Chapter 336 Playing baseball
"Xiao Peng, are you sure we're not in the village?" Yang Meng was lying lazily in the hammock, wiping the Luger pistol in his hand with a clean cloth: "Where did you say you could get the bullets for this thing?"
Xiao Peng threw him a bottle of canned beer, and opened a bottle by the way: "That thing can be played with as a souvenir, it's not a good gun, because it's a single-handed pistol, it's very dangerous, how did Malach break his leg? Isn't it just putting this thing in his pants and causing it to go off? You just remember, this thing is just like the command knife at the grassroots level of the Japanese army." If you want to play with guns, let's find a shooting range and have a good time. β
Pan Peiyu walked over: "Brother Peng, good idea, let's go to Manhattan, New York to play after the game." The horses are settled. Bob is there to take them back to training. β
Xiao Peng threw Pan Peiyu a bottle of beer: "Let's set up the barbecue grill in a while and eat it on the hour." β
Yang Meng exclaimed miserably: "Made, I thought the Stars and Stripes Country was a paradise, but when I arrived, I saw that it couldn't catch up with a third-tier city." β
Pan Peiyu smiled: "Mengzi, don't complain, in the entire Stars and Stripes Country, in fact, only two cities, New York and Chicago, are considered metropolises, and the rest of the cities are like small counties." β
"Huh?" Yang Meng was stunned.
Pan Peiyu nodded: "Really, Mengzi, I'm not teasing you." The Stars and Stripes are vast and sparsely populated, and no amount of high-rise buildings are of much use, right? Except in New York and Chicago, it's almost impossible to see those skyscrapers. Even in New York, the new buildings are concentrated in Manhattan, and when you go to Queens and things like that, it's all old houses. β
After thinking about it, he continued: "I remember when we were children when we went to school, we all said that our Huaxia was 'big and rich', but in fact, it should be said that 'the land is big and thin'. The western part of China is a plateau, and the living environment is harsher than that in the eastern part of China. But the Stars and Stripes are truly vast and rich, and from east to west, there are almost no uninhabitable places, and all kinds of mineral deposits are abundant. So their population is more scattered, and only those big cities need skyscrapers and the like. But you said that Los Angeles and San Francisco have a lot of people, but it's completely different from New York and Chicago, which are big eastern cities. We'll find out when we go back to Los Angeles after the game and take a good look. β
Yang Meng jumped out of the hammock: "He told me that this Beimeng Championship was held in Beimeng Park, I thought this Beimeng Park was like our Huaxia Street Park, but I didn't expect it to be so big?"
"It's a mountain country park, and it's a great place for hiking, mountain biking or camping. It's also a great place to go on horseback riding. The place where we live now, a few decades ago, was the hunting lodge of the hunters in this mountainous area, and then gradually expanded to what it is now. Brother Peng, how did you find this place to live? I loved the pool and it was definitely a great place to come on holiday with a group of beautiful girls. β
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "How do you know that this is not a place where people take their girls on vacation? You have to remember to thank the owner of the house, Rich Bell, for providing such a good place for us to live." β
"Richie Bell, oh, it's the little old man who has something to do with you, isn't it? Why is he so generous? willing to lend you such a good house? I still remember the expression on his face when he left, it was a look of dissatisfaction, how could he lend you such a good house?" Yang Meng asked curiously.
Xiao Peng smiled: "He's a good person, let's live here, and the Stars and Stripes Jockey Club will give us five million dollars." β
"HAT?" Pan Peiyu's eyes widened: "What do you mean? Brother Peng, what are you kidding? Winning the first two stops is only five million US dollars!"
"Seven million, and two million that broke the record of two events. Xiao Peng added.
Yang Meng raised his hand: "There are still 6.3 million won in the first game." β
Xiao Peng nodded: "So, how much is it to give us five million? We are now a big man, an invincible horse racing team, and the appearance fee is a lot." β
Bob walked over at this time: "Haha, Xiao, what you said is not right. It's not our team's appearance fee, it's your own appearance fee. Speaking of this, Bob looked at Xiao Peng and said sincerely: "Xiao, thank you." β
Xiao Peng waved his hand: "Bob, you say all day long that drinking beer is a rough thing for only rough people, how about it?
"How can one can do? I'm going to drink ten cans!" Bob seemed to be in a good mood, and Xiao Peng threw him a bottle of beer, which he opened and took a big sip.
Pan Peiyu was stunned: "Damn, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing? Bob, what's wrong with you? You seem to have changed your head this time?"
Bob still had the magazine in his hand, and after a double stroke, he said, "Richie Bell is really a big deal this time." Xiao, you're giving me a bad breath. β
Xiao Peng waved his hand: "What do you mean I gave you a bad breath? Zayed Racecourse had its horse farm license revoked, and they deserved it, and they cheated on the racing age, which they brought on themselves. It is also appropriate to publicly apologize to you and return your innocence. β
Bob scratched his head: "But why do I think 'Stupid Bob' is getting better and better?"
Xiao Peng shrugged: "Don't underestimate our Huaxia Chinese medicine, okay?" He didn't want to delve into this issue: "Mengzi, you go to the utility room over there and take a look, the barbecue grill should be over there." β
Yang Meng nodded: "Okay! Lao Pan, go, come with me." β
Watching the two go to the utility room, Xiao Peng smiled at Bob: "I got back the glory you lost, and the anger that should be out is also out, and it will be up to you in our racecourse in the future." β
Bob nodded: "Don't worry, I swear to God: I will contribute all what I know and learn to 'Huaxia Racecourse' without reservation!"
"Just do your best. We'll have a long time together, Bob, and all the horse training and event scheduling will depend on you in the future. Xiao Peng held up his beer and motioned for Bob to toast.
Bob nodded and smiled, "Then you'd better be ready to buy a plane." β
"What are you buying a plane?" Xiao Peng was puzzled.
"I'm going to let 'China Racecourse' win the world championship!" Bob was in high spirits.
"Haha, that's up to you. Xiao Peng and Bob touched the bottle and drank it down. After drinking, they looked at each other and smiled. Bob is happy that Xiao Peng gave him a bad breath, and Xiao Peng is happy, Bob can finally contribute to the racecourse wholeheartedly.
The two of them threw aside the cans in their hands, and just wanted to take two more bottles to continue drinking, but they saw Yang Meng running over with a happy expression: "Dude, what do you see I found?"
When Xiao Peng saw it, he was also happy: "I'll go, childhood memories!"
What Yang Meng was holding in his hand was a baseball bat, a streetball glove and a baseball or something. Xiao Peng said that his childhood memories are really not playing baseball. Chinese people don't play baseballγγγγγγ
But on Xiao Peng's side, there is a railway freight yard, and the goods are transported to the freight yard by rail, unloaded, and then loaded and transported away. It is said that relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water to eat the water, Xiao Peng and the others relied on the railway to eat the railway when they were children. often run to the yard to steal food and drink. At that time, they were also young, and the stevedores in the yard didn't bother to catch them when they saw them, and sometimes they would even find fun and delicious food for them from the broken boxes. What cola, fruits, etc., often get from there.
Once, the two went to eat and drink again, but found that some goods were being loaded, and the two of them 'Shun' returned two baseball bats, hard aluminum alloy bats, which were produced in China and then exported to the Stars and Stripes.
This kind of aluminum alloy bat is mainly made of aluminum, but because of the poor hardness of aluminum, it is made of alloy components. Nowadays, in important international competitions, it is already stipulated that wooden sticks made of whole wood are used, and it is rare to use hard aluminum alloy bats or composite bats. But many years ago, caraluminium bats were the mainstream.
Because of the cheap labor in Huaxia, almost all aluminum alloy bats in the world were produced in Huaxia at that time.
Xiao Peng and the two of them are holding this aluminum alloy bat for the purpose of playing, neither of them has a baseball, so they are fart? The two of them are holding the bat to fight ------!
At that time, Yang Meng was a standard thorn, the kind that did it if he didn't agree with him, although Xiao Peng didn't like to fight, but when he mixed up with Mengzi, there was not necessarily an emergency when something unexpected happened. Therefore, those two aluminum alloy bats have made a great contribution!
After all, in Huaxia, if you walk on the road with other things, they will be considered murder weapons, carrying a pair of bats, and the police will think they are students of a sports school.
Of course, there are also times when the horse stumbles, such as being caught by the police during a fight, then there is no way, and the two meritorious bats are confiscated. Then the two ran to the yard and never saw a baseball bat.
As for later, as they grew older, this baseball bat became a memory for the two of them. Unexpectedly, Yang Meng didn't know where to find this thing again.
However, this is not unusual, in any family in the Stars and Stripes, there are definitely a few sports-related equipment. The people of the Stars and Stripes are known for their love of sports.
Seeing Yang Meng running over with a bat, Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Isn't it a baseball bat?"
When Yang Meng heard this, he took out two baseballs from his pocket: "Look!
Xiao Peng listened to Yang Meng's words and finally knew where Yang Meng's excitement was. It's not an exaggeration to say that this is the first time two people have seen a baseball!
Xiao Peng took the baseball and looked at it curiously, similar to softball, it was also sewn from leather, but it was much smaller.
Looking at Xiao Peng's appearance, Bob laughed and said, "Is this the first time you've seen a baseball?" Xiao Peng nodded.
Bob smug: "I'm a big Yankee fan. Come on, it's okay to be idle anyway, let's play baseball together, and I'll teach you how to play. After speaking, he took the bat from Yang Meng's hand and swiped it a few times.
When it comes to the New York team, the first thing that Chinese people think of is the New York Knicks team in the NBA, but in fact, in the New York territory, the status of the New York Knicks can only rank third, the first is the New York Yankees of M-L-B, and the second is the New York Giants and New York Jets of the NFL. The third is the New York Knicks of the NBA.
A lot of people might say, New York Yankees? Please, ask the young people of Huaxia, whether it is genuine or pirated, how many of them are not wearing clothes and hats with the Yankees logo?
Seeing an N and a Y overlapping on a baseball cap, that's the New York Yankees logo! The greatest team in the All-Star Striped Nation! Not one! Since the founding of Major League Baseball in 1903, the Yankees have won 27 world championships! Far more than the second-place St. Louis 11 times! The Yankees owner is also smart and directly runs the Yankees into a brand, and even many people know the NY trademark design, but they don't know what the Yankees mean.
In New York, you can skip the Knicks, you don't see the Jets and the Giants, you don't have to watch the Rangers in hockey, but if you haven't seen a Yankees game, you're embarrassed to say hello when you go out.
Xiao Peng looked at Bob with disgust: "Bob, can you do this old arm and legs?"
"Don't underestimate me, I can hit you a 'goodbye home run' right now. Baseball is not basketball, and the older you get, the more experienced you get. It's not a small number that is still playing the main force in his forties. Bob wheeled the bat and looked excited: "Come, Yang, you throw a ball, I'll hit the ball." β
Xiao Peng coughed dryly: "That, otherwise I'll throw the ball and you will fight?"
Bob shook his head when he heard this: "Xiao, only when the pitcher throws the ball fast, can you see the level of the batsman, and then the gloves, you come to be the catcher, watch me show you what is called batting." β
Xiao Peng scratched his head, his strength is much greater than that of Mengzi, okay. You think he's good because he's big? Yang Meng laughed: "Old Bob, you have vision, come, I'll throw you a ball!"
Xiao Peng had no choice but to put on a ball-catching hood: "Okay, ready." β
Bob also swung his bat a few times: "I'm ready too." Mengzi, shoot a good ball, don't throw too high or too low, just throw at Xiao's glove position, can you do it?"
Yang Meng grinned and threw the ball out violently. Before Bob could react, he heard a loud bang, Xiao Peng's glove was already spinning violently, and there was a smell of burnt cowhide coming from the rubbing ball catching glove.
Xiao Peng raised his gloves and grinned at Bob: "Bob, are you sure you can hit the ball thrown by the fierce son?"
Bob looked at the glove in Xiao Peng's hand and took a breath, the baseball kept spinning, and all the sutures had fallen off. How much strength does this Nima have to do this? He looked at Yang Meng with a look of fear, but he ignored another thing: how much strength does Xiao Peng have to borrow this ball?
Yang Meng looked stunned and whistled: "No one can hit my ball!"
"Really?" Xiao Peng picked up the bat: "Dude, come on!"