The anger of the directors... Did the sky...Break made by monsoon rains, crisis to cancel All-Star Game for the first time in 41 years
Jul 02, 2024
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The 2024 KBO All-Star Game had issues in the wrong direction. a festival of stars. Attention should be paid to who gets the most votes and which players will participate, but it was noisy due to the controversy over shortening the All-Star break.
Amid a tight schedule this season, KBO and the board of directors decided to reduce the All-Star break early before the season. Unlike the usual one-week period, including the All-Star Game, this year, the All-Star event will be held for two days between skipping three consecutive weekend games. This year's All-Star Game will be held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 6th.
During the short break, senior coaches stood up with them. LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul, and Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung also joined. The reason was that there was no time to rest, so the players did not have time to recover their physical strength, and the concern for injuries in the second half increased. On top of that, even if it is limited to the All-Star Game, he complained that he had to select a recommended player, but there was no player to choose because the players fully expressed their intention to refuse to participate due to their condition.
Did the sky know the heart of the scene. This week, when the All-Star Game will be held, is the central region 'Wild Week'. Rain was predicted for a week early on. At the ballpark, the sky makes a week's break on its ownIt was said that "
Fortunately, it is expected that three consecutive games will be played during the last week of the first half. From the afternoon of the 2nd, places with and without rain forecasts were divided across the country. Still, teams are expected to take one or two games off due to the rain of three consecutive games.
What matters is the All-Star Game. In Munhak-dong, Incheon, where the event is scheduled to be held, there is a rain forecast on the 6th, the day of the All-Star Game. If the game is canceled on the 6th, it will be pushed back to the preliminary date of the 7th, but the problem is that there is a rain forecast on the 7th due to the rainy season. If the game cannot be played on the 7th, the All-Star Game will be canceled.
At least on the 5th, the rain forecast has decreased. Then, the eve events such as the Home Run Derby and the Futures All-Star Game can be held. Only the eve is held, and the main event can be canceled in a futile situation.
Still, All-Star players will be able to rest a little if the main game is canceled. No matter how much it is an All-Star game, it is tiring to play games and participate in various events.
Of course, you can't help but go to Incheon at all just because there is a forecast. On the 5th, coaches and participating players gather in Incheon, wait in a hotel while watching the weather conditions, and move. Instead, if canceled on the 7th, players must also enjoy the forced 'Hocance' until the 8th.
If the All-Star Game is canceled due to rain, it will be the second time in KBO League history. The first was the second game in 1983. At that time, the All-Star Game was held until Game 3. It was only once in 2019 that it was postponed due to rain. In 2021, it was canceled in the aftermath of COVID-19.
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