At the end of May, Hanwha's Kim Kyung-moon winning rate of 0.500-Seibu Watanabe 0.277
Aug 03, 2024
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Seibu suddenly replaced legendary coach Kazuo Matsui (49) ahead of the Central League and Inter League (exchange match) on May 28. Matsui gave up his baton shortly after winning two consecutive games against the Orix Buffaloes after losing eight consecutive games.
On May 27, Hanwha announced Choi Won-ho (51)'s voluntary resignation. The atmosphere was elevated by the acting head coach Chung Kyung-bae. Immediately after the opening, the slump that continued after seven consecutive wins became a 'poison' for Choi.
Hanwha and Seibu take similar but different paths.
Seibu ranked fifth among six Pacific League teams last year, and Hanwha ranked ninth among 10 KBO League teams. In a desperate situation for a rebound in the atmosphere, the second-year young coach was changed to a veteran leader.
Hisanobu Watanabe (58), who has already led the team, took the helm again. During the season, the head of the front office came up with a 'unusual picture'. Returning to the field after 11 years.
Legend Watanabe, who won the most games three times, previously led 864 games as the head coach. In 2008, he led Seibu to a Japan Series championship in his first year as head coach.
Director Kim (66) is a leader who does not need an explanation. As a manager of the Doosan Bears, the NC Dinos, and the national team, he contributed to the development of Korean baseball and raised his status.
Seibu lost 2-3 against the Rakuten Eagles at Tokoroza and Verunadome in Saitama Prefecture on the 2nd. He led 2-1 and allowed two runs in the fifth inning. Rakuten No. 2 Daisuke Nakashima hit a first-pitch slider thrown by Seibu starter Tatsuya Sumida to lead to a two-run home run. It was painful for Seibu to fail to take advantage of the opportunity with one out and runners on the first and third bases in the eighth inning.
Seibu lost by one point for the 26th time in this season. After losing five consecutive games, it is in a position to worry about a fall in the winning rate of around 20 percent. As of the 2nd, 28 wins, 2 draws, and 64 losses, and a winning rate of .340. It has 33.5 games against the first-place Softbank Hawks and 12.5 games against the fifth-place Orix.
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If you add two losses, the winning rate will drop to the 20% level. It is 97 losses in the season.
Hanwha won 10-3 against the KIA Tigers on the 2nd. He concentrated 14 hits against the No. 1 team to win the game completely. Seven consecutive wins since the match against the Samsung Lions on July 23.
It did well against Samsung, LG Twins, KT Wiz, and KIA, which are competing for the ranking at the top. I struggled until mid-July and got up again.
Coach Kim made his first comeback to the head coach in six years against KT on June 4. He announced his start with a sweep of three consecutive games during the week with KT.
Unlike Seibu, Hanwha is clearly seeing the effect of replacing its coach.
He had 21 wins, 1 draw and 21 losses in 43 games under coach Kim until the match against KIA on the 2nd. I got a 50% win rate.
During the period, he is tied for third in winning percentage after KIA and KT. Both the team batting average and the team ERA are second. He narrowed the gap with fifth-place SSG Landers to 4.5 games. These days, Hanwha is really 'the strongest' according to the voice support.
Prior to the start of the second half, Hanwha recruited Baek Jeon-won, head coach Yang Seung-kwan, and pitching coach Yang Sang-moon. He added a wealth of experience to the coaching staff to enhance his capabilities. This is also a winning move.
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On the 2nd, Hanwha attracted its 37th full-capacity crowd this season. It recorded the highest crowd of 10,000 won in a single season of the KBO League.
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