As night games were restricted due to complaints from residents of some apartments near Mokdong Baseball Stadium, amateur baseball players pushed ahead with afternoon games, causing a butterfly effect that showed fever symptoms.
According to a report by MHN Sports on the 11th, some players who played in the afternoon at the high school baseball national competition held at Mokdong Baseball Stadium in this summer’s heatwave conditions reportedly showed heat illness such as headache and dizziness. Due to the evening game restrictions, civil petitioners at Mokdong A apartment can have a more comfortable night, but the players going through the baseball stadium were exposed to the heat wave.
In addition, Mokdong Baseball Stadium is a stadium with higher geothermal heat than natural grass fields, as the entire ground except for the base is made up of artificial grass. In this regard, the baseball community is calling for the lifting of restrictions on evening games.
The KBO League also decided to start the game late at 6 p.m. Perhaps baseball will play all three games before 6 p.m
Due to the extreme heat wave, the KBO League also changed the opening time of the game to 6 p.m. on Sundays and holidays and “cancellation of the heat wave,” and professional baseball players were eventually exposed to the hot weather while postponing afternoon games.
This was a problem created by an official letter from Mokdong Baseball Stadium not to play after 6 p.m.
In the official document obtained by this newspaper, the Seoul Sports Facilities Management Office said, “Request for cooperation on the occurrence of civil complaints (noise, lighting) at Mokdong Baseball Stadium” and added, “The main reason for the civil complaints of residents in Mokdong A apartment area is light pollution due to the noise of cheering and the lighting used at night games.” “We are informing you in advance to prevent any inconvenience to citizens in the surrounding area during baseball games, so please cooperate actively.”
“In principle, three games per day will be operated before 18:00 p.m. and before 20:00 p.m. in overtime,” he said. “We hope each baseball association will establish and submit noise reduction measures that can draw the understanding of local residents related to noise generation.”
High school baseball players were assigned to play at 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. despite the heat wave. Some school students who played at 2:30 p.m. were found to have suffered from heat illness.
There were very few complaints, not a lot of complaints about apartment A… Why was there no problem with the soccer game
However, it is known that the complaints of apartment A consisted of two to three residents and a very small number of residents, rather than the apartment building representative and tenant representative collecting the opinions of each resident.
In a phone call with this reporter, the head of the apartment management office A said, “It is difficult to tell the entire residents of the apartment,” adding, “I understand what you mean (about the complaints), but this is made up of complaints from some residents, not comprehensive contents of residents in the apartment complex.”
In addition, the Seoul E-Land FC soccer team, which uses Mokdong Sports Complex located next to Mokdong Baseball Stadium as its home stadium, played a home game this year without receiving any complaints. In response, officials in the baseball community criticized, “Civil complaints against fairness, baseball is not allowed, but soccer is not allowed.”
“Since last year, some residents of apartment A have filed complaints against noise and light pollution,” said a management team at Mokdong Sports Complex. “I asked the Korea Baseball Softball Association and Seoul E-Land FC, which host the high school baseball tournament, to make a content that can be discussed with residents,” the team said. “In the case of soccer, two to three games are played as night games at most a month, but in baseball, games are held continuously for about a month when the national championship is held. As the number of night games is different, the contents of complaints seem to be different.”
“Last year, the environmental dispute committee was held after receiving an administrative lawsuit from the resident of apartment A.” He explained, “At that time, the residents demanded compensation for the damage, and through the arbitration committee, they agreed to limit three games a day and night games.” 메이저놀이터
An official from Seoul E-Land FC said, “Since the request of the facility management team, the club has been moving toward a win-win situation by distributing free invitation tickets for home games to residents of apartment A. In addition, it received “no problem” in the recent noise pollution test, and did not receive any complaints even though a large crowd was mobilized in the home game against the popular team, Suwon Samsung Bluewings. In addition, in the case of lighting, we are implementing it without exceeding the brightness intensity in accordance with the K-League lighting brightness standard.”
No outfield stands at Mokdong Baseball Stadium… lighting and noise pollution worse structures
In the case of Mokdong Baseball Stadium, there are no stands in the outfield area, so the lighting facilities in the stadium are delivered to apartment A. In the case of Mokdong Stadium, the home of Seoul E-Land FC, the stadium is all covered with stands, so there is less exposure to lighting and noise.
“We are aware of the damage caused by residents,” said an official of Ama Baseball. “However, restrictions on baseball games after 6 p.m. are too much. The game should be allowed to proceed until 10 p.m., which is the time when the use of the professional baseball amplifier (speaker) is limited. We need the residents’ understanding.”
“My attention was not so much on which team I would meet at the national championship last month, but on what time I would be assigned,” a high school baseball leader said. “Players also had a hard time if they were assigned a game at 2:30 p.m. When I arrived at school after playing at a baseball stadium, several players showed signs of heat illness. It does not make sense to limit the game during the evening. The environment of the residents is important, but it is directly related to the lives of the players. Is there anything more important than a person? We should allow the game to proceed even next season.”
B, the coach of the high school, also strongly said, “The association should allow us to proceed with the evening game. The association should make it possible to proceed with the evening game again, or remove the afternoon game.”
