[SBS Story of That Day] The story behind the ‘2008 Beijing Olympics’ baseball ‘9 wins in 9 games’ myth revealed for the first time!

2025-01-10 18:11:05

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Baseball players who played major roles during the Olympics, including Lee Seung-yeop and Ryu Hyun-jin, appeared in large numbers and vividly told the story behind the day, rekindling the tension and joy of that time.

On this day's broadcast, Yoon Seok-min, who was last on the entry list for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, followed by Lee Taek-geun and Jeong Geun-woo appeared and conveyed the special feeling of that time.

At the time, at the Beijing Olympics, Korea won the first game against the United States 8 to 7, Canada 1 to 0, Japan 5 to 3, and China 1 to 0, achieving a landslide victory of 4 out of 4.

However, Ryu Hyun-jin, Jeong Geun-woo and others mentioned the 'promised 8th inning' while sharing the behind-the-scenes story, saying, "At that time, the players believed that Seung-yeop would do it."

Jang Do-yeon said, "Actually, at that time, Seung-yeop Lee made the promised 8th inning even though he was in severe pain in his operated finger."

Seung-yeop Lee said, “After the game, I said to the coach, ‘I wanted you to replace me (by substituting a player).

Jang Seong-gyu vividly conveyed Korea's crisis, saying, "On this day, Kang Min-ho, who protested the umpire's decision, was ejected, and Jin Gap-yong, limping, took over as catcher, and the pitcher was also replaced from Ryu Hyun-jin to Jeong Dae-hyun."

Seung-yeop Lee said, “I felt like I could fly in the sky, and I thought, ‘Oh, good job playing baseball.’ We did it.” Hyun-jin Ryu said, “It’s an experience I can’t change in my baseball life,” and Seok-min Yoon said, “‘If I didn’t make it to the national team.’

Many thoughts like these passed through my mind,” Taek-Geun Lee said, “It was a story for my son and a memory for my family,” and Geun-Woo Jeong said, “You turned Jeong Geun-Woo, who was like a bad boy, into a deep baseball player.”

Kang Min-ho said, “It was the Olympics that made me feel like I should become a better baseball player and become a more famous person.”

Next, Lee Taek-geun's gold medal from that time was revealed in the studio, vividly conveying the emotions of that day.

“It’s overwhelming to see it again”, “I cried together while watching the interview with Lee Seung-yeop”, “I became close with my neighbor during the Beijing Olympics.

 

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