[엑스포츠뉴스 부산, 김현세 기자] Choo Shin-soo (39, SSG Landers) is adapting to the KBO League strike zone. On the 21st, he recorded his first on-base walk in a demonstration game with Lotte, and it was judged that the ball that came from the bottom of the body in the ball count 2-ball-2 strike had entered the strike zone. I thought it was a strikeout or I was trying to enter Dougout, but the ball was decided. Choo Shin-soo smiled nicely.
Choo Shin-soo waited for the six-ball ball thrown by Lotte starting pitcher Noh Kyung-eun and recorded his first on-base in Korea. However, I also thought that I had made excuses for trying to enter Dougout before the referee’s decision in the previous situation. After the game, he said,’Honestly, I thought it was a strike. When I looked at the chart after the end, I thought it could be a strike or a ball. I shouldn’t judge it early, but at that time I thought it was a 100% strike, so I tried to enter Dougout. I had to think about the referee’s position, but I was wrong.
Choo Shin-soo advanced further in the first follow-up hit in the first inning and recorded his first score on the domestic stage during the Jamie Romac sacrifice fly. In the beginning of the 3rd inning, he struck out a missed swing, but in the beginning of the 5th inning, he received a direct ball from among the opponents of Lotte relief pitcher Kim Kun-guk, and recorded his first hit on the domestic stage.
Shin-soo Choo said, “It’s just a hit that comes out while preparing for the regular season.” Originally, it’s time to bet live. After practicing on the 5th and 6th day, I feel that the pace is fast when I run right away. I’ve been watching about three demonstration games in the meantime, but as the training process progresses quickly, the pace is rising. There’s not much time left until the season, and it’s a little different from my original routine. It’s a stage that can’t be said to be good or bad yet, but the pace is fast,’ he said.
He made his first walk on base, his first goal, and his first hit, but as time went by differently from previous years, he didn’t prematurely come up with a forecast for the season. Shin-soo Choo said, “I’m simply focusing on matching the timing right now and hitting the strike zone only,” he said. When I was hitting or playing, I tried to push it up and hit it late, so I slowly raised the feeling, but now I’m just hitting it, so the process seems to be ruled out. I don’t know if it’s going well,’ he answered carefully.
However, I am very happy that the SSG colleagues cheer for the first record on the domestic stage. Even though he hit 1671 hits in the major leagues, his SSG teammates were very happy that Shin-soo Choo made his first hit on the domestic stage. Shin-soo Choo said, “I have recorded a lot of walks and hits in my career, but is it not a demonstration game yet? There was also a suspicious walk, but it was strange that I was cheered at the demonstration game, not the official game. (Laughter) It was my first time. I said it was good.
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