Hampyeong Tigers' Great Rebellion, What is their fate when the main players come? Director Lee Beom-ho will be tested
Jul 01, 2025
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The 'Hampyeong Tigers' momentum is enormous.
Kim Do-young's shocking back-to-back hamstring injuries, veterans Na Sung-bum and Kim Sun-bin who are not returning, Kwak Do-kyu, Park Jung-woo, Yoon Do-hyun and Hwang Dong-ha, and other gums injuries. No matter how strong the defending champion KIA Tigers are, they thought it would collapse. In fact, until June, I had to hear that I was struggling at the bottom and that it was difficult this year.
But the June miracle happened. Did the players come back miraculously? No. No one came back.
The players who practiced their skills in Hampyeong, the second-tier camp, exploded and completely changed the team's atmosphere. With a new star named Oh Sun-woo born, Kim Seok-hwan, Ko Jong-wook, Kim Ho-ryeong, Lee Chang-jin, Park Min, and Kim Kyu-sung are properly solving the sadness of not receiving a chance in the first team. In every crisis, one player goes around and explodes. After catching the quality game, the team's atmosphere goes up.
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June 15 wins, 2 draws, 7 losses, and the top winning percentage among 10 teams. It was a big twist. On May 31, his performance, which was ranked seventh with -2 wins based on 26 wins, 1 draw, 28 losses, and 50% of wins, became +6 wins and 4th with 41 wins, 3 draws, 35 losses, and 50% of wins.
What makes KIA's second half more hopeful is that other injured soldiers will return except Kwak Do-kyu, who underwent elbow surgery. In addition to the players mentioned above, Lee Eui-ri, who underwent elbow surgery last year and underwent a year of rehabilitation, is stepping up his return to the starting lineup. It is a good thing that a six-man rotation can give players a delicious break in the hot summer.
If you become a whole group, you can dream of a huge reversal in the second half of the year. Although it is in fourth place, it has only 3.5 games against the first-place Hanwha Eagles.
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Director Lee Bum-ho said, `In the second half of the year, happy thoughts may be troublesome"There's nothing to hurt about" he said flatly. Director Lee said, `Even if the injured return, it is difficult to show 100% performance right away. When you come back, you may not be able to show what you have for about 10 games. At that time, we have to harmonize with the players who are doing well now. When the players return, I think we should check their condition and performance and prepare to create synergy with existing players." It would be nice if the rebellion of the 'gum' continued, but players without full-time experience tend to reveal their limitations due to opponent checks and physical strength problems. Lee paints a picture of veterans who will return when the players are in crisis in the hot summer naturally taking baton touches.
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From now on, coach Lee's leadership may be put to the test. There is no law that does not hurt the emotions of the existing main players and the new players, and if the power of the original team is brought out in harmony, there is no way that the drama of the second half of the year should not come out. The time is coming when the role of the director becomes important. LG Twins veteran manager Yeom Kyung-yeop recently left a significant comment at the time when Oh Ji-hwan, the main shortstop, returned to the first division, saying, `It's baseball that the main games don't work out unconditionally.' Theoretically, it means that baseball should improve when good players come and there are more resources available for use, but baseball never goes as expected.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
