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SMOE NSET · Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Location: Seoul

The SK Wyverns coach has been fired and most of the rest have quit in retaliation.

Yesterday, he said he was going to retire at the end of the season and they fired him today.

The fans are going crazy (burning jerseys, throwing trash onto the field, made banners, etc)

http://news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=baseball&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=018&article_id=0002481576

burning the jerseys...
http://news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=kbo&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=109&article_id=0002242340

So four coaches have been fired/quit this year (Samsung, Lotte, Doosan, and now SK). Well Lotte was the end of last season but I still count it.

FloridaGator314 · Joined: 04 Apr 2011

I don't understand this at all. He was fired because he announced he wanted to retire after this season? Is the owner of the team mentally handicapped?

carleverson · Joined: 04 Dec 2009

sojusucks · Joined: 31 May 2008

The fans rioted during a game?

SMOE NSET · Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Location: Seoul

Well, he was fired from LG (before going to SK) for being "too boring". The owners wanted the team to play "fun" baseball that is more enjoyable for the fans. The coach, like he should, wanted the team to win. He won a few Korean Series with LG but then was fired for said reasons.

The fans rushed the field after the first game without him and burned all of their jerseys/flags. The fans said they will do it at every home game but who knows if this is true especially with increased security.

The assistant coach, who trained with the Boston Red Sox, was supposedly the reasoning behind everything. The rumor is he has been scheming for the job for the past couple of years. The fans brought up a news article quote that said he will be the coach before any of this even happened. He is now the interim coach until they, most likely, hire him for the official position.

He was the best coach Korea has ever had in their league. He will now go coach somewhere else and their loss. He will definitely find a new job. I am not a fan of SK (Doosan fan) but I respected him as a coach for all he has done. I wish him luck.