Does this mean that the catcher shouldn't even tag...Home crash reading is a subjective domain, too vague
Jul 24, 2024
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Kiwoom Heroes manager Hong Won-ki was sent off against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 23rd. Because I protested the video review results.
The situation was like this. Doosan was leading 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning with two outs and runners on second base. Yang Eui-ji hit a hit to the right. Second baseman Huh Kyung-min dug home. Kiwoom right fielder Lee Ju-hyung's throw flew in exactly, and catcher Kim Jae-hyun caught the ball and tagged Heo Kyung-min. Choi Soo-won's centripetal declared out.
However, Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop applied for a video review. It wasn't about safe, out. Kim Jae-hyun broke the home collision prevention rule. And the verdict was overturned. Director Hong was enraged by this.
The purpose is to prevent the player from getting injured by preventing the collision between the runner and the catcher. However, the regulations are ambiguous. The regulations state that 'The catcher shall make every effort to avoid unnecessary forced contact when tagging a runner attempting to slide. Best effort, what would the catcher say if he said "I tried really hard "
Looking at the game situation on the day, Kim Jae-hyun ran slightly high and to catch a throw to his left. And I immediately tried the process tag to come down from the air, when I folded my left leg to land. It is true that Heo Kyung-min's leg, which was sliding, was blocked. However, if Kim Jae-hyun grabbed the ball and asked if he intentionally blocked the base, it was difficult to see it like that.
Best effort to prevent a collision with a runner. It seemed that Kim Jae-hyun was holding the ball and levitating, or there was no other way but to see the tag and jump over Heo Kyung-min. But it doesn't make sense for the catcher to give up the runner tag.
Safe or out, crossing the line or not, etc. are not that difficult to read. However, prevention of home collisions and obstruction of a new base this year are areas where the subject matter intervenes. If three judges, including the head of the video reading center, are ambiguous, it is said that the decision is made by a majority vote. On this day, the reading center judged that Kim Jae-hyun did not do it even though he could avoid a leg collision.
If you go into the realm of subjectivity in this way, the person who is being subjected will inevitably be dissatisfied. Therefore, home collisions were not subject to reading at the beginning of the video reading introduction. The same goes for obstruction of the base. However, because the field wanted it, it was introduced, and this is the structure that inevitably causes problems. Therefore, KBO is also carefully considering the introduction of half swing readings. This is because half-swinging can also be interpreted completely differently depending on the viewer.
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