NC ‘Funny Reality’… Pitcher Wins 3 Gold Medals, 4 Consecutive Wins in Fall Baseball Without Peddie

Normal sortie to Pedi PO… A battle between the powerful KT starting lineup and a single-legged bridge

Eric Peddy (NC Dinos), a three-time pitcher who dominated Korean professional baseball in 2023, only warmed the bench in fall baseball.

NC won 4 consecutive postseason games without Peddy, passing the wild card game and the semi-playoff stage one after another.

NC defeated SSG Landers 7-6 in the 3rd game of the semi-playoffs (semi-PO, 3 wins out of 5) held at Changwon NC Park in Gyeongsangnam-do on the 25th, and qualified for the playoffs (PO, 3 wins out of 5) with all 3 wins in the series. won. https://www.oncasino.site

NC, which sent out another foreign pitcher, Tanner Turley, as the starter for Game 3, would have completely lost the entire series if it had lost that day.

This is because it was not certain whether Peddy, who suffered aftereffects of a bruise after being hit on the right forearm by a ball from KIA Tigers Go Jong-wook on the 16th, would be able to pitch well in Game 4.

NC coach Kang In-kwon announced at a press conference after confirming the team's advancement to the playoffs, "Peddy was preparing to start the 4th game of the semi-PO," and added, "If there are no major problems, he will appear in the 1st game of the playoffs."

However, as he is heading to the playoffs without appearing on the mound in nearly 15 days, whether or not Peddie regains his sense of game may be a variable for NC.

Regardless of the severity of Peddie's injury, Coach Kang removed him from the roster for the wild card game against the Doosan Bears on the 19th, considering the pitching interval.

After beating Doosan and becoming a semi-PO, Coach Kang included Peddie on the roster and asked him to start, but Peddie did not give the OK sign.

Coach Kang, who had originally planned to put Peddy on the mound as the starter for Game 2 or 3, postponed Peddie's appearance until after Game 4.

Accordingly, Shin Min-hyuk, Song Myeong-ki, and Tanner played as starters in the first to third rounds of the semi-PO, and Peddie or Choi Seong-young were about to start in the fourth round. https://penzu.com/p/48b53182eacf91f2

That's why the victory in Game 3, achieved through the power of the bullpen in a situation where mound management was difficult due to the unclear starting lineup, was even more valuable.

It is unclear whether NC will laugh at the fact that they defeated SSG in a semi-PO without using a pedi.

Fedi, who ranked first in wins (20 wins), ERA (2.00), and strikeouts (209) this year, contributed greatly to the team's performance to the extent that he was evaluated as accounting for half of NC's strength.

Even putting this aside, it is an encouraging result for NC that they defeated SSG, their regular fall baseball team.

However, we also confirmed the cold reality that PO with KT will never be easy without Pedi.

The fact that Tanner, who was below expectations in both the speed of his fast ball and the sharpness of his breaking ball, had a difficult time facing a strong team was clearly revealed in the wild card game and the third semi-PO game.

If KT and NC, which have solid starting pitchers such as Wes Benjamin, William Cuevas, Go Young-pyo, and Bae Seong, are to face off, Peddie must return as a 'super ace' for it to be a match worth fighting.

The cohesion of NC's top and bottom batting lineups, which are a good mix of veterans and fall baseball rookies, and the cohesion of the bullpen became more powerful as postseason games were played. https://us.newyorktimesnow.com/read-blog/38335

Even if Peddie is unable to pitch at 100% condition after getting injured, NC's final fall baseball performance depends on how much he can regain the power of the three-gold winner as a pitcher.

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Pub: 03 Jan 2024 03:56 UTC
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