The pitcher on the mound shook his head with an expression that he could not understand. Intense conversations took place repeatedly between the command tower and the referee, who came to the mound to change the pitcher, and the referee declared the manager’s departure.온라인바카라
The last game of the weekend series between Lotte Giants and Kiwoom Heroes took place on the 23rd at Sajik Stadium in Busan. Lotte manager Larry Sutton was sent off for the first time this year. Sutton was ejected twice last year.
At the end of the 4th inning, where Lotte was trailing 0-3, Ahn Chi-hong walked after one out, followed by Lee Jung-hoon, Han Dong-hee, Park Seung-uk, Park Seung-wook, Yoo Kang-nam, and Kim Min-seok, who hit 5 consecutive hits and succeeded in a 4-3 turnaround.
However, with the start of the 5th inning, starter Lee In-bok hit Lee Yong-gyu and gave Kim Hye-seong a 4-ball, making it 1st and 2nd base safely.
During the match, the raindrops that started to fall gradually became thicker. Pitching coach Kim Hyeon-wook climbed the mound, and the pitcher was changed to Shim Jae-min.
Shim Jae-min gave up a straight walk to Kiwoom Dawson. Shim Jae-min shook his head and did not hide his dissatisfaction at the repeated declaration of the ball by referee Kim Seon-seon. In particular, the 3rd pitch slider and 4th pitch were somewhat unclear.
The bases were loaded safely, and Coach Kim tried to get on the mound again. At this time, coach Sutton blocked Coach Kim and himself came out to the ground.
However, director Sutton did not share much sympathy with Shim Jae-min, who went down, or Han Hyun-hee, who came up. Sutton, who received the ball from referee Kim Seon-seon and handed it to Han Hyun-hee as he came up, approached the referee again on the way down and continued a heated conversation.
The referee made a restraining gesture, but Sutton repeatedly approached and raised his voice. Uncharacteristically, his face turned red and gestures continued.
In the end, the referee gave Sutton an ejection. Now that the suspension had already been announced, coach Sutton had a long talk with referee Kim Seon-seon, then took his file and kicked out of the dugout. Sutton’s family members in the stands could not hide their disappointment. Fans poured out hot booing towards the referee, but the ‘director’s exit’ decision did not change.
The Lotte club explained, “It is true that Shim Jae-min was ejected for protesting against the strike/ball decision. The referee gave the first warning, but the coach continued to protest and the ejection was declared.”
From the beginning of the match, the referee repeatedly overturned the decision. In the 3rd inning, Lee Yong-gyu of Kiwoom was declared out for violating the 3-foot line, but after the video was read, Lee Yong-gyu consistently ran out of the line, and it was revealed.
The repeated overturning of judgments may have raised the distrust of the command tower. On this day, the Lotte team held a ‘Water Festival’ as a spectator event and distributed 6,300 red raincoats. For Busan baseball fans who enjoyed the cool stream reminiscent of the Psy Soaking Show or Water Night, the exit of the command tower and repeated suspensions of the game may have been regrettable.
Did the command tower’s protest and exit raise awareness? Han Hyun-hee, who got on the mound with no bases loaded, was driven to 3 balls by Lee Won-seok, the first batter, but struck out. He then gave Song Seong-moon a center fielder sacrifice fly, but finished off Kim Geon-hee with a fly ball to right field, ending the inning with minimal damage.
With the score tied 4-4, the game was stopped due to heavy rain during Kiwoom’s attack in the top of the 6th inning. After waiting for 30 minutes, referee Kim Seon-seon ordered the game to resume after the ground was repaired as the rain stopped. As a result, maintenance is ongoing.