First and last time in my life...Catch it when the opportunity comes. Legend's request is now challenging the 0% miracle
Oct 29, 2025
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On the 25th, a day before the Korean series is held. Kim Tae-kyun, KBSN commentator, smiled. This is because the Hanwha Eagles, where Kim played an active role during his active career, advanced to the Korean Series. Hanwha, which advanced to the playoffs by finishing second in the regular season, beat the Samsung Lions and secured a ticket to the Korean Series. It is the first time in 19 years that Hanwha has advanced to the Korean Series since 2006.
Kim is a legend of Hanwha. Since his debut in 2001, he has played in 2014 games until 2020, with a batting average of 321 home runs, 1,358 RBIs and 1024 runs scored with an OPS of 0.937, and Hanwha designated Kim's number 52 as a permanent absentee when he was active.
It was a busy time because he was preparing for the youth baseball camp under his name, but the news of Hanwha's Korean Series was enough to blow away the fatigue
"(The advancement to the Korean Series) is something to celebrate," Kim said. "(When I entered the post season, I was worried. There were many young players who had no experience. Even if the team's strength was solid, the experience of the big game could not be ignored, so there was some concern. Still, when I opened the lid, I was proud as a former senior of the team because he did well without feeling intimidated.'
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Kim was young when he finished runner-up in 2006. Roh Si-hwan and Moon Hyun-bin were the main players, but now looking back, I think they were less desperate to win the Korean Series. I kept going to the postseason, so I thought there would be a chance next time. But the Korean series was the first and last Korean series of my life."
Kim continued "I realized that I had to catch it when the opportunity came later. I hope I don't remain a regretful player like me because I have a chance to win. I hope you take this opportunity and complete your career as a champion," he said.
Although Kim's sincere request was made, Hanwha lost both the first and second games of the Korean Series in Jamsil. Ahead of the series, Kim said "The starting rotation was twisted. Ponce and Weiss are not able to come out in the first and second games of the Korean Series (due to the appearance of Game 5 of the playoffs)." In the end, the game was difficult for Hanwha as both Game 1 starter Moon Dong-joo and Game 2 starter Ryu Hyun-jin were shaken.
The probability of winning the first and second games in the Korean Series is 90.5% (19 out of 21). Among them, when the top-ranked team in the regular league wins two consecutive games, it is 100% (13 out of 13).
Back home, Hanwha should dream of 'miracle' with an unfavorable probability of 0%. In reality, it is not an easy path. However, as 'Legend' asks, it is an opportunity that may not come back. It is also a time when Hanwha players should not fly in vain.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
