Even the 'best ace' corner will shake...Controversial Cardenas Foot injury Post-storm, Issue Black Hole
Aug 09, 2024
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The higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
He boldly broke up with David McKinnon, a foreign hitter who was disappointed in the production of home runs. Reuben Cardenas, the new minor league slugger. The first impression was intense.
He reported a home run in the second game of his debut, which would have been less jetlagged, and in the third game, he rose to the Lions Park cheering squad after washing his hands with a walk-off home run.
Samsung fans are excited. Lapak needed a foreign hitter like this' cheered the appearance of the young No. 4 hitter.
But the joy didn't last long. The solution to the opponent's analysis of the unique foreign slugger, who hits a home run for a breaking ball while pulling out one leg, was a fastball game. As the response was slow, fouls began to increase.
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Daegu KT Wiz match on July 26. In the first at-bat of the first inning, his face was crumpled due to back pain after striking out swinging by Um Sang-baek's 144km fastball. He immediately replaced Kim Tae-hoon at the defense in the bottom of the first inning.
He took the weekend off and did not follow the away trip to Seoul during the week, but remained in Daegu to manage it, but there was no improvement. In the end, Samsung manager Park Jin-man also responded, "(Ask your physical condition) to the player," saying, "It's hard to understand." In the end, it ended up wasting only one entry seat as 10 days passed.
On the 6th, 11 days later, the match against Hanwha in Daegu added fuel to the anger of fans that was starting to boil.
Kadenas, who pinch-hit Kim Hyun-joon at-bat in the eighth inning, struck out with an ambiguous swing after touching his back as if he felt pain in a foul ball on the second pitch. During the ninth inning of center field defense, Kim Tae-yeon's hit to left-center was slowly approached, and the batter was sent to second base by throwing Arirang. It was an indirect expression of discomfort in the waist. Coach Park Jin-man immediately replaced the center fielder with Kim Heon-gon.
It was a change of accountability. And the next day, he was excluded from the first team.
The moment when the expectations of the fans, who swelled up amid the strong impact, shrank in an instant. Disappointment turned into anger. In addition to the criticism on the community, some fans sent direct messages of criticism to the player. In the end, even best friend ace Conor Seabold, who helped Cardenas adapt to Korea, came across these explicit writings. I was shocked. Late at night on the 8th, he left a message to his fans on social media.
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"Lions fans, don't you know the whole situation about Cardenas?" I've seen the comments and DMs, and it's devastating and disappointing to the point where it's hard to even say it."
"(Cadenas) is a player who always does his best and is a great colleague," he said, urging restraint, adding, "I'm disappointed how those who cheered him passionately can treat him so carelessly.' Then "Cadenas is a great man and deserves to be treated. I ask for your consideration and understanding. No one should be treated like this."
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It is read everywhere that the corner was shocked when it encountered this. There must have been a lot of disappointment. You must have realized that this is behind the fans who cheered for you passionately every time you pitched well. If you are sick or sluggish, you can't help but think that you can be treated like this at any time. It can be an opportunity to recognize the reality of being a stranger.
Corner had a hard time adapting to unfamiliar environments such as adapting to the mound early in the season. He was reborn as an ace as he solved and adapted to the problem. 9-5 with a 3.75 ERA in 23 games. There are 10 quality starts. Connor has been on the injured list since the 5th as a break and has been out of the first team for a while.
A situation that is becoming an element of conflict within the team of disagreement over the Cardenas injury. I feel a bit distant from the fans both inside the team. If you pack up and go back like this, there is only a corner left. It is a point of concern that the sensitive corner will have a psychological negative impact for the rest of the season.
hschung@sportschosun.com
