Answer:
hopeful.
Explanation:
because I have hope that he will be soon ☺️
The answer is all of the above except choice 3.
In a business setting, you never want to use a detached tone. This gives the impression to your colleague/boss/etc. that you don't care and don't really want to be there. It shows that you don't see them as important and don't care about what they have to say. It won't achieve anything for you.
Answer:
The pitcher is kind of anxious and with a lot of anticipation about winning, he's not so sure about throwing the right pitch, he wants to win but deeply somehow he feels the batter is better than him.
Therefore the best answer is the last one:
<em>"The pitcher thinks that the batter is much better than he is."</em>