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| A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 9th. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon is in thought. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.09/ |
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"In the first year of the coach, I learned how to be considerate of the opponent from director Kim Kyung-moon."
When leadoff hitter Park Hae-min hit in the bottom of the third inning of the Hanwha-LG match in Jamsil on the 9th, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop drew an X with both arms toward Park Hae-min. In response, Park Hae-min also drew an X with both hands to check the cause of death. Manager Yeom signed not to steal. LG was leading 6-0 at the time. Although it was six points apart, considering that it was at the end of the third inning, some could say that it was too early.
Among the various unwritten rules in professional baseball, some of the leading teams do not steal bases when the difference in scores is large. However, the situation in which the team leading this and the team losing this are accepting is a little different. If Park Hae-min stole a base in the bottom of the third inning with no outs and runners on first base with a 6-0 lead like the game on the 9th, Hanwha may think that the starting Um Sang-baek has already gone down and the atmosphere has tilted toward LG, and LG may ask again how it will happen in the future when it is the third inning.
However, manager Yeom banned stolen bases quite early in the third inning. And the game ended with an 8-1 victory for LG.
Coach Yeom announced the meaning of X in the third inning ahead of the Hanwha match on the 10th.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 9th. LG Austin is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with two outs in the bottom of the first inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.09/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 9th. In the top of the second inning, Hanwha starter Um Sang-baek is coming down from the mound without catching a single out count. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.09/ |
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Coach Yeom said, `It was Kim Kyung-moon who taught me consideration for the opponent in the first year of the coach,' adding, `I set my own unwritten rule while coaching" he said. "In the case of yesterday (9th), we look at our team's batting flow and how much the game flow is, see if we can score additional points, and decide by looking at our bullpen card and the opponent's card."Coach Yeom said, "'Usually my standard is a difference of 6 to 7 points, but we decide the unwritten rule by looking at whether we can create a situation where we don't use our winning team.'" In other words, coach Yeom thought he could score an additional point at a six-point difference in the bottom of the third inning, and he thought there was no need to provoke his opponent because he thought he was likely to win without putting LG's must-win team in, and he gave Park Hae-min, the No. 1 stealer, a sign to ban stolen bases.
"Last year, when I faced a team, I bunt from a five-point gap in the sixth inning, and an empty ball flew in." At that time, he buntted because he thought he couldn't keep a five-point gap with our bullpen. So I had a verbal fight with the opposing coach after the game. Director Yeom, who also revealed the episode saying, `After that, we are close now, we understand the other director's tendencies and set unwritten rules accordingly. You don't have to be nice to me alone."
The fact that Yeom's unwritten rule was triggered early in the third inning with a six-point difference can also be interpreted as meaning that Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon has played baseball that well.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
