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08-15-2001, 04:16 PM
Minor League Team Fires Sound Editor
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By Associated Press
August 15, 2001
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A minor league team fired its sound-effects operator when he ignored warnings and played "Kung Fu Fighting" to try to upset a South Korean batter for a visiting club.
The Triple-A Nashville Sounds fired Brian Kirsch on Monday after Iowa Cubs general manager Sam Bernabe called the front office and complained.
Kirsch previously had played David Bowie's "China Girl" before another of Choi Hee Seop's at-bats earlier in the same weekend series.
Kirsh had been warned by fellow employees about going too far, said Chris Snyder, the Sounds' director of operations.
"He should've known better," Snyder said Wednesday. "As soon as it was brought to my attention, he was fired. The Nashville Sounds do not condone in any way, shape or fashion anything that goes against someone's beliefs, ethnicity or religion."
Kirsh was in his first year with the Sounds. He said the music choice was a matter of personal opinion.
"I don't know that that was any more offensive to him than anything else I've played for any of the other guys," Kirsch told The Tennessean. "My wife is from Thailand. My job was to push the envelope, unbalance the other team and entertain the crowd. I don't regret anything I did."
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By Associated Press
August 15, 2001
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A minor league team fired its sound-effects operator when he ignored warnings and played "Kung Fu Fighting" to try to upset a South Korean batter for a visiting club.
The Triple-A Nashville Sounds fired Brian Kirsch on Monday after Iowa Cubs general manager Sam Bernabe called the front office and complained.
Kirsch previously had played David Bowie's "China Girl" before another of Choi Hee Seop's at-bats earlier in the same weekend series.
Kirsh had been warned by fellow employees about going too far, said Chris Snyder, the Sounds' director of operations.
"He should've known better," Snyder said Wednesday. "As soon as it was brought to my attention, he was fired. The Nashville Sounds do not condone in any way, shape or fashion anything that goes against someone's beliefs, ethnicity or religion."
Kirsh was in his first year with the Sounds. He said the music choice was a matter of personal opinion.
"I don't know that that was any more offensive to him than anything else I've played for any of the other guys," Kirsch told The Tennessean. "My wife is from Thailand. My job was to push the envelope, unbalance the other team and entertain the crowd. I don't regret anything I did."