'Why us?' 36.1 Billion Pitchers, a Precise Analysis of Korean Batters, Can They Attack

Nov 14, 2024

Livan Moinello, who takes notes while watching the Korea-Taiwan war. Photo =JIT Deporte Cubano Official SNS

I didn't think so, but it became a reality. Even in the extreme pitching and hitters, the league's best pitcher will play against Korea. Can we target it.

The 'Premier 12' national team, led by head coach Ryu Joong-il, lost the first group match against Taiwan 3-6 at Taipei Dome in Taipei, Taiwan on the 13th. Starter Ko Young-pyo collapsed with six runs in two innings, and hitters were literally completely defeated with only three hits and empty balls.

Now, the next opponent is Cuba. The national team will play against Cuba on the 14th. The second starting pitcher for the Korean national team is Kwak Bin. Ryu Joong-il won both of his warm-up matches against Cuba at Gocheok Dome. Rather than a simple victory, it was an overall condition check because the pitching level of the pitchers who took the mound in the Cuban national team was not high.

However, the opponent he meets in the real world is too powerful. The Cuban national team foreshadowed Livan Moinello as the starting pitcher against Korea, the opponent who lost two consecutive warm-up matches.

Cuba was defeated by the Dominican Republic 1-6 on the 13th. He is on the verge of elimination as much as Korea. That's why he is using Moeenlo as a starter, which is read as a will to catch Korea. The strongest starting pitcher among the players of the Cuban national team will come out against Korea.

리반 모이넬로. Photo = Softbank Hawks Official SNS

Monello currently plays for the Softbank Hawks in the Japanese professional baseball league. Softbank's 'Ace' pitcher. As a Cuban-born player, he wrote a legend. He joined Softbank as a nurturing player and has been active as a must-win team after going through the first-team call-up opportunity, and signed a four-year, 4 billion yen (about 36 billion won) contract with Softbank ahead of this season. And this season, he moved to the starting position and swept the top of various records, including the Pacific League with a 1.88 ERA, tied for fourth with 11 wins, the first in quality starts (21 times), the lowest hit rate (0.187), and the lowest WHIP (0.94). For the first time this year, Monello won the NPB Pacific League Gold Glove for pitchers.

Japan has suffered from extreme pitching and hitting this season. Despite the overwhelming performance of the pitchers, Monello left the most outstanding performance. In short, it means the best pitcher in the league.

The Premier 12 baseball team played against Taiwan at Taipei Dome Stadium in Taiwan on the 13th. The national baseball team lost to Taiwan 3-6. The national team players leave the ground after the game. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.13/

The Korean national team was most wary of joining the Cuban national team early on with key players playing in the Japanese league. Moello and Chunichi Dragons closer Rydell Martinez were the biggest vigilants. The players joined the national team immediately after finishing the season in Japan, and in particular, Moello became more troublesome as he started against Korea, not against Japan or the Dominican Republic.

South Korea's batters are still in a heavy situation, with only three hits in the match against Taiwan. The Taiwanese pitchers were in very good condition. With the shock of the defeat against Taiwan lingering, he has to face the best pitcher in the Japanese league the very next day. Monello is a pitcher whose team Softbank advanced to the Japanese Series and played until the latest. Cuban sports media outlet 'JIT Deporte Cubano" released a photo of Monello, who was analyzing Korean hitters while watching a live broadcast of the Korea-Taiwan match in Taipei on the 13th.

Will Korea be able to successfully target Monello and successfully go to Tokyo.

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'Why us?' 36.1 Billion Pitchers, a Precise Analysis of Korean Batters, Can They Attack

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