"It's burdensome, but it's more restrictive than I thought it would be." KIA's winning contractor's first opponent, what is Samsung's strategy to overcome?

Aug 11, 2024

'It's burdensome, but it's more restrictive than I thought it would be.' KIA's winning contractor's first opponent, what is Samsung's strategy to overcome?
Eric Lauer warming up in the presence of KIA director Lee Bum-ho. Photo courtesy = KIA Tigers
"Of course, it's a burden."

He won 36 games in the big league and 11 wins in the season two years ago. In addition, a left-hander fireball.

For the opposing team, he's a big enough player to recall the nightmare of '2nd Peddy'.

The Samsung Lions, who faced Eric Lauer first, had KIA Tigers 'Winning Companion'. He suddenly canceled the rain on the 10th after losing the game in the bottom of the 9th inning on the 9th.

We met at an unwelcome time to take even one win away to Gwangju. What kind of countermeasures will there be.

Samsung manager Park Jin-man did not blame the rain on the previous day before the match against the KIA Tigers at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th.

"Leave it to heaven." If the ground is bad, there will always be one injury. Yesterday's cancellation allowed the players to recover their physical condition. We have to play in a good condition on the ground."

'It's burdensome, but it's more restrictive than I thought it would be.' KIA's winning contractor's first opponent, what is Samsung's strategy to overcome?
A game between the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th. Samsung manager Park Jin-man is watching the training. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.06.13/
Is there any burden of encountering Lauer first.

"Of course it's a burden. It's very different from how you deal with it after watching it with other teams and just watching the video. I think we should watch them cope in Korean baseball and Asian baseball. It's my first time experiencing the ABS zone, so I'll have to look at how to use it."

We will respond based on the data analyzed only by video data. Although foreign hitter Kadenas is out due to injury, he hopes young and energetic young batters will respond bravely.

"I've only seen it on video, and he's a pitcher with a good record in the major leagues. There were injuries, and we have to look at the situation early in the game and see how the ball came up."

In his first appearance in the KBO, there is also room for hope for the opposing team.

We cannot rule out the possibility that physical conditions such as unfamiliar and new environmental changes and jet lag are not 100% up. It is also important to keep an eye out for the fact that his speed and performance have been on a downward curve since his elbow injury when he was in the United States.

"The restraint didn't come out that much faster than I thought.. However, since he is a pitcher with good physical conditions (1m90, 103kg) and has an RBI, we will have to wait and see if he copes well."

'It's burdensome, but it's more restrictive than I thought it would be.' KIA's winning contractor's first opponent, what is Samsung's strategy to overcome?
Lautos with longtos. Photo courtesy = KIA Tigers
Lauer came to Korea after throwing until the end of last month. There is a gap of about 10 days. It is not expected to be a big problem.

KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said, `There is no limit on the number of pitches, but shouldn't we cut it off at about 80, 90 pitches since it's our first appearance?'" but added, `Even 10 days ago, we threw up to 90 pitches. He says there is no problem at all, but I will check how much I use to throw in the beginning and decide. "If you throw with a lot of strength, you will see 80 to 90 pitches, and if you throw with a lot of care, you will judge while watching more than 90 pitches."

KIA is in a situation where all the bullpen must-win teams can wait due to the unexpected cancellation of rain the previous day. The previous day, bullpen ace Jang Hyun-sik and left-hander Kwak Do-gyu were not available.

Director Lee was reported to be "all bullpens." Since it is an important match today, it is important for the starting Lauer to throw well and continue to the must-win group. If Lauer's number of balls increases, he is thinking of going to a game where he can catch the bullpen at full capacity", signaling an all-out war.

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