Coach Lee Bum-ho answered with 25 runs and one point…I don't think the players are preparing for it, lethargic

Sep 17, 2025

Coach Lee Bum-ho answered with 25 runs and one point…I don't think the players are preparing for it, lethargic
The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 16th. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho is watching the game. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.16/



"I don't think the players are preparing for it indefinitely."

KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho expressed his thoughts on the crushing defeat in two consecutive games. KIA suffered a crushing defeat of 1 to 11 against the Hanwha Eagles in Gwangju on the 16th, following a 0-14 defeat against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 14th. In two games, while the pitchers allowed 25 runs, the batters only supported one point.

The loss in two consecutive games also significantly reduced the possibility of eighth-ranked KIA reaching the fifth round. It was up to four games apart from the fifth-place Samsung Lions, and although there are very few cases left, it is not easy to make up for the remaining 12 games.




KIA quickly changed its starter to rookie Kim Tae-hyung in the case of the Hanwha match on the 16th because ace James Nail complained of more than his arm condition in preparation for the 15th mound, but held on tight until the 4th inning. Kim Tae-hyung threw 70 pitches in four innings, allowing one run. It was a huge success just to create a flow that was almost equal to that of Hanwha's foreign pitcher Ryan Weiss.

The problem was after the bullpen was activated. Choi Ji-min (two runs in the ⅔ innings), Kim Si-hoon (five runs in the ⅔ innings), and Han Jae-seung (three runs and two earned runs in the ⅔ innings) lost their victory to Hanwha as they lost a lot of runs in succession. After the victory was completely over to Hanwha, young pitchers such as Lee Do-hyun (2 innings) and Lee Sung-won (1 inning) took the mound.

Manager Lee said it was a helpless loss for two consecutive games ahead of the match against Hanwha in Gwangju on the 17th, saying, `The pitchers themselves who are in a situation where the middle pitchers have to follow the winning pitchers. He has many young pitchers in the team. If the starter goes down early, we will put all the players in the game that we have to win, but if we lose two points, we have to think about tomorrow's game as well. We have to pour everything into the game that we have to win."




Coach Lee Bum-ho answered with 25 runs and one point…I don't think the players are preparing for it, lethargic
The Hanwha-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 16th. Aller and Nail, who were watching the game in the dugout, are frustrated as Hanwha scored three points in the seventh inning and ran 11-1 wide. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.16/
Coach Lee Bum-ho answered with 25 runs and one point…I don't think the players are preparing for it, lethargic
The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 16th. As KIA trailed 1-1 in the seventh inning, the seats in the KIA cheering section on the third base are empty. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.16/
Then "I don't think the players are preparing indefinitely. I'm doing my best to prepare and play, but young players go up and put the first players on the losing side. He does not give a walk to enter aggressively, and even if he gets a hit, he makes him enter aggressively. I think we should work hard for hitters not to score points, but they are telling us to get hit and give points in situations where pitchers need to perform. It would be better for young pitchers now to get hit aggressively. The winning game will be all-in, and the losing game will continue to have players on equal footing, but I hope the younger players will be more aggressive," he added.

What are the criteria for a winning game that will determine the all-in.

Director Lee said "This is very difficult. There is a day off after today (17th) and tomorrow's game, so even if you lose two points, you will go up with a must-win group. At the beginning of the week, even if they lose two points, it is too much to make a must-win group. We don't know what the next day's game will be like, yesterday (Kim) Tae-hyung and today (Kim) Geon-guk. There may be situations in which you have to use a bullpen, and you have to think about it when Oler goes out. If the opposing team is weak, it should be (must-win) up to two points, but I don't think it's more than three points. Today and tomorrow, I'm going to put all the winning teams up to two points."




Nail, who had a twisted mound plan, will prepare to take the mound against the Gwangju NC Dinos on the 21st.

Manager Lee said he could throw on Sunday (21st). In the meantime, he has thrown a lot of arms, and the number of innings has been high. I think it was a little heavy because there were many tight games. He said it's okay without any problems. I don't think I have to adjust it and throw it"I looked at it.

Coach Lee Bum-ho answered with 25 runs and one point…I don't think the players are preparing for it, lethargic
The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 16th. 3rd base with 2 outs in the top of the 5th inning. Choi Ji-min is regretful after allowing an RBI infield hit by Moon Hyun-bin's ball. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.16/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.