MLB官網引述山本浩二的話(不確定有沒有測速)，但山本有看J.C.Romero的錄影帶，山本表示Romero的投球動作慢，跑者往下一個壘包推進是正確的嘗試，雖然失敗，但山本仍表示不後悔............(果然是對中華隊盜成功取得追平分後就成癮了!!!!)

The motion of the pitcher was slow," Yamamoto explained. "You could see that through the video. I could see it from the video. And if there's an opportunity, we were saying that the players should run. And with Abe as the hitter, moving to the next base was the right attempt. It failed, but I don't regret the attempt."