Nails in South Korea vs. the U.S. Departure Corner created a playground where the difference between the extreme and extreme 'One Team Spirit' is tilted
Oct 28, 2024
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What if KIA James Nail failed to return from injury and Samsung Conor Seabold returned from injury ahead of the Korean Series? There is a high possibility that the game has fluctuated greatly.
What if your nails came back, and your corner came back? Even this may have been a game changer at the moment. Maybe we're facing an exciting Game 5 with two wins and two losses.
There is no subjunctive in baseball.
The reality is that Nail came back, and Conor never came back. As a result, the current 3 wins and 1 loss made KIA the dominant structure.
Without nails, KIA should have filled the void with Yoon Young-chul, who returned from injury, and Kim Do-hyun, who can be used in various ways.
To put it bluntly, injuries are force majeure. You can't blame yourself for getting hurt while running hard.
However, at least I commend Nail's commitment to the team. Despite the terrible injury that broke his jaw joint after being hit in the face by the ball, he only thought of a quick recovery and playing in the Korean Series. Autumn baseball with only two months left. He expected that the season was over, but he thought differently.
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Then, 10 days after the injury, he came to Champions Field on the 3rd and started weight training focusing on the lower body.
It was this firm will of nail that allowed him to pitch a month before the Korean Series and finish his preparation early.
He has a completely different attitude from other foreign pitchers who go to the U.S. to see their doctor and waste unnecessary time on the bench, even though he said he had no health problems in domestic medical treatment. Rather, Nail, who was a long-term injury, could have been to the United States, but she did not go.
With an indomitable 'One Team Spirit', Nail took the starting mound in Games 1 and 4 of the Korean Series and led the team to victory.
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It was judged that fall baseball would be possible, but recovery was slow. A month has passed since Connor, who left the fourth inning of pitching against Hanwha on September 11 due to right scapular pain, failed to recover in the end. In the end, he did not make it to the playoff entry.
Just before the playoffs, he left for the U.S. after consulting with the club.
The cause is "I will receive intensive care locally and prepare for the Korean Series by recovering quickly." was, but it was not a realistic story. The Korean Series with less than 10 days left. Considering the jet lag and actual training time, it was virtually like giving up participating in the Korean Series.
As expected, Samsung officially confirmed Connor's failure to play in the Korean Series on the media day of the 20th.
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Throwing shoulders, especially scapular injuries and jaw joint fractures, have different threats that pitchers feel toward the future. Brandon Waddell of Doosan, who had a problem with his scapula like Connor, also failed to return after trying to return. It led to Doosan's first wild card upset loss in history. There were also personal circumstances that made it impossible to go to the U.S. in a situation where it was difficult to play in the Korean Series anyway.
However, as a result, Samsung, which is on its way to winning the championship for the first time in 10 years since 2014, was very disappointed with the lack of a corner.
In contrast to Koo Ja-wook, who is struggling in the dugout to help out with his injured knee, the fans' cruelty was inevitably increased.
hschung@sportschosun.com
