“Emotionally exploding referee” may bring atrophy to players and benches
The stand was noisy. It was before the match between the Hanshin Tigers and the Chunichi Dragons on April 27th at Koshien Stadium. After the announcement of the starting lineups of both armies, the name of the referees was announced, and Miss Uguisu of the same stadium called “third base, Shirai”. At that moment, there was a scream that was bigger than the players announced by the starting lineup. This is because that referee, Kazuyuki Shirai, served as the third baseman of the day.
Even if you are not a baseball fan, the name is known to many people, and now you are completely famous. He was controversial at the Orix Buffaloes vs. Lotte Marines match (Kyocera Dome) on April 24th.
Judge Shirai, who served as the ball umpire in this game, seemed to be dissatisfied with the attitude that Lotte pitcher Roki Sasaki took when deciding the ball during the two innings. As it was cut, it approached close to me in the form of a demon. After being soothed by catcher Ko Matsukawa, Judge Shirai turned back, but this scene caused a great deal of controversy throughout Japan.
Very few voices defend Judge Shirai’s actions
Not only are people involved in the ball world, including other teams, talking about the turmoil, but also experts from different industries and even the entertainment world. It has become a situation that attracts the attention of all over Japan. Not only that, Sasaki, the “treasure of the Japanese baseball world” that MLB is paying attention to, was picked up by the U.S. media on the other side of the sea as he was eaten by the ball umpire, and it became a big uproar known to overseas baseball fans. Is developing.
Opinions that show understanding or defend the actions of Judge Shirai have been sent from OBs in the ball world and some major leaguers through SNS and video sites, but only a few. Very few people agree with this rare tone, even if it looks like it. Most of the world has sternly criticized Sasaki for the excessive behavior of Judge Shirai’s “blame” and “intimidating” behavior.
