Will he be able to break the '(semi)PO jinx' that has solved the 恨 of winning for the first time in 29 years?
Sep 30, 2024
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The LG Twins confirmed their advance to the semi-playoff by ranking third in the 2024 season, achieving the feat of advancing to the postseason for the sixth consecutive year. It means that once it shines and never ends, it has become a strong team that consistently plays fall baseball. Although his power weakened after winning the championship last season, he maintained his strong team by ranking third without collapsing. He also found new left-handed ace Son Joo-young, new closer Yoo Young-chan, and new No. 4 hitter Moon Bo-kyung.
It's autumn baseball now. It's called a bonus, but if you lose, it's a hundred times more burdensome.
In particular, LG won last year's championship, but has many painful memories in baseball in the recent fall. This is because I have been eliminated from quasi-PO and PO each time.
LG, which advanced to the wild card final by ranking fourth in 2019, advanced to the semi-PO by beating fifth-place NC, but was eliminated by third-place Kiwoom Heroes with one win and three losses.
In 2020, he also reached the semi-PO by beating No. 5 Kiwoom in the wild card match, but was eliminated by No. 3 Doosan with two losses, and in 2021, he reached the third place and went straight to the semi-PO to advance to the PO, but lost to No. 4 Doosan with one win and two losses.
In 2022, when he tried to win the championship, he unfortunately took second place and went straight to the playoffs. He challenged to win the Korean Series, but failed to reach the Korean Series because he lost to third-place Kiwoom, who won the semi-PO, with one win and three losses in the playoffs. There seemed to be a jinx of continuing to lose semi-POs and POs for four consecutive years.
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In this postseason, the primary goal is to win the semi-PO and advance to the PO.
The fact that the hit was revived at the end of the season is a positive part. The bullpen, the biggest weakness, plans to fill two of Eliaser Hernandez, Detrick Ens and Lim Chan-kyu by returning to the bullpen. Then, you can make five must-win groups with two starters, Ham Deok-ju Kim Jin-sung's left and right setup man, and closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan. If the starting team blocks five to six innings and the batters burst to some extent, it is calculated that they can win by blocking enough five must-win groups. The semi-PO face-off is one of Doosan in fourth place, KT Wiz, and SSG Landers, which are competing in fifth place. LG, which has high confidence, started training at LG Champions Park in Icheon from the 30th as it was ahead of its regular league relative with 9 wins and 7 losses against Doosan, 9 wins and 7 losses against KT, and 11 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses against SSG.
indyk@sportschosun.com
