Coach Kang In-kwon, who was reluctant to comment on the 'mound visit appeal', said, "It was my fault for creating misunderstandings"

NC, led by coach Kang In-kwon, will play the second round of the playoffs against KT Wiz in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League postseason at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 31st. The previous day, NC defeated KT, which went straight to the playoffs after finishing second in the regular season, 9-5, giving it a 78.1% chance of advancing to the Korean Series, which is the probability of any team that has ever won the first game of the playoffs.

NC, which finished the regular season in 4th place, advanced to the semi-playoffs by defeating Doosan in a single game in the wild card game against the Doosan Bears. And in the semi-playoffs, they won a playoff ticket with 3 consecutive wins without giving up a single game to SSG Landers. They then won the first game of the playoffs and are on a five-game winning streak this fall. In 2020, when they won the championship, it was their 8th consecutive win since Game 4 of the Korean Series against Doosan held at Gocheok Sky Dome on November 21.

On this day, the NC team facing KT starting pitcher Wes Benjamin is Son Ah-seop (designated hitter), Park Min-woo (second baseman), Park Geon-woo (right fielder), Martin (center fielder), Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder), Seo Ho-cheol (third baseman), and Oh Young-soo (first baseman). ) ~ Kim Hyeong-jun (catcher) ~ Kim Joo-won (shortstop) The starting lineup was formed in that order. It is the same lineup as the first game.

Shin Min-hyuk takes the mound as the starting pitcher. Shin Min-hyuk started as a starter in the first game of the semi-playoffs against SSG Landers on the 22nd and pitched well with 4 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, and no runs in 5⅔ innings. He appeared in 5 games as a starter against KT in this year's regular season, recording an ERA of 3.70 and 2 wins and 2 losses in 24⅓ innings.

Coach Kang In-kwon, who met with reporters before the game, first mentioned the opponent's appeal to replace the pitcher the day before. KT's offensive situation in the bottom of the 5th inning, when starting pitcher Eric Peddy protested strongly against umpire Lee Min-ho's strike zone decision, umpire Lee Min-ho turned to Peddy. At this time, coach Kang In-kwon rushed out to stop the team, and also made a gesture to Fedi to calm down. Afterwards, pitching coach Soo-kyung Kim went up to the mound and calmed down Peddy.

However, KT coach Lee Kang-cheol came out of the dugout and protested. Since he came off the bench twice, it was argued that the pitcher should be replaced. However, the umpires judged that Coach Kang had not visited the mound but rather the umpires and did not accept Manager Lee Kang-cheol's appeal.

Regarding this situation, Director Kang In-kwon said, "It's not that I didn't know the rules. I have a lot to say, but first of all, I was most at fault for creating such a misleading scene. I will say that instead. I will have a chance to tell you next time. “It is,” he answered. The following is a Q&A with director Kang In-kwon.

-Even though there was a break after the semi-playoffs, the batting line performed well. I think it would have been satisfying.

▲As the game continues, it seems like the players are doing better than I expected. I think both the batting side and the pitchers are doing better than I thought.

-Did you receive a report on Pedi’s condition after pitching?

▲There are currently no issues regarding the injured area. First of all, it was reported that the fatigue on the shoulders was only slightly high. Now I'm going to watch the training process a little bit and then make a schedule for the mound.

-Coach Lee Kang-cheol said that Peddie threw so well that it didn’t seem to hurt.

▲That is absolutely not the case.

-Does high fatigue mean that it is more accumulated than usual?

▲Because there was a little distance between the mounds, the fatigue on the shoulder seemed to be a little higher than when the mound was played before.

-What did you think of Peddie’s ball?

▲The first and second episodes looked better than usual. He was rather worried about the first inning, but he could see that his physical strength was declining after the third inning. He pitched normally again in the fourth and fifth innings. Even though he did bullpen pitching, it seems to be because it is different from the game, but he clearly showed good pitching yesterday as well.

-Hyungjun Kim’s ball combination.

▲Kim Hyeong-jun's ball combination appears to be tailored to the situation, batter, and pitcher rather than the overall game. Most catchers look at the overall batter's situation from the 1st to the 9th inning to formulate and operate the pitches, and it seems that managing the pitches according to the situation and the batter and pitcher is producing good results.

-They say they also took into account the referee’s tendencies. Do you feel your growth after attending the Hangzhou Asian Games?

▲It seems like a lot of know-how has been gained. Even though the number of games he has played in is not that many yet, after experiencing a big game, I think I was able to see improvement in the way he dealt with batters and the way he responded appropriately to the situation at each time.

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