If this is going to happen, why do you have a left-handed mind...Without KT's video review, a massive accident would have exploded.
Oct 10, 2024
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The postseason is different from the regular season. One of the most noticeable things is the operation of the referee.
During the regular season, five-man, one-team referees continue to move together. The referee, who saw the center, will be the waiting center of the next game, and will be put into the game in the order of third base umpire, first base umpire, second base umpire, and center.
In the postseason, the composition of referees changes per series. And there are more people. This is because left-handedness and priority are added. It is to make a more important game, a more detailed judgment. The fate of both teams can be mixed with one situation that occurs near the outfield foul line.
However, an absurd thing happened in Game 4 of the semi-playoff between the LG Twins and the KT Wiz. In the bottom of the 11th inning, when both teams faced each other 5-5. KT's leader Kang Baek-ho hit a missed ball on the left-field line. LG left fielder Moon Sung-joo slid and threw himself to catch the ball. I didn't catch it. But a foul was declared.
KT's third base coach Choi Man-ho jumped up and down after seeing this scene. I was busy sending signs to Kang to run to third base quickly and apply for a video review on the bench. There was certainly a reason why the coach asked me to request a video review with such confidence.
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Of course, if you look at the stopped screen, you may wonder how you can make such a bad call. Considering the connection motion, it may be possible to take into account that the ball may be covered by Moon Sung-joo's sliding leg, but the referee had to clearly see that the ball that came down with a high parabolic line was falling inside the line.
If the third base center, which is far away like the regular season, made a mistake, the reason for existence disappears if the left-handed center, which was put in to see such a scene accurately, makes such a misjudgment.
Some point out that there is a system called video reading, so the judges' sense of responsibility and concentration may be poor. In this case, it was fortunate that KT's video review remained, but if there was no KT video review and an obvious hit was fouled at the important moment of overtime and KT was eliminated from the semi-playoff, a huge aftermath would have occurred.
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In this respect, Moon Sung-joo, who did not lie down and handle the ball after seeing the referee's foul call, is also regrettable. Moon Sung-joo was also right to get up quickly and throw to the infield regardless of the referee's decision. If Kang Baek-ho ran hard to third base and the referee acknowledged Kang Baek-ho's triple, it could have been a traitor.
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