Baseball: A Two-Way Player-Chapter 589 - 143: One Generation Will Grow Old, But There Will Always Be Someone Younger

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"The first month's games of the 2015 season have all concluded, and in the Pacific League, as the defending champion, the SoftBank Team didn't start off well. They are currently trailing the top-placed Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters by 2.5 games and are in third place—such results might be acceptable for other teams, but clearly not for SoftBank. It's said that Supervisor Kudo is facing pressure from various sides..."

"As last season's Grand Slam winner, Lin Guanglai has remained stable this season. So far, his statistics as a pitcher continue to hold the top position, unbeaten; in terms of hitting, he is also among the top in several stats, performing even better than last season—however, it's worth mentioning that the performance of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' Ohtani Shohai this season is equally outstanding. He is currently the only starting pitcher who can compete with Lin Guanglai in pitching stats."

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"As the season reaches its midpoint, the depth in the SoftBank Team's lineup has become apparent: while other teams' records are inevitably plagued by injuries and other factors, SoftBank can bring out several powerful starting lineups and seize the opportunity to reclaim the top position; furthermore, they subdued the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters within the league by a margin of 0.5 games, winning the interleague series championship again after a year... The current situation suggests that under the leadership of the new supervisor, this team's state is only getting better!"

"Apart from the dominating performance from Lin Guanglai, the outstanding record of the SoftBank Team is also largely credited to the breakout of Yanagida Yuuki this season—after taking over Kohkubo Yuuki's No. 9 jersey, this Hiroshima-born power-hitting outfielder has delivered the best performance of his professional career, currently leading the league in batting average, home runs, and stolen bases, very likely achieving the legendary 333 feat!"

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"Congratulations to SoftBank for winning the Pacific League championship for the second consecutive year! Fukuoka and even all of Kyushu are once again in a state of joy! Their advantage is remarkably large; it's only mid-September! What exactly is this team's limit?"

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"With Lin Guanglai's six innings of shutout as the starting pitcher in this game, his season statistics have also been released: in pitching, 22 wins and 2 losses, a terrifying ERA of 1.52, and strikeouts surpassing the astounding 300K mark—the last time someone achieved such stats was back in 1970! After receiving careful guidance from Matsuzaka Daisuke and continuously improving his pitching arsenal, is there any batter in Japan that can halt the progress of this newly crowned five-time champion?"

"In hitting, despite being limited by the Dual Swordsmanship of his appearances, he has still achieved his first 30-home-run season: a batting average of .317 and 33 home runs, both stats second only to his friend Yanagida Yuuki, who achieved the first 333 feat in the Pacific League with a .363 average, 34 home runs, and 32 stolen bases..."

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"In the climactic match, sweeping the underdog Chiba Lotte; in Japan's Number One, facing the Yakult Swallows, who emerged dramatically in the Central League this year monopolizing all offensive titles, Lin Guanglai and his SoftBank displayed powerful suppression—4-1 total score, lightly handing the opponent a gentleman's sweep, defending Japan's Number One for two consecutive years! Is this team really going to replicate the Giant dynasty's miracle?"

"At the just-concluded award ceremony, Lin Guanglai once again captured all accolades, these results are not beyond our expectation, after all, who is more deserving than him? If even a player who simultaneously wins the pitching five-crown title and hits over 30 home runs can't monopolize the accolade titles, then those accolades would lose their shimmer..."

"However, here I have to wonder, since Lin Guanglai has already displayed power far beyond the Nippon Professional Baseball stage, does he truly have to waste time here any longer? Or to put it another way, shouldn't this 20-year-old genius set his sights further across the Pacific Ocean?"

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PS.

I had conceived this chapter's content long ago and planned to use it here, at least from my personal perception, it's pretty good.

The title is taken from Hedgehog's song "Train Heading Out of the Clouds, Dream Peaceful at the Ninth Heaven," it's a great song which I recommend to everyone. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Quickly finished the 2015 season in about a chapter, as I initially planned, considering SoftBank was almost dominating throughout the season, there's no need to write detailed unnecessary content, writing more would just be a waste of effort.

It's likely that the next part will be the last season before heading to the Major League, during the 2016 season, this cosmic silver also faced many internal issues, externally facing their biggest challenge in recent years: the gradually maturing Ohtani Shohai leading the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, in history, they defeated SoftBank securing the league championship and Japan's Number One—though in the novel things would be somewhat different.

Most likely, the Major League plot will start mid to end of this month, so everyone can look forward to it.

Incidentally recruiting some readers knowledgeable in Major League Baseball to join the group or leave comments in the review section, the author's understanding of Major League Baseball is not particularly comprehensive, relying solely on information is likely to overlook some interesting aspects—to make the subsequent content more engaging, I hope everyone can speak freely, and here I also thank everyone for their continuous support for this book.