Kim Seong-geun, manager of the strongest baseball game Monsters on JTBC, smiled happily after hearing the rumor. He even appeared on TV the other day. Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man and Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop told Lee to lead the Korean baseball team and face off in the Korean Series. Of course, he jokingly said, "The winner can play the real Korean Series with the Monsters."

Manager Kim Sung-geun said that because he heard that the two young coaches in their mid-40s who were assigned to Doosan and Samsung were attempting to upgrade individuals and their teams with tremendous amount of training. In fact, the two coaches have slightly deviated from the trend of modern baseball, where quality and efficiency are more important than the amount of human resources.스포츠토토

In any case, Samsung made achievements. In 2023, the first season of coach Park Jin-man's inauguration, the team only ranked eighth. However, it won the runner-up prize during the regular season this year, and was invited to the fall baseball league in three years. It directly advanced to the playoffs as second place three years ago, and the same is true this time.

This year, Samsung stands out the most in defense. With 79 errors, the fewest among the 10 teams, excluding the match against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on Sunday. This is almost one-half of Kia's (140), which has the most mistakes. While it is encouraging to rank No. 1 with 180 home runs in its team, many experts say that Samsung's unexpectedly second place this year is based on the first to third starters and defense of Denny Reyes, Conor Seabold and Won Tae-in. Although a large number of inexperienced players have appeared as the main players in the first division, they are solid in defense.

Ahead of the game on the 23rd, coach Park Jin-man said, "Rookie players performed so well. I didn't expect Kim Young-woong to hit so many home runs. Kim Ji-chan also had difficulties changing positions, but he improved to some extent and achieved more than his skills."

Then, coach Park Jin-man said, "I turned around in the camp, and the players followed me well. People around me said, "When are you doing this?" and those players did that, and they played a lot of practice games and almost lost. I was criticized a lot, but new players came up with the amount of practice and training."

Modern baseball aims for more efficient training based on the scientific development of quality and trekking data than quantity. As a result, Samsung pursued both quantity and quality, and it is evaluated as a success. After all, there are limits to image training alone in baseball, and many people think repeated training is essential in the case of defense. This is something that even leaders who do not want to take as much as possible acknowledge.

Coach Park Jin-man thanked the players. "I trained a lot during the camp for the first time. I sweated a lot. I think the players were stimulated a lot because we were evaluated in the lower ranks. Then, I ran harder. They used what they prepared a lot. They were motivated to win, so they came in second place. I didn't do anything," he said.

Analysts say Samsung has good harmony with fielders. Industry experts say there is a high possibility that young hitters will grow up to be a mixed bag for offense and defense. Some say that starting this season, Samsung will completely end the dark ages that began in the early to mid-2010s. Samsung is the dark horse of the upcoming postseason.