Significant Changes in Baseball Leadership and Future Expectations

Hanwha Eagles' appointment of Kim Kyung-moon as the new director sparked significant changes and controversies in the baseball world.

### Hanwha Eagles' Director Choi Won-ho Resigns, Kim Kyung-moon Appointed as New Director
* 🦅 The Hanwha Eagles faced a **significant change in the baseball world**, starting with Director Choi Won-ho's resignation and various **big issues throughout the week**.
* 🕵 There was speculation about whether Director Choi's resignation was voluntary, as it seemed more like a situation where a decision was made through **simple discussions** rather than the director taking **responsibility**.
* 👴 Director Choi's resignation after just over a year in the position raised questions about the **difficulty of being a KBO director** and the **pressure from public opinion and fans**.
* 👂 In the KBO, teams that listen well to fans often see candidates for managerial positions move to other teams, and this time, Hanwha Eagles chose to appoint **Kim Kyung-moon as the new director**.
* 🏆 Kim Kyung-moon, who has a gold medal from the Beijing Olympics as the national team coach, is known for his **charisma and ability to control players**.
* 📜 Some concerns about Kim Kyung-moon's appointment include past controversies regarding player selection for the national team, being away from the field for a long time, and whether he can **lead the team with many young players**.
* 🔮 Despite the controversies and concerns, Kim Kyung-moon's **continuous learning, player development, and lack of a history of failure** provide hope for his future as Hanwha Eagles' director.

Yoshida Jung-geun, Yoshida Jung-geun's Yagoshida Jung-woo, Lee Young. Nice to meet you. You did well. Yes, this week, like this, there has been a significant change in the baseball world to an unprecedented extent. Almost every day, issues poured out. Oh, it feels like it's been a long time since I've talked to reporter Lee Young-mi like this. Whenever something happens, it's like Park Bum, Samsung, you know, Kim Hee-jup, you know, sister, you know. First of all, Director Choi Won-hwa's resignation, right? It was really dynamic. From the director's resignation to trades, big issues unfolded throughout the week. Among them, the biggest fire was the resignation of Hanwha Eagles' Director Choi Hyun-ho and the appointment of Kim Kyung-moon as the new director. Well, first of all, after hearing about Director Choi's resignation, what was your initial reaction? Did he really resign on his own? The atmosphere is a bit tense for him to resign.

Rather than the director taking responsibility for the situation, it seems like they created a picture of the situation through simple and straightforward conversations. I wonder if they didn't consider dismissal. From Director Choi Won-ho's perspective, I thought about why they should change directors now. I'm also curious about Jung-ro's opinion. Since Director Park Chan-hyuk was involved in the incident, there was an atmosphere where someone needed to take responsibility from above, but it seemed like no decision was made. Firstly, I thought that Director Ahn always leaves without gaining popularity, so I thought this time as well, Ah, he couldn't fill the popularity and is leaving. Also, it felt like he was trying to quickly make economic decisions and create a new atmosphere at a time when it's not entirely safe yet. However, I felt a bit uneasy about this. When I think about it, while going through the process...

I once had a conversation with Director Kim Sung-keun, who was a director. Director Hanyoungdeok said that being a director is a really difficult position. Although there are things he did well and things he didn't do well, in the end, he was dismissed. So, he mentioned that this position is difficult and somewhat bitter. Director Kim Seung-eun said, Isn't it that he can't wait too long? Especially Director Choi Won-ho has only been a director for just over a year. In that situation, until May, if the performance is not good, you have to resign. Especially, the public opinion and pressure from the fans were significant. In this situation, from a 9th-degree perspective, it was difficult to protect the director. However, Director Kim Seung-hoon felt quite sorry about this. I saw it on a website today, and there were some things like this. One thing, 9th-degree listens to the fans.

There was a story that a very kind 9th-dan player, who listens well, was asked to mimic the English accent. If you bring in player Ryu Hyun-jin, will you bring him in? Yes, Manager Yoon, please bring him in. Yes, yes, the manager listens well, and that's the kind of team they are. When Manager Yoon steps down, new candidates will come out to recruit a new manager. This has happened not just once or twice. That's right. Yes, yes. People who were candidates for the Kia Tigers' manager also moved over here. A different atmosphere was strongly felt at one point. What was it? In fact, Carlos Subero, who was a candidate for the manager of the Kia Tigers, was recommended by the front office before. This time, the group wanted a respected veteran coach. So naturally, there were some veteran coaches mentioned.

This person always mentions the most names of the candidates. Yes, Coach Seondong Jung, and Coach Kim Kyung-moon were the only national team coaches, and Yoo Ji-won, an analyst, I know that these four names were mentioned the most. I heard that there is also interest from a certain side. But in a way, whether one will go to the younger side or not, whether they will be a truly great coach, I tried to have some criteria, but indeed, this time, once again, there is no doubt that Coach Hana has been chosen. Coach Kim Min-sik, Coach Kim Heung-yeong, Coach Kim Sung, and Coach Kim Kyung-moon are all in the mix. Yes, they are all in the mix. Kim, yes, in the mix. My opinion is that they are truly great coaches. In a way, Coach Kim Heung-yong, Coach Kim Sik, Coach Kim Sung, may not have shown good results, and they have stepped down from coaching positions. But will they be able to make a successful selection this time?

I am curious about how Director Kim Kyung-moon's relationship with Ahn Hana will turn out. In fact, there were many rumors about the director, and it was May 31st. At that time, the rumors were really heating up. People were saying that Kim Kyung-moon is Director Son Dong-yeol, and things were getting heated. So, on the morning of May 31st, around 11 a.m., I called Director Kim Kyung-moon. I thought he wouldn't pick up, but he did. Usually, when there are rumors about a director, and if they have gone for an interview or something, they don't answer the phone. So, I was quite surprised when he actually answered. I called Kim Kyung-moon and had a conversation after a long time, greeting each other. I mentioned that Director Kim is very popular these days, and he asked me why. He pretended not to know and asked me. At times like this, it's a psychological exchange between each other. If Kim Kyung-moon answers the phone from outside and it's a bit noisy around, that's why.

I asked the director if I was being mentioned as a candidate for the director, but he said he hadn't received any contact. I wish he would have contacted me. He immediately changed the subject after saying this and hung up. Four minutes later, it was reported exclusively by a media outlet that Director Kim Kyung-moon was appointed. I was like, What is this? After that, Director Son Hyuk said that the interview was indeed conducted. I also tried to cover the side of Director Seon Dong, and I heard that he received a call but declined due to personal reasons. Director Jung Il also received a call regarding the interview, but he politely declined, saying he would focus on being the national team coach. In the meantime, Director Kim Kyung-moon personally contacted Director Son Hyuk.

I understand that you had an interview format meeting with Director Kim Kyung-moon. We briefly looked at his record. He has a total of 86 wins with the KB Reigo team, and his win count ranks 6th among all directors. Director Kim Kyung-moon always mentioned to me during interviews that he considers himself a runner-up coach. For example, he has never won a championship. Of course, he achieved a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with the national team, but in the KBO League, he has always been a runner-up coach, which made him feel bitter. In 2008 at the Beijing Olympics, I met Director Kim Kyung-moon as a mentor and a disciple. How was the image back then? Oh, he has charisma. He has the ability to control the players more, so there is a somewhat close yet distant feeling with those charismatic players. That's why he handles that line quite well.

I think we need to maintain it, but now there are many young players. In a way, young players are trying to set the mood now. So, I think a coach like Kim Kyung-moon, who has a certain charisma, is needed. I'm looking forward to not this year but next year. So, this year is not over yet, there is still a lot left. However, now we can clearly see the pressure even from the club as we look ahead to next year. Coach Kim Kyung-moon, actually, I met him two years ago in Florida for an interview. The interview video is something I wanted to release later personally. Now is the time to unfold it, right? Therefore, before today's broadcast, I revisited the video of the interview.

I watched the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, right? So, in February 2022, I met someone at a camp in Florida. He experienced a lot of pain, received a lot of criticism while being the Olympic coach, felt grateful and sorry for the athletes. He was really thankful to O Seonghwan, a veteran player, for being much needed. It's difficult for a player like Woo Seungwon to be on the national team at his age. So, he called the promising players and O Seonghwan himself, trying to persuade them to join the national team. O Seonghwan, who accepted the offer, played a great role, but in the end, the results were not good. From the coach's perspective, he felt really sorry about that and even shed a few tears.

I missed the field, and I always want to go back there. One of the strengths of Director Kim Kyung-moon is that he does not neglect studying. At that time, Son Shi-hyun, who is now the director of SSG Futures, was training in Philadelphia. So, he went to the field, greeted all the coaches, diligently studied the system, and recently received coaching training in the minor leagues at the LA Dodgers. It's been a while since he left the field, but the part where he continued to study by visiting various major league stadiums after leaving the field was very impressive. Today, I received a call from a player from the Eagles, who was very scary and charismatic. That's the style of Director Kim Kyung-moon in his younger days, but now there have been quite a lot of changes.

The style of thinking won't change, right? Director Kim Sung doesn't change either. In the strongest baseball, the unchanging one is Director Kim Sung. He never changes. But Director Kim Kyung-hoon moves quickly and shows a diligent attitude. He always gets opportunities. I will give you a tip. Yes, some fans have heard news about Director Kim Kyung-moon. There is quite a bit of opposition. There have been some controversies about the players, and there are concerns about not selecting certain pitchers for the national team in the past. Also, there are concerns about having been away from the field for too long. As you mentioned, there are many young players now, so there are concerns about whether he can lead the team. How do you see this? With accumulated experiences, the word experience is attached.

Thanks to Director Kim Kyung-moon, many people are still studying and learning a lot. The director has also brought up many players and created many great star players, so it's natural that fans are not worried yet because he hasn't failed. I hope to watch for a while. Director Kim Tae-young has his own style, and Director Kim Kyung-moon has his own style too. They are very close friends. Yes, they are similar. However, they have a slightly different charisma in detail. I feel they are quite similar. Maybe because Director Kim Tae-young has been with Director Kim Kyung-moon for a long time, he has watched a lot of baseball and learned a lot, so I feel like something...

When you look at charisma, player utilization, and leadership, I felt a lot of similarities with Coach Kim Kyung-moon in these aspects. Players need to have their own rules to perform well, and coaches need to have decisive leadership. There are only a few who can make decisions without hesitation. However, Coach Kim Kyung-moon seems to be one of them. How do you predict the future of Coach Kim Kyung-moon in front of Hanwha Eagles? It's interesting. Because if he had come 1 or 2 years ago, or 2 or 3 years ago, there would have been a high possibility of Coach Kim facing difficulties. But now, with young players that Coach Kim Kyung-moon desires, who move quickly, pour passion into baseball, overflow with power and speed, I think Kim Kyung-hoon is in for an exciting time.

The director seems to believe that the players will follow what he wants. Yes, it is the team with Yu Hyeon-jin, who really solidly protected the national team at the Beijing Olympics. From Coach Kim Kyung's perspective, it must be quite meaningful. Well, Coach Kim Kyung has also become a coach at the Seoul Baseball Stadium and Daejeon Baseball Stadium. He was the first coach when NC Dinos' baseball stadium opened. It's the second time. You can't help it. It's really unbelievable. We will also watch with a supportive heart to see what kind of appearance Coach Kim Kyung-moon and Hanwha Eagles will show this season and in the future. Hello, I'm KTV's Kang Baek-ho. [APPLAUSE]

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Major Changes in the Baseball World This Week

There have been significant changes in the baseball world, including the resignation of Hanwha Eagles' Director Choi Hyun-ho and the appointment of Kim Kyung-moon as the new director.

The resignation sparked various reactions and speculations, with some feeling tense about the decision and others expressing sympathy for the outgoing director.

The pressure from public opinion and fans played a significant role in the events, highlighting the challenges faced by baseball directors.

The Selection of the New Kia Tigers Manager

The Kia Tigers are in the process of selecting a new manager, with Coach Hana being chosen for the position.

There is speculation about the relationship between Director Kim Kyung-moon and Ahn Hana.

Rumors and heated discussions surrounded Kim Kyung-moon, and there is curiosity about how his relationship with Ahn Hana will develop.

Controversy Surrounding the Appointment of Director Kim Kyung-moon

The speaker was not contacted about the director position despite the reported appointment of Kim Kyung-moon.

Other directors were also approached for the position, some declining due to personal reasons.

Kim Kyung-moon is known for his coaching record and charisma, with expectations for his future impact.

The Journey of Olympic Coach Kim Kyung-moon

Kim Kyung-moon, the Olympic coach, faced criticism and pain but was grateful for the athletes' efforts.

He made efforts to persuade promising players like O Seonghwan to join the national team, but despite their efforts, the results were disappointing.

Kim Kyung-moon is known for his dedication to studying and coaching, even after leaving the field, but he is now facing opposition and controversy regarding his coaching decisions and absence from the field.

The Impact of Coach Kim Kyung-moon on Baseball

Director Kim Kyung-moon has a strong influence on players' development and has a unique coaching style, similar to his close friend Director Kim Tae-young.

He is known for his decisive leadership and player utilization.

With the current young and passionate players at Hanwha Eagles, he is expected to have a successful and exciting future as a coach.