Chapter 39: Kataoka's Instructions (Part 3)
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Seido High School's lighting equipment at night illuminates the entire school in a bright light.
Although the first army of players has been banned during the competition, there is no shortage of unwilling players, and in the dim corner, I don't know how many stick-wielding figures there are.
Baseball club, office of Kataoka superintendent.
"Why?"
Kataoka looked at the young man in front of him strangely, not understanding why he had such a request.
The boy is naturally Yang Ping.
Based on Kataoka's understanding of Yang Ping, Yang Ping is not the one who will take the initiative to ask to stand on the pitcher's hill. After the rise of Sawamura, in terms of pitching alone, Yang Ping is actually inferior to them.
Kataoka really can't understand what it means that Yang Ping took the initiative to ask to climb the pitcher's mound at this time?
Could it be that he is not reconciled?
It's also easy to understand that Yang Ping has been trained as a pitcher after all, and his pitching is coupled with his kind of character. Yang Ping, who stands on the pitcher's mound, is definitely an existence that is not inferior to Akira Shibuya and Sawamura.
With such strength, but there is no way to compete for the position of ace pitcher, Yang Ping will be unwilling, and it is a matter of course.
From the perspective of fairness, Qingdao is definitely not fair to Yang Ping. If you say that Yang Ping, Xiaoya Xiao, and Sawamura are given the same chance. Let them compete for the position of ace pitcher, then at least three years of high school, it will be difficult for Akira Shibuyani and Sawamura to get the back number of ace pitcher.
It's not that the strength of the two is not good. But if you consider it comprehensively, even the defense with the strike, including pitching, the three of them will be sorted, and in the end, Yang Ping will inevitably be the first.
Coupled with his sense of stability, it is absolutely impossible for Gu Xiao and Zecun to surpass Yang Ping in the third year of high school.
If it were other coaches, they would never completely put Yang Ping outside the pitcher lineup. Even if there are talented pitchers like Sawamura and Akira Tsuiya in the team, they will not exclude Yang Ping from the pitcher lineup. The biggest possibility is to let Yang Ping be the main trump card, and then use Shimiya Xiao and Sawamura to rotate.
But Kataoka didn't do it, and he liked the talent of Akira Shibuyani and Sawamura too much. If you don't give them enough experience to play and grow, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to grow up in a short period of time.
In order to accelerate the growth of the two, Kataoka chose the most risky way and directly let Akira Shibuyani and Sawamura take the lead. It can be said that the two were able to grow into the top pitchers in the country in a year and a half. Naturally, their individual talents need not be mentioned, and Kataoka's preference is also an important reason.
As the saying goes, the times make heroes, but if you really talk about it from this point of view, it was actually Yang Ping who should have been cultivated by Qingdao at the beginning, and at that time, Yang Ping's performance in pitching was much more stable than that of Akira and Sawamura.
But Kataoka is so eager for the trump card, he has had enough of the suffering of not having a trump card in the previous six years, and now when he sees Akira Shimiya and Sawamura, it is like a cat that smells fishy.
He couldn't resist his urge to cultivate Akira Shibuyani and Sawamura, and the two aimed for the position of ace from the beginning. For Kataoka, this position was like a giant fishhook, firmly tethering the two of them, as well as himself.
The three of them are like competing with each other, pestering each other, making each other work hard for their own interests. This may be a bit blunt, but it is very appropriate to describe Kataoka's relationship with Akira Shibuyani and Sawamura.
In this case, Inspector Kataoka naturally gave Akira Shibuyani and Sawamura more opportunities, while ignoring Yang Ping. Does Kataoka know about this himself?
Of course I do.
Superintendent Kataoka not only knew, but knew it clearly, so he let Yang Ping keep doing pitcher training. In terms of Yang Ping's personality, as long as he insists on pitcher training, he can play his pitcher strength on the court.
As far as Yang Ping is concerned, Kataoka did not delay his pitcher's future, but only delayed his pitcher's fame. In general, it is not a very excessive thing for Yang Ping.
But is that fair?
The answer, of course, is no, which is full of unfairness for Yang Ping. Although his own strength has not been reduced much, Akira and Sawamura have grown rapidly.
From a competitive point of view, it is difficult for Yang Ping to pose a threat to Akira and Sawamura. But this was not the case at the beginning, if Yang Ping had been directly serving as the ace pitcher, it would have been impossible for Xiao and Sawamura to get so many opportunities, and naturally they would not have the strength they have now, and if they did not have the strength they have now, it would naturally be impossible to compete for the number of ace pitchers.
From this point of view, Kataoka is definitely unfair to Yang Ping.
It was for this reason that when Yang Ping directly applied to be a pitcher, Kataoka was a little overwhelmed, and he did not directly reject the player's request for the first time.
When he vigorously promoted Gu Xiao and Zecun, Yang Ping was a great help.
Any pulling out seedlings must pay a certain price, and Kataoka paid such a price at the beginning. In last year's summer competition, Qingdao High School also encountered many dangers because of its heavy use of first-year pitchers. How did these things work out in the first place?
It's Yang Ping!
It was Yang Ping who turned the tide by himself, helped Qingdao, and escorted him.
With this in mind, Kataoka was a little reluctant to refuse Yang Ping's proposal.
"It's nothing, it's just that I want to put a smoke bomb in consideration of the next game."
As soon as Yang Ping's explanation was exported, Kataoka knew that he had misunderstood Yang Ping, and Yang Ping did not mean to fight for justice.
In other words, he doesn't have the kind of attachment that belongs to an ace pitcher in his heart.
That's it!
Superintendent Kataoka nodded, but did not reply to Yang Ping exactly.
When the group meeting was held in the evening, Kataoka suddenly announced.
"We won the first game, but we didn't show the momentum of the king, so we have to give our all in the next game anyway."
"So the pitcher for the next game is Sawamura! All the main players of Qingdao High School are on the court, and the pitching is centered on quirk balls, straight balls and speed balls. Yang Ping was transferred to third base and served as a third baseman. In the position of the stalwart, arrange Tojo. After that, Akira Shibuyani and Aso relay the left fielder. ”
"We have always had one goal."
"Dominating the !!! of the whole country"
The friends of the baseball club of Qingdao High School shouted passionately and generously, which made people cry.
Yang Ping, who was hiding behind the crowd, secretly felt strange in his heart, the arrangement of Kataoka's supervisor in this game made him a little confused, even if he didn't agree to his request, Kataoka didn't need to be serious at this time, right?
But I just did it, which is incomprehensible.