The Gyeongnam High duo — Siwon pitched well and Juyoung shut it down..
They won game two with an earth-shattering lineup that left Hong Chang-gi and Moon Bo-gyeong out of the starting order..
Until yesterday Manager Yeom stubbornly stuck with Chang-gi and Bo-gyeong to the end, but those two had already been diagnosed as beyond recovery in the Kiwoom series, and yesterday’s game one confirmed it..
They had enough rest to reset mentally and physically and build their stamina back up, and through all three games they played in a dome where the heat was irrelevant — the opposing manager even swapped in a pitcher who was easy to hit — and watching them bat like that, at this point
Today, leaving those two out and putting in Jaewon, Chan-ui and Jeongbin, the way the game was run produced a truly important win..
After leadoff Jaewon’s hit, his quick feet seized the initiative and brought in the opening run, and Jeongbin’s home run put us back in front.
With left-handed hitters lined up waiting, bringing in Lee Woo-chan to get through the crisis, then Ganghun and Juyoung to seal it — how reassuring is that..
I hope watching today’s game makes them realise how much better it would have been to use Lee Woo-chan properly against left-handed hitters back when his form was good..
And they should have trusted Jaewon to the end — what good does sending Choi Won-young up as a pinch hitter do..
Anyway, since the decision has been made, I hope Chang-gi and Bo-gyeong are kept on the bench except for their last at-bats once the lead is five or more and the win is secure, and that Juheon is used appropriately too..
Maybe it is because he is a right-handed slugger type, but Jeongbin clearly carries more weight than Bo-gyeong did when he settled into the number four spot..haha
Well done to the players, and as always, go LG Twins!!
