How to be good at fall baseball'Elene', who was found and semi-PO MVP'Elene', will he avenge Samsung, which made him cry 22 years ago. LG's fate is on the brink.
Oct 16, 2024
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LG Twins' semi-playoff MVP Lim Chan-kyu will be the savior. Lim Chan-kyu will start in Game 3 of the playoffs against the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. Samsung's starting pitcher is expected to be Hwang Dong-jae.
There is a story. Lim Chan-kyu, a child member of LG, clearly remembers the 2002 Korean Series. When Lee Seung-yeop and Ma Hae-young hit home runs and lost in Game 6, they cried a lot, and their mother scolded them for not going to school.
Lim Chan-kyu, who became an LG pitcher when he grew up, won 14 games last year, advancing his team to the Korean Series for the first time in 21 years since 2002, and he also enjoyed taking the mound in the Korean Series. And I had the best year by releasing the year of winning the Korean Series.
And this season, for the first time since his debut, he won 10 games for two consecutive years, putting his team in the postseason for six consecutive years. And LG will meet Samsung in the playoffs for the first time in 22 years since 2002. He had a chance to take revenge on Samsung, which made him cry.
Lim Chan-kyu became a winning pitcher with two runs (one earned run) in five ⅓ innings in the second round of the semi-PO, and in the fifth game, he became a winning pitcher with one run in six innings and became the semi-PO MVP, and in an interview, `I personally thought of losing to Samsung in the 2002 Korean Series. I really wanted to go up, but I came up. This time, I will prepare well so that I can avenge that defeat," he said of his determination.
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His performance against Samsung is not that good. He pitched in two games and recorded only one loss without a win, and his ERA is high at 4.22.
On April 23, he allowed six hits, no four outs, four strikeouts, and three runs in five ⅓ innings in Daegu. At that time, he was leading 3-0 by pitching scoreless until the fifth inning, and he was replaced with three hits in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the team also suffered a come-from-behind loss as the bullpen collapsed.
In the game at Jamsil on August 1, he allowed nine hits and five walks in five ⅓ innings, but allowed two runs with seven strikeouts. Lim Chan-kyu became a losing pitcher as the team's batting lineup was blocked by Baek Jung-hyun and lost 0-7.
After the 5th round of the semi-PO, Lim Chan-kyu said, `I had some feelings that I had failed in the fall, but when I went to the game with that feeling, it backfired.' `This time, it was good like the regular season as much as possible, so I calmly threw one ball, one ball, one ball, thinking about it slowly, leading to a good result.'
Will he be able to continue his good pitching show in his third postseason appearance this year. It's a very important Game 3 for both individuals and for the team.
indyk@sportschosun.com
