The reason for the 'Kim Goo-Choi' revealed by the lewd. "It's not because you're scared of Kim Do-young."
Jul 10, 2024
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The LG Twins played against Choi Hyung-woo after automatically filtering Kim Do-young with four intentional pitches in the top of the sixth inning with one out and runners on the second and third bases, trailing 2-5 against the KIA Tigers in Jamsil on the 9th. Left-handed pitcher Lee Sang-young faced Choi Hyung-woo, and the result was a superior grand slam. It was 2-9 at once, and the game was virtually decided.
Kim Do-young was also hitting well, but Choi Hyung-woo was also a good hitter, so opinions were divided on whether it was right to stack runners and face Choi Hyung-woo.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop revealed the reason why he walked Kim Do-young at the time on the 10th. It was not to minimize the number of runs, but to not give a point.
Manager Yeom said "I didn't avoid Kim Do-young because I was afraid, but I made the bases loaded to make the defense smooth."I made a full base and aimed for a double play at Choi Hyung-woo's at-bat. "
Coach Yeom said, `It was a one-point game then. It was the same as giving me 4 points or 3 points or 1 point. I thought it would be too much of a game if I gave him a point"I thought we could turn the tables by stopping the crisis. That's why I defended not to give a point."
LG was trailing 0-5 until the end of the fourth inning as it was dragged by opponent starter James Nail without getting a hit. The atmosphere was moving toward KIA, but he faced a crisis in the top of the sixth inning with four hits concentrated in the bottom of the fifth inning to score two runs to catch up. At this time, manager Yeom thought that giving up additional points would completely hand over the flow, so he walked Kim Do-young and faced Choi Hyung-woo with the bases loaded, and the result was the worst grand slam.
If the crisis had been overcome, the atmosphere could have moved toward LG. In fact, Austin hit a two-run shot against Nail in the bottom of the sixth inning. If he hadn't lost a point against Choi Hyung-woo, it would have been 4-5, one point difference, and the game could have been a close game. However, contrary to Yeom's expectations, KIA took the victory by making the chance the best result.
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