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방송 도중 정인영 아나운서에게 물을 뿌린 LG 트윈스의 임찬규 선수가 인터넷 상에서 맹비난받고 있다.
LG는 26일 서울 송파구 잠실동 잠실야구장에서 열린 SK 와이번스의 경기에서 정의윤의 끝내기 안타로 1대0 짜릿한 승리를 거뒀다.
경기가 끝나고 임 선수는 인터뷰를 하고 있던 정 선수에게 플라스틱 통에 가득한 물을 뿌렸는데, 이 물의 상당 부분을 인터뷰를 진행하던 정인영 아나운서가 맞으면서 문제가 불거졌다.
경기가 끝난 26일 오후부터 하루가 지난 27일까지 이틀간 임찬규 선수의 미니홈피에는 사건과 관련된 댓글이 1,600개 이상 달렸으며 그 대부분은 임 선수를 맹렬히 비난하는 내용이었다.
네티즌들은 그가 한 행동이 “프로답지 못하고 미성숙하다”면서 사과를 요구했다.
이와 관련해 임 선수와 정 아나운서 측에서 아직 공식적인 입장을 밝히지 않은 상태이다.
한편 장유례 아나운서는 사건이 불거지자 자신의 트위터에 “(임) 찬규선수한테 물어보니 선배가 시키셔서 후다닥 물 세례하고 온건데 각도가 잘못돼 의도치않게 인영아나에게 실례를 범하게 됐다고 하네요.”란 글을 남겼다.
이후 네티즌들 사이에서 “임 선수가 직접 사과하지 않고 대리사과한다”는 비난이 또 일자 장 아나운서는 자신이 사과를 한 것이 아니라 들은 걸 전해줬을 뿐이라며 임 선수가 직접 사과하고 있다고 전했다.
사건과 관련해 KBS N 스포츠 김성태 PD는 자신의 트위터에 “야구선수들 인성교육은 진짜 필요하다. 축하는 당신들끼리하던지. 너네 야구 하는데 누가 방해하면 기분좋아?”라고 임 선수의 행동을 비판했다.
김 PD는 또한 이와 같은 행동을 하면 감전 위험이 있을 수도 있다며 우려를 표했다. (코리아헤럴드)
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Baseball fans abuzz over ‘splash ceremony’
Korean baseball players’ custom of celebrating a victory by pouring water over key players during post-game interviews was challenged Monday, after a popular announcer was splashed at a televised game.
Im Chan-gyu of the LG Twin became a topic of heated discussion among baseball fans after he accidently splashed a Jeong In-young, a female announcer for KBS N Sports.
The Twins beat the SK Wyverns 1-0 on Sunday, garnering their fourth win in the recent five games. After the game, announcer Jeong In-young interviewed Jeong Eui-yun, who led his team to victory with a game-winning hit in the ninth inning.
During the interview, LG’s Im Chan-gyu attempted to splash his teammate with a bucket full of water, missed and hit the interviewer instead. Announcer Jeong calmly apologized to the viewers and wrapped up the interview, but the incident ignited furor among fans.
As of early Monday, at least 1,200 angry fans swarmed Im’s homepage to berate him for what they called “unprofessional and immature” behavior.
“What you did was equivalent of a 3-year-old,” chided one fan. “It was just another regular season game, no reason to go overboard,” said another.
Neither Im or Jeong commented on the incident.
Jang Eu-rye, an announcer for SBS ESPN and acquaintance of Im, tweeted early Monday that Im told her he “did not intend to get Jeong, and is very sorry for the incident.”
The incident touched off a furious debate about the so-called “splash ceremonies.”
While it is common among athletes worldwide to splash each other after a victory, many Korean baseball players in recent years have made a habit of pouring water on a player while the target is doing a post-game interview. The new tradition was criticized by many because the players often miss the initial target and hit the interviewer instead.
Kim Sung-tae, a producer from the sports channel, bashed Im and the ceremony via Twitter on Monday. “If you want to celebrate, do it amongst yourselves. Would you be happy if we walked in while you are playing ball?” he wrote.
Kim also voiced concern that Jeong could have been electrocuted by the incident, which is often cited as a problem with the splash ceremonies.
Sports caster Daniel Kim of Spo TV also denounced Im’s actions. “Sports announcers are professionals, too. They do not go there (baseball games) to fool around,” he said.
By Yoon Min-sik
(minsikyoon@heraldcorp.com)
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