Kiwoom blasts LG in a blowout win Kiwoom exploded for 20 hits in a 13-0 win over LG in the KBO on Monday at Gocheok SkyDome in Seoul. It was Kiwoom’s second complete-game shutout of the season and the team’s most hits of the season (20). Kim Hye-seong went 5-for-4 with three runs scored and…
“Mourinho is disgusting, don’t come back”… That’s all you need to know about Mourinho and his enemies.
Antonio Cassano has a deep-seated dislike for Jose Mourinho. During his playing days, Cassano was known as a ‘rascal’. Although he was a good player, he was very opinionated and his antics on and off the field didn’t win him many fans. Since hanging up his boots, Cassano has continued to make his opinions known…
‘Romantic Duo’ Oh Se-geun-Gim Sun-hyung, “The Myth of Jungang University’s 52-game winning streak at SK”
“There was nothing scary when we were together.” The biggest story of the 2023 Korean Basketball League (KBL) free agency market was the meeting between Kim Sun-hyung and Oh Se-geun. After becoming eligible for free agency, Oh chose to join SK. He had been playing for KGC Ginseng since his debut in 2011, but decided…
Guangdong Shows a Different Side, Defeats DRX 2-0
A transformed Gwangdong Freecs recorded their first win of the season with a victory over the DRX. The Gwangdong Freecs defeated the DRX 2-0 in the first round of the LCK Summer Split at the Grand Seoul LCK Arena in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Monday. The Gwangdong won the first set in a hard-fought battle, led…
Most Attack Points’ Lee Seung-won “Honored to be Compared to Lee Kang-in”
After reaching the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the second time in a row, South Korea’s Kim Eun-Joong-ho was criticized ahead of the tournament for lacking a standout star player compared to previous editions. In particular, the tournament has been compared to the previous tournament in Poland in 2019, when the presence…
‘Fantastic wind-up goal’ Song Min-kyu “I was sure it went in after seeing the trajectory… I was lucky”
Song Min-kyu looks back on his fantastic winding kick against Daegu. Jeonbuk defeated Daegu 1-0 in the 17th round of the Hana OneQ K League 1 2023 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on July 7 at 7 p.m. After defeating Ulsan in their last match, Jeonbuk recorded their first back-to-back wins this season. Song Min-kyu,…
‘0.401’ Pre-Araez 4% batting average challenger ‘full of HOFers’
Luis Arajuez (28, Miami Marlins) is back to hitting .400 after 27 days since early May. Who else was hitting .400 before that? In 57 games through July 7, Arajuez was batting .401 with one home run, 30 RBI, 24 runs scored, 85 hits, a .451 OPS, and a .946 slugging percentage. It’s a four-game…
“There are only 11 pitchers with 130 wins in the league over 40 years” Jang Won-jun ‘living textbook’ for Doosan Young Guns
I hope the younger players can absorb the know-how.” Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop said of Jang Won-jun (38), who earned the win with 5.1 innings of one-run ball the day before against the Hanwha Eagles in Jamsil on July 7, “I was impressed with both his ball movement and his pitches, especially the fastball…
Seven runs in two straight innings, never happened before… What the hell is going on with the pitching staff?
Kia Tigers’ Yang Hyun-jong (35) has been criticized again. Yang Hyun-jong started against the SSG Landers on Sunday at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, giving up seven runs on 11 hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. He totaled 86 pitches. It was a good start. After striking out the side…
WBC ‘cotton batting’ discipline controversy stems from unclear rules
Kim Kwang-hyun (SSG Rangers), Lee Yong-chan (NC Dinos), and Chung Chul-won (Doosan Bears) were fined and sentenced to community service for drinking alcohol during the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC). Some critics have called the punishments “cotton-ball punishment” and “ineffective measures. Others are asking the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) secretariat, “Is there any basis for…