Korean Lima Time Comes to an Abrupt End

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Korean Lima Time Comes to an Abrupt End
Published 4/16/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Korean Lima Time Comes to an Abrupt End Natch...Thanks to Shinsano for keeping us abreast to this situation… Jose Lima became the first mercenary casualty of the young 2008 season as the 36-year-old hurler was released by the Kia Tigers Wednesday afternoon. Lima’s arrival in Korea was met with great fanfare, but he struggled mightily in his last two starts. The final straw apparently came Tuesday evening against the LG Twins, a game in which he surrendered eight runs on eight hits in just 3 2/3 innings. Kia is currently in last place having won just four of 15 games. He ...

Odds and Ends: Pavano, Lima, Sabathia
Published 4/16/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Today's link collection contains a trio of awesome pitchers.  Enjoy. Carl Pavano is talking about five or six more seasons; his new agent calls him a "1-2 starter."  You can chuckle, but some team will probably toss him a million bucks this winter. The Kia Tigers have already had enough of Jose Lima.  Coincidentally here's a funny quote from Lima regarding his Atlantic League paycheck from '03. Ken Rosenthal discusses C.C. Sabathia's situation, ...

Ex-Mets Watch: Lima Time
Published 4/16/2008 by Andrew Beaton at Hot Foot
After being shelled in a few starts, Jose Lima has been released by the Kia Tigers of the Korean League. Lima was 0-1 with a 6.23 ERA in 21 2/3 innings of duty for the Tigers.  As this Korean newspaper headline says, according to the East Windup Chronicle, “Not One Win Gathered…Lima is Kicked Out.” Perhaps Lima Time was set off by the fact that Korean time is 11 hours before Eastern Standard Time, not that EST ever treated him so well. Share This ShareThis

A Sad Good Night For Jose Lima [Lima Time Is Over]
Published 4/16/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... We feel like we write this every few months, but this time it looks like it's for real. Yes, the Jose Lima Era in baseball appears to have actually ended. ...

International Pastime: How Do You Say No More Lima Time in Korean?
Published 4/16/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... which is why Lima found himself signing a contract to pitch for the Kia Tigers of the Korean League before this season. Kia hoped that the addition of Lima and other major league washouts would lift them out of the cellar. No such luck. Kia's lost 11 of their first 15 and Lima's compiled a 6.23 ERA while striking out just under three batters per nine innings of work. Predictably, he was released this afternoon. How was the news received in his new country? East Windup Chronicle does the translating. He leaves Korea not having won ...

Next Stop, The Long Island Ducks? Jose Lima Pitches His Way Out Of Korea
Published 4/17/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
And to think, he was just one poor Nelson Figueroa start away from getting a call. Not from the Mets, mind you, more likely a prank from these guys. East Windup Chronicle on the veteran pitcher almost as well known for his late career struggles as for his alleged herpes (link swiped from Repoz and Baseball Think Factory). Jose Lima became the first mercenary casualty of the young 2008 season as the 36-year-old hurler was released by the Kia Tigers Wednesday afternoon. Lima’s arrival in Korea was met with great ...

Korea’s Had Enough of Lima Time
Published 4/17/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... with them and had been playing there. But sadly I must pass along the tragic news that Jose Lima’s run with the Kia Tigers has come to an end. Lima’s squad was only 4-11 on the year and he wasn’t performing too well. According to the East Windup Chronicle — they must be able to read Korean — Lima Time was rocked for eight runs over three and two-thirds in his most recent start. Sounds pretty familiar to me. ...

Razzball Historical Spotlight: Jose Lima (2000, 2005)
Published 4/24/2008 by Rudy Gamble at Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball
Note: Razzball is a fantasy baseball game where you try to manage the team with the worst stats. See here for more info. See here for the results of the inaugural 2008 draft.) What’s true in Razzball is what’s true in real life: All good things must come to an end. Yes, I’m speaking of Lima Time. While early reports that Jose Lima was released from the Kia Tigers of the Korean League may have been lost in translation, it is just a matter of time before a bad outing against the ...