Loyalty to the team. The essence of baseball in Kkotbumho Faith → If you make a change and get the wrong idea

Sep 03, 2025

The game between KIA and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd, Hanwha escaped three consecutive losses with a 21-3 victory. KIA players who lost are taking to the ground. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.02/

The KIA team in the dugout is watching the game at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd, and the KIA team in the dugout is trailing 2 to 20. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.02/

Baseball is a team sport. It is often necessary to tactically sacrifice personal records for a team. If the mindset of "team first" is not strong, organizational power will be disrupted.

KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho emphasized 'loyalty to the team' Even if the results are bad right now, coach Lee Bum-ho is willing to wait. Players are also confused if they keep touching their positions. The sense of stability of being trusted has a positive effect on performance. Synergy also occurs here.

Defending champion KIA took a thorny path this year. Prior to the season, he was considered an overwhelming favorite, but a series of injury reefs far beyond the expected range came in. Key fielders such as Kim Do-young, Park Chan-ho, Kim Sun-bin and Na Sung-beom took turns and left the line. The reliable Pilseung Group, including Cho Sang-woo and Jung Hae-young, was also shaken. It is no exaggeration to say that there have been no games played as a whole since the opening game.

The shocking report card was also just around the corner. The previous year's winning team was on the verge of elimination from autumn baseball. KIA lost 3-21 to Hanwha in Daejeon on the 2nd and lost three consecutive games. As of the 3rd, with 21 games left in the regular season, there are 3.5 games behind Lotte in eighth and fifth place.

Still, coach Lee Bum-ho saw the future. Even if the performance was poor, he hoped that the players would become a strong team that puts the team first. This is because we can promise in the future even if it's not this year.

Coach Lee Bum-ho said, `When I try to overcome the crisis this season, I think I continued to fall a little short there. I've been thinking about many things. The bullpen consumed a lot at the beginning of the season. I also wonder if there is a physical problem. Still, we have to perform with the current players and we have to do it next year and the year after next year. I think we may have a hard time now"I looked back.

He stressed that the mindset of the players is the most important.

Yang Hyeon-jong talks with Kim Do-hyun at the bottom of the eighth inning, when KIA was trailing 2-19 at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.02/

KIA manager Lee Bum-ho watching the game between KIA and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 2nd. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.02/

Manager Lee Bum-ho said, `A season that goes well will definitely come. In order to do so, the thoughts of the players, positively, are more loyal to the team and play for the team, must be in place. That way, there is a future. However, if you just make a change and the players have the wrong ideas, there is nothing better for the individual or the team, especially the Tigers. The first priority is to create an atmosphere in which young players strive for the team, not individuals."

It's time for carrots rather than sticks. Manager Lee Bum-ho said "So, rather than scolding and pressing too much, it's the most necessary part in the current situation to make our players cheer up again."

Daejeon = Reporter Han Dong-hoon dhhan@sportschosun.com

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.