Coach Lee Ho-joon made a mistake in the shock sweep of Kiwoom at the bottom of the 50% winning rate. I couldn't sleep.

Aug 08, 2025

Coach Lee Ho-joon made a mistake in the shock sweep of Kiwoom at the bottom of the 50% winning rate. I couldn't sleep.
A game between the LG Twins and the NC Dinos at Jamsil Stadium on the 19th. NC manager Lee Ho-joon is greeting LG players. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.19/



"I learned another thing. Leaving Tuesday's game selection early, the whole three-game series got tangled up."

NC Dinos manager Lee Ho-joon had a sleepless night after the Kiwoom Heroes match at Changwon NC Park on the 7th.

I had no choice but to. He faced three consecutive games against Kiwoom, the lowest in 46 wins, 6 draws, 46 losses and .500. A situation where you should aim for at least a Winning Series. It's not because Kiwoom is a pushover, but because the objective power is weak due to its sagging performance to the floor alone this season, it's the same that all teams want to build wins against Kiwoom.




But a shock sweep. fight in three consecutive games They all lost. I just lost my energy. I thought it was a chance to get into the top five, but I fell to the eighth place.

Coach Lee, who met ahead of the home game against the KIA Tigers on the 8th, said, `I had a meal with the coaching staff after the game. We talked about this and that, and at the end, we broke up amicably, saying, `Let's do well again from tomorrow.' But I couldn't sleep. I couldn't sleep until 6 a.m"He confessed.

Coach Lee Ho-joon made a mistake in the shock sweep of Kiwoom at the bottom of the 50% winning rate. I couldn't sleep.
A game between the NC Dinos and the Hanwha Eagles at Munsu Baseball Stadium in Ulsan on the 20th. NC Mok Ji-hoon is pitching hard. Ulsan=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com/2025.05.20/
What was the problem. Manager Lee said, `What's unfortunate is the first game on the 5th. It would have been nice if starter Mok Ji-hoon could have dragged out the inning a little bit." Mok Ji-hoon started that day and did not fill the first inning. He walked three and gave up two runs with one hit. Coach Lee boldly replaced the starter once, thinking it was a game that he had to catch unconditionally. However, as the game was lost and many pitchers were used, the aftermath continued throughout the three consecutive games. Manager Lee said, `When I changed the selection early on Tuesday, I couldn't find an answer. It's very twisted. That's how you learn. I thought I had to change it early to win" he said.




Manager Lee then added 4 and 5 starters as young players, and the bullpen overloaded those two days. Should have dropped the two at the start of the second half. This is my mistake, too. If there is a chance to adjust the rotation with the rain, I am trying to do so." Kiwoom is rotating its starting rotation to Shin Min-hyuk, Mok Ji-hoon, and Cho Min-seok on two foreign pitchers.

Director Lee finally said "Who was hurt, and if it had been, the shock would not have been this big." But we poured everything we had into it, but when we won three consecutive games, I was shocked."

NC calls KIA home to seek a turnaround. The two teams meet for the first time after recently making a big trade. Choi Won-joon and Lee Woo-sung, who came from KIA, will start. Director Lee `is counting on the two of them. Pitchers often falter when they face off after a trade, but batters are usually good."








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.