Volume 1 Chasing the Baseball Dream Chapter 014 That’s too much!
After Supervisor Tian Yuan submitted the list of selected admissions, he let the matter go.
The Tokyo area autumn competition is in full swing. City University Senior High School has just advanced to the top 8, and their next opponent is the other powerful school, Niou Gakusha.
This is a strong enemy!
Even if the city's top three high schools try their best, there is no guarantee that they will win.
At this time, Tian Yuan couldn't take care of the future for the time being.
The day before the quarterfinals , he received a reply from the school's admissions office.
There were four names in the reply letter, namely Mitsuaki Amehisa, Sasaki, Anda and a player named Ogawa.
Zhang Han and another contestant were removed from the list.
"How can this be possible!"
As for the other candidate, it’s fine. No matter what the admissions office’s considerations are, they just don’t want him.
With the strong foundation of the city's top three high schools, they don't necessarily need such a player.
According to Director Tahara's observation, that player can only grow to the level of a second-tier or first-tier substitute at best.
For players of this level, the city’s senior high schools still have many options.
But Zhang Han is different!
Although his talent is not at the top level, he has developed it very well, predicting the opponent's next move through his movements, which is what almost every player does.
But being able to predict accurately is very unusual.
To use an analogy, it's like a soccer goalkeeper saving a penalty kick.
When choosing to save a penalty kick, you actually have three options: dive left, dive right, and stay where you are.
This actually requires prediction.
On the one hand, it requires the brain to predict, and on the other hand, it also requires interpretation through the other party's actions.
Theoretically speaking, there is always a chance of guessing three or four out of ten balls.
For a good goalkeeper, the probability will increase sharply. Four or five, five or six, and it will be more difficult to get more than that.
And Zhang Han’s prediction is even better.
Judging from his batting data, this guy basically never misjudges the direction when the pitcher throws the ball.
He can always guess, or judge, the direction of the opponent's throw.
There was just one ball he missed.
Otherwise, his chances of hitting the ball were 100%. And even if he missed the ball, he guessed the direction correctly.
It's just that baseball changed too quickly and his swing couldn't keep up.
Therefore, Supervisor Tian Yuan can be 100% sure that Zhang Han has great potential.
Even if he is mediocre in other aspects, as long as he has this unique skill, and after some practice.
Then he will definitely become an important fighting force in the city’s third high school.
Moreover, Tian Yuan later collected Zhang Han's game videos and watched his performance in Matsukata Little League.
Although Zhang Han is not as prominent as other star players, his role in the competition is crucial.
To put it bluntly, without him, it would be basically impossible for Matsukata Little League to reach the national finals.
This left an impression on Supervisor Tahara.
The player Zhang Han should be very useful.
If you want to dominate the country, talented pitchers and leaders are of course the core.
But useful players like Zhang Han are also indispensable and important forces.
For a candidate like this, those bastards in the admissions department just rejected him.
"Which bastard is responsible for this? I'm going to find him right now!"
"Supervisor, please don't be angry. Tomorrow is our quarter-final. Why don't we talk about it after the game is over?"
"Will players like this be waiting for us anytime and anywhere? Do you really think the admissions officers of other teams are all fools? We are not the only ones who hold private talent shows. Many schools have their own admissions methods. If Zhang Han continues to do this, we will have no place to buy medicine for regret."
The assistant coach was helpless as he watched Coach Tian Yuan rush out angrily.
He could only ask other players to prepare well for tomorrow's quarter-finals.
Then he hurriedly followed Supervisor Tian Yuan and ran over.
Director Tahara usually seems to be easy to talk to, smiling at everyone. But if you think he has no temper because of this, you are totally wrong.
This is a supervisor with a middle school mentality. If he doesn't like something, he won't handle it like an adult.
Maybe he will take direct action.
The relationship between their baseball team and the admissions office was already tense, and this incident might have made the situation even worse.
"Are you stupid? You can reject such a player? Are his grades not up to standard? Even if his grades are not up to standard, it's no big deal. Aren't there many players who graduated from our school who have gone on to play professional baseball? I think Zhang Han has such potential. You don't have to reject people just because of the reputation of the school."
Supervisor Tian Yuan was furious, and the fat teacher in charge of admissions was not much better.
"Tell me, what kind of people are you looking for in your baseball team? We are the third-highest school in the city. If we tell anyone about special recruitment, wouldn't they rush to join us? Look at the player you chose. He insisted on considering it and even asked if our school has any preferential treatment? Does our third-highest school in the city recruit students with preferential treatment?"
The third high school in the city, Daocheng Industry.
These two schools are not only famous for baseball. They are famous in their own right and are among the most famous schools.
To put it in an analogy, it is a bit like Shigang High School and Hengshui Middle School in mainland China.
Even if such a prestigious school has to compromise with the baseball team and issue some special recruitment quotas, it is still very limited.
For example, grades, or discounts.
Among all the wealthy universities, the benefits for city juniors are relatively the least.
It’s not that they don’t have money, but because they have the confidence .
Do the city’s senior high school students still need preferential treatment when enrolling in their third year?
Just by signing up, I guess the number of students coming would be so high that the door would be broken down.
"So his grades are fine?"
Supervisor Tahara became even more angry.
I don’t know what’s going on in the heads of these people in the admissions office?
I don't recognize anything but money.
If you are not willing to give any discounts at all, how can you attract good players?
You know, you can’t catch a wolf without sacrificing your child, and you can’t catch a woman without sacrificing your wife…
How did Daocheng Industrial, which had been in a slump in baseball in the past decade, suddenly become one of the three major giants in Western Tokyo?
Nowadays, it is becoming the top-ranked wealthy family in West Tokyo and even the entire Tokyo area.
What do they rely on?
One is the reputation of the school, and the other is the willingness to spend money.
"Bring me his transcript!"
If it’s not because of grades, then what is it because of?
Supervisor Tian Yuan thought doubtfully.
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