The Firefighters face change ahead of their second direct broadcast.
The 16th episode of the Studio C1 baseball entertainment program 'Fire Baseball', which will be released on the evening of the 18th at 8 p.m., depicts the Firefighters' preparation process in response to the East Asia University live broadcast.
On this day, the Firefighters players gathered at the Gocheok Sky Dome face empty seats even before the game. This is because Kim Min-beom, a member of the Firefighters, chose to attend the East Asia University event. This decision leaves the backup catcher position vacant. The Firefighters express their concerns, saying, "We have no personnel today" and "Jae-wook is the only catcher." However, two players soon emerge as candidates for the backup catcher, one of whom humorously declares, "I'll be the catcher" with overflowing confidence.
The opposing team, East Asia University, is a strong college baseball team with the first baseball team founded in a local university in 1948, having recorded 37 championships and 22 runner-up finishes since its inception. Lee Taek-geun, who serves as the playing coach for the Firefighters, raises a warning about potential high scores, emphasizing, "Since they are not a team that executes many strategies, we have to engage them in a test of strength." It will be worth watching whether the Firefighters can defeat the historically and traditionally strong East Asia University baseball team and achieve their 10th consecutive win.
Meanwhile, East Asia University spy Kim Min-beom visits the Firefighters' locker room, stirring up the scene. He confidently asserts that they can score more than five points against the Firefighters. U Hee-kwan stands up abruptly, exclaiming, "Wow!" Kim Min-beom then silences U Hee-kwan with just one remark, causing a burst of laughter from the Firefighters.
On the other hand, Kim Min-beom is on high alert over the potential unconventional selection of Park Jun-young to counter the lineup of right-handed hitters from East Asia University. He expresses his concern, saying, "I expect it won't be easy for Jun-young." However, Kim Min-beom shows an entirely opposite attitude toward sidearm pitcher Shin Jae-young, a player similar in type to Park Jun-young, intending to knock him down. The anticipation builds for what kind of competition two teams, who are already exchanging provocations and tense psychological warfare before the game, will put forth.
The Firefighters' attention naturally focuses on "today's starting pitcher." There are rumors circulating about the "Shin Jae-young starting theory" again, and pitching coach Song Seung-jun delivers news that fuels this speculation. Lee Kwang-gil, the head coach who visits the Firefighters' locker room to announce the lineup, states, "It's really shocking," further raising the tension. During the lineup announcement time, filled with both expectations and disappointments, attention is drawn to the unpredictable choices of manager Kim Seong-geun that leave the Firefighters speechless.
The match between the Firefighters and East Asia University, filled with humor and genuine competition, will be broadcasted on the official Studio C1 YouTube channel on the evening of the 18th at 8 p.m.
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