Park Jin-man's honest confession: "I only watched the beginning of yesterday's (Oct. 10) game against KT, then stopped watching"

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Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man (50) admitted honestly that although he watched the previous day's (Oct. 10) game between rival team KT Wiz, which was held on a day when Samsung had no match, he stopped watching as soon as the score began to open up early in the game.

Ahead of the Kiwoom Heroes match scheduled for Oct. 11 at Daegu Samsung Lions Park, manager Park Jin-man told reporters covering the scene that he watched the previous day's (Oct. 10) games between KT Wiz and Lotte Giants via broadcast. When asked if he had watched them, he replied, "I watched a bit of the early part of the game, then stopped."

There was a reason for this. On Oct. 10, the starting pitcher for Lotte against KT was Jeremy Bisley, but he allowed 10 hits and 9 earned runs over four innings and collapsed before completing five innings.

Manager Park Jin-man expressed surprise, saying, "We didn't even get a chance to touch him, yet I didn't expect Bisley to get hit that hard." As the manager noted, Bisley had posted solid records in three games against Samsung with three wins, no losses, and an ERA of 2.84. In particular, his batting average against Samsung batters was as low as 0.176.

Furthermore, ahead of the Oct. 10 game, Bisley had demonstrated his "KT killer" credentials by recording three wins with no losses and an ERA of 0.50 in three games against KT this season. However, in today's match, he was hit hard by the KT lineup from the start and was pulled early. Manager Park smiled wryly, saying, "Baseball is truly a battle of momentum and atmosphere. That's why it's so difficult."

The evaluation continued for ace Won Tae-in, who had pitched well as the starter in the previous game on Sept. 9 against KT Wiz. While manager Park Jin-man noted that Won Tae-in's overall performance was good, he expressed regret over the run allowed after two outs in the sixth inning.

Manager Park pointed out, "The situation was similar to when Han Dong-hee got a hit off us right after the Lotte game in the sixth inning with two outs." He added, "At that time, the hit off Han Dong-hee wasn't from a mistake pitch, but this time it seems it was. It would have been better if the player himself had cleanly held them scoreless, and both he and the team feel a bit of regret about that part." Nevertheless, he did not hesitate to offer encouragement, saying, "Still, his performance has definitely improved, as seen in his four consecutive quality starts (QS) recently."

Finally, regarding the vacancy left by shortstop Lee Jae-hyun, who will join the Asian Games national team after the home game against LG on Oct. 13, manager Park declared an "open competition" system. He explained, "We won't designate any single player as the undisputed starter. We aim to deploy the most suitable player based on the opposing starting pitcher's type, the day's condition, and discussions with the coaching staff. If a player who gets the opportunity continues to perform well, they will keep playing." Previously, manager Park Jin-man had mentioned Kim Sang-jun, Park Gye-beom, and Yang Woo-hyun as potential replacements for Lee Jae-hyun.

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