애리조나에서 보스톤으로 이적할때 보스톤 팬포럼에 있던 감동적인 글....

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ID : Captmidnight23

"Lets add some more truths while you're at it. BK has also been tagged as thin skinned, spoiled, clubhouse cancer, doesn't take advice from anyone, aloof......It is being reported here that he won't be missed within the clubhouse. " -- scottydback.

“BK에 대한 진실을 덧붙여보자면, 그는 새가슴에, 말썽장이고 클럽하우스의 암적인 존재인데다가 아무의 충고도 안들으려 하고 함께 어울리지도 않지.. 보도된 바로는 클럽하우스에서 아무도 그를 찾지 않을거래~” -- scottydback 이란 ID의, 첫번째글에 대한 딴지걸기



If you read what i wrote on the original post, you might have noticed that i did not rely on or use any media reports or popular opinion; they are from 4 years of closely following BK's career. actually, the original post was written to correct and provide more insights than what the media was capable of providing--especially that of phoenix, az. if you read newspapers, you'd know that the media is incredibly biased and often times completely remiss in their duty as reporters. it is one thing to read the paper and take it at face value--although i find this incredibly naive and reproachable--it is quite another to read it, swallow it whole AND spit it out, as if its a confirmed fact, or as you like to call it "truths."

내 글을 읽어보면 알겠지만 난 아무 언론도 인용하지 않았어. 내가 글을 쓴 이유는 언론-특히 아리조나 언론들-이 틀리게 말한점을 고치고 다른 관점으로 볼수 있도록 하려는 것이었지. 신문들을 읽어보았다면, 언론들이 놀라울정도로 왜곡돼있고 종종 기자로서의 의무를 완전히 무시한다는 것을 알수 있을거야. 기사를 그냥 읽는거랑 그 기사를 사실로 받아들이는거랑은 천지차이라 할 수 있지..


luis gonzalez was hailed by the media as the WS hero for getting that broken bat single in a TIE game with the bases loaded and the infield in. if you read the papers and naively believe everything they say, you would think that he was the hero of the game. but if you actually watched that game and knew even a little bit about the game, you would know that the real hero was tony womack, who got a HUGE double off of mariano when they were behind, to spark the team on to victory. sure, womack's double wasn't the winning hit, but if womack didn't do what he did, i am 100% convinced that the dbacks would have lost. if luis gonzalez didn't get that hit, maybe they would have won or lost, i don't know.

루이스 곤잘레스의 예를 들자고.. 월드시리즈에서 방망이가 부러지는 끝내기 안타를 쳤을 때 언론에서는 그를 영웅으로 치켜세웠지. 하지만 야구에 대해서 조금이라도 안다면 그 게임의 진정한 영웅은 뒤지고 있을 때 마리아노 리베라로부터 귀중한 2루타를 때려낸 토니 워맥이었다는 것을 알거야. 그 2루타가 결승타는 아니었지. 하지만 그가 그 2루타를 치지 않았더라면, 100% 확신하건대, Dbacks는 졌을거라고.. 곤잘레스가 마지막 안타를 못쳤다면 Dbacks 가 이겼을까 졌을까? 알 수 없지…


i wasn't there in the clubhouse to know if BK was indeed "thin-skinned, spoiled, clubshouse cancer, doesn't take advice from anyone, aloof." what i do know is that arizona republic is the newspaper with the biggest circulation in that area, and hence is considered the preeminent newsource. what i've found in reading the republic, through azcentral.com, is that this newspaper is just shameful--the biggest culprit being Pedro Gomez, who i think is the most self-promoting, biased, off-the-wall, and a sorry excuse for a yellow journalist. what i do know is that derelict reporting resulted in an inaccurate depiction of byung hyun kim.

난 (Dbacks의) 클럽하우스에 없었기 때문에 그가 “새가슴에, 말썽장이고 클럽하우스의 암적인 존재인데다가 아무의 충고도 안들으려 하고 함께 어울리지도 않는지” 알 재간이 없어. 내가 아는 것이라고는 아리조나리퍼블릭이 그 지역에서 가장 판매부수가 많아서 그들의 기사가 중요하게 취급된다는 것이지. 그걸 읽으면서 알게된 것은 이 신문은 정말 치욕적이라는 점인데, 그 원흉은 잘난척하고 편견에 가득차고 기상천외한 황색언론의 대표주자인 페드로 고메즈라 할 수 있지. 내가 아는 것은 BK에 대한 부정확한 묘사들은 이런 무책임한 기사의 결과라는 사실이야.


is BK thin-skinned? i am not sure, to be honest; although i do feel that he used to dwell a little bit when he gave up mere basehits. however, where was his thin-skin when he was thrown into protect a one-run lead in NY against the likes of alfonzo, olerud and piazza, in his big league debut after being called up that day straight from the minors as a 19-yr-old--nevermind he had only been in this country for a mere 8 months or so? where was his thin-skin in his first playoff save opportunity in an extremely hostile, roudy and hectic environment of busch stadium, facing the likes of edmunds and mcgwire? how in the world did a kid--that's right, a kid--with thin skin save thirty some-odd games with a 2.04 era all the while leading ALL OF BASEBALL, by a good mile, in a category called "tough saves" in 2002?

BK가 새가슴인가? 솔직히 난 잘 몰라. 그가 안타를 맞으면 좀 위축되는 것 같기는 해. 하지만 그가 19살때, 마이너리그에서 메이저로 처음 불려 올라온 그 당일날, 알폰소, 올러루드, 피아자 같은 거물들을 상대로 해서 메츠로부터 1점차리드를 지켰을 때, 그 새가슴은 어디로 간거지? 아, 그가 미국땅을 밟은지 8개월밖에 되지 않았던 것은 신경쓰지 말라고.. 그 적대적이고 시끄럽고 혼란스러운 카디널스 홈구장에서 에드문드랑 맥과이어를 상대하던 첫 플레이오프 세이브 찬스때,
그 새가슴은 어디로 갔던건가? 어떻게 새가슴 꼬마가 (꼬마 맞지 뭐) 2002년도에 30개 넘는 세이브와 방어율 2.04를 기록하며 tough save 부문에서 최고기록을 세웠지?


"spoiled?" i don't even want to comment on this one, except its been decades since i saw a closer brought in for so many 2-inning saves. bk never complained once about this. if anything he felt dissed for being underused because sometimes he was overlooked to close in favor of mike myers, who's not even a good lefty specialist.

말썽장이라고? 별로 대꾸하고싶지도 않지만 한가지만 말해줄게. 난 마무리투수가 그렇게 많이 2이닝씩 던지는 것 본적이 별로 없어. BK는 불평도 안하더군. 그가 실망했던때는 왼손타자 상대로 별로 강하지도 않은 마이크 마이어스에게 세이브찬스를 주기위해 (감독으로부터) 무시당했을때 뿐이지..


"clubhouse cancer?" i don't know; i wasn't there. but, how could a kid from a foreign land who speaks only a handful of words, a kid who rarely interacts with teammates socially, be considered a cancer in a clubhouse dominated by the likes of randy johnson, matt williams, mark grace and curt schilling? do you see the insanity in this? can't you just picture him in his own corner doing his own thing? if he did cause problems, can't you see curt or matty getting right in his face about it?

클럽하우스의 암적인 존재? 난 거기 없었으니까 잘 몰라.. 하지만 어떻게, 영어도 잘 못하고 다른 팀동료들과 어울리지도 못하는 외국인 꼬마가, 랜디존슨, 매트윌리암스, 마크그레이스, 커트쉴링 등이 지배하는 클럽하우스에서 암적인 존재가 될수 있지?뭔가 이상하지도 않아? 그냥 구석에서 자기일만 하고있는 그가 안보여? 그가 문제를 일으키면 커트나 매트가 가만히 있을 것 같아?


doesn't take advice from people? that, i really don't know. but i do know that there is a communication barrier. i also know he saved 30 games with a 2.04 era while "not taking advice from people."

아무의 충고도 안들으려 한다고? 나야 알수 없지 뭐.. 하지만 의사소통에 장벽이 있었다는 것 정도는 알아. 게다가 그가 “아무의 충고도 듣지 않고” 30세이브에 방어율 2.04를 기록했다는 것도 알지…


he won't be missed in the clubhouse? i think, by now, most baseball fans know bk sleeps in the laundry room if he isn't working on his pitching. how could a guy who was never in the clubhouse be accused of not being missed there when he wasn't even in there in the first place???? do you see how ridiculous that is? are u starting to see that a lot of the stuff on bk may not be accurate, and is merely a product of irresponsible reporting?

클럽하우스에서 아무도 그를 그리워하지 않을거라고? 내 생각엔, 지금쯤 대부분의 야구팬들은 BK가 공을 던지지 않을때는 세탁실에서 잠들어버린다는걸 알고있을거라고 생각해. 어떻게 클럽하우스에 들어가본적도 없는 사람보고, 아무도 그를 찾지 않을거락 비난할수 있지? 네생각에도 좀 웃기지않아? 이제 BK에 대한 수많은 말들이 정확하지도 않은, 무책임한 언론의 산물이라는걸 알수 있겠어?


the thing is BK doesnt speak english very well. he has no chance to clear things up in front of the camera because of this. only time he talks is to the korean media, and he does this very carefully, giving them little as possible. so in essence, to the american media, bk is a mute. they know they could say anything they want without having to deal with any kind of repercussions. there was much too much leeway for the amateur reporters of az in their efforts to spin and promote their careers.

문제는 BK가 영어를 잘 할줄 모른다는거야. 그래서 카메라 앞에서 해명할 기회도 없었던거지. 그친구는 한국언론앞에서만, 그것도 아주 조심스럽게 가능한한 조금만 얘기하지. 결국 미국 언론들에게 김병현은 벙어리일 뿐이야. 그들은 자기네가 원하는건 어떤것이든 아무 저항도 안받고 말할수 있다는걸 알고있어. 아리조나의 아마추어 기자들에겐 잘나가기 위해 뭐든지 할수 있는 여건이 마련되어 있는거라구…



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There seems to be a lot of misconceptions on BK among baseball fans, especially those in Boston. I've been following BK since he got his first save as a 19/20 yr-old at Shea four years ago, retiring Alfonzo, Olerud and Piazza in order.

난 BK가 4년전, 20살도 안되었을때 셰어 스타디엄에서 (메츠를 상대로) 알폰소, 올러루드, 피아자를 돌려세우며 첫 세이브를 기록할때부터 지켜보았는데, 야구팬들중에 (특히 보스턴에서) 그에 대한 오해가 참 많은것 같아...


I think the greatest misconception on BK is that he is a post-season choker. Sure, he did blow two saves in the WS at Yankee stadium as a 22 yr-old. But u have to look at the whole picture and be fair about it.

BK에 대한 잘못된 인식중 가장 큰 것은 ‘포스트시즌에 약하다’는 것이지.
비록 그가 2001 WS에서 두번의 블로운세이브를 기록하긴 했으나, 더 넓게, 공정하게 볼 필요가 있다.


Leading up to the 2001 WS, BK was practically unhittable in the playoffs: he got a crucial save versus the Cardinals, which might have been the most pressure-packed situation he has ever pitched in. In the next round against the Braves, BK was brought in in the 8th inning of Game 3, I believe, with the bases loaded with no one out. It looked as if the momemtum had turned into Atlanta's favor; they looked as if they were about to take the lead and break it wide open. BK induced a DP and retired the next batter, allowing one run to score. In the ninth, he shut them down to nail down the victory. In the very next game, BK was brought in for another 2-inning save. BK shut them down; the dbacks were NL champs. It's funny how no one remembers the work he did in these PLAYOFF games.

2001년 플레이오프 기간중 BK는 unhittable 이었지. 엄청난 중압감속에서 카디날스를 상대로 세이브를 기록했고, 브레이브스와의 Game 3 에서 8회 무사만루의 위기를 1실점으로 막으며 승리를 지켰어. 바로 다음경기에서 또다시 2이닝을 던지며 세이브를 따냈고, Dbacks는 NL Champion이 되었다. 어째 아무도 이 사실을 기억 못하는거지?


The funny thing is, here in NY, people make such a big deal about Mariano coming in to the 8th inning with two outs for a 4-out save in the playoffs. As you all know, closers these days, even the top ones, are rarely asked to get more than 3 outs, and getting 6 outs are unheard of. In Game 4 of the WS, Brenly elected to take out his best pitcher--that year--and decided to bring in a 22 yr-old for a 6-out save against the Yankees in the Bronx--that's how much confidence he had in BK. In the 8th, BK retired the side in order, striking them out 1-2-3. In the ninth, BK proceeded to get the first two outs. After getting 5 huge outs in the biggest of games on the greatest stage, BK couldn't get that 6th out.

웃긴것은, 여기 뉴욕에서는 마리아노 리베라가 8회 2사후에 등판한 것을 (아웃카운트 4개나 남겨두고) 놓고 야단들이란 점이지. 요즘 마무리들은 아웃카운트 3개 이상 던지는일이 별로 없거든. 6개? 들어본적 없다. 월드시리즈 Game 4에서 브렌리감독은 22살짜리를 양키스 상대로 (그것도 양키스 홈구장에서) 아웃카운트 6개를 잡으라고 내보냈어. BK는 8회 3타자 모두 삼진으로 잡는 등 5개의 아웃을 잡았으나 6개째에 실패했지.


After throwing 60 some-odd pitches in 3 INNINGS, THE CLOSER is brought back in the next game to finish it out again in game 5. Again, BK is one out away from closing it out, but again blows the save. This time the game is only tied, and not over. The yankees score against Albie Lopez, I believe, in extra innings to win the game.

전날 60개의 공을 던진 후 다음날 Game 5에 또 불려나와서는 동점을 허용했다. (진것은 아니지)


Sure, his record states that he blew two WS saves, but to say that he is a playoff choker is not only short-sighted, but absolutely asinine.

월드시리즈에서의 블로운세이브 2번은 사실이지만, 플레이오프를 망쳐놓았다는 말은 근시안적일뿐만 아니라 정말 멍청한 얘기라구..


As for his starts this year, if BK had started the season behind the Boston offense, I am 100% certain he would be 5-1, instead of 1-5. Outside of two starts, one where he was pitching with an injury, BK has been extremely good, he just had no support from his guys. It looks like the DBacks are reluctanly letting him go because 1. they need to trim payroll (bk 3.5mil, Shea 400K), 2. they need a bat and 3. mantei looked go so far, batista has been great, and brandon webb has been a diamond in the rough. Boston is trading away a good young 3rd baseman but the red sox have so much hitting and not enough pitching. I think the deal makes sense for both clubs. but if you look at talent alone, you guys are robbing them clean.

올 시즌을 놓고 본다면, BK가 보스턴에서 선발로 나섰다면 지금쯤 1승5패가 아니라 5승1패를 기록하고 있었을거라고 100% 확신한다. 너무 잘던졌지만 팀타선의 지원이 없었을뿐…
Dbacks 가 BK를 내보내는 이유는 1) 몸값 줄이려고 2) 공격력을 강화할 필요가 있어서 3) 맨타이, 바티스타, 브랜든 웹이 현재까지는 괜찮아보이니까 등이라고 보이는군.. 보스턴은 유망한 3루수를 내보내지만 공격력은 충분하고 투수력보강이 필요하지. 내 생각에는 이번 트레이드가 양팀에 도움이 되겠지만, 재능만을 놓고 본다면 보스턴이 훨씬 이득이야 (you are robbing them clean!!)…

As a BK fan, I am really happy about this trade. Watch and see, you guys are getting an extremely rare pitcher who's had two years of precious playoff experience with ungodly stuff, and he is only 24 to boot. I think Shea is a very good hitter, if any team could afford losing a hitter, its Boston, and you have to give up something to get something.

BK 팬으로서 난 너무 기쁘다. 두고 봐. 너네 보스턴은 24살짜리, 믿기어려울정도의 구질을 갖추고 2번의 playoff 경험까지 가진 극히 드문 투수를 보유하게 된거라구. Shea 도 좋은 타자임에는 틀림없지만, 그런 타자를 내보낼 여유를 가진 팀이 있다면 그건 보스턴이고, 뭔가를 얻으려면 역시 뭔가를 내놓아야하지 않겠어?

[BK fighting!!!]

다시 봐도 감동적이군요.훌륭한 팬입니다^^

[당신은 천사와 함께]

정말 읽으면 읽을수록 저도 모르게 힘이 나네요...

[오징어불고기]

"spoiled?" 란 말은 "싸가지없다, 되바라졌다, 버르장머리없다" 란 뜻으로도 쓰이는데... BK를 그렇게 말하는 사람이 있다니! 반박글 한번 시원하게 잘 썼네요... 구구절절 옳소이다.

[대구의BK]

와우~!

[커피]

보고 또 봐도 속시원한 글이네요....2004시즌!! BK는 더욱 비상하리라 믿습니당!!!!

[중독]

^^ 말을 너무나도 얄밉게도 잘 하시네요...ㅎㅎ.. 기분 조~타!!

[→^^←(sugar)]

저거.. 한국팬이 쓴거 아니져?? 외국팬이 쓴거면 더 조켔다.. 음.. 뿌듯뿌듯~~!!