The electronic display board was 150 kilometers long and the broadcast was 149 kilometers long. Why was it different from the opening?
Mar 24, 2025
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KBO made an ambitious announcement ahead of the opening of the exhibition game. Starting this season, the standard for expressing the ball speed by pitchers will be unified.
There was confusion. The speed measurement method by stadium, club, and broadcaster was all different. The electronic display shows 155 kilometers, but broadcasting stations sometimes show 152 kilometers.
Pitchers expressed dissatisfaction with this. Samsung Lions ace Won Tae-in took the lead. For pitchers, the difference in ball speed has a huge impact on their performance. If a pitcher who throws 150km is only 145km no matter how hard he throws it, the control may falter and injury may come while trying to make up for the speed limit.
Players who use home stadiums with high constraints can live more, and players in opposite stadiums doubt themselves.
In addition, it was uncomfortable for fans who enjoyed baseball, even though they were players. Ordinary fans don't know what information is right.
Therefore, KBO introduced Trackman, 'Trackman's pitching tracking system, as the league's official restraint measurement equipment. It was decided to unify the restrictions displayed on broadcasting broadcasts and stadium electronic boards. Players and fans were all welcoming.
However, this promise was not kept from the opening two consecutive games. In the case of Suwon KT Wiz Park, where KT Wiz and Hanwha Eagles held two consecutive games, the restraint displayed on the stadium's electronic display board and the restraint of the broadcasting broadcaster were different. There was a difference of 1km several times. The broadcasting broadcaster's arrest was slower.
It wasn't just Suwon. The same was true of Daegu Samsung Lions Park, where the game between the Samsung Lions and Kiwoom Heroes was held.
I couldn't help but wonder why there was a difference between the two sides when the measuring machines were the same. First of all, it wasn't a measurement error. A KBO official said "Trackmen provide information to the decimal point. Usually, the club rounds up when the ball speed is measured, whether it is stadium measurement equipment or team power analysis equipment." If it's 150.7km, it's 151km on the electronic display.
When this official checked with the broadcaster, the broadcaster chose to erase the decimal point based on its own standards. So the broadcaster said, "If it's 150.7km, it's 150km."
It doesn't seem like a big deal, but it's a problem that can be a big deal. If there is a difference of even 1km, it is not being unified. Finally, a KBO official said, "We will quickly make a unified plan after checking the current status of the restriction measurement operation of clubs and broadcasting broadcasters." he said.
On the other hand, in the case of text relay on the portal site, the restraint was different from that of the site. There is a reason for this. In the case of text relay service, the restraint is measured with its own system, not Trackman, and is an exception from this unification policy.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
