This is how the 'original Japanese killer' really feels about baseball..."I got five shots. "I wish I could have faced even one batter..."
Jul 22, 2024
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The fighting spirit of SBS Sports commentator Koo Dae-sung in the original Japanese killer is tearful.
On the 22nd, Koo will participate in the Nippon Ham Fighters' home stadium in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan, and the 'Korea-Japan Dream Players Game' to be held at Escon Field.
This tournament is a friendly match between legendary baseball stars representing both Korea and Japan. It contains the meaning of respect and appreciation for baseball seniors, and it was held to promote exchanges between Korea and Japan through baseball.
No matter how friendly the match is, the eyes are bound to be on the players who played well against Japan as it was between Korea and Japan. Koo was known as the strongest 'Japanese killer' in name and reality. The perfect 151-ball complete victory in the bronze medal match at the 2000 Sydney Olympics is still a popular scene among many fans.
But many years have passed. an age well over fifty. However, after arriving at Sapporo Airport, an official caused the scene to tremble with an incredible comment, "'I heard Commissioner Koo is still throwing 140 kilometers.'" What can't be let in is that Koo played a real game as a member of Geelong Korea in Australia until recently. Of course, it was hard to get arrested during his heyday.
Meeting in Esconfield, Koo laughed, saying, `Who lied so badly.' Commissioner Koo continued "Actually, it is difficult to throw the ball due to bad shoulders. Still, I got five shots to come here. I did so with the intention of doing it as far as I could. I think it would be nice if I could face even one batter after looking at the shoulder condition" expressed his determination.
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