lg was 1-115 behind Doosan two years ago and was inferior to 6-10 last year. This year, when power was better than the last two years, he was against Doosan with a different determination, but he was 6 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw.
On the last day of the Korean Basketball League rankings, the team that took lg to fourth place and took third place was Doosan, although the confrontation was not held.
While Doosan took a break on the 4th after finishing the final game of the Korean Basketball League, lg played a wild card decision with Kiwoom Heroes on the 2nd. With a considerable amount of bullpen consumption, he will enter the semi-playoff series after a day off.
With many disadvantages for lg, the Jamsil-dong rivalry in the fall was concluded. If you win, you will go to the next round and lose, and you will meet the most difficult opponent in the three-game two-game single-legged game that ends the season.
Doosan, on the other hand, is relatively relaxed.
"I have to deal with lg, the live team, but I think the feeling is different from usual," said Doosan coach Kim Tae-hyung.
The impact of pushing lg out of the last minute of the Korean Basketball League and raising the ranking to third place is also positive. "The morale went up in the final third, in a good mood, it will be Kyonggi," captain Oh Jae-il said.
This atmosphere is likely to continue until the early and mid-Kyonggi. Doosan will start Chris Flexen, who has a 4.85 ERA in October for the first leg of the Jamsil-dong Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 4th.
lg decided to start the first leg against rookie Lee Min-ho, who had a 4-4 ERA of 3.69 under thorough management this year. Not a custom selection for Doosan; Lee Min-ho was classified as an undrafted player in the first round of the wild-card game; if the second round was played, he would likely have started.
Oh Jae-il revealed his vigilance that "Lee Min-ho is a young player but a pitcher who really believes in his ball and throws it."
lg expects a new hero to appear on the fall stage, but the key is how Lee Min-ho will overcome the short-term pressure: if it shakes early, it will have to run the bullpen quickly. Determining the timing of pitcher replacement and the order of the mound is more important than ever.
This year's semi-playoff will be held in the second round of the third round, so the importance of the first game can not be overemphasized. In addition, Doosan has a second-round pick, and he has a chance to play Raul Alcantara this year.
The goal of "Beyond Doosan to be a strong team" has not been achieved in reality throughout the Korean Basketball League: Is it possible on the autumn stage? That would be a great twist.
Kim Tae-hyung laughed at the question of why he was strong in lg at the beginning of the season, saying, "Who knows why?" The confidence accumulated through experience, and the stronger Doosan's concentration in the second half, have made the difference between the Jamsil-dong rivalry. Doosan is unwaveringly confident.