Is it Koo Ja-wook's fault or the coach's fault for failing to stop Hanwha's breath?
Oct 19, 2025
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It was a disappointing play as a captain and veteran. He couldn't get up sitting down, perhaps because he was disappointed.
The second round of the playoffs between the Samsung Lions and the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 19th.
Samsung lost 8-9 in the first game, and the second game was also in an atmosphere that could be pushed back by strong foreign pitchers Weiss. In fact, he was shaken by Liberato's first solo shot from the first inning.
However, the batters gained strength. He broke down Weiss, who had been pitching well in the third inning. Starting with Ryu Ji-hyuk's walk, Kim Ji-chan and Kim Sung-yoon's hits created a bases-loaded chance. Koo Ja-wook's infield grounder RBI, Diaz's RBI double, and Kim Young-woong's two-run timely hit made four runs.
And he gained momentum in the fourth inning and took another chance. It was the same. Ryu Ji-hyuk's walk was the start. Later, Kim Sung-yoon's hit and Koo Ja-wook's infield grounder made a chance to get first and third base with two outs.
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However, it was difficult for the first baseman Koo Ja-wook to come home from third base. Hanwha's relay play was good, and Koo Ja-wook's legs are in poor condition, so he can't go full speed these days.
Lee Jong-wook, the third base coach, desperately blocked Koo Ja-wook. However, whether Koo Ja-wook didn't see this sign or whether he decided he could come in, he skipped it.
Coach Lee Jong-wook followed and stopped Koo Ja-wook, but Koo Ja-wook failed to slow down. Then, it stopped when it was ambiguous between third base and home. In the meantime, the ball was relayed home.And he died of a violent death.
Once the coach stopped him with such an active signature, it was right not to run. And once you ran, you had to go all the way and see the game instead of stopping in the middle. It was neither this nor that.
However, coach Lee's position was also ambiguous. The coach sent a signal to Koo Ja-wook, who was running around the third base near home. Koo Ja-wook, who is running at full speed, is in a difficult position to see as he turns the base. Also, if it was already difficult to go back, he had to open the way to the home, but it was difficult for Koo Ja-wook to judge the situation as he gave a sign that blocked him even when he came to the halfway point.
Coach Lee wrapped his head around him, and Koo Ja-wook also sat on the ground as if in vain and could not get up for a while. With Weiss shaking, if Kim Young-woong, who had a hit in both at-bats on the day, had a hit again, it could have gone up to 7-1. Samsung was able to completely finish the game, but it was Samsung that couldn't cut off Hanwha's breath.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
