"Cruelly, Should I Have Been Cold?" "122 pitches in Jung Hyun-woo's debut match, how to watch it
Mar 27, 2025
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A professional baseball manager is a difficult job. Every moment, you have to make a choice. And you have to take responsibility for that choice. If you make a mistake in changing the pitcher and throw a game, you should be criticized and criticized with your whole body.
Even if you win, you can be criticized. The case was in Gwangju on the 26th.
Kiwoom Heroes won 17-10 against the KIA Tigers at Gwangju Kia Champions Field with 21 hits, winning their first valuable victory after three consecutive losses.
It was the rookie draft pitcher Chung Hyeon-woo who received attention on the day. I made my debut. In the evaluation of 'completed left-hander', I wondered what kind of pitch a 19-year-old young player would make in a crisis, but I was satisfied with it because I became a winning pitcher.
But the aftermath is huge. This is because he threw as many as 122 pitches in his debut match. In the history of the KBO League, the second highest number of pitches in a rookie's debut game. In a recent baseball game where the division of pitchers is certain, the fact that starting pitchers threw so many pitches was bound to become a hot topic and controversy. On top of that, some pointed out that the player is a promising player who will be responsible for Kiwoom's 10-year future and that he may have overstretched himself in his first appearance. It's because of injury concerns.
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But the team was leading 11-4. If he lasted just one inning, he could meet the requirements to win his debut match. It can be said that 'what's the point of winning that one game, shouldn't we win next time?' but the parties have different minds. With this one win, the player can gain confidence, and next year's salary may jump significantly. When the opportunity comes, I want to grab it. In fact, it is not true that Chung Hyun-woo was placed on the mound to win somehow. Since the score difference was large, it would have been better for the team to end the inning with a bullpen with good pitching. Hong's breakthrough in the controversy of 'Hardness' was only to bring the fruits of Chung Hyeon-woo's individual life.
Coach Hong also would not have expected the number of pitches to increase to 122. Since the score difference was large, I expected to finish the inning within 110 by relaxing and catching the ball. However, Jung Hyun-woo, who lost his ball power, gave up a hit and a walk and had a hard fight. It was such a difficult moment to timing the replacement. If the youngest pitcher, who was about to win, was replaced coldly, another backlash could have occurred, saying that it was a harsh decision for the young player who struggled until the end.
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Jung Hyun-woo also waited for the next inning after the fourth inning. The difference in scores was so large that I wanted to take responsibility until the 5th inning. I wanted to stop him until the end"The situation explained at the time. Then "I threw up to 105 in high school. Today, there was no big problem by throwing the ball only on the mound without loosening the arm in the middle of the game. I didn't have a choice, but if I could have chosen, I would have gone up in the fifth inning unconditionally."
What's important now is to manage your condition until your next appearance. For the first time in my life, I threw a lot of balls with all my might, so my whole body feels stiff. Whether it is to extend the rest day or limit the number of pitches in the next game, Chung Hyun-woo's debut season can be resolved smoothly if follow-up measures are taken well.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
