It seemed as if they had already agreed on each other. As if the KIA Tigers' Kim Do-young and Kwak Do-gyu made a promise, they used the word "respect" to their fellow players, not to their leaders. The player who gained respect from Kim Do-young and Kwak Do-gyu was ace James Nail (31).메이저사이트

Nail finished the regular season after undergoing emergency surgery after being hit on the chin by Matt Davidson in the match against the Changwon NC Dinos on Aug. 24. However, he took the mound at the Korean Series at a miraculous speed of recovery. He impressed KIA players several times in the Korean Series.

Kia's YouTube channel "Gyattivi" released a one-hour Korean Series commentary on Tuesday. Nail took charge of the first and fourth games of the Korean Series. In total, Nail displayed stellar performance in two ⅔ innings, with 10 hits, 13 strikeouts, three walks and one run with an earned run average of 2.53. If Nail had failed to come back, Kia would not be able to guarantee a combined win.

The return match for the first time in two months was truly a right-handed struggle. In the first game of the Korean Series on Oct. 21, when a suspended game took place during the top of the sixth inning, the stadium was in quite a mess, with the timing of the start of the game itself being delayed for more than an hour. Even if the nail was on the mound normally, the game was not sure that he would throw well. It was the worst in itself, with rain falling and the start of the game being delayed.

Therefore, pitching coach Jeong Jae-hoon only expected about three innings from Nail. The bullpen was also available to operate at full capacity anyway. "The first game was quite important. I thought James would have a chance to win if he played three innings and took the game equally. He pitched so well."

Kwak Do-gyu, who recalled the first match, said, "(The bad weather) made it really difficult for me to become a starting pitcher. Nail smiled and kept getting annoyed at all. Apart from starting pitchers, I really respected him as a player. I think he was cool as a player." He is already very famous for his personality. Kia officials also complimented him saying that he is the best ever.

Such nails are also great pitchers for self-objectification. Although he was not originally an inning player, he took the mound in Game 4 and threw his best until the 5th inning. He already told coach Chung Jae-hoon after the 4th inning that it would be right for his team to throw only 5 innings and go down. However, manager Lee Bum-ho asked for two or three more hitters as the centerline of the Samsung Lions was caught in the bottom of the 6th inning. Then, Nail accepted it willingly.

Coach Chung Jae-hoon said, "Most starting pitchers say, 'I'll finish this inning.' But obviously, I put all my energy into the fifth inning. So, he said, 'It's okay to have a runner and if I feel like I'm going to give him a point, I'll be okay, so change it,'" he said. I really gave up my pride and thought only about the team.

Kim Do-young said the same thing as Kwak Do-gyu. "I was so grateful that foreign pitchers didn't have to throw too much. I felt so grateful and respected. I was so grateful. I think I will continue to respect my nails," Kim said.

It was natural that Kia made all-out efforts to renew the contract with these nails. Nails will return to Kia with up to 1.8 million U.S. dollars as a foreign player next year. He is a player who deserves 1.8 million dollars.