I showed some sorry results to the fans in the last two games of camp, but...”

Kim Kyung-moon, manager of the Hanwha Eagles in professional baseball, expressed his gratitude to fans through a general review after completing his spring camp schedule in Okinawa, Japan on the 3rd. Managers' general reviews of the camp usually say positive and hopeful parts, but manager Kim did not forget to mention bad things. It was because of the results of the camp practice game held on the 1st and 2nd. 

On the 1st, the Japanese Industrial League team Okinawa lost 3-9 in a practice game, making headlines. In Japan, Industrial League baseball is not a hobby club in Korea. It consists of players from elite backgrounds who specialize in baseball for money from companies. It is not crazy to lose to the Japanese Industrial League because there are many players who dream of becoming professional and the quality is higher than that of the Japanese independent league. 메이저놀이터

However, Kim did not take the loss lightly. Ahead of a practice game against SSG Landers on Friday, Kim said, "There was nothing to praise. It is a embarrassing game for us as professionals. We lacked both offense and defense," in a strong tone. "We are a professional team, but we had to learn from the amateur baseball team." 

As it was a camp practice game, the result was meaningless, but the content was not good. Three errors were made in defense, and the batters got on base 11 times, including nine hits, but scored only three points. Coach Kim also called for a bolder hit from batters through team meetings. 

However, Hanwha lost 0-10 at a practice game against SSG on Sunday. Ryu, who appeared in relief in the sixth inning to check his physical condition, collapsed by allowing nine hits and seven runs in two ⅓ innings. With two outs in the sixth inning to end the inning, Hwang Young-mook allowed three runs after his catch error. Bad run patterns were repeated, and the batters were scattered with only three hits. 

Following the 0-7 defeat at SSG on April 27, the team was also left with another shutout loss. Hanwha lost all of its last three games of camp, and it had no excuses for its performance as it scored three points and allowed 26 runs. No matter how hard the practice games were, fans would be disappointed at the result, which is full of expectations for the new season. 

Coach Kim Kyung-moon also said, "We showed a rather regretful result to the fans in the last two games of the camp, but we will use it as an opportunity for the coaching staff and players to prepare harder," adding, "We will do our best to return to Korea and meet the opening in perfect condition through training and exhibition games." 

Manager Kim has a strong sense of responsibility that he needs to show good performance this year. In June last year, he took charge of Hanwha, which was in crisis during the season, and led the team to the semifinals, but ended up in eighth place due to lack of strength in the last minute. Although he did not completely play full season as a manager, Kim repeatedly apologized, saying, "I am sorry to Hanwha fans for not keeping their promise of fall baseball." 

During the camp, coach Kim said, "I didn't know there were so many fans. I don't know how many times I was greeted by 'Way to go Hanwha' while walking in Seoul (in the offseason)," adding, "I think it's a season we should repay our fans." 

After failing to enter the fall baseball league for the last six consecutive years, fans of the Hanwha Eagles are thirstier than ever. Over the past 17 years, the time of pain and waiting has become too long, with only the last place being eight times at a time of fall baseball, starting from 2008 when the dark ages began. With the opening of the new baseball stadium in Daejeon, the time has come to unwind the long-standing resentment. Expectations are high as the team has strengthened its capability in pitching and hitting base by recruiting starting pitcher Um Sang-baek and shortstop Shim Woo-joon from the FA market, and bringing in Japanese no-hitter Cody Ponce and outfielder Esteban Floral, who was a top prospect for the New York Yankees, as new foreign players. 

Although it was regrettable at the end of the camp, Hanwha had a 50% win rate in nine camp games with four wins, four losses and one draw, and the mound depth improved a lot thanks to the growth of young pitchers. The fielders have been set up to some extent, but the two outfield seats, which have not been decided as the main players, are expected to continue their rivalry until the end of the exhibition games. Attention is focusing on whether the team will take advantage of the disappointing results at the last minute of the camp to show its best performance in the exhibition games that will begin on the 8th.