… that you’re not Chantai Thongbai.  ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark explains in his latest “Rumblings and Grumblings” as to why:

That recently completed World Cup baseball tournament isn’t going to go down as Thailand’s finest sporting hour. The Thais went 0-7, got outscored 108-7 and produced this epic stat line by reliever Chanati Thongbai:

6 IP, 22 H, 24 R, 19 ER, 9 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 4 HR. If you forgot to calculate along at home, that computes to a 5.17 WHIP, a .537 opponent batting average, a .608 on-base percentage and a 1.584 OPS. Youch!

On a positive note, if I can get a little more movement on my curveball (i.e., “actually throw a curveball”), there may be a future for me in the Taiwanese Leagues.

On a side note, the 2007 Baseball World Cup was won by the United States team, managed by ‘86 Mets skipper Davey Johnson.

Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.