"Five-tier group" The first half of the race scoffed at the prospect, picked by the head coach "The reason for cruising and the key point of the second half"

Jul 04, 2024

A game between the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th. The winning Samsung players are happy. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.06.13/

Samsung won the match between Samsung and LG 2-1 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th. Coach Park Jin-man is welcoming the fielders after the game. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.06.27/

"It feels like time has passed (laughs)."

Four consecutive losses at the end of the first half. There is no choice but to be full of regret, but Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man's expression was not dark.

Samsung ended the first half of the year with better-than-expected performance. In 84 games in the first half, he marked the top spot with 44 wins, two draws and 38 losses and a winning rate of 0.537. It has never fallen below fourth place since the opening, and at one point, it has risen to a position to beat the leading KIA Tigers. Although it has slowed down a bit due to its last four consecutive losses, it has maintained a gap where it can go up at any time depending on the results of the early second half.

Until the opening of the season, most of the eyes on Samsung were skeptical. The majority of young players still have to grow, and the evaluation was that they lacked power reinforcement to become 'plus alpha'. However, Samsung continued its unwavering move throughout the first half of the year as if mocking this prospect.

The match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 16th. Samsung's Kim Young-woong hit a solo home run against SSG Kim Kwang-hyun in the sixth inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.05.16/

A match between the Samsung Lions and the KIA Tigers at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 8th. Samsung's Lee Sung-kyu is taking a hit. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.05.08/

Samsung starter Lee Seung-hyun is pitching hard in a game between Samsung and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.06.27/

Coach Park said "At the beginning of the season, I thought 'When will you go' but I've already come to the last game of the first half."It was much better than expected at the beginning of the season. Although it slowed down a bit at the end of the first half, it moved well as prepared before the season and was able to come this far with the performance of young players", he commented on the first half of the year. "It seems that we are performing better than we planned by staying positive than we did in May."

The reason for the first half of the cruise is by far 'the power of young blood' Coach Park said, `Young players are showing better performances than we expected. It feels like young players have grown a lot. I think I'm seeing some reinforcement effect of the bullpen before the season." He said "Kim Young-woong has performed better than expected, and Lee Sung-kyu is also a great help to the team. Needless to say, Lee Seung-hyun (left-hander) filled the spot brilliantly even though it was his first starting season on the mound" he complimented. In particular, regarding Lee Seung-hyun, `I felt shaken in the beginning, but as I watched him pitch and protect his pace, I felt that 'the player who fits well with the starting line.'"

Samsung won the match between Samsung and LG 2-1 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th. Coach Park Jin-man is welcoming Oh Seung-hwan after the game. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.06.27/

After a short All-Star break, Samsung is determined to make all-out efforts in the second half of the year.

Coach Park said, `A number of problems appeared in the last period of the first half. The time to catch up was well made"Injured players return at the start of the second half and there are positive factors in the two-stroke. I think it's important to control your condition when the game is canceled due to rain", he pointed out.

ppark@sportschosun.com

"Five-tier group" The first half of the race scoffed at the prospect, picked by the head coach "The reason for cruising and the key point of the second half"

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