The paradox of '8 Chiol' and 'Gise'

Paradox of '8 Chiol' and 'spirit'...A word that tells how imperfect Lotte is

Lotte is known as a team that enjoys the atmosphere. Once the atmosphere heated up, no one could stop running. On the other hand, when the atmosphere subsided again, it used to show that it fell out of control. Even if the head coach changes and the team changes, it is the same as the constitution of the team that has been repeated over the past decade.

The appearance of the club, which has become the constitution and identity of the club, was expressed in the words '8 Chiol (to be hit in August)' and 'spirit'. The "8 Chiol," which aims to lead the rebound in August, has been repeated for four years from 2020 to this year, becoming a word that expresses Lotte's willingness to rebound in the second half. 배트맨토토

In fact, Lotte's August performance from 2020 to this year is quite good with 44 wins, 34 losses, and three draws of .564. However, before August, he had already given up a lot of wins and widened the gap with the top ranks, and even if he recovered in August, he showed such a weak performance that after September, the rebound in August was overshadowed. "8 Chiol" was, to put it bluntly, "sparkle."

This year, the atmosphere was so great that it was ranked first alone at the beginning of the season. It established a three-tier system with LG SSG until May, not just in April. At this time, Lotte was great enough to penetrate through the word 'spirit'. Like a buzzword, he said "spirit," and the club even marketed it as "spirit day." Lotte's energy was so great that it shook the league. However, the 'spirit' did not support the falling team's situation.

Last week, Lotte was a polar opposite. Maybe it was a week that let me know the team called Lotte. He achieved three consecutive winning series by sweeping three consecutive games against the SSG Landers during the week. It showed that the "spirit" of "8 Chiol" is reviving. However, he suffered a three-game sweep loss against Kiwoom, which is currently in last place. All three games faced the worst ending, allowing a come-from-behind defeat.

Paradoxically, "8-chi-ol" and "spirit" are words that tell how incomplete and steady Lotte's team is. If the power was stable, Lotte would have remained firmly at the center without being shaken by the swirling waves, but it can be interpreted that Lotte did not have such a stable power.

Lotte's batters scored 32 points in three consecutive SSG games last week and exploded with a batting average of .394, three home runs, and OPS of 1.092. He also solved the scoring batting average with .411 (23 hits in 56 at-bats). He also recorded a 3.33 ERA on the mound. Park Se-woong, Aaron Wilkerson, and substitute starter Shim Jae-min all did their part to support the mound. And Pil Seung-jo also completed the sweep victory with three consecutive fighting spirit.

On the other hand, Lotte's batters cooled down like lies in three consecutive Kiwoom games over the weekend. batting average of .24 with two home runs and OPS.stayed at 629. Not to mention the scorers. He remained silent at .136, failing to continue the flow of three consecutive games during the week. Above all, four errors came out of the clutch situation, leading to a loss. Ironically, the four errors were made by Park Seung-wook, who currently has a high contribution to Lotte.

It is now necessary to understand that "eight chiol" and "spirit" are only words that wrap up the state of an incomplete team. Right now, there are injured people such as An Chi-hong and old drums throughout the fielders, and the pitchers are accumulated with fatigue. This is the result of trying to squeeze it out in an incomplete state. The interior is more important than the packaging. He is currently in seventh place with 50 wins and 54 losses. Will Lotte be able to coolly diagnose reality and build a solid team to intensify the mid-tier competition again.

Lotte will meet LG in Jamsil this week and return to Sajik on the weekend to play three consecutive games against KT. Meet the top two teams. Regardless of the momentum, Lotte should show that it is qualified to advance to the semifinals.