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One of my most memorable posts on this blog was reporting that former NY Mets pitcher (and legendary nut case), Jose Lima, was signed by the Kia Tigers. The Tigers are a Korean baseball club.

It has come to my attention that Lima’s stint in Korea has been pretty awful.

According to the East Windup Chronicle, Lima’s stats (as of April 16) were as follows:

0-1, 21.2 IP, 28 hits, 15 ER, 7K, 6BB, 6.23 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 2.91 K/9, OBA .322

The story doesn’t end there.

Apparently, a Korean newspaper then reported that Lima had been released by the club. This story, which was easy to believe, traveled everywhere. In fact, Jose Lima’s Wikipedia biography currently lists Lima as unemployed.

That story, however, has since been refuted. Lima is in fact still under contract, and will be given a few more starts to prove himself.

Ohh Thank God, I can sleep well tonight.

By the way, today, May 7, marks the two year anniversary of Lima pitching for the Mets.