(All characters, places, companies,)
(and incidents in this drama are fictitious.)
How many hours has it been? He's making us uncomfortable.
What can he do? The servant beat up his young master.
It's okay.
Are you crazy?
Also, my father isn't just my father.
He's your uncle.
Right?
It looks like it doesn't take much for you to go on your knees.
Come in.
(Episode 11)
You're still older than him. Why can't you two get along?
I'm sorry.
Are you worried?
I won't fire you.
Your father...
ate the dried persimmons our parents kept in the shed...
to serve to our relatives when they visit during the holidays.
So your grandfather beat your father to a pulp with a broom.
I was worried how the small boy would stand the beating,
so I held onto your father and took the beating for an hour.
After I made your father the CEO of the baseball team,
I went to visit and see how he was doing.
His employees didn't treat him with respect.
They were just changing light bulbs instead of listening to him.
Your father had an accent...
and he didn't have a good education, so they looked down on him.
I fired all the employees.
That's how much I cared for your father.
Yes, sir.
Ever since then, I didn't give work to your father.
I just check on him every now and then to see if he's behaving.
He could hardly control the urge to eat dried persimmons.
Despite having a brother as the chairman,
he couldn't lead a baseball team.
But, you're not like your father.
That's why I hired you.
I know you're good at what you do.
I'll...
I'll be better.
You're good at work, so if you're better at it,
that baseball team might be disbanded soon.
Right.
(Let's go, Dreams.)
(Doo Ki, Doo Ki, Kang Doo Ki)
(Jin Woo, don't count on the defense when you throw a ball.)
You should've told me that you were coming.
What is Baek Seung Soo up to these days?
Baek Seung Soo? He's just...
Don't be so easy on him just because he's temporary.
Who are you?
He's a janitor here.
By any chance...
- Hey. - Yes?
Why are you still at work?
Well, I'm retiring tomorrow,
so I took some pictures of this place.
Do you know me?
Aren't you the son of CEO Kwon Jae Ho?
Right?
How do you know him?
I've worked here for a long time.
You used to follow your father here, and you still look the same.
I saw you somewhere in this stadium at that time.
CEO Kwon Jae Ho was a CEO,
but he went around the stadium to maintain the facility himself.
He was such a great man.
(Dreams Shop)
Aren't you the member of the first Dream Boys?
You were a fan of Um Sang Gu, as far as I remember.
How lame.
How is the preparation for the spring training going?
We're working on a program with a travel agency...
to invite fans.
We have to pay extra attention on preventing injuries like before.
We'll try to communicate with people at the training site regarding this.
Good. Any other reports?
There isn't much trouble.
We've trained there every time, so the players must feel at ease.
The cook is an old man,
and he's great at making fried rice.
If you try it, I'm sure you'll...
Let's finish our meeting here.
That you will like it.
Mr. Baek, you need to go to the CEO's Office.
Is it the CEO's call?
No.
If it's not him...
It's Mr. Kwon.
What else is in the schedule? Just the important ones.
For now, their spring training is the most important.
It takes the longest time too.
And it costs a lot.
But we have to pay for it anyway.
What we have to do is to decrease the budget...
on what is necessary.
Mr. Kwon.
We're holding onto this because of the public opinion.
- Doing that could... - I've given it some thought,
and we've been too scared of the maggot.
Mr. Baek might make a fuss again.
Let's tame that maggot now.
If we don't disband the team, it won't go as bad as a boycott.
Okay.
I wanted to see you to tell you something.
How is the preparation going for the spring training?
It's going.
It's going?
What's with that attitude?
It's fine.
He needs to be rude at least for us to be less sorry.
I'll make it simple.
Call off our off-season training.
What is this? Cancel what?
I did.
Oh, you did already?
He did.
Why are you doing this?
It's too burdensome to pay for the training.
All those people going abroad? It's a big deal.
I'm sure you drove all the way here even if the gas is pricey.
What?
Every professional baseball team goes to a spring training.
You're good at doing what others do.
Why do you want to follow others for something good?
We never told you not to go.
So you want us to do it in the country?
That sounds perfect.
Why on earth are you doing this?
You acted like you were reasonable, rational, and not a lowlife.
You at least pretended like this was an ordinary company.
Baek Seung Soo.
Let me be flat honest with you.
Why I'm doing this much?
Because I can.
I came to realize that I can.
Mr. Baek,
don't complain and just do the same.
Tell your subordinates to follow your order.
Pressuring your subordinates is way easier than defying your superiors.
You'll be resigning soon.
Learn this lesson before you leave.
I know why you haven't disbanded the team the whole time.
Don't you care about your group's image?
Is that a threat?
No.
That's your concern.
If we fail to manage our image,
we'll have no reason to keep this club.
We'll get rid of it right away.
It's also your job to manage public opinions.
Mr. Baek.
Do you still not regret anything?
Even after making people around you suffer?
Why that... You'll regret for real.
Why, all of a sudden?
It's the parent group's orders.
Then where do they want us to do our spring training?
It's possible within the country.
But we were going to a warm country to prevent our players' injuries.
How about Jeju Island then?
I've looked into it already.
Every place is fully booked there.
Should we find a place as far south as possible?
It won't be so different.
We'll be seen incompetent wherever we go,
but it will be different.
Oh, welcome.
- Hello. - Hello. Have a seat.
We asked you to come because we have a problem with the spring training.
The reservation of our spring training site...
has been canceled without our knowledge.
Where are we going then?
Aren't we going to do the training?
We should. We're going to somewhere in the country.
Jeju Island, I guess.
No, it's fully booked.
Then you must have some kind of alternative.
Where are we going then?
It's so hard to work with a disliked general manager.
We shouldn't complain this to him right now.
Let's gather our opinions and tell the CEO or Mr. Kwon...
Well, they're resolute about this issue.
Complaining to me won't make any difference either.
Still, I've found somewhere as far south as possible.
Take a look at this.
This is the best...
of all the options we have so far.
You'll have to train in a cold place,
but we'll prepare a lot of other things instead.
(Indoor Practice Fields and Facilities in Case of Rain)
A training site is one thing,
and what about a practice game?
It's not like we can play games on our own.
I'm working on finding a college baseball team.
What college baseball team?
It only makes sense to play a professional team.
Do we have an alternative?
This is crazy.
If they train in the cold,
they could get muscle spasm.
It'll increase the chance of getting injuries.
Do you think other teams send their players abroad for no reason?
Do you...
still not regret anything?
You're making the people around you suffer.
Yes. You're right.
If we do poorly this season,
you can assume it's because...
the players couldn't have a proper spring training.
But I promise I'll find the best alternative possible.
I'm sorry.
I have a meeting with the general managers tomorrow.
I'd like to talk to Jang Jin Woo.
Jang Jin Woo?
Yes. I want to hear what it was like when we were in second place.
I'll get going.
Bye.
I think I can guess.
- Me too. - I think I figured it out faster.
- I don't think so. - I think so.
Why are you talking casually?
You're pretty smart.
Do you need another beating?
Today's meeting for general managers...
was scheduled because the Dreams' Mr. Baek Seung Soo...
handed in an open call letter.
We should discuss about...
scheduling the upcoming season.
Yes. It's simple.
Many of the teams are concentrated in Seoul.
When we travel different regions for games,
we end up spending a lot of time on the bus.
I think this could cause disadvantages on the players.
I have something to say.
Did the Dreams do poorly because of that?
No, not at all. They did poorly because they're bad at baseball.
Until you see equality in the results,
are you going to keep on demanding for favorable terms?
I'm just asking for fairness.
As for scheduling,
I'm asking that you consider the teams in other regions.
Why should we?
Please take the traveling distances into consideration.
Even if you end up being considerate,
us teams outside of Seoul...
will still be traveling the most anyway.
It sounds like you can't play baseball...
because you rode on the bus for too long.
Okay. You should let go on talking about our team being bad.
We only want to lose for playing poorly.
We shouldn't lose because we're tired from traveling.
I knew you'd bring this up,
so I researched the correlation between the distances...
and the number of wins.
Please put it up.
(Travel Distances and Number of Wins)
Do you see it?
The teams who traveled more...
are 1st, 3rd, and 4th...
in winning the most number of the championships to date.
Why are you laughing?
The 1985 Geography alumni of the University of North Carolina...
were paid 100 thousand dollars on average for their starting pay.
If we convert it to the current time,
it'd be over 110 thousand dollars.
Do you know why it was so high?
Because Michael Jordan was among the alumni.
Don't get fooled by averages.
How old are these statistics?
And why are you still talking about this?
We'll end the meeting.
- Good work. - Good work.
Hey, why did you surprise us?
What is it? Did you have a problem with the meeting?
No, you were fired...
You were fired.
Were you surprised?
I kind of warmed up to you. I was dispirited.
Come on.
Mr. Baek.
Welcome back.
Is there a lot of sincerity in what you just said?
It's not like the Dreams is our rival.
Also, you lost Miles because of us, so you had to take Kill Chang Ju.
I felt like you were fired because of that.
Of course we felt bad about it.
I would've scouted Kill Chang Ju...
even if I could get Miles.
- Gosh. - Are you serious?
Mr. Baek Seung Soo. Your pride...
will really get you in trouble one day.
Where are you all going for the spring training?
We normally go to Arizona.
We usually train in Florida for two weeks...
before going over to Japan.
This year will be more or less the same.
What about the Dreams?
We're looking into it.
You're looking into it now?
Didn't you sign with anyone during the summer?
What are you going to do?
Gosh.
Have you heard of any rumors?
What? What rumor?
It's nothing.
Hey. What is it?
Drugs.
I heard they'll strengthen the crackdown on drugs.
I hear there are a lot of players who will get caught.
The KPB thinks it'd be better to catch them before the season.
Why haven't they mentioned it until now?
No reason.
- I'll get going. - Okay.
Gosh.
By the way, is Lim Dong Gyu doing well?
- Kang Doo Ki is... - I'm sure Kang Doo Ki is well.
He was dying to go to the Dreams.
As for Lim Dong Gyu...
Was he always like this?
He's strange. He won't talk to anyone.
No, he wasn't like that.
But I can't complain...
because he practices hard.
He practices way too much.
I've never seen a hitter work as hard as him.
Gosh.
Hey, Hong Man. Long time no talk.
Are you looking into what I asked you last time?
Okay. I appreciate it.
Bye.
Mr. Baek.
Can you see this?
(Baseball videos)
All our players in the Australian league are doing okay,
but Yoo Min Ho...
is almost incapable of pitching.
He balked three times, then was replaced.
Why?
Was he injured?
No. The team ran a full medical test,
and they think it's a psychological issue.
Don't you think it's the yips?
(The yips: A psychological issue prevents bodily function.)
Mr. Yoo.
You were a pitcher up until high school.
The yips. How do you get over it?
It depends on the person.
Most of the pitchers can't get over it, right?
That's right.
Mr. Baek, we're ready for the meeting.
Let's watch and wait for now.
I thought a bit more about our spring training issue,
so I asked to join us.
How was the Dreams different from now when we placed second?
Yes, there were some differences.
First of all, we had a pitcher who had 19 wins.
You're talking about yourself, aren't you?
Stay quiet.
We have Doo Ki too.
Why were you able to pitch so well back in those days?
Being able to control one's mind in the bullpen...
before the pitcher gets onto the mound is absolutely critical.
You know Gi Beom, right? The guy who runs a restaurant?
He was the bullpen catcher.
(A bullpen catcher catches balls for RP during warmups.)
You've got some killer pitches today!
Pitching with him always gave me confidence before the game...
and he gave really great pointers. He was a great help.
Nice ball!
And the hitters also did really well in those days.
Yes, our hitters were excellent.
In particular, they were great against left-handed pitchers.
There was a batting practice pitcher,
who was especially amazing at throwing left-handed pitches.
His nickname was Kim Kwang Hyun off the mound.
I think he may have been the key to our strong hitters.
Heo Jin Wook.
We were told that his pitches and technique are excellent,
so we tested him out,
but he didn't do so well on the mound.
He's basically Kwang Hyun, just when slightly off the mound.
Why did he leave our team?
I'm against the idea of bringing him back into our team.
Why is that?
He threw a beanball during a practice.
- At who? - At a hitter.
And why is that?
He had an issue with the hitter.
His balls are as fast as Kwang Hyun's off-mound.
Using such fast balls for threatening purposes...
is inappropriate.
You're right, that's inappropriate.
But I should at least get to hear what issue he had with the hitter.
The hitter who got hit was Lim Dong Gyu.
That gives me more of a reason to investigate on this.
But it's not about the fact that he threw a beanball at Lim Dong Gyu.
It's about how he threw a beanball at the team's key hitter...
as well as how he left the team after that.
I didn't say that I'm going to get him back on our team.
But I'm going to have to go and ask him myself.
Does him being a good player really outweigh his bad personality?
What's our batting average against left-handed pitches?
Our batting average is 0.261.
It's 0.269 against right-handed pitches...
and 0.239 against left-handed pitches.
So the opponent teams would put out more left-handed pitchers.
They did put their pitchers out targetting our weakness.
(To send out the pitchers with higher winning probabilities.)
And...
there weren't a lot of injuries happening back then.
How are our players doing with injuries?
We have the highest number of injuries in history right now.
And who's responsible for all the injuries?
The coach is.
Sure, it could be.
But it's also the Conditioning Department, right?
- What's up with that look? - That's nonsense.
What's nonsense?
Do you know who the conditioning coach was?
- Who was it? - It was Lee Jun Mo.
(A conditioning coach manages the players' wellness.)
Look him up on the Internet. You can learn all about him.
Lee Jun Mo.
- Do you feel okay? - Yes.
Breathe out.
- Are you good? - Yes.
Your meal schedule is out. Check it and go eat.
- Yes. - Okay.
Did he mess up or something?
He trains celebrities to achieve their dream bodies now.
He probably earns a lot of money from training celebrities.
I don't know if he'd return and leave all that behind.
Would it help our team if I brought him back?
He knew what injuries the players had...
just by watching them walk.
He was also an expert on injury prevention.
But we don't even know where he is right now.
Even if we knew, who will be able to bring him back?
Mr. Heo Jin Wook?
Jin Wook?
Is that you?
- Who are you looking for? - Mr. Heo Jin Wook.
He's inside.
He's in there?
Thank you.
You're Mr. Heo Jin Wook, right?
Who are you?
When do you finish work?
I asked, who are you?
I'm Han Jae Hee of Operations Department at the Dreams.
- You want to die? - No, sir.
Piss off, I'm not interested.
Do you have a reason for not playing baseball anymore?
In particular, I'd never play for the Dreams ever again.
So piss off.
Sir...
Go up like this.
One more time. Up.
Hello.
What brings you here?
I really want to train with you.
There are other trainers who are as good as I am.
But I want to train with you on the Dreams.
The Dreams?
Do you know how I feel every time I hear that name?
You miss it?
Miss it? No, I hate the sound of it.
Keep your shoulders down.
What makes you hate the team?
- Can you give me a moment? - Yes.
There's nobody in there who wants to improve.
Do you want the Dreams to become a strong team?
Of course.
Do you think everyone feels that way?
- What if there are? - Anyone other than you?
Yes.
Then the team will be just fine without me.
It'll only work if you're there.
I was young...
and determined to work hard, so I poured my heart into the work.
And it's true that the team did well during the year I was there for.
You were even checking how hydrated each player was.
Some even took it the wrong way...
when I was checking their urine for hydration level.
It was all a lot of work,
but I felt good about what I did.
But the team didn't mention about renewing my contract.
If I were the senior manager then, I wouldn't have let you go.
I hear the new general manager is quite a guy.
So you've been keeping up with us?
I have to get back to work now.
And when you're looking me up, look up how much I make, too.
That'll make you go home right away.
Who doesn't know...
that you make loads of money?
I came back...
because I miss your passionate self.
Money isn't everything.
Money is everything, indeed.
What's up with that reaction?
Just leave the snack.
Why did you get surprised and why did you laugh?
I was surprised...
because I'm not used to you...
coming into my room when I'm looking at baseball data.
And I laughed,
because I just realized that I don't have to hide it anymore.
- Okay? - Okay.
What are you up to?
I've got a lot of data to prepare...
for our players to use as reference.
It'd be nice to hear people say...
that the team is different after taking in a data analyst.
Especially when the spring training is happening at such a place.
What do you mean, such a place?
Are you trying to criticize the general manager?
I wasn't trying to, but I guess you could've felt that way.
Don't run into me at work tomorrow.
Hey,
I'm really happy that I can work at home...
without being scared of you possibly finding out about it.
Since your plan failed anyway,
I'll make sure the team wins the championship.
Are you playing on the field? Anyway, get ready.
The spring training is going to be quite intense.
(Contract)
This is the best we can offer.
The reason we can't offer more is because we don't have more.
It doesn't mean this is how little we need you.
I know how much you make.
But I heard that your real dream was to work for a baseball team.
If that eagerness is larger than the deficit,
please work with us.
I will never come to see you again.
What? What's the matter with you?
Take a seat.
Wow, look at this.
Look at the golden beef intestines.
You grill them so well.
What's going on?
You eat here all the time. What's the fuss about now?
It's just so flavorful and chewy.
I'll do it.
Hang on.
Let me see your hand.
Your hands are so battered and bruised.
It's because he went from handling balls...
to having to chop things to make a living.
What's this about?
Hey. I became a bullpen catcher after I retired,
just to help you out some more.
I had a tough time in my old age for no pay.
I know.
I got you sick of baseball.
That's not true.
You really became a bullpen catcher because of me?
Yes.
What choice did I have when you couldn't manage without me?
So I scored 19 wins.
What kind of development is this?
What's going on?
Hey. Can you get me some water?
You have some here.
This is lukewarm.
It's warm.
Hey.
You lunatic.
You still have it.
Come back just once.
Our pitchers need...
a veteran bullpen catcher to encourage them.
No!
- Please. - It's not about the restaurant.
You people have no conscience.
This isn't something to say when I work here myself,
but his worn hands...
catching balls thrown by people half his age?
I can't bear seeing that again!
I'll catch your ball.
You could actually die.
Did you play?
- No. - I may be a failed player,
but you could get hurt.
Then throw right into the glove.
If you can't aim, I have no reason to be here.
Why wouldn't I be able to aim?
And...
I'm not interested.
Just throw the ball.
Come on.
You have great control of the ball.
You said you never played.
See? This is what the Dreams is like.
Did you train on your own?
Yes. I must do something if we're short of bullpen catchers.
Good for you.
I'll keep doing this.
You can keep doing that.
What are you talking about?
I want to ask you something else.
Why did you do what you did to Lim Dong Gyu?
You're out of your mind.
You don't want to say?
I want to punch you first.
I really hope you're not a ruffian.
Whether I do this or throw batting practice balls,
I can't work with people like you.
People who disregard me.
Did Lim Dong Gyu disregard you?
I'm the Dreams' general manager...
Baek Seung Soo who is genuinely curious.
Why would the general manager come here?
Is everyone crazy?
It's the general manager's job to come to places like this.
Se Young won't manage it, will she?
He makes a lot of money.
She's a manager, so let's trust in her.
Anyway,
will a batting practice pitcher and a conditioning coach...
make the team stronger just by joining for a while?
Why would you suddenly say that?
You weren't like this when Kang Doo Ki joined.
Kang Doo Ki's the best pitcher.
I'm wondering how someone from the Operations can change the team.
If that's how you think, can a general manager change a team?
General managers are different. That's a different issue.
Because...
I won't throw or bat any balls,
I'm doing everything else that I think will help our team.
You'll go and...
pick up Yoo Min Ho right after work.
Yes.
A young pitcher who barely threw a good ball because of the yips,
and you're going to get him to cheer him up.
We're not sure if any of that will change the team,
but we just do our job.
You're right.
What an amazing putting skill.
My goodness.
Will you knock first?
Will bringing them over make a difference?
I expect so,
and I hope so, which is why I'm hiring them.
Hang on. Were these people always paid this much?
I'm paying them as much as we need them.
Do you think our club has that much money to spend?
I thought the amount you saved on canceled tickets would be enough.
You drain my energy.
Fine. Anyway...
Oh. You need Mr. Kwon's clearance, don't you?
What? How dare you?
Why would I need his clearance?
Am I his minion?
Why won't you answer?
Say no!
Say it now!
Did you get Mr. Heo Jin Wook too?
Yes.
Jae Hee told me...
why he threw a ball at Lim Dong Gyu.
You no longer object then?
No. You were right this time again.
Just to join the club,
I started as a scout and worked like crazy,
but compared to you who knew nothing about baseball...
Stop.
Why would you say that?
You're a hassle, but people like you are necessary.
If you object,
I get to think again.
But you never changed your mind.
I think again,
and am convinced that my decision is correct.
There will be times when you are right.
Mr. Heo Jin Wook will do fine.
(International Flights Arrivals)
Yoo Min Ho!
Yoo Min Ho.
What brings you here?
Hey, punk. Rumors were rampant that you were being a wimp,
so I came.
Aren't you hungry?
Hey, you eat tteokbokki when you come to Korea.
Yes or no?
Yes.
Is this the country of tteokbokki?
Let's go.
Gosh, smile a little when someone makes a joke.
(Passion Snack Food Lounge)
Please enjoy.
- We ordered squid fritters, and... - Are you sure...
these are squid fritters?
Hey, Yoo Min Ho.
This is good. Throw a ball.
I will...
hit a home run with this.
Here, open up.
Is it good?
Yes, it is.
You still have many days to play baseball.
If it's hard, you can take a break and stuff.
- Okay. - Right.
We have a bright future, and you're the Dreams' future, okay?
Here. Promise that you'll take good care of your body.
Here.
Is it right that I do this?
You're indeed a super rookie. You catch up quickly.
All right. Dream, dream.
- The Dreams. - The Dreams.
Excuse me.
We'll have squid fritters and two servings of tteokbokki to go.
Is it for Ms. Lee?
Everyone likes tteokbokki, you know.
Order some for your grandma too.
Then can you order some to go for my grandma too?
Order as much as you want. I'll buy it all for you today.
Just make it 40 servings.
Done.
You took out those shoes again?
I need to take them out to feel relieved.
Put them back in.
It reminds me of your dad.
You know, the spring training takes long.
Have them there so your daughter feels at ease on her trip.
You care only about finding yourself at ease.
Mom.
Don't be sick while I'm gone.
Okay.
Darn it.
- What's wrong? - Do you think it makes sense...
that we're going to the spring training on a bus?
I heard the Dreams are also a team, but no pro teams are like this.
Who told you that?
Kang Doo Ki.
This is no team.
It is a team, you punk.
Even if the club supports us poorly,
we're professional players, so we are a pro team.
Sure, sure.
Darn.
Hi, players.
I'm your senior,
and I'm here as a part-time bullpen catcher.
My name is Kim Ki Beom.
It is partly to help Jin Woo out,
but it's also to support our family.
Whatever.
I'm going to work part-time...
just for their spring training.
I'm Heo Jin Wook, the former batting practice pitcher.
It's good to see you again.
I invited him here because I thought it'd be good for you...
to have one more professional batting practice pitcher.
He will throw balls here and there with his left hand.
Your friend got into an accident,
so you told them that you had to go.
Lim Dong Gyu told you to throw 100 more,
so you threw a bean ball to him.
That's a little ambiguous. What you did isn't right,
but that doesn't seem like a reason...
why we must never work with you.
Still, he needs to promise that he won't do it again.
Right. Here, it's a contract.
This is crazy.
You'll pay me this much?
Even if we tell you this club is like your family,
you won't join us.
Can I sign here? I don't have a stamp with me.
You're suddenly acting polite.
Thank you.
I'm glad to see you as your conditioning coach.
My name is Lee Jun Mo.
I'll do my best to help you...
prepare for the season without any health problems.
I'm sure all of you know...
he's the best conditioning coach in the country.
Oh, and during the training,
I'll make you your favorite delicious shake.
Thank you.
I'll give it a go first,
but I'll quit at any time if it doesn't feel right.
Sure, you may be irresponsible and quit at any time.
I'm the only one who gets to say the word, "irresponsible".
- Okay. - And...
I won't extend our contract.
Okay.
I don't want to be treated like I'm not needed after working hard.
Never.
(Name: Lee Jun Mo)
They're competent men who worked until the season...
when our team won second place.
We've invited them for help at least during the spring training.
You need to settle with the practice game.
Once again, we apologize for the poor training environment.
We're truly sorry.
All right, players. Take a pack of red ginseng each.
You need to charge your energy before the training.
Please consider this as a token of sincerity...
from the Operations Department.
You even prepared this?
Let's train hard...
without suffering any injuries.
One, two.
- One, two. - Stretch.
- Raise your heads. - Three, four.
Go.
(Kang Doo Ki, Robert Kill)
Okay.
Mr. Kang's sliders are more than 2,600 rpm.
Of course.
- What, 2,600? - Here.
It's okay. You can do it!
Hold on. Min Ho.
Can you move your elbow outwards like this?
Stretch. Tell me if it hurts.
- It's okay. - Try moving it backwards this time.
All right.
(Heo Jin Wook)
(Kang Tae Min)
Okay.
Okay, good.
Watch your chin.
Good.
- How are your knees? - They're okay.
"There is no player who isn't in pain."
It looks like you were telling the truth.
I just have a few more places that ache.
Take this.
What is it?
It's for hemorrhoids.
I brought mine. I have it.
This is from the US.
Major League catchers use it.
Major... Throw it to me.
Do I look like I'm in a lot of pain this season too?
Am I wrong?
I'm actually doing pretty well.
In my perspective, there were...
a lot of bullies on the Dreams I couldn't just let them be.
Lim Dong Gyu, Ko Se Hyuk,
- and Seo Young Ju. - What did you just say?
I got rid of Lim Dong Gyu and Ko Se Hyuk,
but I won't kick out Seo Young Ju.
Because you can't find a replacement for me.
You're right.
I am?
You're one of the top defensive catchers.
No one can compare to Seo Young Ju.
What is this? Are you looking to get money from me?
Also, I'm not one of the top catchers, I'm the best catcher.
I don't know what you think of me,
but I'm not the type of person...
who finds pleasure in winning a conflict.
Whenever I find out...
the people I had conflicts with have other sides to them,
it actually makes me feel uncomfortable.
For example, you're enduring the pain without anyone knowing...
so you could participate in the training.
What is it you're trying to say?
Please play without getting injured.
Just doing that alone will bring up your salary a lot.
Are you worrying about me?
You're hot-tempered and rash.
I don't want you to feel out of place because of your pride.
It's not necessary.
I'm telling you that you should just work hard.
What is our team's strategy this year?
First of all, Kang Doo Ki is now on our team.
Kill Chang Ju can also pitch better than his prime.
I think it's worth fighting this year.
Our practice game has been scheduled.
With a college baseball team?
No. With the Vikings.
How did you manage that?
I looked into which team booked for Jeju Island,
and it was the Vikings.
Didn't you say you were going to Japan?
Why are you suddenly going to Jeju Island?
Our parent company...
asked us why we're going abroad.
They booked us for Jeju Island and told us to go there.
Mr. Baek.
Be honest with me.
With what?
Lim Dong Gyu.
Okay.
Is there a problem with him or not?
There is.
What is it?
What is it? Tell me the truth.
He can't hit over 50 home runs.
What?
Gosh. What's with you?
Let's be really honest.
Does Lim Dong Gyu...
use drugs or not?
Lim Dong Gyu.
I've never heard of it.
If he can't...
play games properly because of the drugs,
you won't get away with it.
Why are you suddenly bringing this up?
Ever since we heard about the crackdown on drug usage,
our parent company's attitude towards us changed.
Please don't worry too much.
I'm sorry I grabbed you by the collar.
I'm not sure if it's something...
we can forget about just with an apology.
Why don't we talk about a practice game?
A practice game?
Between us and the Dreams?
Yes. I suggest we play twice.
If your team comes to our field,
we'll provide food and accommodation.
The reporters will come swarming...
if teams who traded players have practice games.
They'll talk about who did better with the trade.
I thought you'd be interested in watching a match...
between Kang Doo Ki and Lim Dong Gyu...
as someone in baseball, if not as a general manager.
We have two games scheduled, and I want us to win both.
Stove league is a period when people talk about...
which team gained more power and which team's getting weaker.
The experts make analyses,
but none of their predictions are right by the end of the season.
I ran around here and there to make...
a stronger team,
but it's my first time in baseball. I not sure if it did any good.
We wouldn't know that either.
I wonder if it's hard to know unless we actually play.
I have a lot on my mind.
Please verify it for me.
I will.
Okay.
Lim Yong Hee got even bigger.
With Doo Ki gone, he's the starting pitcher, right?
Yang Jin Ho is the second pitcher.
They have Choi Woo Hyuk too.
They still have 2 pitchers who won 15 games even with Kang Doo Ki gone.
(Lim Dong Gyu)
Hey, Baek Seung Soo.
(Hot Stove League)