Eagles Park, which is on fire, blacked out, and about to say goodbye, 61 years 'Getting Closer's start?
Aug 04, 2024
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At Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 3rd, when the KIA Tigers and Hanwha Eagles faced off, Jonathan Peraza took the batter's box in the bottom of the second inning with two outs and no runners.
Hanwha, which was elevated by Choi Jae-hoon's three-run home run, suddenly put out all the lights, including the electronic display.
The sun has risen and the worst of darkening has been avoided. However, all electrical facilities were turned off all at once, leaving everyone puzzled.
Even the ABS system failed, and it became impossible to continue the game. In the end, the referee declared the suspension of the game at 6:33 p.m. The players who waited for the electricity to turn on went into the dugout one by one.
The Daejeon referee team said "The Daejeon Stadium itself was blacked out. We will start the game as soon as we come in."
The surge in power usage in the heat caused an abnormality. An official from Hanwha said "Electric facilities could not handle the load due to the surge in power usage caused by the heat wave.", he explained.
It took only about four minutes for the electricity to come on. However, preheating was necessary for the ballpark facilities to operate normally, and a suspension occurred for about 38 minutes.
This is not the first power outage at Hanwha Life Eagles Park. In the Doosan-Hanwha match on August 1 last year, the lights in the stadium, including electronic boards, were extinguished due to abnormal internal power facilities. There was a power outage for about five minutes at the time, but there was no problem with the game.
Hanwha Life Eagles Park opened in 1964 and has been in its 61st year this year. It is the oldest among the first-team stadiums. Various facilities are aging, and it is not strange to have problems at any time.
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When the Hanwha Eagles finish this season, they will move to the new stadium. It's almost shaped now. Everything is the latest new stadium, but it doesn't hold as much history as Eagles Park contains.
Manager Kim Kyung-moon recalled his extraordinary memories at Hanwha Life Eagles Park, saying, `This stadium had a preliminary competition in high school and spent two years in OB as well.'
I'm very relieved, but I can't help but feel sorry. Does it mean that I should take a light step. Events that make you feel the time intact continue to occur, creating the last story.
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