June 18th's Random KBO News

posted by Dan K

  • All 4 games were rained out
  • Fans stoked as Lee nears HR mark  Joongang

June 17th's Random KBO News

posted Jun 17, 2013, 12:20 PM by Dan K   [ updated ]

  • Umpire’s bad call stirs up debate over whether KBO needs video review  Korea Times
  • Lee Dae-ho currently leading NPB All-star voting at 1B  Arirang
  • Expansion team KT Wiz made their first 2 overall player draft picks on Monday.  They selected pitchers Shim Jae-min and Yoo Hee-woon.




June 16th's Random KBO News

posted Jun 16, 2013, 3:17 PM by Dan K

  • June 16th KBO Scores: Hanwha 3:4 Lotte // SK 7:9 KIA // Samsung 7:7 NC // Nexen 4:5 LG
  • Game Recaps
    Hanwha/Lotte:  http://youtu.be/cYk-5cwUy_Y  Lee Jae-gon goes 5 innings, giving up 5 hits, 5 walks, 4 striek outs, 1 earned run and getting the win.  Kim Sung-bae gets the save.  Yoo Chang-sik goes 3.2 innings, giving up 5 hits, 5 walks, 4 earned runs and takes the loss.  Kim Tae-whan hit a home run for Hanwha.

    SK/KIA: http://youtu.be/yP6H_Ki2fqs Kim Jin-woo goes 6 innings, giving up 7 hits, 5 walks, 8 strike outs, 3 earned runs and gets the win.  KIA used 7 pitchers from the bullpen to hold on and get Lerew the save.  Kim Kwang-hyun goes 4 innings, giving up 9 hits, 2 walks, 1 home run, 6 earned runs and takes the loss.  Na Ji-whan, Kim Joo-hyung, and Lee Bum-ho hit home runs for KIA and Park Jung-kwon hits 2 home runs for SK.

    Samsung/NC: http://youtu.be/KaF0YI2iH18 Bae Young-soo goes 3 innings for Samsung giving up 6 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned runs.  Hacker goes 6 for NC, giving up 11 hits, 1 walk, 4 strike outs, 4 runs, 3 earned runs.  Mo Chang-min hit two home runs for NC.

    Nexen/LG: http://youtu.be/cZvUrhfWZNM   Woo Kyu-min goes 5 innings, giving up 5 hits, 1 walk, 3 strike outs, 2 earned runs and gets the win. Bong Jung-keun gets the save.  VanHekken goes only 2.2 innings, giving up 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 home run, 1 strike outs, 5 runs, 3 earned runs and takes the loss.  Lee Jin-young hit a home run for LG. 


  • The KBO hit the 3 million fan mark on Sunday (12,119 a game). It took 252 games to reach that number.


June 15th's Random KBO News

posted Jun 15, 2013, 2:59 PM by Dan K   [ updated Jun 15, 2013, 10:22 PM ]

  • June 15th KBO Scores:  Hanwha 3:2 Lotte // SK 3:8 KIA // Samsung 3:8 NC // Nexen 0:9 LG
  • Game Recaps
    Hanwha/Lotte:  http://youtu.be/p-bgVueAZxE  Kim Hyuk-min goes 7 innings, givng up 6 hits, 6 walks, 4 strike outs, 2 earned runs and earns the win. Song Chang-sik the loss.  Ko Won-jun goes 6 for Lotte, giving up 5 hits, 4 strike outs, 2 earned runs and gets the no-decision.  Kang Young-sik takes the loss from the Lotte bullpen. 

    SK/KIA:  http://youtu.be/Tm6MZma92AI  Yang Hyun-jong goes 5 innings for KIA, scattering 4 hits, 6 walks, 2 home runs, 3 earned runs and gets the win.  Seddon goes 5.1 for SK, giving up 6 hits, 3 walks, 1 home run, 5 strike outs, and 5 earned runs in the loss.  Jo In-sung and Choi Jeong hit home runs for SK, Kim Joo-hyung hits a home run for KIA.  Kim Joo-chan paced KIA with 5 RBI's

    Samsung/NC: http://youtu.be/0aSLpvkgTo0 Son Min-han goes 5.1 innings, giving up 5 hits, 2 walks, 1 strike out, 0 earned runs and gets the win for NC. Lee Jae-hak gets the save.  Jang Won-sam goes 3.1 innings, giving up 6 hits, 3 walks, 6 runs, 5 earned runs and takes the loss.  Lee Seung-yeop hit a home run to tie the all-time KBO record for home runs with 351 of them (Yang Jun-hyuk also has 351).

    Nexen/LG:  http://youtu.be/IDmXo3YK_MA  Liz throws a complete came shutout for the Twins.  He gives up 5 hits, 5 walks, 7 strike outs and gets the win.   Knight goes 4.2 innings, giving up 9 hits, 3 walks, 3 strike outs, 8 runs, 7 earned runs and takes the loss.  A key play in the 5th inning led to the 8 runs being scored.  Umpire Park Keun-young missed the out call at 2nd which would have ended the inning, instead it led to 8 runs for NexenLee Byung-kyu hits a grand slam for LG and Mun Sun-jae with the solo shot for them.

  • Samsung's Lee Seung-yeop ties S. Korean home run record  Yonhap
  • Umpire Park Keun-young has been sent down to the Futures League.  Here's some of his 'greatest hits'

June 14th's Random KBO News

posted Jun 14, 2013, 4:40 PM by Dan K

  • June 14th's KBO Scores: Hanwha 5:9 Lotte // Samsung 14:6 NC // Nexen 3:4 LG
  • Nexen players penalized for DUI charge, throwing toward umpire  Yonhap

June 13th's Random KBO News

posted Jun 13, 2013, 8:05 AM by Dan K   [ updated Jun 13, 2013, 11:03 AM ]

  • Nexen pitcher Kim Byung-hyun faces disciplinary hearing over throwing at umpire   Yonhap
  • June 13th KBO Scores:  LG 6:1 Hanwha // NC 7:8 KIA // SK 3:8 Doosan // Nexen 3:4 Lotte
  • Game Recaps
    LG/Hanwha:  http://youtu.be/1gt0LyN_bdM  Shin Jung-rak goes 5 innings, 7 hits, 4 strike outs, 0 earned runs and gets the win.  Eveland goes 7.1 innings, giving up 7 hits, 2 walks, 5 strike outs, 3 earned runs and takes the loss.  Son Joo-in hit a home run for LG.

    NC/KIA:  Yoon Suk-min goes 6 innings, giving up 5 hits, 1 walk, 5 strike outs, 2 runs, 1 earned but gets the no-decision.  Lerew gives up 2 runs for KIA and blows the save, but Song Eun-beom comes in and gets the win for the Tigers.   Lee Tae-yang lasts 4.2 innings for NC, giving up 6 hits, 2 home runs, 3 strike outs, 5 earned runs, but gets the no decision.  Lee Jae-hak takes the loss.  Choi Hee-seop, Lee Yong-kyu, and Shin Jong-gil hit home runs for KIA.  Choi Hee-seop also drove in the winning run

    SK/Doosan: http://youtu.be/kaQhgsio8KA Olson goes 5 innings, giving up 5 hits, 1 walk, 4 strike outs, 3 earned runs and picking up his first KBO win.  Baek In-sik lasts 3 innings, giving up 4 hits, 3 walks, 4 earned runs and takes the loss.  Supermodel Miranda Kerr threw out the first pitch before the game.

    Nexen/Lotte:  Oxspring goes 7 innings, giving up 4 hits, 3 walks, 7 strike outs, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, but gets no-decision.  Kim Seung-hee picks up the win for Lotte.  Kang Yoon-gu lasts 4 innings, 5 hits, 4 walks, 4 strike outs, 3 earned runs and also gets the no-decision.  Park Jung-hoon takes the loss for Nexen.  Son Ah-seop with the walk-off single. 

  • Unintentional Plunking of the Day:  SK's Baek In-sik accidently hits Oh Jae-il in the back while trying to toss the ball back to the ump

June 12th's Random KBO News

posted Jun 12, 2013, 7:43 AM by Dan K   [ updated Jun 12, 2013, 9:45 PM ]

  • Ryu Hyun-jin goes 6 innings (100 pitches/67 strikes), giving up 11 hits, 2 walks, 2 strike outs and 3 earned runs. He also hit an RBI triple.  Before the game, former Lotte manager Jerry Royster was spotted on the field with Tommy Lasorda. 
  • Career derailed by injuries, SK's Kim Kwang-hyun only looks forward  Yonhap
  • June 12th Scores: NC 1:2 KIA // SK 1:2 Doosan // Nexen 3:6 Lotte
  • Game Recaps
    NC/KIA:  http://youtu.be/6SJnJGc5q9Q  Sosa goes 8 innings, giving up 6 hits, 1 walk, 10 strike outs, 1 earned run and gets the win.  Lerew picks up the save for KIA.  Wilk goes 7 innings, giving up 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 home run, 5 strike outs, 1 earned run and takes the loss.  Na Ji-whan hit a home run in the 8th inning. 

    SK/Doosan: http://youtu.be/IpHCsbOUvvE Nippert goes 7 innings, giving up 5 hits, 1 walk, 5 strike outs, 1 earned run and gets the win for the Bears.  Hong Sang-sam gets the save.  Reyes goes the distance for SK, but takes the loss.  He gave up 5 hits, struck out 2, and 2 earned runs.

    Nexen/Lotte: http://youtu.be/BLvgCpNPgDs  Kim Byung-hyun lasts 3.2 innings before getting ejected.  He gave up 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 earned runs and gets a no-decison. Kim was ejected for tossing a ball over the umpire as he walked into his dugout after an inning.  Park Sung-hoon takes the loss for Nexen.  Song Seung-jun went 6.1 innings, giving up 7 hits, 1 home run, 4 strike outs, 3 earned runs for a no-decision. Chong Tae-hyon gets the win, while Kim Sung-bae gets the save.  Park Jong-yoon hits a home run for Lotte and Kim Min-sung for Nexen.  Today's KBO Web Gem comes from Lotte's Park Jong-yoon. 

June 11th's Random KBO News

posted Jun 11, 2013, 8:30 AM by Dan K   [ updated Jun 11, 2013, 3:44 PM ]

  • June 11th Scores:  LG 11:3 Hanwha // NC 2:7 KIA // SK 7:5 Doosan
  • Game Recaps
    NC/KIA:  http://youtu.be/ujKldK8fA2Y  Im Jun-seop goes 6 innings for KIA, scattering 4 hits, 2 walks, 3 strike outs, 2 earned runs and picks up the win. Lerew gets the save.  Hacker goes 7 innings, giving up 6 hits, 2 walks, 6 strike outs, 4 earned runs and takes the loss.  Kwon Hee-dong hit a home run for NC. 

    LG/Hanwha:  http://youtu.be/Eixf4apcA3s  Woo Kyu-min went 5 innings, giving up 7 hits, 2 walks, 5 strike outs, 2 earned runs and gets the win for LG.  Hanwha started Song Chang-hyun who lasted only 1.1 innings, giving up 5 walks and 2 earned runs.  Hanwha pitchers combined to give up 10 free passes to first base.  Song took the loss.  Kim Yong-yi hit a home run for LG.

    SK/Doosan:  http://youtu.be/PW1YMQX6Xjk  Kim Kwang-hyun goes 7 innings, giving up 8 hits, 4 walks, 5 strike outs, 3 runs, 2 earned runs and gets the win at Jamsil, which was his first there in 1,012 days.  Lee Jung-ho goes 3 innings, giving up 4 hits, 3 earned runs and takes the loss for Doosan.  Kim Sang-hyun hit a home run for SK. 


  • Shane Youman spoke out about the insensitive comments Kim Tae-kyun said.  He spoke with Yonhap News and CTAB and Busan Haps
  • KBO slugger apologizes for racial remarks  Joongang
  • Random Fact of the Day: Hank Aaron was a guest hitting instructor for the Samsung Lions in 1982.  Stars and Stripes

June 10th's Random KBO News

posted Jun 10, 2013, 3:23 PM by Dan K   [ updated Jun 10, 2013, 9:28 PM ]

  • Hanwha's Kim Tae-kyun had this to say about Lotte's Shane Youman.  "The toughest pitcher is Youman because his face is so dark and his teeth are so white when he (Youman) smiles, the white baseball and his teeth kinda overlap, which makes it hard to focus on the ball."
    Hanwha and Kim have both publicly apologized for these remarks.
  • KBO slugger Kim Tae-kyun apologizes for insensitive remarks on African-American pitcher  Yonhap
  • Korean Baseball Star Catches Heat Following Racist Remarks Towards American Pitcher  Busan Haps

June 9th's Random KBO News

posted Jun 9, 2013, 2:27 PM by Dan K   [ updated Jun 9, 2013, 2:36 PM ]

  • Today's KBO scores: Hanwha 8:4 SK // KIA 6:4 Nexen // Lotte 8:2 LG // Doosan 2:4 Samsung
  • Game Recaps
    Samsung/Doosan: http://youtu.be/hyyRr2LEI_U  Noh Kyung-eun goes 6.1 innings for Doosan, giving up 8 hits, 2 walks, 1 home run, 5 strike outs, 4 runs, 3 earned runs and takes the loss.  Rodriguez goes 4.1 innings, giving up 4 hits, 2 walks, 1 home run, 5 strike outs, 2 runs, 1 earned run but gets the no-decision.  Cha Woo-chan gets the win, Oh Seung-hwan the save.  Choi Hyung-woo and Min Byung-heon hit home runs.

    Lotte/LG:  http://youtu.be/3JEIkJdNVmg  Lee Jae-gon goes 6 innings, giving up 4 hits, 6 walks, 2 strike outs, 1 earned run and picks up the win.  Jukich goes 3.1 innings, giving up 3 hits, 3 walks, 2 strike outs, 4 earned runs and takes the loss.

    KIA/Nexen: http://youtu.be/-jKCCVUVB_Q  Kim Jin-woo goes 7.1 innings, giving up 7 hits, 3 walks, 7 strike outs, 2 earned runs and gets the win. Lerew with the save for KIA.  Knight goes 6 innings, giving up 8 hits, 4 strike outs, 6 runs, 4 earned runs and takes the loss.  Na Ji-whan hit a home run for KIA.

    Hanwha/SK: http://youtu.be/3q3okbNF2VQ  Bautista goes 6 innings, giving up 9 hits, 2 walks, 1 home run, 8 strike outs, 4 earned runs and gets the no-decision.  Seddon goes 7 innings for SK, giving up 4 hits, 1 walk, 6 strike outs, 0 earned runs but also gets the no-decison.  Yoon Keun-young gets the win for Hanwha as they score 4 in the 11th, Lee Jae-young takes the loss.  Choi Jeong and Jung Beom-ho hit home runs. 

  • Nexen's Kim Min-woo has been suspended 30 games and received a 1000만원 fine for driving w/o license, hit and run, DUI
  • KBO All-Star voting begins on Monday

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