Choo Shin-soo (SSG)’s ‘honest remarks’ emerged as a hot issue during the Lunar New Year holidays.
In an interview with a Korean radio station in Texas, he poured out various opinions about the composition of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) team, but the public opinion of baseball fans is growing.
Controversial remarks related to Ahn Woo-jin (Kiwoom) came out in the process of explaining the need for a generational change for the future. Choo Shin-soo said, “If you look at Japan, there are many new faces in international competitions.” He said, “But in Korea… Kim Hyun-soo is also the same. He is a very good player and has good grades to represent Korea, but if it were me, I would have seen the future. ) there had to be a lot of (young) players to be selected.” He also said, “How long are Kim Gwang-hyun and Yang Hyeon-jong? There are many talented players even among young players.”
If you look at ‘Korean baseball’, it must be a homework that everyone can sympathize with. However, it is difficult to accept Shin-soo Choo’s logic if it is limited to the WBC tournament. The WBC is the World Cup of Baseball held every 4 years (2023 is 6 years). It is not a tournament to gain experience, but a tournament where the best players gather and fight for pride. Moreover, Korea is the semi-finalist of the first competition in 2006 and the runner-up team of the second competition in 2009. 카지노사이트
Instead, Korea changed its direction from the Hangzhou Asian Games held in September this year, and decided not to dwell on the gold medal and not to stop the league. There is also the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) held at the end of the year. All have age restrictions. Choo Shin-soo said ‘
From the 2019 Premier12, which also served as an Olympic qualifier, coach Kim Gyeong-moon of the Tokyo Olympic team emphasized the need for a generational change while feeling bitter about the sluggish performance of Park Byung-ho (KT) and Choi Jeong (SSG). Baseball players thought the same, but the WBC Technical Committee had to re-select them. One technical committee member said, “What can I do when there is no player to beat?” It is to blame for the weak base of Korean baseball, but there is no justification for intentionally excluding it. If he hadn’t retired, there would be nothing to say even if he chose Lee Dae-ho, a close friend of Choo Shin-soo, who passed the bullshit.
Moon Dong-ju (Hanhwa), mentioned by Choo Shin-soo, also judged that control is important in large competitions. Choo Shin-soo’s theory of generational change is not convincing, at least ahead of the WBC.