Kim Sang-Su

Today I want to introduce the most popular player among fans, Kim Sang-Su.

He has lots of women fans, for his cute face, and bright smiling. He plays in short stop, which is very important position when defending. He should cover 2nd base, 3rd base, and also should be good at throwing.

Kim Sang-Su is one of the most famous Short stops in the league, with Kang Jung-Ho in Nexen Heroes, and Kim Sun-Bin in Kia Tigers. Samsung Lions always had the best shrot stops in the league, starting with Ryu Joong-Il in 1887 who is now the manager of the team, and Park Jin-Man in 2004, and now Kim Sang-Su in 2010. They all together are called " THE GOLDEN SHORT STOP LINE"

Kim Sang-Su this season, marked 0.278 , 113 hits and 29 steals. which was a fantastic stats for the table setter. But this guy shines when defending.
He is one of the best defender ever, and since he is just 21 years old, people say that he has the potential of being better player than Park Jin-Man, who is known as the best defending short stop ever.

I'm proud that he is a Lions man. :)

Oh, Seung-Hwan

Called as 'king of the end' or 'the final boss', Oh Seung-Hwan is lions' closer. Lions' fans know that when Oh comes out, Lions win the game.

He is known for his fastball called "Stone fastball", as the hitters say that when he is on the mound, they feel his fastball as if a stone is coming toward them. 

Oh is number 1 closer in Korea, and no one will deny on this matter. This season he saved 47 games, which is a tie with the highest score in Asia(It was also Oh Seung-Hwan who saved 47 games in 2006).

 He debuted in 2005, but in that year he saved 16 games, making 115 strike outs which is 5th place in the league and the best among closers. Also he was chosen as the MVP in Korean Series when he played 7 innings and made 11 strike outs with no runs.

 2006 was the best season for Oh. First of all he got into the national team, and played in WBC. Then in the league he made 47 saves and became no.1 in Asia. In 2007, he made 40 saves, and in 2008 made 39 saves which both ware the top in the league.

However he was injured in 2009 and had hard time for 2 years. People said the show time for Oh has ended. But this season he came back. With 47 saves in the league, he became the MVP of Korean Series again.

He is loved by all Koreans and I'm Proud that he is a Lions' man.

Jin Gap-Yong

Today I want to introduce Samsung Lions' main catcher, and also the captain of the team, Jin Gap-Yong.

Jin has been the best catcher in Korea, until Kang Minho in Lotte became no.1 a few years ago.
He is now 38 years old, but his passion for baseball is still as hot as a rookie player.
This season Samsung won the season and also the Korean Series.
People say Samsung's pitchers are really strong, but you should know that Jin made those players by leading them very well.

Let's look at Jin's record this season
avg: 0.273
HR: 10
Hits: 78
RBIs: 42

Just with the statistics, nobody would think he is a great player.
However, Jin's value comes out when defending.
Ryu Joong-il, the manager of Samsung Lions said,
"There is no person who is better than Jin when talking about leading the pitcher, and also
BLOCKING THE BALL that is about to bounce off and fall back."

Jin doen't have great records but it doesn't matter. As a supproter of Samsung Lions, I would say Jin was the best player this season who led the victory to the Lions.