'I can't believe the difference in a day is this big...' Choi Wontae deleted the risk of Game 5. Game 3 Lim Chan-kyu is also available. Full upgrade LG in one day. The amount of jealousy was laughable
Oct 15, 2024
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It completely changed the power of the LG Twins, who came up after playing all five semi-playoffs.
LG has confirmed its starting rotation for this series as Choi Won-tae, Detrick Ens, Son Joo-young and Lim Chan-kyu. The first and second games were unstable, and the third and fourth games were the lineup to look forward to.
Choi Won-tae was sluggish with four runs in two ⅔ in the third round of the semi-PO, and Ence took the mound in the first and fourth rounds of the semi-PO and all became losing pitchers.
On the other hand, Son Joo-young pitched seven scoreless innings as a bullpen pitcher in Games 3 and 5, and Lim Chan-kyu became a winning pitcher in both Games 2 and 5 and rose to the semi-PO MVP.
Therefore, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop was thinking of Son Joo-young as the starting player for the second game after the fifth round of the semi-PO. Son Joo-young, who threw 29 pitches in Game 5, was expected to be able to take two days off and throw in Game 2. If Son Joo-young takes the mound in Game 2, he can also take the mound in Game 5 after four days off. If that happens, both Choi Won-tae and Son Joo-young, who were the starters in the first game, can play in the fifth game, so they can leave the starter to a pitcher in better condition.
Unfortunately, however, Son Joo-young, who had no bullpen experience, threw the 3rd and 5th games to his full strength, so it was not easy to take the mound after only two days off, and eventually decided to start the second game with Ens.
LG, which suffered a 4-10 complete defeat due to Choi Won-tae's poor performance in the first game, had to win the second game to put Son Joo-young and Lim Chan-kyu in the third and fourth games to supplement their physical strength with three days of rest and to stick with the KIA Tigers in the Korean Series.
However, it rained in Daegu on the 14th when the second game was scheduled to be held, and it was not easy to host the game due to the continuous amount of rain. Eventually, the decision to cancel was made, and the second game was pushed back by one day to the 15th.
Coach Yeom immediately changed the selection of the second game to Son Joo-young. Son Joo-young decided to be in a physical condition to throw after three days of rest after confirmation from himself and the training part.
As Son Joo-young, who was in the best condition in the must-win second game, took the mound, LG could also play on par with Won Tae-in, the opponent's starter.
Rain also improved the starting rotation afterwards. First of all, you can choose the third or fourth starter. This is because Game 3 will be held on the 17th, when Game 4 was originally scheduled to be held, so Lim Chan-kyu can also take the mound for six days after a five-day break. After three days off after the first round of the semi-PO, Ence, who played in the fourth round, may be given more rest.
In his current condition, Lim Chan-kyu is better than ENS, so if he wins the second game, it is better for Lim Chan-kyu to come out to lead the third game, and if he loses the second game and loses to two, he must win the third game, so Lim Chan-kyu can be evaluated as better.
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The most important thing is Game 5. Son Joo-young's appearance in the second game created a situation where he could play in the fifth game. Choi Won-tae was too sluggish in the first game, so it is difficult to start Game 5 at the moment. If Son Joo-young controls the number of pitches and pitches well in the second game, he can leave Son Joo-young to start if he goes to Game 5.
Originally intended to play the first to fifth games with Choi Won-tae, Ens, Son Joo-young, Lim Chan-kyu, Choi Won-tae, but other rotations have become possible with Choi Won-tae, Son Joo-young, Lim Chan-kyu (NS), and Son Joo-young.
It's also good for the bullpen. Eliaser Hernandez, who made headlines for taking the mound in all five games in the semi-PO, took a three-day break to replenish his physical strength, allowing him to leave enough multi-innings. It was a day for Yoo Young-chan and Kim Jin-sung, who were sluggish, to supplement their physical and mental. It was clear that the nine main fielders who played five full-time were resting to replenish their physical strength.
It is LG's greatest benefit to change the starting rotation that he was worried about. The second good thing about being able to boost the physical strength of the players again. And the fact that it rained to rest when you wanted to rest like this can bring a sense of psychological stability to the team that 'lucky us'.
Director Yeom said, "I hope you take a day off." I thought it would help us a little bit, but it just happened to rain, so it seems to help us"Wouldn't the series change?" First of all, didn't the pitcher change. I think it's different in resilience to get enough rest than to go out like this. Hernandez also had no pressure to spend two innings in the second game because the next day is another day off. I think these things will help me to have a high probability option."
indyk@sportschosun.com
