The loser also reduced the bullpen's weakness "It's too bad that the runner-up won. The players did it hard.""
Oct 28, 2024
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Samsung lost 5 to 6 in Game 5 of the Korean Series against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 28th. With the loss, Samsung finished the postseason schedule as the runner-up with 1 win and 3 losses in the series.
Samsung confirmed its potential by ranking second in the regular season over the LG Twins in the 'defending champion', but injuries overlapped day after day during the postseason. Conor Seabold returned to the U.S. without taking the mound in the postseason even one game in the aftermath of his injury, and bullpen agent Choi Ji-kwang was also out of injury at the end of the regular season.
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There were too many injured players to use. Samsung players also did not easily retreat to the end, with Lewin Diaz shooting consecutive home runs in Game 5, which was driven to 1 win and 3 losses, but it was difficult to reverse the inferiority.
Samsung's bid to win the championship has been pushed back to next year.
-The overall review of the series is.
▶Unfortunately, he was the runner-up, but since the camp, he has been classified in the lower ranks, and the players seem to have been really bad for a year. Although I stayed second in the Korean Series, I am so grateful as a coach that our players ran hard for a year just looking forward.
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▶It was a bit difficult at the beginning of the season. We lost eight games in a row. Veteran players and young players who can overcome such situations got excited, and I think we made a much better performance than expected. Young players got a much better evaluation than expected.
-What is the biggest achievement and complement in this season.
▶I think the young players performed well this year, and the old and new harmony were well harmonized, so it paid off. As it was last year, shouldn't we supplement the bullpen. After a year of playing, I felt that the pitcher's side and the bullpen should have a sense of stability. Still, we played well in the starting lineup, but I think we need to reorganize it a little bit on the bullpen side and prepare well to achieve good results next year.
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▶For coming to the ballpark all year and giving me a lot of support and encouragement. I think it's been an unforgettable year for not only me but also our players. Unfortunately, I stayed second place this year, but I think I should reorganize next year and prepare well to go beyond autumn baseball.
-Koo Ja-wook thought about the card in the eighth inning with the bases loaded chance.
▶ Koo Ja-wook is not in a situation to quit after just this year, and if he gets a bigger injury from it, the player can be hit in the long run. Honestly, I wasn't thinking about that. I was thinking about Yoon Jeong-bin after Lee Jae-hyun, but it's a little disappointing there.
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▶Our captain Koo Ja-wook was the real captain for a year, and we did well this season by young players, but he played the role of senior players in the middle role. In addition, Kang Min-ho set the tone well as a veteran. Kang Min-ho gave Koo a lot of strength, strengthening the atmosphere that Koo Ja-wook can do in the middle. Koo Ja-wook and Kang Min-ho seem to have led the team's atmosphere well.
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