Original subtitles

This drama is fiction and the elements of the story

have no relation to reality.

We have high goals.

We'll give up Andy.

Let's look at the video of the foreign players.

Miles? How much is he worth?

We're in talks for 500,000 dollars.

I'm Robert Gil and I'm here to serve as a guide.

There hasn't been a time when

a foreign player contract ended easily,

so I'm a bit worried.

He says the price went up overnight.

Double the price all of a sudden? No way.

That's being too selfish.

we'd be taking Miles at the right price.

Mr. Oh Sa-hoon, do you want to make a bet?

Who's laughing now?

You've got quite the translator.

You don't know Gil Chang-ju?

Robert Gil is Gil Chang-ju.

I'm legally American now.

If you think about going back to Korea...

Who would recruit a player like me?

People see me as the guy who evaded military service.

This is just wrong!

Are you to be blamed the whole season?

Do you think we can sign

a better foreign player for $500,000?

I couldn't see the problem,

so I requested it be discharged.

Mr. Gil.

Do you really not have any reason to be desperate?

I can play baseball again.

I told you I could bet that we would be the ones to smile first.

Chin up.

This is not even a big deal.

Let's go.

PRESS CONFERENCE 2019

I'm Reporter Kim Jung-gu of Financial Modern.

Let me make my question short and straight to the point.

Why is it Gil Chang-ju?

Well,

he can throw a strong fastball to wherever he wants.

That's the kind of player he is.

Did you consider what the people would think?

We brought the best player we could choose

although his past isn't so ideal.

I'm Jung Soon-geun of Jungdong Daily.

Mr. Gil became an American citizen to avoid military duty.

If he gets to play baseball again in this country,

other Korean men will most likely feel deprived.

What will you do about it?

Jungdong Daily?

I won't deny that Mr. Gil played a role in that sense of deprivation.

I'm aware of it,

and he's aware of it too.

Right, he will have to bear with criticism

that's much harsher than other people

like the sons of media owners or politicians

who were exempted from military duty

for excuses like essential hypertension.

But you know what?

There was a young baseball player with a promising future.

He was selected as the ace player of the national youth team.

He played in a total of four games, including two preliminaries.

He was the winning pitcher for the semi-finals,

and for the finals,

he was the relief pitcher. His team won the championship,

but unfortunately, he injured his elbow.

He went to the States for surgery and focused on rehab.

After the rehab,

his results came out.

NINE WINS THIS SEASON

Then he finally got recognized.

However,

he was faced with the time to join the army

when he became a promising rookie in the major league.

Around that time, there was a survey

for which 70 percent of the answers favored naturalization.

Are you saying his naturalization was just?

I do not think it was just,

and that is why I'm making it a long story.

-What? -Goodness.

Can I ask you one last question?

I'm Kim Young-chae of Baseball Is Life.

There might be a way for him to be forgiven.

What do you think about him

serving in the army now?

Due to time constraints, we'll end the press conference here.

You may get up.

-Hey. -Please answer.

Please answer the question.

If you end it now, it seems like you're running away.

You're right. We're running away.

You have to face them head on. We all came here determined.

I don't know how to fight with my hands tied.

We fight when we know how to win.

I have something I'd like to say.

Say it later. Let's go.

AMERICAN GIL CHANG-JU COMES BACK

Will the Dreams rise back up?

I said we'd be willing to pay up to $900,000.

Yes, you did.

But they used only 500,000 and brought a lousy one?

But...

he's played in the major league.

If he were that great, why would he come for only 500,000?

His price represents his skills.

Yes, that's true.

Then, when Baek Seung-soo comes,

do I have to compliment him

or scold him?

I think we need to see first how the public opinion is.

No, I think

I should compliment him for showing some clueless courage.

Baek Seung-soo.

He's a bit...

strange, isn't he?

Aware of the controversy surrounding Gil Chang-ju avoiding

his military service, the Dreams held a press conference.

General Manager Baek Seung-soo showed his conviction regarding the player.

-You're home. -Yes. How have you been?

Did you not eat yet?

You must be tired. I'll prepare the food today.

Thanks.

Gosh.

As I prepare the food, you should relax

and take out the presents.

It doesn't have to be anything heartfelt or serious.

It just has to be expensive.

HIGH SCHOOL

Seung-soo, let's eat.

Yes.

I didn't crave any Korean food when I was away,

so I thought I was very American in that sense.

But I was wrong. I was forgetting this taste.

How dirty.

Talk after eating.

I might be on TV tomorrow. Can you take out a beauty mask?

No one would notice even if you had five watermelon seeds on your face.

Do you have to say it like that?

Hey, are you sure

you brought the right person? There's a lot of controversy.

He's a good person who takes responsibility.

-If he had responsibility-- -Mom.

We should stand by his side, at least.

And apart from that,

he has a strong sense of responsibility for his family.

That's why he worked as a coordinator to earn money.

At night, he'd train.

He'll do well.

How would you know?

That's how your dad was like.

After knowing you were in my belly,

he brought home the most money he ever did. Here.

Before I was born, Dad was too much of a playboy.

But when he has a heavy burden on his shoulders,

you have to believe and be at ease.

Even if he doesn't play well,

don't blame him too much.

Don't feel sympathy for him!

He gets paid way more than me!

Way more!

It's because you get paid too little!

There you go again talking about my pay.

ROBERT GIL

Sir.

Look who's here.

Didn't we have more journalists expected to come?

Just looking at the press conference,

it didn't seem like he'd answer any tough questions.

I guess the journalists weren't feeling it either.

Let's wait.

-Wait for what? -Our hidden card.

Hello!

Hello!

-Hello. -Have you been well?

Yes.

This is our operations manager.

I know of Ms. Lee Se-young.

We met at the conference and before that as well.

How did you know her?

If I didn't know the first female operations manager

in our country, I should quit my job. Am I wrong?

But at the press conference,

you were too mean.

I was?

I only asked a question that everyone was curious about.

If you were considerate

of Gil Chang-ju,

you didn't have to ask that question as soon as he returned to Korea.

-Hello, everyone. -Hello, sir.

Hello, everyone.

Hello, sir.

-Excuse me. -Yes.

Is it hard to get an interview?

Do you think I would have asked only once or twice

when it was you who wants the interview?

-He says he doesn't want to. -Then, I'll ask myself,

-face to face. -What?

Hello, Mr. Baek. I'm Kim Young-chae.

Yes. Hello.

Confirm with the strategy analysis team if their cameras are ready.

Yes, sir.

-A hidden card? -Yes, a hidden card.

I have a lot of questions.

You can go through the PR team.

So you can reject it through the PR team?

Yes.

The Dreams is the club that's preparing for the biggest changes.

Is there a reason you're not replacing the manager?

It must be similar to the reason the producer isn't replacing you.

I appreciate your kind words.

I'll officially be rejected through the PR team.

-I'm nervous. -Are they paying you more

-for pitching better balls? -Mr. Baek said

that everyone will be convinced why he brought me as the season begins.

But...

I'd like to convince them right now.

I don't think I should let him be criticized because of me anymore.

May I throw the ball with maximum strength?

Do you think any team would keep us in check or analyze us

just because you're pitching a little bit better?

Just pitch as you always do.

Mr. Gil Chang-ju,

please tell us how you feel about your return to Korea.

For letting me stand on this mound,

for all the reporters

paying attention to me,

and for calling me Gil Chang-ju, not Robert Gil,

I appreciate it all.

Yes.

You've just shown us some positive pitches.

It feels like I'm sparing words of praise by saying "positive."

I'll say it directly. Those were

very powerful pitches.

Thank you.

Before that,

I'd like to apologize first.

There is no excuse for the fact that I've let down many baseball fans.

And I'll accept any criticism on that matter.

I sincerely apologize again.

Let's wrap it up. Good work, everyone.

Hey.

Hey. I constantly search my name

and the name of our group just like those kids nowadays.

-And what is going on? -Well, sir.

The firm's name keeps coming up in the sports section.

What do we do?

I apologize.

Why are they making a fuss

for something useless and of no profit?

I apologize.

Did you bring a troublemaker from the US?

Yes, the general manager has been

causing a bit of trouble recently.

But it's all part of the plan.

On a larger scale, it's going as you have wished.

Kyung-min.

Yes, sir.

You're good at your job because we're related by blood.

You know that, right?

Boy, what if they win the championship?

My father was complimenting you yesterday.

Relax.

What did he say?

-That you're better than your father. -Hey!

I mean

that's what my father said.

Fine.

-It's like you're going to bite me. -Don't be dramatic.

Dramatic?

Let's not do this to each other.

We're cousins. We should be friendly to each other.

And our objectives are different in scale.

I didn't say anything.

Let's just go eat.

DREAMS

And so?

I'm afraid that

I won't be able to work any longer.

All right.

STRATEGY ANALYSIS TEAM LEADER, YOO KYUNG-TAEK

The interview of Gil Chang-ju by Kim Young-chae will be

broadcast the week after next week.

Chang-ju can pitch balls well for sure.

Young-chae said his pitches were the best among what she saw

around the clubs this winter.

Were you there for the interview she was doing?

Yes, of course.

-Any problematic questions? -I told her repeatedly.

It was mainly focused on today's pitching,

and his resolution for the future.

I know she adds some personal opinions in the studio

outside the interview.

Are you also her fan?

That's the secret to her popularity.

She engages viewers with her journalism.

And also,

she's pretty.

The opinions that she adds in the studio

could get us in trouble.

No way.

She won't be giving up her chance to cover our club.

Have you told her not to?

No.

She'll keep hitting our sore spots and think it's journalism.

Should I call her?

No.

I'll...

make sure.

The salary negotiation of our players is coming soon.

As soon as I get the raw data regarding the negotiation,

I'll hand it over.

RAW DATA

Yes.

We'll prepare to get the data.

It'll be arduous.

Because upper management thinks players are

obsessed with money when they're not even good,

the total amount of salaries is low considering our bad record.

But it's something we get done somehow every year.

And

Lee Jin-bum of the strategy analysis team

-decided to quit. -Jin-bum?

But he was a reliable employee.

His family runs a big orchard, and he went there.

An orchard?

That is some reason to quit.

The employees of your division are being replaced quite often.

Kids these days can't stand long if you treat them too harshly.

We need someone who can work longer.

For the scout and strategy analysis teams,

it's never good to change staff often.

-Isn't it? -How about

we hire one through open recruitment this time?

Why?

Jin-bum used to handle data,

so rather than a former player...

It's someone that I can work with.

I know that. That's why I'm just suggesting.

Since we're at it,

I think our teams are too closed when it comes to sabermetrics.

If the experts in that area apply for the job,

it wouldn't hurt to talk to them once.

How would I work with someone I don't know?

I've never interfered in the recruitment of the operations team,

and I don't plan to in the future.

I prefer not to work with someone

who hasn't struck out anyone or hit a home run before.

Whether it's black or white, a cat merely has to hunt mice well.

I also haven't struck out anyone or hit a home run before.

In the major league,

the number of coaches who weren't athletes is growing.

Also, an analyst works close to the players.

In the Pelicans,

I know that a sabermetrics expert is working as an analyst.

And they're not doing so bad.

I believe

someone with experience in playing baseball sees things better.

I still practice batting every morning. Do you know why?

I wouldn't know.

The players won't even listen to me if I'm not in shape.

No matter how hard I try to analyze the data

and tell them to fix this and that with the videos,

they still say they know their own bodies best.

And you think an ordinary person could tell them

what to do because they've watched a few baseball videos?

Do you think they'd listen?

If it were me, I'd rather fix their wrong conception

instead of changing myself

to their standard.

Let's do an open recruitment.

Have the one you recommended apply too.

Let's end our meeting here.

-Good work. -Thanks.

He says catching a mouse is all that matters.

I can catch your balls with my eyes closed.

What? Hey.

Don't you know I'm just playing catch with you?

Really? Then throw it properly this time.

All right.

I'm retired, but I still have my skills.

Here I go.

All right.

Are you okay?

Are you hurt? Let me see.

I knew this would happen.

Let's stop for today.

You're hurt, so don't pay me for today's lesson.

Come on. It was my fault. I still need to pay you.

I see you are sensible the more I get to know you.

You're cool too.

-You know that? -Goodness.

Why are you so enthusiastic?

I'm not.

It's true that all of my students like baseball.

But none of them takes lessons often and consistently like you.

-You don't even spare yourself. -You see,

I might grow to like it

-if I do this. -Like what? Baseball?

Well,

-something similar. -Softball?

Gosh, I won't pay.

Jae-hee, about the data sent by the strategy analysis team...

Why are you laughing?

Do you feel his void?

No.

-He knows how to earn his keep. -Look at you.

You gave him a hard time for his connections.

Is he helpful now?

Connections...

THE DREAMS OPEN RECRUITMENT, 2016, WAITING ROOM

-Hello. -Hello.

-Go to that side. -Thank you.

Is he the one who our CEO mentioned? Han Jae-hee.

Right, from Jaesong Group.

VERIFICATION SLIP

Mr. Han Jae-hee.

Oh, hello.

-Mr. Han Jae-hee? -Yes.

-Thank you for coming. -It's my pleasure.

What's your resolution in applying for our franchise?

That I'll work hard.

Is there any department you want to join?

What departments do you have?

A lot. Operations team is one.

Then I'll choose that department.

You're so confident

unlike the other applicants.

-That's not true. -I like it.

What's your problem?

-Do you have a death wish? -What are you saying?

Why do you think the other applicants

are here?

I don't understand.

They studied much harder than you and are desperate to get a job,

but they won't get hired because of some jerk like you.

You jerk using connections.

Apologize to those people before you go home.

And you.

Don't come even if you get hired.

I'll never let that happen.

But if you pass just in case,

don't come.

Or I'll kill you.

Darn, what was that?

Wait.

Hey, Mr. Connections.

Gosh.

What?

You didn't get hired through connections, so why did you answer?

Are you drunk?

-Then go home quietly. -Hey, you little...

You didn't favor from your connections because of me.

Why are you bringing that up again?

You applied again after a year.

Did you feel wronged about it?

No.

I thought it would be better than being hired like that

and getting nagged.

I knew someone would give me a hard time.

Why are you here? Isn't it your vacation?

This isn't Europe or anything. I have a lot of work,

and my direct superior is super slow at work.

I just can't go home.

You little...

How much have you done?

I'm about to do it now.

Then stop patronizing me.

Mr. Baek.

Didn't you leave work?

Is the analyst done taking resumes?

Yes, would you like to check them?

-Do we have a lot of applicants? -No.

It took place in a rush, so about ten people applied.

Let's interview them tomorrow.

All of them?

It's better we interview them all because there aren't many.

-Okay. -Good.

I'm home.

Hi.

Why don't you talk to me in person?

It's your exam tomorrow. Is that it?

Let's talk later.

Is it fun playing baseball?

Yes, it's fun. But...

But what?

It's true that I like baseball,

but I'm confused why I'm doing this

because I play baseball all the time.

Young-soo.

Don't be weak, you punk.

Have you ever seen me come home early and rest up?

No.

It's a battle out in the world.

At least, you're doing what you like.

-Right. -Good.

Any other concerns?

-Nothing. -Deal with your odor first.

Go tell Mom to get you some strawberries. I bought them on my way home.

AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS

SEASON RECORDS, 2019

YAMANSE

THE HEAT CHANGES EVERYTHING, EVEN BASEBALL

As for hitters to begin with,

YEAR, AVG, OBP, SLG, ISO, HRP

It's scientifically proven.

You don't seem well today.

You don't have to pass the exam.

I need to.

When you become an actuary,

let's save money together

and have our parents move to a closer place.

Why? Do you feel burdened?

A little burden is needed, you punk.

I'm leaving. Oh...

Don't struggle traveling, and just take a taxi.

Bye.

Good luck.

Can I let the first interviewee come in?

Yes.

I saw on your resume that you're studying sabermetrics.

-That's right. -I'll ask you a question about it.

Tell us anything you know

about the least sample records that can evaluate a batter's ability.

Are you referring to the domestic league?

It's different depending on the index.

Right, you know.

It changes according to which analytical technique you use,

but as far as I know, about 200 at-bats for strikeouts,

400 at-bats for 4 balls,

and 300 at-bats for SLG.

HITTER'S BATTING PRODUCTIVITY

Then in terms of the major league, the sample should be...

As far as I know, fewer samples are needed.

-Why is that? -Well...

I'm not sure.

WAITING ROOM

Think of it as an experience even if you fail.

You've studied hard.

What's the answer to your question earlier?

There's no definite answer to it.

I just wanted to see him interpret the statistics.

Where did you learn

things like that?

I read books.

I also often check Yamanse for reference.

RESUME

It's okay. I'll try it on my own.

Hello.

Hello.

Shall we begin the interview?

BAEK YOUNG-SOO

I'll deliver it for you.

Thank you.

THE HEAT CHANGES EVERYTHING

Gosh.

Are you Robinson of Yamanse?

You wrote "The Heat Changes Everything, Even Baseball"

and the post about the Pythagorean winning data.

Right?

You don't know him?

I don't.

Oh, I see. He's really famous.

I'm Baek Young-soo and I often post on Yamanse using my ID Robinson.

I chose a few articles

about the team performance analysis

from the things I've written so far.

You wrote a lot.

By the way,

is this really helpful for the team performance?

You must be the strategy analysis team leader.

-You're right. -I'm sure

you already apply sabermetrics when analyzing the statistics.

You make and gather the detailed stats of each player, right?

But you make different choices based on how you interpret data.

You would know it well if you've ever played baseball.

There are so many reasons people don't see

beyond the numbers.

Most players that hit a slump all of a sudden

turn out to have personal issues with their girlfriend or family.

But sabermetrics has no clue about such issues, right?

Among all the sports,

I think baseball is the best one to be analyzed by numbers.

In basketball, volleyball, and football,

all the plays are easily affected by other players' moves.

But for baseball, players can make strikeouts and hits

without the help of other players.

Not introducing sabermetrics in modern baseball

is the same as not willing to be healthy.

Even if you study sabermetrics, you don't get an official diploma.

So if you're not getting a job in this field,

you'd feel there is too much to study.

Seung-soo, what are you doing?

If I

quit baseball,

can you teach me how to study?

Young-soo.

You're talented in baseball more than any other thing.

You're not smart that way.

-Hello? Young-soo, I need to go. -Seung-soo,

I have a game today.

Yes. And what?

And my pelvis started hurting since yesterday.

I heard that suffering from pain is inevitable

for all players as they use explosive energy at once.

Young-soo, don't look back and look forward.

Just go forward, okay?

Tell me how many hits you made after the game.

To my knowledge, even the Sabers,

the champion of last season, didn't fully adopt sabermetrics.

Many think the same as you

because the Sabers didn't hire regular workers for stat analysis.

But as far as I know,

they have two contract workers designated for the task,

and the two refused

to work as regular workers for the team.

And their wages were raised a lot recently.

Do you think those who studied the mere numbers

can work for baseball teams even if they have

not made a strikeout or hit a homer?

I've made strikeouts and hit homers.

Not your neighborhood league.

No, not in my neighborhood league.

DAESUNG HIGH SCHOOL

Daesung High School?

Yes. Also, I believe

if there's anyone who hasn't made a home run or a strikeout

but knows sabermetrics better than me,

he should be hired instead of me.

You're very confident.

Of course, the analytical skills are not always

directly related to the team's standing.

There are also many other factors that determine the standing.

However, for the Dreams that has neglected statistics,

I'm sure it can give some substantial help.

WAR is regarded as one of the most important statistics

when it comes to sabermetrics.

Can you tell me why hitters usually show higher WAR than pitchers

while many say pitchers matter the most in baseball?

That's the point.

That's the reason why we don't trust these numbers in the field.

The first reason is that hitters do both hitting and defense

at the same time.

So, the starting pitchers' WAR is not much lower

than the hitters.

But middle relief pitchers have really low WAR.

But aren't their roles really important to win games?

Right. So I think we should use

WPA, the win probability added, instead of WAR

to evaluate the performance of middle relief pitchers

in a more accurate way.

You don't have any questions to ask?

How high do you think the doorsill is?

The doorsill you just crossed.

The doorsill

you barely managed to cross with someone else's help in the end.

I think it'd be about six centimeters high.

Everything, including such a trivial thing,

would be tough if you work for us.

Mr. Baek.

He should understand it exactly first to accept whatever decision we'd make.

I really like Jackie Robinson.

That's why my ID is Robinson.

He's the first African American player in MLB.

He had to fight against the unfair calls of umpires,

and many pitchers hit him on purpose just because he was African American.

It's total nonsense in this day and age.

If you hire me, I'd be the first disabled baseball analyst.

The press would eagerly write stories about me.

Such stories aren't what we are after--

I want you to know this.

If you don't hear good news from us,

that means we found someone more competent than you.

We won't give you a disadvantage because you are different.

I trust you.

-Let me ask one more question... -You got injured.

Tell us what happened.

Sorry?

Young-soo,

don't look back and look forward.

Just go forward, okay?

I got injured during a baseball game.

You'll have to watch countless game recordings.

The recordings of real games.

You might think you'd still be in the field if that didn't happen.

Also, you must easily recall

the moment you crashed and all the ugly memories.

Can you handle it?

I can.

Would your family also want that?

My family doesn't know.

This is what I want,

and that's why I'm doing this.

Because I'm fine.

Applicant Baek Young-soo is my younger brother.

I wasn't aware he applied, nor do I hope for his employment.

Please judge it as objectively as possible.

But I don't think

you have judged it objectively.

He must have considered how I would rate him before he came here.

Even though it's your brother,

you crossed the line earlier.

Even though he could guess

why you would talk to him that way.

We have no choice.

I'll just announce the result based on the scores.

Why? What did he say?

Shush.

BAEK YOUNG-SOO

BAEK YOUNG-SOO, DAESUNG HIGH

The immoderate advance that ended the career of a rising star.

There has been a sad accident during the match

Tolerating an injury led to severe injury.

I hope no more incident like that

Mr. Baek!

Hold on.

I checked the heights of the doorsills in our office.

We have eight doors with thresholds of less than 2cm,

or don't have one.

He can pass these doors in the wheelchair.

We can also install ramps on the doors with higher thresholds.

We can solve the problem with a much cheaper budget

than installing new doors.

I still won't hire him.

We have to hire someone who can assist and protect you.

Who would assist whom?

Please just do as much work as others in your position.

Who's protecting whom?

What are you doing?

You always say your piece and just leave.

Fine. Say what you want.

Your brother was

a good player.

That past doesn't exist.

RESUME

Have you read his resume thoroughly?

Do you think we're this close to talk about these things?

I'd like to stop talking about my family.

I'm talking about hiring an employee of the strategy analysis team right now.

You made me realize

that you don't know all about him even though you two are close.

RESUME

It doesn't say anything about him going through a hard time, does it?

But you can tell.

With that one line where it says he majored in statistics,

he deserves to be applauded.

No company hires an employee because of a line in their resume.

You're working in the sport

which got your brother injured.

You must not have come here

with no determination or hesitation.

But...

don't you think your brother would have

made a tougher decision

than the decision you had to make?

-Get out. -Young-soo has been

walking on eggshells around you, hasn't he?

I know you're doing this because you're worried,

but your brother has been overcoming his hardships

so amazingly that it's unbelievable.

You should admit to his courage to some degree.

Did you know?

Young-soo had already overcome his injury,

and he has been waiting for you

this whole time.

GENERAL MANAGER BAEK SEUNG-SOO OF DREAMS SPARKS A NEW WAVE.

Since when have you been writing it?

It's been a while.

You deceived your family.

I haven't lied about anything except that I like baseball.

-I worked hard. -Hey.

I've been telling you to study so that you can live

-a better life-- -I was sick of baseball

when I was an athlete.

But after this happened to me,

it's become fun watching baseball.

So I was going to tell you last time.

I'm okay with watching baseball now.

-Then why didn't you tell me? -You threw it all away.

Everything related to baseball.

You always spit at and cursed baseball.

How am I supposed to tell you that I like it?

-But that's what made you-- -Although you always say so,

you think it happened because of you.

It's been so many years.

Do you think anyone in this country can hide from baseball?

Then why did you enter a baseball club?

The baseball manager won't let his brother watch a baseball game.

How hypocritical is that?

Then who would make money?

What can't a man do to make money?

Someone has to make money.

Stop saying that stuff!

Don't you know we live in a nightmare to watch you

devote your whole life to our family?

I'm the one who can't walk.

Why should you have a sense of guilt,

and why do I have to wait for you?

I'm out of the nightmare.

Why are you still in there looking at me?

"I'll make the sacrifice. You find a secure job somewhere else."

Isn't that it?

Do you know how suffocating it is to hear that?

Do I have to be this self-conscious for all of us to be happy?

Snap out of it already, please!

Fine.

You don't have to hire me.

So let's live a brighter life.

It wasn't your fault.

Do you think

you'd not be able to blame yourself if you were me?

Yes.

Because it's really not your fault.

If you were the only one who was hurt, it'd be different.

But that's not true.

I was...

I was...

We still have to see his progress.

But he has so many bruises on his body.

Do you know what happened?

No.

He's a baseball player, right?

I think there's been physical punishment.

His ankle was severely swollen

where it's not relevant to his injury.

It wouldn't have been easy for him to run that fast.

MESSAGE INBOX

Young-soo.

Everyone is going through a hard time.

Let's only look forward, okay?

You're the pride of our family.

What are you going to do about the result?

GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE

Come in.

DREAMS COME TRUE

Oh, hey.

Why did you suddenly come? I have classes too.

I wanted to badmouth someone,

but I couldn't think of anyone else to do it with.

If that someone is the frustrating man I'm thinking of,

you've come to the right person.

It was bound to happen one day.

But I think

we put that day off for too long.

I'm okay.

What about you?

Well,

I ended up like this after putting it off too much.

Unlike Seung-soo and me,

you two are brothers, so you can't part ways.

Try to overcome it.

I just...

did it for myself.

Right.

Your brother will live the rest of his life in regret

if he doesn't see us happy.

But aside from that,

you just need to enjoy your life.

And smile a lot.

INCOMING CALL

Hello?

Hello, I'm Lee Se-young of the Dreams.

-Oh, hello. -Congratulations.

You passed the interview.

Really?

Thank you.

Congratulations once again.

When can you start working?

Right away.

I'll see you tomorrow at work then.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

-Did you get accepted? -Yes.

-Really? -Yes!

Goodness.

Congratulations.

-Can you do a good job? -Of course.

Goodness.

I'm so happy for you.

Good luck.

Mom.

Young-soo is all right now.

I'm fine with everything as long as he's fine.

Yes.

EXCEPTIONAL, CHALLENGING, AND PROGRESSIVE BASEBALL

Kyung-min. You're good at your job because we're related by blood.

You know that, right?

-President Ko. -Yes, Mr. Kwon?

I need to see Mr. Baek.

May I ask what this is about?

I want to see him. It's been a while.

-Have a seat. -Okay.

What's the total amount of last year's salaries?

It's 5,530,000 dollars.

We'll need a sharp cut on that.

We can't afford that much money.

What's with the wine between two men?

We're expecting someone, and he likes wine.

Is someone coming?

It's someone you know.

KWAK HAN-YOUNG, INFIELDER OF THE DREAMS

What's this?

The estimated salary budget of our team.

Why do you have this?

I sneaked it out from the operations team.

Do they know about this?

-Can this be leaked? -You're so fastidious.

Why do you think I'm showing you this?

Look.

I don't want to get involved with this.

-I'll get going. -Sit down, you punk.

Gosh, what's with this mood?

Sit back down, Mr. Kwak.

Goodness.

You see,

I opened an agency.

I'd like to sign a contract with you

and negotiate your salary.

I don't earn a lot, so you might not get a lot of commission.

You just need to treat me to a drink.

I'm doing this because I feel bad for your past contracts.

Right, you punk.

Until when will you agree to what they offer without a say?

Before you,

I've signed contracts with Lee Young-yul,

Jung Tae-soo, and Yoo Min-won.

People at the Dreams look down on me,

but I'm quite renowned outside.

All of them have won a Golden Glove.

Have you signed contracts with four in total?

Who is the other one?

AGENT CONTRACT

LIM DONG-GYU

Don't tell me you're flustered.

You're Mr. Baek.

Is the topic a little too difficult?

Yes, it is.

Of course,

they might think it's huge

to have their pay cut by 30 percent.

But we'll have to make them understand

our circumstance.

The total of the salary budget for players has been reduced,

and you want me to negotiate and sign contracts

with all the players.

Is that it?

Right.

I suggest you make it ten percent.

I told you, it's 30 percent.

Fifteen percent.

Stop talking about money as if you're bargaining at a market.

It's you who decided on the price like it's some kind of bargaining.

What are you doing?

How can you make such a decision without a proper reason?

Do you want me to tell you the reason?

We are...

bad at baseball.

There's more.

We're horrible at baseball.

One more.

We've been horrible at baseball for years.

And one more.

We're suffering a loss from this team.

Right.

We were bad last year and the year before.

That's why our players have the lowest salaries.

They will hate it if you cut it down this much.

I wonder why a smart man would oppose me. Let me tell you this.

It's neither an opinion or a suggestion.

It's a decision.

And the resolution of our group.

You left work, so get lost to your house.

Why do you want to eat with your superior?

Be grateful that I'm having a meal with you.

Wait.

What's that?

Is she his girlfriend or wife?

I don't know.

I wondered why he left work early today, and this was why.

I should ask him about this tomorrow.

Hey, be mature already.

What? What is it this time?

Let's just go.

I didn't know Mr. Baek could smile like that.

Me either.

Let's go.

Okay.

I was supposed to go on a trip today.

You did?

I canceled it after you called yesterday.

Whether I go with my friend, alone,

or with another man,

I will go on a trip next year.

Let's not see each other this day next year.

Okay.

It's fine.

If we're obsessed with trying to comfort one another,

we might never be able to get over that memory.

That came to my mind.

This day will come every year.

We can't keep doing this.

Let's see each other except for this day.

Okay.

Who's going to comfort whom?

We're both strong.

Did you accept that?

Prepare to negotiate fiercely as always.

I've seen many like it.

People who want to look like they have principles.

It's professional, not sandlot baseball.

We had a drastic cut.

If you decline this, I won't offer the same amount.

We'll evaluate their weaknesses thoroughly.

Baek Seung-soo's fake leadership...

This is the easiest way to reduce labor costs.

Expect a backlash.

He started it by blowing the whistle.

If he fails, he'll break down.

Could this be...

This is the list of ten players to release from the team.