My life, my baseball
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Description
Book Introduction
Things I thought about while walking around the baseball stadium
A versatile player for the Haitai Tigers who played both as a pitcher and a hitter in the first year of professional baseball, recording 10 wins, 10 home runs, and winning the RBI title.
He was the first player in professional baseball to hit 20 home runs, steal 20 bases, and 30 home runs, and was the pennant race MVP twice, home run king three times, and won the Gold Glove for five consecutive years, playing a leading role in the Tigers' dynasty that shone in the V9 era of the 1980s and 1990s.
But the numerous records he left behind may have been like bubbles that surfaced while struggling to stay afloat in the competitive sea of professional sports.
How heartbreaking and hot must have been the trials he endured and the tears he shed in secret.
The past footsteps of a man who dreamed of becoming a national representative, becoming a banker, and becoming a respectable head of a family become memorable sentences for us living today.
A versatile player for the Haitai Tigers who played both as a pitcher and a hitter in the first year of professional baseball, recording 10 wins, 10 home runs, and winning the RBI title.
He was the first player in professional baseball to hit 20 home runs, steal 20 bases, and 30 home runs, and was the pennant race MVP twice, home run king three times, and won the Gold Glove for five consecutive years, playing a leading role in the Tigers' dynasty that shone in the V9 era of the 1980s and 1990s.
But the numerous records he left behind may have been like bubbles that surfaced while struggling to stay afloat in the competitive sea of professional sports.
How heartbreaking and hot must have been the trials he endured and the tears he shed in secret.
The past footsteps of a man who dreamed of becoming a national representative, becoming a banker, and becoming a respectable head of a family become memorable sentences for us living today.
index
.
prolog
1. Gunsan Jungang-ro 2-ga
2.
Bbaengbbaengi and the transfer student
3.
Go to the comic book store
4.
Unforgettable teacher Lee Jun-won
5.
Wolmyeongsan water carrier
6.
Gunsan Commercial High School, a master of reversals
7.
From pitcher to hitter
8.
Duck butt hitting method
9.
May 18, 1980
10.
A country bumpkin from Gunsan and a beauty from Seoul
11.
From banker to professional athlete
12.
B-class player Kim Seong-han
13.
Haetae's all-rounder
14.
What if there's a fire?
15.
Tigers' first win
16.
3-time home run king, 2-time MVP, 7 championships
17.
Tokyo Dome home run
18.
Warning track
19.
Lee Ho-jun and Jang Seong-ho, who became disciples and teachers
20.
Become the Tigers manager
21.
The end of Haitai, the beginning of Kia
22.
Outside the baseball field
23.
Into the world
24.
High school baseball coach and baseball commentator
25.
Singing Contest and Restaurant Tour
26.
Making President Moon Jae-in
.
Epilogue
prolog
1. Gunsan Jungang-ro 2-ga
2.
Bbaengbbaengi and the transfer student
3.
Go to the comic book store
4.
Unforgettable teacher Lee Jun-won
5.
Wolmyeongsan water carrier
6.
Gunsan Commercial High School, a master of reversals
7.
From pitcher to hitter
8.
Duck butt hitting method
9.
May 18, 1980
10.
A country bumpkin from Gunsan and a beauty from Seoul
11.
From banker to professional athlete
12.
B-class player Kim Seong-han
13.
Haetae's all-rounder
14.
What if there's a fire?
15.
Tigers' first win
16.
3-time home run king, 2-time MVP, 7 championships
17.
Tokyo Dome home run
18.
Warning track
19.
Lee Ho-jun and Jang Seong-ho, who became disciples and teachers
20.
Become the Tigers manager
21.
The end of Haitai, the beginning of Kia
22.
Outside the baseball field
23.
Into the world
24.
High school baseball coach and baseball commentator
25.
Singing Contest and Restaurant Tour
26.
Making President Moon Jae-in
.
Epilogue
Into the book
“In 1982, I had 10 wins and a 2.79 ERA as a pitcher, and as a hitter, I had a .305 batting average, 13 home runs, and 69 RBIs.
In terms of rankings across the league, as a pitcher, he ranked 7th in wins and 5th in ERA, and as a hitter, he ranked 10th in batting average, 4th in home runs, and 1st in RBIs.
So the nickname I got was 'Jack of all trades', but compared to the fancy words like '5-tool' or 'two-handed swordsman' that follow it these days, it feels a bit old-fashioned."
“After signing a professional baseball contract with Haitai, I went back to my home in Gunsan and confessed that everything was thanks to my brothers who cared for me, worried about me, and cheered me on in place of my parents who passed away early, and I bowed deeply in gratitude.”
“Following the coach’s advice, I continued to experiment with a slightly wider and lowered stance, and I tried to keep the bat as flat as possible to shorten the time it takes from the ready-to-hit position to the point of impact.
In the end, a strange posture was created where, to others' eyes, the player was shaking his buttocks backwards and then swinging the bat straight toward the catcher at the ball thrown by the pitcher.
It was the beginning of the famous ‘duck butt hitting method.’
In terms of rankings across the league, as a pitcher, he ranked 7th in wins and 5th in ERA, and as a hitter, he ranked 10th in batting average, 4th in home runs, and 1st in RBIs.
So the nickname I got was 'Jack of all trades', but compared to the fancy words like '5-tool' or 'two-handed swordsman' that follow it these days, it feels a bit old-fashioned."
“After signing a professional baseball contract with Haitai, I went back to my home in Gunsan and confessed that everything was thanks to my brothers who cared for me, worried about me, and cheered me on in place of my parents who passed away early, and I bowed deeply in gratitude.”
“Following the coach’s advice, I continued to experiment with a slightly wider and lowered stance, and I tried to keep the bat as flat as possible to shorten the time it takes from the ready-to-hit position to the point of impact.
In the end, a strange posture was created where, to others' eyes, the player was shaking his buttocks backwards and then swinging the bat straight toward the catcher at the ball thrown by the pitcher.
It was the beginning of the famous ‘duck butt hitting method.’
--- From the text
Publisher's Review
The only way I could survive in this world was baseball!
The Haitai Tigers, founded in the first year of professional baseball with 15 players, had only three pitchers.
Kim Seong-han, who played as a pitcher until college, switched to batting due to an elbow injury and played both as a pitcher and batting player for the Tigers due to team circumstances.
But surprisingly, in his first year as a pro, he recorded 10 wins and a 2.79 ERA as a pitcher, and as a hitter, he recorded a batting average of .305 with 13 home runs and 69 RBIs.
In terms of rankings across the league, as a pitcher, he ranked 7th in wins and 5th in ERA, and as a hitter, he ranked 10th in batting average, 4th in home runs, and 1st in RBIs.
It was a record that was no less than that of Shohei Ohtani, who is active as a 'two-way player' in the major league.
After that, Kim Seong-han was called the 'jack of all trades' and dominated Korean professional baseball in the 1980s and 1990s.
Kim Seong-han was born in Gunsan, started playing baseball, and led the second golden age of Gunsan Commercial High School, a team famous for its comebacks. However, his parents passed away when he was in middle school, and he wasted his adolescence in deep wandering.
After meeting his lifelong benefactor, he was able to focus on baseball again, and eventually became the star player of the Tigers, who decorated the early days of Korean professional baseball with brilliance.
The story of Kim Seong-han, the first professional baseball player to hit 20 home runs, steal 20 bases, and hit 30 home runs, and was the pennant race MVP twice, the home run king three times, and won the Golden Glove for five consecutive years, and was the main character who opened the era of the Tigers' shining V9 in the 1980s and 1990s, brings back memories of that time for us living today and tells us about the many values and virtues of life that we have forgotten.
The Haitai Tigers, founded in the first year of professional baseball with 15 players, had only three pitchers.
Kim Seong-han, who played as a pitcher until college, switched to batting due to an elbow injury and played both as a pitcher and batting player for the Tigers due to team circumstances.
But surprisingly, in his first year as a pro, he recorded 10 wins and a 2.79 ERA as a pitcher, and as a hitter, he recorded a batting average of .305 with 13 home runs and 69 RBIs.
In terms of rankings across the league, as a pitcher, he ranked 7th in wins and 5th in ERA, and as a hitter, he ranked 10th in batting average, 4th in home runs, and 1st in RBIs.
It was a record that was no less than that of Shohei Ohtani, who is active as a 'two-way player' in the major league.
After that, Kim Seong-han was called the 'jack of all trades' and dominated Korean professional baseball in the 1980s and 1990s.
Kim Seong-han was born in Gunsan, started playing baseball, and led the second golden age of Gunsan Commercial High School, a team famous for its comebacks. However, his parents passed away when he was in middle school, and he wasted his adolescence in deep wandering.
After meeting his lifelong benefactor, he was able to focus on baseball again, and eventually became the star player of the Tigers, who decorated the early days of Korean professional baseball with brilliance.
The story of Kim Seong-han, the first professional baseball player to hit 20 home runs, steal 20 bases, and hit 30 home runs, and was the pennant race MVP twice, the home run king three times, and won the Golden Glove for five consecutive years, and was the main character who opened the era of the Tigers' shining V9 in the 1980s and 1990s, brings back memories of that time for us living today and tells us about the many values and virtues of life that we have forgotten.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: November 1, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 256 pages | 148*210*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791198020949
- ISBN10: 1198020946
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