Since the news of Curt Schilling's likely career-ending injury, many have speculated as to whether he has the credentials to make it to Cooperstown. Since he is one of the top pitchers in our team's history, it would make sense for us to make some discussion about it here.
Schilling is the definition of a borderline candidate. A couple dominant years, a couple so-so years. Great post-season succe
Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, 41, has told a Boston radio station that the surgery he will have on his shoulder on Monday will probably bring an end to his career. Schilling has been out on the injury list since Spring training.Schilling said: "My season is over and there is a pretty decent chance I have thrown my last pitch forever." Physician Craig Morgan confirmed it may be the end of Schilli
Curt Schilling said today that he was having season ending surgery on Monday. He said “they have to relocate his bicep muscle and may have rotator cup surgery as well, if I don’t have the surgery, then my career is over and if I do then my season is over”.
He was asked about the tragedy “hey [...]
Reported By Stephen RhodesThe Boston Red Sox will be without one of their prominent starting pitchers as according to Howard Ullman of the Associated Press, Curt Schilling was placed on the 60-day disabled list as he continues to rehabilitate his right shoulder; the Red Sox, in a related move, are expected to add pitcher Lincoln Holdzkom to the 40-man roster as a result. Schilling had said that he would have preferred surgery, but the team insisted that he try rehab first; Schilling said that he wasn't hurt when he signed a 1-year, $8 million contract in November 2007.
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The Boston Red Sox and Curt Schilling came to a one-year contract agreement. This is good news for Red Sox fans that's if Schilling can come back next season and pitching like he did in the post-season.From a RedSox.com article:The Red Sox and the veteran right-hander have agreed on a one-year, $8 million deal that could be worth as much as $14 million should he reach all the incentives in the package.The team and Schilling both confirmed the contract Tuesday afternoon, with Schilling, on his 38pitches.com blog, detailing the pay structure.The right-hander can earn an additional $2 million in weight incentives (based on six weigh-ins), $3 million based on innings pitched and $1 million if he earns one Cy Young Award vote.
He deserves to comeback, He is the lucky charm who changed the history of the Boston Red Sox.
Curt Schilling and the Boston Red Sox reached a preliminary agreement on an $8 million, one-year contract that will allow the star right-hander to return next season to the World Series champions.
The agreement provides for him to make an additional $5 million in bonuses and match his 2007 salary. The deal is subject to him passing a physical, contains $3 million in performance bonuses based on innings pitched and $2 million based on weight clauses, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday.
Curt Schilling came up with a list of 13 teams (including the Boston Red Sox, but not the New York Yankees) he would be willing to play for next season. His first choice is to remain with the Boston Red Sox. The other 12 teams Schilling would be willing to play for are: Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers.
A few weeks ago, I briefly mentioned my involvement in an upcoming Sporting News Strat-o-Matic Baseball League recreating the 1986 season. I was honored to be asked as the "Celebrity Manager" of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team that went 64-98 "for real" that year. It's going to be a tall order to turn this squad around, but I thought it would be a lot of fun.Today, I logged in to see who I'd be competing against. Needless to say, I was blown away by the field that The Sporting News has assembled. Managing the '86 Red Sox? None other than Curt Schilling, noted baseball historian, bloody sock wearer, and blogger when not pitching for said Red Sox. But even more exciting than that was the manager of the 1986 Mets. It's Howard Stern's longtime right-hand man and die-hard Mets fan Baba Booey (Gary Dell'Abate). Dell'Abate takes the Mets so seriously that he was popping Tums to ease his sick stomach during the Mets' collapse last month.Inspiration for many a prank phone calls, it's Ba
Death just got that much harder for the World of Warcraft-playing baseball fan.Introducing the Star Trek themed casket and urn. And with a sales pitch like this, who can resist...The new STAR TREK Urn will feature a bold design reminiscent of the 24th century styling of the United Federation of Planets and Starfleet. The STAR TREK Casket styling has been inspired by the popular “Photon Torpedo” design seen in STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Kahn.Now they have to choose between being buried in a MLB team-licensed urn or the bad boys you see above. Tough call. Maybe a roll of the 20-sided dice will provide an answer.(Eternal Image)STUB HUB: The Safe Way to Buy & Sell Tickets Online
That's the only explanation I have for why he refuses to shut his freakin' mouth.From the AP:Curt Schilling says that Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire's refusals to address accusations of steroids use are tantamount to admissions. "If someone wrote that stuff about me and I didn't sue their (butt) off, am I not admitting that there's some legitimacy to it?" he said on HBO's "Costas Now."Agreed, but Schill wasn't through strafing people."Jose Canseco admitted he cheated his entire career," Schilling said. "Everything he ever did should be wiped clean. I think his MVP should go back and should go to the runner-up."As for Palmeiro, Schilling said: "The year he tested positive, nothing he did that year should count, which I think would take away 3,000 hits for him."Interesting idea. Not going to happen, but interesting. Hang with me ... Schill's not through."It goes to the Mark McGwire thing in Congress. I mean, I'm a huge Mark McGwire fan. But I just always thought it was very simple
Red Sox Nation is looking for a president. Literally.For those of you who may not already know Red Sox Nation is more then just a cheesy name for the vast number of Red Sox fans across the country. It's also a money making subscription based club for die hard Sawks followers that starts at $14.95 a year.Think of it like the fan club of your favorite band. You can shell out some bucks for discounts, presales on tickets, and a lousy newsletter. Only with Red Sox Nation you get a bumper sticker with the stinkin' newsletter. There's some other "perks" too. Although it is primarily access to "exclusive" online content.The highest tier package, which is $199.99, gives you the opportunity to purchase seats a top the Green Monster in Fenway Park. Yes, just the opportunity. That means even more dollars.According to the club, the Nation's "First Fan" will have "powers, privileges and perks."Among the benefits are Red Sox tickets, use of a Fenway Park suite and a trip to Spring Training. They
The Boston Red Sox announced on Friday that they have placed starter Curt Schilling on the 15 day disabled list retroactive to last Tuesday. Schilling has been suffering from a sore shoulder spent Friday back at Fenway Park according to team manager Terry Francona. The pitcher received stretching treatment and was expected to rejoin the team in San Diego either Friday night or Saturday. The Sox called up David Murphy an outfielder from their Triple A affiliate Pawtucket to fill the roster spot.(C) Copyright thesackattack.com 2007
Don't shake off your catcher...especially Varitek.The Red Sox 40 year-old starting pitcher Curt Schilling came within one out of his first career no-hitter Thursday, losing his bid when Shannon Stewart lined a clean single to right field in Boston's 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Schilling retired Mark Kotsay and Jason Kendall on grounders to shortstop for the first two outs of the ninth. Then Stewart stepped up and lined the first pitch through the hole between first and second for Oakland's only hit. Schilling said he shook off catcher Jason Varitek on that pitch, going with a fastball instead of a slider. "We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big what if for the rest of my life." It's not the first time a Boston pitcher shook off Varitek in the ninth inning only to see a no-hitter get broken up. Pedro Martinez did it in 2000 against Tampa Bay, giving up a single to John Flaherty on a fastball instead of t
Boston Red Sox Starter Curt Schilling was one out away, from being the third oldest pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter. But with two out in the ninth Oakland A's left fielder Shannon Stewart hit a single to right to spoil the bid. Schilling then retired Mark Ellis as he defeated the Oakland A's 1-0 Thursday afternoon. It was Schilling's third career one hitter. The victory puts Schilling's record at 6-2 for the year. Nolan Ryan threw no-hitters at ages 43 and 44, and Cy Young threw a No-No at age 41. The Red Sox scored the game's only run on a David Ortiz Homer number 11 of the year.(C) Copyright thesackattack.com 2007
I have been a Sox fan forever having grown up in Maine. Right now I’m loving the punishment Boston has been doling out to opponents, especially the Yanks.
While I was not paying attention, Curt Schilling the Red Sox ace (and resident loudmouth) has gone off and created his own blog (WordPress) called 38 Pitches. In addition, Shilling has started a video game company called Green Monster Games.
While many athletes have personal home pages and some celebrities have blogs, these traditionally tend to be censored by PR agents and used more as marketing ploys than anything else. Schilling on the other hand has always been very outspoken (not always positively) and his antics include frequently calling into Boston Radio Stations. Unlike most other athlete or celeb blogs I have seen, Schilling truly uses his as a platform to communicate with fans. And the fans respond – many entries have as many as 300 comments.
From a PR perspective, the blog seems a mixed bag. On the one hand Schilling
Can't say I blame Curt Schilling one bit for his ranting at the collected media after Orioles broadcaster Gary Thorne made the ludicrous statements that he did Wednesday night, during the broadcast between Baltimore and Boston. In case you have been in another dimension over the last couple of days here is the story.Thorne, on Wednesday night told his audience that Curt Schilling's bloody sock that got so much attention during the 2004 ALCS, was actually a public relations move, to make Schilling seem more heroic. Thorne claimed that he was told this by Red Sox backup catcher Doug Mirabelli. Now on Thursday, Thorne takes to the airwaves, and says it was all just a misunderstanding.He says he did not realize that Mirabelli was being sarcastic, when he "allegedly" made the comments. But the damage had all ready been done, Thorne had needlessly sullied two players reputations. Schilling on his website released a blog entry, here in part is what he said " If you haven't figured it out b
As stated here before, everyone is now weighing in on the whole Barry Bonds issue. First we had David Ortiz saying leave the poor guy alone, and then we had his teammate, Curt Schilling, making some comments quite the opposite about how he thinks the situation that the league commish and others will not attend when the record is broken speaks for itself. Well, now just as fast as people are making their feelings known about the subject, Schilling is just as quickly taking his comments back.For some reason, Curt threw out a public apology to Bonds on his blog - 38pitches.com. "Everyone has days and events in life they'd love to push the rewind button on, yesterday was one of those days," Schilling stated on the site. "Regardless of my opinions, thoughts and beliefs on anything Barry Bonds it was absolutely irresponsible and wrong to say what I did. I don't think it's within anyone's right to say the things I said yesterday and affect other peoples lives in that way. As someone w
Hey all,I am here at the Yard and I'll try to blog from the game tonight. Well, if you all have not been to a Red Sox/O's game at the Yard, there are not many of us.There's a sea of red and blue here, and that's the way it always is.Anyhow, Gary Throne and Terry Francona met during batting practice, and it was a media circus.As well, Curt Schilling, Kevin Millar, Doug Mirabelli and Francona met and conferenced as well.Pictures below.Game time in about 1/2 a hour so.It's Beckett versus Loewen tonight...
Well, most baseball fans know of the 'bloody sock' game that Curt Schilling pitched in the '04 ALCS (game 6) to tie the series for the Boston Red Sox.Now, someone is questioning the validity of that game.However, it's none other than MASN's own Gary Thorne.From boston.com:Thorne said on the air, while the Orioles were batting in the fifth, that he'd been told by Sox catcher Doug Mirabelli that was not blood, but paint, on the sock Schilling wore during Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series against the Yankees. It was done for the public relations effect, Thorne said."The great story we were talking about the other night was that famous red stocking that he wore when they finally won, the blood on his stocking," Thorne said to broadcast partner Jim Palmer, the Hall of Fame pitcher, in a conversation that had begun with a discussion of Schilling's blog."Nah," Thorne said. "It was painted. Doug Mirabelli confessed up to it after. It was all for PR. Two-ball, two-st
It's a rainy Sunday, and not much is going on here. I'm going through some old photos and talking with Sooze from Babes Love Baseball.Anyhow, she and I were talking about Curt Schilling and 38 Pitches, thus I found some photos of him from last season chatting it up with probably my favorite Oriole of the moment, the always entertaining Kevin Millar.
It's pretty cool to have such a high-profile baseball player writing his own blog. 38 Pitches is from the man with the bloody sock, Boston Red Sox ace pitcher, Curt Schilling. He goes into great detail in his descriptions of the previous night's game. It's nice to think of him typing away on the red-eye flight home. I'm not sure about all the references to US troops in the Middle East. I guess it's a cultural difference. It's interesting to see how an elite sportsman thinks about the game.
Red Sox manager Terry Francona named SP Curt Schilling the Opening Day starter for the team's April 2 season opener at Kansas City Thursday, according to MLB.com. This will be the second season in a row that Schilling will be the Opening Day hurler for the BoSox. Schilling is in a contract year and will be motivated to have a good season. He remains a top 25 Fantasy ace, even at his age, because of all that anticipated run support. Source: CBS SportsLine.com
Red Sox RHP Curt Schilling threw 98 pitches over six solid innings in a game featuring mostly Triple-A players at Boston's minor league complex on Sunday. Schilling mixed all his pitches and hopes his next start will prove to manager Terry Francona that he's prepared to go deep into the game during Boston's season opener at Kansas City on April 2. "I don't want to be on a pitch count," he said. "I know I'm 40, but I don't think the ace of the staff should be on a pitch count." Schilling gave up one run - a homer by highly touted Reds prospect Jay Bruce - and four hits. The right-hander struck out six and didn't walk a batter in front of general manager Theo Epstein and about 100 others, many of them young Red Sox prospects. Schilling, who pitched to regular catcher Jason Varitek, said he expects to reach 100 pitches in his next start. "I felt strong," Schilling said. "The only thing that was wrong was my fastball command. I thought I had a lot of life at the end." Schilling is
Like it or not (and we really don't like it), Curt Schilling is apparently going to do anything and everything in his power to make sure that no sports fan ever forgets that he exists. His ego just will not allow it. Below is a partial list of just how bad Schill wants to be in our every waking thought:
He has gone on fan message boards with a fake name and chatted with fans.He has entered video
Mr. Benson Done? According to CNNsi.com, Kris Benson is experiencing increased soreness in his right shoulder, and it may require him to have surgery. He’s trying to rehab in camp, and experienced more pain after he took a day off. The Orioles are hoping he can return to pitch 2006, though that scenario may not be likely. The Mouth of the North, Curt Schilling Has A Blog: Wow. I found this on Deadspin, and then on the Babes Love Baseball site, but I think it’s pretty nice that Schilling has a blog that he participates on daily. As we all know he has a lot to say. He’s a former O (back in the day), so he’s all right. He’s taken to blogging very well already. Curt, if you read this, good luck with the blog. I especially love that he keeps most comments up, good or bad, although he does not allow cursing… Curt’s blog: 38 Pitches
There’s a reason why I read other sports blogs because you usually can pick up something from a blog that you, the reader, may not read. As I first saw on The Red Sox Times, Curt Schilling announced on the morning show of Dennis & Callahan on WEEI in Boston that in fact he will not be retiring at the end of the 2007 season. He has already been in discussions with the Red Sox front office and said during the interview that he will be sitting down with the Sox front office to discuss an extension. He also stated that he wants to stay and pitch in Boston during the 2008 season.
I guess this means he won’t be running against Senator Kerry in 2008 for the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat that Kerry currently holds.He also stated that if the Red Sox weren’t to sign him for 2008, he would be open to pitching anywhere except for the Yankees. Note to Theo: Sign Curt for 2008. His presence will not only help you guys as a team but it will beneficial to have him around the y
Recently, Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) ruled out a run for the presidency in 2008 and, instead, opted to run for re-election.
Cue Boston Red Sox starting pitcher, Curt Schilling.
Curt Schilling seemed surprised yesterday by the sudden groundswell of local supporters hoping to draft him into national politics and a 2008 Senate run against John Kerry.
The Red Sox [team stats] pitching hero didn't flatly rule out the idea, either, though he didn't sound like he was about to hit the campaign trail anytime soon.
Schilling has long supported President Bush. Days before the 2004 presidential election, in which Kerry was running as the Democratic candidate, Schilling was on ABC’s Good Morning America and endorsed Bush for re-election.
The Sox ace endorsed the president’s reelection on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” was quickly contacted by Bush himself, and is scheduled to make a battleground-state appearance with the candidate this morning in Mancheste
Courtesy of the Sons of Sam Horn Message Board, Curt Schilling, who goes by the handle of Gehrig38 there, gives his thoughts on the signing of Joel Piñeiro:
The only thing I know is that two years ago I thought this guy had as lively stuff as anyone I had seen in a long time.
He certainly did seem to tail off last year but during some of his games he showed the mid 90s electric stuff he had all the time a few years back.
I thought, from the first day I saw him, that he was built to be a reliever with an incredible arm on a Gordon sized body.
He’ll gain a decent amount of velocity heading to the pen, if he can make the mental transition this guys a serious power arm on the back end.
His curveball, when he’s fresh, is a strikeout pitch, his fastball certainly is as well, but it was his changeup that wow’d everyone. Tremendous arm action, ball died without looking like it was slowing down.
This, to me anyway, is a no lose signing. This kid gets in the right mix and envi
Curt Schilling has said that he'll file for free agency after his contract expires at the end of the 2007 season. I know what the Sox are doing. Theo is a smart guy, he wants to wait to see how Curt performs this season and then make a decision. However, Curt has said that if they don't get a deal done now then he does not want it done after the season and the Sox respect that.Curt is already 40 and if Daisuke Matsuzaka turns out to be phenom then the Sox can afford to lose Curt, if not they are in trouble.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070222&content_id=1811450&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Boston Red Sox media whore Curt Schilling has announced his intention to file for free agency ... in 2008! Seriously, Curt, is this the best you can come up with to keep your name in the news? Don't you have some fan message boards you can go on with a fake name, or another video game tournament you can enter, or a disingenuous harangue about running for public office you can use to stay
