“If you do not take away the first half of the first half,” KIA Kim Ho -Ryung’s ‘confidence’… ‘Gum’ dreaming of ‘Lee’ (SS Star)

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(Sports Seoul | Reporter Kang Yoon -sik)

It is called ‘gum baseball’ for KIA this season. Even when the main players are missing, the backup is a big success. One of them is Kim Ho -ryeong (33). Along with the team’s grades, confidence is also on the rise. In the second half, I am confident that I will keep my seat. I’m trying to be ‘this’, not ‘gum’.

KIA, who won the integrated championship last year, won the two consecutive victories by maintaining the power. Another dream of building a dynasty. The possibility seemed enough. It was so strong. This is why it was called ‘Absolute 1’ before the season.

But with the opening, the injury is holding up. Last season, MVP Kim Do -young fell down due to a hamstring injury. Since then, Na Sung -bum, Kim Sun -bin, Kwak Do -kyu, Kim Gun -guk, and Hwang Dong -ha have left their power. At the end of the first half, Choi Hyung -woo and Yoon Young -chul also announced the injury.

But if you look at the leaderboard now, it’s fourth. Although the pace fell at the end of the first half, it is surprising that most of the main players are achieved. The players who filled the gap are big. Kim Ho -ryeong is a representative.

This season, Kim Ho -Ryung will bathe 0.284, two home runs and 24 RBIs, 20 points, and 0.795 OPS. Since mid -May, he has been on the main game. At first, he suffered a sluggish blow, but slowly pulled up. In particular, the batting average in July reached 0.406.

The player himself also tried to rebound. In addition, the command tower advice was added. This starts to work well. Kim Ho -ryeong, who met in the All -Star Game, said, “It was awkward at first.

Kim’s biggest strength is defense. While the attack is good, the defense is steady. There is no gap in the ball and number. Kim Ho -ryeong is just working hard. He said, “You look around the defense around, but I honestly don’t know if I’m doing well,” he said. “I just want to do this.”

I don’t want to be very greedy for personal grades. However, I want to step on the Korean series with the team. Kim Ho -ryeong said, “Honestly, I don’t have greed. I want to keep 0.280 batting average without any hope.

In order to go to the Korean Series, it must remain in the first group even when the main axis is returned. Kim Ho -ryeong showed confidence. I believe that one outfit can be made. He said, “If you do like the first half, you won’t be taken away.” skywalker@sportsseoul.com