Koo Dae-sung
Koo Dae-Sung (Hangul: 구대성, Hanja: 具臺晟) (born August 2, 1969 in Daejeon, South Korea) is a Korean professional left-handed pitcher, currently with the Sydney Blue Sox. He formerly played for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization. He was also formerly with the New York Mets of Major League Baseball and the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball. He announced his retirement from Korean baseball on August 15, 2010. He currently plays for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League.
Early life
Koo is a left-handed pitcher despite being born right-handed. As a child, he suffered an injury which forced him to become left-handed. He broke his right arm so badly, so he had to use his left hand. Koo attended Hanyang University.
Professional career
Hanwha Eagles
Koo began his professional career in 1993 with the Hanwha Eagles of the Korean Baseball Organization. In 1996, he won both a Gold Glove Award and the MVP of the KBO with a 1.88 ERA, 18 wins, 24 saves and 183 strikeouts in 139 innings pitched.
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Kite Song
by: Yoko OnoI flew a kite, I held on tight to its string
Each time I go anywhere, I held on tight
In the middle of the night I woke up in fright
Thinking maybe in my dream I let go my kite
When I was in a restaurant talking to my friends
Watching their mouths move faster and faster
I thought of the kite that was flying the sky
And made sure that my hand was holding the string
That was long time ago
Many skies went by since then
Now my hands stopped holding anything
And I've learned to take a walk instead
Then one day in an evening light
I saw something strange shining bright
The sky was dark with swarms of larks
And in the midst of it all, yes, it was my kite
How did the kite get there? I never know
Floating away among the clouds to where nobody knows
I held my gun with both my hands
Slowly aiming at the shining dot
The shot went off, that dot blew off