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'Choi Ga-a Baseball' season's first cold victory
In the 42nd episode of JTBC's entertainment program 'Strongest Baseball', which aired on the 29th, the strongest monsters played the 2nd game against Jangchung High School, and took revenge for the loss in the 1st game by winning the 7th 13-0 cold game .
The strongest monsters lost 1 to 3 in the first game against Jangchunggo. In response, coach Kim Seong-geun checked all the videos of the first game, analyzed the cause of the defeat, and caught the players' shortcomings and conducted special training. Also, as a 'jinx mania', he avoided contact with the players until the game, and entrusted coach Lee Kwang-gil to write the order sheet. All efforts were made to win by restricting commentator Kim Seon-woo and caster Jeong Yong-gum from entering the ground. Even the strongest Monsters, as a pro and a senior in baseball, trained repeatedly to recover their shattered pride and strengthened their will to win.
The strongest Monsters made a big inning with 5 runs from the first inning against Jangchung High School starter Yuk Seon-yeop. Jeong Keun-woo and Park Yong-taek's consecutive hits, Chung Eui-yoon's walk, and Lee Dae-ho's push-off walk took the first place. Then, Hwang Young-mook scored 2 RBIs at the end of a full count game and ran away to 3-0, and Park Jae-wook opened the score to 5-0 with 2 consecutive RBIs and timely hits.
On the mound, starting pitcher Oh Joo-won sealed the bats of Jangchung High School hitters with tight pitching. The strongest monsters were equipped with the mindset of 'a walk is also a hit' and collected runners with steady on-base. In the 3rd inning, he scored 2 more points and raised expectations for a cold game win. The Jangchung High School players made a series of mistakes against the onslaught of the strongest Monsters, and tried to change the atmosphere by continuously replacing pitchers, but the atmosphere was already on the decline.
The strongest Monsters, who brought the flow from the beginning, scored a total of 9 points up to the 5th inning, widening the score gap terribly. Oh Joo-won, who had been pitching scoreless for 5 innings, allowed consecutive hits in the 6th inning and passed the mound to Shin Jae-young. Shin Jae-young took a step closer to winning the cold game by perfectly blocking the 2nd and 3rd base crises.
Manager Song Min-soo of Jangchung High School continued to change pitchers in the 7th inning to prevent a cold game. However, Chung Eui-yoon and Lee Dae-ho each hit 2 RBIs and finished the game 13-0.
Through this game, the strongest Monsters broke the record of 12 points set in the first game of Wonkwang University last year, and won their first cold game this season. It was a more meaningful victory because this match was the first anniversary of the founding of the strongest monsters. While everyone was happy, commentator Kim Seon-woo and caster Jeong Yong-gum received the sad news that the ground ban had been confirmed until the next defeat.
As they won the cold game with the most points, the competition for MVP was fierce. Chung Eui-yoon, Hwang Young-mook, Lee Dae-ho, Park Yong-taek, and Oh Joo-won were nominated for MVP. Among them, the MVP went to Hwang Young-mook, who saved the fire of scoring chances that had been extinguished in the first inning. Hwang Young-mook, who became the first MVP after joining the team, said, “After entering 'The Strongest Baseball', I felt that there was not much to show, so I suffered a bit. I feel good because I feel like I contributed to the team's victory for the first time today. I think it was given to me to work harder and do better in the future, and I will work harder.”
Prior to the dinner, general manager Jang Si-won announced the opponent for the next two consecutive matches and the opponent for the direct match. The second match will be played against Masan Yongma High School, which has pitcher Jang Hyun-seok, the biggest player in high school this year and the first pick in the draft. Masan Yongma High School is also Jang Won-sam's alma mater. The following intuition game is Sungkyunkwan University, the strongest team in college baseball, and Won Seong-jun belongs. Until last season, I returned to the main team, but this time I decided to leave the team selection to my own judgment. I am looking forward to what kind of choice Won Seong-jun will make.
The strongest Monsters won a pleasant victory and attended the 1st anniversary celebration with a light heart. In a pleasant atmosphere, a cake with candles suddenly appeared and caught everyone's attention. It was to celebrate Captain Park Yong-taek's birthday. Park Yong-taek said, “I met director Kim Seong-geun when I was 23 years old, and now I am 45 years old. I lived without noticing the passage of time, but it seems that everyone is the same. I hope everyone is healthy and happy with baseball.”
It is noteworthy whether the strongest Monsters, who have risen to the full by winning a cold game after escaping from the crisis of losing streak, will be able to win two consecutive matches against Masan Yongmago and recover their 70% win rate again. Currently, the strongest Monsters must win both Masan Yongma High School and Sungkyunkwan University matches to maintain a 70% win rate based on 10 games and prevent the occurrence of ejectors, so the next three games are very important.
The 42nd episode of 'The Strongest Baseball' recorded an audience rating of 3.7% (provided by Nielsen Korea, based on paid households in the metropolitan area). The 2049 audience rating also proved topical with 1.7%.
Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr
