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| A game between the Doosan Bears and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 8th. Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun is cheering after preventing a run crisis in the ninth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.08/ |
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In the end, was it a stroke of genius to change the finish.
Hanwha Eagles fans are likely to enjoy baseball. There may be more expectations than the joy of the seven-game winning streak since the opening of last year.
Hanwha is flying. He was at the bottom of the table right after the opening. He bottomed out with 4 wins and 10 losses on the 8th. Three wins in a row. He accumulated wins little by little and as of the 22nd, he is 14 wins, 11 losses and third place. He has been at the top of the list with seven consecutive wins and nine wins and one loss in the last 10 games. It looks like it's not going to lose. The team has changed 180 degrees.
There must have been several reasons for Hanwha's sluggish performance in the early days of the opening. First the pressure on the huge expectations for this season. In his first full season under Kim Kyung-moon, he signed big FA Um Sang-baek and Shim Woo-joon. A new home stadium has also opened. Expectations for fall baseball were hotter than ever.
However, it was twisted by sweeping the three consecutive LG Twins series, the second series of the opening. LG's momentum was great, and Hanwha's bat did not explode to the point where I wondered if it could be like this.
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| The Hanwha-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 23rd. Joo Hyun-sang, who allowed a walk-off hit to Bae Jeong-dae in the bottom of the 11th inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases, is regrettable. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.. 3.23/ |
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The other was the finishing question. Joo Hyun-sang, who recorded 23 saves last year, exposed anxiety from the opening two consecutive games. The ball seemed to be easier to hitters as the last pitcher remained in the mid-140km range with the winning teams spraying fastballs of more than 150km in front of them because it was a "slow starter" type.
If you see a shaky finish, the team will be in a mess. Nothing is more shocking in baseball than the last come-from-behind loss of a catchable game.
Manager Kim Kyung-moon and pitching coach Yang Sang-moon had no choice but to have a lot of worries. First of all, I couldn't help but think of the fraud of the main phenomenon who clenched his teeth and threw them in difficulty for the team. However, I couldn't get rid of the thought that I shouldn't be pushed out of my head from the beginning of the season.
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| A match between the Samsung Lions and the Hanwha Eagles at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 5th. Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun, who won, is delighted. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.05/ |
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There was an alternative. Kim Seo-hyun: A pitcher who throws fastballs in the late 150km range. "Not right away, but I think a player like Kim Seo-hyun should grow up to finish the game someday," Kim said. The reason why he said he needed time is because Kim Seo-hyun also said that the ball was fast and not at the level to appeal the sense of stability as a finishing touch. The ball power from the wild pitching form was overwhelming, but the control of the ball was often shaken. It was after meeting coach Kim and coach Yang in the middle of last year that he failed by changing his pitching form and then returning to his original form. If you suddenly put the finishing touches on it, there was a good chance that you would be shaken by the pressure.
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| The match between SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 17th. Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun, who won, is delighted. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.17/ |
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However, Kim made the decision with a strong mind. Kim Seo-hyun, the final player, is replaced. It's a huge success. When I put on the sweatpants, I was excited and much more excited. He made his first save against the KIA Tigers on the 29th of last month. He had one walk, but when he saved his first chance, he was solid after that. I gained confidence. He has five saves and one hold in 12 games, and surprisingly has an ERA of 0.00. Not a single point is being given.
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| An exhibition game between SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Coach Yang Sang-moon is handing the ball to Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.11/ |
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A baseball player said "The Hanwha mood has changed with Kim Seo-hyun's closing card."rate ". In fact, when Kim Seo-hyun began to win saves, Hanwha began to hit and go up. Not just because he made a lot of saves, but the fact that he has an overwhelming and stable finish has a great impact on other players. The belief that `if you keep up to this point, you will never be overturned' instills confidence in other colleagues.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
