In response to the club's protest after missing an ABS strike call, KBO said, "I heard it as a ball," and said, "We are looking at the matter seriously Follow-up procedures will be announced soon."
The KBO League, which had focused on strengthening fairness by introducing the world's first 'robot referee', was embroiled in controversy over the concealment of erroneous judgments by referees. It appears that the trust in the referees will take a big hit.
Starting this season, the KBO League introduced ABS (Automatic Pitching System), also known as ‘robot referee’. ABS is a system that determines strikes and balls by tracking the trajectory of the pitcher's ball using cameras installed in the stadium. The referee listens to this through earphones (in-ears) and gives a call sign.
When declaring the implementation of ABS, the KBO said, “All pitchers and batters will be subject to the same strike zone judgment, making fair play possible.”
In fact, at this year's stadium, uncomfortable emotional fights between players and referees over strike and ball decisions have disappeared. Fans also seem generally satisfied with the consistent strike zone.
However, in the game between NC Dinos and Samsung Lions held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 14th, a scene of 'fraud' that even ABS could not prevent was captured.
At the bottom of the 3rd inning, with NC leading 1-0, with 2 outs and runners on first base, NC Lee Jae-hak threw the 2nd fastball to Samsung Lee Jae-hyeon with 1 strike, and the umpire declared 'Ball'.
However, there was a 'strike' on ABS. NC discovered this when Lee Jae-hak threw 3 more balls and the ball count reached 3 balls - 2 strikes, and protested to the referee. The results can be viewed about 10 seconds after the initial decision using the tablet provided by the KBO to each team to check the ABS decision. The referees reached an agreement in the 4th trial, but did not accept NC's protest. First base umpire Lee Min-ho, the umpire assistant, grabbed the microphone and said, “(Lee Jae-hak’s second pitch) was transmitted as a ‘ball’ when the voice was transmitted to the umpire. As a result of checking the ABS monitor, it was determined to be a strike. “I appealed in NC, but according to the rules, I have to appeal before the next pitch is made, but the ‘appeal statute of limitations’ has passed,” he explained to the fans. However, the conversation the referees had before this was different. First base umpire Lee Min-ho said to umpire Seung-hoon Moon, “Please say you heard the sound with your cheek.” “That’s the only way we can escape,” was conveyed in its entirety on TV. It can be seen that the referee missed the strike call, and the way to solve this problem is to point out the machine error 'delivered by ball'. The first problem the umpires had that day was missing a strike call. However, the fact that the miscarriage was plotted to cover up this is a bigger problem that cannot be compared to the previous one. Even if they naturally have doubts about all previous referee decisions, they cannot be offended. This is because they brought upon themselves to undermine their own authority and lose trust. It appears that it will take a considerable amount of time to regain the trust of fans. Voices of criticism toward the referees are already pouring in from various online communities. How this matter is concluded could have a big impact on the credibility of the KBO League. The KBO, which received the report from the relevant referees, is discussing follow-up procedures and actions. A KBO official said, “Technically, it is impossible for a different decision to be made that (a strike) is a ball through the in-ear. According to the manual, the third base umpire (who hears the ABS call at the same time when the umpire misses the call) had to give a sign, but the manual did not work properly in this part.” He continued, “We are also looking at the content of the conversation that was broadcast very seriously. This is not simply a matter of misapplying the rules. There are some areas that need additional investigation. “We plan to decide and announce what procedures will be followed up in the afternoon,” he said. 토토사이트
The KBO League, which had focused on strengthening fairness by introducing the world's first 'robot referee', was embroiled in controversy over the concealment of erroneous judgments by referees. It appears that the trust in the referees will take a big hit.
Starting this season, the KBO League introduced ABS (Automatic Pitching System), also known as ‘robot referee’. ABS is a system that determines strikes and balls by tracking the trajectory of the pitcher's ball using cameras installed in the stadium. The referee listens to this through earphones (in-ears) and gives a call sign.
When declaring the implementation of ABS, the KBO said, “All pitchers and batters will be subject to the same strike zone judgment, making fair play possible.”
In fact, at this year's stadium, uncomfortable emotional fights between players and referees over strike and ball decisions have disappeared. Fans also seem generally satisfied with the consistent strike zone.
However, in the game between NC Dinos and Samsung Lions held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 14th, a scene of 'fraud' that even ABS could not prevent was captured.
At the bottom of the 3rd inning, with NC leading 1-0, with 2 outs and runners on first base, NC Lee Jae-hak threw the 2nd fastball to Samsung Lee Jae-hyeon with 1 strike, and the umpire declared 'Ball'.
However, there was a 'strike' on ABS. NC discovered this when Lee Jae-hak threw 3 more balls and the ball count reached 3 balls - 2 strikes, and protested to the referee. The results can be viewed about 10 seconds after the initial decision using the tablet provided by the KBO to each team to check the ABS decision. The referees reached an agreement in the 4th trial, but did not accept NC's protest. First base umpire Lee Min-ho, the umpire assistant, grabbed the microphone and said, “(Lee Jae-hak’s second pitch) was transmitted as a ‘ball’ when the voice was transmitted to the umpire. As a result of checking the ABS monitor, it was determined to be a strike. “I appealed in NC, but according to the rules, I have to appeal before the next pitch is made, but the ‘appeal statute of limitations’ has passed,” he explained to the fans. However, the conversation the referees had before this was different. First base umpire Lee Min-ho said to umpire Seung-hoon Moon, “Please say you heard the sound with your cheek.” “That’s the only way we can escape,” was conveyed in its entirety on TV. It can be seen that the referee missed the strike call, and the way to solve this problem is to point out the machine error 'delivered by ball'. The first problem the umpires had that day was missing a strike call. However, the fact that the miscarriage was plotted to cover up this is a bigger problem that cannot be compared to the previous one. Even if they naturally have doubts about all previous referee decisions, they cannot be offended. This is because they brought upon themselves to undermine their own authority and lose trust. It appears that it will take a considerable amount of time to regain the trust of fans. Voices of criticism toward the referees are already pouring in from various online communities. How this matter is concluded could have a big impact on the credibility of the KBO League. The KBO, which received the report from the relevant referees, is discussing follow-up procedures and actions. A KBO official said, “Technically, it is impossible for a different decision to be made that (a strike) is a ball through the in-ear. According to the manual, the third base umpire (who hears the ABS call at the same time when the umpire misses the call) had to give a sign, but the manual did not work properly in this part.” He continued, “We are also looking at the content of the conversation that was broadcast very seriously. This is not simply a matter of misapplying the rules. There are some areas that need additional investigation. “We plan to decide and announce what procedures will be followed up in the afternoon,” he said. 토토사이트