Hanwha Eagles pitcher, Song Jin-woo threw his 3000th KBO inning last night. He is the first pitcher in KBO history to reach 3000 innings and he is already the career leader in innings pitched by a wide margin. The 43-year old pitcher is in his 21st KBO season. He broke in with the Eagles in 1989(Then sponsored by Bingrae) and actually started out as a reliever. In 1992, Song finished the season 19-8 with 17 saves in 48 appearances. He tossed 191 1/3 innings that year. In 2002, he set a career mark for innings pitched with 220. He finished with a 18-7 record over 31 starts. For his career, Song boasts a 210-153 record with 103 saves. Last season he recorded his 2000th career strikeout. He's also 1-4 in his career at the plate.
The Joongang Daily gives us a look at the contrasting styles of Kim Tae-gyun and Kim Hyun-soo. I still miss Jee-ho, but this was a fairly well-written article. It was also fairly timely. Seeing as how the two teams played this week. Keep an eye out for the orange bat of Kim Hyun-soo. I get the feeling its going to start gaining mystical properties in the coming weeks.
CJ Nitkowski has been sent down to SK's minor league team. Joining CJ in the minors are 1st baseman Lee Ho-jun, 2nd baseman Jeong Geun-woo and third baseman Na Ju-hwan. All of these guys could be back in a few days. I get the impression that manager Kim Seong-geun was tired watching mediocre play for 4 games and wanted to send a message.
On to the roundup...
The Joongang Daily gives us a look at the contrasting styles of Kim Tae-gyun and Kim Hyun-soo. I still miss Jee-ho, but this was a fairly well-written article. It was also fairly timely. Seeing as how the two teams played this week. Keep an eye out for the orange bat of Kim Hyun-soo. I get the feeling its going to start gaining mystical properties in the coming weeks.
CJ Nitkowski has been sent down to SK's minor league team. Joining CJ in the minors are 1st baseman Lee Ho-jun, 2nd baseman Jeong Geun-woo and third baseman Na Ju-hwan. All of these guys could be back in a few days. I get the impression that manager Kim Seong-geun was tired watching mediocre play for 4 games and wanted to send a message.
On to the roundup...
LG 6, Lotte 3
W - Bong Jung-geun(1-1), L - Jang Won-joon (0-2)
LG jumped all over Lotte starting pitcher, Jang Won-joon. The battered him to the tunr of 5 runs on 9 hits and 1 walk during his 3 /1/3 innings pitched. Jang was lifted with the bases loaded in the 4th inning. Lotte reliever, Bae Jang-ho, provided little relief last night. The first batter he faced, LG outfielder Ahn Chi-yong, ripped a double to right center to clear the bases. Ahn was thrown out trying to advance to third. The newest Twin, Lee Jin-yeong, continues to be a catalyst for this LG lineup. He finished last night's game 2-3 with 2 runs scored. While Jang had his difficulties, Bong Jung-geun was able to cruise for 7 innings(102 pitches, 63 strikes) of 1-run baseball. Bong allowed 5 hits and 2 walks with 2 K's. The only run off of Bong came on a solo homer by Kim Joo-chan in the 3rd inning. Lotte's Son Ah-seob added another solo homer in the 9th. Lotte DH Hong Seong-heun was 3-4 with 2 doubles, but 0 RBI's or runs scored.
W - Bong Jung-geun(1-1), L - Jang Won-joon (0-2)
LG jumped all over Lotte starting pitcher, Jang Won-joon. The battered him to the tunr of 5 runs on 9 hits and 1 walk during his 3 /1/3 innings pitched. Jang was lifted with the bases loaded in the 4th inning. Lotte reliever, Bae Jang-ho, provided little relief last night. The first batter he faced, LG outfielder Ahn Chi-yong, ripped a double to right center to clear the bases. Ahn was thrown out trying to advance to third. The newest Twin, Lee Jin-yeong, continues to be a catalyst for this LG lineup. He finished last night's game 2-3 with 2 runs scored. While Jang had his difficulties, Bong Jung-geun was able to cruise for 7 innings(102 pitches, 63 strikes) of 1-run baseball. Bong allowed 5 hits and 2 walks with 2 K's. The only run off of Bong came on a solo homer by Kim Joo-chan in the 3rd inning. Lotte's Son Ah-seob added another solo homer in the 9th. Lotte DH Hong Seong-heun was 3-4 with 2 doubles, but 0 RBI's or runs scored.
Seoul Heroes 9, Samsung 5
W - Ma Il-yeong(1-1), L - Bae Yong-su(0-1)
I sure am glad I tuned in for batting practice! When does the game start? Oh. Bae Yong-su provided the normal Bae Yong-su mediocre start. He started things off by allowing a solo homer to 3rd baseman Hwang Jae-gyun in the first inning. Then, another solo homer to Kang Jeong-ho in the 3rd. After tossing the ball into right field on a pick off attempt, Bae surrendered another deep fly to Kim Taek-geun. This time it was only a sac fly, but the Heroes tied game at 3. After loading the bases in the 5th inning, Bae surrendered another sac fly to give the Heroes a 4-3 lead. Finally, Doug Clark hit a ball to center field that just landed this morning. Upon reaching the dugout, Clark executed several multi-step handshakes and a chest bump with some of his teammates. It's good to see these guys getting along. Cliff Brumbaugh hit an "Eff you" homer in the 8th inning that took approximately .00003 seconds to go from his bat to over the wall off of Oh Seung-hwan.
W - Ma Il-yeong(1-1), L - Bae Yong-su(0-1)
I sure am glad I tuned in for batting practice! When does the game start? Oh. Bae Yong-su provided the normal Bae Yong-su mediocre start. He started things off by allowing a solo homer to 3rd baseman Hwang Jae-gyun in the first inning. Then, another solo homer to Kang Jeong-ho in the 3rd. After tossing the ball into right field on a pick off attempt, Bae surrendered another deep fly to Kim Taek-geun. This time it was only a sac fly, but the Heroes tied game at 3. After loading the bases in the 5th inning, Bae surrendered another sac fly to give the Heroes a 4-3 lead. Finally, Doug Clark hit a ball to center field that just landed this morning. Upon reaching the dugout, Clark executed several multi-step handshakes and a chest bump with some of his teammates. It's good to see these guys getting along. Cliff Brumbaugh hit an "Eff you" homer in the 8th inning that took approximately .00003 seconds to go from his bat to over the wall off of Oh Seung-hwan.
Doosan 11, Hanwha 2
W - Kim Sun-woo(2-0), L - Jeong Min-cheol (0-1)
The big story here was the record set by Song Jin-woo, so no one really seems to care that Hanwha got absolutely pummeled. Doosan left fielder Kim Hyeon-soo had a huge night for Doosan. He finished 4-4 with 2 doubles, 1 walk, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Doosan's Choi Joon-seok clubbed a solo homer in the 3rd inning. Doosan DH Matt Watson also got in on the action. Watson hit a 2-run bomb in the 5th. Matt finished the night 2-5 with 3 RBI. Doosan starting pitcher Kim Sun-woo turned in his 2nd straight quality start. Kim worked 5 2/3 innings(84 pitches, 52 strikes) of 1 run ball. Kim allowed 5 hits and 2 walks with 4 K's on the night. The only run he allowed came on a Kim Tae-gyun solo homer. The homer was Kim's 2nd of the season.
KIA 2, SK 2
Hey! Another tie! Great. Chae Byeong-yeong had a nice effort wasted by a struggling SK offense. Chae tossed 6 shutout innings(96 pitches, 61 strikes). He only surrendered 5 hits and 1 walk. He was able to strikeout 7 Tigers during his start. SK's 1st run came on an RBI single from outfielder Park Jae-sang in the 5th inning. KIA would tie the game in the 8th inning when third baseman Ahn Chi-hong hit a slow roller up the middle that got past the pitcher. The ball took for..e...ver to reach the 2nd baseman. By the time the ball got to him, Choi Yong-gyu was sliding across the plate. SK took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 12th on an RBI double from DH Yoon Sang-gyun. KIA tied the game in the bottom of the 12th on an RBI single from Jang Seong-ho. With no outs and runners on 1st and 2nd, Choi Hee-seop grounded into a double play. With a runner on 3rd and 2 outs, KIA's Na Ji-hwan was intentionally walked. Ahn Chi-hong came up to the plate to be a hero and...he...hit...a...towering...fly...ball...to..left...which was caught at the warning track. Ballgame. Tie. Pucker up and go find your sisters.
W - Kim Sun-woo(2-0), L - Jeong Min-cheol (0-1)
The big story here was the record set by Song Jin-woo, so no one really seems to care that Hanwha got absolutely pummeled. Doosan left fielder Kim Hyeon-soo had a huge night for Doosan. He finished 4-4 with 2 doubles, 1 walk, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Doosan's Choi Joon-seok clubbed a solo homer in the 3rd inning. Doosan DH Matt Watson also got in on the action. Watson hit a 2-run bomb in the 5th. Matt finished the night 2-5 with 3 RBI. Doosan starting pitcher Kim Sun-woo turned in his 2nd straight quality start. Kim worked 5 2/3 innings(84 pitches, 52 strikes) of 1 run ball. Kim allowed 5 hits and 2 walks with 4 K's on the night. The only run he allowed came on a Kim Tae-gyun solo homer. The homer was Kim's 2nd of the season.
KIA 2, SK 2
Hey! Another tie! Great. Chae Byeong-yeong had a nice effort wasted by a struggling SK offense. Chae tossed 6 shutout innings(96 pitches, 61 strikes). He only surrendered 5 hits and 1 walk. He was able to strikeout 7 Tigers during his start. SK's 1st run came on an RBI single from outfielder Park Jae-sang in the 5th inning. KIA would tie the game in the 8th inning when third baseman Ahn Chi-hong hit a slow roller up the middle that got past the pitcher. The ball took for..e...ver to reach the 2nd baseman. By the time the ball got to him, Choi Yong-gyu was sliding across the plate. SK took a 2-1 lead in the top of the 12th on an RBI double from DH Yoon Sang-gyun. KIA tied the game in the bottom of the 12th on an RBI single from Jang Seong-ho. With no outs and runners on 1st and 2nd, Choi Hee-seop grounded into a double play. With a runner on 3rd and 2 outs, KIA's Na Ji-hwan was intentionally walked. Ahn Chi-hong came up to the plate to be a hero and...he...hit...a...towering...fly...ball...to..left...which was caught at the warning track. Ballgame. Tie. Pucker up and go find your sisters.
6 comments:
They gave Song Jin-woo some flowers and they held a small ceremony. I was like WTF..We are loosing and they want to celebrate this crap.
It was a long night with an 11-2 loss.
I had no idea, so I checked to see how many MLB pitchers have thrown 3000 innings. Answer: 126.
Still, kind of a neat accomplishment.
comparing a short history of KBO to the rest (NPB and MLB), it is a good accomplishment by Song Jin-Woo. It wasn't Hank Aaron 715th homerun like celebration, but ... I.... say, good for him.
than again... seems to me that most korean players rather get a short "player life" than the rest of the other league. It's really rare to see any players who are active over 38+.
My bigger interest was in Kim Hyun Soo and it's simply amazing how he bats. Man, He can hit~!!
for awhile we haven't seen any .400 stats since.... well Ted William wasn't it?? (and I'm talking with any leagues of the world)
I thought those kind of batting avg won't be possible in Asian baseball (talking both NPB and KBO), but Dare i say, he can be the next Teddy???
As a Kia Fan... I sure miss having player like those...sigh~
You've also got to take the shorter season into account. Ichiro hitting 200 hits in a Major League 162 game season isn't nearly the accomplishment that it is in an NPB 144 (or 135 at the time, I believe) game season. (Doing it 7 years in a row, though, is quite an accomplishment.) The KBO season is even shorter, isn't it?
This is our first year having 133, i think. for a while, it was 126 games per season.
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