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SSG head coach Kim Won-hyung shakes his head: "I take full responsibility f
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Disappointment was evident on the face and in the voice of SSG Landers manager Kim Won-hyung after the team lost its third straight game to the NC Dinos in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) semifinals.
SSG lost 6-7 in the third game of the semifinals against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on May 25. SSG, the third-place team in the regular season, ended the year on its knees with three straight losses to NC, which had come through the wild-card round. Their dreams of winning the Korean Series for the second year in a row were dashed.
Coach Kim Won-hyung's expression was dark as he entered the interview room after the game. "We should have won the game somehow and kept the game going," he said. "SSG fans supported us a lot during the year, and as a coach, I feel sorry for them," he said. "I feel grateful for the way the players did their best and focused on every game for a year," he said, "and I want to say that now that the season is over."
Kim Won-hyung blamed a poorly timed pitching change in the third game for the loss. "The pitching change didn't go well," he said, adding, "I'm totally responsible for today's game." "Overall, I think my biggest regret is that we didn't capitalize on the opportunity to take the lead in the first inning," he said, adding, "We didn't put ourselves in a position to score early."
"It was unfortunate that we gave up a run in the next at-bat," he said, adding, "The pitchers somehow managed to keep us in the game, but I think we ran out of steam in the end."
Kim Won-hyung thanked his players again. He said, "They worked so hard this year. I want to convey my gratitude to the players that I couldn't express normally." "When I first entered fall 메이저토토사이트 baseball, I remembered only good things, but as a manager, I saw the bitter taste of defeat for the first time. I vowed to put it behind me and prepare well for camp and show the fans good things next year."
