Be greedy. Why did the director decide to say bitter things...ERA 7.29 What Happened to Korea's First-Line Issuing Pitcher
Aug 16, 2025
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KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho once again picked up the whip from Kim Do-hyun, who is having a season that is no less than the first starter in Korea. As the player who could do better faltered, I felt sorry for him as a leader.
Kim Do-hyun started against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 15th and allowed only 71 pitches, six hits, three outs, and four runs in three ⅔ innings. In addition to failing to draw a long inning as a starter, he gave Doosan three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, which he faced after running away 4-1.
KIA held out to two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning with a 5-4 lead, but allowed a 5-5 tie due to closer Jung Hae-young's wild pitch and catcher Han Jun-su's throwing error. As Kim Do-hyun went down early, he tried to leave the remaining two innings to long relief Kim Gun-guk when he played the extra inning with many bullpens already exhausted, including Lee Joon-young (1 ⅓ inning), Han Jae-seung (1 inning), Choi Ji-min (1 inning), Cho Sang-woo (1 inning), and Jung Hae-young (1 inning). Then, in the 11th inning of extra time, Ahn Jae-seok of the Doosan Bears allowed a finishing shot, losing 5-6.
It is true that KIA failed to keep the one-point gap in the second half of the game, but if Kim Do-hyun kept the three-point gap sufficiently in the first place, he could prevent bullpen exhaustion and secure a stable victory. The most regrettable part was that KIA's batters allowed Doosan the same big innings immediately after making the big innings.
Kim Do-hyun is 4-5 with 111 ⅔ innings and a 3.95 ERA this season. Until the first half, he had the best performance among KIA domestic starters, but Seung-woon did not follow, but in the second half, there are many days when he couldn't laugh even with the support of the batters, like the game on the 15th. This is because the ERA in four games in the second half is very high at 7.29.
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Director Lee said "It's going to be physically difficult", but Do-hyun always says "(Kim) should be a little more greedy. I think that's not enough,' he continued bitterly.
Why did he mention greed. It was an order to fight more for the team when he was on the mound.
Director Lee said, `I think I'm still okay in terms of my pitching and speed, but I'm good at taking care of my body and training very hard. But if you look at it now, when we score, we continue to score after that. You keep giving me points that I shouldn't give even though I keep telling you not to do that. You can throw well and win, and hitters seem to somehow take out points when Do-hyun throws these days. I couldn't win because I couldn't take out the points before, but these days, I can't win when I take out the points."
Then "Shouldn't we do it with a stronger mind?" He's throwing well, and his ERA for the season is around 3 points. It's a season that's been doing really well, but when you think you can win a little more when you see your career in the future, you have to think that you only throw it until the 5th inning and stick to it hard to get a win. Since it's our first year. You may feel satisfied with this season, and I hope you don't feel that way. I think I will throw better in the future, and I have the ball to perform much better if I am a little more greedy. I hope you throw it with pride and responsibility as a player who is in charge of the starting axis of our team," he stressed.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
