"Wontae and I want to end it." 'Ellie Replacement'The reason the ace of nine wins shouted a must-win'"If he goes to PO, he will start.""
Oct 08, 2024
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It's really showing its first performance now. LG Twins left-handed ace Son Joo-young will start his first postseason as a bullpen pitcher. He will start as a bullpen pitcher in the semi-playoff, but if he goes up to the playoffs, he plans to start against the Samsung Lions. He expressed his determination to win unconditionally for his first start.
Son was the only player among the 30 entries in last year's Korean Series who failed to play. After rehabilitation after elbow surgery, he came to the first team at the end of the season and even made it to the Korean Series entry, but his position was long relief and he had no chance to throw. I warmed up at the end of Game 4 in Suwon, but I couldn't take the mound in the end.
I got a chance as the fifth starter this season, and it was a huge hit. He pitched in 28 games (27 starts) with a 9-10 record with a 3.79 ERA with one hold. He ranked eighth overall in ERA and second in domestic pitchers. Giving up a 10-win challenge in the last game for the postseason.
Initially, if the team played a semi-playoff against Doosan, it was designated as the starter for Game 3, but Son Joo-young's fate changed again as the opponent was decided to be KT. If he wins in the first game, he will start in the fourth game, but lost in the first game and decided to throw in the semi-PO as an intermediate game. He warmed up in the first and second games, but had no chance to take the mound.
I'm out in the third round. Son Joo-young decided to take the role because Eliaser Hernandez, who played in the middle of the first and second games, could not take the mound in Game 3. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said in the game on the 8th, "(Hon) Joo-young is going out because Ellie (Hernandez's nickname) cannot come out. "If you throw it for about two or three innings short, you can throw a much stronger ball." There's something bad against KT, but it's different from then. Won't it block the back well?" he said, expressing his expectation for Son Joo-young.
Son Joo-young, who met ahead of Game 3, said "I've actually never pitched a bullpen pitcher. My body is getting warmed up late, so I think I need to prepare as soon as possibleHe warmed up in the first and second games, but his arms are in fairly good condition because he hardly threw the ball. It's my third time in the bullpen, so I think I know a little bit about how the bullpen is going and when I need to prepare."
It's his first postseason appearance, so he might be nervous. Son Joo-young said "Nothing makes me nervous. The first game of last year's Korean Series was too intense"There is no difficulty in cheering."
He showed his ambition to finish the game. Son Joo-young said "If it's good, I think I'll keep going. I prepared as a starter, so if there is no problem, I want to finish it with (Choi) Won-tae. Wouldn't it be good if the older guys took a break?" he said. "If he goes to the playoffs, he will start." You have to do this today to go to the playoffs. I will prepare thoroughly and throw well no matter what."
indyk@sportschosun.com
