"Left-hand consideration"→Right-hander Jeon Sang-hyun, why did you change your choice? I heard there was a "reversal drama" right before the game.
Oct 24, 2024
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After declaring the suspended game in Game 1 of the Korean Series on the 21st, KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho said for two days about the mound operation plan.
The game was suspended at the top of the sixth inning with no outs and runners on the first and second bases when the game was trailing 0-1. Jang Hyun-sik had thrown the first ball at Kim Young-woong's at-bat. There is also a way for Jang Hyun-sik to go up as it is when the game resumes, but he feels burdened. Kim Young-woong's bunt motion during Jang Hyun-sik's first pitch also bothered him. Coach Flower's initial idea was that the left-hander bullpen was suitable in all aspects, including strong ball games and bunt defense.
However, it was right-hander Jeon Sang-hyun who took the mound in the suspended game that resumed on the 23rd. It wasn't the left-hander bullpen that manager Lee originally said or the existing right-hander Jang Hyun-sik.
Why was this decision made.
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It was Jeon Sang-hyun who showed 'best condition' in this training. After training, Jeon Sang-hyun told bullpen coach Lee Dong-gul that `I feel like I've caught my lower body.' Coach Lee delivered this to pitching coach Jung Jae-hoon and head coach Son Seung-rak, and manager Lee, who received an opinion at the coach's meeting, made the final decision.
Manager Lee said, `In fact, I was going to send out Lee Joon-young first, but if he walked and loaded the bases with no outs, I was going to raise Jeon Sang-hyun. If Lee Joon-young catches (Kim Young-woong), he said, "I planned to go to Jeon Sang-hyun from the first and second bases with one out." He "I've been thinking for a really long time. "'Should I cut one off to the left (left-handed pitcher)', 'Should a batter bunt or hit a bunt?' he said. "'I talked to the pitching coach that Jeon Sang-hyun would be the best except for Jung Hae-young (the closing pitcher)," he said. Coach Lee smiled, saying, `I only believed in ball power and raised Jeon Sang-hyun, but it was an opportunity to win the first game and make it easier to operate in the second game.'
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It's a relief if you're in your best condition, but the desire to play in a big game sometimes appears like a placebo effect. KIA believed Jeon Sang-hyun's feeling, and Jeon responded with a miracle score in the sixth inning. KIA produced the best result with a 90% chance of winning the Korean Series with a come-from-behind victory in the first game and a victory in the second game.
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