Volume 2: Dormant Rebirth Chapter 003: A blockbuster, people? (Part 1)
Ota, the captain of the baseball team, told all the new students to take the basic test to join the team.
Zhang Han knew that this was one of the few opportunities for freshmen, so of course he cherished it very much.
And those guys who traveled all the way to Tokyo to learn baseball.
Regardless of whether they know how rare this opportunity is, they will not let it go.
As early as the moment they left their hometown, they had already made up their minds to devote these three years.
As for those players specially recruited in Tokyo, like Zhang Han, they all have their own seniors in Qingdao.
Just ask around and you'll find out how rare this opportunity is.
During the afternoon test, the contestants' eyes were red. You could guess with your toes what they were trying to do.
“It’s quite difficult!”
It is probably not an easy thing to stand out among this group of people.
But even so, Zhang Han did not intend to give up. After all, the opportunity was too rare, and no matter what the final result was, he would try his best to fight for it.
Only if he tries his best will he have a chance to succeed.
If he doesn't do his best and regrets it later, he will have nowhere to cry.
"Tell me what positions you are in, and then take tests based on your respective positions. Everyone has to take tests on base running and hitting."
Minister Ota has a good temper and always smiles at everyone he speaks to.
The freshmen felt at home and some couldn't help but ask questions.
"Don't you need to do a fielding test?"
Hitting, pitching.
Both of these abilities are affected by the player's condition and personal habits on the day, and cannot fully reflect a person's strength.
For example, a person is particularly good at hitting inside corner balls, but all the ball paths tested are outside corner balls.
His test results are certainly not very good, but can you say that his striking power is not strong?
It seems that this cannot be said.
In fact, what can really show a player's approximate level is base running and defense.
The competition in these two abilities is real and is rarely interfered with by external and personal factors.
For players who come from Little League, they cannot guarantee that their batting and pitching are in good shape.
What really makes them confident of surpassing those soft-ball league players are basic abilities such as defense and stealing bases.
The difference in training volume will be clearly reflected.
And it’s useless even if you are lucky. If you are lucky, you may hit several balls in a row and guess the direction the ball will fly from.
But who doesn’t eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year? Although such a result rarely occurs, it does exist.
But his abilities in base running, pitching distance, and defense are not good enough.
It's not that you can improve overnight just because you are lucky.
Minister Ota seems to know what everyone is thinking.
He waved his hand gently, signaling everyone to stay calm.
"Don't take the team entrance test too seriously. It's just a rough summary of your middle school abilities. Theoretically, our team will not directly promote players from the first-year freshmen. You have just been promoted from junior high school, and you can't keep up with the physical fitness or the rhythm of the game. Now your most important task is to eat well and keep your body strong. Then think about climbing up. You must know that more haste makes waste. I know you are very anxious, but the more anxious you are, the easier it is to make mistakes. In this way, you will just miss the opportunity in vain..."
This fat, white guy looks adorable, but he actually has a lot of things to worry about.
And what he said sounded very reasonable.
But even though it made sense, Zhang Han didn't believe a word of it.
Theoretically speaking, new students will not be directly recruited into the first team.
But this is not an explicit rule, it is just a tacit rule. Since it is just a tacit rule, it is possible to break it.
Next, let’s see whether there will be such a special person among the new students.
"Student Zhang Han."
A senior school girl who was half a head shorter than Zhang Han, with red cheeks, walked up to Zhang Han.
"Senior."
Zhang Han greeted politely.
He would not be surprised by his senior's gaffe.
Whether it was when he was in Binhai or later when he came to Tokyo, 99% of the girls who met him face to face would behave like this.
In the words of my younger sister Lan Yu, it’s all because of my appearance.
If this happened in ancient times, Zhang Han would probably be considered a disaster.
"Junior, what position do you play?"
"pitcher!"
Zhang Han said with certainty.
There are 11 positions on the field, excluding the batter and the umpire.
The pitcher position looks the coolest.
Out of ten kids who play baseball, at least 50 to 60 percent, if not 100 percent, will be fond of this position.
Zhang Han is no exception.
He took a liking to this position at first sight, so after joining Matsukata Little League, he has been a pitcher.
Actually, to be honest, Zhang Han's talent as a pitcher is really average.
Originally, Ono Binzhi was not optimistic.
Instead, he suggested that Zhang Han be a catcher or first baseman, but Zhang Han refused to agree.
Fortunately, he has a stubborn streak.
The more others say he is not good enough, the more he wants to do things that leave them speechless.
In just three years, he had honed his speed and ball control.
When the Matsukata Little League team participated in the national competition, although Zhang Han was not the ace pitcher, his playing time in crucial situations was no less than that of the ace Tojo.
So much so that until now, Zhang Han believes that pitcher is the position that suits him best, or at least the position where he is strongest.
Since he wants to make a splash, there is no position more suitable than this one.
"good!"
The senior student walked away with a blushing face.
Zhang Han estimated that this was only the case in public places where all the new contestants were present.
Otherwise, that senior student would pester me and ask for my phone number.
Zhang Han had encountered this kind of thing before.
It is said that the beauties in Tokyo are reserved, but Zhang Han herself did not feel that at all.
Pitchers need to take two more tests than ordinary players.
In addition to the basic 50-meter run, there is also striking.
They also need to undergo a physical fitness test and a ball throwing test.
As a pitcher, it is definitely not possible to be physically strong.
Therefore, physical fitness tests have a great impact on a pitcher's performance.
In addition to physical fitness, there is also throwing the ball.
To put it simply, it is to see how far the player can throw the ball.
The test was given to pitchers and outfielders.
If you can throw the ball far enough, it means your ball is powerful.
At the same time, accuracy is also measured. For outfielders, the accuracy of the return pass is also a crucial assessment criterion.
The ball throwing test is relatively the simplest of all the tests.
So the first one is to do this.
There are nearly 30 people who signed up as pitchers and outfielders, and more than a dozen of them are pitchers.
Minister Ota took a look and decided not to bother because everyone could be tested.
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