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Hurdlewax:
Welcome to the
team, Sun-Woo! I'm sure you've heard some bad things
about pitching in Coors Field... |
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SunWooKim:
Oh, that's nothing.
I'm glad to be pitching here in the States instead of Korea.
The fences here are so far out! I'm used to a distance
from the plate to the right-field wall of about 95 feet. |
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SunWooKim:
Instead of cork and leather, our baseballs are filled with
rubber and helium. The trajectory of the baseball is
helped along with a team of skilled puppeteers who sit from
the rafters. |
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SunWooKim:
The infield is still diamond-shaped, but in between the four
major bases there are a series of "rest stop" bases that are
three feet apart. There is a total of 120 bases. |
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SunWooKim:
My stadium happened to be situated atop the
extinct
volcano of Halla-San. The air is very thin there.
Otis Nixon played a game there in 2001. Last I checked
he's still floating in restricted airspace above the
stadium. |
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SunWooKim:
A few years ago I claimed the lowest ERA in the league,
which was 2.56^43. |
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Hurdlewax:
No way, Sun. I refuse to
believe it. |
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SunWooKim:
Wanna bet? |
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Hurdlewax:
Okay.
Okay, sure! What do you want to bet? |
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SunWooKim:
I'll, uh...I'll bet my baseball glove. |
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Helboy:
*gasps*
You don't wager your mitt, Sun! That glove's a part of
you! It's bad luck to give it up! Hey Clint, do
you think he's really going to do it? |
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BarmesAway:
Do what?
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Helboy:
Will Sun bet a
mitt? |
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Wilson_Betemit:
what |
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Helboy:
Will Sun bet a
mitt? |
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Wilson_Betemit:
hello? |
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Helboy:
Ahem. Will
Sun bet a mitt? |
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Wilson_Betemit:
it certainly appears so |
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Helboy:
Aw shit man,
that's crazy. |
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SunWooKim:
*shrug*
Joke's on him anyway. In Korea, gloves are just cinder
blocks tied to your hand with a rope. |
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SunWooKim:
Oh! And we hate freedom and eat our pets. |