The Advance of the Dinosaur Stopped at the Threshold of KS
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The Advance of the Dinosaur Stopped at the Threshold of KS... Fall Drama Written by NC with Weak Ratings
Despite Yang Eui-ji's departure, PS ranked 4th in the regular season thanks to Pedi, bullpen, and top batting line.
NC, which showed off 'crazy players' in every game, ended up frustrated with KS due to accumulated fatigue.
The unstoppable advance of the ‘dinosaur army’ NC Dinos stopped at the threshold of the Korean Series (KS).
NC lost the series by giving up the 5th game of the playoffs (PO, 3 wins out of 5) against KT Wiz on the 5th and exited the fall stage. 바카라사이트
NC won the 1st and 2nd PO games and had an 88.2% chance of advancing to KS, but was unable to overcome the problems of slumping batting due to fatigue and bullpen hunting, and lost games 3 to 5.
Nevertheless, NC's 2023 season deserves to be evaluated as a year of joy and surprise rather than regret.
NC’s objective situation to start this season was not good.
After the 2022 season, the prevailing opinion was that the team's strength was weakened due to the failure to secure Yang Eui-ji (Doosan Bears) and Noh Jin-hyuk (Lotte Giants) in the free agent (FA) market.
There was a series of bad news, such as foreign pitcher Taylor Widener resting for nearly two months after the opening due to a herniated disc, and foreign hitter Jason Martin having his registration canceled for a month due to an internal oblique muscle injury in early April.
Koo Chang-mo, a left-hander who had high expectations after returning from injury last season, played only 11 games due to muscle damage and stress fractures.
However, NC cruised through the 2023 season with exquisite pitching harmony.
On the mound, pitcher Eric Peddy, who won three awards (multiple wins, ERA, and strikeouts), made a significant contribution.
Peddie posted 20 wins, 6 losses, an ERA of 2.00, and 209 strikeouts, achieving '20 wins + 200 strikeouts' for the first time in 37 years since Sun Dong-yeol of the Haitai Tigers in 1986 (24 wins, 214 strikeouts).
Kim Young-gyu (24 holds, ERA 3.06), Ryu Jin-wook (22 holds, ERA 2.15), and Lee Yong-chan (29 saves, ERA 4.13) also shone as a must-win team.
In the batting lineup, Park Geon-woo, Son A-seop, and Park Min-woo, who boast the 2nd to 4th place in active batting average (more than 3,000 at-bats), consistently led the top batting lineup.
Leadoff Son Ah-seop won the batting title for the first time in his career with the most hits this year (187) and a batting average of 0.339.
Although they lost 3rd place to SSG Landers at the end of the regular season, NC Dinosaur's advance began from then on.
With Peddie unable to play due to a right forearm contusion, NC defeated the Doosan Bears and SSG Landers in the wild card match (WC) and semi-playoff (quasi-PO).
Crazy players' appeared in every game, including Seo Ho-cheol (WC comeback grand slam), Kim Seong-wook (jun-PO Game 1 final two-run shot), Kim Hyeong-jun (jun-PO game 2 net wedge solo shot), and Jason Martin (jun-PO Game 3 comeback 3-run shot).
NC, who was appointed PO, took over the first game with Peddie, who returned from injury, and took the second game, pushing KT to the edge.
From the 4th game of KS in 2020 to the 2nd game of PO this year, they went on a 9-game winning streak in the postseason (PS), tying the all-time PS record for the longest winning streak set by the Haitai Tigers in 1987-1988.
However, as fatigue reached a critical point due to the forced march that began at the end of the regular season, the batting line and bullpen rapidly lost strength.
In the end, I was 'reversely swept' by KT.
NC coach Kang In-kwon, who unfortunately collapsed at the threshold of the Korean Series, said at a press conference after the playoffs, "Our players did their best with passion.
However, we are disappointed that we were not able to maintain the upper hand first and finish the game poorly.
Overcoming our physical inferiority, we are disappointed."
“It’s a shame I couldn’t do it,” he pondered.
He then applauded, saying, “We were underrated before the season (as a last-place candidate), but our players played the season well with one mind and one mind,” and added, “It was a beautiful challenge.”
Manager Kang, who announced that he could use Ace Peddie as a relief pitcher in Game 5 of PO, explained the situation in which he was unable to pitch in the bullpen, saying, "Pedi tried to move (his body), but expressed that his body was heavy, so that's what happened."
Coach Kang introduced his goal by saying, “The performance of young future resources such as Kim Hyeong-jun, Kim Joo-won, Seo Ho-cheol and middle bullpen pitchers was encouraging this year,” and “In the final training, we will focus on nurturing domestic starting players.” 토토사이트 백링크
He then gave a favorable review, saying, “I am grateful to Son Ah-seop for guiding his juniors so that they can learn their passion,” and “Pitcher Shin Min-hyuk has improved to the next level through fall baseball.”