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Oct 17, 2024
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Kim Bum-seok, a second-year catcher prospect of the LG Twins, entered the playoff entry dramatically and even got a chance to start, but failed to take advantage of that opportunity.
He was struck out in vain in the most important situation, and the team was eventually defeated. After that, I didn't know if I would be given a chance again. The 2024 season, which started with the weight controversy at the Arizona camp, was a roller coaster, but the last chance is on the verge of disappearing.
The LG Twins lined up with nine key players in the semi-playoff and first round of the playoffs. Although the batting order changed, nine remained the same. However, for the first time in the second round of the playoffs against the Samsung Lions at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 15th, new members came in instead of nine in total.
Moon Sung-joo had difficulty running due to hamstring pain, leaving him as a substitute and putting Kim Bum-seok in the position. The opponent's starter was Won Tae-in, who was right-handed, so he could have used left-handed batter Lee Young-bin, but Kim Bum-seok, who has long-shot power, could expect a big ball at a small Daegu stadium.
Unfortunately, the result was a failure.
Kim Bum-seok, who came out in the top of the second inning with one out and runners on the second and third bases, fouled Samsung starter Won Tae-in's fastball and was put on an unfavorable count of 1B2S, and picked one outer slider on the fourth pitch, but he couldn't stand the outside slider that came in once and struck out.
LG, which failed to score a goal in a decisive opportunity in the top of the second inning, was turned around 1-2 by Kim Young-woong in the bottom of the second inning, and in the bottom of the third inning, if one more point was lost due to a hit and error following a misjudgment of check swing, it would be dragged 1-3.
Won Tae-in, who was shaken in the first and second innings, began to overcome LG hitters in search of stability after striking out Kim Bum-seok. And in the top of the fifth inning, Kim Bum-seok was the first batter, but LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop put in pinch hitter Lee Young-bin. It can be said that he was disappointed in Kim Bum-seok.
Lee Young-bin turned his bat sharper than Kim Beom-seok. He came in as a pinch hitter and was out with a straight hit to the first baseman, and was caught with a straight hit to shortstop in the top of the seventh inning. And in the top of the ninth inning, he hit a heavy hit and scored with Kim Hyun-soo's home run.
Kim Bum-seok has been listening to and letting go of LG fans all season. Coach Yeom raised expectations by announcing his plan to foster Kim Bum-seok from the camp match, but he returned home early due to an injury during the Arizona camp. At this time, he was severely criticized by coach Yeom for participating in the camp without losing any weight. After recovering from the injury, he came to the first team in mid-April and showed a genius hit, confirming his potential as a big-handed hitter at once.
The come-from-behind bases-loaded shot against Noh Kyung-eun, this year's hold king, in the match against the Incheon SSG Landers on April 21, when he started for the first time this season, impressed LG fans. Since then, he has been on a roll, but as a month passed, he has gradually gone downhill. In the end, he went down to the second division in early June and adjusted, and after that, he gained experience in the first division by going up and down the first and second divisions, but failed to show a good initial hit. In the end, he finished the season with six homers and 24 RBIs with a batting average of 241 (39 hits in 162 times at bat) in 70 games. At the end of the season, he was eliminated from the semi-playoff entry as the hit did not recover. And in the playoffs, he joined instead of pinch runner Choi Won-young to strengthen his slugging power, and even got a chance to start due to Moon Sung-joo's injury, but failed to make use of it.
Can we make a turnaround for the rest of the series. There are not many opportunities.
indyk@sportschosun.com
