Chapter 16: Interview Invitations
The Qingdao High School baseball team broke through in 5 innings in the first game.
In the Tokyo area, especially in Nishitokyo, it has caused a huge response.
Those who originally thought that the Qingdao High School baseball team was getting worse and worse had a 180-degree reversal in their attitude.
Originally, everyone was optimistic about Daocheng or the third high school of the city.
Now it seems that this result is really uncertain.
The biggest spoiler has appeared!
This spoiler is not a dark horse that suddenly appeared, but a wealthy Qingdao that is gradually moving towards resurrection.
There was a commotion outside, and when the Qingdao High School baseball team got the news by itself, it was already two days later.
The team successfully broke through the first game, and Minister Ota and the school leaders were very happy. The chubby principal and the screeching dean of instruction went to the team to cheer on the players.
He told them to make persistent efforts under the leadership of Kataoka's supervision.
But the players didn't feel the slightest joy.
As soon as the game ended, Superintendent Kataoka called all the players together for a criticism meeting.
From the ace pitcher to the various lines, he was scolded for being a bloody sprinkler.
Originally, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team thought that they were playing well. Even if you can't get praise from Kataoka's supervision and coaching staff, at least it's a passing level.
But from Kataoka's mouth, it doesn't happen at all.
Superintendent Kataoka did not deny that everyone played well, and he focused on criticizing the team's several mistakes.
Especially at the beginning of the game, the pitchers are not good and the line doesn't look very energetic.
The team's reversal actually relied on the guidance of Zhang Han and Yu Xing?
"Is this what you have been playing baseball at Qingdao High School for the past three years?"
Inspector Kataoka's words were like ice slag, and the cold was biting in people's ears.
"Don't think you'll have a smooth ride after winning Musashi High School? In your current state, it is impossible for you to withstand a real opponent..."
At the end of the meeting, Superintendent Kataoka made this summary.
The friends were silent one by one, and they didn't dare to have extra thoughts at all.
In fact, they themselves know in their hearts that if they really meet Daocheng and the city juniors, judging from their performance today, I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat others.
Don't look at the Seido High School baseball team playing against Musashi High School, the line is so powerful.
But when you meet the opponents of giants, it is difficult to say whether you can have such results.
Add to that the instability of their ace pitcher......
What will the end result become?
It's really hard to say.
The little pride that the little friends had just raised was extinguished like this.
On the afternoon of the end of the game, they didn't even have a break, and went straight to the court to practice.
Nothing was said all night.
It wasn't until the second day that the friends collected some news from the outside world from the newspapers and scattered websites.
Contrary to Superintendent Kataoka, there was no criticism of Seido from the outside world, but all praise.
If it weren't for the vaccination given by Kataoka Supervisor before, the friends might have floated.
They may think that they really have the strength to advance to Koshien as the outside world says.
Mr. Ota, the head of the baseball club, was the most impressed.
In fact, at the end of the game, he also thought that his little guys were doing very well.
As far as seedlings are concerned.
The remaining players now really have no advantage compared to the lineup of Qingdao High School in previous years.
Although there are also representatives such as the Eastern Kiyoshi Kingdom and Tetsuya Yuuki.
But the overall strength and stability of the team seem to be a little worse than before.
Relying on such a team to break into Koshien, needless to say Kataoka, even Ota has a hard time believing it.
But after the first round, Ota changed his mind.
Maybe he underestimated his players, although Ota still didn't feel that they had much hope.
But there is hope......
From this point of view, this team is not only not weaker than in previous years, but even a little stronger.
The addition of Yu Xing and Zhang Han has undoubtedly brought good chemistry to the team.
As far as Ota himself is concerned, the contestants should be praised a little when the competition is over. Even if you don't praise it, you shouldn't criticize it.
Superintendent Kataoka, however, did the opposite. He criticized all the players harshly, leaving no mercy at all.
"Wouldn't it be too strict? I feel that this year's contestants still have a little hope. ”
Afterwards, Ota also made his own suggestions.
"It's precisely because there is hope that they can't be allowed to their tails."
Kataoka Road.
I'm afraid there is no one more eager to enter Koshien than Kataoka.
That's why he's more careful.
After the team broke through the first game, many media, both online and in reality, applied for interviews with the Seido High School baseball team.
Some people even gathered at the school gate.
Obviously, in this round of the game, the Qingdao High School baseball team has become the biggest hot spot.
At this time, Minister Ota had to admire the foresight of Superintendent Kataoka.
He was still inexperienced.
If Superintendent Kataoka hadn't been vaccinated at the time, he would have let the reporter in for an interview.
What will happen to those players whose mentality is not yet fully mature? It's really hard to say.
With such a buffer, it would be much less of an impact on the players of the Seongdo High School baseball team to be interviewed now.
in the overseer's office.
Wearing gold-rimmed glasses and holding a stack of documents in her hand, Rei Takashima was asking Superintendent Kataoka for instructions.
"A total of more than a dozen media have submitted requests for interviews, do you need to arrange it?"
"Didn't you say that you were rejecting all the interviews? We are preparing for the next round of the competition. Is it the principal's meaning, or is it the director's meaning? Whoever it means, the baseball club ......."
"That's what the school council meant, and there's no way we can say no."
Rei Takashima pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose with his ring finger: "They are usually very supportive, supervision. ”
Your arms can't twist your thighs!
Even Kataoka, who is selfless and selfless, sometimes has to bow to reality.
The board of directors hopes to expand the influence of the Qingdao High School baseball team through press interviews and boost their morale that has been sluggish in recent years.
Kataoka, who has not been able to lead the team to Koshien for four or five consecutive years, has no way to refuse.
In the end, he could only agree to it.
But at the same time, he also stated that he could only be interviewed by one reporter, and that this reporter could only interview a maximum of three players.
Rei Takashima nodded.
"Leave it to me! I'm not going to let the journalists affect the form of our players. ”
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