dae-eun.
All I could do was pray that he does well.
Just pray.
All right!
The inning isn't over yet.
Still two more outs to go.
Next up is Kim Su-yun, batter seven.
BATTER 7 KIM SU-YUN
We know they are in a pickle,
but they have to overcome it.
Right.
He was hit by a pitch.
THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!
HE DROPS HIS HEAD IN PITY…
What do we do now?
ANOTHER MENTAL BREAKDOWN…
Runners on first and second with one out.
Dae-eun is losing his control
in this fourth inning.
Soo-chang. Go tell them
to warm up quickly.
Ju-won, Seung-jun.
You need to warm up fast.
-Fast?
-Yes.
Do you have someone to warm up with?
No.
You don't, right?
AN EMERGENCY FOR MONSTERS
Next up is number eight, Park Dae-on.
They'll run right away. Careful.
-Go!
-The runner attempts to steal a base!
GOES FOR THE DOUBLE STEAL!
He throws it to second!
PLEASE CATCH IT!
He throws it to second!
He's safe on second base.
-Nice!
-All right!
The two runners both successfully
steal the bases.
Good work with those feet, guys!
Did they go for a double steal?
The runners are on second and third.
They are in scoring position. This is bad.
Their base stealing is crushing us today.
They aren't playing baseball.
They're on a track team.
Darn it, this is bad news.
Two runners in scoring position again.
I have to stop them here.
HE TELLS HIMSELF TO STOP THEM HERE
Keep swinging and hitting.
BRING IT ON
HE HITS IT AGAIN!
He makes contact!
This goes near the foul territory
on the left. Another extra-base hit.
HE GROANS IN FRUSTRATION
Come home!
Both runners on second and third
are coming home.
They easily make it to the home plate.
Nice.
MONSTERS 1 : 5 DINOS
THIS IS US, DINOS!
HE KEEPS HIS COOL
A two-run RBI.
The score is now five to one.
Oh, no.
FEELING SUFFOCATED…
When the Dinos are on a roll,
they relentlessly keep pushing forward.
They are showing us
what it's like to analyze the game.
They are on a different level.
CAN WE NOT OVERCOME THEM?
-Won-sam.
-I'll warm up too.
My splits aren't breaking.
HE'S FRUSTRATED
This is driving me nuts.
Rhee Dae-eun had three shut-out innings.
My splits don't work anymore.
-But in this fourth inning,
-It suddenly stopped breaking.
he failed to beat them
in their second appearance.
They thought we'd be an easy win.
In the beginning, his forks and changeups
hindered us big time.
This four-run difference is a big gap.
But we can't allow any more runs.
-Dae-eun has to stop them.
-Right.
CANNOT ALLOW ANY MORE RUNS
A runner in scoring position.
Choi Seung-min is in the box.
He hits the breaking ball.
It's in the foul territory
It goes into the stand.
That was good!
This is a battle only he can fight.
-Win it for us.
-Please.
-Okay.
-Swings and misses. Two strikes.
Come on. Target that pitch.
He only pitches two-seams.
Seung-min!
(YOUR PREP IS TOO SLOW)
TIME IT RIGHT
Stop them here!
ANXIOUS
An outside pitch.
-Nice!
-That's it!
THIS IS IT
Why doesn't it break downward?
The hitter just hit a foul intentionally.
He figured him out now.
SEUNG-MIN DIDN'T LET GO
OF DAE-EUN'S MISTAKE
A runner on second with an out.
For this inning to end,
Dae-eun needs two more outs.
He has to stay and play strong.
An outside pitch. It's in the zone.
FINALLY A STRIKEOUT!
He struck him out looking!
GOOD JOB, DAE-EUN
Nice!
DARN, HE'S GOOD…
That was his fifth strikeout today.
-One more out.
-All right!
The Monsters' job is
to prevent them from scoring.
The leadoff hitter, Lee Han, is up next.
An inside pitch. It's a ball.
Dae-eun, you're going too fast again!
Slow down.
IT'S OKAY, SLOW DOWN
Just one more out.
THE INNING WILL BE OVER
WITH ONE MORE OUT
-Nice!
-All right.
The umpire doesn't call a strike.
This means another base-on-balls.
He allowed four walks
in total this inning.
He needs to control himself
so this doesn't persist.
If this leads into an even bigger inning
than the current state,
it might end up becoming a called game.
-Indeed.
-Right.
Now he's against Oh Tae-yang,
who stole the third earlier this inning.
An outside pitch far away from the zone.
HE KEEPS FAILING
TO CONTROL HIS PITCHES
Pitch it lightly!
Stop them this time! Cut them off!
IT'S OKAY, DAE-EUN
Nice.
Lee Hong-ku blocks the ball
that bounced up in front of him.
They scored five runs
because it was me who got shaken up
and lost control.
I felt responsible.
That's why I wanted to stop them there.
It's okay.
WE'RE BEHIND YOU
Dae-eun, this is it.
You guys focus too.
Let's stop them here!
Concentrate!
HE GLANCES
Forget about earlier.
We can stop them here.
-Let's go!
-Come on!
Rhee Dae-eun has to wrap this inning up.
Take it slow, Dae-eun.
-He makes contact.
-Yes!
-In front!
-Easy.
PLEASE!
It's a goner.
It's flying over left field.
Left fielder chases.
He catches it. This is the end
of this painfully long inning.
-All right!
-Nice!
HE SIGHS…
Why is it so hard to pitch an out?
-I was about to lose it.
-It's okay!
-Hey, Hong-ku. Cheer up.
-Yes, sir.
All right.
-My pitches didn't break.
-It's okay.
All right.
Great work.
Why didn't it break downward?
-Let's go!
-Let's go score some runs!
TOP OF THE 5TH INNING
MONSTERS 1 : 5 DINOS
Come on, let's score!
Lee Jun-hyeok is still on the mound.
Until the fourth, he threw 56 pitches.
Leading off is Lee Hong-ku.
-Let's get some runners!
-Yes!
-We can push ahead too.
-Let's go!
HE HITS!
He makes contact.
Third baseman dashes in and fields it.
Hong-ku is out.
They have great defenses too?
HE'S ENRAGED…
An immaculate defense by Seo Ho-cheol.
The way he fielded
that bouncing ball was elegant.
He was quick.
As soon as the ball bounced,
Seo Ho-cheol dashed in right away.
That fielding was half a second faster
than normal with a smooth throw.
These are the qualities of players
from the first team.
Next up is number nine, Seo Dong-wook.
DONG-WOOK IS A LEFT-HANDED HITTER…
HE CALLS THE COACH
Tell Ho-cheol to cover the 5-6 hole.
All right.
THEY ARE SHIFTING THEIR DEFENSE
The second baseman moves back quite deep.
The Dinos are really good
at analyzing their opponents.
CAN HE PENETRATE THEIR DEFENSE?
HE HITS!
He makes contact.
A back shift in defense.
Second baseman fields it.
It leads into another out!
It's safe…
At a pro level,
they start making no errors.
The second base shifted back
onto the grass field.
-This only happens in pro-level baseball.
-Right.
Currently, the Dinos definitely
have the momentum of the game.
-Next up is Lee Taek-keun.
-We can catch up.
He makes contact.
It flies over to the left.
But the left fielder chases the ball
and catches it.
-All right!
-Nice.
A 1-2-3 inning.
Not a single hitter from the Monsters
was able to step on first base.
The score is five to one.
Moving onto the bottom of the fifth.
Acting Manager Park decides to play
Dae-eun as his pitcher again.
There's also a game
against the Dinos tomorrow.
If you take that into account,
-Dae-eun…
-Dae-eun must stick around a bit longer.
If I get switched out early,
that means we need to use more pitchers.
That in turn affects tomorrow's game.
It was my duty to stop them that inning.
That's what I had in mind.
Let's defend!
First up is Seo Ho-cheol.
SEO HO-CHEOL
HE HITS THE FIRST PITCH!
He makes contact.
-It's a fly ball to the left.
-Field it.
Left fielder catches it. One out.
Okay, thank you.
-This is it!
-Let's do this.
Rhee Dae-eun got one out
with a single pitch.
Nice call.
Good job!
That skipped off at the end of the bat.
Next up is batter four, Choi Woo-jae.
Careful for the first pitch!
CHAN-HUI:
CAREFUL FOR THE FIRST PITCH!
HE MAKES CONTACT!
He hits an outside pitch.
-To first.
-What a play!
He steps on first base before the hitter.
Hey. Gosh.
-We got our flow back!
-Good work, defense!
-Dong-wook's defense was on point.
-Nice play.
He's got great movement
and decision-making today.
Right, he fielded
a bouncing ball really well.
He also ran back to first without a hitch.
Stop eating chocolate.
You're going to gain weight.
Yes, sir.
Baseball is an amazing sport.
The last inning,
Dae-eun allowed five runs.
Every out was a difficult journey.
But this inning,
there are no runners with two outs.
Easy innings like these are good.
Hong-ku, you have to stop him!
Oh Young-soo must be stopped.
He's now against Oh Young-soo.
OH YOUNG-SOO, TRIPLE (TWO-RUN RBI)
HE HITS!
The first pitch travels fast!
-All right! Good!
-Nice!
HE DROPS THE BALL!
Run quickly!
HE SPRINTS
First base fields it!
The pitcher comes to cover!
That was the final out!
-Yes!
-Oh.
Nice play.
DARN… YES!
The last inning, he allowed five runs.
But he pitched a 1-2-3 inning this time.
The game continues onto the sixth.
This is how
they are going to make a comeback.
-Yes! Nice play.
-Nice defense.
Nice catch.
I swear the ball went into your mitt.
But I thought the ball slipped out
of this hole.
-No, I just dropped it.
-Really?
HE CHANGES HIS MIND REAL QUICKLY…
Man, what a shame I allowed five runs.
Allowing three would've been better.
Right.
Hey, in my opinion,
I think the issue is that
you try to do everything by yourself.
When I look at you play,
you not only pitch,
but also keep the runners
in your mind too much.
I think you should focus
on what you are supposed to do.
You can't do anything about the runners.
DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP, DAE-EUN
-Great job, Dae-eun.
-Thank you.
What a shame.
Good.
Let's go into sixth.
We have a good lineup.
WE CAN SCORE, IT'S OKAY
Soo-hyun, when you missed your swing,
did he throw a changeup?
Yes, sir.
-First pitch was always a fastball.
-Right. I saw that.
The second was a changeup.
-Keep the height in mind then.
-Yes, sir.
Man, this is hard.
It'd be a shame to switch him now.
You can decide.
-My body feels okay. I can still pitch.
-All right.
When there's a runner,
you tend to pitch impatiently.
-That's true.
-Right.
He did pitch a lot.
Let's stop then.
-Should I stop?
-Yes.
Great job.
But we should first see
if we score runs or not.
Sure.
HE JUST LEAVES…
If we catch up a bit…
I'm about to go crazy.
YONG-TAEK
You've never been a coach,
so it's hard, right?
-I want to do a good job, but it's hard.
-I know.
MANAGER PARK'S WORRY 3: BASE COACH
It's absurd.
Usually, there are eight coaches
on the bench.
I'm playing the role of eight coaches.
The score is five to one.
The sixth inning is about to begin.
If nothing goes wrong,
Seung-jun will pitch the sixth.
And then Ju-won in the seventh.
Then you'll be eighth, Soo-chang.
Lee Jun-hyeok, the starting pitcher,
is still on the mound.
We have a good lineup.
We can catch up one run by one run.
You have to motivate your team like that.
Let's advance!
-Advance!
-Let's get out there!
Soo-hyun had trouble
hitting the outside changeups.
Park Dae-on will keep asking
for outside pitches.
-Until Soo-hyun hits it.
-Right.
He makes contact.
HE HITS!
He makes contact.
But the second baseman
was ready to field it.
HE'S PEACEFUL
Lee Han's well-played defense. One out.
Honestly, the pitches are
not so bad to hit.
But their fielders are so good.
They make no errors.
Soo-hyun, nice job.
Lee Jun-hyeok is honing his skills
to become first-team material.
Next up is batter three, Jeong Keun-woo.
KEUN-WOO MUST
PENETRATE THEIR DEFENSE
-Ho-cheol, he might bunt.
-What did you say?
-Bunt.
-Gosh.
Keun-woo hit a double against Jun-hyeok.
BUNT, MY FOOT
Let's go!
Darn it!
He makes contact. Third baseman fields it.
To first base.
-Nice.
-Out on first.
Two outs.
Gosh, why did that go over there?
FRUSTRATED
The bounce should be tricky
like Moon-ho's.
Next up is Kim Moon-ho, number four.
He forced an error
from the other team today.
This stadium is where Moon-ho has
his unprecedented record of hitting
a home run twice in a game.
HE HITS!
The ball pops up high,
but doesn't travel far.
Three outs.
HE GROANS IN FRUSTRATION
He forced an out
against nine consecutive hitters
since the third inning.
The game is too fast.
I guess I was being too idealistic
to hope for us to win one to zero.
THE SCORE DIFFERENCE IS
HARD TO CATCH UP
I practiced so much,
but I couldn't hit well.
This is the second pitcher.
The captain of the pitchers,
Son Seung-jun, takes the mound.
Let's go, Mr. Genius!
-He's a fan of this show.
-The best hitter!
He watches it every day.
He's a good hitter.
First up is Cheon Jae-hwan,
the right fielder.
I warmed up today, but I didn't feel
completely warmed up.
It's been disturbing me.
Cheon Jae-hwan went two for two today.
Darn it.
It skips off the bat.
It's a hit into the center.
The front.
DARN!
The first hitter advances a base.
What just happened? What just did?
Nice.
Next up is batter seven, Kim Su-yun.
Picks off first base.
Nice!
Hong-ku gave way to the runners
so they could steal the bases.
Remember this season?
Seung-jun has experience
in supporting Hong-ku while pitching.
He hits the breaking ball.
Second baseman fields it!
Choi Soo-hyun gives it to shortstop.
The first runner is out!
Okay!
-Nice!
-Nice!
-Nice play!
-All right!
That was a hit.
But Choi Soo-hyun coordinated well
and fielded the ball.
He tossed it to Seok-hoon safely.
Choi Soo-hyun did well there
fielding the ball.
HE CLICKS HIS TONGUE
He was supposed to steal, but he didn't.
With Soo-hyun's great defensive play,
the runner is on first with one out.
They can come back
into the game like this.
HE IS WAITING FOR HIS CHANCE
We need two outs!
Park Dae-on, batter eight, is up next.
He had an extra-base hit last appearance.
Swings and misses, strikeout!
-There you go!
-Nice pitch.
-Nice pitch!
-This is what I'm talking about.
THIS IS IT!
IT'S NOT FINE
Song Seung-jun and the other pitchers
should pitch strikeouts vigorously,
to motivate the team.
And they have to show the Dinos
their determination,
and how they will catch up.
Song Seung-jun is
steadfastly defending the inning.
A runner on first with two outs.
Next up is Choi Seung-min.
He's a fast one.
BATTER 9, CHOI SEUNG-MIN
Just one more!
He's going to steal.
-Run.
-Second base!
Hong-ku blocks the bouncing pitch.
First baserunner starts sprinting.
He gets to second safely.
DARN…
-Yes!
-Nice!
What a play!
This is what you call scoring position.
A small mistake.
The Dinos did not hesitate
to take advantage of that.
What a start.
-A runner on second with two outs.
-The Dinos have their big chance again.
But Seung-jun
led the team well this inning.
He needs to stay focused until the end.
HE HITS!
A brushback. It skips off the bat.
It's a fly ball, but a tricky one!
-This is easy.
-Nice.
Oh, no.
Left fielder catches it!
Okay!
WHAT A RELIEF…
In the sixth inning, Song Seung-jun
-didn't allow any runs.
-Good pitch.
Great job, Seung-jun.
-Good.
-Here comes the great pitcher.
Nice pitching.
You're doing great today.
You got great stuff.
The pitcher has changed.
It's the seventh inning.
Today's starting pitcher, Lee Jun-hyeok,
leaves the mound after the sixth inning.
And next up on the mound is Lee Woo-seok.
He was a part of the first division
for the Dinos in the opening game.
Last year, he had the best save
among the entire KBO Futures League.
Just the fact that he was a part
of the first division's opening game shows
-how the Dinos have big hopes for him.
-Of course.
He got his game.
His pitches are dirty.
It won't come clean.
But not too fast?
It's not too slow.
Let's go!
Batter five, Jung Eui-yoon is at bat.
Let's get them.
At the tip of his bat. A foul.
Are you all right?
I think it had an impact on his hand.
Everything hurts when you're old.
His pitches don't seem impossible.
Jung Eui-yoon is in danger of injury
throughout this season when he swings.
HE HITS!
Darn it!
He pushes it out.
But they're waiting where the ball lands.
DARN!
THAT WAS EASY
His fast hit was
caught by the second baseman, Lee Han.
Something about the Monsters
isn't working out today.
-Right?
-They need to make a swift hit
and let the bench have some hope,
but it's not happening.
-Next, Jeong Seong-hoon.
-Hey.
-Don't hit me.
-I won't.
I'll die on my own.
Down the center. The shortstop follows.
And it turns into an out. Two outs.
Seokgu's bust should've gone far.
That was a big moment.
If it did, we would've made two points.
After my first and second time at-bat,
all I wanted to do was
show something and make things happen.
Chi Seok-hoon!
-You can do it!
-You can do it!
He gets two outs in a row.
And now, he's up against Chi Seok-hoon.
HE HITS!
He pushes it out.
The second baseman misses.
HE FINALLY MADE IT HAPPEN
GOOD, SEOK-HOON
Chi Seok-hoon makes his first hit.
I HAD MY FAITH IN YOU!
No Jin-hyuk is too thrilled.
-He's a free agent now, right?
-Yes.
If we ask him to sign with us, he will.
Buy one get one free.
Let me make that offer.
NO, IT FALLS THROUGH
Where is he going?
He gets up
right after he sees Seok-hoon's hit.
Get ready!
2 OUTS, A RUNNER ON 1ST BASE
Next, Lee Hong-ku is at bat.
MUST HIT A FOLLOW-UP
Hong-ku, a home run.
It's our only chance.
The Monsters haven't made a big chance
after a few moments in the beginning.
HE HITS!
He hits it with the tip. It flies up.
The foul area.
You get it!
And he catches.
-Lee Han catches as he falls.
-Great job.
That's the end of this inning.
It was literally frustrating.
We had no chance.
How are we going to win
with the men we don't have?
When I reached that question,
my mind became quite filled.
Good swing.
Again, the Monsters could not score
in the seventh.
Only zeros are on the board
from the second to the seventh innings.
A FRUSTRATING REALITY,
NO SCORES FOR 6 INNINGS…
HIT THAT SINGLE, SOMEONE, PLEASE
JEONG YONG-GEOM, HAS 5 LIVES LEFT
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH INNING
MONSTERS 1 : 5 DINOS
-Make the inning count.
-Yes.
It's the bottom of the seventh.
Oh Ju-won is on the mound
for the Monsters.
Will you throw ten to end the inning?
SIGH…
-They're pros.
-Good.
He throws lots of fastballs on TV.
The first one, definitely.
He begins his fight
with batter one, Lee Han.
BATTER 1, LEE HAN IS AT BAT
This may sound funny,
but I've only been retired for a year.
I didn't want them to win.
I can't let them hit my pitches yet.
I had such thoughts.
WHAT? HE HITS!
He pushes it to the left. Left fielder.
He follows and catches. Jung Eui-yoon.
Nice catch.
-Yes!
-Okay! Easy.
Our defense fairy.
THE DEFENSE FAIRY
He needs to show such focus.
-You're right.
-Yes.
Good work.
When that batter went out
in the fourth inning, our nightmare began.
The nightmare, Oh Tae-yang.
Let's do that. You know. Called.
Swings and misses, strikeout.
PUTTING OUT THE HOPES
OF A BIG INNING
Two outs.
-Okay.
-Good one!
JU-WON STILL GOT HIS GAME
Batter three, Seo Ho-cheol.
So far, he came up three times, no hits.
Our pitchers are defending well
against the batters of the Dinos.
HE HITS!
A grounder. The shortstop can't catch it.
Man, that was a great hit.
Seo Ho-cheol hits his first single
on A Clean Sweep
during his fourth time at bat.
THAT WAS A STURDY HIT
-Let's do this!
-Stop them!
And now, the fourth batter, Choi Woo-jae.
One significant batter after another.
He must stop this inning soon
and give us some kind of hope.
You're right.
HE HITS!
It hits the tip of the bat.
The second baseman runs.
He catches and tags.
-And out.
-He got it.
Okay.
IT WORKED
WITH A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER!
Good, the romantic pitcher.
The second baseman,
Choi Soo-hyun's good defense.
And the inning ends.
The Monsters don't lose a point
through the sixth and the seventh.
And now, onto the eighth.
That was nifty.
RECHARGED WITH SPIRIT
Yes, let's score one.
It's now the eighth inning.
The Monsters are batting.
The inning before this didn't go well,
so this one is very important.
He must make a hit for this game.
Be it a long one or a single,
it has to be a hit that he wants.
Let's go! Let's score one!
What does he pitch?
Fastball, curveball,
slider, circle changeup, forkball.
-Everything?
-Yes.
Seo Dong-wook begins
the top of the eighth.
-Darn it.
-He hits the first pitch.
-It flies up high.
-Left!
The left fielder moves and catches.
1 OUT
The timing isn't so bad.
Lee Taek-keun is at bat.
BATTER 1, TAEK-KEUN V
The pitchers pitch aggressively
from the first pitch,
so it's better to hit it than to watch it.
When the count is against them,
it's harder to hit.
If Lee Taek-keun wants something,
then he should just hit it.
-Strike.
-Strike.
Two strikes.
On the edge! Strikeout.
Two outs.
THEY FAIL TO MAKE A CHANCE
You know, the energy of the pitch is
definitely different.
-It's not as tough.
-We don't work out now.
No.
And Choi Soo-hyun.
SOO-HYUN IS THEIR ONLY HOPE
HE HITS!
-Base!
-The ball is slow.
The pitcher!
He steps on the base first.
Four points behind.
The inning comes to an end.
HEY, HEY, HEY
No?
(SIGH…)
Why is our timing off?
We can see the pitches.
(IT SEEMS CLOSE, SO FRUSTRATING)
Umpire, the pitcher, Shim Soo-chang.
Shim Soo-chang?
The fourth pitcher,
Shim Soo-chang, is on the mound.
Just keep the timing up.
The catcher has changed too.
The catcher is Park Chan-hui.
I'll throw breaking balls.
Mostly breaking balls.
Others mostly thought we'll lose,
but today, I suddenly had
a breakout of the competitive
and aggressive spirit like my pro days.
-Pitch without regret.
-Okay.
-That hurts.
-Pitch without regret.
Okay.
Even if there's 1% of hope,
if there's a possibility, we run with it.
We can do this.
He'll throw a breaking ball.
You have to hold him down.
Try to take his pitches.
Don't be flustered by his breaking ball.
-Yes, sir.
-Good.
The Dinos will be batting now.
Next up, a pinch hitter.
Choi Bo-sung is the pinch hitter.
Pinch hitter, Choi Bo-sung.
-Bo-sung!
-Nice eyes. Hit it!
Turn around. I can't watch this anymore.
I can't watch this anymore.
He'll stop him.
Don't say that before he pitches.
Will Shim Soo-chang end the inning
without losing a point?
-Okay.
-Strike.
It's in. A slow breaking ball.
-Nice pitch.
-Nice pitch!
Why are his legs so skinny?
They're gone.
-My legs are better, right?
-Much better.
He must take the counts quickly
and put them out.
-Okay.
-Swings and misses.
(LIPS TURN UP)
Shim Soo-chang fights
the batter, Choi Bo-sung,
with breaking balls.
Soo-chang hadn't been so good.
He doesn't play much.
The count is advantageous
for Shim Soo-chang.
GROANING
Okay.
The ball flies up high.
-Nice.
-The second baseman runs.
The right fielder calls out.
The right fielder moves.
Kim Moon-ho catches.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Nice!
-That's it!
He caught the first out nicely.
Two more to go.
He's showing a smile
after putting one out.
He's smiling.
-Okay!
-Soo-chang is smiling.
Did he hit three times today?
-He hit one of mine, right?
-Yes.
And batter six, Cheon Jae-hwan.
BATTER 6, CHEON JAE-HWAN
He was an unusual batter
from the moment he debuted.
-It's your fourth one.
-Hit your fourth.
If he stops him here,
it'll be easier
for Acting Manager Park to prepare
for tomorrow's match.
88KM/H, CURVEBALL
He threw a slow pitch at 88km/h.
Nice one!
It's something Yoo Hee-kwan had done,
but Shim Soo-chang does it now.
-One strike.
-That was a similar pitch.
This is it.
Go for it.
-How can he go for 88km/h?
-Go for it!
SOO-CHANG'S SLOW PITCH IS
TOUGHER FOR PROFESSIONALS TO HIT
Nice pitch.
-Cut him off.
-Yoo Hee-kwan's pitch, good.
-Okay!
-Swings and misses.
-Okay!
-He's making him swing and miss.
-A pitch like this throws us off.
-It's tough.
If he gets Cheon Jae-hwan…
He got him.
HE HITS!
Out front!
-Out front!
-It flies up high.
The center fielder comes down.
It drops in front of him.
He made four hits.
Cheon Jae-hwan makes an easy hit
without too much effort.
Four at-bats, four hits.
-Yes!
-Nice hit!
One out, a runner on first.
1 OUT, A RUNNER ON 1ST BASE
I've thrown breaking balls.
One hit allowed.
The runner goes out after one out.
And now, batter seven,
Kim Su-yun is at bat.
Let's go.
He used to play in the first division too.
ANOTHER POWER HITTER
GROANING! HE HITS!
He pushes it out.
It flies to the right net.
A foul, one strike.
Shim Soo-chang won't throw fastballs.
-Okay.
-Strike.
A high pitch. It comes in.
Shim Soo-chang must throw
lots of breaking balls
-and hold them back.
-Yes.
HE'S MORE CAREFUL
-Underarm.
-Side.
SOO-CHANG SWITCHES HIS FORM
He changes his arms.
This is a good choice.
CHUCKLES
He's pitching so well.
He's crazy.
I didn't care if I gave four balls.
I wanted every pitch to count.
Swings and misses. Strikeout.
Swings and misses. Strikeout.
It's tough to find the timing
when it's slow.
Okay.
That was insane.
-Good pitch!
-Good pitch!
That's it.
He changed from sidearm to underarm.
Of course, he's thrown off.
Shim Soo-chang puts
the second one out too.
I think we'll win from behind
in the ninth. Right?
YES
Park Dae-on is next at bat.
BATTER 8, PARK DAE-ON
Only one out left.
SOO-CHANG IS PITCHING WELL
AGAINST PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS
WILL HE KEEP THIS LEAD GOING?
Okay. Great job.
STRIKE
INFINITE SIGHS
Strike.
-I've never seen such a pitch.
-What?
-I've never seen that pitch.
-Me neither.
It's tough.
(BREATHTAKINGLY FUNNY)
Good, Niagara Falls.
One out to go.
Will he end the inning
without losing a point?
Will he rekindle our hope
in the ninth inning?
EXPERIENCE MAKES HOPE
THE INNING ENDS
STRIKEOUT
The pitch drops.
Swings and misses, strikeout.
-Great job!
-Nice pitch!
Good.
HOPE IS ALIVE
Nice pitch!
Shim Soo-chang gets two strikeouts
and finishes the inning.
Great, quick pitches.
You're a veteran.
The game is still five to one.
This is the last batting for the Monsters.
We look forward
to the possible twist in the ninth inning.
Please.
Let's turn it into a drama.
It's three, four, and five.
-I hope to see a twist.
-Right?
Keun-woo needs to do this.
But he brings Han Jae-seung.
This is awful.
Manager Kong is here to win today.
He must win the first match.
It must be burdensome.
He looked really stressed at first.
This will be tough on Yong-taek.
He's in trouble.
On the mound is Han Jae-seung,
and he's up as they're four points ahead.
He pitched in 39 different matches
in this season of the Futures League.
His average earned run is 1,93.
But he wasn't just in the Futures League.
He also played in 12 games
in the 1st division.
Even in the first division,
his average earned run is
rather low, with 2,53.
Fastball, slider.
-We can hit that.
-Yes.
-What was that?
-It's easy to hit.
IT'S EASY, STAY CALM…
SIGH
(ACTUALLY, HE'S THE MOST NERVOUS)
-Manager Kong Pill-sung.
-Let's go.
We had a chat with a smile
before the game.
And his spirit,
that spirit to win this game today.
That spirit he had was sincere.
Choi Bo-sung is on the first base,
the CF, Yi In-hyok,
and the shortstop is Suh Jun-kyo.
Only three outs left.
And the first batter, Jeong Keun-woo.
JEONG KEUN-WOO IS UP
AGAINST HAN JAE-SEUNG
We can do this.
Keun-woo, make me a winning pitcher!
Let's look forward
to seeing the final twist.
-A fastball of 147km/h.
-It's 147km/h!
Man, that's fast.
That's a strong pitch.
That was a strong pitch.
-It's like a rock.
-Yes, it's like throwing a rock.
That fastball was near 150km/h.
With that kind of power,
he doesn't have control.
Once he has enough control,
He'll be a great pitcher.
The rotation and power
of his pitches are something else.
MONSTERS 1 : 5 DINOS
FOUL
He hits the high pitch. A foul.
High ball.
If we get one person out,
we have a great lineup too.
We must put in the last bit of energy.
The lineup includes
Jeong Keun-woo, Kim Moon-ho,
and Jung Eui-yoon.
GOOD BATTERS ARE AFTER
The Monsters need to go out.
Will they create a promising result?
Strike!
IT SOUNDS LIKE THROWING A STONE
-That's a strike?
-These young players are good.
-The Dinos?
-Yes.
LET'S DO THAT AGAIN
One more time.
If he has better ball control,
Han Jae-seung can pitch
a very powerful ball.
-Make a hit!
-Jeong Keun-woo!
-Make a hit!
-Jeong Keun-woo!
KEUN-WOO MUST KINDLE
THE FIRE OF THEIR ATTACK
HE HITS!
And he hits this pitch!
Another fly ball, a little more inside.
The right fielder catches it on the line.
Darn it.
GOODNESS…
He only hit it first at bat.
HE ONLY HAD A HIT FIRST TIME AT BAT…
One out. Two outs left.
His pitches are fast.
Kim Moon-ho is next at bat.
Let's go out!
Moon-ho!
Hit it!
THE BURDENED 4TH BATTER
I MUST HIT…
Moon-ho!
-First pitch, strike.
-Strike.
HIS BREAKING BALL GETS A COUNT
First pitch, strike.
This time, it was a slider.
He pitches between late-140km/h,
up to 151km/h,
as well as a slider.
He suddenly throws a slider.
What will it be this time?
On the edge. It's 148km/h.
He throws very hard.
Make me a winning pitcher!
Moon-ho, you have to make it out.
SHOCKED AT THE RISING SPEED
We cannot lose hope.
We've always played like this
since the beginning of the season.
IT'S TIME TO MAKE IT TO THE BASE
HE HITS!
Good.
The base!
The shortstop is close by.
And the first base. Out on the first.
THEY LOSE THE SECOND OUT FRUITLESSLY
CK Monsters have only one out left to go.
The Monsters got together
to become the best.
But they've hit a wall
called a professional team.
And Jung Eui-yoon.
JUNG EUI-YOON IS AT BAT
His pitches are fast.
I saw him too, kid.
MANAGER KONG SENDS A SIGN
-Go.
-Jun-kyo!
-Go.
-Jun-kyo!
Manager Kong just adjusted
the positions of the fielders.
They saw that Jung Eui-yoon
pushes the ball out,
so he figured out how he'll hit it.
Stay. Yes.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO WIN
BOTH TEAMS
CAN'T GIVE UP ON THIS MATCH
It goes back. A foul.
This time, his pitch gets up to 149km/h.
149… SIGH…
He already looks strong.
It's as if he's throwing rocks.
His pitches are heavy.
-You can feel it, right?
-Yes.
He'll be a great player
with better control.
Man, nice pitches.
WILL HE BE ABLE TO HIT HIS PITCH?
-A fastball.
-Man, 149km/h.
That was 149km/h.
This powerful battle is fun.
Jung Eui-yoon must show something
before the game ends today.
The Monsters can't lose this easily.
Of course.
It's cheating to go at 149km/h.
HE MUST BREAK THROUGH
AND CONTINUE FORWARD
That was 149km/h?
We lost so helplessly.
I lost five points.
Throw a fastball like a man.
But the game has not ended yet.
Jung Eui-yoon hits.
HE HITS!
Jung Eui-yoon hits.
But the ball flies up,
and it doesn't fly over the infield.
And this one puts a period
on today's match.
THE MATCH ENDS REGRETTABLY
The game ends, five to one.
The Dinos take the victory
against the Monsters by four points.
Yes, it's the first loss
of Acting Manager Park Yong-taek.
It makes us have a lot of thoughts.
However, we will continue
to challenge ourselves.
Tomorrow's game will be different.
-Good game.
-We look forward to a different tomorrow.
The broadcast of today's game ends now.
Commentators, Kim Sun-woo
and Jeong Yong-geom.
Thank you.
Their defense is different from amateurs.
THE GAME ENDS
Good grief.
ACTING MANAGER TAEK
RETURNS TO THE MANAGER'S ROOM
HIS FIRST LOSS AS THE ACTING MANAGER
GIVES HIM MIXED FEELINGS
MAN…
It's disappointing.
Yes, it's disappointing.
HIS HEAD IS FILLED WITH THOUGHTS
It is.
I could've prepared the pitchers
a little stronger, a bit earlier.
But I couldn't do that.
I must be rational.
Man, I had a chat
with Sun-woo in the stadium,
and I said it's best to change the pitcher
one step ahead
a few times in my own words.
I couldn't make that happen.
I also made mistakes
as the coach of the third base.
SCORE, 1 TO 0
THE MONSTERS HAD THE LEAD
COACH TAEK HAD
THE RUNNER RUN TOO MUCH
THE MONSTERS LOST THEIR LEAD
AT A DECISIVE MOMENT
HE'S SPEECHLESS ABOUT TODAY'S GAME
It's tough.
It was tough
to juggle everything together.
I missed all those parts.
I really, literally, 100% think
that we lost because of me.
Yes, that's what I'm thinking.
ON THE OTHER HAND,
THE LOCKER ROOM
-That's when we lost.
-Yes.
That was huge.
The manager keeps trying
a different tactic.
He's trying to color us differently.
Why couldn't the base coach stop that?
-He made him run.
-Exactly.
He did that, then stopped.
KNOWS THE MISTAKE
Then Taek-keun would've hit
for two points.
I would have.
That's where we lost our lead.
-It's all Manager Park?
-Yes.
ONE MAN IN SILENCE
We lost because of him.
Why did I do that in the fourth inning?
HE BLAMES HIMSELF
You lost your energy
in the fourth after the third.
I have no idea.
I couldn't follow through
during the fourth inning.
THE GAME GETS ON HIS NERVES
-Yes.
-I couldn't pay any attention.
It's obvious with him,
unlike other pitchers.
We were up against professionals,
so I had to prepare more too.
But after a good preparation,
I broke down alone.
It was very regrettable.
Great game.
-Great game.
-Great game.
ACTING MANAGER TAEK
WITH A HEAVY HEART
Great game today.
Well…
No excuse for losing, right?
It's all the manager's fault.
This team began to play
as they watched us.
And we lost to them.
I know they're professionals,
but it still kills our pride.
It's really annoying how we lost to them.
It's different from losing to amateurs.
DIFFERENT FROM AMATEUR GAMES
I'm feeling anxious.
-How so?
-That our show will end.
-Four wins, three losses, right?
-Yes, four and three.
4 WINS, 3 LOSSES TO THE END
If we lose one more,
we can't go to Okinawa.
It's over.
At the least,
we have four games.
At most, seven.
We only have a little more to go.
This is bad.
DESPERATE FOR EVERY WIN
It's not our first time playing.
Don't lose your heart.
We knew we'd lose,
but it feels awful to actually lose.
Let's play seriously tomorrow.
If you smile, if I see your teeth,
you get ten punches per one.
As Taek-keun said,
let's play seriously tomorrow.
Well, we were serious today too.
But let's play for victory tomorrow.
-Yes.
-Yes.
THERE WILL ONLY BE VICTORY TOMORROW
We have to win tomorrow. Won-sam.
Please don't lose any points
for just four innings.
-Jang Won-sam will start us off tomorrow.
-Yes.
-Please be prepared.
-Let's make it good.
-Yes.
-Let's keep it up.
We have to win tomorrow.
We should prepare to play
thinking that we'll win 100%.
I'll pitch tomorrow
as if this is our fall season.
I must become a winning pitcher
against pros.
I got no business against amateurs.
23 GAMES 17 WINS 6 LOSSES
WIN PERCENTAGE .770
23 GAMES 17 WINS 6 LOSSES
WIN PERCENTAGE .739
A STINGER FROM THE FUTURE
I AM HAPPY
I AM HAPPY
I AM HAPPY
Manager, this is really tough.
Really?
WHAT? YOU WANT ANOTHER ONE?
CHUCKLING
Ball.
I'VE CAUGHT MILLIONS OF THESE
MY BODY REMEMBERS!
Okay.
Enough. Stop!
NO WAY!
Go on.
GROANING…
CHUCKLING
Go to sleep.
HE'LL HIT EVEN IF YOU'RE DOWN!
ONE MORE TIME
FUNGO IS A CONVERSATION
BETWEEN ME AND THE PLAYER
KIM SUNG-KEUN
THIS HAPPY STINGER WILL CONTINUE
WE CANNOT LOSE
We're retired players,
but we've played as pros.
We pitched and ran until our bones broke.
I could feel that
we were determined to win.
We must win. No matter what.
Two-two count.
-Yes!
-He pulls it in!
-To the left!
-Destroy it.
THEY AWAKENED THEIR DNA FOR VICTORY
WE WILL WIN
THEIR COMPETITIVE SPIRIT IS ON FIRE
Yes!
THE DINOS BEGIN TO FIGHT BACK
THEY HIT AND HIT
AND HIT AGAIN
It's inside the fence!
THE GREATEST MATCH
TO TAKE THE VICTORY
THEY CANNOT LOSE
WHO WILL WIN THIS GAME?
Subtitle translation by: Soo-hyun Yang
THE ONE-OF-A-KIND 11TH TEAM
CK Monsters are taking their first step
to become the best team.
CK Monsters prove themselves
as the best team!
As usual, CK Monsters are the best today!
THEY'LL FACE A PROFESSIONAL TEAM
FOR THE FIRST TIME
We'll beat them from the start.
We'll show them how tough we are.
He hits. It goes center-right.
It falls clean.
The runner is running.
He's safe on second base.
They really are different.
We should see him as a first-string.
He was picked by the Dinos
in the first round of the second draft.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
Outside. Strikeout looking.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
He couldn't catch up.
-Okay.
-He did it.
-Okay.
-He pushes. Left side.
-Left fielder goes after it.
-Run.
He catches this!
He fields it!
Who is he?
It truly is scary
against a professional team.
We're pros.
We all have experience in the KBO League.
-Bunt.
-He bunts.
-He got it!
-He's running!
-He did it!
-From third to first.
-Safe!
-He's safe on first base!
Nice.
They're pros,
but they grew up watching us play.
He hits. Lee Taek-keun's hit.
CK Monsters are ahead again!
-He hits lightly.
-I got it.
-Pitcher. Catcher.
-Get it.
-All right.
-He can't throw it to first base.
A sharp first hit.
But the first baseman catches it.
-Pitcher covers the base.
-Yes!
He's out!
They're determined to win
against a professional team.
-Run fast!
-Go!
-Okay!
-Yes!
CK MONSTERS VS DINOS
IT'S THE DAY OF THE GAME
CHANGWON NC PARK
-Okay.
-We're the best.
THE DINOS ARE BUSY WARMING UP
-Good.
-Okay.
SYSTEMATIC WARM-UP ROUTINE
-Okay.
-Okay.
Good.
THEY'RE DEFINITELY DIFFERENT
FROM AMATEURS
Okay.
Our recent records are very good.
We had 2 games with 20 hits.
We won 3 games in a row.
THE TEAM'S ATMOSPHERE
IS AT ITS HIGHEST
Okay.
Good!
We'll win no matter what.
I'm looking forward
to how my team will do.
WHY ARE THEY TRAINING SO HARD?
THE WARM-UP CONTINUES
Here's the ball!
Hello.
The main vocalist of CK Monsters.
No.
Did you prepare a lot?
No. We've been having games.
You came here in the middle of it.
Yes, we did.
Why are there so many players today?
I brought them as is.
Sir, I broadcasted the Dinos' games
-right before I came here.
-I know.
When I saw your lineup,
I thought you were really determined.
No one on this show, not even
the general manager, expected this.
You brought first-string players.
Seo Ho-cheol is the first-string.
-He isn't second-string.
-No.
SEO HO-CHEOL
HE ADMITS PASSIVELY
Park Dae-on, first-string.
Oh Young-soo is first-string.
Isn't that too many?
Only three people. That's it.
Those three can't beat
the veteran players.
Your lineup could cause controversy.
Because we were supposed
to play second-string Dinos.
You need to explain why you brought
three first-string players.
-Well…
-Look at the camera and explain.
Park Dae-on,
Seo Ho-cheol, and Oh Young-soo.
I had them play games in second-string.
They're second-string players
and backups for first-string.
They aren't the main players.
Where was their last team roster?
WELL…
-Not in the second-string team roster.
-Right.
Aren't we the first pro team to play you?
-Right.
-The first game.
Exactly.
-I feel too much pressure.
-For the pride of KBO?
Why do I have to play the first game?
WHY AM I THE FIRST ONE?
If you came to me
after playing the first game,
I wouldn't be like this.
I would've said, "You can win again."
I really would have.
But when you heard you were against us,
-you thought your team was weak.
-Right.
So you brought three first-string players.
No, they aren't first-string.
Why do you keep saying that?
Jeez.
Otherwise, I could've brought
Park Min-woo and others.
Do you want to be a first-string manager?
No. I don't.
-I don't want to be.
-Okay.
It's for the show.
-Right?
-Right.
-If you lose, you will be humiliated.
-Right. That's why…
I don't want…
To be humiliated,
so you brought first-strings players.
No. That's not it.
-Think carefully.
-I did.
It's not because
I don't want to be humiliated.
How could he bring the first strings?
-It's nonsense.
-I played them before I retired.
Oh Young-Soo. Seo Ho-cheol.
The manager is too wary because of us.
That's why.
Actually, when A Clean Sweep
got in touch with us
to play a game,
we didn't have players.
We had no pitchers or fielders,
so I told them no.
"I'm sorry."
"I'd like some other team to play first."
-"I can't be the first one."
-Right.
No.
I don't understand why I have to be first.
I just…
I want the team to work hard
and show great results.
We can't play like amateurs.
-I see.
-Yes.
You're serious about this game.
Seriously, I'm betting my life
on this first game.
I'M BETTING MY LIFE ON THIS(?)
THE MANAGER IS BETTING EVERYTHING
Okay. I understand how you feel.
You understand.
-I'm serious.
-Why so suddenly…
I really want to sacrifice myself
for this show.
Please watch me.
If I lose after doing my best,
-I'll give up.
-Okay.
All right. We'll do our best too.
Thank you.
Please do your best.
HOPING FOR A FAIR(?) GAME
Hello.
It's your second game
as an acting manager.
Yes.
I got you a gift.
Thank you.
I hope it's something I need.
IS IT A NEW PLAYER
IN TIME TO PLAY A PRO TEAM?
Unlike all the other games…
-It'll be hard.
-Yes.
They're here.
-Hello.
-Hello.
(HALT)
A gift?
-Hello.
-Hello.
USELESS GIFT(?) IS HERE
-A gift?
-It looks like
it's always the same reaction.
What kind of gift is it?
He's too polite.
ACTING MANAGER AND THE COMMENTATORS
Thank you.
Why do you have that picture?
Let's turn it slightly.
-Because we respect him.
-I see.
RESPECTING THE ONE WHO LEFT(?)
How…
After Acting Manager Park Yong-taek came,
the team became very lively.
-The atmosphere is totally different.
-Put it down.
-Fold it and lay it down.
-Lay it down.
Last time, when Kim Sun-woo came,
he put it down politely like this.
TREATING IT WITH RESPECT(?)
He was worried about this last night.
"What kind of attitude should I have
toward the acting manager?"
Now I know.
He decided to suck up to him.
I GOT IT!
He's so quick to adapt.
What are you doing?
We had dinner last night.
"What should I do?"
HE JUMPED ON THE BANDWAGON!
"I'll think about it all night."
I saw the lineup.
-Our players…
-Did you see today's lineup?
I mean, I saw the Dinos' lineup.
They look powerful. What will you do?
The batting order is good.
I dispersed trustworthy batters.
-Dispersed.
-Not together.
Right.
Rhee Dae-eun will throw seven innings.
Yoo Hee-kwan, two innings.
You'll have Hee-kwan throw today
and not tomorrow?
I talked to Hee-kwan about this
a few times.
"Can you prepare for tomorrow?
Can you throw again?"
He said he could.
It's as if being a manager
for the Monsters
is a stepping stone
for becoming a manager for a KBO team.
I think he's expanding
his ambition as a manager here.
No.
-No?
-No.
Are you getting ready
to transfer to LG Twins?
No. I have to get ready for anything
because everything is up in the air.
-So are you getting ready?
-Yes.
You sound different now.
HE FORGOT HIS ATTITUDE FOR A MOMENT
Well, I…
Are you confused?
I'm confused about my position.
Sometimes I'm a coach.
Sometimes I'm a commentator.
I get confused sometimes. I'm sorry.
CONFUSED(?)
-The acting manager and the commentators.
-Yes.
Today is your first time together.
This could be your last.
-Let's begin.
-Thank you.
-Good luck.
-Let's do it.
I really hope we win.
Where's the gift? Is it over?
-It's over.
-Gosh.
-Let's get ready for the opening.
-Jeez.
Hello.
-Hello.
-Hello.
CK Monsters have arrived
in Changwon NC Park.
THE MONSTERS ARE IN CHANGWON NC PARK
-Nice.
-It's nice.
-It's good.
-It's a nice park.
Has anyone been a Dino?
Seok-hoon.
-Chi Seok-hoon.
-Why say Seok-hoon?
-Chi Seok-hoon.
-Don't mention him. He isn't here.
He isn't on our team.
-Nobody.
-He's getting mentioned the most.
-Nobody was a Dino? Not even once?
-No.
Nobody.
-No one.
-There is none.
Last week, the main shortstop
Ryu Hyun-in transferred.
So we got a new player.
-Is it Chi Seok-hoon?
-Is it him?
-No way.
-It's a new player.
He needs to practice more.
I'll call him.
-Where?
-Where is he?
-Who is it?
-Is he from the sky?
Soo-hyun looks excited.
I knew it!
100% ANNOYED
-Jeez.
-Hey.
I can see Seok-hoon's face from 200m away.
His body got smaller
and his face got bigger.
-His lower body disappeared.
-Run confidently!
That's his happiest face, right?
Yes, it is.
Hello.
CLAPPING RELUCTANTLY
STANDING
Take your seat.
Sit here, Seok-hoon.
-There's a chair.
-There is.
-Sit here.
-He got new shoes.
I've never seen you so unwelcoming.
SURPRISINGLY COLD
Jeez.
SIGH…
Did you bring him
because we're at his home ground?
WHAT AN HONOR…
All right. Chi Seok-hoon,
who had a lot of practice, is here.
-Okay.
-Welcome.
CLAPPING RELUCTANTLY AGAIN
I practiced endlessly.
I made an effort and prepared.
-He became very humble.
-How did you prepare?
I always pictured playing a game
with the Dinos.
-I prepared.
-That's image training.
I practiced while thinking about it.
-Is that all?
-Yes.
Seok-hoon will analyze the other team
-because he knows a lot of the players.
-Right.
-He used to be a Dino.
-Yes.
Yes.
Let's listen to the opinion
of the person who played for the Dinos.
-"Person."
-"Person."
A PERSON?
-A person?
-He called him a person.
-A person, not a player.
-I'm sorry.
It's because I'm distant from him.
-Call him a man.
-Okay.
-I don't know their current lineup.
-Okay.
I'll tell you after I see it.
All right. After announcing the lineup…
I'm looking forward to it.
The last lineup was shocking.
I'm excited about this one.
-It's not shocking.
-Okay.
I'll announce the lineup.
Center fielder.
AM I THE CENTER FIELDER AGAIN?
Batter one. Center fielder Lee Taek-keun.
-Yes?
-What?
Say "yes!" Not "yes?"
-Seriously.
-I'm so curious.
GETTING A LOT OF REVIEWS
STARTING WITH BATTER 1
Batter two. Second baseman Choi Soo-hyun.
Yes, sir.
Park Yong-taek's guy.
What? Where will I be?
WHERE WILL I BE?
Batter three.
Third baseman Jeong Keun-woo.
Yes, sir!
You shouldn't have said,
"Where will I be?"
Okay. Thank you.
You need to break the curse
of batter three.
-I will for sure.
-Break the curse.
Only you can do it.
CAN HE BREAK THE CURSE?
Who's batter four?
It's amazing today.
Batter four.
LONG-AWAITED BATTER 4
Right fielder Kim Moon-ho.
BATTER 4 RIGHT FIELDER KIM MOON-HO
WHAT?
KIM MOON-HO?
Right fielder Kim Moon-ho.
PARK MOON-HO(?)
-What?
-Hey.
It's Park Moon-ho.
MOON-HO GOT A CHANCE
BY BEING REBORN(?)
It's Park Moon-ho.
Yes, sir.
CERTAINLY ON PARK'S SIDE(?)
I WANT TO BE ON HIS SIDE…
It's too…
It's too obvious.
It's based on data.
My heart started to race.
Batter five…
-Wait.
-Okay.
Have you been the fourth hitter?
Not since high school.
I'll check their bank accounts thoroughly.
Okay.
Batter five. Left fielder Jung Eui-yoon.
What? Yes, sir.
-You moved up.
-Don't say "what?"
-Yes, sir.
-Okay.
Batter six. DH. Jeong Seong-hoon.
Yes, sir.
Batter seven.
I'm not sure about this one.
Shortstop Chi Seok-hoon.
Yes, sir!
(SATISFIED)
-Batter eight. Catcher Lee Hong-ku.
-Yes, sir.
Batter nine. First baseman Seo Dong-wook.
Yes, sir.
Starting pitcher is Rhee Dae-eun.
STARTING PITCHER RHEE DAE-EUN
You're often the starting pitcher.
Hee-kwan is pushed back.
I miss Manager Lee.
I MISS MANAGER LEE SEUNG-YUOP…
I haven't pitched since he left.
I stopped at three stars.
THE ACE DOESN'T EVEN GET TO THROW
It looks like the aces are changing.
Is it just me? I really want to win today.
My mindset is different.
I don't want to lose today.
-I want all of us to feel that way.
-Yes.
-I'll do my best.
-All right.
I'LL DO MY BEST
LET'S CRUSH THEM!
All right. CK Monsters.
It's the strongest opponent.
You'll be against
a real professional team.
CK Monsters have 17 wins and 5 losses.
You have 8 games left.
If you win 4 more games,
your winning percentage will be .700.
If you win 7 games and lose 1 game,
you'll go to Okinawa for training
as I promised you.
I think we'll know who will win
before the fifth inning.
So I want the players to focus
from the first inning
like they did last time.
We'll try to win
tomorrow's game again 100%.
Okay.
Why do you keep looking this way?
It's too much. Look over there.
HIS WAY OF SURVIVAL(?)
Let's cheer.
It's going to be difficult.
But I hope you work together to win.
-Won't you play?
-"I hope you win."
-Aren't you playing?
-Let's win.
OUT-OF-BODY SPEECH
READY
-Let's go, CK Monsters!
-Let's go, CK Monsters!
-Hey.
-What?
-Come on.
-What?
LET'S GO WITH THIS SPIRIT!
-I was gathering energy.
-He was gathering energy.
The Monsters never had
a stronger opponent.
CK Monsters are now against
a professional baseball team.
Hello, everyone.
Today CK Monsters
have a game with the Dinos.
Commentator Kim Sun-woo is here with me.
-Hello.
-Hello.
Today's opponent is the Dinos
in the Futures League.
Even so,
this team is ranked the highest
in the Southern Futures League
besides Sangmu Phoenix.
If you look at the players,
some have been going back and forth
between the first and second strings.
The Dinos care a lot
about the Futures League as a team.
-Right.
-So they are
very good at making good young players.
Yes. Also, this is the first time
a professional team
is playing against the Monsters.
If they lose,
they could be hugely shocked.
All the other nine professional teams
are watching this game.
-Of course.
-It's a lot of pressure.
Yes.
We must win.
We'll do our best to win.
I want to show them clearly.
I want to show them 200%.
We'll win.
Let's bet our lives on it to win.
-Okay.
-Let's do it.
Yes, let's think
of our wives and children.
-Let's go, CK Monsters!
-Let's go, CK Monsters!
Good.
Let's do this.
-Dinos!
-Go!
DINOS, GO!
Here's CK Monsters' batting order.
Batter one, Lee Taek-keun.
Batter two, Choi Soo-hyun.
Batter three, Jeong Keun-woo.
Batter four, Kim Moon-ho.
Batter five, Jung Eui-yoon.
Batter six, Jeong Seong-hoon.
Batter seven, Chi Seok-hoon.
Batter eight, Lee Hong-ku.
Batter nine, Seo Dong-wook.
The Dinos' defense positions.
Outfielders Choi Woo-jae,
Choi Seung-min, Cheon Jae-hwan.
Infielders, Seo Ho-cheol,
Oh Tae-yang, Lee Han, Oh Young-Soo.
Starting pitcher is Lee Jun-hyeok
and the catcher is Park Dae-on.
Focus in the beginning!
Please.
He's the antsiest.
-Who is?
-Yong-taek is.
I have to be the base coach too.
Jeez.
I had a nightmare.
When I arrived in the morning,
the writer was panicking.
-Why?
-In your dream?
Yes, Rhee Dae-eun was missing.
The writer couldn't get a hold of him.
-Rhee Dae-eun?
-Yes, he ran away.
Oh, in your dream?
If you're a manager,
you could die while sleeping.
It's nothing.
THAT'S A PIECE OF CAKE(?)
For defense,
we can do what we usually do.
Lee Jun-hyeok, who is on the mound,
was picked in the first round
in the last draft.
The Dinos are training him
to be the next starting pitcher.
He has four pitches
including three breaking balls.
He's a right-handed pitcher
with four pitches.
His movements are different.
He sure is a professional.
He's different.
They're all top picks.
The Dinos are good.
The game will start
with batter one Lee Taek-keun at bat.
Under Acting Manager
Park Yong-taek's system,
Lee Taek-keun is given batter one
position for the first time.
Acting Manager Park's batting order
was perfect in the last game
since the first inning.
Let's see how the pro players
deal with the new lineup.
THE FIRST PITCH IS IMPORTANT
Let's go!
He hits a ground ball.
Shortstop!
It's a ground ball. Shortstop Oh Tae-yang
throws it to first base precisely.
One out.
He throws it close to the body.
He throws sinkers.
Even if it goes straight to the center,
the ball has good movements,
so he is able to make ground balls.
Yes.
Batter two is Choi Soo-hyun.
This game is important to Soo-hyun.
It's a chance to show
his batting skill
against the Futures League.
Like you said,
Soo-hyun showed great plays recently.
I'm really curious about
how he'll hit against different pitchers.
Right.
-Show them, Soo-hyun!
-Soo-hyun!
A low course. It's a strike.
Nice.
COMFORTABLE
Good.
You can win.
Among all the pitches we've seen
including the high school ones,
his ball is the best to hit.
-Really?
-Really.
-Why were you late then?
-I didn't bat well.
-He says it's good to hit.
-It really is.
-Isn't it clean?
-Yes.
Second pitch, he swings and misses.
STRIKE
He's very fast and sophisticated.
Catcher Park Dae-on wants the ball
to come in at his knee height.
IT'S LOW
It's very low.
He throws very simply.
I always shouted Park Dae-on's name
when the Dinos played.
He can't be doing this.
I HAVE TO GET OVER THIS
Two strikes.
The count is favorable to the pitcher.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
He has to get ready more quickly.
Too slow.
Choi Soo-hyun is struck out. Two outs.
IT'S GOING SMOOTHLY
It's a fastball, but you can't see it
because of the shadow.
THE REASON SOO-HYUN WAS LATE
Because of the shadow,
you can see the high balls,
but you can't see the ones
that go into the strike zone.
It's the devil's turn.
-The devil will hit.
-The devil will hit.
Number one OPS. That's batter three.
Two outs. Focus.
Batter three Jeong Keun-woo.
POWERFUL BATTER 3 JEONG KEUN-WOO
-He swings and misses.
-I can't see.
Because it's shaded here.
I can't see.
You can't see when there's the sun
and it's shaded.
Starting pitcher Lee Jun-hyeok said
he wanted to strike Jeong Keun-woo out.
STRIKE
He totally missed the timing.
Their pitching combos are different
-from the amateurs.
-Of course.
He threw a low one, then a high fastball.
Yes.
After a low strike,
he threw a high four-seam.
JEONG KEUN-WOO AT BAT
THE BATTERY THROWS
LOW AND HIGH PITCHES FREELY
Their pitching combos are excellent.
Aren't they?
Only one strike left.
MONSTERS 0 : 0 DINOS
(BROAD VIEW)
What will he throw?
He's asking for an outside pitch.
He hits a high ball.
He hits a high ball. Center-right.
-Okay.
-That's it!
Back!
-It falls center-right.
-It's a hit.
-He did it.
-Go!
The hit goes to the fence.
Jeong Keun-woo runs to second base.
-Watch three!
-Three!
He jogs to reach second base.
Jeong Keun-woo's two-base hit
after two outs.
He makes the Monsters' first hit.
JEONG KEUN-WOO DID HIS THING!
-A hit!
-He's the devil.
-I knew it.
-Hey!
Genius hitter Jeong Keun-woo!
I know.
A LITTLE TAKEN ABACK
The first two batters
were struck out too easily.
So when Keun-woo was at bat,
and when the count became two strikes,
I thought he'd be struck out.
But our Jeong Keun-woo did it.
That's right.
I realized once again
that the Monsters are amazing.
Our opponents are pro players
wearing the Dinos' uniforms.
We aren't doing badly at all against them.
Jeong Keun-woo made a two-base hit
after two outs.
Timeout.
He asked for a timeout
and changed the ball.
-I guess he has a jinx.
-Yes.
DELETING JINX
It's not all pull.
This way.
When he's left-handed, go this way.
ADJUSTING DEFENSE POSITIONS
Let's go.
THE DINOS REORGANIZE QUICKLY
If we score in the first inning,
the Dinos will be damaged greatly.
Here comes the fourth hitter
Acting Manager Park wanted.
Yes. The opportunity went to Kim Moon-ho.
Acting Manager Park wants to show
the difference between
-Jung Eui-yoon and Kim Moon-ho.
-Get ready quickly!
Let's go, Park Moon-ho.
Park Moon-ho!
Kim Moon-ho has to prove himself
as the fourth hitter.
Batter four Kim Moon-ho is at bat.
He pushes the first pitch!
Second base runner starts to run.
He pushes the first pitch!
Third baseman misses the ball!
-Go!
-Home!
Run!
-Home!
-What are you doing?
Second base runner reaches home plate!
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
SCORING FIRST POINT
That's the fourth hitter.
-Go!
-Yes!
CK Monsters scored the first point
against a pro team.!
GOOD JOB, MY SON!
-All right.
-Thank you.
SHOUTING
-Good job.
-Okay!
-High five.
-Good.
Devil.
What?
It was a hit.
IT'S RECORDED AS AN ERROR
It's recorded as third baseman
Seo Ho-cheol's error.
Anyway, the Monsters scored a point first.
Yes. If you look at this,
it was a slider that skipped off the bat.
When it skipped off the bat,
it started to spin.
So Seo Ho-cheol couldn't catch the ball
because of the spin.
I see.
Third baseman, it's okay. Cheer up!
Acting Manager Park Yong-taek's baseball
induces the opponent team's error
to score points.
The same happened in the last game.
Isn't this something only a god can do?
His batting order induces errors
from the opponents.
CONTROL TAEK CAN EVEN INDUCE ERRORS
Get ready!
Two outs. A runner on first base.
Batter five Jung Eui-yoon.
-You can't see, can you?
-No.
SUNLIGHT ATTACK
We might actually win.
GETTING AHEAD OF HIMSELF
We might.
If we win, it'll be crazy.
Yes. I think we can win.
DISGRUNTLED
-It's okay!
-It's okay!
-Let's go!
-One at a time!
Go to center-left.
Right fielder too.
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
A little to the outside.
We got it today.
They're nervous!
We shouldn't beat the second string.
Starting with one ball.
-There!
-Front!
The ball bounces. Runner starts to run.
-Go!
-Go!
-There!
-Front!
The ball bounces. Runner starts to run.
He reaches second base.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Nice.
-Good.
-Good!
-Okay!
WE GAINED MOMENTUM!
Kim Moon-ho is in a scoring position now.
At this point,
the Monsters will start to think,
"We can win. We can do it."
They'll start to think that more.
-If they score another point,
-Yes?
they can play defensive baseball.
SIGH…
-We might lose.
-Right fielder, move back.
The Dinos are having a bad day.
JUST AS I EXPECTED
-The Dinos will die today.
-You're nothing!
You'll die today.
Two outs. A runner on second base.
Jung Eui-yoon looks focused
more than ever.
WE NEED TO SCORE AGAIN
I hope he makes a short hit.
Run!
A ground ball.
Shortstop catches it. To first base.
He's out on first base.
Three outs.
A CLOSE CALL
Good job!
But CK Monsters scored a point
before the professional team did.
The game starts
with a score of one to zero.
One point is good.
It's better than expected.
I didn't think we'd score.
-Trustworthy batter.
-Batter three.
KEUN-WOO CAN BEAT PRO PLAYERS
-I won.
-How are you so good?
How did we score first?
We're really powerful.
We could win.
CLAPPING LIKE A SEAL
Now Dae-eun needs to do well
and make a great impact.
Today's starting pitcher for the Monsters
is Rhee Dae-eun, as we mentioned.
Dae-eun, they can't see
in the batter's box.
So the batters may not get the timing.
-Okay.
-Right.
-Dae-eun really wants to win.
-Right.
Right now, he's the best pitcher
of CK Monsters.
His ERA is 1,04.
We've been against amateurs.
Now that we're playing a pro team,
I want to do well for some reason.
LET ME SHOW YOU
He looks like
he's going to throw super hard.
COMPLIMENT
NERVOUS…
Not only the Dinos' second-string players,
but first-string pitchers
like Song Myung-gi and Koo Chang-mo
are here to see Dae-eun's pitching.
1ST-STRING
KOO CHANG-MO, SONG MYUNG-GI
Isn't that No Jin-hyuk?
Yes.
EVEN NO JIN-HYUK IS HERE
He's very determined to prove himself.
-Show them they're no match for you.
-Okay.
Okay.
I WILL NEVER LOSE TODAY
Now Rhee Dae-eun is
against the Dinos' first batter Lee Han.
Last year, he was picked
in the fourth round of the second draft.
-First batter, get on base!
-Get on base!
Let's get on base.
Pay it back!
It goes into the strike zone.
CHANGEUP?
Was it a fastball?
-Yes.
-I think it was a two-seam.
-Two-seam.
-Two-seam.
It's slow, so it's shown as a changeup.
Dae-eun controlled the speed
and got a strike.
GETTING READY TO THROW
ANOTHER TWO-SEAM
He pushes. It goes left outside the line.
It's a foul.
He's stealing the timing easily.
TOTALLY MISSED THE TIMING
Two strikes.
The count is favorable to the pitcher.
What will he throw here?
It's a high ball.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
It's a high ball.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
THAT WAS EASY
Nice!
Good!
The first out was a strikeout.
The four-seam was a little high,
but his pitch was strong.
-Right.
-There was tension.
But Dae-eun struck him out comfortably.
IT'S EASY
-What did he throw?
-A forkball?
He throws a fastball lightly.
-Does he control the speed?
-Yes.
What was the last one?
What was that foul ball?
Batter two Oh Tae-yang is at bat.
STABLE BATTING STANCE,
PRECISE TIMING, AND FAST SPEED
He hits the first ball.
-It goes high.
-Call!
Left fielder and shortstop.
Left fielder calls it.
Jung Eui-yoon moves down to catch it.
2 OUTS
CONTINUING MOMENTUM
Good.
-That was clean.
-Good job, Dae-eun.
Rhee Dae-eun got the second out
with one ball.
Doesn't he throw like a pro?
Now it's batter three Seo Ho-cheol.
This season, he played
89 games in first-string
and had two home runs.
He got a lot of attention
in the first string.
Let's go.
Let's get on base!
Let's go, Ho-cheol!
HE HITS!
NO
It skipped off the bat.
Second baseman moves back.
Choi Soo-hyun moves back
to catch it. Three outs.
A strikeout and two fly balls.
The starting pitcher finishes
the inning after three batters.
Nice!
YOU CAN BE PARK DAE-EUN NOW
(VERY NERVOUS)
That was clean.
Nice.
Good pitching.
PRINCE OF A CLEAN SWEEP
RHEE DAE-EUN
Good atmosphere.
Rhee Dae-eun is so cool.
He didn't smile today.
He always smiles when he throws
and receives a ball.
But not even once today.
HE'S PROUD OF HIM
We could win.
Okay!
-All right!
-Let's go!
THINKING
They're tense because they're nervous.
Yes.
They'll loosen up after one round.
Yes.
TRYING TO RELAX
ANXIOUS…
-Good luck!
-Let's go!
Let's go.
It's the top of the second inning.
They fought for three out counts each.
CK Monsters is winning
with a score of one to zero.
STARTING PITCHER LEE JUN-HYEOK
Batter one Jeong Seong-hoon.
He's the captain.
The acting manager is Park Yong-taek.
The acting captain is
-Jeong Seong-hoon.
-Right.
Timing.
CAPTAIN! GET THE TIMING!
His batting average is .306.
Genius player Jeong Seong-hoon.
A HIT-BY-PITCH…
It's a hit-by-pitch.
ANOTHER HIT-BY-PITCH?
He is struck again.
WHAT'S GOING ON FROM THE START?
That hurts.
Hello.
-I'm sorry.
-Jeong!
JEONG(?)
I'M VERY SORRY
IT'S TIME FOR THE ACTING MANAGER
TO TAKE ACTION!
Good!
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE SOCIOPATHS
He has gloves in his back pocket,
so it's okay!
He got a shot.
He got hit by a pitch in the hip.
No outs. A runner on first base.
Lee Jun-hyeok has to stand strong.
This is the problem. He tried
to start the first inning ambitiously,
but he lost a point because of an error.
Rhee Dae-eun pitches very easily,
so he'll feel the pressure on the mound.
The game is nerve-wracking,
but he needs to control his mind
when he pitches.
I NEED TO CONTROL MY MIND
Now, it's batter seven Chi Seok-hoon.
(IS HE STILL WARMING UP?)
Hello.
To fill Ryu Hyun-in's place after he left,
General Manager Jang Si-won
brought Chi Seok-hoon
as a temporary recruitment
for the acting manager.
-Masan Nichkhun.
-Here he is.
It's Masan Nichkhun.
Here is Masan Nichkhun.
Ma Nich!
PRODUCER JANG,
PLEASE MAKE SEOK-HOON A REGULAR
No Jin-hyuk says,
"Producer Jang,
please make Seok-hoon a regular."
(WHAT?)
GIVING ORDERS
(HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND)
He was told to bunt
as soon as it was his turn.
-He has to bunt precisely.
-Right.
Tell shortstop to go in
and second baseman to play defense.
DINOS' INFIELDERS GET READY
FOR THE BUNT
I felt a lot of pressure.
I FELT A LOT OF PRESSURE
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
He's holding the bat short.
A slash bunt! He hits!
WHAT?
NO!
He hits! Shortstop catches it.
To second base. All the way to first.
Double play!
Chi Seok-hoon
threw a wet blanket on this game.
Jeez.
JEEZ!
Hey, Seok-hoon.
-What?
-What just happened?
HE'S ON OUR TEAM(?)
(SMIRK)
Acting Manager Park ordered a slash bunt.
The ball had a big bounce in the end,
-but he caught it clean.
-Yes.
It's too bad for the Monsters.
Anyway, the Dinos have the defense skills
of a professional team.
DEFENSE OF A PRO TEAM
Hello.
Can a first-string player be here?
-Me?
-Jeez.
Lee Hong-ku is at bat.
BATTER 8 LEE HONG-KU
Lee Hong-ku is batter eight.
-But he's like the fourth hitter.
-Of course.
DROOPING…
Are you okay?
I was hit in the butt.
I got a shot.
I'm sure Hong-ku
-wants to get back at them.
-Right.
REVENGE!
He hits!
YES!
GROANING
He hits.
The hit falls
in front of the left fielder.
Lee Hong-ku's hit.
After two outs, a runner gets on base.
That's crazy.
-Nice play.
-So close.
-Hong-ku.
-Okay.
The Monsters' bottom order is powerful.
That's really good.
After two outs,
the inning doesn't end easily.
They can bat.
After two outs, there is a runner on base.
Batter nine Seo Dong-wook is at bat.
BATTER 9 SEO DONG-WOOK
Go ahead.
WILL THEY SCORE AGAIN AFTER 2 OUTS?
Second baseman, move back.
HE ORDERS HIM TO SHIFT
FOR DONG-WOOK
WHO IS A LEFT-HANDED HITTER
Acting Manager Park
had a talk with Dong-wook
about his swing before the game.
You know how quiet Dong-wook is.
-Yes.
-But today, he beamed at me
and said, "Sun-woo, I got it."
He never said that before.
Right.
BATTER 9 SEO DONG-WOOK
Throw it.
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
-Seo Dong-wook, hit it!
-Seo Dong-wook, hit it!
He hits. It goes high to the right.
PLEASE…
WILL IT GO OVER?
Run!
Good. Go!
NO…
He hits. It goes high to the right.
Go!
-Fence!
-That's it!
It hits the fence and falls!
-Go!
-Go quickly!
First base runner gets on second.
To third base.
The ball hit the fence and fell.
-He's making him run!
-The hitter to the second.
Run quickly!
RUN QUICKLY!
Home!
-Home!
-Home!
Three!
Stop.
-Jeez.
-He stopped.
-He's caught.
-He is caught!
He stopped.
HONG-KU IS CAUGHT
IN BETWEEN TWO BASES
Lee Hong-ku is caught.
The inning is over.
The Monsters had a long hit.
But there was an out on base.
They lost the chance to score.
HE'S TAGGED OUT
WE GOT HIM!
(UNABLE TO STOP SMILING)
-Okay. The analysis is over.
-Well done.
Okay.
HAPPY
Okay.
He showed a powerful hit.
Acting Manager Park
kept telling Hong-ku to run.
-It looked like he could keep going.
-Right.
-It was too late.
-Right.
What a mistake.
THE INNING IS OVER
DUE TO YONG-TAEK'S MISJUDGMENT
He should've stopped.
What?
He should've stopped.
-What was that?
-He couldn't brake.
Okay.
-Manager Park.
-You should've stopped him.
Manager Park!
Nice batting.
You did well.
Too slow.
This inning
ended without scoring a point.
It's a big shame.
FROZEN
That's why third base coach
is very important.
He's the manager and the third base coach.
That may be too much.
-But we don't have enough players.
-Right.
He's a wet blanket.
CHANGE IN ATTITUDE
He could've scored if he ran 100m more.
He's a wet acting manager.
A WET ACTING MANAGER
A wet acting manager.
Fielders.
Dae-eun's breaking balls are good.
His fastballs have good movements.
-So don't think he's easy.
-Yes, sir.
You'll feel more comfortable
after one round.
So do whatever you want
when you're first at bat.
-Yes, sir.
-Okay.
Let's go.
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND INNING
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
It's the bottom of the second inning.
The previous inning didn't finish nicely.
So this one is very important for Dae-eun.
Right.
If Dae-eun doesn't stand firm,
the opponent will totally gain momentum.
Right.
The first batter is very important.
GET THE FIRST BATTER
Batter four Choi Woo-jae is at bat.
If he's the fourth hitter on the team,
that means he is an excellent player.
He had ten home runs
in the Futures League.
Fourth hitter Choi Woo-jae
has two-digit home runs.
A sharp hit. He hits the first pitch.
It's a foul.
FOUL
Jeez.
-It's a foul.
-He's scary.
Nice batting.
-Woo-jae!
-Come on.
-Come on!
-Go!
CHANGES TO SPLIT GRIP
Dae-eun throws a splitter.
He's throwing at his pace.
-Okay.
-It's good.
Dae-eun has to bring momentum
back to the Monsters.
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
Woo-jae is considered
a first-string material.
The ball drops.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
The ball drops.
He swings and misses. Strikeout.
JEEZ…
We should be different from the amateurs.
With power.
Pitcher Rhee Dae-eun got the first out
with a strikeout.
The last dropping splitter
was an excellent pitch by Dae-eun.
DAE-EUN'S PERFECT PITCH
Batter five Oh Young-Soo is bat.
His batting average is .387
in the Futures League.
He had three home runs.
He had six home runs
in the first-string league.
I've seen him play first-string
with the Dinos for a year.
-Yes.
-He's a really scary player.
He played
83 first-string games this season.
He was at bat more than 230 times.
The first-string manager
Kang In-kwon of the Dinos
considers him very important.
THAT'S WHY I PICKED HIM TOO(?)
Foul.
SO CLOSE
He's relaxed
because he played in the first string.
He hits. But it skips off the bat.
Second baseman Choi Soo-hyun catches it.
He caught it. Two outs.
2 OUTS
-Okay.
-Okay.
Good.
NERVOUS AGAIN…
Five batters all had a hit,
but they were out.
Nobody expected today's game
to play out like this.
Right.
The Dinos are nervous.
Because they didn't expect this.
Batter six Cheon Jae-hwan is at bat.
He had a home run in the first string.
He had nine home runs
in the Futures League.
Cheon Jae-hwan is the main outfielder.
HE HITS!
-He pulls. Shortstop catches it!
-It's caught.
-Chi Seok-hoon!
-He kneels down
and throws it to first base.
He's safe on first base.
(NODDING)
Stand up and throw it!
Nice. Seok-hoon!
FINALLY GOT ON BASE AFTER 6 BATTERS
A hit!
Chi Seok-hoon stopped a hit.
The slider went in nicely.
Cheon Jae-hwan hit it really well though.
It was a sharp hit.
Chi Seok-hoon's perfect catch.
The runner was safe.
But this sends out a message.
The Monsters are playing baseball
with determination.
This is the kind of baseball
we've been playing since the first game.
That's right.
SEOK-HOON IS THE BEST
No Jin-hyuk loves him.
DEFENSE FAIRY CHI SEOK-HOON
I've never seen anyone
who trusts Seok-hoon.
LAUGHING
It was a good defense.
But there's a runner on base.
Batter seven Kim Su-yun is at bat.
He hits the first pitch. It goes high.
Left fielder. Shortstop. Third baseman.
Please let it slide!
-Okay!
-Okay!
-Shortstop.
-Jung Eui-yoon.
Left fielder takes care of it.
SIGHING
Let's go.
Go.
Starting pitcher Rhee Dae-eun
didn't let them score any points.
Sorry.
Nice.
-Nice.
-Good job.
You caught it well. Nice catch.
-Good.
-Nice ball.
SHUTOUT AGAINST A PRO TEAM
FOR 2 INNINGS
He's so cool.
CHEERLEADER(?)
He's so cool.
He's a real player.
HE'S TOO INTO THE GAME
Let's go.
Let's go!
It's the bottom of the third inning.
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD INNING
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
It's cheating
to have a first-string player.
No.
-It's cheating.
-Tell them all to come.
Bring Yang Eui-ji.
Tell Yang Eui-ji and Park Min-woo to come.
He's a free agent.
-Is he?
-Yes.
(SIGHING)
Park Dae-on has been with first-string
for over 120 days this year.
That's almost four months.
He's basically first-string.
-Of course.
-Yes.
-Let's get Dae-on.
-He can bat.
-Okay.
-A ground ball.
Third baseman Jeong Keun-woo catches it.
-Okay.
-He's out on first base.
Good start.
The batting order needs to go around.
Jeez.
If my arm wasn't hurting,
I would've thrown.
Outside. Backdoor. This way, that way.
I would've done so well.
IF HIS ARM WAS OKAY
Bunt!
Choi Seung-min is a fast runner.
He's really fast.
-Front!
-He's fast.
(SEUNG-MIN!)
Move forward.
Look at his record.
If he gets on base,
he could give you trouble.
Rhee Dae-eun's first pitch.
-Okay.
-Strike.
The first pitch is a strike as usual.
Fastball.
Changeup.
It's a slow fastball.
A slow fastball.
They said he could throw
fastballs at 150km/h.
So I thought it'd be fast.
He's controlling the speed
of his fastballs.
Do you think he's throwing with force?
-No.
-He's very comfortable.
He's throwing strikes.
-It doesn't look like he's avoiding it.
-Right.
That's why CK Monsters are making
the second-string Dinos nervous.
You have to hit it.
Lightly.
He swings and misses the second pitch.
The ball is dancing.
-They're following the ball.
-Right.
They need to do their swing.
Dae-eun can throw
splitters and two-seams anytime.
-Show them 150km/h.
-This pitch
hits the outside strike zone!
RHEE DAE-EUN IS HOT
Strikeout.
Okay!
-Nice. Awesome.
-He's brutal.
This is bad. I have a bad feeling.
-Rhee Dae-eun got
-Nice ball.
-three strikeouts.
-Very nice.
It's a sharp outside strike.
He can throw two-seam splitter
strikes any time.
Even second-string players can't beat him.
Dae-eun is unbelievable.
He's like a real player.
It's okay.
-Back to the first hitter.
-Let's go.
Batter one, Lee Han.
He throws changeups and forkballs
to left-handed batters.
And sliders to the right-handed.
I know it's either changeup or forkball.
I should go after it.
I'm 100%, no 300%, sure it's a forkball.
-The first pitch is a strike.
-Strike!
We're getting dragged around.
He can throw all kinds of pitches.
So the batters are confused.
It's back to the first hitter.
HIT!
-He pushes the second pitch. Foul.
-Good!
-Good!
-You're good!
-It's a splitter.
-Stop pushing.
-It's good!
-That's it.
Give it to him.
One more!
Make it 150km/h!
Another foul.
That was a fastball.
Jeez.
SHOWING A LOT OF PITCHES
It's two strikes. No deciding pitch.
The first pitch was a slider.
He can throw a splitter,
two-seam, and high fastball.
What do you think?
It'll be one out of four.
-Headache.
-First of all,
splitters are his strength.
If it drops again, he'll swing and miss.
-To the ground.
-Make it 150km/h.
-Forkball, splitter, drop.
-Show them 150km/h.
Throw a low one.
-It drops.
-Splitter.
-It drops.
-Splitter.
He sings and misses. Strikeout.
He's amazing.
-It's the fourth strikeout
-Six innings.
-for pitcher Rhee Dae-eun.
-Go for a shutout.
Six innings left.
That's it.
Good job.
-Nice ball.
-What's going on?
The last one was art.
-Gosh.
-Dae-eun.
It dropped close to the batter.
It'd be really hard
for the batters to respond.
They have too much on their mind.
The ball already passes by
when they're thinking.
Lee Jun-hyeok is still on the mound
in the fourth inning.
Is this his last inning?
-He usually throws until the fifth.
-Really?
The Dinos are training
Lee Jun-hyeok in the second string.
His pride has been hurt
because Rhee Dae-eun totally crushed him.
-Right.
-So,
he probably wants to throw
as many innings as possible.
The first hitter is Kim Moon-ho.
Get on base!
Okay, come on!
I TRUST YOU, SON
Will he pay Manager Park back
for trusting him?
The first pitch was a low strike.
Good!
-Good eye.
-It's okay!
He won't let them score again.
MONSTERS 1 : 0 DINOS
The second pitch is low.
He swings and misses.
Two strikes.
-Look up.
-I think he'll hit again.
I think he'll hit toward me again.
Lee Jun-hyeok will be thinking about this.
It's a new kind of fourth hitter.
"He induced a strange error
and ended up scoring."
"I'll get him no matter what."
-It's understandable.
-Yes.
-Slowly.
-Let's go, Jun-hyeok.
-Okay!
-Third pitch goes far out.
Okay, good. Good eye.
-Let's get on base.
-Take care of it.
-Okay.
-It bounces.
-It goes high.
-Let's get on base.
And…
Jeez.
He gets on base on balls.
-Good job, Kim Moon-ho!
-Good eye!
-I'll get on base.
-Park Moon-ho.
He was underestimated
under Manager Lee's system.
-Good work.
-Thanks.
So far, Park Yong-taek's man
is Kim Moon-ho.
No outs. A runner on first base.
First, he ordered
Chi Seok-hoon to do a fake bunt,
but it ended up as a double play.
What kind of baseball
will Acting Manager Park play?
No out.
GUESS WHAT THIS SIGN IS
No sign.
-It's a bunt.
-Lie.
Eui-yoon, let's go.
-Let's go.
-It's about time.
Keep bunt in mind.
But don't go back already.
Let's go.
Defense. Let's get him.
Move your hip more.
It's a close one.
-Defense!
-Jun-hyeok, trust the fielders.
-He hits!
-Okay!
It's too high.
He hits. To the left.
-Go!
-Left fielder knows where it'll fall.
He threw his bat.
YONG-TAEK IS UPSET
No extra hits.
Okay!
Fielders, slowly. One at a time.
Batter six Jeong Seong-hoon is at bat.
But…
But Jeong Seong-hoon is struck out.
Ball.
The first runner got on base.
This is upsetting.
I could've ended the inning
if I didn't throw four balls.
He cracks me up.
HE'S NO JIN-HYUK
He's nuts.
Chi Seok-hoon isn't a member
of CK Monsters yet.
Producer Jang just called him a "person".
JUST A PERSON
-He hasn't been approved yet.
-Right.
So Producer Jang couldn't
remember his name momentarily.
He was called a person who plays baseball.
It's your home stadium.
Seok-hoon, show them!
Go for it!
Seok-hoon.
(DON'T TALK TO ME)
We're getting caught up.
LAUGHING
-You're serious.
-Yes.
Good luck.
It goes to the pitcher.
NO…
-Hey.
-No.
-It goes to the pitcher.
-Slowly.
He throws it to first.
3 OUTS
That's terrible.
-Let's go.
-Good luck!
DON'T GET EXCITED TOO EASILY…
I couldn't hit it.
He'll get chucked again.
Jeez.
Why are you playing a pepper game?
-Stop making fun of me.
-I'm serious.
SIGH…
It's time to meet Rhee Dae-eun again.
It's one to zero.
Pitcher Rhee Dae-eun
is guarding our small lead.
Starting with this inning,
all the batters have seen
Dae-eun's pitch at bat.
It's the second at-bat.
This is a crucial moment for the Dinos.
They are starting off with batter two.
Right.
The first pitch is out of the zone.
-All right!
-Okay!
Good job!
NODDING
BREATHES IN…
This inning… It feels very ominous.
AN INSIDE PITCH THIS TIME!
The second pitch is an outside pitch.
Two balls.
His pitch went to the opposite side
of where he intended.
The count is favorable for the hitter.
Nice.
-All right!
-Good.
-Oh, no.
-Dae-eun.
We can't let this happen.
This inning doesn't look great.
This is the first time
he pitched three balls today.
-It's the first.
-But…
Rhee Dae-eun's strength is
throwing strikes in any situation.
-Unfortunately…
-Oh, no.
he pitched four balls in a row
against the first pitcher.
Nice.
-Yes!
-On a base now!
Great job.
This is bad.
ACTING MANAGER TAEK TO THE RESCUE
Timeout!
It's quite… There you go.
Manager Park is visiting the mound
at the perfect time.
He should point out
why Dae-eun started being shaky
and tell him about his current state.
Hello, sir.
-Nothing's wrong, right?
-No, sir.
-Is it?
-No, sir.
-Focus and do well this inning.
-Yes, sir.
You have to.
You know that feeling of uneasiness?
WHAT?
-Let's trust in Dae-eun and keep going.
-Okay. Let's go.
-Got it?
-You got this.
-Just tell me the timing.
-Okay.
Stay focused, okay?
LEAVES THE MOUND
AFTER SPREADING HIS UNEASINESS
Don't let this opportunity go to waste.
We have to take it.
Next up is batter three, Seo Ho-cheol.
HE STARES AT THE FIELD
Hey, Seong-hoon.
Isn't Soo-hyun too close to the base?
-Is that right?
-It's a right-handed hitter, so…
I see.
HE FEELS ANXIOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING
Why does the distance
between first and second seem so wide?
-The runner will run.
-It's always been like that.
Get ready!
A runner on first with no outs.
And Oh Tae-yang is the nimblest feet
on the team.
-I heard number two is a fast runner.
-He is.
-That's what I heard too.
-Yes.
Look how much he's leading off.
They have analyzed previous games
and found out about Hong-ku's yips.
-That's why he's leading off so much.
-Indeed.
(HE GLANCES)
OKAY
He's running!
He attempts to pick off the runner,
keeping him from stealing.
This is great.
Hong-ku isn't fully confident
with his throws just yet,
so Dae-eun is playing it safe
in case Hong-ku misses the throw.
He needs to force a ground ball,
which means a low pitch.
The runner starts running!
HIT AND RUN!
A ground ball. Third base fields it.
He doesn't go for the runner.
He throws it to first base.
The runner safely gets to second.
Nice job. Let's come home now!
HE'S SATISFIED
-Let's come home.
-Wasn't that a sacrifice fly?
DINOS BEGIN STEALING BASES,
MONSTERS' WEAKEST POINT
They are going to keep stealing bases.
-He's going to steal again.
-Okay.
-Dae-eun, he's going for third.
-Got it.
-Seok-hoon, he's going.
-It's fine. Let's stop them here.
Because he's nimble-footed,
when he sees an opportunity,
he makes a run for it.
Next up is number four, Choi Woo-jae.
Choi Woo-jae has the potential
to hit a home run.
The runner is in the scoring position,
so the Monsters are in a crisis.
From second!
No!
-Get him!
-That's out!
From second!
From second!
He's safe!
Not out?
-Not tagged?
-No.
-No tag?
-No?
(HARD TO GIVE UP)
DARN, THAT WAS CLOSE…
I was going for a forkball, but…
HE'S ALSO SAD THAT IT WASN'T OUT
Nice!
Darn. Seok-hoon is quite good.
He wasn't tagged just now.
That was…
That wasn't even planned.
It was an ambush from Seok-hoon.
He's good at reading the game.
A GOOD ATTEMPT TO CHANGE GAME
It's such a shame
that a good attempt like this failed.
Oh Tae-yang has great reflexes too.
Come out further!
THEY ARE VERY TENSE
-He's running!
-Watch out!
He steals again!
He's making a run for it!
HE DROPS THE BALL!
He attempts to steal the third.
And he successfully does so.
Yes!
The runner is now on third base.
The Monsters' weakness.
The Dinos took full advantage of it.
-Darn it.
-Seriously.
Hong-ku always lets his guard down.
I told you this is our problem.
We're screwed now. Absolutely screwed.
This is what happens
when we're against kids.
Pro baseball players are different.
Also, the Dinos are known
for their bold and aggressive tactics.
Tae-yang also played perfectly.
The runner is now on third base.
1 OUT WITH A RUNNER ON 3RD
Rhee Dae-eun must stop them
right here, right now.
HE MUST DEFEND THE LEAD
It goes out of the zone. Another walk.
LET'S TURN THE GAME AROUND!
Another runner on a base after one out.
Dae-eun is losing his patience
on the mound.
Oh Young-soo right now is bad news.
Gosh.
The left-handed slugger,
Oh Young-soo, is up next.
PRACTICALLY ON THE FIRST TEAM
At the end of the baseball season,
-he led the team with his batting skills.
-I see.
Runners are on first and third
with one out.
So I think
he's going to go for a sacrifice fly.
Rhee Dae-eun
must prevent that from happening.
He makes contact.
-Let's go!
-Yes!
He broke through our defense.
-He makes contact.
-Behind you.
The ball flies into center-right.
A perfect hit.
While the ball flies out into the field,
the third baserunner comes home.
-Okay.
-Come home!
Even the first baserunner
is going for the home base!
Come home!
-Home.
-The ball rolls into the wall.
-Home!
-Third!
The first baserunner ends up
coming home as well.
The hitter is now on third.
A two-RBI triple.
THIS IS WHAT
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IS!
THAT WAS EASY
The Dinos successfully turn
the game around in the fourth inning.
Man, they got us.
THEY CAN'T SMILE ANYMORE
They are cornering us.
At a pro level,
players finish analyzing the pitcher
on their second appearance.
Indeed.
Nice.
-Come here!
-Come on!
THEY SHOWED BASEBALL
ON ANOTHER LEVEL
-The score is two to one.
-Well done.
It's all right!
Dae-eun, take it slow. It's fine.
This situation is pressuring Dae-eun.
A runner on third with one out.
Next up is Cheon Jae-hwan.
ANOTHER FIRST-STRING LEVEL PLAYER,
CHEON JAE-HWAN
Hurry up.
We're in big trouble here.
HE'S HAVING A MENTAL BREAKDOWN
KEUN-WOO CALLS EVERYONE
Infielders shift forward.
It's Dae-eun's forte
to force a ground ball.
So their plan is
to prevent Oh Young-Soo
from getting to home base.
A brushback.
He seems impatient.
Take it slow!
Since he tried to pick the runners off,
he's going much faster.
Dae-eun! Try to stay focused
and take it slow.
Darn it.
Come home!
Our guys are warmed up now.
They are good to go.
And Dae-eun lost some power.
Dae-eun must pitch low.
He has no other choice.
I'm emphasizing this because all the hits
were valid when he pitched high.
Let's hope he does that this inning.
A LOW PITCH IS NEEDED
-I should focus.
-You got this!
DARN IT!
He drives the high pitch downwards!
He drives the high pitch downwards!
Another hit to the left.
Another RBI!
The Dinos come home again
with another hit.
-Nice.
-Yes!
Lucky!
-Good job.
-Welcome home.
A big inning for the Dinos.
DINOS ARE DOMINATING MONSTERS
The Monsters hit a wall against the pros.
Rhee Dae-eun didn't let anyone advance
until the third inning.
But this inning, he allowed three runs.
Man, why are my pitches so high?
In my opinion,
this is where Acting Manager Park
should make his decision.
WITH DAE-EUN GOING DOWN,
THE GAME IS BECOMING DANGEROUS
-Seung-jun, go warm up.
-Yes, sir.
SEUNG-JUN GOES INTO THE BULLPEN
Song Seung-jun is moving into the bullpen.
-Ju-won. Go with Seung-jun.
-Okay.
Just warm up lightly.
Walk around for a bit.
Before that inning,
Dae-eun was incredibly reliable.
So I didn't have any pitchers ready.
That's why
I couldn't switch him out right away.
I had no choice but to trust Dae-eun.
All I could do was pray that he does well.
Just pray.
All right!
The inning isn't over yet.
Still two more outs to go.
Next up is Kim Su-yun, batter seven.
BATTER 7 KIM SU-YUN
We know they are in a pickle,
but they have to overcome it.
Right.
He was hit by a pitch.
THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!
HE DROPS HIS HEAD IN PITY…
What do we do now?
ANOTHER MENTAL BREAKDOWN…
Runners on first and second with one out.
Dae-eun is losing his control
in this fourth inning.
Soo-chang. Go tell them
to warm up quickly.
Ju-won, Seung-jun.
You need to warm up fast.
-Fast?
-Yes.
Do you have someone to warm up with?
No.
You don't, right?
AN EMERGENCY FOR MONSTERS
Next up is number eight, Park Dae-on.
They'll run right away. Careful.
-Go!
-The runner attempts to steal a base!
GOES FOR THE DOUBLE STEAL!
He throws it to second!
PLEASE CATCH IT!
He throws it to second!
He's safe on second base.
-Nice!
-All right!
The two runners both successfully
steal the bases.
Good work with those feet, guys!
Did they go for a double steal?
The runners are on second and third.
They are in scoring position. This is bad.
Their base stealing is crushing us today.
They aren't playing baseball.
They're on a track team.
Darn it, this is bad news.
Two runners in scoring position again.
I have to stop them here.
HE TELLS HIMSELF TO STOP THEM HERE
Keep swinging and hitting.
BRING IT ON
HE HITS IT AGAIN!
He makes contact!
This goes near the foul territory
on the left. Another extra-base hit.
HE GROANS IN FRUSTRATION
Come home!
Both runners on second and third
are coming home.
They easily make it to the home plate.
Nice.
MONSTERS 1 : 5 DINOS
THIS IS US, DINOS!
HE KEEPS HIS COOL
A two-run RBI.
The score is now five to one.
Oh, no.
FEELING SUFFOCATED…
When the Dinos are on a roll,
they relentlessly keep pushing forward.
They are showing us
what it's like to analyze the game.
They are on a different level.
CAN WE NOT OVERCOME THEM?
-Won-sam.
-I'll warm up too.
My splits aren't breaking.
HE'S FRUSTRATED
This is driving me nuts.
Rhee Dae-eun had three shut-out innings.
My splits don't work anymore.
-But in this fourth inning,
-It suddenly stopped breaking.
he failed to beat them
in their second appearance.
They thought we'd be an easy win.
In the beginning, his forks and changeups
hindered us big time.
This four-run difference is a big gap.
But we can't allow any more runs.
-Dae-eun has to stop them.
-Right.
CANNOT ALLOW ANY MORE RUNS
A runner in scoring position.
Choi Seung-min is in the box.
He hits the breaking ball.
It's in the foul territory
It goes into the stand.
That was good!
This is a battle only he can fight.
-Win it for us.
-Please.
-Okay.
-Swings and misses. Two strikes.
Come on. Target that pitch.
He only pitches two-seams.
Seung-min!
(YOUR PREP IS TOO SLOW)
TIME IT RIGHT
Stop them here!
ANXIOUS
An outside pitch.
-Nice!
-That's it!
THIS IS IT
Why doesn't it break downward?
The hitter just hit a foul intentionally.
He figured him out now.
SEUNG-MIN DIDN'T LET GO
OF DAE-EUN'S MISTAKE
A runner on second with an out.
For this inning to end,
Dae-eun needs two more outs.
He has to stay and play strong.
An outside pitch. It's in the zone.
FINALLY A STRIKEOUT!
He struck him out looking!
GOOD JOB, DAE-EUN
Nice!
DARN, HE'S GOOD…
That was his fifth strikeout today.
-One more out.
-All right!
The Monsters' job is
to prevent them from scoring.
The leadoff hitter, Lee Han, is up next.
An inside pitch. It's a ball.
Dae-eun, you're going too fast again!
Slow down.
IT'S OKAY, SLOW DOWN
Just one more out.
THE INNING WILL BE OVER
WITH ONE MORE OUT
-Nice!
-All right.
The umpire doesn't call a strike.
This means another base-on-balls.
He allowed four walks
in total this inning.
He needs to control himself
so this doesn't persist.
If this leads into an even bigger inning
than the current state,
it might end up becoming a called game.
-Indeed.
-Right.
Now he's against Oh Tae-yang,
who stole the third earlier this inning.
An outside pitch far away from the zone.
HE KEEPS FAILING
TO CONTROL HIS PITCHES
Pitch it lightly!
Stop them this time! Cut them off!
IT'S OKAY, DAE-EUN
Nice.
Lee Hong-ku blocks the ball
that bounced up in front of him.
They scored five runs
because it was me who got shaken up
and lost control.
I felt responsible.
That's why I wanted to stop them there.
It's okay.
WE'RE BEHIND YOU
Dae-eun, this is it.
You guys focus too.
Let's stop them here!
Concentrate!
HE GLANCES
Forget about earlier.
We can stop them here.
-Let's go!
-Come on!
Rhee Dae-eun has to wrap this inning up.
Take it slow, Dae-eun.
-He makes contact.
-Yes!
-In front!
-Easy.
PLEASE!
It's a goner.
It's flying over left field.
Left fielder chases.
He catches it. This is the end
of this painfully long inning.
-All right!
-Nice!
HE SIGHS…
Why is it so hard to pitch an out?
-I was about to lose it.
-It's okay!
-Hey, Hong-ku. Cheer up.
-Yes, sir.
All right.
-My pitches didn't break.
-It's okay.
All right.
Great work.
Why didn't it break downward?
-Let's go!
-Let's go score some runs!
TOP OF THE 5TH INNING
MONSTERS 1 : 5 DINOS
Come on, let's score!
Lee Jun-hyeok is still on the mound.
Until the fourth, he threw 56 pitches.
Leading off is Lee Hong-ku.
-Let's get some runners!
-Yes!
-We can push ahead too.
-Let's go!
HE HITS!
He makes contact.
Third baseman dashes in and fields it.
Hong-ku is out.
They have great defenses too?
HE'S ENRAGED…
An immaculate defense by Seo Ho-cheol.
The way he fielded
that bouncing ball was elegant.
He was quick.
As soon as the ball bounced,
Seo Ho-cheol dashed in right away.
That fielding was half a second faster
than normal with a smooth throw.
These are the qualities of players
from the first team.
Next up is number nine, Seo Dong-wook.
DONG-WOOK IS A LEFT-HANDED HITTER…
HE CALLS THE COACH
Tell Ho-cheol to cover the 5-6 hole.
All right.
THEY ARE SHIFTING THEIR DEFENSE
The second baseman moves back quite deep.
The Dinos are really good
at analyzing their opponents.
CAN HE PENETRATE THEIR DEFENSE?
HE HITS!
He makes contact.
A back shift in defense.
Second baseman fields it.
It leads into another out!
It's safe…
At a pro level,
they start making no errors.
The second base shifted back
onto the grass field.
-This only happens in pro-level baseball.
-Right.
Currently, the Dinos definitely
have the momentum of the game.
-Next up is Lee Taek-keun.
-We can catch up.
He makes contact.
It flies over to the left.
But the left fielder chases the ball
and catches it.
-All right!
-Nice.
A 1-2-3 inning.
Not a single hitter from the Monsters
was able to step on first base.
The score is five to one.
Moving onto the bottom of the fifth.
Acting Manager Park decides to play
Dae-eun as his pitcher again.
There's also a game
against the Dinos tomorrow.
If you take that into account,
-Dae-eun…
-Dae-eun must stick around a bit longer.
If I get switched out early,
that means we need to use more pitchers.
That in turn affects tomorrow's game.
It was my duty to stop them that inning.
That's what I had in mind.
Let's defend!
First up is Seo Ho-cheol.
SEO HO-CHEOL
HE HITS THE FIRST PITCH!
He makes contact.
-It's a fly ball to the left.
-Field it.
Left fielder catches it. One out.
Okay, thank you.
-This is it!
-Let's do this.
Rhee Dae-eun got one out
with a single pitch.
Nice call.
Good job!
That skipped off at the end of the bat.
Next up is batter four, Choi Woo-jae.
Careful for the first pitch!
CHAN-HUI:
CAREFUL FOR THE FIRST PITCH!
HE MAKES CONTACT!
He hits an outside pitch.
-To first.
-What a play!
He steps on first base before the hitter.
Hey. Gosh.
-We got our flow back!
-Good work, defense!
-Dong-wook's defense was on point.
-Nice play.
He's got great movement
and decision-making today.
Right, he fielded
a bouncing ball really well.
He also ran back to first without a hitch.
Stop eating chocolate.
You're going to gain weight.
Yes, sir.
Baseball is an amazing sport.
The last inning,
Dae-eun allowed five runs.
Every out was a difficult journey.
But this inning,
there are no runners with two outs.
Easy innings like these are good.
Hong-ku, you have to stop him!
Oh Young-soo must be stopped.
He's now against Oh Young-soo.
OH YOUNG-SOO, TRIPLE (TWO-RUN RBI)
HE HITS!
The first pitch travels fast!
-All right! Good!
-Nice!
HE DROPS THE BALL!
Run quickly!
HE SPRINTS
First base fields it!
The pitcher comes to cover!
That was the final out!
-Yes!
-Oh.
Nice play.
DARN… YES!
The last inning, he allowed five runs.
But he pitched a 1-2-3 inning this time.
The game continues onto the sixth.
This is how
they are going to make a comeback.
-Yes! Nice play.
-Nice defense.
Nice catch.
I swear the ball went into your mitt.
But I thought the ball slipped out
of this hole.
-No, I just dropped it.
-Really?
HE CHANGES HIS MIND REAL QUICKLY…
Man, what a shame I allowed five runs.
Allowing three would've been better.
Right.
Hey, in my opinion,
I think the issue is that
you try to do everything by yourself.
When I look at you play,
you not only pitch,
but also keep the runners
in your mind too much.
I think you should focus
on what you are supposed to do.
You can't do anything about the runners.
DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP, DAE-EUN
-Great job, Dae-eun.
-Thank you.
What a shame.
Good.
Let's go into sixth.
We have a good lineup.
WE CAN SCORE, IT'S OKAY
Soo-hyun, when you missed your swing,
did he throw a changeup?
Yes, sir.
-First pitch was always a fastball.
-Right. I saw that.
The second was a changeup.
-Keep the height in mind then.
-Yes, sir.
Man, this is hard.
It'd be a shame to switch him now.
You can decide.
-My body feels okay. I can still pitch.
-All right.
When there's a runner,
you tend to pitch impatiently.
-That's true.
-Right.
He did pitch a lot.
Let's stop then.
-Should I stop?
-Yes.
Great job.
But we should first see
if we score runs or not.
Sure.
HE JUST LEAVES…
If we catch up a bit…
I'm about to go crazy.
YONG-TAEK
You've never been a coach,
so it's hard, right?
-I want to do a good job, but it's hard.
-I know.
MANAGER PARK'S WORRY 3: BASE COACH
It's absurd.
Usually, there are eight coaches
on the bench.
I'm playing the role of eight coaches.
The score is five to one.
The sixth inning is about to begin.
If nothing goes wrong,
Seung-jun will pitch the sixth.
And then Ju-won in the seventh.
Then you'll be eighth, Soo-chang.
Lee Jun-hyeok, the starting pitcher,
is still on the mound.
We have a good lineup.
We can catch up one run by one run.
You have to motivate your team like that.
Let's advance!
-Advance!
-Let's get out there!
Soo-hyun had trouble
hitting the outside changeups.
Park Dae-on will keep asking
for outside pitches.
-Until Soo-hyun hits it.
-Right.
He makes contact.
HE HITS!
He makes contact.
But the second baseman
was ready to field it.
HE'S PEACEFUL
Lee Han's well-played defense. One out.
Honestly, the pitches are
not so bad to hit.
But their fielders are so good.
They make no errors.
Soo-hyun, nice job.
Lee Jun-hyeok is honing his skills
to become first-team material.
Next up is batter three, Jeong Keun-woo.
KEUN-WOO MUST
PENETRATE THEIR DEFENSE
-Ho-cheol, he might bunt.
-What did you say?
-Bunt.
-Gosh.
Keun-woo hit a double against Jun-hyeok.
BUNT, MY FOOT
Let's go!
Darn it!
He makes contact. Third baseman fields it.
To first base.
-Nice.
-Out on first.
Two outs.
Gosh, why did that go over there?
FRUSTRATED
The bounce should be tricky
like Moon-ho's.
Next up is Kim Moon-ho, number four.
He forced an error
from the other team today.
This stadium is where Moon-ho has
his unprecedented record of hitting
a home run twice in a game.
HE HITS!
The ball pops up high,
but doesn't travel far.
Three outs.
HE GROANS IN FRUSTRATION
He forced an out
against nine consecutive hitters
since the third inning.
The game is too fast.
I guess I was being too idealistic
to hope for us to win one to zero.
THE SCORE DIFFERENCE IS
HARD TO CATCH UP
I practiced so much,
but I couldn't hit well.
This is the second pitcher.
The captain of the pitchers,
Son Seung-jun, takes the mound.
Let's go, Mr. Genius!
-He's a fan of this show.
-The best hitter!
He watches it every day.
He's a good hitter.
First up is Cheon Jae-hwan,
the right fielder.
I warmed up today, but I didn't feel
completely warmed up.
It's been disturbing me.
Cheon Jae-hwan went two for two today.
Darn it.
It skips off the bat.
It's a hit into the center.
The front.
DARN!
The first hitter advances a base.
What just happened? What just did?
Nice.
Next up is batter seven, Kim Su-yun.
Picks off first base.
Nice!
Hong-ku gave way to the runners
so they could steal the bases.
Remember this season?
Seung-jun has experience
in supporting Hong-ku while pitching.
He hits the breaking ball.
Second baseman fields it!
Choi Soo-hyun gives it to shortstop.
The first runner is out!
Okay!
-Nice!
-Nice!
-Nice play!
-All right!
That was a hit.
But Choi Soo-hyun coordinated well
and fielded the ball.
He tossed it to Seok-hoon safely.
Choi Soo-hyun did well there
fielding the ball.
HE CLICKS HIS TONGUE
He was supposed to steal, but he didn't.
With Soo-hyun's great defensive play,
the runner is on first with one out.
They can come back
into the game like this.
HE IS WAITING FOR HIS CHANCE
We need two outs!
Park Dae-on, batter eight, is up next.
He had an extra-base hit last appearance.
Swings and misses, strikeout!
-There you go!
-Nice pitch.
-Nice pitch!
-This is what I'm talking about.
THIS IS IT!
IT'S NOT FINE
Song Seung-jun and the other pitchers
should pitch strikeouts vigorously,
to motivate the team.
And they have to show the Dinos
their determination,
and how they will catch up.
Song Seung-jun is
steadfastly defending the inning.
A runner on first with two outs.
Next up is Choi Seung-min.
He's a fast one.
BATTER 9, CHOI SEUNG-MIN
Just one more!
He's going to steal.
-Run.
-Second base!
Hong-ku blocks the bouncing pitch.
First baserunner starts sprinting.
He gets to second safely.
DARN…
-Yes!
-Nice!
What a play!
This is what you call scoring position.
A small mistake.
The Dinos did not hesitate
to take advantage of that.
What a start.
-A runner on second with two outs.
-The Dinos have their big chance again.
But Seung-jun
led the team well this inning.
He needs to stay focused until the end.
HE HITS!
A brushback. It skips off the bat.
It's a fly ball, but a tricky one!
-This is easy.
-Nice.
Oh, no.
Left fielder catches it!
Okay!
WHAT A RELIEF…
In the sixth inning, Song Seung-jun
-didn't allow any runs.
-Good pitch.
Great job, Seung-jun.
-Good.
-Here comes the great pitcher.
Nice pitching.
You're doing great today.
You got great stuff.
The pitcher has changed.
It's the seventh inning.
Today's starting pitcher, Lee Jun-hyeok,
leaves the mound after the sixth inning.
And next up on the mound is Lee Woo-seok.
He was a part of the first division
for the Dinos in the opening game.
Last year, he had the best save
among the entire KBO Futures League.
Just the fact that he was a part
of the first division's opening game shows
-how the Dinos have big hopes for him.
-Of course.
He got his game.
His pitches are dirty.
It won't come clean.
But not too fast?
It's not too slow.
Let's go!
Batter five, Jung Eui-yoon is at bat.
Let's get them.
At the tip of his bat. A foul.
Are you all right?
I think it had an impact on his hand.
Everything hurts when you're old.
His pitches don't seem impossible.
Jung Eui-yoon is in danger of injury
throughout this season when he swings.
HE HITS!
Darn it!
He pushes it out.
But they're waiting where the ball lands.
DARN!
THAT WAS EASY
His fast hit was
caught by the second baseman, Lee Han.
Something about the Monsters
isn't working out today.
-Right?
-They need to make a swift hit
and let the bench have some hope,
but it's not happening.
-Next, Jeong Seong-hoon.
-Hey.
-Don't hit me.
-I won't.
I'll die on my own.
Down the center. The shortstop follows.
And it turns into an out. Two outs.
Seokgu's bust should've gone far.
That was a big moment.
If it did, we would've made two points.
After my first and second time at-bat,
all I wanted to do was
show something and make things happen.
Chi Seok-hoon!
-You can do it!
-You can do it!
He gets two outs in a row.
And now, he's up against Chi Seok-hoon.
HE HITS!
He pushes it out.
The second baseman misses.
HE FINALLY MADE IT HAPPEN
GOOD, SEOK-HOON
Chi Seok-hoon makes his first hit.
I HAD MY FAITH IN YOU!
No Jin-hyuk is too thrilled.
-He's a free agent now, right?
-Yes.
If we ask him to sign with us, he will.
Buy one get one free.
Let me make that offer.
NO, IT FALLS THROUGH
Where is he going?
He gets up
right after he sees Seok-hoon's hit.
Get ready!
2 OUTS, A RUNNER ON 1ST BASE
Next, Lee Hong-ku is at bat.
MUST HIT A FOLLOW-UP
Hong-ku, a home run.
It's our only chance.
The Monsters haven't made a big chance
after a few moments in the beginning.
HE HITS!
He hits it with the tip. It flies up.
The foul area.
You get it!
And he catches.
-Lee Han catches as he falls.
-Great job.
That's the end of this inning.
It was literally frustrating.
We had no chance.
How are we going to win
with the men we don't have?
When I reached that question,
my mind became quite filled.
Good swing.
Again, the Monsters could not score
in the seventh.
Only zeros are on the board
from the second to the seventh innings.
A FRUSTRATING REALITY,
NO SCORES FOR 6 INNINGS…
HIT THAT SINGLE, SOMEONE, PLEASE
JEONG YONG-GEOM, HAS 5 LIVES LEFT
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH INNING
MONSTERS 1 : 5 DINOS
-Make the inning count.
-Yes.
It's the bottom of the seventh.
Oh Ju-won is on the mound
for the Monsters.
Will you throw ten to end the inning?
SIGH…
-They're pros.
-Good.
He throws lots of fastballs on TV.
The first one, definitely.
He begins his fight
with batter one, Lee Han.
BATTER 1, LEE HAN IS AT BAT
This may sound funny,
but I've only been retired for a year.
I didn't want them to win.
I can't let them hit my pitches yet.
I had such thoughts.
WHAT? HE HITS!
He pushes it to the left. Left fielder.
He follows and catches. Jung Eui-yoon.
Nice catch.
-Yes!
-Okay! Easy.
Our defense fairy.
THE DEFENSE FAIRY
He needs to show such focus.
-You're right.
-Yes.
Good work.
When that batter went out
in the fourth inning, our nightmare began.
The nightmare, Oh Tae-yang.
Let's do that. You know. Called.
Swings and misses, strikeout.
PUTTING OUT THE HOPES
OF A BIG INNING
Two outs.
-Okay.
-Good one!
JU-WON STILL GOT HIS GAME
Batter three, Seo Ho-cheol.
So far, he came up three times, no hits.
Our pitchers are defending well
against the batters of the Dinos.
HE HITS!
A grounder. The shortstop can't catch it.
Man, that was a great hit.
Seo Ho-cheol hits his first single
on A Clean Sweep
during his fourth time at bat.
THAT WAS A STURDY HIT
-Let's do this!
-Stop them!
And now, the fourth batter, Choi Woo-jae.
One significant batter after another.
He must stop this inning soon
and give us some kind of hope.
You're right.
HE HITS!
It hits the tip of the bat.
The second baseman runs.
He catches and tags.
-And out.
-He got it.
Okay.
IT WORKED
WITH A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER!
Good, the romantic pitcher.
The second baseman,
Choi Soo-hyun's good defense.
And the inning ends.
The Monsters don't lose a point
through the sixth and the seventh.
And now, onto the eighth.
That was nifty.
RECHARGED WITH SPIRIT
Yes, let's score one.
It's now the eighth inning.
The Monsters are batting.
The inning before this didn't go well,
so this one is very important.
He must make a hit for this game.
Be it a long one or a single,
it has to be a hit that he wants.
Let's go! Let's score one!
What does he pitch?
Fastball, curveball,
slider, circle changeup, forkball.
-Everything?
-Yes.
Seo Dong-wook begins
the top of the eighth.
-Darn it.
-He hits the first pitch.
-It flies up high.
-Left!
The left fielder moves and catches.
1 OUT
The timing isn't so bad.
Lee Taek-keun is at bat.
BATTER 1, TAEK-KEUN V
The pitchers pitch aggressively
from the first pitch,
so it's better to hit it than to watch it.
When the count is against them,
it's harder to hit.
If Lee Taek-keun wants something,
then he should just hit it.
-Strike.
-Strike.
Two strikes.
On the edge! Strikeout.
Two outs.
THEY FAIL TO MAKE A CHANCE
You know, the energy of the pitch is
definitely different.
-It's not as tough.
-We don't work out now.
No.
And Choi Soo-hyun.
SOO-HYUN IS THEIR ONLY HOPE
HE HITS!
-Base!
-The ball is slow.
The pitcher!
He steps on the base first.
Four points behind.
The inning comes to an end.
HEY, HEY, HEY
No?
(SIGH…)
Why is our timing off?
We can see the pitches.
(IT SEEMS CLOSE, SO FRUSTRATING)
Umpire, the pitcher, Shim Soo-chang.
Shim Soo-chang?
The fourth pitcher,
Shim Soo-chang, is on the mound.
Just keep the timing up.
The catcher has changed too.
The catcher is Park Chan-hui.
I'll throw breaking balls.
Mostly breaking balls.
Others mostly thought we'll lose,
but today, I suddenly had
a breakout of the competitive
and aggressive spirit like my pro days.
-Pitch without regret.
-Okay.
-That hurts.
-Pitch without regret.
Okay.
Even if there's 1% of hope,
if there's a possibility, we run with it.
We can do this.
He'll throw a breaking ball.
You have to hold him down.
Try to take his pitches.
Don't be flustered by his breaking ball.
-Yes, sir.
-Good.
The Dinos will be batting now.
Next up, a pinch hitter.
Choi Bo-sung is the pinch hitter.
Pinch hitter, Choi Bo-sung.
-Bo-sung!
-Nice eyes. Hit it!
Turn around. I can't watch this anymore.
I can't watch this anymore.
He'll stop him.
Don't say that before he pitches.
Will Shim Soo-chang end the inning
without losing a point?
-Okay.
-Strike.
It's in. A slow breaking ball.
-Nice pitch.
-Nice pitch!
Why are his legs so skinny?
They're gone.
-My legs are better, right?
-Much better.
He must take the counts quickly
and put them out.
-Okay.
-Swings and misses.
(LIPS TURN UP)
Shim Soo-chang fights
the batter, Choi Bo-sung,
with breaking balls.
Soo-chang hadn't been so good.
He doesn't play much.
The count is advantageous
for Shim Soo-chang.
GROANING
Okay.
The ball flies up high.
-Nice.
-The second baseman runs.
The right fielder calls out.
The right fielder moves.
Kim Moon-ho catches.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Nice!
-That's it!
He caught the first out nicely.
Two more to go.
He's showing a smile
after putting one out.
He's smiling.
-Okay!
-Soo-chang is smiling.
Did he hit three times today?
-He hit one of mine, right?
-Yes.
And batter six, Cheon Jae-hwan.
BATTER 6, CHEON JAE-HWAN
He was an unusual batter
from the moment he debuted.
-It's your fourth one.
-Hit your fourth.
If he stops him here,
it'll be easier
for Acting Manager Park to prepare
for tomorrow's match.
88KM/H, CURVEBALL
He threw a slow pitch at 88km/h.
Nice one!
It's something Yoo Hee-kwan had done,
but Shim Soo-chang does it now.
-One strike.
-That was a similar pitch.
This is it.
Go for it.
-How can he go for 88km/h?
-Go for it!
SOO-CHANG'S SLOW PITCH IS
TOUGHER FOR PROFESSIONALS TO HIT
Nice pitch.
-Cut him off.
-Yoo Hee-kwan's pitch, good.
-Okay!
-Swings and misses.
-Okay!
-He's making him swing and miss.
-A pitch like this throws us off.
-It's tough.
If he gets Cheon Jae-hwan…
He got him.
HE HITS!
Out front!
-Out front!
-It flies up high.
The center fielder comes down.
It drops in front of him.
He made four hits.
Cheon Jae-hwan makes an easy hit
without too much effort.
Four at-bats, four hits.
-Yes!
-Nice hit!
One out, a runner on first.
1 OUT, A RUNNER ON 1ST BASE
I've thrown breaking balls.
One hit allowed.
The runner goes out after one out.
And now, batter seven,
Kim Su-yun is at bat.
Let's go.
He used to play in the first division too.
ANOTHER POWER HITTER
GROANING! HE HITS!
He pushes it out.
It flies to the right net.
A foul, one strike.
Shim Soo-chang won't throw fastballs.
-Okay.
-Strike.
A high pitch. It comes in.
Shim Soo-chang must throw
lots of breaking balls
-and hold them back.
-Yes.
HE'S MORE CAREFUL
-Underarm.
-Side.
SOO-CHANG SWITCHES HIS FORM
He changes his arms.
This is a good choice.
CHUCKLES
He's pitching so well.
He's crazy.
I didn't care if I gave four balls.
I wanted every pitch to count.
Swings and misses. Strikeout.
Swings and misses. Strikeout.
It's tough to find the timing
when it's slow.
Okay.
That was insane.
-Good pitch!
-Good pitch!
That's it.
He changed from sidearm to underarm.
Of course, he's thrown off.
Shim Soo-chang puts
the second one out too.
I think we'll win from behind
in the ninth. Right?
YES
Park Dae-on is next at bat.
BATTER 8, PARK DAE-ON
Only one out left.
SOO-CHANG IS PITCHING WELL
AGAINST PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS
WILL HE KEEP THIS LEAD GOING?
Okay. Great job.
STRIKE
INFINITE SIGHS
Strike.
-I've never seen such a pitch.
-What?
-I've never seen that pitch.
-Me neither.
It's tough.
(BREATHTAKINGLY FUNNY)
Good, Niagara Falls.
One out to go.
Will he end the inning
without losing a point?
Will he rekindle our hope
in the ninth inning?
EXPERIENCE MAKES HOPE
THE INNING ENDS
STRIKEOUT
The pitch drops.
Swings and misses, strikeout.
-Great job!
-Nice pitch!
Good.
HOPE IS ALIVE
Nice pitch!
Shim Soo-chang gets two strikeouts
and finishes the inning.
Great, quick pitches.
You're a veteran.
The game is still five to one.
This is the last batting for the Monsters.
We look forward
to the possible twist in the ninth inning.
Please.
Let's turn it into a drama.
It's three, four, and five.
-I hope to see a twist.
-Right?
Keun-woo needs to do this.
But he brings Han Jae-seung.
This is awful.
Manager Kong is here to win today.
He must win the first match.
It must be burdensome.
He looked really stressed at first.
This will be tough on Yong-taek.
He's in trouble.
On the mound is Han Jae-seung,
and he's up as they're four points ahead.
He pitched in 39 different matches
in this season of the Futures League.
His average earned run is 1,93.
But he wasn't just in the Futures League.
He also played in 12 games
in the 1st division.
Even in the first division,
his average earned run is
rather low, with 2,53.
Fastball, slider.
-We can hit that.
-Yes.
-What was that?
-It's easy to hit.
IT'S EASY, STAY CALM…
SIGH
(ACTUALLY, HE'S THE MOST NERVOUS)
-Manager Kong Pill-sung.
-Let's go.
We had a chat with a smile
before the game.
And his spirit,
that spirit to win this game today.
That spirit he had was sincere.
Choi Bo-sung is on the first base,
the CF, Yi In-hyok,
and the shortstop is Suh Jun-kyo.
Only three outs left.
And the first batter, Jeong Keun-woo.
JEONG KEUN-WOO IS UP
AGAINST HAN JAE-SEUNG
We can do this.
Keun-woo, make me a winning pitcher!
Let's look forward
to seeing the final twist.
-A fastball of 147km/h.
-It's 147km/h!
Man, that's fast.
That's a strong pitch.
That was a strong pitch.
-It's like a rock.
-Yes, it's like throwing a rock.
That fastball was near 150km/h.
With that kind of power,
he doesn't have control.
Once he has enough control,
He'll be a great pitcher.
The rotation and power
of his pitches are something else.
MONSTERS 1 : 5 DINOS
FOUL
He hits the high pitch. A foul.
High ball.
If we get one person out,
we have a great lineup too.
We must put in the last bit of energy.
The lineup includes
Jeong Keun-woo, Kim Moon-ho,
and Jung Eui-yoon.
GOOD BATTERS ARE AFTER
The Monsters need to go out.
Will they create a promising result?
Strike!
IT SOUNDS LIKE THROWING A STONE
-That's a strike?
-These young players are good.
-The Dinos?
-Yes.
LET'S DO THAT AGAIN
One more time.
If he has better ball control,
Han Jae-seung can pitch
a very powerful ball.
-Make a hit!
-Jeong Keun-woo!
-Make a hit!
-Jeong Keun-woo!
KEUN-WOO MUST KINDLE
THE FIRE OF THEIR ATTACK
HE HITS!
And he hits this pitch!
Another fly ball, a little more inside.
The right fielder catches it on the line.
Darn it.
GOODNESS…
He only hit it first at bat.
HE ONLY HAD A HIT FIRST TIME AT BAT…
One out. Two outs left.
His pitches are fast.
Kim Moon-ho is next at bat.
Let's go out!
Moon-ho!
Hit it!
THE BURDENED 4TH BATTER
I MUST HIT…
Moon-ho!
-First pitch, strike.
-Strike.
HIS BREAKING BALL GETS A COUNT
First pitch, strike.
This time, it was a slider.
He pitches between late-140km/h,
up to 151km/h,
as well as a slider.
He suddenly throws a slider.
What will it be this time?
On the edge. It's 148km/h.
He throws very hard.
Make me a winning pitcher!
Moon-ho, you have to make it out.
SHOCKED AT THE RISING SPEED
We cannot lose hope.
We've always played like this
since the beginning of the season.
IT'S TIME TO MAKE IT TO THE BASE
HE HITS!
Good.
The base!
The shortstop is close by.
And the first base. Out on the first.
THEY LOSE THE SECOND OUT FRUITLESSLY
CK Monsters have only one out left to go.
The Monsters got together
to become the best.
But they've hit a wall
called a professional team.
And Jung Eui-yoon.
JUNG EUI-YOON IS AT BAT
His pitches are fast.
I saw him too, kid.
MANAGER KONG SENDS A SIGN
-Go.
-Jun-kyo!
-Go.
-Jun-kyo!
Manager Kong just adjusted
the positions of the fielders.
They saw that Jung Eui-yoon
pushes the ball out,
so he figured out how he'll hit it.
Stay. Yes.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO WIN
BOTH TEAMS
CAN'T GIVE UP ON THIS MATCH
It goes back. A foul.
This time, his pitch gets up to 149km/h.
149… SIGH…
He already looks strong.
It's as if he's throwing rocks.
His pitches are heavy.
-You can feel it, right?
-Yes.
He'll be a great player
with better control.
Man, nice pitches.
WILL HE BE ABLE TO HIT HIS PITCH?
-A fastball.
-Man, 149km/h.
That was 149km/h.
This powerful battle is fun.
Jung Eui-yoon must show something
before the game ends today.
The Monsters can't lose this easily.
Of course.
It's cheating to go at 149km/h.
HE MUST BREAK THROUGH
AND CONTINUE FORWARD
That was 149km/h?
We lost so helplessly.
I lost five points.
Throw a fastball like a man.
But the game has not ended yet.
Jung Eui-yoon hits.
HE HITS!
Jung Eui-yoon hits.
But the ball flies up,
and it doesn't fly over the infield.
And this one puts a period
on today's match.
THE MATCH ENDS REGRETTABLY
The game ends, five to one.
The Dinos take the victory
against the Monsters by four points.
Yes, it's the first loss
of Acting Manager Park Yong-taek.
It makes us have a lot of thoughts.
However, we will continue
to challenge ourselves.
Tomorrow's game will be different.
-Good game.
-We look forward to a different tomorrow.
The broadcast of today's game ends now.
Commentators, Kim Sun-woo
and Jeong Yong-geom.
Thank you.
Their defense is different from amateurs.
THE GAME ENDS
Good grief.
ACTING MANAGER TAEK
RETURNS TO THE MANAGER'S ROOM
HIS FIRST LOSS AS THE ACTING MANAGER
GIVES HIM MIXED FEELINGS
MAN…
It's disappointing.
Yes, it's disappointing.
HIS HEAD IS FILLED WITH THOUGHTS
It is.
I could've prepared the pitchers
a little stronger, a bit earlier.
But I couldn't do that.
I must be rational.
Man, I had a chat
with Sun-woo in the stadium,
and I said it's best to change the pitcher
one step ahead
a few times in my own words.
I couldn't make that happen.
I also made mistakes
as the coach of the third base.
SCORE, 1 TO 0
THE MONSTERS HAD THE LEAD
COACH TAEK HAD
THE RUNNER RUN TOO MUCH
THE MONSTERS LOST THEIR LEAD
AT A DECISIVE MOMENT
HE'S SPEECHLESS ABOUT TODAY'S GAME
It's tough.
It was tough
to juggle everything together.
I missed all those parts.
I really, literally, 100% think
that we lost because of me.
Yes, that's what I'm thinking.
ON THE OTHER HAND,
THE LOCKER ROOM
-That's when we lost.
-Yes.
That was huge.
The manager keeps trying
a different tactic.
He's trying to color us differently.
Why couldn't the base coach stop that?
-He made him run.
-Exactly.
He did that, then stopped.
KNOWS THE MISTAKE
Then Taek-keun would've hit
for two points.
I would have.
That's where we lost our lead.
-It's all Manager Park?
-Yes.
ONE MAN IN SILENCE
We lost because of him.
Why did I do that in the fourth inning?
HE BLAMES HIMSELF
You lost your energy
in the fourth after the third.
I have no idea.
I couldn't follow through
during the fourth inning.
THE GAME GETS ON HIS NERVES
-Yes.
-I couldn't pay any attention.
It's obvious with him,
unlike other pitchers.
We were up against professionals,
so I had to prepare more too.
But after a good preparation,
I broke down alone.
It was very regrettable.
Great game.
-Great game.
-Great game.
ACTING MANAGER TAEK
WITH A HEAVY HEART
Great game today.
Well…
No excuse for losing, right?
It's all the manager's fault.
This team began to play
as they watched us.
And we lost to them.
I know they're professionals,
but it still kills our pride.
It's really annoying how we lost to them.
It's different from losing to amateurs.
DIFFERENT FROM AMATEUR GAMES
I'm feeling anxious.
-How so?
-That our show will end.
-Four wins, three losses, right?
-Yes, four and three.
4 WINS, 3 LOSSES TO THE END
If we lose one more,
we can't go to Okinawa.
It's over.
At the least,
we have four games.
At most, seven.
We only have a little more to go.
This is bad.
DESPERATE FOR EVERY WIN
It's not our first time playing.
Don't lose your heart.
We knew we'd lose,
but it feels awful to actually lose.
Let's play seriously tomorrow.
If you smile, if I see your teeth,
you get ten punches per one.
As Taek-keun said,
let's play seriously tomorrow.
Well, we were serious today too.
But let's play for victory tomorrow.
-Yes.
-Yes.
THERE WILL ONLY BE VICTORY TOMORROW
We have to win tomorrow. Won-sam.
Please don't lose any points
for just four innings.
-Jang Won-sam will start us off tomorrow.
-Yes.
-Please be prepared.
-Let's make it good.
-Yes.
-Let's keep it up.
We have to win tomorrow.
We should prepare to play
thinking that we'll win 100%.
I'll pitch tomorrow
as if this is our fall season.
I must become a winning pitcher
against pros.
I got no business against amateurs.
23 GAMES 17 WINS 6 LOSSES
WIN PERCENTAGE .770
23 GAMES 17 WINS 6 LOSSES
WIN PERCENTAGE .739
A STINGER FROM THE FUTURE
I AM HAPPY
I AM HAPPY
I AM HAPPY
Manager, this is really tough.
Really?
WHAT? YOU WANT ANOTHER ONE?
CHUCKLING
Ball.
I'VE CAUGHT MILLIONS OF THESE
MY BODY REMEMBERS!
Okay.
Enough. Stop!
NO WAY!
Go on.
GROANING…
CHUCKLING
Go to sleep.
HE'LL HIT EVEN IF YOU'RE DOWN!
ONE MORE TIME
FUNGO IS A CONVERSATION
BETWEEN ME AND THE PLAYER
KIM SUNG-KEUN
THIS HAPPY STINGER WILL CONTINUE
WE CANNOT LOSE
We're retired players,
but we've played as pros.
We pitched and ran until our bones broke.
I could feel that
we were determined to win.
We must win. No matter what.
Two-two count.
-Yes!
-He pulls it in!
-To the left!
-Destroy it.
THEY AWAKENED THEIR DNA FOR VICTORY
WE WILL WIN
THEIR COMPETITIVE SPIRIT IS ON FIRE
Yes!
THE DINOS BEGIN TO FIGHT BACK
THEY HIT AND HIT
AND HIT AGAIN
It's inside the fence!
THE GREATEST MATCH
TO TAKE THE VICTORY
THEY CANNOT LOSE
WHO WILL WIN THIS GAME?
Subtitle translation by: Soo-hyun Yang