Lee Seung-yeop and Doosan's fall was short-lived
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Doosan coach Seung-yeop Lee is watching the game between NC Dinos and Doosan Bears in the first game of the wild card game of the '2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Postseason' held at Changwon NC Park in Gyeongnam on the afternoon of the 19th.
‘Coach’ Seung-yeop Lee (Doosan Bears)’s first fall baseball season ended unfortunately after just one game. However, the 145 games played this year, including the regular season and wild card game, served as valuable nourishment to prepare for a better season next year.
Doosan, led by coach Lee Seung-yeop, lost 9-14 in the first game of the wild card decision against NC Dinos held at Changwon NC Park on the 19th.
Starting player Kwak Bin and the batting line's concentration shined early in the game, leading 3-0 until the third inning, but Kwak Bin hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, allowing the team to come back, and they had to bow their heads as the bullpen collapsed in the second half of the game. Doosan's 'Miracle', which was aiming for the first ever wild card match 'upset', also did not happen.
After the game, Coach Lee said, “Thanks to our players, we even played baseball this fall. “When I took office last year, I set a goal of playing fall baseball while preparing for the season, and although I was initially successful, I am very disappointed that it ended after just one game,” he said. It was a game that could have been easily won, so the disappointment was even deeper.
As Coach Lee said, Doosan opened this season with the goal of ‘advancing to the top five’. It was an extremely realistic goal arrived at after a cool-headed analysis of the team’s current strength. Coach Lee Seung-yeop was appointed and free agent Yang Eui-ji was brought in, but there was a question mark over Doosan's power this year, which was at the crossroads of a generational change.
Nevertheless, Doosan performed unexpectedly well. Foreign pitcher Dylan Pyle, who had been highly anticipated at the beginning of the season, held on by filling the void as a native starting pitcher despite the major negative news of being closed due to a head injury. To make matters worse, foreign hitter Jose Rojas was struggling, but coach Lee was patient and waited for Rojas to settle down.
Doosan, which held on and fought for 5th place until June after the opening, began to rise in earnest in July. With 11 consecutive wins, they set a new record for the club's longest winning streak. During this period, the rankings also rose to 3rd place, and the expectations of the club and fans also increased.
But the end was disappointing. There was a limit to baseball's ability to endure the fierce battle for rankings throughout the season, and due to a lack of backbone, they lost out to SSG Landers and NC, ultimately ending the regular season in 5th place.
Doosan and Coach Lee, who ended the regular season in a disappointing manner, were booed by fans at the fall baseball ceremony. Afterwards, they tried to turn things around in fall baseball, but had to give up due to the bullpen collapse that they had been concerned about.
Although there was some disappointment, there was also a harvest. Coach Lee said, “We discovered young pitchers like Choi Seung-yong and Kim Dong-ju. “It gave me faith that it would get better next year, and I have high expectations,” he said. “Thanks to the players, we achieved a winning percentage of over .500 and even played fall baseball.” “I have confidence that I can do better next season,” he said. 슬롯사이트
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