I heard the news that Youm Kyoung-youb, the manager who led the LG Twins to two championships after a long 29-year dark age, published a book. Since he was holding a signing event, I dropped everything I was doing and rushed over to the Kyobo Bookstore in Gangnam. As soon as I arrived, I bought the book and headed to the signing area. There were already about 200 people waiting in line with their books to see the manager. It seemed like they were all fans who rushed over with the same excitement as me. While waiting, I looked at my phone and read a post from a few days ago, November 13, 2024 South Korea vs. Taiwan Premier12 Review (3:6 Loss). The bitter memory of that game overlapped with the moment, giving me a strange feeling. Anyway, the thought of seeing our manager in person meant there was no time to be bored. (That's a lie. I got so bored waiting that I drank two cups of coffee.) Finally, my turn came and I stood face-to-face with the manager. We didn't get to have a long conversation, but it was really nice seeing him make eye contact with each fan and take pictures with them. A manager who works hard at fan service! I happily got my autograph and turned around to look at the book, only to realize he had written the wrong name. My name isn't Jang Mun-seok, but seeing it written there so confidently made my brain freeze for a second. I debated for a moment whether I should go back and ask him to fix it, but there were a lot of people waiting behind me, and I figured this was a fun little episode in its own right, so I decided to just keep it as is. Even though it's not a signed copy with my real name on it, I feel like I've got a memorable book that will stick with me forever. I hope he leads our team well again next year.
