Hidden content of K pitch clock? Flower director's fierce criticism → belated explanation...What did the referee say?

Apr 10, 2025

Hidden content of K pitch clock? Flower director's fierce criticism → belated explanation...What did the referee say?
Coach Lee Bum-ho comes to the ground to protest against Lotte Na Kyun-an during a game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th and KIA Wisdom at the top of the 5th inning with one out. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.09/



"I'm sorry I'm late. Talking to the judges about yesterday's situation..."

Sajik Stadium on the 10th. KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho's briefing was a few minutes behind schedule.

The head coach explained that he asked the referees about the pitch clock rule at Wisdom's at-bat in the top of the fifth inning against the Lotte Giants in Busan the previous day.




At that time, Wisdom was in a ball count of 3B2S without a runner. Catcher Information Geun raised his hand and asked for a time, and the referee accepted it. The pitch clock was reset after stopping with four seconds left.

Director Lee Bum-ho's protest ended about four minutes later. It was a rare protest. At that time, the referee responded that it was a no-brainer based on the `Captor's Defensive Sign' rule among the pitch clock regulations. 'In the absence of a runner, the measurement will be stopped only when it is accepted by requesting a time from the refereeThe answer was that there was no problem because the catcher asked for time and the referee accepted it.

Hidden content of K pitch clock? Flower director's fierce criticism → belated explanation...What did the referee say?
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 3rd. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho is deep in thought. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.03/
However, director Lee Bum-ho, who met on this day, told a completely different story. He said it was the result of more than 20 minutes of talking with the judges.




"The ball count is 3B2S, and I understand that time is not accepted when there is no runner. However, the referee accepted the catcher's request for time, and when he didn't use the pitchcom, he acted like it was a pitchcom problem, so he said 'Isn't the time not right now?' I have nothing more to say about that part because I said I can do time."

Director Lee Bum-ho then said that the reporters at the scene have detailed regulations of the pitch clock, which is new to the world. It is the discretion of the referee if he/she receives time and does not receive time, but if he/she accepts it, he/she will be given a 'Warning once' to the catcher instead. And such 'warning once + accepting time' is only allowed once per catcher every game. That you can't ask for time again unless you replace the catcher.

In the Peach Clock regulations, the column 'The batter's time request' limits the number of times to two times per at-bat (once Futures). If you ask for a third time, a strike is declared. However, the catcher's number of time requests and warnings about them are unfamiliar to both club officials and reporters.




Hidden content of K pitch clock? Flower director's fierce criticism → belated explanation...What did the referee say?
Coach Lee Bum-ho comes to the ground to protest against Lotte Na Kyun-an during a game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 9th and KIA Wisdom at the top of the 5th inning with one out. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.09/
Manager Lee Bum-ho said, `I knew that the catcher could not make a time request, but I had no choice but to accept it because I said I could do it once per game and per four times per game.'"The purpose of the pitch clock in the judges is to proceed with baseball quickly, not to give a penalty. He added, "The director asked me to understand."

Then "We might get a penalty, so we just wanted to know the rules correctly. That way, we can use it, and on the contrary, we shouldn't know how to get a penalty."

As a result, Wisdom walked out, and no additional points were scored. Director Lee Bum-ho said, `It has nothing to do with the later results. Isn't there a flow of the game?" he reiterated.

Hidden content of K pitch clock? Flower director's fierce criticism → belated explanation...What did the referee say?
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho is watching the training at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.08/
Regarding the previous day's situation, KIA explained that the chief referee accepted the catcher's request for time," he said. According to the pitch clock rule, the number of times a batter is limited to two times per at-bat (declared strikes on the third request), but the battery has no limit on time requests. The KBO's position was the same.

However, director Lee Bum-ho's story on this day is completely different. The application of pitch clocks is different when there is a runner and when there is no runner, but the story that it depends on the ball count and there is a limit to the battery's time request (warning, not available afterwards) is not noticeable in the regulations.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.