Ouch.

That was all I could say, think, feel.

Picked off. For the final out in a World Series game, with the tying run at the plate.

It’s the most embarrassing thing that can happen to you in a baseball game, short of a hidden ball trick. It’s worse than striking out or booting a ball.

Sometimes it’s excusable because you’re trying to get something going at an appropriate juncture … but that wasn’t the case at all for Kolten Wong on Sunday.

It happens, but you can’t let it in that situation. Forget about World Series, any game. You stand on the base if you have to. OK, that’s an exaggeration, but it’s one of the few instances in baseball when you really do have total control.

Wong is a smart baseball player. If you watched him play at the University of Hawaii you know that, but you also remember he got picked off, a lot.

"My worst fear for Kolten Wong was realized tonight," said my friend Aaron Teruya, who played baseball at Hawaii Hilo. "You just knew he would get picked off sooner of later as it happens to all aggressive baserunners, but you don’t want to see it in the World Series. I think he learned an important lesson about situational game awareness."

Problem is it’s the wrong time and place to be learning lessons. After a couple of years of professional seasoning, you’d hope that wouldn’t happen now. But a rookie is a rookie. And this was the ultimate rookie mistake.

Wong’s youth is also the bright side for him. The baseball world is going to remember this, but the first-round draft pick will have chances to atone. And give him credit for manning up and answering some questions after. But what could he say?

Too bad, also, because Wong’s performance in the Cards’ win Saturday (single, stolen base, nice defensive play) was the only bright spot on a dismal weekend for UH fans. Davone Bess even fumbled a punt.

"I think it’s the first time in my life I’m actually looking forward to Monday," UH fan Marvin Chun tweeted Sunday.

The current Rainbows had it rough on Saturday.

"Obviously we have to work on our passing. We have to run the middle. It’s more of the same — just executing when we need to execute.

"We’ve just got to coach harder, teach better."

No, that wasn’t Norm Chow. It was Dave Shoji, describing the volleyball team’s problems to Ann Miller after another loss.

A record of 16-4 and 5-3 in the conference is a lot better than 0-7 and 0-5, so maybe you think lumping volleyball and football together is unfair.

But the Wahine are a nationally prominent program with high expectations, so it’s more than fair to ponder a couple of things out loud: Such as, why did this team do so well early against nationally ranked opponents and falter now? And, would UH be better if Jane Croson hadn’t transferred?

After the 35-28 loss to Colorado State on Saturday, Chow talked about putting another disappointing defeat in the past and looking ahead.

If only it were that easy for the diehard fans on a brutal weekend for UH sports.

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