Translated By Baechu Squad
[This program was produced with the support of the Korea Communications Development Fund from the Ministry of Science and ICT.]
[2018 KBS Scriptwriting Contest Winner]
Out!
I told you that I wasn't free, but you keep doing this.
How do you like it?
Our Sangwon has improved a lot, hasn't he?
I keep watching him, but are those non-existent skills improving?
In any case, if our scout shows interest,
he'll gain confidence.
I purposely wear tinted glasses so my interest isn't obvious.
And these days...
Each team...
could use a catcher. Yes...
Still, make him practice.
So he doesn't get picked and badmouthed.
Of course, I should.
Okay, then I'll go in first.
- Drive carefully. - Yes.
No, no, I'll have... some work to do...
I don't know. You keep saying that you're not going.
Yes...
Are you not going to pay for the party?
Your brother and sister paid for it all. We're trying to go on a 70th birthday trip.
Can't you be like other family's sons for once?
Ah, I'll just... I'll pay for it.
Forget it!
Really?
Ah, you bastard... It's your father's 70th.
I'm not going, I'm not going!
I'm not going either.
He should've been like other fathers, come on.
Whatever, come here. Just drink.
I'm going to sing.
It connects. It's going, out of centre field.
Kyungwoo! Yoon Kyungwoo!
Ah, this punk...
Hey, Kyungwoo. Get up.
Something happened, man.
So early, shi...
Hey, you...
I went too easy on you. I told you to go, right?
Why? What happened?
Did you accept it?
So...
you took it, didn't you?
The parents were just so grateful that I picked their son.
They decided to pay me for a meal. How can I refuse that?
Isn't that how all parents feel?
What?
How parents feel?
Come on!
Hey. Try and be a professional. Have you ever hired a mercenary or rookie?
Whoever you pick, they get injured or dine and dash.
But now... you're taking bribes from the family of a player?
I mean, it's just... It's roughly the price of a meal.
The price of a meal?
A scouter taking a bribe. If a single article comes out about this...
Do you know what'll happen to our team?
You're fired.
As of today.
Team Leader.
Get out!
That's really...
You're not leaving?!
- No, I'm not. It's just... - Get out!
It's not like I got $100,000, is it?
You're out, out!
I'm going to kill you.
He saw that his son was released and he went on a rampage.
Was I the one to release him?
Why am I getting an arrow?
Why? Why do you think?
Bringing on an unskilled kid. You insisted on it.
From their parents' point of view, You're just pretending you don't know.
Would you feel content?
What are you going to do now?
I don't know, either.
You can go and give the money back.
What?
You have money, don't you?
Where's you money?
I don't have a penny.
How much do I owe you?
Yeah, so why would you invest in that crab business?
Ah, shit. I'm going crazy.
Hey.
What is this?
Do you have any money saved? Do you have any other skills?
Hurry up and sign a player.
Kwak Jaewon?
Ah...
That super fast pitcher?
Yeah, it's Kwak Jaewon from Kanglim High School.
Of course we picked him,
but a broker came out of nowhere telling him he'd go the Major League.
If we don't get him, the Boss will hold the Team Leader responsible.
Listen carefully.
No matter what anyone says, the only person who can save you is the Team Leader.
Before the American scouts get there, just go and change his mind.
Gangneung is a good place.
Go eat some crab soup.
Kwak Jaewon?
Wait a minute.
But didn't you say... this would be hard?
That's right.
I went and failed.
But you have some incredible luck.
Hey, the Director of Kanglim High is Taeyong.
Kim Taeyong.
The guy whose wife you messed with 10 years ago.
Hey, Director Kim.
Long time no see.
Have you been well?
Hey, who are you?
I guess you're Jaewon.
What?
- Do you know him? - No.
You still have a thick face.
What are you doing here?
I know, right?
Let's clear up some things up...
After 10 years...
you were curious about your friend, after sleeping with his wife and breaking up their engagement?
I didn't know.
She was crying and told me you were history, and I was just comforting her.
And that day...
What you think happened absolutely did no-
- I should just! - Ah, Taeyong...
Sit down, sit down.
Sit down. Sit down...
Don't be like that.
Save me once.
Kwak Jaewon?
He's dreaming of becoming an athlete. How can you stop him?
That's why I'm asking you to do it.
Even after all these years, we still have our old friendship.
Old friendship...
Even if I gave you everyone else, I couldn't let him go.
You, don't shake things up needlessly.
No matter what anyone says, I'm sending Jaewon to the Major League.
Of course.
The Major League...
Hey, you pay for it.
Hey, Taeyong!
He's just as stubborn as I expected.
70kg at 184cm.
He better gain more weight.
He has a strong heart and goes head-to-head against other batters without fear.
With a great foresight and a great dive...
This is just...
So tired.
He has a single mother who runs a sushi restaurant.
I think I pitched well today, right?
You did well.
You're always good.
Oh, really?
Yes.
- I'm going. - Yeah, be careful.
Hey, you're good with balls.
There's a soul in the ball.
Coach told me not to meet scouts privately.
Hey, I'm fine.
I'm your coach's BF.
Best friend.
I know you,
you're the one who got laid out yesterday.
I'll find my own way home.
Your shoulder hurts, right?
If you keep throwing low with that form,
it'll ruin your shoulder.
I'm fine.
Throw it.
Cut it out, give me a proper one.
Pretty good.
Your left side is open, so your back is unstable.
Right.
Your centre of force has to push forward, to make this rotation faster.
- Oh... - Okay?
Yes, yes.
Like this?
How about it? Much more comfortable, right?
Alright.
Close the left side, so it doesn't open.
And push, so your centre doesn't destabilise. Like this...
High school coaches can't be helped.
Why?
They care about grades, grades.
Before you get more overworked, you need a professional to take care of you.
Mister, can I eat first?
Of course you can eat first. Hurry up and eat.
And why are you calling me 'Mister'?
Call me hyung. Comfortably.
It's good, right?
- What is it? - Huh? What, why?
No, it's nothing.
Help yourself.
When did you start baseball?
Fourth grade.
At that age, I joined the baseball team my father coached.
That was the birth of the legend.
I once threw a 157km/h pitch.
Can I have a lemonade, please?
Yes.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Yoon Kyungwoo, the 1999 Golden Glove Millennium Express.
I'm sure you've heard of it before.
Coach says you retired without doing anything after that.
You know, back then...
Aigo, nevermind.
I was popular, too.
Fans were always swarming me.
I won't even talk about it.
But after winning the gold medal at the Bangkok Asian Games.
Chanho said this to me.
"You should go to America, too."
Park Chanho the athlete?
I wanted to go, too.
But if I went, what about my mother?
Making 500 rolls of gimbap a day. Telling her son to work out.
if I selfishly went to America,
what would happen to my mother?
That's why I said this.
"Hyungnim, Chanho hyung.
I can handle loneliness, but...
I don't want my mother to be lonely."
What do you want to talk about?
I know how you feel about going to America.
If you're a player, you should try.
But if you go to America, how long will your mother be running a sushi restaurant?
By herself. Lonely. Always waiting for you.
These days, it's not too late to succeed in Korea.
That's how you get treated better.
Take your mother to Seoul.
Just live in a new apartment.
I'll talk to my mother.
Good.
That's what your mother would want.
Eat a lot. Hurry up and eat.
You have to eat well.
Of course.
The game is finished, that's right.
As soon as I mentioned my mother, his expression changed completely.
I did it yet again.
Didn't you have faith in me?
I'm going to get the mother's stamp right now. Just talk to the General Manager.
Don't talk about this later.
"Please come in. Sooki's Sushi Restaurant."
Aigo, hello.
Is Jaewon's mother...
This must be for baseball or something.
Yes.
Jaewon's mother.
Come on out.
So this is Jaewon as a kid.
He looks cute.
Hello, Jaewon's mother.
Jaewon is so attractive, he must've taken after you.
My name is Yoon Kyungwoo.
JK Dragons' scout.
What's wrong?
Lady...
No, ma'am.
How can you slap...
Do you know me?
You don't remember me?
Who...
You came to find me?
How... How shameless must you be...
Who told you?
What?
I don't need anything.
I don't want to see you.
You get out. You get out.
Wait, wait.
- You're not leaving? - No, wait a minute. Please.
Leave.
Please tell me who you are.
- Get out! - Alright, I will.
Get out!
You might be mistaking me for someone else-
Hey!
Alright!
Seriously, I'm going crazy.
Jinsook?
Jinsook.
Mom.
What's going on?
What's the matter? Close the restaurant this early.
Because I'm tired.
Do you know him?
That guy from before?
As if I know him.
He said something crazy as soon as he came in.
Something inappropriate.
These days, it's not too late to succeed in Korea.
That's how you get treated better.
You know him, that man.
Who is he?
Your next game... when were you leaving for Seoul?
Shall I come cheer for you?
You said I didn't have a dad.
Yes.
I said that.
And?
Why do I look like him?
You look like me, not like him!
Mom.
What are you doing?
How could you come in here?
Why aren't you answering the phone?
I told you I'd call you a little later.
- But you can't come back here... - Talk to me.
Don't you know I have an important game today?
I'll call you when I go down to Daejeon.
You promised that last time and didn't.
Are you really going to do this?
Hey, Yoon Kyungwoo.
Alright, alright. Then I'll call you after the game today.
After it's over.
Okay?
He's like my son.
Hey, you really... didn't know anything?
I've told you so many times.
We lost contact after breaking up, I had no clue.
In that case, shouldn't we do a genetic test?
Ah, shi...
How could we do that?
He definitely looks like me.
So what's the problem?
Thank god you found out now.
You have some shame.
Then you're shameless. Are you going to play dumb the rest of your life?
About your son?
Think carefully.
You never know.
Maybe Jaewon could be like Ryu Hyunjin?
What?
Can't you walk away?
Why didn't you tell me?
You knew, didn't you?
Knew, my ass.
How would I know?
You shouldn't have found out.
You always thought baseball was more important. And there were lots of other girls.
Jaewon.
You should've told him.
That you're his dad?
Aren't you ashamed?
Disappear.
Don't let us see you... ever again.
I...
I can help you.
- In our team, Jaewon could... - In the end... I guess that's what it's about.
You need Jaewon, the baseball player.
You're not even curious about how he's grown up, are you?
Jinsook, calm down and listen to me.
No.
I don't want to listen.
Leave right now.
Good, good.
One more time.
Okay.
One more time.
Hey, Kwak.
Hey, Jaewon.
Jaewon.
Mister, why are you following me around?
- What are you talking about, punk? - Why?
What, you want to be a father now?
Hey, wait a minute. Jaewon...
Tell me.
Was my mom one of your groupies?
What?
On the off-chance that you even feel sorry...
If you see us, don't act like you know us.
I feel like throwing up.
Hey, Yoon Kyungwoo.
You're here?
I heard you're talking to Kwak Jaewon.
Who said that?
It has to work out.
Of course.
Since Taeyong has gotten help, you should get a hand. Isn't that right?
Of course.
Kyungwoo is persuading him well.
He has grit. Grit.
Right.
Let me see Yoon Kyungwoo's virtues.
Give the boss a nice surprise.
Look.
He's calling.
Fighting!
Yes, sir.
Please go in.
Yes, yes.
So... did you talk?
Not yet.
Please stop coming. Your son isn't starving.
It'd be a good idea to clean up.
You said you had a reservation. Aren't you going to do that?
You don't know your father's personality?
No need to tell me about that old man. Right...
Okay, okay.
Let's go together next year.
Next year again?
You always say that.
Kanglim High and Umin High played today. The game was won by the ace, Kwak Jaewon.
Kanglim High won 4:0 and has advanced to the quarter-finals.
Today's opponents are a strong team, so in the beginning,
I think I was nervous.
But the batters helped me a lot, so we were able to win easily.
I'm in good shape right now, and I'm in a good team.
No matter what team is next...
I think his speed has fallen a bit.
Then again, if a Major League scout asks you to throw, you throw.
How many kids threw yesterday? Why is he asking for more?
That's right.
How dare they take someone else's precious son.
That crazy bastard, he's the ace of the team, but he's just...
You did well.
Come here for a second.
Why?
Follow me.
Raise your right arm.
Raise your arm, like this.
Who do you take after, you idiot?
You bastard.
Someone like you is a coach?
What the hell is this?
How many did you throw yesterday?
90.
How many more matches are left, and he's doing more pitching practice?
Don't you plan on using anyone else?
His shoulder. Aren't you thinking about it?
Hey!
Who are you to care about that?
You a coach?
Hey, local teams like us,
can't help it because there are so few players.
Is that so?
You can't help it.
It's a violation of the Korea Baseball Organisation's rules.
So?
Do you want me to call the reporters and make an article for them?
What?
Try and play the next game without Jaewon.
That's not right.
In that case, what do you want?
Should I take Jaewon... for an MRI and come back?
Or...
Should we wait to see your name in articles?
How embarrassing.
What?
Oh, this?
Did you keep throwing if you got praised?
To show people... how strong you are.
By the way...
My shoulders must've been tired.
I had surgery, and went straight back in.
Use it sparingly.
This shoulder is like an eraser.
Don't you regret it?
What?
Not going to America.
I couldn't make it, actually.
By the way, why is your last name Kwak?
Why?
Just curious.
Are you worried I have an adopted father?
It's my uncle's last name.
Ah, I see.
I see.
Alright.
Dear, is it cool not to eat?
Is it not to your liking?
No, I'm eating.
Eat up.
If you're going to stare at people eating, can you check the rice?
You leave clothes in every room, and who leaves those bottles stacked up around the place?
I get embarrassed throwing away any bottles of alcohol.
The sink is mouldy, too...
Okay, I got it. Please, stop...
Whenever we eat.
You're going to have a son like this.
You're over 40.
Mom.
Others get divorced, but even they get remarried and lived happily afterwards.
Stop it, really.
Stop speaking like that with a kid around.
What?
Wonderful job.
Screaming at your own mother.
Well, thanks for the meal.
What's wrong?
Eat more.
No, I'm done.
Hey, it's okay. Eat more.
No, no, eat more and sit here.
Thanks for the meal.
Is it that hard to make a phone call to your father?
What a waste of age.
Okay, I get it!
Stop it now. If you want to leave, leave.
If you want to sleep, sleep.
This is why you can't get married.
It's because you're always around here saying things like that.
I won't starve. I won't starve, come on...
The next batter was Woods.
You're know Woods, The Bears' Tyrone Woods.
They sent him to get me out.
As if that would work. We went head-to-head.
Ah, I'll get off.
Yeah, you should.
I was hit by a home run while playing head-on. That's the story.
Wait, wait.
Here we go.
I don't have anything else to give.
What is it?
What should I call it?
A lucky charm?
You can't just play head-to-head every time.
Sometimes you have to avoid the ball.
- Mister. - Hmm?
Nevermind.
Jaewon.
Okay, what happened in the hospital?
It's nothing much, is it?
That Yoon Kyungwoo bastard, making a fuss over nothing.
Jaewon.
This game is really important for you.
Scouts from the Boston Red Sox are in the stadium.
Excuse me, Coach.
What?
No, it's nothing.
What is it? Tell me.
I was...
wondering what it would be like to play in Korea.
You said you wanted to go, to the Major League.
But I think it'd be okay to play here.
Jaewon.
This opportunity you want isn't going to come again.
Damn it.
Kyungwoo lied to you, he's at it again.
Okay, what did that punk say?
No, I was just asking.
Do you know what he's like?
He's a bastard who would take money from parents to pick their children for his teams.
He's infamous here.
I heard something super absurd.
Kyungwoo says he's your father.
He's been saying all kinds of bull.
Why would he do that?
Yoon Kyungwoo, you've become a real con-artist.
Kwak Jaewon.
Don't think about anything else. Just focus on this game.
You got it?
Yes.
It can't be helped.
He has to stop throwing.
Do you see the bone protrusion here?
To put it simply, it's a deformity.
It could end up affecting his nerves.
He wouldn't even be able to sleep well.
You had the same thing.
What about surgery?
You know the odds are slim when cutting into the shoulder.
Who is this?
Our team's first pick.
Just give up.
Hey, you're here and not answering the phone.
Hey, go out and eat.
So, have you talked?
What's this?
Kwak Jaewon?
He's sick.
Sick?
In what way?
Shoulder.
The bones are messing with the nerves.
He's just like me.
I gave him even that.
So, will he play in the next game?
Kyungwoo, think carefully.
It's not easy to push through and pitch.
You know it best.
With this, you have to keep Jaewon from playing, for his own sake.
Also, the Major kids are going to be trying to prove themselves.
If he can't play, they'll go "Oh, is something wrong?"
And they'll totally turn their backs.
I mean, what I'm saying is...
If you bring him to our club, the club will be good, and the players will be good. You too.
There will be good things in the future.
So?
What do you mean, 'So'?
The doctor said you've been overdoing it.
Your condition is serious.
I know you're pushing through the pain.
I'll take care of it after the tournament.
How can you take care of it?
Are you playing baseball just this year?
We were together for a whole day, you must think we've gotten close.
Hey, punk...
I'm only thinking about you.
Thinking about me...
Jaewon.
You were never curious.
What I want to do, why I'm trying to be a pitcher.
Yeah...
I know how you feel.
- But even if it's not now. - What do you know about me?
It's none of your business. I'm throwing no matter what anyone says.
It's because I've been there! Me!
Sick all night, unable to sleep. Always insisting it's no big deal.
My whole life...
I live my whole life with regret. Me.
Even now.
Let's be honest.
I have to stop and stay in Korea... so you can make money, right?
I'm sorry.
I can't help you.
Son, did you have dinner?
I did.
Your voice sounds like you've been drinking.
Because I'm in a good mood.
The Principal came to the store today. Thanks to my son, he might win for the first time.
He just thanked me.
Is winning that easy?
What?
What can't you do?
But son, you don't sound very happy.
It's nothing.
Just.
Did something... happen?
I'm sorry.
Why am I so angry?
I'm angry.
Mom.
What?
Of all people, why him?
Of all people, why someone like him?
It must've been because I was so young.
One day... he said that his shoulder hurt.
But he said he couldn't be left out.
He didn't talk about it and held it in by himself.
I don't know why, but I loved all those things back then.
Now I'm just rambling.
Son, you aren't sick, are you?
I'm fine.
Okay.
My Jaewon...
will do well.
With no regrets.
Mom, go to bed.
Good night, son.
Yes.
It's a game I can't sit out.
Why do you keep doing that when I say I'm okay?
Hey, punk.
Who told you to fake it?
The doctor says no.
And if you put your shoulder under the knife,
it'll take you years to-
I know my body best.
I can pitch.
Aigo, so frustrating.
Who do you take after, you idiot?
Do you know how much money I was given to get you here?
But how many more years will you rest?
The money?
I've already made it worthwhile with the money I earned.
Why are you bringing that up now?
This bastard doesn't listen.
Just try and be that stubborn.
Kanglim!
My son is so cool.
Hey, hey.
Hey, what happened?
Kwak Jaewon is the starting pitcher today.
What is this?
Is that so?
What's this?
Why?
Did the conversation not go well?
Are you being stubborn?
Who knows.
Hey.
Oh, hyung. Inside pocket.
I scraped together everything I had.
Give that to the parents.
Hey, how can you leave like this?
You should stick it out until the end!
I don't know, either.
Let's just let it be.
Back then, do you know what happened when Woods hit a home-run?
It's obvious.
I didn't follow the signs when pitching, so I got kicked off the Minor League.
In sorrow, I'm sitting alone in my car...
And suddenly, Woods comes up to me with an interpreter.
I was wondering what was happening.
You know what they said?
"Thank you.
For the good match.
Your pitch is the best."
That's all we need to hear.
Isn't it?
I've had this experience before.
"It's just now."
When you feel that.
Yeah.
I've been there.
Will you be okay?
Throw whatever you want.
Are you going to watch?
The game.
The historical and traditional 73rd Silver Lion,
the day when the owner of the winning flag is decided.
Yulgok High vs Kanglim High in the finals.
I am with Park Youngbae, the commentator.
Now, Yulgokgo, which boasts immense power, claimed another victory in the semi-finals.
The star of the Suncheon match, Kanglim High's ace, Kwak Jaewon, punched his team's ticket for the finals with his hot throws.
There are already Major League Baseball scouts here in Mokdong Stadium that are here to watch this player.
The ace of Kanglim High, Kwak Jaewon's first pitch... will begin today's game.
Strike.
It's the first strike.
It was a fast ball, straight down the middle.
Following on from the JK Dragons' first game, their odds continue to look good.
Now, the third batter, Yoon Jaewon, is at bat.