Korea's WBC dream is DOA.
You know something's wrong when a 6-1 team (Korea) doesn't make it to the final and a 3-3 team (Japan) does.
Personally, I blame the man on the left... Kim Byeong Hyeon (김병현). I can't understand why this guy is still playing baseball! His 2005 record in the American majors was 5-12 with a 4.86 ERA (source).
He has the second highest ERA of any of the Korea pitchers at 5.79 (source) and yet he was allowed to pitch at such an important point of such an important game?! I don't get it! Sure he gets a lot of strike outs, but he also gives up A LOT of big hit (and homeruns at that). What baseball fan can forget the 2001 World Series when Kim handed that Yankees a win in much the same way he handed it to Japan yesterday.
For me, Kim's only saving grace was that he came back to bean the next batter after giving up the game-winning homerun to Fukudome. That was truly a baseball classic.
2 comments:
I didn't know you're interested in baseball. I am a baseball buff. I was a baseball player as a catcher in the baseball club of my college.
Hey Alex... Yeah, I'm a fan of all sports. I used to play shortstop. It's my favorite position.
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