Currently, the Lotte Giants are ranked seventh. In fact, fall baseball has gone nowhere. However, they continued to fight for fifth place until the very last minute, sending their fans wild.
It was a bit of a disappointing season. Catcher Yoo Kang-nam, who invested 8 billion won (approx.
He had a batting average of 191, five homers and 20 RBIs in this season, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.599, which failed to meet expectations. It is disappointing for Lotte, which had high expectations for its flagship catcher and more than 20 homers.
It was regrettable if Kim Won-joong had made a few less blon saves. He recorded six this season. If he cut it in half, he could have gained the upper hand in the competition.
Nevertheless, fans say in unison, "I was happy." Lotte played baseball more interesting than any other team.
Head coach Kim Tae-hyung is creating a new atmosphere in the dugout. Coach Kim is leading the team's brightened atmosphere, with the team being seen messing with players during the game.
At the same time, fans responded that it tasted like a baseball regardless of the ranking as more games brought in the Winning Series by hitting.
On top of that, a large number of players who can develop further next year appeared.
Fans were encouraged by the revival of Hwang and Go Seung-min, while they were enthusiastic about the discovery of Son Ho-young and Na Seung-yeop. They were also relieved by Yoon's improved performance, and paid attention to Son's slugging capability. Song Jae-young and Chung believe that if they grow up well, they can play a role as one of the main pillars of their team's key positions.
However, he expressed regret that there was no big hitter like Kim Do-young of the KIA Tigers.
Lotte has played in fall baseball only seven times since 1999, the last year of its advance to the Korean Series. It is also the only team that has a gap of more than 30 years to win the Korean Series. 메이저놀이터
Will they be able to advance to the next round of five? Will they be able to end the loathsome "second dark age" next year? "Yes," fans are pinning their hopes on it again.