I got my nails done, too...QS+ for 3 consecutive years, couldn't stand it, and what would it have been like if I had exchanged it for a '54 win insurance card'
Jul 02, 2024
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Conor Seabold of the Samsung Lions, who was once 'the ugly duck'. He turned into a swan perfectly. Now, in name and reality, he is the ace of the Lion Corps.
Connor started in a home game against the KIA Tigers at Lions Park in Daegu on the 2nd. He will make his 18th start this season and appear in the first half of the season.
He faced the No. 1 KIA's slugging line, but there was no shaking.
It overwhelmed KIA's lineup by mixing up to 152km fastball and slider with cutter and change-up that are sharply bent at up to 141km. He allowed six hits and two walks in seven innings, three strikeouts and one run. The only run was a solo home run allowed by Kim Do-young in the fourth inning.
The quality start + (with less than 3 earned runs in 7 innings) in the last 3 consecutive games. The perfect pitching is continuing, with only one earned run allowed in the three games.
He showed a perfect comparative advantage in his showdown with Kia Nail, the league's top pitcher with a 2.51 ERA. Nail handed over the mound to the bullpen in the sixth inning when she was trailing 1-4 with four hits, three walks, seven strikeouts and four runs (three earned) including a five-inning home run.
Aggressive pitching stands out based on strong pitching. On this day, Connor was relentless in targeting KIA batters. From a short arm swing to the moment it touched the catcher's meat, it passes through the lowest zone of the ABS with a living subordinate. Since the fastball is strong, it is not easy for batters to cope with short and fast cutters.
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Connor was Samsung's biggest headache at the beginning of the season.
The ball was good, but it was sensitive. I've had a hard time adjusting to the new environment. He also failed to adapt to the mound at Lions Park. As a result, he did not play much innings, the biggest virtue of starting. In seven starts, the only game against KT (two runs and one earned run in six innings) was against KT on March 23, when the quality start was his debut. He had a whopping 5.35 ERA until April. This is why he had a four-point ERA before the game despite a series of recent good pitching.
Corner, which improved little by little in May, changed drastically after solving the mound problem. For the club, who was considering replacing it, the moment he swept his chest. Samsung had an insurance card called David Buchanan, who won 54 games while playing as an ace for four seasons until last year. Samsung has been prepared for the worst by keeping in touch.
However, as he rebounded to the corner following Reyes, his worries about the foreign pitcher duo are disappearing.
Unfortunately, he failed to win seven games due to the collapse of the bullpen, but finally entered the 3-point ERA (3.82). The number of quality starts that started late has been increased to seven. More than half of them are quality start+ four times.
hschung@sportschosun.com
