To fully enjoy the autumn festival and the charm of baseball, focus on "this" [Kim In-sik's One-Liner]

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Baseball seems to be a truly mysterious sport. It offers more room than any other sport for people to argue that their own opinions are correct. After spending a long time in this field, that feeling has gradually become entrenched. That is why the position of manager requires a balanced combination of judgment, decisiveness, and persuasiveness.

Fans who have watched baseball for a long time also develop their own thoughts. They often find themselves thinking, "Ah, it's time to change the pitcher now," or "This is when we should run this particular play," as if they were directly commanding the game themselves. As a result, there are sometimes cases where the fans' opinions turn out to be more accurate than the manager's.

That is precisely the charm of baseball. Fans feel enjoyment when their thoughts prove correct, and that leads them to become even more immersed in the sport. It seems this is why baseball has more fans than any other professional sport.

However, one should refrain from believing that only one's own claims are correct and belittling others. Just because one has been right a few times does not mean one should pour excessive and indiscriminate criticism onto the manager or players.

In the KBO League, a manager must play 144 games in a single season. Consequently, mistakes can happen, and situations may not unfold as intended. Fans' thoughts do not always turn out to be correct either, do they?

The same applies when selecting players for the national team ahead of an international tournament. The selection committee members are mostly individuals who have been involved in baseball for a long time, possess good skills, and are trustworthy, but even among them, opinions often diverge regarding two or three specific players. Therefore, they frequently hold additional meetings to coordinate their views. Similarly, when appointing a new manager for a team, do not countless debates arise over "who is suitable and who is not"?

Therefore, even when asserting one's own claims, it is necessary to adopt an attitude that acknowledges the possibility of differing opinions among others. Furthermore, one must understand the difficulties faced by managers or teams who have to make final decisions.

The postseason, a professional baseball festival, will open on the 14th at Seoul Jamsil Stadium with the first game of the Wild Card Series between LG Twins and Doosan Bears. Fans are encouraged to focus on the expressions and movements of the benches shown on the broadcast screen, compare whether their own thoughts align or differ, cultivate their own judgment, and fully enjoy the charm of baseball.

/Former National Baseball Team Manager Kim In-sik (currently KBO Senior Advisory Council)

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