8 Billion Catcher Save Master's Samgo Chorye and cliffhanger Yoo Kang-nam's Birth...The inside of the roars.
Jun 24, 2025
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I let go of my sorrow for the first time in a long time. Yoo Kang-nam, who hit a cool timely hit, was full of smiles as a pinch hitter at clutch time where everyone's expectations were high.
There is something that head coach Kim Tae-hyung is most disappointed about his first season with the Lotte Giants. He evaluated the players based on their expectations, not on their performances. As a result, they keep clinging to the main players, and it is a reflection that the team collapsed as they were sluggish.
"The main player is doing well, but no manager is replacing him. Does it make sense to give a rookie a chance to raise a player who is doing well? However, it is my style to change the ball right away if I think it's not cool to hit when I'm a pitcher or a batter. I don't lean on this thought, 'If you hang in there, it's time to be good to me'. That way, opportunities are given to players who have been trying to back up, and that turns into the power of the entire team. That's how depth builds up."
This year, in Lotte's second year, the left-hander who called 'famine', the devastated leadoff, and the frustrating bullpen problem were all solved like this. This is how Lotte's disgraced evaluation, which was said to be a team full of talent but could not raise it, was resolved.
The use of existing players becomes another problem when a new player is raised. You should judge and utilize your current location with a cool head.
It is Yoo Kang-nam who is in such a dilemma. When he wore Lotte's uniform in 2022, he was praised as the best card to solve his chronic weakness.
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On the other hand, the presence in the home room is not the same as before. Information-geun Son Sung-bin, a young catcher duo, and rookie Park Jae-yeop also challenged. In the end, it was even canceled from the first team on the 8th, saying, `Get more clean up your defense.'
As soon as he completed 10 days, he made a comeback in the first team again. Manager Kim Tae-hyung called "There were no seven batters." "The defense still needs to be supplemented more."
And during the team's crisis, he began to use it as a right-handed substitute. It didn't matter the beginning, middle or second half of the game. In the end, he sent a message to Yoo Kang-nam, saying, `Get over it on your own.'
The first attempt was against the Hanwha Eagles in the second game on the 19th. In the sixth inning with a 2-0 lead, when Jung Hoon's double and Han Tae-yang's walk made him a chance to get the first and second bases with two outs, he was used as a pinch hitter instead of Park Jae-yeop against Hanwha pitcher Park Sang-won.
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On the 20th, he appeared as a pinch hitter against the Samsung Lions. With a 2-0 lead, Kim Min-sung and Jeon Min-jae's walk and Information-geun's hit loaded the bases with two outs. A fly ball to center field again this time.
On the 22nd, he had another chance to be a substitute for the match against Samsung. It fell behind 1-6 in the beginning, but it was two outs and third base immediately after Kim Min-sung's three-run sweep double turned it over 8-6 after persistently following.
It worked this time. Yoo Kang-nam's powerful pull slightly brushed the side of the third base and became an RBI double,
It was a success of the 'Three Gorges and Choros'. Yoo Kang-nam raised his hands and cheered. It had the brightest smile of the year. Coach Kim Tae-hyung, who was watching with hawk eyes, also applauded and congratulated him.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
