Is this the pressure that LG's No. 4 hitter feels in the fall...22 Home Runs-101 RBI Moon Bo-kyung, Why Did You Stay Silent
Oct 06, 2024
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LG Twins' Moon Bo-kyung is the best hit product made by manager Yeom Kyung-yeop this season. Everyone knew that he was a batter with excellent batting qualities. Coach Yeom turned Moon Bo-kyung into No. 4 in the middle of the season when veteran Kim Hyun-soo was sluggish this season. He even revealed the idea that he was originally going to use it as No. 4 starting next year.
It was unconventional. No. 4, and the veteran's position doesn't change well during the season. This is because it is a difficult and responsible place. Kim Hyun-soo's self-esteem had to be considered as well.
However, Moon Bo-kyung flew as if he had been waiting. He posted a batting average of .301 with 22 homers and 101 RBIs, raising expectations in the fall baseball league.
Game 1 of the semi-playoff between LG and KT Wiz at Jamsil Stadium on the 5th. Moon Bo-kyung remained in the fourth position. He also did not seem very nervous after practice before the game.
But practice and practice must have been different. Moon Bo-kyung had to look at his team's 2-3 defeat with only one hit and one strikeout in four times at bat.
You may not be able to get a hit, but the reason why the game was painful on this day was that too many chances came to Moon Bo-kyung. If he had just one RBI as the fourth batter, the game could have changed, but he couldn't do it.
What was regrettable was the fourth and sixth innings. The fourth inning was when LG followed 0-2 to 1-2. LG scored the first point with Austin's timely hit. Moon Bo-kyung had to continue the momentum. However, Ko Young-pyo's change-up on the first pitch made the bat go out so futile that it became a shortstop fly without strength. After that, Oh Ji-hwan's hit came out, adding to the regret.
The decisive one was the sixth episode. This time again, it was the moment when LG chased from 1-3 to 2-3. The opponent catcher Jang Sung-woo's ridiculous throwing error to the second base made LG easily win the score, and it was a chance for the first and third bases with one out. It was such an important moment that even KT manager Lee Kang-chul said, `I thought the atmosphere of the game was falling over the opponent here.'
However, Moon Bo-kyung struck out Kim Min-soo swinging, putting cold water on him. Kim Min-soo's 141km fastball came into the middle, but it was a swing and miss. It's been a long time since the end of the regular season, and the sense of hitting may not have risen because it was a daytime game, but apart from that, the swing was very big because of the desire to show something at every batter's box. The third at-bat was really a moment to focus on contact.
Even though he came out as the last leadoff hitter in the ninth inning, he swung and missed consecutively against closer Park Young-hyun. I was too strong to hit it big. Then, Park Young-hyun barely hit the ball on the slider of his mind, and he stepped down with a fly. As Moon Bo-kyung's first four, autumn baseball ended. It must have been a game where I felt that motivation alone was not enough. It was also a game that showed that LG's No. 4 position put a lot of pressure and pressure on it.
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