In alt.sports.baseball.az-diamondbacks Bucky <uw_badgers.TakeThisOut@email.com> wrote:
> about_that_time wrote:
> > But, this is Korea you're talking about. Who do you suggest they put on the
> > roster intead? Josh Beckett? Because, you know, that doesn't work in this
> > situation.
> OK, maybe Korea can keep BH Kim on the roster, but don't call his
> number during a critical moment in an elimination game. They could have
> left Jun in the game instead.
Back when Kim was blowing saves for the D-Backs in the 2001 World Series,
much was made of the fact that he'd pitched for the South Korean national
team in an Asian baseball tournament and pitched brilliantly in an
elimination game where losing would have meant that the team members lost
their immunity to the military draft, and winning meant they got to keep
that immunity (indefinitely, AIUI).
IOW, the Koreans had only good memories regarding the way he's pitched
for them.
--Paul
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