Except for Son Ah-seop, if NC manager Lee Ho-joon says he's not confident today, I'm thankful

Apr 09, 2025

Except for Son Ah-seop, if NC manager Lee Ho-joon says he's not confident today, I'm thankful
The NC-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 26th. In the top of the fourth inning, Son Ah-seop, a runner on third base with two outs, scored during Yang Chang-seop's wild pitch. Coach Lee Ho-joon is welcoming Son Ah-seop. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.26/



Except for Son Ah-seop, if NC manager Lee Ho-joon says he's not confident today, I'm thankful
The NC-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 27th. Son Ah-seop is happy after hitting an RBI single in the top of the first inning with no outs and runners on the second and third bases. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.27/
"If you say you want to rest because you're not confident today, I'm grateful."

NC Dinos coach Lee Ho-joon stressed that 'data' is more important than confidence. In any case, the opponent's record is bad, so it's better to go out and take a rest than to be sluggish.

Manager Lee Ho-joon expressed his thoughts by explaining why Son Ah-seop was excluded from the starting lineup ahead of the KT Wiz match of the '2025 KBO League' to be held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 9th.




KT's starting pitcher is left-handed ace Heyesus. Heyesus is very strong in left-handed hitting. The hit rate against left-handed hitters was only 0.207 last season. The number of samples is small this year, but it is 0.111.

Coach Lee Ho-joon said, `It's hard and it's time to take a break. If possible, I thought I should give a break to left-handed pitchers, especially when I have a pitcher who I'm very reluctant to do so,' he said.

Then "Actually, I'm not confident in this player " I want to restI'd appreciate it if you said '. I don't think it's a bad idea at all. I agree because I've done it before. What can't be done is what can't be done.'




In the past, the prevailing view was that the main player should play all games. I valued responsibility. If the central player showed a passive appearance in participation according to the data, it seemed to be an attitude of 'Manage personal records'.

However, matchups, rotation and physical fitness arrangements are very important in modern baseball. If you meet a natural enemy at the time of rest, you can naturally fall out.

Except for Son Ah-seop, if NC manager Lee Ho-joon says he's not confident today, I'm thankful
The match between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 23rd, and NC Son Ah-seop's shortstop fly with one out and third base in the top of the first inning?? Third baseman Park Min-woo, who was digging home, is surprised after being out by KIA shortstop Park Chan-ho's defense. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.23/
Coach Lee Ho-joon said, `It's better for another player to take the opportunity for the team. The idea is to rest as efficiently as possible even when resting. I thought this was right since I was the batting coach" he insisted.




Left-handed hitter Park Min-woo also almost fell out of the lineup. Coach Lee Ho-joon said, `Actually, I thought Park Min-woo would take a break today and go to Seo Ho-cheol. However, Park Min-woo was very strong in his will. When he said he'd go out again, I'm grateful for this from the director's point of view."

I respect the player's opinion as much as I can. Coach Lee Ho-joon said, `The result is clear only if we force him to play. You have to rest in a good mood. That way, I can concentrate more even if I'm sorry for the next game. I also aim for such things. If a pitcher who has been hit by a ball or is traumatized comes out, the body reacts differently from its mind. I have to be considerate. I can't play all 144 games anyway."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.