Episode 23: Kakarot? (2 in 1)

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Sawamura got the news when he was in the hotel.

South Korea lost, and lost badly.

With a total score of five to two, South Korea had almost no power to fight back, and was defeated by the Cuban team.

This news caught Sawamura by surprise.

In his impression, neither South Korea nor Cuba had any players who impressed him too much.

Even looking at the list, there was no sign of familiarity.

This also means that in these two teams, there is no super genius who can decide the game by himself.

Unlike Italy, at least there is a Mario.

In this case, the outcome of the two teams depends largely on the foundation and performance of their players.

From this perspective, South Korea, which ranks high, should have an advantage over Cuba.

Although they are all top 5.

However, the strength gap and personalities of the two teams themselves largely determine their winning and losing ratios.

No matter how Eijun Sawamura looks at it, it seems that South Korea has a greater advantage.

Even if they were unlucky during the game and lost the game.

The difference in score should not be too big.

But now, things are obviously different.

South Korea lost, and lost badly.

You must know that people like South Korea are very united. Especially in this kind of international competition, generally their strength can explode to 120%.

This is also the reason why their comprehensive strength is not as good as the top three, but occasionally they can beat the top three.

It is hard for Sawamura Eijun to imagine how such a South Korea would lose the game?

"Is there any particularly good player in Cuba?"

he asked strangely.

"Nothing too special. Oh, right! The pitcher they played today is not the ace they played before. His name is Quattro."

Quattro.

Sawamura frowned.

"This name is a bit familiar!"

Sawamura Eijun subconsciously recalled the opponents he had fought against before.

For Cuban players, if they really become famous in baseball, they have a 100% chance of entering the major leagues.

But Sawamura Eijun racked his brains and didn't think of this person.

This shows that either this guy was not very famous or a very powerful character in the past.

Either that or he just isn't playing baseball in the future.

Being able to become a representative of the national team means that the opponent has no chance to enter the minor leagues and major leagues.

This is a bit of a nonsense.

Especially for a strong team like Cuba, the representative of their national team should be even better.

If you say that with the strength of the opponent, you can't enter the minor leagues or the major leagues.

Sawamura Eijun didn't really believe it.

Of course.

Being able to enter the minor leagues and major leagues and being able to make a name for themselves in the minor leagues and major leagues are two different things.

Basically, the best players in the world will go to North America.

Under the cruel elimination, it is like a big wave washing the sand.

Leaving aside, let’s just talk about Sawamura Eijun’s generation.

At that time, it was not just the five of them who entered North America.

But in the end, only five of them were able to become famous.

The rest of the players are basically lost in the crowd.

Even if they barely stay in the major leagues, they are only role players, and it is difficult to have any real opportunities.

The opponent was in the big leagues, and no one came out on top in the end.

The probability of this is the greatest.

If this is the case, then this player named Quattro is not worth paying attention to.

With Sawamura Eijun's current strength, role players are rarely regarded by him.

In the hall, the friends gathered to watch the game video.

The player from South Korea is really disappointing,

It is natural to lose the game.

In everyone's previous impression, although they have a very bad feeling towards South Korea, they still recognize the strength of the other party.

This is a very tenacious team.

Although they are not very good in terms of skill and talent.

But they also have their own characteristics.

And the fighting spirit is very high, and the players are very united.

After forming a team, it feels quite strong.

Although there are flaws in technology and talent, overall, it is a very good team.

It's just that during the game, he played too badly.

In the words of Director Takeda, South Korean players want to perform too well, but the result is just the opposite.

Because they are so eager to perform well, and as a result, they can't let go of their hands and feet during the real game.

To put it bluntly, I have too many worries, and I haven't played my own characteristics at all.

It looks like a lot of hard work, but the overall performance has been greatly discounted.

After South Korea's own problems, Cuba seized the opportunity very quickly and scored first.

Two points ahead of the opponent.

South Korean players are not to be outdone, they have a strong background after all, and once they start to surge, it is also very scary.

After losing two points, the South Korean player calmed down.

Quickly adjust the strategy and chase two points back.

The total score becomes 2:2.

In the stands, the South Korean audience was extremely excited.

Having experienced the pain of war, they are particularly united and have a strong sense of nationality.

It is also going abroad to participate in the competition, even the fans of the island country cannot compare with the fans of South Korea in this respect.

The island country is abroad, but there is no way to find so many people at once.

After recovering the score, South Korea is ready to make persistent efforts.

But at this time, Cuba suddenly broke out.

Their outbreak came from an accident.

For some reason, the South Korean pitcher who was about to throw the ball suddenly missed.

Although his performance was not satisfactory at the beginning.

But as the game progressed, after he calmed down, he still showed his strength perfectly.

According to Sawamura and the others, even if this guy can't make persistent efforts, he won't collapse.

But the reality is often very harsh.

After the guy missed the shot, Cuba immediately seized the opportunity and successfully counterattacked.

Recovered a point.

The score became 3:2 and Cuba took the lead again.

This mistake had a much greater impact on the players than Sawamura had imagined.

How big is it exactly?

Give a simple little example.

Not to mention incoherent pitching, something that many people can't understand.

Simply put, the baseball bounces right over the pitcher's head.

The pitcher just raised his glove without even bouncing.

As a result, the baseball fell to the back from more than 10 centimeters above the pitcher's glove.

Although the shortstop filled the position in time, it did not cause any serious consequences.

But such a performance has fully explained the problem.

The other party was dumbfounded, completely dumbfounded.

Before this, everyone was very optimistic about the guy.

"I thought those guys in South Korea would be very strong, but I didn't expect to be defeated so soon."

When watching the game video, the friends from the island nation scoffed at South Korea's performance.

Although South Korea has honed its basic skills very solidly, basically every player is not too bad.

But obviously.

These players have little game experience.

Put it on the players from the island country, they will never succumb to this situation.

When there is a tailwind in the game, there will naturally be a headwind.

When the wind is going smoothly, there is a way of playing with the wind, and when the wind is headed, there is also a way of playing against the wind.

With more experience in the game, there will be more research on this kind of thing.

Even if they haven't learned it systematically, it is enough for them to become experts in it.

South Korean players are obviously weak in this regard.

So much so that when facing a surprise attack, they originally had a strength of 100 points, but at this time they could only play sixty or seventy points.

Even if it is sixty or seventy points, it is already flattering them.

In a disadvantageous situation, there is no sign of turning defeat into victory.

It was South Korea's dilemma in the late game.

At the end of the game, South Korea could not see any hope of counterattack, but Cuba did not intend to continue to remain silent, and South Korea did not have the slightest posture to counterattack.

How could Cuba not attack?

After all, they seem to have a one-point advantage. At the last moment, Cuba scored two more points, so the total score was 5:2.

South Korea, one of the top five, was cut off.

With their failure, the top 4 in the world are all released.

For the island nation, their opponent for the next game has also been determined, Cuba.

Takeda Qiandu deliberately took out Cuba and explained to everyone the educational philosophy of Cuban baseball in detail.

On the surface, it is to study others, but in fact it is to guess what the other party is doing.

The reason why he told his friends this, of course, is to hope that they will meet the Cuban United Legion in the next game.

Can hold out.

After analyzing Cuba's strength, everyone involuntarily gave a thumbs up. In terms of strength on paper, they really may not be comparable to South Korea.

When the strength on paper is not as good as that of the opponent, he can still press the opponent to fight, and finally win the game.

Cuban players are very good.

Even if players from the island country want to compete with him, they have to work hard.

Although their strength on paper far exceeds each other, the two sides are not much comparable.

Next comes the players.

Cuba doesn't have any particularly conspicuous players, at least not before.

But now after the match against South Korea.

There is a name that can no longer be hidden.

That is Quattro.

Although he did not show the dominance of Sawamura and Narumiya during the game.

But it was this man who sent South Korea to hell with his own hands.

If he underestimated his existence, he might not even know how he died.

"Quattro, why is this name so familiar?"

"Stop joking, the names of Westerners are not much different. There are many similar situations. What's wrong with Quattro, at least he is better than Kakarot."

Almost instantly, the fryer exploded.

Not just ordinary players, Sawamura himself is also at a loss.

He felt very strange before, as if he had heard the name Quattro before.

Although he tried hard to think about it, he still couldn't figure it out.

Now he finally figured out why that name felt so familiar. It turned out to be very similar to the name of a character in the anime.

Sawamura Eijun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the other party is not someone he is familiar with, in theory, it will be difficult for him to pose a threat to the current island country.

From this point of view, there is absolutely no need for them to pay attention to each other.

Just a small Cuba, although their world ranking is very high, they can be ranked in the top 5.

But for players from the island country, this is not something they fear.

In fact, except for North America, the island nation is very confident when playing against teams from other places.

A fully mature adult team may still have misfortunes of one kind or another.

But for players of this age, the island country is still very confident.

Supervisor Takeda is very satisfied with everyone's performance.

After watching the Cuban game video, in fact, I can still feel the threat of the opponent to some extent.

Although the players from the island country chose this team, there are many problems in this way.

But to be honest, the Cuban team showed something that the island nation cared about in the previous game.

They are clearly aware that this is a difficult opponent.

Moreover, on the surface of this game, Cuba seemed to have used all its strength, but in fact they did not. They were very calm from beginning to end.

This is very interesting.

What can make them behave so calmly?

Is Cuba still hiding something, a hole card that has not been exposed before.

If it was a former island country player, he wouldn't be so suspicious at all.

But now, he had to hold such doubts.

under these circumstances.

The players from the island country can still say that they can easily win without changing their faces.

This is a typical virtuoso boldness.

As expected of the players who fought in the high school baseball world, their decisiveness.

It is very surprising.

The result of private discussions between Supervisor Takeda and the coaching staff is also very beneficial to the island nation.

Although the Cuban players are indeed very strong, and judging by the opponent's posture, they are likely to retain some of their strength, but so what?

Takeda's supervision and coaching staff still have 100% trust in the island nation.

Although Cuba has shown some strength, they don't think the opponent can make waves. The island country will win in the end, not just the coaching staff. The young players basically have similar ideas.

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It's not just the coaching staff who have such a consensus. In fact, the players from the island country also have similar ideas in private. Although Cuba performed well and they are very strong, the players from the island country still firmly believe that they must win in the end.

Even Hongo and the others thought that they could win the duel with each other.

Not to mention that it is not them who will play tomorrow, but the big devil Sawamura Eijun.

None of these players are unfamiliar with Sawamura Eijun. Basically, they have played against each other, and they don't know each other without fighting.

They are too aware of Sawamura Eijun's strength.

Just a Cuban, still thinking about challenging the big devil.

Their standards are too different, and there is no comparison between the two sides at all.

No one expected, this is the stock