Why? In the 9th episode of "Episode 8," Kim Seohyun... What will happen to Hanwha fans like? Kim Kyung-moon's "Awkwardness"

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Hanwha Eagles coach Kim Kyung-moon (68) is the third best player in the KBO league to win 1,000 games. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he won the title of national team coach.

His strength is that he trusts the players as much as possible, gives them opportunities, and uses them. But sometimes that belief in one player has a big impact on not only that player but also the team as a whole. Above all, the hearts of fans who love and support the team were so hurt.

Hanwha suffered a 5-6 upset loss in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season home game against the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th.

Hanwha scored two points in the third inning, two points in the fourth inning, and one point in the sixth inning, respectively, to take a 5-0 lead until the end of the sixth inning. The top of the eighth inning, while giving up one run in the top of the seventh inning. a Samsung attack. Lee Sang-kyu, who took the mound after Jung Woo-joo, allowed a straight walk to leadoff hitter Lee Sung-kyu. Then, the Hanwha bench immediately put Cho Dong-wook in. Cho Dong-wook struck out Yang Woo-hyun, caught Park Seung-gyu with a fly ball to shortstop, and gave Kim Ji-chan a walk. The next batter was Choi Hyung-woo, the third batter.

Four points difference. Two outs and runners on first and second bases. Director Kim Kyung-moon's choice here was "Closer" Kim Seo-hyun. However, Kim Seo-hyun, who believed in him, was shaken. He gave up his fifth walk to Choi Hyung-woo, causing a bases-loaded crisis. He then allowed a walk against Diaz after 10 pitches. The control of the changeup rarely worked. 5-2, two points apart. Samsung changed the game to Hong Hyun-bin when the tying runner, the first baseman, was replaced.

The next batter is Ryu Jihyuk. Still, my control didn't listen. Kim Seo-hyun allowed a straight walk and dedicated another point. The score is already two points apart. Anyone can see that Kim Seo-hyun was in a state of great shaking. On the other hand, players in Samsung's dugout shouted at each other regardless of age and increased their momentum. It was Kim Seo-hyun, who was looking straight at the Samsung bench whenever he entered the pitching motion. In the end, he threw a wild pitch on the first pitch during the subsequent Jeon Byung-woo at-bat and gave up another point. Before I knew it, the score was narrowed to 5-4, a point difference. Jeon grounded out in front of the shortstop. The end of the inning.

Samsung's last attack in the top of the ninth inning, with Hanwha's batters failing to score additional points in the bottom of the eighth inning. Kim Seo-hyun was still on the mound this time, although he could have changed the pitcher who had already been shaken greatly in the previous inning. By the eighth inning, he had 22 pitches.

In the ninth inning, Kim Seo-hyun gave up a hit to left-center for the second pitch to leadoff hitter Park Se-hyuk. Subsequent Lee Sung-kyu's sacrifice bunt made him second base with no outs, and pinch hitter Kim Jae-sang entered. However, Kim Seo-hyun's ball flew outside again. The result is a straight walk. He threw a hit ball at the first pitch against the next batter, Park Seung-gyu, causing a full base crisis with one out again. There was no change of pitcher here, either. Kim Seo-hyun, who led Kim Ji-chan to a ground ball to second base while playing forward defense. 2 outs. The next batter is Choi Hyung-woo. As the number of Kim Seo-hyun's pitches increased, his fastball speed dropped to at least 142 kilometers. The result was a seven-pitch walk. a 5-5 tie. However, there was no replacement again this time, and Hwang Jun-seo was replaced only after allowing a 5-6 turnaround by dedicating another pushout walk to the subsequent Lee Hae-seung. In the end, Hanwha lost 5-6 to Samsung, which posted closing pitcher Kim Jae-yoon in the bottom of the ninth inning.

In fact, it could be seen that Kim Seo-hyun, who had already collapsed mentally as well as balance, was just left on the mound. There were enough times to change it, but Hanwha's bench was left untouched until the end and eventually suffered fatal injuries. Hanwha took more than one loss by giving up all the winning games. I tried to save one Kim Seo-hyun and use it again, but the aftereffects of the team could last a long time. Watching Kim Seo-hyun keep throwing, Hanwha fans even responded in real-time, such as "Isn't it a punishment?" and "It's pathetic and cruel to keep throwing the ball with that expression." A baseball player said, "Pushing with the words of faith and trust in players can sometimes be an irresponsible avoidance." There is no right answer to the pitcher's replacement, and the player should overcome it, but above all, Hanwha fans were really hurt this time.

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