'Even the 2nd round selection was silent...' The amount of salt that had told me everything shut up. "KT is stronger than last year's KS." I'll prepare it with everything open."
Oct 05, 2024
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It's this postseason that doesn't sound like coach Yeom at all.
Coach Yeom has always delivered his ideas to fans through the media. It was to let fans know and watch his baseball. He has directly expressed fans' curiosity by telling them not only the starting rotation, but also who goes into the must-win group and how to raise the player. Last year, manager Yeom also answered fans' questions by announcing the starting pitchers for Games 1 to 4 ahead of the Korean Series.
But this semi-playoff is different. Coach Yeom, who met at Jamsil Stadium on the 4th, a day before the first game, did not disclose after the second game. In the past, coach Yeom would have announced the selection of the second and third games in advance, but not this time.
In addition, he hinted that the postseason plan mentioned during the regular season could be different. When asked about the postseason at the end of the regular season, Yeom said, `I'm going to go with a three-starter system until the playoffs.' `Choi Won-tae and Son Joo-young are considering fixing the two as starters because they are the starting stylesCoach Yeom, who met him on the 4th, said, `We don't know if Ence will play in the fourth game. We have to see how much he recovers and how he will perform until Game 3." He did not nail the start of Game 4. And when asked about Son Joo-young's possibility to put in the bullpen, he said, `Even if I go out to the bullpen, I will throw only about one inning.'
What coach Yeom said on the 4th was about the first game. Closer Yoo Young-chan's father's injury made it difficult to take the mound in the first game. So, Eliaser Hernandez, who moved to the bullpen in this series, revealed that he will be on standby as a temporary closer.
It is true that the starting lineup also has nine key players, but they did not say their order in advance. At the end of the season, LG formed a top batting line with Hong Chang-ki, Shin Min-jae, Austin, Moon Bo-kyung, and Moon Sung-joo, and formed a bottom batting line with Oh Ji-hwan, Kim Hyun-soo, Park Dong-won and Park Hae-min. Yeom said, `The lineup can vary depending on the players' conditions and the opposing starting pitcher.' Hong Chang-ki, Shin Min-jae, Austin, and Moon Bo-kyung will not change, but they have informed that there will be changes after No. 5.
Coach Yeom said, "Number eight and nine are important. I'm thinking about who I'm going to put in No. 8 or No. 9 because it leads to the top batting line"I'm also considering the fifth seat " he said.
Regarding not revealing everything in advance, Yeom said, `We can tell you everything in advance because we were ready for the Korean Series last year, but now we start with semi-PO. It means that the power is not that good"KT also came up weak through the playoffs last year, but now it has not lost its strength and has only a good sense of play. I think it's stronger than last year. I think I can go to Game 5, and I'll prepare everything open," he said of his determination.
indyk@sportschosun.com
