Friday, November 7, 2008

And the winner is...

The KBO has named it's award winners for the 2008 season.


"They told me it was chocolate."

The SK Wyverns lefty ace, Kim Kwang-hyeon came in first in the voting with 51 votes. Doosan Bears left fielder and batting champ, Kim Hyeon-su finished 2nd with 27 votes. Kim Hyeon-su's 1-21 performance in the Korean Series probably effected his standing with the voters. Kim Kwang-hyeon finished the year 16-4 with a 2.39 ERA and 1.17 WHIP. He struck out 150 and walked 65 in 162 innings pitched.


"If I could rewrite the alphabet, I would put 유 and 아이 together."

Samsung Lions outfielder, Choi Hyeong-woo won the Rookie of the Year award in a landslide. The 25-year old Choi earned 71 of the possible 94 votes. Choi finished his first full season with a .276/.364/.487 line. He managed 19 homers, 71 RBI and 68 runs scored in 384 AB's.

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