I threw better than I thought. Even at the harsh reporting ceremony, what did the master, a former catcher of positive evaluation, pay attention to

May 28, 2025

I threw better than I thought. Even at the harsh reporting ceremony, what did the master, a former catcher of positive evaluation, pay attention to
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 27th. Lotte starter Gamboa is pitching. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.27/



Lotte Alec Gamboa's debut match, which left both expectations and assignments.

The catcher-turned-master coach gave a positive evaluation of the new foreigners.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said of Gamboa, who took the mound the previous day before the match against Samsung at Lions Park in Daegu on the 28th, `He threw better than I thought yesterday. I was worried a lot, but I liked it because I didn't lose control even after about 80 pitches yesterday"I gave a positive evaluation, saying, "I had a few misses yesterday, and I made a lot of noises, but I threw well.'




In his first KBO debut against Samsung on the 27th, Gamboa threw 89 pitches in four ⅔ innings, allowing four runs with five hits, one walk and two outs. In the second inning, he lost four runs, shaking by foot baseball, and the team lost 3-7 and became a losing pitcher.

The ball is in the air. With a fastball of up to 155km and a high-speed slider and curve of up to 145km, he showed a powerful appearance of pulling out as many as nine strikeouts.

However, it was regrettable and a task to lose a lot of points by exposing weaknesses to the opponent's foot baseball, such as allowing home steel to a set position with a stop motion with two outs in the second inning when the team was trailing 0-2.
I threw better than I thought. Even at the harsh reporting ceremony, what did the master, a former catcher of positive evaluation, pay attention to
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 27th. Lotte starter Gamboa is pitching. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.27/
Coach Kim Tae-hyung responded that it was not a big deal, saying that what he expected in advance happened to allow Home Steel.

"I made it clear before I came. I can play home steel... In the end, he does it, and he feels it with his own skin. When the pitching coach analyzed his power, he said, `If you do this, this situation will happen and it will be very difficult.' It's okay because there's a short quick motion. You have to allow home steel and throw it like that after the third inning. You must have felt it after throwing it. You have to know (Korean baseball) very well." Regarding the runner who is aiming for the third base from the second base, "In that case, you should shorten the quick motion." It's okay if you're confident in stopping it…," he said with a smile.
I threw better than I thought. Even at the harsh reporting ceremony, what did the master, a former catcher of positive evaluation, pay attention to
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 27th. Lotte's Gamboa was scolded for bending her waist before pitching. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.27/
I threw better than I thought. Even at the harsh reporting ceremony, what did the master, a former catcher of positive evaluation, pay attention to
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 27th. Kim Sung-yoon at bat with two outs and runners on second and third in the bottom of the second inning. Kim Ji-chan is scoring during Gamboa's wild pitch. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.27/
Confidence that big pitching moves and set positions can be fixed. The head coach's emphasis was placed on the powerful 'ball'.

The fastball at the end of the RBI's high ball was full of energy. His high-speed slider over 140 kilometers was also sharp. When combined with a fast ball over 150 kilometers, even a curve that catches people off guard can be a great strikeout weapon. The critical point is that the control is the control.

Gamboa threw 60 strikes out of 89 on the day. He allowed only one walk. While using a low-falling manned changeup ball, he gave up two balls that hit his body, but it was not a ball control anxiety. The enemy commander also expressed surprise at Gamboa's control.
I threw better than I thought. Even at the harsh reporting ceremony, what did the master, a former catcher of positive evaluation, pay attention to
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 1st. Lotte Manager Kim Tae-hyung. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.1/
I threw better than I thought. Even at the harsh reporting ceremony, what did the master, a former catcher of positive evaluation, pay attention to
Lotte-Samsung match held at Daegu Lions Park on the 27th. Samsung succeeded in stealing three bases at Kang Min-ho's proposal, which dug into Lotte Gamboa's pitching motion loopholes. Coach Park Jin-man and Kang Min-ho are cheering as Lee Sung-kyu home-in. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.27/
Samsung manager Park Jin-man said "I thought Gamboa's ball control would be a little shaky because it was his first game, but his ball control was good." (Top batter) I thought I wouldn't be able to control it if Kim Ji-chan went in, but he scored strikes in a row, so I thought he was a good pitcher than we analyzed. I thought it wouldn't be easy to beat him because he had good pitching. As planned, the runner went out and shook the pitcher a lot on the base, so I think it worked well."

If Gamboa returns to the starting rotation line, Gamboa's second appearance is expected to be against Busan SSG on the 1st of next month. The game, which will learn many lessons from the first game, is expected to be a test to evaluate Gamboa's real appearance. First of all, three things are ball control, ball control, and stamina.



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