"We will operate the game with a strategy to increase the probability of stealing bases." (LG Twins manager Yoon Kyung-yup)
"Jang Sung-woo's ability to prevent stolen bases will be different. We will rely on Jang Jang-woo." (KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-cheol)
Yoon Kyung-yeop and Lee Kang-cheol, who were teammates at Gwangju Il-Go High School and once worked together as head coach and manager of the Heroes, exchanged words of encouragement such as "let's play a good game," but also played a subtle game of nerves, hiding their desire for the ultimate throne.
Elsewhere, the regular-season champion Elsie will try to win the Korean Series for the first time in 29 years, following their 1990 and 1994 titles. After losing two straight games against the NC Dinos in the playoffs, Katie's magical "three-game reverse sweep" brought them to the Korean Series. In 2021, the team will look to win its second title in two years. The two teams will play Game 1 of the Korean Series (best-of-four) at 6:30 p.m. on April 7 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. Prior to the game, the managers and players of both teams spoke at a media day on June 6 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium about their preparations for the Korean Series and how they plan to handle their opponents.
Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop emphasized several times that the team will do its best to attack Katie's starting lineup. He said, "Katie's strength is that she overcame difficulties with her starting pitching. In the Korean Series, I think how much our hitters can attack her pitching will be the key to accumulating wins in the Korean Series." 카지노사이트
Katie held Yen's bat to a team-best 2.20 ERA in the playoffs. In Game 3, which set the stage for the comeback scenario, Ko Young-pyo started on the mound and pitched six shutout innings to set the stage for the comeback. In addition to Ko, Katie has a solid starting rotation of William Cuevas and Wes Benjamin, and the bullpen of Son Dong-hyun, Park Young-hyun, and Kim Jae-yoon. In Game 1 of the Korean Series, Katie chose to start Young-pyo Ko. Ko missed a scheduled media day to prepare for Game 1.
Starting ace Casey Kelly, who has posted double-digit wins for five consecutive years, Elsie's strategy is to use accurate, fastballs to shake up opponents, as the team had the highest batting average in the regular season (0.444). "If we were bold and aggressive on the basepaths in the regular season, we're going to play a strategy that will increase our overall stolen base rate in the Korean Series," said Yeom.
Lee Kang-chul is confident that the center field lineup, which struggled to hit in the playoffs, will be different in the Korean Series. "Our center field, including Park Byung-ho, was not bad against the ELG. "I'm not too worried about it because it's baseball, and I trust my players," he said, adding, "We've played five games against the N.C. and I think their game sense is better than ours. Against NC, Byung-ho Park and Anthony Alford went just 4-for-20 and 2-for-14, respectively. Katie is optimistic about the Korean Series, but only if their bats come alive.
Yeom and Lee worked together as manager and head coach of the Nexen Heroes (now the Kiwoom Heroes) from 2013 to 2016. They know each other's style of baseball well, so expect a fierce battle from Game 1. "(Lee) is doing a great job with me, so it's a bit of a struggle, but I'm just happy to be with him in the Korean Series," said Yeom. Lee responded, "I wanted to play against him on the best stage of the Korean Series, so I'm happy to come up (in the playoffs) and have a good match." Elgee leads the regular season series 10-6.