Choo Poong-nak-yup, 11 strikeouts, dedication, and the coach's respect for him, who faced him while active, disappears on the way
Apr 16, 2025
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KIA Tigers won 1-0 against KT Wiz at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 15th. Choi Won-joon's dramatic final shot in the seventh inning barely won the game.
But it was difficult until then. This is because the starting nail pitched six perfect innings without allowing a run, but KT starter Ko Young-pyo also faced off with an overwhelming pitch. It was a difficult selection fight to determine the superiority and inferiority.
In particular, Ko Young-pyo's change-up danced. It came like a fastball in the middle of the zone, and as it fell, KIA batters' bats kept spinning to the point where they wondered, "Can you continue to be deceived like this?" It's actually a two-pitch fastball-change-up anyway, but even if you're only aiming for a change-up, you can't create a contact itself enough to think you'll get it right. So, he gave 11 strikeouts in six innings.
Choi Won-joon, who faced Ko Young-pyo directly, said, "It was a ball that Otani (LA Dodgers) couldn't even hit. It suddenly disappears on the way," he said with a tongue-in-cheek.
Then, what did manager Lee Bum-ho think when he was looking at the batters striking out in a relay.
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Manager Lee said, `So even though the speed is in the early 130km range, even though I know I'm throwing a changeup, I can't hit it. If the pitcher is good, it is natural that the batter is bad. You look in pretty good shape this year. Just because the ball is slow doesn't mean you're hurt unconditionally. In particular, Ko Young-pyo had the ball put on the lowest side of the strike zone, took it out lower and did it freely. While watching from the dugout, I felt that he threw really well deep in line with the ABS zone" he evaluated.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
