For the second-team players, there is not a single game that can be wasted. The opportunity may just be a seat, or a substitute run, or even just a herald. The moment that decides the outcome of the game, there is even only one ball, and one ball determines whether you stay in the first army or return to the second army, one goal is heaven, one goal is dead.

The opportunity for players from the second army to join the first army, in a season, sometimes is really a handful, if you don't grasp it well, the opportunity is really a white horse, fleeting. Only the best second-team players can enter the first-team, which is an iron law that cannot be broken.

Eight o'clock in the evening, Tokyo Dome Stadium.

Away, Saitama Seibu Little White Lions away to Tokyo Yomiuri Little Giants.

Matches against old rivals, and in prime time, are naturally the time when fans like to see their teams win. Especially if this opponent is still a neighbor, and it is also the kind of neighbor who "as long as you live better than me, I can't stand it......

Needless to say, the home team fans cheer for their team and increase positive energy, and some radical fans are also happy to add negative energy to the opponent, and do not care what means to take, such as ...... Vituperate. Of course, it was not from the beginning of the game to the end of the game, but very skillfully when the home team attacked and the away team defended. Activists mingled in the spectator seats behind the visitors' lounge, the third-base side. These people chose the gap before the pitcher pitched the ball, seized the opportunity, and used all their might to provoke and humiliate the away players on the field.

I have to say that these people make it very difficult for the prison staff. Because although it is said to be abuse, it is not named, although the words are very vulgar, but they are all folk slang, and they are not direct foul language. Moreover, these people also have a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, and they change places with one shot, plus other fans also help them hide their identities, which makes it more difficult for the supervisors to maintain the stadium.

These people generally say something like this:

"Player X, you kid went to the hotel in Roppongi last night to hit a hit, right? It's just a fight with the ladies, right? Turned into a soft-footed shrimp today? Hahaha, it really didn't work! ”

"Player Y, why didn't you get a ball right tonight? Didn't you win a lot of money last night at that pachinko shop? So you're only going to be great in a pachinko shop, huh? Pick it up, hold it on, it's the title of the little prince of pachinko you dropped in the store yesterday......"

"Player Z, did you forget to eat the blue balls? How do you throw a ball on your stomach? Would you like to help you find a sponsor to sponsor you with some Mori Blue Pills? ”

Therefore, in addition to the civilized behavior of watching the game such as cheering songs, cheering songs, cheering, live bands, etc., there are also "dark supports" that attack opponents.

The night game is an excellent stage for "dark support". Tonight's game is the first meeting of the series (usually three games in a series), and winning the first game is important for either team, after all, getting off to a good start and getting a good start is a welcome pass in any country.

The two sides have been rivals for many years, so the game is very ...... from the beginning Passionate.

“Bang！” Suddenly, the little giant who attacked after the attack relied on three bats to hit a Yangchun home run in the first inning, and he scored the first point. Then, our old comrade of the Lions Army, the pitcher Yongi, stabilized his position in time with the support of his teammates and did not give the Giants a chance to expand the score in this inning.

In the second inning, the third batter of our Lions Army, with a full number of balls, tore through the Giants' guard and hit a second home run. However, then, the four-stick main gun and the five-stick secondary gun were knocked out by the opponent's pitcher three times in a row, and the good situation suddenly took a sharp turn. Fortunately, the six bats seized an opportunity and hit a hit just right to tie the score in the first half of the second inning.

A game that was decent at the beginning, but it turned into a fireworks show in the second half, but fortunately, both teams had their own brilliant scenes, otherwise they would not be scolded to death by the fans at the scene. The score of 15:16 has never been seen in my memory of Isamu Nishiki's professional baseball career so far.

However, this kind of "fireworks debriefing show" conducted by the two teams together, according to general speculation, will not use any relay pitchers. After all, there are only five pitcher candidates in the cowshed (pitcher preparation area), and if the places are burned out today, what will happen to the next day's game, and the rational supervisor will not burn out the cowshed in the long run. Because a pitcher who is on the board needs at least two days off before he can be on the board again, which is common knowledge in professional baseball circles. It's a series, game after game, day after day, it's not a life-or-death game, and you still have to keep it in mind.

In this way, the pitchers on standby in the cowshed, such as Isamu Nishiki, had a leisurely night.

Yes, I was still thinking this leisurely a minute ago, and the optimistic myself has further divergent thinking, extending to consider which izakaya to go to for supper after tonight's game...... Well, Lao Tzu didn't invite guests this time, and he was alone and chic.

With a bang, the protective door of the cowshed suddenly opened, and it was the pitching coach who rushed in, bringing sad news.

"Yongjing is not good, Nishiki, hurry up and prepare, and go to the field immediately!" The words of the pitcher coach were like a bolt from the blue.

“？？？” With a bewildered face, I was chopped after all.

I didn't have enough time to warm up, so I just hula and board......

And it's in a scene where both sides are red-eyed and their hands are hot...... Boarding the board.

This is a bottomless pit.

What's the horse? You say this is the overseer's trust in me Isamu Nishiki?

Baba baa!

There's no way, since it's the final decision that can't be changed anymore...... Therefore, at this time, I, I, Nishiki Yong, must not panic, and I have to make full use of the limited warm-up time. And that of course includes the number of balls I can try to throw on the pitcher's mound when I step on the pitcher's board and the referee hasn't raised his hand to signal that the game is going on.

It's just a few balls – and I'm going to make good use of that little window of time. There can be no waste in the slightest, because there is no capital to waste.

At this time, the only thing I can trust is the baseball in my hand!

I don't have time to explain! Drive!

"Bang!" The sound of a baseball smashing into a catcher's glove is the source of my confidence in Isamu Nishiki, although ...... It's just a trial pitch.