Month: March 2024

Ataru’s Winning Goal, Ulsan Defeats Pohang and Wins 1 – 0

ATARU’S WINNING GOAL, ULSAN DEFEATS POHANG AND WINS 1-0 IN THE OPENING GAME OF K-LEAGUE 1

Ataru’s first goal in K-League 1 this season… Pohang Aspro’s ‘No. 1 exit’

Defending champion’ Ulsan HD defeated ‘difficult enemy’ Pohang Steelers in the opening game and took the first step toward winning their third consecutive K-League 1 title. 파워볼게임

In the opening game of the first round of the professional soccer Hana Bank K League 1 2024 against Pohang held at Munsu Stadium in Ulsan on the 1st, Ulsan saved Ataru’s goal in the 6th minute of the second half and won 1-0.

As a result, Ulsan, who achieved their second consecutive victory in K League 1 last year, defeated ‘last year’s FA Cup champion’ Pohang in the opening match and announced the beginning of their challenge to lift the trophy for the third consecutive year.

Ulsan smiled brightly in the opening game of this season’s K League 1, which attracted attention as a match between last year’s K League 1 champion and the FA Cup champion.

Ulsan used the 4-2-3-1 tactic with ‘last year’s top scorer’ Joo Min-gyu as the lone top striker, while Pohang used the 4-4-2 tactic with foreign strikers Giorgi and Heo Yong-jun as the ‘two top strikers’.

For the opening match, 28,683 ‘cloud spectators’ flocked to Munsu Stadium.

This is the largest attendance ever for Ulsan’s opening home game since 2018, when paid attendance statistics began.

Ulsan increased the intensity of its attack from the beginning of the game, but had difficulty breaking through Pohang’s defensive wall, which was counterattacked after the player’s defense.

In particular, Pohang Steelers changed to a 5-4-1 tactic in a defensive situation and blocked Ulsan’s attack with a ‘two-line defensive wall’.

In the 29th minute of the first half, Ulsan replaced right wing Jang Si-young, a U-22 resource, with Eom Won-sang to strengthen mobility.

Ulsan took the opportunity to score the first goal.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, in a mixed situation at goal following Ulsan’s free kick, Eom Won-sang’s cross from the right side of the penalty area was redirected by Kim Min-woo in front of the goal area, shaking the goal.

However, the assistant referee immediately raised the offside flag.

Kim Min-woo was in an offside position when Eom Won-sang’s pass was delivered.

After taking a breather, Pohang immediately launched a counterattack, and in the 33rd minute of the first half, Giorgi caught a pass from behind and put the ball into Ulsan’s net with a powerful left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area.

However, Giorgi was also in an offside position the moment he received the pass, and the goal was canceled with the assistant referee’s offside flag.

Ulsan, who finished the first half scoreless, finally scored the first goal in the 6th minute of the second half, and the protagonist was Japanese attacking midfielder Ataru.

Ataru, who received the ball on the left side of the penalty area, connected a strong cross towards Joo Min-gyu, who was rushing towards the goal.

However, the ball did not hit Joo Min-gyu’s foot, and the ball, which bounced in front of the goal, was sucked into the Pohang goal.

It was the moment when the first goal of this season’s K League 1 was born.

Ataru’s score ended up being the winning goal.

Ulsan was in danger of conceding a decisive goal in the 19th minute of the second half, but ‘Spider Hand’ Cho Hyun-woo’s super save shined.

Pohang’s Hong Yun-sang’s powerful shot from near the left side of the penalty arc was blocked by Cho Hyun-woo’s fingertips as he flew forward.

Pohang, desperate for an equalizer, tried to block Ulsan’s Eom Won-sang from a counterattack in the 44th minute of the second half, but attempted a back tackle, and the referee took out a ‘red card’, saying that they had blocked a perfect goal opportunity.

Aspro, who joined Pohang this year, suffered the disgrace of being the ‘No. 1 player to be sent off’ in K League 1 this season.

Ulsan, who continued their last-minute offensive with a numerical superiority, was unable to score an additional goal, but ended up winning the home game comfortably.

Go Woo-seok Hold in MLB Exhibition Game

HOLD IN MLB EXHIBITION GAME’ GO WOO-SEOK “FASTBALL, SLIDER, CURVE ARE WEAPONS”

In his first appearance in an exhibition game, he pitched 2K in one inning… “Appearing in the Seoul Series is special.”

Go Woo-seok (25), who successfully completed his debut game in a big league exhibition game, cited “pulling out hitters’ missed swings and confirming the quality of fastballs” as his biggest gain.

Go Woo-seok took the mound in the bottom of the 8th inning with a 5-3 lead in the 2024 American Professional Baseball Major League (MLB) away exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics held at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona, USA on the 1st (Korean time) and pitched 1 inning, allowing 1 hit, no runs, and 2 strikeouts.

I blocked it and took the hold. 바카라사이트

According to the local MLB broadcaster, on this day, Go Woo-seok threw a fastball, slider, and curveball.

The highest speed of his fastball was 93 miles per hour (about 150 km).

MLB.com commented, “Before the game, Go Woo-seok said, ‘I’m really nervous,’ but he didn’t express those feelings on the mound.”

Go Woo-seok struck out Tyler Soderstrom on a missed swing, recording a ‘strikeout’ as the first batter he faced in a big league exhibition game.

Ko Woo-seok, who grounded Korean batter Park Hyo-jun to second base, gave up a left-field hit to Cooper Bowman, but ended the inning by striking out Max Schumann on a missed swing.

In an interview with MLB.com, Go Woo-seok said, “I throw three pitches (fastball, slider, and curveball) with confidence.

“This is the secret to success in Korea,” he said, adding, “MLB is of a higher standard than the KBO league, but we will use the three pitches as weapons here as well.”

Go Woo-seok gained confidence by hitting 150 km per hour and causing missed swings in his first pitching game.

But he still humbles himself .

Go Woo-seok said, “I feel good because I checked the speed of the fastball and pulled out a missed swing,” but also added, “There is still a lot of work to be done.

I will stay healthy until the opening game and become stronger.”

San Diego will play the official opening series of the 2024 MLB season against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on March 20th and 21st.

Go Woo-seok’s participation in the Seoul Series is confirmed.

With a good pitch in his first appearance in an exhibition game, he was given the green light to enter the opening roster (26 players).

Go Woo-seok said, “It is a very special thing to wear the MLB San Diego uniform and go on the mound of Gocheok Dome, where I played,” and added, “For a baseball player, pitching in the opening game is exciting, but also nerve-wracking,” and looked forward to pitching in the Seoul Series.

The primary goal of Go Woo-seok, who signed a 2+1 year contract with San Diego for up to $9.4 million, is to enter the opening roster.

Despite being evaluated as a closer candidate, Go Woo-seok always said, “My big league debut comes first.”

He, who played his first exhibition game in the big league somewhat late, said, “The club gave me plenty of opportunities to get in shape,” and repeatedly emphasized, “I don’t care about the position.

My role is to go on the mound and count outs.”

His first appearance on the mound was completed safely.

San Diego coach Mike Silt praised Go Woo-seok, saying, “Everything worked.

The ball’s rotation and control were also good,” and “It was a great first appearance.”

Shohei Ohtani, My Wife is an Ordinary Japanese Person

SHOHEI OHTANI “MY WIFE IS AN ORDINARY JAPANESE PERSON… WE ARE FUN TO BE WITH”

A surprise wedding announcement was made on social media the day before… I am silent about my wife’s identity.

Shohei Ohtani (29, Los Angeles Dodgers), the ‘superstar’ who receives the most attention among active baseball players, introduced himself as “an ordinary Japanese person” after making a ‘surprise marriage announcement’. 카지노사이트

Ohtani stood in front of American and Japanese reporters ahead of the American professional baseball Dodgers’ spring camp training held at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on the 1st (Korean time).

He made a surprise wedding announcement the day before through social media (SNS).

Ohtani’s marriage announcement became a hot topic not only in Japan but also in the United States.

As announced, Ohtani responded to the ‘marriage report’ on the 1st, but kept quiet about his wife’s personal details.

In an interview with Japan’s Nikkan Sports, Ohtani said, “My wife is a very ordinary Japanese person.

I can’t tell you the exact time, but I met her three to four years ago and we got engaged last year.

I wanted to announce the news of our marriage before the start of the regular season.”

“After completing the documentation, we have now announced it,” he said.

When asked, “Is there a reason why you announced your marriage?”

Ohtani jokingly replied, “It’s noisy even if I’m not married, and it’s noisy even if I get married.

I announced my marriage to focus on baseball.”

Ohtani is the star player who attracts the most attention not only in Japan but also in the American Major League.

The level of attention grew as he signed a 10-year contract with the Dodgers worth $700 million (approximately 920 billion won), the largest contract in global sports history.

Ohtani, who was included in the ‘Sports Rich List’, donated a huge amount of money, willingly gave expensive gifts to acquaintances, and poured out beautiful stories.

Although Ohtani has been in the spotlight as a superstar for many years, his private life has rarely been exposed.

Although his dating rumors arose, they all turned out to be unfounded.

Even the numerous cameras aimed at Otani could not capture the scene of Otani’s date.

Regarding this, Otani said, “I only met my wife for a short period of time in Japan.

If we met outside, it would be noisy, so we only dated indoors.

My wife rarely came to the United States during the season, but this year she came here during spring training.”

He said, “Secret love” and shared the secret to maintaining it.

Ohtani explained his wife’s charm by saying, “It’s fun to be together.

I could imagine them continuing to be together.”

Another charm of his wife that he cited is her understanding.

Ohtani said, “My wife was not involved in the contract with the Dodgers at all.

She always understands my various situations well.”

“He understood my decision,” he said with a smile.

MLB.com announced the news of the superstar’s marriage, saying, “Now Shohei Ohtani is neither in the free agent market nor in the marriage market.”

IBK Industrial Bank Defeats Pepper Savings Bank

PONPOON INJURY’ IBK INDUSTRIAL BANK DEFEATS PEPPER SAVINGS BANK, BECOMING HOPEFUL FOR SPRING VOLLEYBALL

KB Insurance escapes 9 consecutive losses thanks to Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance.

IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, a women’s professional volleyball team, maintained its hopes for spring volleyball after overcoming the injury of starting setter Ponpoon Gedpard (registered name: Ponpoon).

IBK Industrial Bank achieved a come-from-behind victory against Pepper Savings Bank with a set score of 3-2 (15-25 25-14 22-25 25-23 15-7) in the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League visit game held at Gwangju Pepper Stadium on the 29th.

As a result, 5th place IBK Industrial Bank (46 points, 15 wins, 17 losses) chased 4th place GS Caltex (48 points, 17 wins, 15 losses) by 2 points. 온라인카지노

There is a 10-point gap with 3rd place CheongKwanJang (56 points, 18 wins, 14 losses).

Basically, the teams ranked 1st to 3rd in the regular league are invited to the postseason, but if the point difference between 3rd and 4th place is 3 or less, a semi-playoff match is held.

Pepper Savings Bank achieved its first win in 24 games against GS Caltex on the 23rd and was eliminated, aiming for its first two consecutive wins since its founding, but ended in vain.

Pepper Savings Bank, launched in 2021, has not had a single winning streak while achieving 3 wins (28 losses, 11 points) in the 2021-2022 season and 5 wins (31 losses, 14 points) in the 2022-2023 season.

Recently, veteran libero Oh Ji-young was suspended for one year on charges of bullying two juniors, and former coach Joe Tringe was fired.

After trading two sets each, IBK Industrial Bank’s backlash was even fiercer in the fifth set.

Lim Hye-rim blocked Yasmin Bedart’s (registered name Yasmin) attack at 9-7 and led the team to 10 points, while Pepper Savings Bank’s Lee Han-bi and Yasmin’s attacks left the court one after another.

IBK Industrial Bank accumulated match points with goals from Britney Abercrombie (registered name: Abercrombie) and Min-kyung Hwang.

Afterwards, Abercrombie ended the game by blocking opponent Park Kyung-hyun’s open score.

On this day, setter Kim Ha-kyung, who replaced Ponpoon, who was absent due to injury, started for the first time in 28 games and supported the team’s victory.

While Abercrombie scored the most points (29 points) in the team, Seoyoung Yook recorded the most points (20 points) in one game this season.

At Pepper Savings Bank, Yasmin (32 points), Park Jeong-ah (15 points), and Lee Han-bi (14 points) did their best, but it was not enough.

In the men’s match held at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon, KB Insurance defeated Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance with a set score of 3-2 (19-25 25-16 25-20 25-27 15-11).

KB Insurance, the lowest ranked team that won after 10 games, broke its losing streak and earned its 5th win of the season (27 losses, 21 points).

On the other hand, 5th place Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (45 points, 17 wins, 15 losses), which is rapidly rising in the rankings, missed the opportunity to beat 4th place KEPCO (47 points, 16 wins, 16 losses).

In KB Insurance, Andres Villena (registered name Viyena) led the victory with the most points (37 points) for both teams, and Hwang Gyeong-min (19 points) provided support.

At Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Yosvani Hernández (registered name Yosvani) scored 29 points and Kim Jeong-ho scored 11 points.

MLB, Concerned About Booming Reducing Pitcher Quota

MLB, CONCERNED ABOUT BOOMING CONSIDERS REDUCING PITCHER QUOTA… THE ON-SITE REACTION WAS ‘WELL’

The purpose of developing star starting pitchers… Average number of pitches and innings steadily dropping, Dodgers manager says, “It doesn’t help us win”… Scherzer: “Incentives are necessary”

“The star quality of the starting pitchers has declined.” 카지노사이트

This is the background for Rob Manfred (65), Commissioner (Governor) of Major League Baseball (MLB), who is considering reducing the number of pitchers in the active roster (26 players).

Last year, Commissioner Manfred announced that he was considering reducing the pitcher quota from the current 13 to 12 as early as the 2025 season.

As the number of pitchers decreases, the number of pitches and innings that one starting pitcher must throw will inevitably increase, with the expectation that this will contribute to the overall success of the major league.

Commissioner Rob Manfred said, “Historically, starting pitchers were the biggest stars in baseball games,” and added, “Recent pitcher management methods have diminished the star quality of starting pitchers.”

According to Spotradar, major league starting pitchers threw 98.6 pitches per game in 2000 and accounted for 17.8 outs, but last year they only threw 85.1 pitches and accounted for 15.4 outs.

There are also statistics showing that in 1998, starting pitchers were responsible for 67.84% of all innings, but this gradually decreased to 57.98% last year.

This is a difficult proposition for a club to accept, where the team’s victory is more important than the success of the league.

The Associated Press reported on the 29th (Korean time), “There are more talented bullpen pitchers in the major leagues than ever before.

Much data also suggests that it is dangerous for one pitcher to play many innings.”

He pointed out, “Realistically, from a manager’s perspective, it is easier to explain why it is better to remove an ace starting pitcher early than to replace him too late.”

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “I completely understand fans’ desire to see a pitcher pitch until the 7th or 8th inning,” but pointed out, “However, it does not necessarily help win the game.”

However, Max Scherzer (39, Texas Rangers), who won the Cy Young Award three times, was negative about reducing the number of pitchers, but agreed with the purpose, saying, “There needs to be incentives for starting pitchers to pitch longer.”

“I could have been a better pitcher by going through the opponent’s lineup three times (in one game),” Max Scherzer said.

“Recently we are too afraid of letting young pitchers fail,” he said.

Big League 2008 Scherzer, who debuted in , pitched 2,834⅔ innings in 457 games over 16 seasons, earning 214 wins, 108 losses, and an average ERA of 3.15.

Since 2013, he has surpassed 200 innings in six consecutive seasons.

Scherzer added, “I trained so that I could throw 105 to 110 pitches in a rotation every five days.

I don’t understand why they are increasingly limiting the number of pitches for pitchers who are growing.”