1 00:00:06,431 --> 00:00:08,060 (All characters, places, companies,) 2 00:00:08,060 --> 00:00:09,576 (and incidents in this drama are fictitious.) 3 00:00:10,060 --> 00:00:12,560 It's a team that plays the worst and doesn't have a future. 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,500 They might continue to be the losers... 5 00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:16,170 for over 10 years even if you form a new team. 6 00:00:16,170 --> 00:00:18,116 I'm speechless. What a lunatic. 7 00:00:18,170 --> 00:00:20,071 How much does he think he knows about baseball? 8 00:00:20,071 --> 00:00:22,245 This is Baek Seung Soo, your new general manager. 9 00:00:22,571 --> 00:00:24,210 I was able to bring victory to a handball team, 10 00:00:24,210 --> 00:00:25,541 wrestling team, and a hockey team. 11 00:00:25,541 --> 00:00:27,280 I don't know much about baseball, 12 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:28,510 but I'll learn as I go. 13 00:00:28,510 --> 00:00:30,126 He's really strange. 14 00:00:30,150 --> 00:00:32,451 I'd like to trade Lim Dong Gyu off. 15 00:00:32,451 --> 00:00:33,890 But he's the outfielder... 16 00:00:33,890 --> 00:00:35,696 and the fifth hitter on the national team. 17 00:00:36,420 --> 00:00:38,721 Do you walk out of your house when your maid tells you to? 18 00:00:38,721 --> 00:00:41,290 Why does he want to sell a good player like Lim Dong Gyu? 19 00:00:41,290 --> 00:00:43,661 Someone with a 0.330 batting average has fewer game-winners... 20 00:00:43,661 --> 00:00:45,000 than someone with a 0.270 average? 21 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,471 Dong Gyu is surprisingly not the star player here. 22 00:00:47,471 --> 00:00:48,631 You think the fans will watch it happen? 23 00:00:48,631 --> 00:00:50,575 Do you want to see the club's bus on fire? 24 00:00:50,871 --> 00:00:52,000 Why would they set the bus on fire? 25 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,240 Everyone was happy when they heard Kang Doo Ki is returning our team. 26 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:55,511 Kang Doo Ki? 27 00:00:55,511 --> 00:00:57,680 He is the first on the list of national athletes. Is this possible? 28 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:58,785 Dreams, 29 00:00:59,551 --> 00:01:01,551 I'm back! 30 00:01:01,551 --> 00:01:04,320 Do you feel bad that I did something impossible? 31 00:01:04,320 --> 00:01:05,796 Why do you think I chose you? 32 00:01:05,921 --> 00:01:07,826 The championship, then disbandment. 33 00:01:07,891 --> 00:01:08,921 The championship, 34 00:01:08,921 --> 00:01:11,661 then once again... Please do as you've done. 35 00:01:11,661 --> 00:01:13,861 So please, go ahead with your grand scheme for next year. 36 00:01:13,861 --> 00:01:16,361 Who gets to choose the 10 new players for the team... 37 00:01:16,361 --> 00:01:17,400 every year? 38 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,645 I think that's what I should be looking into. 39 00:01:19,771 --> 00:01:23,070 You've been poking at the biggest figures on the team. 40 00:01:23,070 --> 00:01:24,900 The biggest figures are the most popular ones. 41 00:01:24,900 --> 00:01:25,900 We have the first picks, 42 00:01:25,900 --> 00:01:28,570 yet we haven't chosen the best rookie of the year. 43 00:01:28,570 --> 00:01:30,016 That hurts. 44 00:01:30,081 --> 00:01:31,941 Do you trust Mr. Ko? 45 00:01:31,941 --> 00:01:34,180 - Yes I do. - Is that really giving trust? 46 00:01:34,180 --> 00:01:35,911 You're just turning a blind eye. 47 00:01:35,911 --> 00:01:37,350 You do know Mr. Ko Se Hyuk, don't you? 48 00:01:37,350 --> 00:01:38,850 How would I know someone like that? 49 00:01:38,850 --> 00:01:41,320 How much did you pay Manager Ko? 50 00:01:41,320 --> 00:01:42,490 I don't know anything. Leave! 51 00:01:42,490 --> 00:01:46,391 Say that I do something that defames the Dreams. 52 00:01:46,391 --> 00:01:47,631 I have something to report to you. 53 00:01:47,631 --> 00:01:49,876 The unprecedented corruption... 54 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:51,505 of a professional team scouting, in the worst case. 55 00:01:51,661 --> 00:01:53,546 And as for you, you're fired. 56 00:01:58,301 --> 00:02:00,710 If you're a fan of the Dreams, 57 00:02:00,710 --> 00:02:02,846 this news may shock you. 58 00:02:03,180 --> 00:02:06,115 Andy Gordon, the ace player of three years... 59 00:02:06,751 --> 00:02:09,480 Mr. Baek, you watched the news about Andy, right? 60 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,550 We won't be keeping Andy. 61 00:02:11,550 --> 00:02:13,895 I'll arrange a business trip. Let's go. 62 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,766 All right, Miles. Let's show them what you've got. 63 00:02:27,170 --> 00:02:28,305 146km per hour. 64 00:02:35,610 --> 00:02:36,681 149km per hour. 65 00:02:36,681 --> 00:02:39,055 Now, you know that that's still not 100 percent. 66 00:02:39,381 --> 00:02:42,925 I don't think Andy compares to this guy. 67 00:02:43,251 --> 00:02:44,425 He's insane. 68 00:02:44,751 --> 00:02:46,326 I thought I was watching Doo Ki just now. 69 00:02:46,790 --> 00:02:51,166 But I'm afraid I've got some news for you. 70 00:02:53,691 --> 00:02:56,905 It seems, his price jumped up just a bit overnight. 71 00:02:58,461 --> 00:03:00,506 He's saying that Miles' price jumped up from yesterday. 72 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:02,405 Let's see. 73 00:03:03,241 --> 00:03:07,016 What was the original offer? It was 500,000 dollars, right? 74 00:03:09,241 --> 00:03:10,555 Why don't we double that? 75 00:03:13,781 --> 00:03:14,886 152km per hour. 76 00:03:15,281 --> 00:03:18,326 Double? Just overnight? No way. 77 00:03:18,751 --> 00:03:21,196 All of a sudden? She thinks it's ridiculous. 78 00:03:21,290 --> 00:03:22,425 Ridiculous? 79 00:03:23,290 --> 00:03:24,860 You see that ball speed... 80 00:03:24,860 --> 00:03:28,036 and you come at us with an offer of just 500,000 dollars? 81 00:03:28,531 --> 00:03:29,700 Now, little Miss, 82 00:03:29,700 --> 00:03:32,736 that, that is ridiculous. 83 00:03:34,670 --> 00:03:36,745 It's too sudden. This is unacceptable. 84 00:03:44,781 --> 00:03:46,215 155km per hour. 85 00:03:49,550 --> 00:03:50,756 All right, then. 86 00:03:51,721 --> 00:03:52,895 No contract. 87 00:03:59,461 --> 00:04:01,736 - Which team is it? - Which team? 88 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,375 I'm sorry. I don't have to tell you anything. 89 00:04:07,170 --> 00:04:08,700 He says he's not entitled to answer you. 90 00:04:08,700 --> 00:04:11,316 Tell him we'll reconsider the terms again. 91 00:04:11,441 --> 00:04:13,446 We'll reconsider the contract's conditions. 92 00:04:14,170 --> 00:04:16,111 Tell him it'd be better if he tells us... 93 00:04:16,111 --> 00:04:17,956 what the other team offered. 94 00:04:18,010 --> 00:04:20,585 If you can tell us what conditions you were offered, 95 00:04:20,981 --> 00:04:23,395 - that would be great. - I don't think so. 96 00:04:23,780 --> 00:04:25,756 You get us that offer by the end of the day. 97 00:04:26,791 --> 00:04:28,095 All right, Sam. Let's go. 98 00:04:31,291 --> 00:04:33,936 - How could he? - What is this? 99 00:04:40,431 --> 00:04:42,206 (Episode 5) 100 00:04:43,070 --> 00:04:44,545 Hello, Mr. Kim Jong Mu. 101 00:04:45,041 --> 00:04:47,316 Did you contact Miles by any chance? 102 00:04:48,541 --> 00:04:49,715 No? 103 00:04:51,010 --> 00:04:52,215 All right. 104 00:04:52,510 --> 00:04:54,826 Keep looking for good players, and I'll see you in Korea. 105 00:04:55,251 --> 00:04:56,326 Okay. 106 00:04:58,520 --> 00:04:59,626 So? 107 00:05:00,590 --> 00:05:01,965 How much do you need? 108 00:05:04,121 --> 00:05:06,436 A million dollars? That's a lot of money. 109 00:05:08,361 --> 00:05:09,465 That's too much. 110 00:05:11,431 --> 00:05:13,006 Is he that great a pitcher? 111 00:05:14,970 --> 00:05:16,176 All right. 112 00:05:17,041 --> 00:05:19,116 I have to discuss it with Mr. Kwon first. 113 00:05:19,941 --> 00:05:21,386 Okay. Bye. 114 00:05:30,481 --> 00:05:31,926 Please go ahead and eat. 115 00:05:36,351 --> 00:05:38,561 Okay. We should eat and get energized so we can... 116 00:05:38,561 --> 00:05:41,306 make Miles sign the contract by force if anything. Right? 117 00:05:41,561 --> 00:05:42,706 Well... 118 00:05:43,700 --> 00:05:45,306 Come on, lighten up the mood. 119 00:05:45,460 --> 00:05:47,405 Okay. Let's eat. 120 00:05:48,070 --> 00:05:49,446 Excuse me. 121 00:05:50,570 --> 00:05:52,376 Are you Korean? What is it? 122 00:05:53,311 --> 00:05:56,045 - Gosh, hello. - Are you well, Ms. Lee? 123 00:05:56,541 --> 00:05:57,640 (Pelicans' General Manager, Oh Sa Hun) 124 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,016 Nice to meet you. 125 00:05:59,280 --> 00:06:01,285 I'm General Manager Oh Sa Hun of the Pelicans. 126 00:06:02,181 --> 00:06:03,295 Hello. 127 00:06:09,491 --> 00:06:10,665 Can we join you? 128 00:06:12,220 --> 00:06:13,866 It's a little tight. 129 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,436 You're the one who contacted Miles, right? 130 00:06:18,030 --> 00:06:19,136 Yes. 131 00:06:20,530 --> 00:06:22,400 I think I might get an upset stomach... 132 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,946 if I eat with someone who made Miles' price double. 133 00:06:27,340 --> 00:06:30,116 No, you're being egocentric. 134 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,311 If I may say it from my perspective, 135 00:06:32,311 --> 00:06:34,725 I'd say we're scouting Miles for a reasonable price. 136 00:06:35,381 --> 00:06:38,155 You don't have to pay for Miles anyway. 137 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,326 We're the ones scouting Miles. 138 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:41,626 Gosh. 139 00:06:41,851 --> 00:06:43,566 He hasn't signed anything yet. 140 00:06:43,820 --> 00:06:47,235 You're a fighter who won't give up. It's a good attitude. 141 00:06:48,330 --> 00:06:50,436 But how did you know about Miles anyway? 142 00:06:51,001 --> 00:06:53,006 I never imagined having a competitor. 143 00:06:53,700 --> 00:06:55,345 We would've lost him had we taken our time. 144 00:06:55,601 --> 00:06:56,746 Mr. Oh. 145 00:06:58,001 --> 00:07:00,085 - Do people on the field like you? - What? 146 00:07:00,340 --> 00:07:01,785 How do you scout your players? 147 00:07:01,871 --> 00:07:03,811 Do you search for players for the positions you need, 148 00:07:03,811 --> 00:07:04,886 or... 149 00:07:05,481 --> 00:07:07,826 do you just look for good players regardless of their positions? 150 00:07:08,910 --> 00:07:11,655 I just do as I see fit. 151 00:07:11,681 --> 00:07:13,491 Your starter pitcher Cho Byung Yoon is right-handed, 152 00:07:13,491 --> 00:07:15,126 and so is Dave who is second. 153 00:07:15,491 --> 00:07:17,895 Your 4th and 5th pitchers are all right-handed. 154 00:07:18,460 --> 00:07:21,105 Miles is a right-handed pitcher too. 155 00:07:21,191 --> 00:07:24,605 You'll be in trouble if we recruit Miles, right? 156 00:07:27,501 --> 00:07:29,506 Mr. Oh, do you want to make a bet? 157 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,475 Let's see who will be smiling on their way home. 158 00:07:35,070 --> 00:07:36,186 I'm someone... 159 00:07:36,981 --> 00:07:40,525 who knocks on every bridge even if it's made out of stone. 160 00:07:40,910 --> 00:07:42,025 Well, 161 00:07:42,811 --> 00:07:44,926 we'll be taking Miles anyway. 162 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:46,525 Let's go ahead and make the bet. 163 00:08:04,001 --> 00:08:07,016 Your general manager is Oh Sa Hun, right? 164 00:08:08,541 --> 00:08:10,155 How much is your team spending on recruiting a new pitcher? 165 00:08:11,381 --> 00:08:12,585 Okay. 166 00:08:15,681 --> 00:08:18,126 You think I'm going to use this information against you? 167 00:08:18,681 --> 00:08:20,426 Nonsense. Bye now. 168 00:08:22,791 --> 00:08:23,965 Let's... 169 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,395 support them when we can. 170 00:08:27,830 --> 00:08:29,566 Let's go big and give 900,000 dollars. 171 00:08:30,231 --> 00:08:32,735 Yes sir, I'll call them right away. 172 00:08:43,071 --> 00:08:47,385 It seems like I shouldn't be here when you pick this call up. 173 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:49,926 We were actually talking... 174 00:08:50,081 --> 00:08:52,956 to see if we could scout Doo Ki into our team. 175 00:08:53,321 --> 00:08:55,225 I've been meaning to meet you in person. 176 00:08:56,190 --> 00:08:57,436 Enjoy your meal. 177 00:09:03,300 --> 00:09:05,576 Hello? Yes. 178 00:09:06,260 --> 00:09:08,906 Yes. Yes sir. 179 00:09:11,770 --> 00:09:13,115 Let's eat. 180 00:09:13,871 --> 00:09:15,245 What happened? 181 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,385 A million dollars is too much. 182 00:09:24,951 --> 00:09:26,196 Mr. Kwon, 183 00:09:28,491 --> 00:09:31,135 you know how you approved up to 900,000 dollars for spending? 184 00:09:32,660 --> 00:09:36,265 Don't you think Mr. Baek will be able to... 185 00:09:36,361 --> 00:09:39,235 scout the mercenary if you allow a million dollars of funding? 186 00:09:40,831 --> 00:09:42,005 Mister, 187 00:09:43,101 --> 00:09:45,146 don't you say that. 188 00:09:46,571 --> 00:09:48,286 You're saying that as if... 189 00:09:49,071 --> 00:09:51,640 we're trying to set up... 190 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:53,485 for Mr. Baek's failure. 191 00:09:55,251 --> 00:09:56,686 We're... 192 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,956 supporting Mr. Baek... 193 00:10:00,050 --> 00:10:02,995 by spending much more on the team than we need to. 194 00:10:05,961 --> 00:10:07,135 You're right. 195 00:10:10,201 --> 00:10:11,576 You're right indeed. 196 00:10:12,900 --> 00:10:14,546 He's just a mercenary. 197 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:16,916 You think 100,000 dollars won't make a difference, do you? 198 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,046 But money is everything when scouting a mercenary. 199 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:21,715 For sure. 200 00:10:22,971 --> 00:10:26,780 Should we contact Griffin? 201 00:10:26,780 --> 00:10:28,125 Ms. Lee, 202 00:10:28,211 --> 00:10:32,296 if another team contacted you, would you move to that team? 203 00:10:32,581 --> 00:10:34,995 What? No. 204 00:10:35,491 --> 00:10:37,166 Even if they offer you better pay? 205 00:10:37,361 --> 00:10:40,735 Of course not. To me, the Dreams is... 206 00:10:41,961 --> 00:10:44,036 - Gosh. - That's right. 207 00:10:44,260 --> 00:10:47,676 Money isn't everything. 208 00:10:48,030 --> 00:10:51,800 But we don't have special personal or academic relations, 209 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:55,170 so won't money mean everything when scouting a mercenary for our team? 210 00:10:55,170 --> 00:10:57,081 That's only when there's a big jump guaranteed for the pay. 211 00:10:57,081 --> 00:10:59,385 Apparently, we have up to 900,000 dollars for funding. 212 00:11:00,251 --> 00:11:03,156 I'll get in touch with Miles again. 213 00:11:03,881 --> 00:11:05,855 (Yoo Min Ho) 214 00:11:15,591 --> 00:11:18,800 Press your back foot deeper into the plate. 215 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,576 And keep your posture straight. 216 00:11:20,670 --> 00:11:21,776 The power... 217 00:11:22,601 --> 00:11:25,701 The power from your hips is connected to your pitch. 218 00:11:25,701 --> 00:11:26,841 Try another pitch. 219 00:11:26,841 --> 00:11:28,841 I'm going to take this call, so keep practicing. 220 00:11:28,841 --> 00:11:30,115 Yes sir. 221 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,255 Don't kick your plate. 222 00:11:38,451 --> 00:11:40,465 That won't make your pitches straighter. 223 00:11:41,491 --> 00:11:43,696 And keep your head in the right direction. 224 00:11:45,020 --> 00:11:47,135 I'm just worried that you might hurt yourself again. 225 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:50,505 What do you think you're doing? 226 00:11:51,030 --> 00:11:52,731 - What? - I corrected his posture, 227 00:11:52,731 --> 00:11:54,331 so why are you giving him other corrections? 228 00:11:54,331 --> 00:11:55,471 What? 229 00:11:55,471 --> 00:11:56,900 Are you the pitching coach? 230 00:11:56,900 --> 00:12:00,046 Why don't you just become one then? I'll take over your spot. 231 00:12:00,871 --> 00:12:04,416 I'm more educated than you are... 232 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,640 and I was the pitching coach for longer than you were. 233 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,951 You're the bench coach now, so mind your own business. 234 00:12:09,951 --> 00:12:11,495 Or just switch positions with me. 235 00:12:12,951 --> 00:12:14,495 What does he think he's doing? 236 00:12:14,721 --> 00:12:17,296 You! Come over here! 237 00:12:45,121 --> 00:12:47,196 (Kang Doo Ki) 238 00:12:49,721 --> 00:12:52,936 Jang Jin Woo's pitches are too messy to practice to. 239 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:56,265 He hasn't pitched the winning pitch, not even once this year. 240 00:12:57,361 --> 00:12:58,930 - Yes. - Kim Dae Chun... 241 00:12:58,930 --> 00:13:00,306 the starting pitcher for the national team said that. 242 00:13:01,530 --> 00:13:04,046 A fastball doesn't make it a good pitch. 243 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,501 There are balls that go faster... 244 00:13:06,501 --> 00:13:07,971 than the batter expects them to, 245 00:13:07,971 --> 00:13:10,146 making them miss the ball. 246 00:13:11,241 --> 00:13:13,440 There are also pitches that the batter is sure he can hit, 247 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:15,926 but barely hit and end up as a ground ball. 248 00:13:17,081 --> 00:13:19,355 Doo Ki can strike out the first batter, 249 00:13:19,650 --> 00:13:21,396 then you can block the next. 250 00:13:22,091 --> 00:13:24,495 You can't possibly pitch faster balls than Doo Ki, 251 00:13:24,991 --> 00:13:27,835 so what kind of pitches do you need to pitch to throw batters off? 252 00:13:31,836 --> 00:13:36,836 [VIU Ver] SBS E09 'Hot Stove League' "Miles Rejects the Offer" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥- 253 00:13:40,371 --> 00:13:41,615 Coach, 254 00:13:42,071 --> 00:13:43,981 make Chul Min the pitching coach... 255 00:13:43,981 --> 00:13:45,585 and me into the bench coach. 256 00:13:45,841 --> 00:13:47,556 I think he wants to become a pitching coach. 257 00:13:48,211 --> 00:13:50,556 Is it not time for you two to start getting along yet? 258 00:13:55,591 --> 00:13:57,965 Everyone has their own roles. 259 00:14:06,530 --> 00:14:09,076 Where's Mr. Baek? 260 00:14:09,270 --> 00:14:12,546 We need to scout the pitcher that'll pitch the day after Doo Ki. 261 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:13,816 A pitcher? 262 00:14:14,711 --> 00:14:16,871 Do you think we have enough funding for that? 263 00:14:16,871 --> 00:14:19,115 Seems like Mr. Baek only knows how to make radical changes. 264 00:14:20,711 --> 00:14:21,985 Let's get going. 265 00:14:27,351 --> 00:14:29,890 - Really nice. If you actually... - No, no. 266 00:14:29,890 --> 00:14:31,160 You would've had to find that. 267 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,491 But I liked her. 268 00:14:33,491 --> 00:14:35,961 But she hasn't known you for long. 269 00:14:35,961 --> 00:14:38,231 Rich. 270 00:14:38,231 --> 00:14:39,861 - Let me borrow some money. - Can you buy me a new car? 271 00:14:39,861 --> 00:14:41,731 - Right. - You're rich? 272 00:14:41,731 --> 00:14:43,446 Everybody is happy. 273 00:14:44,701 --> 00:14:47,385 Miles, can we talk? 274 00:14:50,211 --> 00:14:52,456 Guys, give me a second. 275 00:14:52,611 --> 00:14:53,910 Are you going to be okay? 276 00:14:53,910 --> 00:14:55,810 Guys, it's all good. Don't worry. 277 00:14:55,810 --> 00:14:56,926 We'll take off. 278 00:15:06,091 --> 00:15:07,206 Miles, 279 00:15:08,491 --> 00:15:11,835 the maximum offer we can make is 900,000 dollars. 280 00:15:12,530 --> 00:15:16,206 That's 100,000 dollars lower than what you've been offered. 281 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:18,875 We'll offer you 900,000 dollars. 282 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:22,015 It's 100,000 dollars less than the other offer. 283 00:15:22,611 --> 00:15:25,585 Mr. Baek, look, I'm not stupid. 284 00:15:25,881 --> 00:15:28,010 I know I'm not favorable to you... 285 00:15:28,010 --> 00:15:30,156 because I've only had a triple A career. 286 00:15:30,310 --> 00:15:32,280 But listen, I know what I can do out there. 287 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,621 This is a good chance for you to catch me... 288 00:15:34,621 --> 00:15:36,196 for just a million dollars. 289 00:15:36,290 --> 00:15:39,436 In fact, to be honest, a million is not even enough. 290 00:15:39,721 --> 00:15:42,536 It's just enough to show me that you're serious. 291 00:15:42,660 --> 00:15:45,135 That's the part that pisses me off right there. 292 00:15:45,331 --> 00:15:48,676 To you, a million is your upper limit. 293 00:15:48,831 --> 00:15:50,701 He says that although he only has... 294 00:15:50,701 --> 00:15:52,371 a triple A career, 295 00:15:52,371 --> 00:15:54,186 a million dollars is still very little for what he can do. 296 00:15:54,211 --> 00:15:56,810 Did you know that the Pelicans replaced their mercenaries... 297 00:15:56,810 --> 00:15:57,841 twice last year? 298 00:15:57,841 --> 00:16:00,851 The Pelicans replaced the mercenaries twice last year. 299 00:16:00,851 --> 00:16:02,026 Keep talking. 300 00:16:02,581 --> 00:16:04,355 Meanwhile, the Dreams has... 301 00:16:04,381 --> 00:16:07,625 never replaced our mercenary, not once in the last three years. 302 00:16:07,690 --> 00:16:10,591 This proves that we provide enough time for you. 303 00:16:10,591 --> 00:16:14,690 If you'd like, we'll add this clause to the contract. 304 00:16:14,690 --> 00:16:17,101 Why? Do you not have enough money? 305 00:16:17,101 --> 00:16:19,260 It's not about the money here, 306 00:16:19,260 --> 00:16:21,946 it's about the impact we can have on your career. 307 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,201 You think I might get replaced? 308 00:16:24,201 --> 00:16:25,375 I don't know. 309 00:16:26,001 --> 00:16:27,770 The well-known Mac Miller... 310 00:16:27,770 --> 00:16:30,170 had a great career in Major League, 311 00:16:30,170 --> 00:16:31,755 yet in our league, 312 00:16:31,780 --> 00:16:34,686 he got replaced in four months and returned to the US. 313 00:16:35,451 --> 00:16:37,225 And other teams... 314 00:16:37,251 --> 00:16:39,081 don't hesitate in placing the confused foreign players... 315 00:16:39,081 --> 00:16:41,826 later in their pitching orders. 316 00:16:42,650 --> 00:16:45,196 It's not about the money, it's about you. 317 00:16:45,420 --> 00:16:48,066 Don't be silly just over 100,000 dollars. 318 00:16:48,361 --> 00:16:51,331 Can you guarantee me on my contract... 319 00:16:51,331 --> 00:16:52,906 that I'll be the starting pitcher? 320 00:16:54,101 --> 00:16:55,406 Absolutely. 321 00:16:56,270 --> 00:16:59,776 The Korean laws outline that a million dollars is the maximum, 322 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:03,046 but that becomes invalid once the foreign player signs again. 323 00:17:03,211 --> 00:17:04,740 If you just last this one season, 324 00:17:04,740 --> 00:17:06,886 even Japan will begin to recognize what a player you are. 325 00:17:07,910 --> 00:17:10,896 Japan has many teams that have a lot of money to offer. 326 00:17:12,381 --> 00:17:14,725 I think you can use your one year being on our team... 327 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,436 as a time to showcase your talent to more people. 328 00:17:19,460 --> 00:17:22,406 Earning 100,000 dollars more now... 329 00:17:22,890 --> 00:17:25,936 won't be much if you think about what you could get later on. 330 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,075 How much do you bet on my success? 331 00:17:30,301 --> 00:17:31,545 100 percent. 332 00:17:35,541 --> 00:17:36,686 That's... 333 00:17:36,970 --> 00:17:40,456 only under the circumstance that you get to play the whole season. 334 00:17:41,111 --> 00:17:43,785 Again, you're talking in your favor. 335 00:17:44,420 --> 00:17:47,121 You can call up and ask... 336 00:17:47,121 --> 00:17:48,765 your mates who are playing in Korea. 337 00:17:48,990 --> 00:17:49,990 We strictly encourage... 338 00:17:49,990 --> 00:17:52,636 a training system that is individually catered, 339 00:17:53,521 --> 00:17:55,166 but the Pelicans is different. 340 00:17:56,230 --> 00:17:57,660 All their players must partake... 341 00:17:57,660 --> 00:17:59,636 in their group training, and mercenaries are no exception. 342 00:17:59,700 --> 00:18:01,571 Our team has different training programs, 343 00:18:01,571 --> 00:18:03,106 depending on the player's condition. 344 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,116 But the Pelicans? They're the opposite. 345 00:18:05,301 --> 00:18:09,285 All right. Still, you're offering me 100,000 dollars less. 346 00:18:09,571 --> 00:18:12,180 I believe the things that I just listed... 347 00:18:12,180 --> 00:18:14,485 are enough to offset the difference of 100,000 dollars. 348 00:18:15,910 --> 00:18:16,985 Am I wrong? 349 00:18:18,521 --> 00:18:20,255 What on earth is happening here? 350 00:18:21,051 --> 00:18:23,396 You're talking to my player without me? 351 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,396 Hey, calm down. 352 00:18:26,021 --> 00:18:27,666 You've got some nerve. 353 00:18:28,791 --> 00:18:30,035 What are you doing here? 354 00:18:30,460 --> 00:18:32,436 We just came here for beer and bumped into him. 355 00:18:34,970 --> 00:18:36,406 That's a darn lie. 356 00:18:36,970 --> 00:18:38,045 Wait outside. 357 00:18:47,011 --> 00:18:48,626 You have a good interpreter. 358 00:18:49,210 --> 00:18:51,196 It would've been nice if you'd kept it courteous. 359 00:18:51,381 --> 00:18:52,956 It's not like we're strangers, you know. 360 00:18:53,081 --> 00:18:55,166 There was nothing discourteous about it. 361 00:18:57,521 --> 00:18:58,896 I must say, you're a hardworking man. 362 00:18:59,420 --> 00:19:00,535 Let's go. 363 00:19:01,291 --> 00:19:04,805 No wonder I got a sudden urge to sign the contract at this late hour. 364 00:19:05,801 --> 00:19:07,331 What did Mr. Baek say? 365 00:19:07,331 --> 00:19:09,906 He offered me 900,000 dollars. 366 00:19:10,740 --> 00:19:12,376 - Then I won, right? - Let's do it. 367 00:19:14,611 --> 00:19:15,715 All right. 368 00:19:17,581 --> 00:19:18,656 Mr. Baek. 369 00:19:22,011 --> 00:19:24,396 I see that you really did your best with that one. 370 00:19:25,551 --> 00:19:29,426 The terms that you offered him seemed pretty good, 371 00:19:29,690 --> 00:19:32,096 so I told Miles that we'd put the same terms on his contract. 372 00:19:34,261 --> 00:19:36,690 But can you guarantee that the head coach would agree to... 373 00:19:36,690 --> 00:19:38,106 an individually-catered training program? 374 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:39,906 - Mr. Baek. - Can you? 375 00:19:40,361 --> 00:19:42,606 Whether it's true or not, 376 00:19:42,900 --> 00:19:45,475 isn't it our problem if Miles decides to put his trust in us? 377 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,101 I mean, think about it. 378 00:19:47,101 --> 00:19:49,985 Why do you think he said he has to think about your offer... 379 00:19:50,071 --> 00:19:52,456 when he said okay to me right away? 380 00:19:53,081 --> 00:19:55,255 I bet it's a dual contract that pays better. 381 00:20:02,621 --> 00:20:05,495 We can't waste time worrying about money and not get things done. 382 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,035 Consider this advice a gesture of good will. 383 00:20:09,690 --> 00:20:12,636 You should probably look for another mercenary quickly. 384 00:20:34,091 --> 00:20:36,626 They threw in an ad deal and promised him more money. 385 00:20:37,390 --> 00:20:38,390 What? 386 00:20:38,390 --> 00:20:40,805 That means he admitted to offering over a million dollars. 387 00:20:40,990 --> 00:20:43,035 That's a dual contract. Let's report him right away. 388 00:20:43,190 --> 00:20:45,136 It'll be pointless. 389 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:46,406 Why? Why is that? 390 00:20:46,561 --> 00:20:47,970 There are no rules that state... 391 00:20:47,970 --> 00:20:50,606 players can't be paid through ads or commercials. 392 00:20:50,771 --> 00:20:53,670 We made a mistake by simply thinking that the 100,000 dollars... 393 00:20:53,670 --> 00:20:55,315 is the only thing we need to offset. 394 00:20:56,071 --> 00:20:58,916 It was a game that we couldn't win to begin with. 395 00:21:01,081 --> 00:21:02,686 "We lost because we didn't have enough money." 396 00:21:04,021 --> 00:21:05,920 "I couldn't go to college because I never had a tutor." 397 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:07,356 "I lost because I was ill." 398 00:21:07,950 --> 00:21:09,920 Everyone's situation is different, 399 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,265 and we all fight with the resources that are available to us. 400 00:21:12,591 --> 00:21:15,666 If we start listing excuses, we'll lose again in the same situation. 401 00:21:17,531 --> 00:21:19,500 We didn't lose to Oh Sa Hun. 402 00:21:19,500 --> 00:21:21,906 We were defeated by the situation that was given to us. 403 00:21:32,811 --> 00:21:35,086 Why don't we just watch a video of Griffin? 404 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,765 I wouldn't say he's an eye-catching player. 405 00:21:42,390 --> 00:21:44,521 Rather, he's the type to enjoy battles of wits, 406 00:21:44,521 --> 00:21:46,636 so I expect that he'll adjust quickly. 407 00:21:47,361 --> 00:21:49,065 And considering that, 408 00:21:49,331 --> 00:21:52,606 we really can't say that Miles is better than him. 409 00:21:53,230 --> 00:21:54,470 The more I watch his videos, 410 00:21:54,470 --> 00:21:56,045 the more I think he's mentally strong. 411 00:22:02,311 --> 00:22:05,086 - See you tomorrow. - See you tomorrow. 412 00:22:11,150 --> 00:22:12,255 Robert. 413 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:15,926 - Yes. - Thanks for your help today. 414 00:22:16,150 --> 00:22:18,035 I look forward to working with you. 415 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:37,785 Go! Go for it! 416 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,740 - Go! - Go! 417 00:22:40,740 --> 00:22:41,886 - You got this! - Go! 418 00:22:51,420 --> 00:22:52,495 Hey. 419 00:22:56,061 --> 00:22:57,136 Hey! 420 00:22:57,261 --> 00:22:58,676 He sure is a pro. 421 00:22:59,230 --> 00:23:02,475 I think he's already established his own training routine. 422 00:23:02,831 --> 00:23:05,041 His corner work is good too. 423 00:23:05,041 --> 00:23:07,785 (Corner work: Throwing the ball toward the strike zone's corners) 424 00:23:09,771 --> 00:23:11,086 Mr. Baek Seung Soo? 425 00:23:15,851 --> 00:23:17,025 Mr. Kim. 426 00:23:18,121 --> 00:23:19,525 What brings you here? 427 00:23:19,621 --> 00:23:22,025 I told you that I was going to California. 428 00:23:22,551 --> 00:23:25,565 Who are you here for? 429 00:23:30,561 --> 00:23:31,636 Pass. 430 00:23:34,131 --> 00:23:36,346 Is it Griffin? 431 00:23:40,301 --> 00:23:41,446 Darn it. 432 00:23:43,311 --> 00:23:44,386 Mr. Baek. 433 00:23:45,140 --> 00:23:47,086 I've only known you for a little while, 434 00:23:47,410 --> 00:23:50,456 but I'll be honest with you because we should help each other out. 435 00:23:51,121 --> 00:23:53,396 You should go find yourself another mercenary. 436 00:23:54,650 --> 00:23:56,565 I'm not trying to say I laid my eyes on him first. 437 00:23:57,591 --> 00:23:59,836 It's just that we don't have plan B if we don't get him, 438 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:01,836 so we must get him no matter what. 439 00:24:02,591 --> 00:24:06,336 Anyway, I'm just letting you know how determined we are. 440 00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:08,906 - Okay, understood. - You should've told me. 441 00:24:09,531 --> 00:24:12,545 Then you wouldn't have had to waste your time like this. 442 00:24:12,970 --> 00:24:16,015 Why didn't you tell me? 443 00:24:16,611 --> 00:24:19,086 All right. I'll see you in Korea. 444 00:24:30,851 --> 00:24:33,735 Vikings will try to get Griffin no matter what. 445 00:24:34,061 --> 00:24:36,406 Still, we're going to leave without even meeting him? 446 00:24:36,531 --> 00:24:37,831 He basically said, 447 00:24:37,831 --> 00:24:40,005 "You guys can't afford him," in the nicest and most roundabout way. 448 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,775 Why confuse a player whom we can't get anyway? 449 00:24:44,841 --> 00:24:47,245 So you no longer think the difference is only 100,000 dollars? 450 00:24:47,611 --> 00:24:48,710 Are you giving up? 451 00:24:48,710 --> 00:24:50,346 No, his pitch is weaker than I thought. 452 00:24:51,581 --> 00:24:53,410 The strikeout we saw in the video... 453 00:24:53,410 --> 00:24:55,555 definitely won't happen often. 454 00:24:56,650 --> 00:24:58,220 Even if there are no strikeouts... 455 00:24:58,220 --> 00:25:01,096 I know he can make a groundout happen by throwing a cutter, 456 00:25:01,521 --> 00:25:03,490 but our infield defense is quite weak. 457 00:25:03,490 --> 00:25:04,660 (Cutter: A hard-to-hit fastball) 458 00:25:04,660 --> 00:25:06,291 Vikings' infield defense is strong, 459 00:25:06,291 --> 00:25:08,065 so they don't need to worry about things like that. 460 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:10,831 I'm sure Mr. Kim Jong Mu knows that too. 461 00:25:10,831 --> 00:25:13,106 All right, let's call it a day. 462 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:23,545 Hey. 463 00:25:24,740 --> 00:25:26,956 You're getting cold chills? Did you take any medicine? 464 00:25:28,351 --> 00:25:29,956 Right, you can't take medicine. 465 00:25:30,111 --> 00:25:31,225 I'm sorry. 466 00:25:32,220 --> 00:25:33,896 Things aren't looking too good now. 467 00:25:36,321 --> 00:25:37,396 Okay. 468 00:25:47,871 --> 00:25:49,505 It's about time you became weak-willed. 469 00:25:50,331 --> 00:25:51,975 No, not at all. 470 00:25:52,970 --> 00:25:55,285 They say you get tougher when things are tough. 471 00:25:55,670 --> 00:25:57,646 I'll be vicious. 472 00:25:58,311 --> 00:26:00,156 I still have so much energy. 473 00:26:01,250 --> 00:26:02,755 All right. I'm glad. 474 00:26:04,011 --> 00:26:06,795 By the way, what are we doing for dinner today? 475 00:26:07,150 --> 00:26:08,626 There's a restaurant I saw. 476 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:10,166 What kind of restaurant? 477 00:26:10,291 --> 00:26:12,896 - Mexican. - Let's have Korean food. 478 00:26:14,890 --> 00:26:17,706 Okay, I saw a Korean restaurant in the area as well. 479 00:26:17,900 --> 00:26:20,535 - They specialize in stews. - I don't want stew. 480 00:26:22,430 --> 00:26:23,706 Well... 481 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:25,916 You know. 482 00:26:26,601 --> 00:26:28,515 - What? - You know. 483 00:26:31,111 --> 00:26:34,055 What is this about? Is he here to write restaurant reviews? 484 00:26:36,410 --> 00:26:37,956 You must be exhausted from all the driving. 485 00:26:38,650 --> 00:26:40,055 No, I'm fine. 486 00:26:40,281 --> 00:26:41,426 Thank you. 487 00:26:42,621 --> 00:26:44,896 So where are we going for dinner? 488 00:26:45,460 --> 00:26:48,535 Well, what do you want to eat? 489 00:26:48,890 --> 00:26:52,176 Well, something spicy that people usually make at home. 490 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,245 - You mean, ramyeon? - Goodness. 491 00:26:59,301 --> 00:27:01,245 Gosh, where can we go... 492 00:27:01,710 --> 00:27:04,315 My place isn't too far from here. 493 00:27:12,851 --> 00:27:14,866 What are you doing? You're not even feeling well. 494 00:27:16,291 --> 00:27:19,196 I fiddled with it for a few minutes to forget my pain. 495 00:27:19,821 --> 00:27:21,836 We have guests. They're outside now. 496 00:27:23,261 --> 00:27:24,336 Now? 497 00:27:33,470 --> 00:27:35,916 My gosh, thank you. Thank you very much. 498 00:27:37,910 --> 00:27:39,456 You must be tired. 499 00:27:40,611 --> 00:27:41,755 Here you go. 500 00:27:45,420 --> 00:27:48,396 - Why don't you join us? - No, it's okay. 501 00:27:49,420 --> 00:27:50,596 Thank you for this. 502 00:27:54,091 --> 00:27:55,690 You have to take a picture, don't you? 503 00:27:55,690 --> 00:27:57,136 Yes, right. 504 00:28:03,131 --> 00:28:04,700 There's a chip. Hold on. 505 00:28:04,700 --> 00:28:06,240 No, it's okay. 506 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,086 It won't get in the way of me eating. 507 00:28:08,210 --> 00:28:09,586 Let's eat together. 508 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,376 I don't think we have to meet with Hubbert. 509 00:29:08,730 --> 00:29:11,106 The thing is, 510 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,215 we have lower expectations for the remaining players. 511 00:29:14,710 --> 00:29:17,485 Okay. Let's get going. 512 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:40,876 Is there a problem? 513 00:29:43,771 --> 00:29:45,045 It's the gas. 514 00:29:45,970 --> 00:29:47,985 I think the car will stop soon. 515 00:29:48,140 --> 00:29:49,215 What? 516 00:29:50,341 --> 00:29:52,485 That's okay. It could happen. 517 00:30:11,801 --> 00:30:13,136 Nothing's working out today. 518 00:30:13,660 --> 00:30:14,906 Where are we? 519 00:30:16,101 --> 00:30:17,376 What are we going to do? 520 00:31:02,881 --> 00:31:04,086 Mr. Baek. 521 00:31:15,525 --> 00:31:17,993 522 00:31:41,903 --> 00:31:43,048 Mr. Baek. 523 00:32:00,983 --> 00:32:03,668 (Remaining distance) 524 00:32:09,493 --> 00:32:10,608 No contract. 525 00:32:15,203 --> 00:32:20,418 (Three days ago) 526 00:32:53,002 --> 00:32:54,118 Gosh. 527 00:32:54,403 --> 00:32:57,217 We didn't get the chance in Korea, but we finally get to go on a date. 528 00:32:57,713 --> 00:32:59,817 Who is this Korean punk? 529 00:32:59,843 --> 00:33:01,588 - Get lost. - I mean... 530 00:33:02,313 --> 00:33:04,788 You shouldn't be out alone. It's dangerous. 531 00:33:04,912 --> 00:33:06,058 Aren't you tired? 532 00:33:06,722 --> 00:33:07,927 Why aren't you resting? 533 00:33:09,192 --> 00:33:10,498 How can I sleep? 534 00:33:11,123 --> 00:33:13,767 Maybe we should've persuaded Andy not to go. 535 00:33:14,522 --> 00:33:15,937 It was Mr. Baek's decision to let him go. 536 00:33:16,862 --> 00:33:19,332 It'd be a problem if Mr. Baek was thinking the same. 537 00:33:19,332 --> 00:33:22,408 There are a million things he needs to look after right now. 538 00:33:26,442 --> 00:33:28,147 - What? - Nothing. 539 00:33:29,412 --> 00:33:32,987 That Robert Kill guy... He seems to really like baseball. 540 00:33:33,982 --> 00:33:35,158 What are you saying? 541 00:33:35,613 --> 00:33:39,098 He was friendly with Miles when they met up yesterday. 542 00:33:40,422 --> 00:33:42,228 Don't you know Kill Chang Ju? 543 00:33:43,393 --> 00:33:45,598 Robert is Chang Ju. 544 00:33:47,262 --> 00:33:48,367 What? 545 00:34:04,773 --> 00:34:06,358 You have a long way to go. 546 00:34:06,542 --> 00:34:08,843 I only forgot for a moment. 547 00:34:08,843 --> 00:34:10,688 Of course I know Kill Chang Ju. 548 00:34:12,722 --> 00:34:14,628 If you're trying to go over and act like you know him, 549 00:34:14,852 --> 00:34:16,468 just go inside to sleep. 550 00:34:17,452 --> 00:34:18,593 Why? 551 00:34:18,593 --> 00:34:20,267 He hasn't retired yet. 552 00:34:20,822 --> 00:34:24,408 I think he's practicing so he could return as a player. 553 00:34:24,893 --> 00:34:26,108 Don't bother him. 554 00:34:30,002 --> 00:34:31,978 Aren't you tired? Why are you still up? 555 00:34:32,542 --> 00:34:33,647 Mr. Baek. 556 00:34:33,903 --> 00:34:35,547 Are you taking a walk too? 557 00:34:35,643 --> 00:34:37,888 Yes. I couldn't sleep, so I came out. 558 00:34:38,172 --> 00:34:39,288 I see. 559 00:35:01,433 --> 00:35:02,948 - Hey... - Yes. 560 00:35:03,502 --> 00:35:04,978 I agree with you. 561 00:35:07,702 --> 00:35:09,972 (Kill Chang Ju) 562 00:35:09,972 --> 00:35:11,848 ("A Lonely Fall for the Man Who Turned His Back Against Homeland") 563 00:35:14,942 --> 00:35:16,927 ("A Lonely Fall for the Man Who Turned His Back Against Homeland") 564 00:35:22,553 --> 00:35:23,952 (A nine-winner pitcher Kill Chang Ju was discharged from Major League.) 565 00:35:23,952 --> 00:35:25,252 (After the national youth finals in 2008, he received surgery...) 566 00:35:25,252 --> 00:35:27,737 (He was in 2 youth teams, participated in 2 WBCs, and was...) 567 00:35:36,573 --> 00:35:37,932 He's good. 568 00:35:37,932 --> 00:35:40,273 Out of the pitches we've seen on our trip... 569 00:35:40,273 --> 00:35:42,447 Let me make a quick trip to my room. 570 00:35:43,143 --> 00:35:45,187 Hey, where are you going? 571 00:36:01,222 --> 00:36:03,007 Did you know this from the beginning? 572 00:36:05,432 --> 00:36:07,937 I considered telling you, 573 00:36:08,833 --> 00:36:12,718 but I feel like it doesn't really have anything to do with you. 574 00:36:14,042 --> 00:36:15,403 How did you know? 575 00:36:15,403 --> 00:36:16,687 Well, 576 00:36:17,073 --> 00:36:19,518 it's the way he was analyzing. 577 00:36:19,943 --> 00:36:22,658 He knew too much for someone who's not a player. 578 00:36:23,713 --> 00:36:26,898 So I asked to shake his hands and he had pitcher's hands. 579 00:36:31,992 --> 00:36:33,237 Hey! 580 00:36:46,242 --> 00:36:47,978 Make sure to pitch with all your might. 581 00:36:48,102 --> 00:36:50,573 You're going too far. 582 00:36:50,573 --> 00:36:52,713 It's okay, I've got good equipment. 583 00:36:52,713 --> 00:36:54,083 I don't think that's a good idea. 584 00:36:54,083 --> 00:36:55,288 I'll be fine. 585 00:37:01,722 --> 00:37:02,898 I'm ready. 586 00:37:30,253 --> 00:37:32,182 This is nice to see. 587 00:37:32,182 --> 00:37:33,658 Are you all right? 588 00:37:35,283 --> 00:37:37,168 Are you sure you can take another one? 589 00:37:38,753 --> 00:37:40,038 No. 590 00:37:40,492 --> 00:37:42,968 Sorry we interrupted your practice. 591 00:37:43,162 --> 00:37:44,333 It's fine. 592 00:37:44,333 --> 00:37:46,278 How's your elbow? 593 00:37:46,833 --> 00:37:49,307 - What? - Your elbow ligament surgery. 594 00:37:52,302 --> 00:37:53,478 Well, 595 00:37:55,003 --> 00:37:57,187 I pitch every night because I'm scared. 596 00:37:58,143 --> 00:38:01,943 I just want to make sure that the doctor is right. 597 00:38:01,943 --> 00:38:03,088 I'm fine. 598 00:38:03,583 --> 00:38:05,728 That's good to hear. 599 00:38:05,922 --> 00:38:07,358 You're a hard worker. 600 00:38:08,182 --> 00:38:09,997 This is all I have. 601 00:38:10,193 --> 00:38:12,153 My hands don't lie. 602 00:38:12,153 --> 00:38:14,268 You know how I took Miles' pitch a few days ago, right? 603 00:38:14,922 --> 00:38:16,108 Thank you. 604 00:38:16,333 --> 00:38:19,137 And this wasn't your full-on pitch, was it? 605 00:38:20,602 --> 00:38:22,102 It was. 606 00:38:22,102 --> 00:38:25,078 I don't think you'd throw a full-on pitch to a rookie like me. 607 00:38:25,573 --> 00:38:27,478 Hold on. 608 00:38:27,643 --> 00:38:29,102 You can't retire like this. 609 00:38:29,102 --> 00:38:30,412 You could play in an American team or even a Korean one. 610 00:38:30,412 --> 00:38:31,487 Hey! 611 00:38:31,643 --> 00:38:32,757 What? 612 00:38:34,643 --> 00:38:36,658 That's very kind of you, 613 00:38:38,482 --> 00:38:41,222 but I'm an American citizen. 614 00:38:41,222 --> 00:38:44,367 Why can't you just become a naturalized Korean? 615 00:38:45,593 --> 00:38:47,668 That's a complicated process... 616 00:38:47,862 --> 00:38:50,492 and even if I can return, the league will punish me... 617 00:38:50,492 --> 00:38:52,007 so that I can't play for any team. 618 00:38:52,833 --> 00:38:55,137 What team would want to take someone like me? 619 00:38:55,162 --> 00:38:56,848 Punish you? 620 00:38:57,602 --> 00:38:58,807 I... 621 00:38:59,472 --> 00:39:02,078 didn't end on a good note in Korea when I moved to the US. 622 00:39:02,812 --> 00:39:04,447 I didn't know, 623 00:39:04,713 --> 00:39:08,187 but my team didn't do a background check on me... 624 00:39:08,283 --> 00:39:10,958 and the contract I signed in grade 10 was invalid. 625 00:39:12,552 --> 00:39:15,028 I'm currently permanently banned from playing in Korea. 626 00:39:15,122 --> 00:39:18,367 Why didn't you request an appeal when you were playing here? 627 00:39:18,523 --> 00:39:21,222 If you wanted to return to Korea... 628 00:39:21,222 --> 00:39:23,737 Even if I sort that out, 629 00:39:23,992 --> 00:39:25,208 I'll... 630 00:39:27,003 --> 00:39:29,137 still be someone who fled from military conscription. 631 00:39:35,503 --> 00:39:38,412 You've finally become a rookie pitcher... 632 00:39:38,412 --> 00:39:40,458 that's loved in Major League, 633 00:39:43,013 --> 00:39:46,627 so enlisting probably isn't appealing at all. 634 00:39:47,322 --> 00:39:49,468 But people... 635 00:39:49,592 --> 00:39:53,338 have said that they'd understand if you decide to return to Korea. 636 00:39:57,792 --> 00:39:59,007 To tell you the truth, 637 00:40:01,033 --> 00:40:03,448 my wife was quite ill back then. 638 00:40:05,332 --> 00:40:08,478 She had a tumor in her heart and needed a transplant, 639 00:40:09,042 --> 00:40:11,448 but the waitlist in Korea was far too long. 640 00:40:13,312 --> 00:40:15,342 I couldn't possibly leave my ill wife behind... 641 00:40:15,342 --> 00:40:17,958 and return to Korea to enlist in the army. 642 00:40:18,153 --> 00:40:20,298 Had I returned to Korea then, 643 00:40:23,253 --> 00:40:25,527 my wife wouldn't be here with me now. 644 00:40:27,162 --> 00:40:30,367 Why did you never even explain yourself to the press? 645 00:40:31,133 --> 00:40:33,938 It was my choice to be with my wife, 646 00:40:34,863 --> 00:40:38,108 so I didn't want people to criticize my wife for my choice. 647 00:40:39,873 --> 00:40:43,318 Thankfully, my wife is a lot healthier now, 648 00:40:44,113 --> 00:40:46,517 so I have no regrets. I'll just have to bear with the hate. 649 00:40:48,342 --> 00:40:50,257 It must've looked like I was being so selfish. 650 00:40:51,113 --> 00:40:53,558 No, I am selfish. 651 00:40:54,123 --> 00:40:56,098 I don't expect Koreans to forgive me. 652 00:40:57,292 --> 00:40:59,637 I shouldn't even say that I'll make up for that with baseball. 653 00:41:00,922 --> 00:41:02,993 Making up for my actions that upset so many... 654 00:41:02,993 --> 00:41:04,867 by doing something I love? 655 00:41:06,802 --> 00:41:08,338 That doesn't make any sense. 656 00:41:09,133 --> 00:41:12,277 Then do you plan on playing baseball in the US... 657 00:41:12,672 --> 00:41:14,617 and never ask for forgiveness? 658 00:41:14,702 --> 00:41:17,672 You know how Korean players... 659 00:41:17,672 --> 00:41:20,257 in Major League say... 660 00:41:20,613 --> 00:41:22,458 that they'd like to retire in Korea? 661 00:41:24,653 --> 00:41:27,598 But I don't even deserve to say that. 662 00:41:27,753 --> 00:41:30,928 A man can dream. 663 00:41:31,353 --> 00:41:34,298 It wasn't just your injury, you were going downhill before that too. 664 00:41:41,103 --> 00:41:42,377 But I'm... 665 00:41:43,072 --> 00:41:45,007 not giving up on myself. 666 00:41:46,202 --> 00:41:47,877 My wife is pregnant. 667 00:41:51,542 --> 00:41:53,558 I have one more family to take care of now. 668 00:41:55,042 --> 00:41:57,828 Although that makes me feel pressure, 669 00:41:58,552 --> 00:42:01,127 I have to do it for my wife, who has trusted me unconditionally, 670 00:42:02,452 --> 00:42:04,728 and the baby that's going to be born soon. 671 00:42:07,462 --> 00:42:08,767 The thought of those two cheers me up. 672 00:42:17,233 --> 00:42:19,407 You should've told me. 673 00:42:19,743 --> 00:42:21,548 Then you wouldn't have had to waste your time like this. 674 00:42:21,603 --> 00:42:23,017 I'll see you in Korea. 675 00:42:23,312 --> 00:42:25,787 Okay. I'm sorry. 676 00:42:28,243 --> 00:42:29,458 It's fine. 677 00:42:30,182 --> 00:42:32,013 No need to be sorry. 678 00:42:32,013 --> 00:42:34,458 I don't think we have to meet with Hubbert. 679 00:42:35,123 --> 00:42:36,428 Let's get going. 680 00:42:38,922 --> 00:42:41,523 Maybe it's bad that we watched Chang Ju's pitch that night. 681 00:42:41,523 --> 00:42:42,938 Our standards are too high now. 682 00:42:45,863 --> 00:42:48,708 We won't take a player that doesn't meet our standards. 683 00:42:49,633 --> 00:42:50,978 So that wasn't bad at all. 684 00:42:52,373 --> 00:42:54,877 So where are we going for dinner? 685 00:42:55,243 --> 00:42:58,517 Well, what do you want to eat? 686 00:42:58,542 --> 00:43:00,042 Well, something spicy... 687 00:43:00,042 --> 00:43:02,017 that people usually make at home. 688 00:43:02,952 --> 00:43:04,188 You mean, ramyeon? 689 00:43:14,993 --> 00:43:17,438 My gosh, thank you. Thank you very much. 690 00:43:20,363 --> 00:43:22,808 Why don't you join us? 691 00:43:22,903 --> 00:43:24,832 No, it's okay. 692 00:43:24,832 --> 00:43:26,178 Thank you for this. 693 00:43:32,912 --> 00:43:35,017 (According to last year's Foreign Player Recruitment Rules...) 694 00:43:35,412 --> 00:43:37,452 I've looked over last year's Foreign Player... 695 00:43:37,452 --> 00:43:39,858 Recruitment Rules, 696 00:43:40,422 --> 00:43:42,527 and I didn't see anything that'd hold us back. 697 00:43:43,223 --> 00:43:47,698 Yes, so I'd like to request the ban on the player... 698 00:43:48,422 --> 00:43:50,208 from playing on the field to be lifted. 699 00:43:55,932 --> 00:43:57,048 Mr. Baek... 700 00:43:58,603 --> 00:44:00,818 There's a gas station in 5km thankfully. 701 00:44:00,942 --> 00:44:03,287 Really? What a relief. 702 00:44:03,342 --> 00:44:06,312 I'll go fetch some gas. You can sit and rest over there meanwhile. 703 00:44:06,312 --> 00:44:08,017 You're going alone? 704 00:44:09,013 --> 00:44:10,858 That sounded like you're telling me to go with him. 705 00:44:11,753 --> 00:44:15,527 No, why don't I just run the 5km instead? 706 00:44:15,653 --> 00:44:16,928 I'll go. 707 00:44:18,592 --> 00:44:20,263 I'll feel bad if you can't keep up, 708 00:44:20,263 --> 00:44:21,462 so I'll just be quick. 709 00:44:21,462 --> 00:44:24,737 I'm athletic enough for people to think that I'm a player too. 710 00:44:24,763 --> 00:44:25,938 Let's get going. 711 00:44:39,072 --> 00:44:40,688 He's a hard worker. 712 00:44:42,912 --> 00:44:46,298 I guess when men get married, 713 00:44:46,783 --> 00:44:48,928 they become infinitely responsible like him. 714 00:44:50,592 --> 00:44:53,167 Some men do, some men don't. 715 00:44:53,922 --> 00:44:55,497 Right. 716 00:44:55,763 --> 00:44:57,092 Married or not, 717 00:44:57,092 --> 00:44:59,808 the weaker I get, the harder it gets for people around me. 718 00:45:00,662 --> 00:45:04,407 He probably accepted the fact that he's no superhero long ago. 719 00:45:04,873 --> 00:45:06,978 He just hopes that he can be someone... 720 00:45:07,743 --> 00:45:09,987 who can at least protect his loved ones near him. 721 00:45:16,412 --> 00:45:17,657 Is that Mr. Ko? 722 00:45:17,952 --> 00:45:19,058 No. 723 00:45:20,052 --> 00:45:21,198 Then who is it? 724 00:45:23,123 --> 00:45:25,068 Yes, this is General Manager Baek speaking. 725 00:45:25,993 --> 00:45:27,298 Yes. 726 00:45:28,192 --> 00:45:29,598 Really? 727 00:45:30,932 --> 00:45:32,438 Yes sir. 728 00:45:32,692 --> 00:45:33,838 Bye. 729 00:45:35,403 --> 00:45:38,007 Let's get to work. 730 00:45:42,042 --> 00:45:45,442 He'd like to receive feedback on the pitch as soon as possible. 731 00:45:45,442 --> 00:45:46,617 As soon as you watch it. 732 00:45:46,883 --> 00:45:50,228 Miles? We can take him in as long as he's not injured. 733 00:45:50,613 --> 00:45:52,928 What? Who's that? 734 00:45:55,723 --> 00:45:57,397 It's Kill Chang Ju. 735 00:45:58,592 --> 00:46:00,997 Why did he send that to us? 736 00:46:01,922 --> 00:46:03,367 He's for our number two starting pitcher. 737 00:46:03,863 --> 00:46:05,733 I thought we were recruiting a foreign player. 738 00:46:05,733 --> 00:46:07,108 He's American. 739 00:46:07,903 --> 00:46:10,072 But how is this possible? 740 00:46:10,072 --> 00:46:12,178 The baseball association has lifted the suspension. 741 00:46:12,973 --> 00:46:14,647 Even so, 742 00:46:14,973 --> 00:46:18,247 morally speaking... The most basic moral rules make up the law. 743 00:46:18,412 --> 00:46:21,218 I agree with you for a change. This is wrong! 744 00:46:23,712 --> 00:46:25,458 The posture from his prime is back. 745 00:46:25,483 --> 00:46:27,428 And he can now shift weight very naturally. 746 00:46:27,682 --> 00:46:29,182 His pitches look pretty strong. 747 00:46:29,182 --> 00:46:31,167 But there's no guarantee that he'll adjust well. 748 00:46:32,052 --> 00:46:33,737 I mean, he's pitching without a batter. 749 00:46:34,322 --> 00:46:36,267 Do you want people to speak ill of us the whole season? 750 00:46:36,393 --> 00:46:37,907 Is the general manager insane or what? 751 00:46:38,233 --> 00:46:40,808 Are you not afraid of being criticized for being an inept team? 752 00:46:41,932 --> 00:46:43,503 - What did you just say? - Look. 753 00:46:43,503 --> 00:46:46,643 Let's stop putting up with the criticism that we're inept. 754 00:46:46,643 --> 00:46:49,818 I'd much rather be criticized for something else other than baseball. 755 00:46:50,613 --> 00:46:51,747 Yong Gu and Chul Min. 756 00:46:52,873 --> 00:46:55,417 - Yes, sir. - Watch carefully. 757 00:47:00,153 --> 00:47:01,627 Can we really find a better mercenary? 758 00:47:02,483 --> 00:47:04,397 Even for a million dollars? 759 00:47:06,863 --> 00:47:07,938 I... 760 00:47:08,623 --> 00:47:09,907 don't think we can. 761 00:47:21,908 --> 00:47:26,908 [VIU Ver] SBS E10 'Hot Stove League' "Robert Kill's Comeback" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥- 762 00:47:38,493 --> 00:47:39,598 I'm sorry I took too long. 763 00:47:39,822 --> 00:47:41,962 We'll use this for the time being and head over... 764 00:47:41,962 --> 00:47:43,167 to the nearest gas station. 765 00:47:43,832 --> 00:47:46,108 It's okay. We're not really in a rush. 766 00:47:47,503 --> 00:47:49,078 We have a long way ahead of us though. 767 00:47:49,162 --> 00:47:51,808 Chang Ju, I'm curious about something. 768 00:47:52,302 --> 00:47:54,042 - What is it? - Did you know... 769 00:47:54,042 --> 00:47:56,617 that the association lifted the suspension eight years ago? 770 00:47:57,812 --> 00:47:58,887 No, I did not. 771 00:47:59,312 --> 00:48:01,257 I only found out about it just now myself. 772 00:48:02,682 --> 00:48:04,383 I perused Article 9 and 10 as well as... 773 00:48:04,383 --> 00:48:06,997 Chapter 9 and 10 of the Foreign Player Recruitment Rules... 774 00:48:07,353 --> 00:48:08,723 and didn't see any problems, 775 00:48:08,723 --> 00:48:10,627 so I asked them to lift the suspension. 776 00:48:10,952 --> 00:48:12,198 But why... 777 00:48:14,863 --> 00:48:16,867 I'd like to make a proposition. 778 00:49:10,983 --> 00:49:12,858 (Foreign Player Contract) 779 00:49:13,382 --> 00:49:15,897 We're offering you 500,000 dollars. 780 00:49:16,082 --> 00:49:18,268 There are many reasons. First off, 781 00:49:19,092 --> 00:49:22,167 you haven't received any other offers. 782 00:49:22,663 --> 00:49:23,763 I know I'll sound like a jerk, 783 00:49:23,763 --> 00:49:25,808 but the one who has less to offer should sacrifice. 784 00:49:26,193 --> 00:49:27,278 The second reason. 785 00:49:27,933 --> 00:49:29,362 If we recruit you, 786 00:49:29,362 --> 00:49:31,108 we'll face criticism. 787 00:49:31,872 --> 00:49:34,503 Once the season begins, 788 00:49:34,503 --> 00:49:36,318 everyone will understand why we recruited you. 789 00:49:36,612 --> 00:49:39,818 But there's too much time left until we get to that point. 790 00:49:40,243 --> 00:49:42,013 We can justify our decision if we can tell people... 791 00:49:42,013 --> 00:49:43,687 that we recruited you for 500,000 dollars. 792 00:49:44,753 --> 00:49:45,812 The third reason. 793 00:49:45,812 --> 00:49:48,582 We were going to recruit a player who can give us 15 wins... 794 00:49:48,582 --> 00:49:50,367 for 500,000 dollars. 795 00:49:51,052 --> 00:49:53,437 We'd like to achieve that goal and return home. 796 00:49:57,132 --> 00:49:58,207 I... 797 00:50:01,233 --> 00:50:02,338 I'm... 798 00:50:04,302 --> 00:50:06,048 I'm not sure what to say. 799 00:50:07,773 --> 00:50:11,048 I can't believe this is happening, so I don't know if I can say this, 800 00:50:13,312 --> 00:50:15,417 but I'm afraid I'm hesitant to sign the contract. 801 00:50:20,382 --> 00:50:21,957 Is the amount I'm offering too little? 802 00:50:22,852 --> 00:50:24,427 "What will those who served in the military..." 803 00:50:25,693 --> 00:50:27,967 "and their families think of me?" 804 00:50:30,463 --> 00:50:32,268 I wondered that every time... 805 00:50:33,433 --> 00:50:35,677 I wanted to go back to Korea, and it helped me hold out until now. 806 00:50:36,533 --> 00:50:39,707 But now that the thought has been ingrained in my head, 807 00:50:40,642 --> 00:50:43,048 I really don't think I can go back. 808 00:50:44,413 --> 00:50:47,288 If I return to Korea as a mercenary, 809 00:50:51,453 --> 00:50:54,058 I'll have to throw pitches as Robert Kill. 810 00:50:56,822 --> 00:50:59,328 I can't do that to my parents. 811 00:51:06,963 --> 00:51:09,008 People will think I came back because I failed. 812 00:51:12,302 --> 00:51:14,578 That's what I fear the most. 813 00:51:15,243 --> 00:51:16,617 My goodness. 814 00:51:18,112 --> 00:51:22,217 Then why have you been training so hard? What for? 815 00:51:23,013 --> 00:51:24,988 For the sole goal of returning to the Major League? 816 00:51:25,352 --> 00:51:26,758 If I manage... 817 00:51:28,552 --> 00:51:30,828 to score well in the Major League, 818 00:51:33,663 --> 00:51:35,098 then people will welcome me back... 819 00:51:35,362 --> 00:51:37,392 Do you think they hate you... 820 00:51:37,392 --> 00:51:40,338 because of low scores? 821 00:51:43,332 --> 00:51:44,407 You're wrong. 822 00:51:46,473 --> 00:51:48,877 It's because you didn't fulfill your military duties, 823 00:51:50,142 --> 00:51:52,548 not because of your scores or abilities. 824 00:51:55,413 --> 00:51:59,258 If you still don't want to be hated by anyone, 825 00:51:59,753 --> 00:52:02,798 then I'm not sure if you're truly desperate for a comeback. 826 00:52:04,693 --> 00:52:05,828 You see, 827 00:52:07,122 --> 00:52:09,223 I made the proposition, thinking and hoping that your desperation... 828 00:52:09,223 --> 00:52:10,538 will help you with your pitches. 829 00:52:11,792 --> 00:52:14,137 Do you think I made the decision rashly? 830 00:52:15,602 --> 00:52:16,877 Chang Ju. 831 00:52:18,402 --> 00:52:20,677 Do you really have no reason to be desperate? 832 00:53:29,872 --> 00:53:32,117 What's wrong? What happened? 833 00:53:38,882 --> 00:53:40,897 I can play baseball again. 834 00:53:42,723 --> 00:53:44,897 The general manager wants me on his team. 835 00:53:59,132 --> 00:54:02,443 I was so scared thinking that you might have to... 836 00:54:02,443 --> 00:54:05,518 give up baseball for good because of me. 837 00:54:35,473 --> 00:54:36,773 Ladies and gentlemen. 838 00:54:36,773 --> 00:54:40,187 We have arrived at Incheon International Airport. 839 00:54:41,082 --> 00:54:43,082 Please remain seated until the airplane... 840 00:54:43,082 --> 00:54:45,253 comes to a complete stop... 841 00:54:45,253 --> 00:54:46,897 and the seat belt sign has been turned off. 842 00:54:47,052 --> 00:54:48,483 Please use caution when opening... 843 00:54:48,483 --> 00:54:51,528 the overhead bins, as heavy articles may fall off. 844 00:54:53,122 --> 00:54:57,562 We will continue to do our best to always ensure... 845 00:54:57,562 --> 00:55:00,407 your safe, comfortable flights. Thank you. 846 00:55:02,362 --> 00:55:03,778 Ladies and gentlemen. 847 00:55:03,933 --> 00:55:06,848 We have arrived at Incheon International Airport. 848 00:55:07,173 --> 00:55:08,572 Please remain seated... 849 00:55:08,572 --> 00:55:11,417 until the captain turns off the seat belt sign. 850 00:55:15,582 --> 00:55:16,758 Kill Chang Ju is here. 851 00:55:16,983 --> 00:55:19,082 - Mr. Kill. - A comment, please! 852 00:55:19,082 --> 00:55:21,223 - Get photos. - How do you feel to be back? 853 00:55:21,223 --> 00:55:22,957 Why did you choose the Dreams? 854 00:55:23,052 --> 00:55:25,023 - How do you feel? - Say a few words! 855 00:55:25,023 --> 00:55:27,163 - What was the offer? - A comment, please! 856 00:55:27,163 --> 00:55:29,197 - Why did you... - Look at the camera! 857 00:55:30,263 --> 00:55:31,707 I said we should make a bet. 858 00:55:31,963 --> 00:55:33,637 I told you we'd smile first. 859 00:55:33,802 --> 00:55:36,538 Do you think the reporters are here with flowers to welcome him? 860 00:55:37,332 --> 00:55:39,503 They're ready to bite and chew you guys to pieces... 861 00:55:39,503 --> 00:55:41,117 as soon as you say something wrong. 862 00:55:41,572 --> 00:55:44,018 That is why I already scheduled a press conference, 863 00:55:44,773 --> 00:55:46,018 so you should head out first. 864 00:55:47,642 --> 00:55:49,288 So you like to cause a stir to get attention. 865 00:55:51,983 --> 00:55:54,098 - A comment, please. - Make way. 866 00:55:54,283 --> 00:55:56,197 - Coming through. - Look at the camera! 867 00:55:56,382 --> 00:55:59,268 How do you feel to be back in Korea as a foreign player? 868 00:55:59,552 --> 00:56:01,362 You haven't stood on the mount for years. 869 00:56:01,362 --> 00:56:03,122 Do you think you can make a comeback as a pitcher? 870 00:56:03,122 --> 00:56:05,068 - Why did you... - Hold your head up high. 871 00:56:07,003 --> 00:56:09,402 Didn't you decide to come back to throw pitches on the mound... 872 00:56:09,402 --> 00:56:11,278 in front of tens of thousands of people? 873 00:56:13,703 --> 00:56:15,877 It's nothing. 874 00:56:20,173 --> 00:56:21,387 Let's go. 875 00:56:23,913 --> 00:56:25,852 Please look here! 876 00:56:25,852 --> 00:56:27,423 Please look this way! 877 00:56:27,423 --> 00:56:29,283 How does it feel like to be back in Korea? 878 00:56:29,283 --> 00:56:36,137 (2019 Robert Kill's Press Conference on Joining Dreams) 879 00:56:37,763 --> 00:56:40,137 I'm Reporter Kim Jung Kook of Tuesday Nation. 880 00:56:40,163 --> 00:56:42,477 I'll make it short and bold. 881 00:56:42,933 --> 00:56:44,608 Why Kill Chang Ju? 882 00:56:45,973 --> 00:56:49,973 He can pitch a speedy ball in the direction we want. 883 00:56:49,973 --> 00:56:51,513 That's the type of a player Chang Ju is. 884 00:56:51,513 --> 00:56:53,372 I'm Reporter Lee Jin Soo of Jonghap News. 885 00:56:53,372 --> 00:56:55,842 The newbie foreign player sets the tone for the year. 886 00:56:55,842 --> 00:56:59,758 I'd like to know if you believe that this was your best choice. 887 00:56:59,783 --> 00:57:02,882 I believe so, among the choices that we had. 888 00:57:02,882 --> 00:57:05,552 Have you considered how the general public may feel? 889 00:57:05,552 --> 00:57:08,963 We recruited the best pitcher we could, 890 00:57:08,963 --> 00:57:11,463 not someone who had a perfect past. 891 00:57:11,463 --> 00:57:13,163 Does that mean that you don't care about the past... 892 00:57:13,163 --> 00:57:15,038 as long as he's good at playing baseball? 893 00:57:15,203 --> 00:57:18,207 I obviously signed him because I believe he'll be good. 894 00:57:18,302 --> 00:57:19,407 And... 895 00:57:19,733 --> 00:57:21,872 nothing matters as long as he's a good player? 896 00:57:21,872 --> 00:57:23,947 Does anybody actually believe that? 897 00:57:28,612 --> 00:57:30,957 I'm Lee Se Young and I'm the Operations Manager. 898 00:57:32,082 --> 00:57:34,828 I've watched Chang Ju closely for the past few days... 899 00:57:35,122 --> 00:57:37,322 and he's a responsible leader of his family... 900 00:57:37,322 --> 00:57:39,498 that isn't stuck in his glorious past. 901 00:57:39,622 --> 00:57:42,697 He's a man who regrets and is embarrassed about his past. 902 00:57:43,292 --> 00:57:44,632 The reason he stuck through his difficult life in the US... 903 00:57:44,632 --> 00:57:48,008 instead of returning to Korea was for that same exact reason. 904 00:57:49,963 --> 00:57:51,707 We were the ones who convinced him to return. 905 00:57:53,802 --> 00:57:55,872 I'm Reporter Jung Seung Geun of Jungdong News. 906 00:57:55,872 --> 00:57:58,788 Chang Ju, who unlawfully avoided military enlistment, 907 00:57:59,142 --> 00:58:01,683 is returning to Korea and playing baseball again. 908 00:58:01,683 --> 00:58:04,927 Have you thought about how other lawfully-enlisted men would feel? 909 00:58:11,993 --> 00:58:13,627 Jungdong News, you say? 910 00:58:15,493 --> 00:58:17,092 I will not deny that Chang Ju could have angered... 911 00:58:17,092 --> 00:58:19,238 some Korean men because they enlisted and he didn't. 912 00:58:19,433 --> 00:58:20,907 I know... 913 00:58:21,033 --> 00:58:23,038 and so does Chang Ju himself. 914 00:58:24,033 --> 00:58:26,407 He's going to have to... 915 00:58:27,072 --> 00:58:28,947 bear more hate than the son of a CEO of a news press, 916 00:58:29,042 --> 00:58:31,248 who avoided enlistment with supposedly high blood pressure, 917 00:58:31,812 --> 00:58:33,372 or another man who avoided enlistment... 918 00:58:33,372 --> 00:58:35,957 by being the son of a politician. 919 00:58:37,983 --> 00:58:42,298 However, there was a player who had a bright future. 920 00:58:42,683 --> 00:58:45,268 He was the ace pitcher in Korea's national youth team... 921 00:58:45,592 --> 00:58:48,467 and pitched in four games, including the preliminary ones. 922 00:58:48,963 --> 00:58:50,832 He pitched the winning pitches in the semi-finals... 923 00:58:50,832 --> 00:58:53,538 but was the supporting pitcher in the finals. 924 00:58:53,663 --> 00:58:56,332 The team won, 925 00:58:56,332 --> 00:58:58,177 but the kid injured his elbow ligament. 926 00:58:58,402 --> 00:59:00,233 He went to the US... 927 00:59:00,233 --> 00:59:02,018 to recover from the injury, 928 00:59:02,642 --> 00:59:05,617 which he did, then he soars... 929 00:59:06,673 --> 00:59:08,558 and finally gets his talent recognized. 930 00:59:09,513 --> 00:59:13,427 But it's time for him to enlist in the military service, 931 00:59:13,753 --> 00:59:17,598 although he just became Major League's best rookie pitcher. 932 00:59:19,822 --> 00:59:21,838 Around that time, according to a public survey, 933 00:59:22,292 --> 00:59:25,733 70 percent of people responded that they'd understand if he returns. 934 00:59:25,733 --> 00:59:28,907 Are you saying that it justifies his naturalization? 935 00:59:29,433 --> 00:59:31,632 I'm probably giving this very long response... 936 00:59:31,632 --> 00:59:33,802 because I know that this won't justify the naturalization. 937 00:59:33,802 --> 00:59:34,917 What is he talking about? 938 00:59:35,872 --> 00:59:38,773 Perhaps it's because he believed in that survey too much. 939 00:59:38,773 --> 00:59:40,812 So he made the choice to return to Korea, 940 00:59:40,812 --> 00:59:43,927 only to have his elbow ligaments get bad again. 941 00:59:44,312 --> 00:59:46,588 So he got kicked out of the team... 942 00:59:46,812 --> 00:59:49,082 and his baseball career came to a stop. 943 00:59:49,082 --> 00:59:51,622 Are you saying that he sacrificed his elbow ligaments for the country? 944 00:59:51,622 --> 00:59:54,397 You sound like you're saying that Korea should make up for him. 945 00:59:54,463 --> 00:59:56,062 No, I'm saying that after all of this happening, 946 00:59:56,062 --> 00:59:58,367 this man still wants to keep playing baseball. 947 00:59:58,733 --> 01:00:01,802 He wants to keep playing, even as a foreign player. 948 01:00:01,802 --> 01:00:03,703 Do you think that'll be enough to convince the fans? 949 01:00:03,703 --> 01:00:06,707 Even if you win gold in Asian Games, 950 01:00:06,973 --> 01:00:08,973 even if you were just on the national team once, 951 01:00:08,973 --> 01:00:11,348 you're exempted from enlistment and can continue playing your sport. 952 01:00:11,812 --> 01:00:14,117 The National Assembly recently began... 953 01:00:14,142 --> 01:00:16,342 talking about possibly turning this... 954 01:00:16,342 --> 01:00:18,558 into a mileage system instead. 955 01:00:19,112 --> 01:00:22,798 Chang Ju here played for the national youth team twice, 956 01:00:22,822 --> 01:00:24,523 then twice at WBC. 957 01:00:24,523 --> 01:00:27,622 That means he represented our country four times. 958 01:00:27,622 --> 01:00:30,238 Are you belittling the gold medallists of Asian Games? 959 01:00:31,062 --> 01:00:33,407 Miles, Griffin. 960 01:00:34,263 --> 01:00:36,763 Foreigners who have never even been to Korea before... 961 01:00:36,763 --> 01:00:39,048 will be playing on our fields as foreign players. 962 01:00:41,102 --> 01:00:44,443 I hope that you will allow Chang Ju here... 963 01:00:44,443 --> 01:00:46,342 to play as one of them, under the same conditions as them, 964 01:00:46,342 --> 01:00:48,818 though he has represented our country four times. 965 01:00:48,842 --> 01:00:50,657 It's not Kill Chang Ju. 966 01:00:50,812 --> 01:00:54,457 It's Robert Kill we'll have playing on our fields. 967 01:01:00,023 --> 01:01:03,038 May I ask one last question? 968 01:01:08,163 --> 01:01:10,038 I'm Kim Young Chae of Baseball Life. 969 01:01:11,533 --> 01:01:14,677 Don't you think there's a way to have your apology accepted? 970 01:01:18,072 --> 01:01:21,558 What do you think about enlisting now? 971 01:02:02,852 --> 01:02:04,792 (Hot Stove League) 972 01:02:04,792 --> 01:02:06,322 Did we bring in a foreign player with issues? 973 01:02:06,322 --> 01:02:08,693 You think a good player would join our team for 500,000 dollars? 974 01:02:08,693 --> 01:02:10,193 The reporters probably don't like him either. 975 01:02:10,193 --> 01:02:11,763 I have a lot of questions. 976 01:02:11,763 --> 01:02:13,193 Yes, he ran away. 977 01:02:13,193 --> 01:02:16,602 They think asking a rude question is journalism. 978 01:02:16,602 --> 01:02:18,773 Why did you take me in? 979 01:02:18,773 --> 01:02:20,203 Who helps who? 980 01:02:20,203 --> 01:02:22,802 Just do your job. 981 01:02:22,802 --> 01:02:24,513 You crossed the line earlier. 982 01:02:24,513 --> 01:02:27,142 If I were in his shoes, could I have told myself that it's not my fault? 983 01:02:27,142 --> 01:02:29,612 You're a smart guy, we're surely related. 984 01:02:29,612 --> 01:02:32,352 How could you do this without proper reasons? 985 01:02:32,352 --> 01:02:35,683 Just in case you're wondering why a smart guy is asking again. 986 01:02:35,683 --> 01:02:37,852 I'm speaking on behalf of our company, 987 01:02:37,852 --> 01:02:39,798 who's wondering if you really have to do this.