Sports Hochi commentator Yutaka Takagi updated his YouTube channel by the 24th, uploading a video titled "[Suspicious Judgment]," in which he commented on the "controversial judgment" that occurred in Seibu Lions-Rakuten Eagles game on the 22nd.

In a game that went into extra inning innings, Rakuten Eagles 's new manager, Yoshii, secured his first win since taking office. The "controversial call" occurred in the top of the ninth inning during Seibu Lions 's at-bat. Leadoff hitter Watanabe reached base on an infield hit to short stop and attempted to advance on the next hitter Kojima's hit to second baseman base, but second baseman Kurokawa catch in his path, forcing Watanabe to avoid it. However, umpire ruled that Watanabe had base running well beyond the base path by "three feet," resulting in double play play. Manager Nishiguchi also rushed out of the dugout to protest, but the call was not overturned as it was not eligible for review.

Regarding the scene, Takagi commented on Watanabe's base running, saying, "He didn't exactly avoid it, he just ran past it," and "He ran to avoid getting in the way of second baseman." He explained that runner needed to avoid interfering with defense, saying, "Kurokawa was coming into his path, so if he had stayed put, they would have hit each other. If that had happened, it would have been called interference." He also added that it was a "false tag," saying, "After Watanabe avoided it, he tried to tag him."

While acknowledging that it was a fact that he “was running more than three feet over the line,” he explained runner ’s state of mind, saying, “If I had kept running like that, there was a possibility of a collision. I think I veered out to avoid the danger.”According to the rules, moving more than three feet away to avoid a tackle is a penalty, but since runner was attempting to make the tackle after the player had already passed by, Mr. Takagi revealed his opinion, stating, “That’s not three feet.”

He also praised Kurokawa's play, saying, "If he hadn't done anything, nothing would have happened," and speculated that umpire might have ruled it three feet because Kurokawa "made a gesture to tag and threw to first baseman." However, he shook his head at the ruling, saying, "That must have been tough for runner," and "It must have left a bad taste in his mouth," and suggested that since the ruling can change depending on umpire 's discretion, "the scope of the review process should be broadened a bit."