"Squeeze out one point, keep one point." The victory in the first round will be over V12, '3 Week Off'Won Tae-in' Series Biggest Crisis, Small Ball

Oct 21, 2024

'Squeeze out one point, keep one point.' The victory in the first round will be over V12, '3 Week Off'Won Tae-in' Series Biggest Crisis, Small Ball
A match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions in Game 1 of the Korean Series at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho is interviewing. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.21/



The KIA Tigers cross the first round with a small ball.

The lineup was formed in line with this. Instead of Lee Woo-sung, who can hit a home run, Seo Geon-chang, who can perform various operations, was placed at first base on the ninth.

KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said in a briefing ahead of the first game of the Korean Series against Samsung at Gwangju Champions Field on the 21st, `Woo Sung-yi seems to have not come up yet at the end of the season, and he should pay attention to the details because it was an ace showdown", he said, revealing the background of Seo Geon-chang's appointment. "Keonchang is more experienced and has played small games, so I judged it to be advantageous in solving the game." I'm in a little better shape as well,' he added.



Coach Lee Bum-ho said on Media Day the previous day, `It will be determined by which team has good offense,' and `"When I watched the playoffs, I realized how difficult it was to score a point in a one-point game and how scary 1-0 was."He vowed to score steadily every point when he could pull it out."

'Squeeze out one point, keep one point.' The victory in the first round will be over V12, '3 Week Off'Won Tae-in' Series Biggest Crisis, Small Ball
The Hanwha-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 5th. Seo Geon-chang cheers with Socrates after hitting a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 10th inning with one out and second base. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.5/
'Squeeze out one point, keep one point.' The victory in the first round will be over V12, '3 Week Off'Won Tae-in' Series Biggest Crisis, Small Ball
Samsung starter Won Tae-in is pitching hard in a match between Samsung and SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. Incheon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.15/
The most important match for this strategy is the first round.



There are two main reasons for small baseball in the first round.

This is because it is the ace Won Tae-in's mound, and the hitting sense is the most dull due to a long absence in practice for about 20 days.



Manager Lee Bum-ho said, `I think it will be difficult to play the first game"I thought it would have been more active if Won Tae-in hadn't come up, but since the ace came up in the first game, I expect it to be a game that doesn't score much." It would be advantageous to score even one or two points at the time of scoring."

"I think the preparation went perfectly well in many ways as the batters practiced and played live batting"It is expected that it will be different from the beginning of the first inning depending on how No. 1 Park Chan-ho and No. 2 Socrates release them."

Game 1 is the first win in seven years and the Tigers' biggest watershed for the V12. Overcoming Won Tae-in and winning the first game can greatly increase the probability of KIA, which is physically and powerfully dominant.

Coach Lee Bum-ho, who is well aware of this, also said, `If we judge that the nail has lost strength after the 70th and 80th pitches, we will replace it aggressively. The bullpen also rested for a long time, so I thought the first and second games were a short-term game, and I set up the pitchers to catch them somehow. The must-win group can also rise at a faster time,' he said, hinting at a general mobilization order for the must-win group.



hschung@sportschosun.com