"FXXX YOU" "Be quiet!" Foreigners' war of nerves → Even the directors ran out, why on earth?
Jul 04, 2024
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The match between the NC Dinos and SSG Landers at Changwon NC Park on the 4th. Bench clearance occurred after the end of the 10th inning. On this day, the two teams continued a 0-0 tie until the ninth inning amid the starting pitchers' good pitching, eventually leading to overtime.
at the end of the 10th inning of extra time. The SSG bench put Drew Anderson on the mound. His first bullpen appearance since entering the KBO League. SSG, which is 1 win and 8 losses behind NC this season, was determined to win the last game of the first half somehow.
However, after Anderson struck out Kim Sung-wook, the first batter of the inning, the atmosphere became strange. Shortly after the standing strikeout call came out, Anderson shouted a word similar to an expletive that he did not know whether he could hide his excitement or whether it was directed at the opponent's batter. It could be seen as an expression of excitement about striking out an important leadoff hitter.
However, NC Kyle Hart, who heard Anderson's cry at that time, did not hide his discomfort. Another foreign player next to him, Daniel Castano, also seemed uncomfortable. Hart's appearance as if he was shouting at Anderson was also caught on the broadcast screen.
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Anderson returned to the bench with a slight laugh and a shake of his head, but his teammates rushed out. Bench clearing took place as SSG coach Lee Soo-yong and players came to the ground ahead of the offense and defense shift. English-savvy hitter Choo Shin-soo was also seen talking to Hart for a while in a rousing voice, and in particular, Han Yu-sum warned NC foreign players, saying, `Be quiet.'
NC manager Kang In-kwon stopped Lee Soo-yong, who became emotional, and NC coach Song Ji-man's excitement was also reported through the broadcast screen. SSG players also appeared to stop Han Yu-seom, who was most angry.
A club official explained that Anderson's gesture after striking out Kim Sung-wook at-bat was misunderstood by NC players, and that bench clearing seemed to have occurred as Hart and Castano were excited.
It was a tight race of nerves. The bench clearing was short and the game continued afterwards, and NC won 2-0 with NC Davidson's walk-off home run at the end of the 12th inning. From SSG's point of view, it was even more frustrating to not win with only anger at the actions of foreign players, and from NC's point of view, it ended the first half with a cool walk-off victory while being stimulated by the opponent's pitcher's gesture.
The confrontation between the two teams is expected to heat up in the second half of the year.
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