The back door is solid...My left hand is empty
The back door is solid...My left hand is empty
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The Premier 12 national team's starting lineup is on alert due to a string of injuries. Won Tae-in, who expected the ace of the national team, left the team due to an injury while pitching in the Korean Series. Son Joo-young, who emerged as the top left-hander of this season, is also out. He relieved for now by adding Lim Chan-kyu (LG), but the team still lacks an absolute number.토토사이트
Is it a relief that it could be a relief? As far as the bullpen is concerned, it is the youngest and most powerful team ever. Young-gun duo of Park Young-hyun (KT) and Kim Taek-yeon (Doosan) will guard the back door. They are the two players who throw the strongest four-seam fastball in the entire KBO league. Jung Hae-young (KIA), Yoo Young-chan (LG), and Cho Byung-hyun (SSG) will join the team. It is a luxurious bullpen session with five closing pitchers alone.
It is also possible to have a strategy to make up for the lack of starting pitchers with the strength of the bullpen. National team coach Ryu Joong-il emphasizes "starting baseball" by saying that each team should have at least one starter, but if necessary, there could be a game in which players can quickly make a starting pitcher and place bullpen pitchers in turn to block the opponent team. Manager Ryu has led the Samsung dynasty in his heyday and formed a family in bullpen baseball. The game between Samsung and Doosan in Game 6 of the 2013 Korean Series is still drawing keen attention. Ryu, who left the mound after one inning with injuries, blocked the opponent team's batters by posting nine pitchers during nine innings including Bae Young-soo, Cha Woo-chan, Shim Chang-min, Kwon Hyuk, Ahn Ji-man, Shin Yong-woon, Cho Hyun-geun and Oh Seung-hwan.
As Park Young-hyun and Kim Taek-yeon showed off their multi-inning abilities in postseason games, Ryu's pitching range became wider. Park Young-hyun pitched 3.1 scoreless innings in Game 4 of the semi-playoff against LG, and Kim Taek-yeon stopped 2.1 innings in the second game of the wild card decision against KT without losing a run.
Players are confident that they will block anyone who plays. "Bulletters are so good that no matter what situation they play, they all try to throw with confidence," Park Young-hyun, who had a training session for the Korean national team at Gocheok Dome on Tuesday, told reporters. Regarding the multi-inning session at an international competition, Park said, "As we are wearing the Taegeuk mark, we should throw the ball with more responsibility. I hope it will help our team win without paying attention to innings. We are preparing to throw at any time, and as it is a short-term game, we will throw it with all-out efforts."
His only concern, however, is his left-handed pitching. While the right-handed bullpen is overflowing, only two Kia Tigers players, Choi Ji-min and Kwak Do-kyu, were listed on the list. Choi is a member of the gold medalists at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. He pitched in four games and had the best pitching ever, allowing no run in four innings. However, the pitcher was not in good shape this year. His ball power declined due to injury and his control was shaky.
As Choi Ji-min is not as good as in previous years, Kwak Do-gyu's role is expected to grow naturally. Ryu also praised him by saying, "I like him as a left-handed pitcher. Kwak Do-gyu. I think we need to use that player very importantly."
Kwak has come a long way in this season, his second year as a pro. In 71 appearances during the regular season, he had 64 strikeouts during 55.2 innings, four wins, two losses, two saves and 16 holds, and an ERA of 3.56. He played in all four games that KIA won in the Korean Series. During four innings, he had only two hits and pitched a scoreless game.