Lee Seung-yeop is not ready to leave, why did the home run become a triple...Controversy over redeployment of runners, it can't go like this

Jul 13, 2024

The game between Samsung and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 12th, and Doosan Yang Seok-hwan was homered after hitting a ball over the fence behind center field in the bottom of the eighth inning. Coach Lee Seung-yeop is protesting against the reversal of a triple after the video review. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.12/

Continued controversy over the relocation of runners, why should Samsung benefit from not continuing the play.

Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop was sent off against the Samsung Lions in Jamsil on the 12th. Exit for the third time of the season. Manager Lee rushed out of the dugout in the bottom of the eighth inning when the lead Yang Seok-hwan's ball was overturned from a home run to a triple.

The situation was like this. Yang Seok-hwan's ball hit the central fence of Jamsil Stadium and entered the ground. The umpires first judged that it was a home run. However, Samsung requested a video replay, and after hitting the yellow line of the fence, the home run alert line came back inside, and it was determined that it was not a home run.

The umpires rearranged Yang Seok-hwan to third base because the ball did not go over. However, coach Lee and Yang Seok-hwan jumped up and down. This is because he sprinted in case it wasn't a home run and hit home. In the meantime, Samsung fielders did not play any relay with an expression of why it was a home run. Of course, Samsung players were also embarrassed when the home run call came out even though it was not a home run. It is clear that it was not that he did his best, but that it was a confusing scene where he could not judge that he should play quickly at the moment in that situation.

It's really ambiguous. It is the referee's discretion to adjust the situation when the decision such as home run and foul is reversed by video review. Since subjectivity is involved, of course, words are bound to come out.

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This year alone, it has already been several times. The LG Twins-KT Wiz match in Jamsil on April 5. KT Hwang Jae-kyun sent a hit to third base with two outs in the top of the eighth inning when the team was facing 2-2. LG third baseman Moon Bo-kyung hit the glove and the ball rolled to the third-base fence. The third base referee first declared a foul, but the video review showed it was fair. However, the umpires sent Hwang Jae-gyun to first base. KT jumped up and down. Of course, it meant that it was a ball that could reach second base. And according to the regulations, the on-site referee team leader had to make a decision, but the reading room answered to send it to first base, further igniting the fire.

The situation was complicated against the Incheon SSG Landers-Hanwha Eagles on May 25. The top of the sixth when it was 1-1. With one out and runners on first base, Hanwha Chae Eun-sung hit a fly ball to right field. SSG right fielder Ha Jae-hoon attempted a diving catch. The initial decision was ruled out. However, Hanwha applied for a video review, and the result was a hit.

On the 25th, the match between Hanwha and SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon, one out and one base in the top of the sixth inning, and SSG coach Lee Soo-yong appeals after the video review is over.Incheon= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.05.25/

The judges decided to rearrange runners on first and second bases. Then SSG protested. While first baseman An Chi-hong did not play until the end and returned, they played until the end and finished throwing second base regardless of whether they were out or not, and An Chi-hong said that he should be out. On the contrary, Hanwha and An Chi-hong said they would have played second base if they had a hit call, not out, and of course, they were right to go to second base.

SSG's unfairness was that Han Yu-seom gave him an out in a similar situation a year ago. It was such a big event that owner Jung Yong-jin visited the KBO protest. At that time, the ball hit by the opponent with the bases loaded with one out hit the first base, but why didn't it apply the same standard as Han Yu-sum's decision that he would be out at second base if the foul became a fair. Han Yu-seom was also returning to first base after going to second base in an ambiguous situation at the time. Han Yu-seom also would have gone to second base if a fair call had been made, not a foul. A similar situation and a different decision came out in a year.

The game between Samsung and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 12th, and Doosan Yang Seok-hwan was homered after hitting a ball over the fence behind center field in the bottom of the eighth inning. Coach Lee Seung-yeop came out to protest and was sent off after being overturned by a triple after the video review. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.12/

After all, it is a matter of inconsistent standards. Some referees make the final decision in consideration of the situation such as the runner and defense, and some referees only check the batting situation to determine whether the runner will advance or not. Since it is the discretion of the referee, the criteria for each referee may differ, but the problem is that one side of the situation where the winner or loser is connected can continue to repeat the unfair situation.

Doosan has a point. We might not be home runs, so we can protest why we don't take that into account when we play to the end. If Samsung fielders had played the relay until the end because they didn't know what would happen, if Yang Seok-hwan couldn't easily enter the home, Doosan wouldn't have felt unfair. As the team that only watched the game has benefited, Doosan naturally has no choice but to complain.

It is not about determining whether you stepped on or not to rearrange the runners. It is difficult to convince both sides rationally. In the Yang Seok-hwan controversy, if Yang admitted to scoring for homecoming, Samsung would have gone wild. You can argue why we should lose money when we didn't play on the home run call.

Even at the discretion of the referee, it seems necessary to have detailed regulations that can be judged on as consistent a standard as possible. For example, in an ambiguous situation, a plan that takes the situation of the side playing until the end into consideration may be considered. If you're a professional, it's right to do your best to the end under any circumstances. If you think it's ambiguous, you can play until the end and then leave the final decision to the reading. The field judges will then be able to make a final decision with more solid grounds for the relocation of runners. This is not the answer, but it means that there should be a certain level of standards in advance for both sides to nod their heads.

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