Original subtitles

This drama is fiction and the elements of the story

have no relation to reality.

Good.

Mr. Kang Doo-ki.

I'm going to throw you

-a tough question. -Go on.

Can we bring in

Lim Dong-gyu?

It's not a tough question at all.

Even if I don't lose any points,

our team needs to score points for me to become a winning pitcher.

Lim Dong-gyu can play only from late summer to fall.

Autumn Dong-gyu…

That's Lee Dong-gyu. We all know.

Hello, I'm Operations Manager Lee Se-young.

The reason I asked you all here today

is to discuss a trade.

-What about it? -Have a listen.

Again?

It's not a major trade this time, is it?

There are too many things to be cautious about

that it's better to manage the trade secretly.

But Mr. Baek did not do so.

When we traded Lim Dong-gyu for Kang Doo-ki,

he persuaded us with the necessity of the trade.

Why is she making us all nervous again?

So I gathered you all here to persuade you once more.

The manager has already agreed to this,

but rather than telling you to agree because the general manager

and the manager said so,

I wanted to persuade you all by sharing some information.

I'll begin.

THE REASON WHY WE NEED TO BRING BACK LIM DONG-GYU

THE REASON WHY WE NEED TO BRING BACK LIM DONG-GYU

So,

you didn't come to apologize?

No, I'm sorry.

I lost my pitchers

and Lim Dong-gyu can only play half the season.

-You knew about it, didn't you? -Yes.

How shameless.

You did know?

To be honest,

when you came to me

saying that you'd help us knowing my team's situation,

I thought that even though it's a competition,

there was some comradeship between us

aiming to compete

in good faith.

That's why I came to make you an offer, General Manager.

A trade.

Geez.

Since I've been conned once, you want me to be conned again?

No. It was a trade I prepared as a way of compensation.

You saw on your way here.

Our fans were demonstrating and telling the team to break up.

Only my team has been

caught with both doping

and gambling abroad.

I consider it unfortunate.

You just came to laugh

at the owner of the store

as the store is closing up, aren't you?

No.

As a way of taking moral responsibility,

we will be taking back Lim Dong-gyu.

Look at this guy.

Then, will you return Kang Doo-ki?

-It's not that. -Then?

Is there another Dreams player that I can swap with Lim Dong-gyu?

Did the general manager accept?

The general manager and I are on the same page.

The presentation he gave a while back

was the reason why we should let Lim Dong-gyu go.

What was the reason that

we were persuaded by in the presentation?

It was Kang Doo-ki.

Yes.

You all were persuaded by the idea

that we'd be bringing in Kang Doo-ki in exchange for Lim Dong-gyu.

But

what if we can bring back Lim Dong-gyu without sending off Kang Doo-ki?

Go on.

Let's listen.

First,

as you all know, Lim Dong-gyu's record

lands in the top three nationwide.

But if we don't compare the record simply and find a different…

We all know that Lim Dong-gyu plays well.

But the Vikings aren't stupid.

If we're going to get him back, we need a player to trade off.

It's Kim Kwan-sik.

Listen.

When you say you'll take moral responsibility,

shouldn't my team benefit from this?

How does your common sense differ this much from mine?

There's one more player.

Tell me. Who is it?

It's Kim Kwan-sik

and Yeon Joong-sub.

Yeon Joong-sub? So we're going to trade off Yeon Joong-sub

who's called "Little Lim Dong-gyu" and Kim Kwan-sik

in order to bring in Lim Dong-gyu, who can't even play half the season?

This is the first time I disagree with the general manager.

I check my players a lot,

and Yeon Joong-sub is showing a lot of potential to become huge.

He can grow as big as Lim Dong-gyu.

He's young and doesn't have to worry about his military service.

The Vikings sold Kang Doo-ki and brought in Lim Dong-gyu

because its batting and outfield defense was weak.

And the player we're bringing in

isn't "Little Lim Dong-gyu" or a player that will get big.

He's Lim Dong-gyu himself.

I'm sure you'll need some time to think about it.

Still, he's Lim Dong-gyu.

I know that Kim Kwan-sik and Yeon Joong-sub are rising stars.

I know they'll grow to be big.

But it's still Lim Dong-gyu.

The Vikings lack three players to fill its setup relievers.

Kim Kwan-sik could become a reliever even if he joined today.

You should be well-aware that unlike last year,

he's dealt no injury this year and his condition has gotten better.

And with Yeon Joong-sub, he's the future of our team.

They say his outfield defense is much better than that of Lim Dong-gyu.

His hit is becoming that of a slugger.

He's truly a rising star.

The Vikings took in Lim Dong-gyu to improve its outfielder defense.

Yeon Joong-sub is the perfect present we can offer you.

There goes your crafty tongue again.

I was aware of Lim Dong-gyu's wrongdoings.

But I thought that if I kept my mouth shut,

there wouldn't be any problems.

This is a genuine offer to the Vikings

from the Dreams.

When the Vikings try to win the championship two years later,

Kim Kwan-sik and Yeon Joong-sub will have grown a lot

and will be the pivotal players in your team.

And also, Lim Dong-gyu

can't play half the season because he gambled abroad.

He's also not from the Vikings.

So he is going to get endless criticism from the Vikings' fans.

What about the Dreams?

What about the Dreams' fans?

Will they accept Lim Dong-gyu?

He's the unfortunate fourth batter

who used up his youth in a team that always got last place.

If Lim Dong-gyu's to get a second chance,

that would only come from the Dreams' fans.

Why are we aiming for win-now?

REORGANIZING THE TEAM FOR IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT

Because we're trying to get good results this year.

Isn't it a bit hard this year?

Sending off young players like Kim Kwan-sik and Yeon Joong-sub

to get Lim Dong-gyu will be a failed trade

unless we have a plan to win.

Well,

who do you think is the best batter in the country?

It's the Sabers' Kim Won-jae. Fourth batter of the national team.

Yes, of course.

But what if we say for the last five years, instead of three?

Has it not been long since

-Kim Won-jae played well? Who is it, then? -I'm sure it's still Kim Won-jae.

Then, what if I say for the past seven years?

It's Lim Dong-gyu.

Right.

When we're talking about the past seven years,

Lim Dong-gyu is extraordinary.

He's always delivered more than 20 home runs with BA over 0.300,

and has recorded an 80 RBI.

He's also shown quite an impact as a valuable player several times.

Great. I think it's great.

But Lim Dong-gyu

isn't good in the summer. He plays well only in the fall.

I'm sorry to tell you this, but…

No way!

we're going to be playing in the postseason this year.

No matter what.

And especially in the fall,

we need a batter that

becomes a monster.

But beyond all this,

do you think Lim Dong-gyu would gladly come back to our team?

Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for Kang Doo-ki?

Our team has already become the team of Kang Doo-ki.

We even made the Doo-ki Dog instead of Lim Dong-gyu Burger.

It comes with three different sauces.

If he doesn't play 100 percent, we also won't need him.

We'll have to bring him

when he's desperate.

Since you were able to turn the Vikings into a team

of great pitchers when they had nothing,

I'm sure you can turn the team into the fiercest again in two years.

I'll be waiting.

If you make up your mind about the trade, please call me.

He's talking like his team is already playing in the postseason.

Seriously.

Jae-hee.

Do well.

Oh, boy.

I was excited to have a new employee on my team,

but your mind is somewhere else.

Pardon me?

Ms. Lee will do a good job even without you.

Yes.

I'm the one who needs you, all right?

-Yes. -Good.

Let's go somewhere with me.

-Pardon? -Hurry up.

-Hurry. -What…

Hurry where? Where are we going?

-Hello. -Hello.

-You look in shape. -Thank you.

-Watch out for injuries. -Yes.

They're college athletes.

Do you come here often?

No, not that often.

Teams don't sign college players often these days, do they?

You're right.

Our team also doesn't sign them.

Do you know why?

it must be because most talented players

are signed by professional teams when they graduate high schools.

You have passed.

And once they graduate after four years,

it'll be burdensome for the teams to sign players with age.

Jae-hee. You've passed in second place.

What do I have to do to pass in first place?

Now, the college players are student athletes,

so they have to study too, right?

If they have to study too…

The training time decreases,

and the value that the college players can add to our team goes down too.

Exactly.

So why are we here?

-I told you the reason. -When?

The scout of a professional team have to come and watch them properly.

Why?

How sad would it be when you have to work for something

-when no one is ever watching you? -You still have your humanist in you.

What did Mr. Baek say?

He said, "I don't work with humanists."

We still have a job to do.

I think watching college baseball is part of our job. Nice pitch!

-Hey! -It was a nice pitch.

But isn't it more efficient for us to focus on high school baseball?

Our team needs players that we can put to use right away anyway.

We should keep our eyes on both high school baseball

and college baseball.

Is it because our team is weak?

To be precise,

it seems that Mr. Baek and Ms. Lee are getting hasty.

Thank you!

It seems like they're feeling chased,

and I feel like we have to get good records quickly.

-Hello. -How have you been, Coach?

I'm doing great thanks to you.

I really appreciate you coming by every time.

Park Byung-hyun's pitching has gotten much better.

It has.

We dealt with his balance and he's a lot better.

Please keep an eye on him for later in the future.

By the way, is the manager of the Dreams being replaced this time?

Pardon me?

What do you mean?

I shouldn't have said that.

No, you've done the right thing. What are people saying?

Then make sure you keep it a secret, Mr. Yang.

Well, he's my right-hand man. He can listen too.

Yes.

It's probably a rumor.

A match-fixing broker was arrested recently,

and Manager Yoon Sung-bok's name seems to have come up.

But if there's no problem with him, it must be false.

It wouldn't be a trouble.

GENERAL MANAGER KIM JONG-MOO

Mr. Park.

How have you been?

Well, I'm dying here.

There was the incident regarding Lim Dong-gyu too.

Anyway,

since

Lim Dong-gyu wasn't even on our team in the first place,

I'm not sure if we have to keep him.

Yes. You're right.

So I'm thinking of trading him, but it's not that easy.

Yes, I'm discussing it.

I can't tell you which team it is.

Well,

I'll just say it's a team not in the capital.

Right. Mr. Park,

make sure not to write a story about this, all right?

Okay.

What about others?

Were they agreeing with it?

They were curious about why we're aiming to win

the championship all of a sudden.

However, they know the influence of Lim Dong-gyu.

So they agreed that it's better to sign him to strengthen our team now

-instead of the future. -Good. That's a relief.

But the general manager has the right to trade players.

Why do you always ask for their permission?

Think about how everyone reacted when I said I'd trade him away.

You all swarmed in front of my office.

I was just trying to stop them at the time.

I'm doing so because I want everyone to know and understand my plan.

You must have had no faith in me.

You know that we feel different now, right?

Then we could make things easier.

Now that I think about it,

it's been a long time.

A lot of things happened along the way.

Don't get too sentimental yet. We still have a lot of work to do.

And we don't have much time.

What I meant was that we don't have enough time

compared to the work we have left.

You're not having second thoughts, are you?

Second thoughts?

These days, you talk as if you'll disappear all of a sudden.

Where would I go?

Since we've gotten quite close…

I'm not sure if we have,

but I think we've gotten familiar with each other.

But you look like someone who's always ready to leave.

Where would I go with the Dreams in this mess?

Right?

The Dreams is still in a mess.

Yes, so stop having those useless thoughts.

You should work hard instead.

Yes.

Mr. Baek, have you seen the news?

-No. -I feel a bit uneasy.

IS VIKINGS PLANNING TO TRADE LIM DONG-GYU?

This is Oh Sa-hoon.

You must be devastated, General Manager.

There you are. Have a seat.

It's been a while, Mr. Baek.

Mr. Oh Sa-hoon called me.

He needs Lim Dong-gyu.

Why would the Pelicans need him when you have no connection with him?

Well, by the rule of negotiations,

I wouldn't have to tell you that I desperately need Lim Dong-gyu.

But as you know,

I'm forthright by nature.

We need Lim Dong-gyu very much.

Why?

You must know.

Two players of the Sabers were caught. And we have one player who got caught.

You should be ashamed to have at least one player do drugs.

I wouldn't recommend celebrating.

I haven't celebrated.

But the Sabers lost a fifth-string player

and a back-up outfielder.

Our team lost a rookie of little importance.

I'm sure you can guess.

We're the only team who has a chance to beat the Sabers now.

Of course, the Vikings might get a chance in two years,

but considering the existing records and the leakage in strength,

our team or the Sabers will win the championship.

We need Lim Dong-gyu and his intense batting

-against the Sabers. -That's amusing.

We have the same reason.

What do you mean?

No one got caught in our team,

and we need Lim Dong-gyu to fight against the Sabers.

Are you joking now?

No, I'm not.

And

who needs him more isn't the problem.

We should make a suggestion that better satisfies Mr. Kim's needs.

Mr. Baek is quick to understand the situation.

Right.

I'm putting Lim Dong-gyu up for open auction.

The Dreams suggested Kim Kwan-sik and Yeon Joong-sub.

That should be quite tempting for the Vikings.

Quite?

You mean, "Think ahead."

I think the Vikings can have a go for the postseason

even though they may not be able to aim for the championship.

I suggest the number five pitcher Yoon Sang-min

who took eight wins last year and the key outfielder

Ko Chang-hyun.

Yoon Sang-min and Ko Chang-hyun

might play better

than Kim Kwan-sik and Yeon Joong-sub this season.

Yoon Sang-min is 34 years old, and Ko Chang-hyun is 33.

Of course, they're nice players.

But they don't seem competitive

enough to give up on our two promising players.

That is your problem.

In a giant sport called baseball, there are only 10 spots

for managers and general managers.

You don't know how precious a general manager position is.

What do you mean?

You don't have to put it this way.

It could be desperate for someone, Mr. Baek.

Please continue.

If you were to join a negotiation like this,

you should think about

what the other general manager needs desperately

instead of trying to fool him.

His term ends this season.

Goodness.

It's not his fault, but the biggest number of players

dropped out of the Vikings due to scandalous incidents this time.

Will he be able to stay in office

if the team fails to play in the postseason?

There are already so many people

waiting for a chance to be the general manager of the Vikings.

Is that how you've seen Mr. Kim?

What do you mean?

Oh, nothing. I'll stop here.

Or Mr. Kim might say

He might say again that I have a crafty tongue.

Let's not delay this any longer.

Right.

Mr. Oh is right. My term ends this year.

So, I don't want to be humiliated.

This year, I won't go for the postseason.

What…

I'll take promising players like Yeon Joong-sub and Kim Kwan-sik

and win after two years.

Whether I stay or not, that's the right thing to do.

Mr. Baek.

Let's trade. Take Lim Dong-gyu.

-Okay. I hope it's a win-win. -Gosh. Drop that nonsense.

Mr. Kim. Sir, you need to go for the fall season.

You don't know much about Mr. Kim's records.

The Vikings stayed in the mid or low rank since 2011.

He sent off good batters.

He recruited promising pitchers, which caused a lot of criticism.

He was almost fired.

With a pitchers' kingdom he made like that in 2014 and 2015,

he led his team to win two times in a row.

Forget it.

I became a traitor in this field now.

Let's stop talking about nonsense and just proceed with the trade.

He worries about the team's future more than his safety.

You shouldn't make a suggestion that applies to someone

who cares only about his position.

Please excuse me then.

Thank you.

Lim Dong-gyu!

You forgot to include mister there.

-Do you want my autograph? -Yes, let me have your autograph.

BAEK SEUNG-SOO

Dong-gyu.

Aren't you going to take this?

It's the bat you use to play against Kang Doo-ki. You got this sponsored.

You can keep it.

Really?

-Hey. -Yes?

Give it to me.

Don't think about relying on something like this,

and practice properly, you punk.

I hate the Dreams.

DREAMS

-I said I hate the Dreams. -Okay.

Anyway, Joong-sub and Kwan-sik left the team.

Kwan-sik was so excited to leave.

If we see him this season,

make sure you hit his balls with all your might.

-Okay? -Yes, sir!

And about Joong-sub, give him some comforting words

if you were close to him.

-He left all excitedly too. -Hey, pitchers.

When you're up against him, make sure you throw with all your might.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

And as you already know, Lim Dong-gyu is joining us.

You guys all know what he's like. Don't be fussy and be natural around him.

As if he has never changed teams.

Yes, sir.

It hurts so much.

Good work, guys. Take this each and cheer up.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Have some.

RED JINSENG EXTRACT

JANG JIN-WOO

Darn it.

Dong-gyu, Lim Dong-gyu

Welcome!

Goodness.

The coaches told us not to make a fuss. You little punks.

You put us in shock,

so you should let us do this much.

You're throwing a temper as soon as you came.

Hey. Put your head on the floor.

-Like this? -Hey.

On the floor, I mean!

-Okay, I will. -Gosh.

I wondered why the place reeked of the sea.

Someone from the Vikings is here.

-Well? -Are you serious?

Jin-woo.

I'm part of the Dreams down to the bone.

What took you so long? Did you row all the way here?

This punk is hopeless. Let's teach him a lesson!

-Wait! Hold on. -Dong-gyu, Lim Dong-gyu.

-Dong-gyu, Lim Dong-gyu -Dong-gyu, Lim Dong-gyu

Anyway,

would it be really okay to release an article

about this contract without the president's approval?

Tell him I'm to blame. I did this without letting anyone know.

The president actually has

nothing he can do about me.

Okay. See you tomorrow.

I can't believe this is the way you do your job.

Without my permission, you released an article with the title,

"Lim Dong-gyu Is Coming Back."

CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DREAMS AND LIM DONG-GYU

So you're telling me I must sign this if I don't want any backlash.

I'd like to apologize for this time.

For this time?

I'm disappointed in you, Mr. Baek.

Don't you remember?

I approved of the trade deal between Lim Dong-gyu

-and Kang Doo-ki, didn't I? -Yes.

I also gave you an okay when you fired Ko Se-hyuk.

-Yes. -I even let you scout

Robert Gil with a 900,000-dollar pay deal.

Actually, it was 500,000, but you did.

I also promised you to pay you your full annual salary when you quit.

But you came back and told me you'd work only until spring

saying you wouldn't need the rest of your salary.

Listening to what you said,

it feels like you're a good guy while I'm a bad one.

What's wrong with you?

-I give you as much as I can, but you… -We will

never be able to understand each other.

You love to stick to the principles.

And shall I tell you why I can't approve of this?

What is it?

We signed a 1.2-billion won contract with Lim Dong-gyu

and sold two players who we needed to pay only 0.3 billion won.

I'm sure you cannot afford the difference.

Isn't the amount too big to just ask me to pay this easily?

You like rationale, don't you?

I have a reason not to approve of this trade.

It exceeds the club's allocated budget.

I believe

you won't ask me to request the parent company

for the support that exceeds the budget, will you?

MEETING ROOM ONE

Ms. Lim.

Yes?

Will our advertising sales this year be low again?

Oh, well…

It's hard to expect a sudden increase…

I got it.

-Mr. Byun. -Yes?

Why did we stop releasing

the articles about the Lim Dong-gyu deal?

Actually,

I heard we haven't received the president's approval yet.

-Why? -I have no idea.

Is Mr. Baek playing a power game with him again?

-Isn't it because of money? -What do you mean?

You know Lim Dong-gyu's salary is 1.2 billion won.

Right.

Did Lim Dong-gyu's trade deal close completely?

We should start working

on plans to promote the team using his name.

We need the president's approval.

Is it

because of his salary?

That's right. So I'll go up and start thinking about it.

The solution won't come out by thinking hard.

I don't think

I can achieve something by pestering others.

What do you mean by that?

There's nothing I can do

if someone chooses not to confront a problem

when she can easily find an answer if she does.

It's because I believe

getting herself motivated again is something that only she can do.

Going up.

This is Lee Se-young, the operations manager of the Dreams.

Sorry?

Okay. Goodbye.

You're heading to the police station, right?

-Did you bug my phone? -Is it because of the manager?

-You really did. -I'll accompany you.

Get off. You belong to the scout team.

The leader of my team instructed me

to go help the operations manager.

You must know something. Let's go, then.

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

Our lawyer will be here soon. We can talk then.

-Sure. -Can you briefly tell us what happened?

A match-fixing broker has been caught.

And in 2017, he gave money to Lee Dong-gu

who retired from the Dreams.

And Lee Dong-gu showed up as a starting pitcher suddenly.

So we're investigating now. Lee Dong-gu is right over there.

Mr. Lee Dong-gu, are you really involved in match-fixing?

-It's been a long time to see you. -Just answer my question.

I did nothing.

I said I had nothing to do with it, but they just believe the broker.

We didn't say you did it. We still need to look into it.

-When was the game held? -When was it?

June 4th, 2017. I can never forget.

I hardly had taken the mound as a starting pitcher back then.

Here's the truth.

Lee Dong-gu was selected as a starting pitcher unexpectedly.

And he walked the first hitter.

The broker promised him to pay him five million won

if he allowed a walk to the first batter.

And the broker wired five million won to Lee Dong-gu.

But he claims that it's the manager who wired money to Lee Dong-gu.

So we need to listen to their statement first.

Jae-hee,

-get me my laptop from my car. -Okay.

-What is that for? -To get the manager released.

Okay.

DREAMS VS. TATANS

This is the recording of the game.

Lee Dong-gu is pitching against the first hitter.

It was on a 3-2 pitch,

and he threw a ball as his eighth pitch a bit far from the hitter.

I threw nice balls back then.

Come on.

You can easily see that the two foul balls actually passed

the strike zone, right?

Well, let's say they did.

If Lee Dong-gu was supposed to walk the hitter,

would he have thrown the balls with all his might

when the hitter could've been struck out at the count?

It wouldn't have been weird

even if the umpire had called a strike for his last throw.

Maybe, it's meticulously planned.

Do you think he's Greg Maddux, the master of control?

Look. These are the stats of Lee Dong-gu.

He allowed six walks per nine innings on average.

He was a terrible pitcher.

Do you have to say that here? I retired a long ago.

-Don't you think it's too mean? -I just tried to explain

I also remember this game.

Han Tae-il, the starter of the game, got injured,

and Kim Ju-chul, the substitute, threw as a relief pitcher

in the previous game.

A PITCHER ENTERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME

You can see how Han Tae-il and Kim Ju-chul played

in the game in many previous articles.

THE SUBSTITUTE STARTER IS LEE DONG-GU

I get what you're saying.

But we had to interrogate the manager as a testifier

as he wired money.

It was to hold my baby's first birthday party.

I didn't ask you what you used the money for.

I don't know how he found out that the broker contacted me.

At that time, my salary was low, and my performance was horrible.

So he just gave me the money

saying, "Don't be swayed by such an offer."

Darn it.

It must have been tough, Mr. Yoon.

I'm sorry for bothering you two when you're busy.

I was causing harm because I was a bad player when I was on the team.

And I'm causing harm even when I'm retired.

Make sure to repay the money you owe to him.

I should.

But I'm paying bills when I could afford to repay him.

Dong-gu.

Forget about that. Come by and hang out sometimes.

It's a relief the misunderstanding about him was cleared up.

After what happened with Mr. Ko, I got into a habit of doubting.

But when I was in front of him, I wasn't sure I should doubt him.

He's great in terms of personality.

Just like he took care of Lee Dong-gu instead of Lim Dong-gyu,

all his favors were bestowed

only on the weak players who weren't good at baseball.

He reaches out his hand to others rather than trampling on them.

I'll try to live that way too.

-You should try. -Yes.

Please try to live that way to death.

What?

GENERAL MANAGER BAEK SEUNG-SOO

Come in.

What are these?

DREAMS

They're the advertising sales contracts.

We sold a lot.

Didn't you put the advertising agencies in charge?

No, I went around on foot.

When people are about to get hungry,

you could naturally expose the different menus

and delivery applications each time

using our LED billboard to induce them to order deliveries.

If you see here,

we could assign you a delivery manager.

So, you could use banking services that guarantee the interest rate

of a maximum of three percent if the Dreams get to the postseason.

It would leave a good precedent to show people

that your bank can coexist with the local companies.

But I don't think anyone will expect the Dreams to play in the postseason.

We have Kang Doo-ki.

But if the Dreams play

in the postseason, we can't raise our interest rate that high.

How would the Dreams play in the postseason?

Why don't you sign it?

Why did you do so?

I made money for the team, so you can spend it as you please.

Not for personal reasons, of course.

I mean, if you could do this, then why did you…

I wasn't going to do it because I was worried

you might say so.

-I must have lost my mind. -I was joking.

We used to do it this way in the old days.

I wanted to be of help by putting advertisements

and be recognized.

But at some point,

I decided never to work this way, and…

Why not? Was the company not motivating enough?

At first,

I couldn't understand why we waste money on advertising agencies.

And I saw so many openings to put advertisements,

so I gave opinions and stuff.

And I took over all the work.

So I couldn't see my friends or anything.

Everyone was telling me that I'm good,

and I worked tenaciously.

Then Se-jin, the team leader who was sitting in front of me

got fired from her post.

It's all right.

She's doing well now,

though she first told me that I'm a mean person.

I see. Thank you. It must have been tough.

No.

It was fun.

It felt like

I've devoted myself completely.

You can go home early today

and have a warm dinner with your family.

Your children must be waiting.

What was that?

You must be out of your mind.

Why are you suddenly speaking in non-honorific?

Whose children are waiting, when I'm not even married?

Aren't you married?

I mean,

why did you think I was married

when you knew that Ms. Lee wasn't married?

It's just that I work with the operations team all the time.

-Yes. -You seem

like you're not prejudiced, but you actually have a lot of prejudice.

Then why do you leave work so early?

I have a lot of hobbies.

Do you?

What else is there in life?

The ballroom dance club, the Lego club,

the debate club of Romance of the Three Kingdoms,

and the board game club, I even sleep less to be in all those clubs.

You're not a stubborn boss who judges your subordinates

for having a hobby, are you?

I apologize.

That's okay.

I'll get going.

Dong-gyu. Help me with my batting posture, please.

Go to the hitting coach.

You know better than when Coach Min was a player.

And the poses they teach me are all old-fashioned.

Look at you. You're quite skilled in talking behind people's backs.

Once you teach me the batting posture, I'm definitely getting out of Dreams.

You traitor.

-Get in posture. -Yes.

I'll make sure you won't average over 0.200.

Your body is too tense.

If you don't have plans tonight and want to go out for a barbecue, see me

-in the locker room at eight. -I can't miss a barbecue.

Thank you!

Enjoy.

Thank you for the meal!

Gather around.

-Good work, everyone. -Good work, everyone.

Listen to me.

We have Kang Doo-ki.

Even if the opposing team brings out the first string,

we just go ahead and win.

He's going to win 20 games. That sounds good, right?

Am I right?

I heard your shoulder and arm are better now.

Yes, I'll try.

You should try.

Yes. And…

I'll

make a caught stealing percentage of 70 percent.

WHEN A CATCHER THROWS OUT RUNNERS TRYING TO STEAL.

Isn't 70 percent a bit exaggerating? I'm going to punch you in your belly.

-Then 50 percent. -Just get 30 percent.

Nonsense, 45 percent!

I like 45 percent.

And then

how about Lim Dong-gyu hits

20 home runs in 72 games.

That sounds great.

Jin-woo.

-No thanks. -I'll

also work hard.

I'll work hard too.

You should.

-Good. -Let's have a drink.

You guys.

If I was five years younger,

-I'd be kicking… -Let's have a toast.

-Cheers. -You brat.

This time, we're going to play proper baseball.

Dreams!

-Let's go! -Let's go!

The advertising sales are back producing a surplus of over one billion won.

It'll be enough for you to pay Lim Dong-gyu's salary.

So what?

Why haven't you when you could have done this earlier?

Tell me about it.

Others could think that it's a change

that the new general manager brought with him, and I'm worried.

When you were the acting owner of the club,

we haven't done it this way earlier.

I have a question.

Do you have an illness

that gives you a rash when you go home after losing an argument?

Why isn't he coming?

Wait, what's he doing?

Hey! Start running!

What?

Okay.

So I'm not your immediate superior anymore. Is that it?

Fine. Let's go inside. It's cold.

Gosh.

Hey, pick something.

I have tons of clothes at home.

I'm sure you do, but pick something that suits you as a scouter.

Do scouters have to wear certain clothes?

Of course, didn't you see Mr. Yang's clothes?

I saw him in something similar to what we call clothes.

You still badmouth your superior behind his back.

Come on, this isn't badmouthing.

Anyway,

it will be colder on cold days and hotter on hot days.

You'll struggle a lot,

so I want to buy clothes for you.

I can't wear clothes you buy for me.

It'll be too heartbreaking. I know all about your financial situation.

It feels like sending a son to school, so I'd like to buy something for you.

I'm not your son.

Wait, hey.

-What do you think about these? -You said you'd buy clothes.

It's not that I'll buy you only a pair of gloves.

Buy me clothes then.

Should I buy a pair for Mr. Baek too?

-Ms. Lee. -What?

Until when is Mr. Baek working?

What do you mean?

No, it's nothing.

He's quite picky, you know.

I should take a picture and ask him.

Take one.

Click.

Hey, take a picture of these gloves, not me.

Goodness gracious.

NEW MESSAGE FROM MS. LEE SE-YOUNG

OPERATIONS MANAGER LEE SE-YOUNG

I'm going to buy yours while I'm at it. Do you like them?

You saved her number.

I don't wear gloves.

-Yes, for convenience's sake. -I see.

Well, I mean…

I saved Mr. Han Jae-hee's number

and also that of the marketing team leader.

It's because I'm glad.

I don't think anything dangerous will happen.

I don't want to memorize numbers anymore.

I barely got it approved by the president.

Can you come up with a strategy for the new season?

The lineup is much better than I expected.

I'll work hard in coming up with a strategy for the season.

Oh, how is your son's health?

Did you know?

There was an article about it too.

This information can be found on the Internet.

I wouldn't have renewed the contract with you

without knowing much about you.

It's on your contract that you'll get an incentive if the team wins.

I wish you make sure to take it.

Thank you.

By the way,

I have a question.

Why did you decide on renewing my contract?

Other people said I was incompetent.

But a picky person like you…

I did because I disagreed with them.

What made you disagree?

You must've gotten attached

to Mr. Baek.

There's no one else like him.

He still thinks his goal is winning the championship.

He's a fool.

Why don't you support him

and win the season for real?

Don't be like this.

Are you saying

you want to protect the general manager?

Instead of your position?

I have a question for you.

What is it?

Why do you trust General Manager Yoon?

You trust him too, don't you?

Well, that's right.

Why is that?

Not many people know about this.

Mr. Yoon isn't a young manager, but he was the first

to adapt progressive theories

like the strong second table setter theory before other young managers.

Of course, a lot of people horned in on him at that time,

so he couldn't do what he wanted in many ways.

He was also interested in the Major League

and wanted to adapt some of the theories into our team.

I see.

I thought you had a similar reason.

-No? -No, mine is different.

Then what is it?

Before Kang Doo-ki joined the Vikings long time ago,

he was once a promising player in our team.

When he took 10 wins steadily?

Yes, at that time, there was this game against the Sabers

in which their pitcher was Park Jun-oh, the ace player of the Sabers.

The two pitchers didn't allow any points,

and the game continued to the eighth inning.

Kang Doo-ki was less experienced than the other pitcher.

He seemed more exhausted and the speed of his balls was slower too.

-But he… -He threw until the end

and allowed a home run in the ninth inning.

Our team ended up losing with the score of 1 to 0.

That's right.

Shouldn't he have changed pitchers though?

It was bad for Kang Doo-ki's shoulders.

It was too much for him to take.

I didn't think you'd like such a thing.

A general manager is responsible for a team's performance.

A manager is responsible for the audience's responses.

That's what I believe.

A general manager

has to prepare so that his team becomes stronger

during the hot stove league and the new season.

A manager

has to light up the hearts of the audience

who came to watch a game.

Although we lost the game,

it made us cherish our ace member, Kang Doo-ki,

who fought well against the best pitcher at that time.

And also to the Sabers,

it made them feel proud of their pitcher.

It was such a great match.

Mr. Baek. Ms. Lee.

We have a big problem.

What is it about?

What's wrong?

Mr. Kang Doo-ki…

What about him?

Then

which one will you choose,

your position or Baek Seung-soo?

He was transferred to the Titans.

Who said that?

Who approved of this?

The president

and the manager.

A manager has to light up

the hearts of the audience who came to watch a game.

WE LOVE YOU, MR. YOON SUNG-BOK

That's when

I thought

you were qualified.

If you're going to act this way, just disband us at once.

What were you promised?

-At least say something before you go. -sorry.

Don't blame yourself and think that you failed to protect

Kang Doo-ki.

There are still so many players we must protect.

You can't break down like this every time.

I'm so sick of this baseball team.

I will be making the most important announcement in the history of the Dreams.

I'm trying to protect the Dreams no matter what.