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| SSG Landers Choo Shin-soo./News1 © News1 Reporter Jeong Shik |
Choo Shin-soo (39‧SSG), who was scheduled to start in the demonstration game against the NC Dinos on the 21st, did not hide his anticipation.
Choo Shin-soo met with reporters at the NC Park in Changwon on the 20th and said, “It’s hard to talk about your physical condition because you haven’t played the game yet. However, you’re getting better enough to play the game.”
In fact, Choo Shin-soo was scheduled to start as the No. 2 designated hitter in the demonstration game against NC on this day. However, the game was canceled due to rain in Changwon from the morning. Choo Shin-soo was waiting for his debut in the Korean professional baseball game against NC held at the same place on the 21st.
Shin-soo Choo said, “After receiving the lineup the day before, I thought,’You’re really playing in Korea.’ It was exciting. I saw the forecast that it was raining two days ago, but it’s really regrettable that the game was canceled.”
“If I stand at the plate tomorrow, I will be very excited. I think I will feel like I played against the Lotte Giants in the national uniform in the past.” I was hoping.
The game was canceled that day, and Choo Shin-soo was unable to participate, but a lot of attention was paid to the bat he used for training. Previously, director Kim Won-hyung met with reporters and said, “I didn’t know at first, but the bat that Choo Shin-soo uses weighs 1 kg. There are not many batters in Korea who use 1 kg bats, but the more you practice, the better the bat turns.” to be.
Shin-soo Choo explained, “Since I was young, I used a heavy bat for training because I wanted to make it difficult and hard to practice. I have always done that in the United States, but I don’t feel that it is hard.”
The actual bat that Choo Shin-soo uses in training is 35 ounces (about 992 g) and 35 inches, and he uses a lighter bat during the game. Shin-soo Choo said, “In the game, I go out with a 31.5 ounce (about 893 g), 34.5 inch bat, which is one level lower than a training bat.”
Choo Shin-soo, who joined SSG on the 11th and has lived for more than a week, is working on a busy schedule by moving to Changwon through Busan, Ulsan, and Daegu.
Shin-soo Choo laughed, “I’m eating three times three Korean food well, but I lost some weight,” and said, “Because everything is different from what I’ve been doing, I think I lost weight after paying attention to various things.
“But I’m happy to be able to talk a lot with Korean players accurately. I’m talking a lot about my teammates and opponent pitchers. My juniors can find me difficult, so I’m going to go ahead and say one more word. I have a lot to learn.”