Three games in two days is ridiculous An unprecedented 155-minute interruption, how did the directors see it?

Apr 20, 2025

Three games in two days is ridiculous An unprecedented 155-minute interruption, how did the directors see it?
The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 19th. The game was suspended due to rain in the top of the fourth inning. the stadium's host personnel doing ground maintenance. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.19/



"No game and doubleheader, this is unimaginable."

Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 19th when the game between SSG Landers and LG Twins was held. An unprecedented situation that cannot be easily seen in the KBO League occurred. a rain-induced suspension of play.

In fact, it is common to stop the game due to rain. It usually rains, and if there is a strong rain forecast, a decision to cancel the game is made before the game. If it rains during the game, I usually waited 30 minutes Resumption or cancellation decisions are sometimes made by combining forecasts.




However, on this day, Incheon was a series of mysterious decisions. It was raining heavily, and the forecast continued. But he pushed ahead with the game. Then he stopped the game in two minutes.

Playing in difficulty, he hung up again during LG's attack in the top of the fourth inning. In fact, it was difficult to proceed with the game before that. The infield ground was flooded, making it impossible to play normally. It was read as a willingness to proceed until the fifth inning somehow, but it didn't hold out.

Three games in two days is ridiculous An unprecedented 155-minute interruption, how did the directors see it?
The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 19th. The game was suspended due to rain in the top of the fourth inning. the stadium's host personnel doing ground maintenance. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.19/
So two interruptions, a total of 155 minutes, waited. wait two hours and thirty-five minutes The game was played. As mentioned above, in fact, the KBO League rarely waits this long. Major League Baseball waits for hours under the principle of ending the game as much as possible, but Korea is different.




The trigger for the problem was a doubleheader. KBO announced the principle of a regular season doubleheader ahead of this season. In preparation for the increasing number of games due to tropical weather in summer, if weekend games are canceled due to rain, they will have a doubleheader the next day.

If the game was canceled due to rain on the 19th, it was a doubleheader on the 20th. Double headers are disliked by all team coaches and players. It's because it's so hard. It also increases the risk of injury. If you do your best for one game, the other one doesn't count.

Three games in two days is ridiculous An unprecedented 155-minute interruption, how did the directors see it?
The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 19th. The game was suspended due to rain in the top of the fourth inning. the stadium's host personnel doing ground maintenance. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.19/
Therefore, there seems to have been a consensus in Incheon that 'Let's avoid double headers if possible'. If it wasn't rain enough to really not be able to play, the intention to push ahead with the game would have been gathered. The problem is that it rained too much for that.




However, declaring a no-game in the fourth inning is a bigger burden. LG, which was leading 2-0, would not have been able to accept it. Regardless of winning or losing, the starting pitcher was used up in four innings, and the fielders also exhausted their stamina, but if they thought they had to play a doubleheader the next day, the answer was inevitable for the manager and the players.

Then, how did the coaches of other teams see this situation. Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop said, `No matter what the decision is, the field should respect it. Major League Baseball also waits a lot for the game to be established. "If it were a doubleheader the next day, it would have been a mess." No matter how much the special entry joins, playing two and a half games every two days hurts the team a lot."

Three games in two days is ridiculous An unprecedented 155-minute interruption, how did the directors see it?
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KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho was in the same position. Coach Lee said, `Before entering the game at first, I think it's best to set a certain standard and start. It's a standard such as "If you start a game, you have to finish it unconditionally" and "In the case of Incheon yesterday, if it ended in the fourth inning, it would be three games every two days. You can't play like that. Within the entry, five to six players must be unable to rest and play the full game. It is a difficult problem because the interests of the teams are at stake, but it seems important to set a clear line. So I think it was right to play the game until the end yesterday."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.