If you can't even see this swing, there's a question of why there's a referee. It's a cold spell of happiness, and it leads to an era of league distrust

Jun 01, 2025

If you can't even see this swing, there's a question of why there's a referee. It's a cold spell of happiness, and it leads to an era of league distrust
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There are bad calls that I can understand and there are not...

The popularity of professional baseball hits the sky. After surpassing 10 million spectators last year, it is expected to be more successful this year. However, controversy continues to arise over the referee's decision. It is even worrisome that it will lead to distrust in the league beyond the box office cold water.

Kiwoom won 1-0 in the second game of the weekend's three consecutive games against the Doosan Bears at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 31st. It was a triumph of heaven and earth. A day ago, he suffered the humiliation of losing 10 consecutive games, the most since its foundation. If the losing streak was longer, he would have to give up the season early. However, he managed to break the losing streak. Alcantara will join on the 1st. There can be a rebound atmosphere.




Captain Song Sung-moon cried after the game, saying, "I'm sorry to the fans." Foreign player Rosenberg also took the mound as a starter and showed his will to win. However, this moving story almost disappeared like a bubble. It was because of a miscarriage of justice.

If you can't even see this swing, there's a question of why there's a referee. It's a cold spell of happiness, and it leads to an era of league distrust
photo source=capture the relay screen
Kiwoom managed to stay ahead by securing Choi Joo-hwan's home run in the first inning. At the top of the eighth inning, the team had a 1-0 lead. With one out, Doosan Bears' Lim Jong-sung. With 3B1S situation, Rosenberg's outside fastball hit the bat. I tried to stop while coming out, but it was enough to confirm with the naked eye that the bat had turned completely even if I was not a baseball expert.

However, the center's strike call did not come out, and he asked the first base umpire, but the first base umpire did not budge. The situation that can lead to a full count turned into a walk, and the tying runner went out. Considering Kiwoom, which has lost 10 consecutive games and has a weak bullpen, was the worst situation.




Kiwoom had to drop Rosenberg, who had been throwing well with this decision, and put in closer Joo Seung-woo early. Even Joo Seung-woo lost control of his ball due to excessive tension, giving up the bases-loaded crisis. If Yang Eui-ji's hit escaped between the second baseman and shortstop, it would have remained a misjudgment, but Kiwoom was able to secure the victory thanks to Kiwoom's second baseman Kim Tae-jin's picturesque defense.

If you can't even see this swing, there's a question of why there's a referee. It's a cold spell of happiness, and it leads to an era of league distrust
photo source=capture the relay screen
Kiwoom is doing well, and regardless of the failure, this kind of misjudgment is not possible. A referee can also make a bad call because he is a person. For example, if the check swing is not a really slow screen when viewed on a slow screen, it is difficult to distinguish it, the team that suffered will be unfair, but the viewers are convinced that it is really difficult to judge.

However, in the case of Im Jong-sung's check swing, the bat was completely turned so that it was difficult to attach the word check swing. Not seeing this was nothing to say even if it was linked to the quality of the referee and lack of concentration. Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki was willing to leave with a strong protest, and there was a reason for everything.




How unfair would it have been if Kiwoom had been turned around. If you dig deeper, you may have lost a lot with this walk even if you won. If he had struck out Im Jong-sung there, Rosenberg would have thrown all the way to the eighth inning and went to the closing Joo Seung-woo to save Won Jong-hyun, a must-win group. It is a factor that can affect the game on the 1st.

It's not just a check swing. Just a day ago in Busan, Lotte catcher Yoo Kang-nam caught a foul fly while pushing the back net with his hands without gloves. His opponent, SSG Landers coach Lee Sung-yong, claimed that the ball had already been hit by the net before that moment. Yoo Kang-nam's play was hard to be recognized as a normal play. But no referee saw this scene. Considering that it was a chance at first and third bases with one out at the time and that SSG lost by one point, it is certain that it was a very important moment of judgment.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.