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What do you think?

"Hmm!..." Upon hearing Coach Kataoka's words, Sendou fell into deep thought, not about some nonsense about playing smoothly, but rather organizing his thoughts.

"I want to play number two..."

"This won't do!"

"What else should I pay..."

"No!

I want to hear something else!

You should know that, right?

There must be a dominant hitter in the fourth batting position.

"That scheming... no! Miyuki ... senpai...!" Sendou was very uncomfortable calling Miyuki "senpai," but he was interrupted again.

He couldn't even finish his sentence; Miyuki really wasn't that reliable.

"It's true what you said, it's difficult to score points at the start, but the cost of getting even one point is too high."

When we face a pitcher of Narumiya's caliber, we need the support of our teammates.

"The team needs you to bring the runners back!" Coach Kataoka said seriously.

"But..."

"Haha! Give up, Sendou. The coach will absolutely not let you bat second." Head Manager Oota laughed.

"Why does Head Manager Oota know about this?"

I haven't even said anything yet!!!

"Who betrayed me..." Sendou looked at Rei-chan.

Don't look at me!

It has nothing to do with me. It was Yuuki-kun who said that you seem to be very interested in lead-out hitters like the first and second batters.

"They said we could have an extra round!" Rei-chan said with a smile.

"That natural Gossip Tetsu!" Sendou muttered in Chinese.

"Oh! It's not nice to talk badly about your senior like that!" Rei-chan said with a smile, looking very happy.

"Huh?" Sendou looked at Rei-chan with a completely bewildered expression.

"It's rare to see you make such an expression!"

However, I don't understand what you're saying, but you seemed to have said "natural"! Anyway, Rei-chan is in a good mood.

The two of them were used to bickering, Rei-chan always found it very interesting, especially seeing Sendou's calm demeanor and completely different expression.

"Soga!" Sendou suddenly realized that the pronunciation of "natural" in Chinese and Japanese is indeed quite similar.

"Alright! Now it's time to share your opinion, isn't it?"

"If you haven't thought it through, I can give you more time to think about it!" Coach Kataoka said.

"They clearly said that we could give feedback on the entire lineup," Sendou continued to mutter.

"I asked you for your feedback, but I didn't say I had to do it exactly as you suggested..."

"Oops! I was careless!" Then...

"Sunglasses Uncle wants to hear is the top-ranked lineup, right? After all, our bottom-ranked lineup doesn't really need any special arrangement."

"Well... the best option for the second baton is, of course, Kominato Haruichi." Sendou looked pained.

Explain your reasons.

"And you know Kominato's batting average, he's definitely the best choice for third batter." Although Koharu hasn't played as third batter in recent games, Coach Kataoka has included him in the third batter position in some of the charts.

I've also discussed this with Coach Ochiai.

Moreover, even Ochiai had no objections.

Even in his previous life, Ochiai wanted to place Shirazu in the Center Batting Lineup only because he was dissatisfied with Maezono occupying it.

The third batter needs a high batting average, and in this respect, Kominato is even better than Shirazu.

With good speed, hits, and skills, Shirazu almost an all-rounder with no weaknesses. Normally, if a team is looking for a stable player, he would be a very suitable candidate to be the second batter.

"If the second batter is a power hitter, I don't need to elaborate on the benefits."

"Our team has the conditions in Haruichi, and we can barely accept Shirazu-senpai as the third batter!" Sendou said.

As for the benefits mentioned by the Sendou...

As time goes by and tactics are updated, it is quite common to move the power hitter to the second batter position.

If the first batter aims to reach base, the second batter will normally advance the base, assuming the tactic is executed normally.

Although pushing the runner to second base requires a tug-of-war, avoiding Force Out could easily result in a tug-of-war and increase the chances of scoring.

However, it is also true that they gave the opponent a base for free.

The second batter is a strong batter, and the base is occupied by a fast runner. The runner can interfere with the pitching and catching, and the batter himself can also make the pitching and catching very careful.

Under the dual pressure of mental stress, it is easy to lose control, and even if one does not lose control, the situation is still very difficult to handle.

If all the strong hitters are double-killed, then it can only be attributed to the pitcher's skill and the offensive team's bad luck.

However, if the defense makes a mistake, it is easy for the second batter to hit the runner out, resulting in a situation where the runners are on first and second base, first and third base, and second and third base, and the team is facing the Center Batting Lineup without having any outs.

This is also why many teams in the Major League prefer to have their power hitters play as batters in an offensive style of play.

This style of play is very aggressive yet also very consistent.

It's difficult to get a strong bat out, so unexpected double-kills are rare, especially for strong batters with good speed.

Whether the first batter reaches base or not, this second batter is a headache, and you're always afraid of being hit by him.

"You said it yourself, it was a stretch!"

Never mind!

I understand your opinion!

The important thing is the first battle; there will still be time to adjust afterwards!

"You can go back now!" At this point, Coach Kataoka had no intention of continuing the conversation.

Sendou still sees things very clearly and has heard his true thoughts. Whether or not they are of reference value to Coach Kataoka, it is still a gain.

Coach Kataoka would rather Sendou's body be idle than his brain be idle.

"What should we do? Have you made a decision?" Coach Ochiai asked after Sendou left.

"Actually, we only have a few cards in hand, and there are only a few combinations we can choose from."

Let's try it out, pretty much according to the original idea!

However,..." At this point, Coach Kataoka's gaze lingered on the name of Maezono.

"Let Maezono continue playing in the bottom lane!" Coach Kataoka said finally, as if making a firm decision.

Coach Ochiai glanced at Coach Kataoka.

Although the previous conversation had nothing to do with Maezono, it dispelled Coach Kataoka's idea of having Maezono play third batter and Shirazu play seventh batter, to perform the same duties as Miyuki in the summer.

When Coach Kataoka refuted Sendou, he also realized that the team was still too weak and needed to bring together the power hitters.

To put it bluntly, those few words were not only correcting the Sendou, but also correcting himself.

Well, this is alright!

If it were me, I would definitely make the Maezono sit on the bench!

"I can't understand why Coach Kataoka is so fixated on this man!" Coach Ochiai.

"Well then, I'd like to go for a walk first!"

"Just checking on the players' progress!" Coach Ochiai was also about to take his leave.

"Thank you for your help!" Coach Kataoka said.

"No! This is my job!" After saying that, Coach Ochiai got up and left.

"Then I should head back now!" Rei-chan also got up to say goodbye; she was very busy right now.

She wouldn't have participated in this meeting if it weren't for asking Sendou to come.

I need to get up early tomorrow to put up couplets and make lunch. Here, I need to prepare several dishes for lunch. I feel like the New Year is the busiest time of the year, but it's not interesting at all.

Today I only owe half a chapter, which, together with the previous half chapter, makes a total of four thousand words.

I'll catch up when I have time after this period is over. Goodnight.