Участник:How many games will LG and KT's 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO postseason Korean Series (best four out of seven).

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) held a media day event at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 6th, a day before the opening of the Korean Series. At LG, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, captain Oh Ji-hwan and pitcher Lim Chan-kyu attended, while manager Lee Kang-chul, the eldest brother Park Kyung-soo and pitcher Park Young-hyun shone as KT representatives.

At the beginning of the event, the host asked the coaches and players of both teams, "How many games do you think the Korean Series will go to?" As a result, LG and KT respectively bloomed six fingers and seven, predicting a long-term battle side by side as if they had promised.

LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, who predicted the 6th game, said, "The KT starting lineup is very strong and the batting line is good," adding, "It has always been a tricky team in the pennant race." "There were a lot of games that I won because of luck," he evaluated KT. He then said, "I expected (the Korean Series) until Game 7, but I hope it ends in Game 6."

In this year's regular season match, LG is dominant over KT with 10 wins and 6 losses. Coach Yeom vowed, "I will also show you what I showed in the pennant race in the Korean series."

LG, which went straight to the Korean Series by winning the regular season, is trying to win its third combined championship in 29 years and the third in its career since 1994. Coach Yeom expressed his determination to relieve the resentment of his long-standing victory, saying, "We prepared really hard, and we will do our best to make good results at the end and laugh with the fans."

KT manager Lee Kang-chul said, "I think baseball is a marathon." He then predicted, "I think the last arrival point of 42.195km will be Game 7 of the Korean Series."

KT, which fell to the bottom due to line injuries of its main players early in the season, succeeded in rebounding in the second half and finished the regular season in second place, going straight to the playoffs. In the best-of-five PO, he was in a corner by losing the first and second games to NC, but he succeeded in advancing to the Korean Series with a dramatic reverse sweep that won the third game.

Ahead of the Korean Series, coach Lee smiled, saying, "I think of Media Day before the season," adding, "You expected LG and KT a lot as candidates for the championship, but I think we played the season well." He added, "I'm glad to be here so I won't be disappointed."

This is the first time that the Korean Series will be held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, KT's home stadium. In 2021, when KT won its first integrated championship, the Korean Series was held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, a neutral stadium, in the aftermath of COVID-19. Coach Lee vowed, "Since it is the first Korean series to be held at KT Wiz Park, I will do my best to reach the top spot with the fans who cheered passionately."

As the winning team of the first round of the Korean Series has a 74.4% chance of winning the championship (29/39), it is expected that all-out war will take place. LG predicted foreign pitcher Casey Kelly and KT predicted right-handed sidearm Ko Young-pyo as starting pitchers for Game 1, respectively.

Kelly is the ace of LG, who has won double digits for five consecutive years from 2019, the first year of his KBO league debut, to this year. It was somewhat sluggish at the beginning of this season, but it rebounded under manager Yeom's belief. Coach Yeom said, "Kelly has developed a pitch type that can develop to the next level while preparing for the Korean Series," adding, "I think he will show good performance."

LG closer Ko Woo-suk was injured ahead of the Korean Series but recovered quickly. Coach Yeom said, "Ko Woo-suk pitched about 16 pitches yesterday, and after pitching, I received a report from the training part and the pitching coach that there was no problem," adding, "It seems that he will be able to take the mound as a final player in the first game normally."

Coach Lee, who predicted Ko Young-pyo as the starting pitcher, said, "What would we have in mind. "It's Ko Young-pyo in the rotation," he said. "I was going to make a surprise announcement, but I decided in order." Ko Young-pyo will take a four-day break and take the mound after taking the mound in Game 3 of the PO against NC on the 2nd. Having struggled with 0 wins and 2 losses and an ERA of 7.36 in four regular-season showdowns with LG, he is seeking revenge in Game 1 of the Korean Series.

KT should be wary of LG's operations through stolen bases and surprise bunting. Coach Lee said, "I didn't prepare a preparation plan because I was working on the PO," but added, "I think everyone must have seen catcher Jang Sung-woo's ability to block stolen bases." I'm going to trust Jang Sung-woo," he said, showing his faith.

Since then, the coaches of the two teams exchanged words of blessing ahead of the fierce match. The two coaches, who are two years senior and junior at Gwangju Jeil High School, worked together as coaches and senior coaches for four years from 2013 to 2016 at Nexen (currently Kiwoom).

Coach Yeom is Lee's junior in high school, but at Nexen, coach Lee assisted Yeom as a senior coach. Coach Yeom said, "In a private place, it's (Lee) Kang-chul, and I feel good to meet him in the Korean Series," adding, "I want to have a good showdown and give joy to my fans."

Close friends can be poisonous in a cold world of games. However, coach Yeom said, "[Coach Lee Kang-chul] knows about me too well," and added, "It's a tough part, but I'm happy to be together in the Korean Series."

"I think he is establishing himself as a master of the KBO league," manager Yeom said of Lee, adding, "He is more willing to learn baseball than anyone else." I think he came to this place through such a process," he praised. "I hope you will continue to lead us as leaders of Korean baseball coaches," he said.

In response, head coach Lee said, "There were many reasons to climb to the Korean Series, and I wanted to face Yeom Kyung-yeop on the best stage." He added, "I really wanted to win (PO), but I'm happy to come up (to the Korean Series)."

Lee also praised Yeom. "(Looking at manager Yeom) I thought, 'You have to be this strict to become a manager,' and I learned a lot while working together," he said. "Even if I told him to stop, he kept watching baseball." That's why I think I came up to this place he praised him.

Yesterday's comrade became today's enemy. The two coaches will now have a game in which they cannot retreat to win the Korean Series. Attention is focusing on who will win the best-of-seven Korean Series at the end. 토토사이트