'Geothermal heat of 50 degrees'Capturing heat wave, Ulsan Lotte-LG match canceled...No. 1 in KBO history
Aug 02, 2024
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Munsu Stadium in Ulsan on the 2nd, when the game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins was scheduled to be held. The decision to cancel was made early around 4:40 p.m., long before the start of the game.
The problem was the weather. I was suffocated from the moment I got off at Ulsan Station. On this day, Ulsan is forecasted to be hit by a 35-degree Celsius heat wave, and the temperature will not drop from 36 degrees Celsius even in the evening. There was already a heat warning in place.
In particular, Munsu Stadium is a structure with little roof on artificial turf. Coach Kim Tae-hyung, who met ahead of the game, said "It's actually hot, but the artificial turf is very geothermal." The grass is so hot that it's hard to even touch it."
Players are also players, but preparatory personnel preparing for the game are also exposed to dangerous situations. If you are left unattended for several hours in this heat, you may have major health problems.
Director Kim said "I also talked about it when I was a commentator last year. Pohang and Ulsan games should not be played in such a heatwave season. The second home stadium game is welcome, but the weather should be taken into consideration" he said. Nearby Busan alone is in the early 30s, but Ulsan and Pohang alone are experiencing a heat wave of more than 35 degrees due to regional characteristics.
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Manager Kim is not saying this because Lotte is at a disadvantage in starting. On this day, Lotte will have foreign pitcher Barnes, while LG will have Kelly's alternative resource Lee Sang-young. Barnes doesn't necessarily win just because he goes out, but anyway, head coach Kim decided that the weather itself was difficult to play, regardless of whether it was favorable or not.
The LG team of the away team also checked the on-site situation after arriving at the ground, and organized that only a few players would conduct self-training. The main batters moved to the indoor training ground and warmed up. Lotte also minimized its training.
According to KBO regulations, heat waves are also one of the reasons for canceling the game. Ulsan has already issued a heat wave warning. The game may be canceled under the judgment of the game supervisor. However, there has never been a case of actual cancellation of the heat wave because baseball games usually start on summer evenings and become cool in the evening. Only Futures League games were canceled due to the heat wave.
First of all, Gyeonggi Supervisor Huh Sam-young checked the geothermal heat and went in. Spectator admission began at 4:30 p.m., but safety was the top priority. As a result of checking the geothermal heat of artificial turf, the thermometer was 50 degrees. There was no place to go up, so it stopped at 50 degrees, and it could have been more than that. I just couldn't play. KBO Secretary-General Park Geun-chan said, `This decision was made because the safety of both players and spectators is the top priority.'
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