The Advance of the Dinosaur Stopped at the Threshold of KS... Fall Drama Written by NC with Weak Ratings



Despite Yang Eui-ji's departure, PS ranked 4th in the regular season thanks to Pedi, bullpen, and top batting line.

NC, which showed off 'crazy players' in every game, ended up frustrated with KS due to accumulated fatigue.

The unstoppable advance of the ‘dinosaur army’ NC Dinos stopped at the threshold of the Korean Series (KS).

NC lost the series by giving up the 5th game of the playoffs (PO, 3 wins out of 5) against KT Wiz on the 5th and exited the fall stage.

NC won the 1st and 2nd PO games and had an 88.2% chance of advancing to KS, but was unable to overcome the problems of slumping batting due to fatigue and bullpen hunting, and lost games 3 to 5.

Nevertheless, NC's 2023 season deserves to be evaluated as a year of joy and surprise rather than regret.

NC’s objective situation to start this season was not good.

After the 2022 season, the prevailing opinion was that the team's strength was weakened due to the failure to secure Yang Eui-ji (Doosan Bears) and Noh Jin-hyuk (Lotte Giants) in the free agent (FA) market.

There was a series of bad news, such as foreign pitcher Taylor Widener resting for nearly two months after the opening due to a herniated disc, and foreign hitter Jason Martin having his registration canceled for a month due to an internal oblique muscle injury in early April.

Koo Chang-mo, a left-hander who had high expectations after returning from injury last season, played only 11 games due to muscle damage and stress fractures.

However, NC cruised through the 2023 season with exquisite pitching harmony.

On the mound, pitcher Eric Peddy, who won three awards (multiple wins, ERA, and strikeouts), made a significant contribution.

Peddie posted 20 wins, 6 losses, an ERA of 2.00, and 209 strikeouts, achieving '20 wins + 200 strikeouts' for the first time in 37 years since Sun Dong-yeol of the Haitai Tigers in 1986 (24 wins, 214 strikeouts).

Kim Young-gyu (24 holds, ERA 3.06), Ryu Jin-wook (22 holds, ERA 2.15), and Lee Yong-chan (29 saves, ERA 4.13) also shone as a must-win team.



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