Anniversary Of Curt Schilling's "Bloody Sock" Game Solemnly Observed By Curt Schilling

Schilling, five years later: "I am proud of what we did that night, but I am far more excited about what I was able to experience in my relationship with Christ that night." He says some other stuff. [38 Pitches]

Teams Giving Refunds For Poor Play Could Bankrupt American Sports

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Curt Schilling Says Possible Senate Bid "Not For Laughs"

"I have no ambition to enter into a life of politics," Schilling blogs. But for when he does, Curt's conveniently laid out his positions for MA voters on everything from gun control to gay marriage. [38 pitches]

Curt Schilling Not Done Promoting Curt Schilling

Sure, Curt Schilling has all the trappings of a politician: he's a smug, self-righteous blowhard with a penchant for fondling other people's wives. But is he shameless or delusional enough to gun for Teddy K's vacant Senate seat? More »

Curt Schilling Talks To Curt Schilling About David Ortiz

Nothing really happens to the Red Sox until Curt Schilling says it happens, so the pitching maestro sat down with himself for an informative Q & A about how the David Ortiz situation affects Curt Schilling. More »

Schilling Finally Talks About His Retirement ... On A Video Game Site

Pitcher waited for Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to announce his decision, because he didn't want to deal with "the phone ringing off the hook. It was just a natural fit." [Sports Radio Interviews.com]

Curt Schilling Is Hanging Up His Bloody Sock Forever

Curt Schilling is retiring after 23 years of MLB service. There will be no comeback. His press conference, of course, was held on 38 Pitches. I'm skeptical. [Sox and Dawgs]

Curt Schilling Denies Cubs Rumors, Sort Of

For confusing adventures in sports blogging, take a look at this entry from Curt Schilling's 38 Pitches on Sunday, concerning rumors that he might be headed to the Chicago Cubs: More »

Curt Schilling Takes His Blog Diva-ness to WEEI

Here's an interesting bit of news sent a long through tips. Red Sox pitcher and 38 Pitches blogger, Curt Schilling, will take his candid Red Sox observations and weird right-wing ranting over to WEEI. As you know, WEEI is scooping up popular bloggers left and right, most recently signing up Will Leitch to do a "Heavens to Betsy, I'm just a Midwestern guy writing about Boston, sir!" column once a week. Surprisingly, Schilling demands even more control than Will does when it comes to precious words. Because, you know, Schil's an artist: More »

Bill "Spaceman" Lee Defends Manny, Canadians and Irish Assassins

Bill Lee isn't famous because he was a good pitcher for a few years in the 1970s. He's famous (and beloved) because he has absolutely no filtering mechanism between his brain and his mouth. The man is a quote machine and so when Boston recently honored him, Mo Vaughn and Mike Greenwell by inducting them all into the Red Sox Hall of Fame, who do you think the reporters went to first to get some good sound bites. And boy, oh boy, did he deliver. More »

Curt Schilling's Doctor Thinks Boston Could Use Another Arm Right Now

You didn't think a little thing not throwing a single pitch this season was going to keep Curt Schilling's name out the ALCS headlines, did you? The Boston Red Sox have been preparing for Game 1 against the Rays without the assistance of their ace starting pitcher, but his orthopedic surgeon thought that today might be a good time to remind the organization that Curt and his robotic ankle could be starting and winning that game and maybe two or three more in the series, if only those dumb dummies had listened to him 10 months ago. More »

Curt Schilling Puts the Moves on Cindy McCain?

Everyone knows that Curt Schilling loves John McCain. But can the Republican presidential nominee trust the Red Sox pitcher when it comes to something much more important than an election...his wife? At a recent charity event, Curt Schilling confused Cindy McCain with his wife and held hands with her. The Boston Herald has the the steamy details. More »

Curt Schilling Will (Most Likely) Pitch No More Forever

Is this the end for our bloody-hosed hero? With his announcement this morning that he will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, Curt Schilling has most likely also announced his de facto retirement. He discclosed his plans on WEEI's Dennis and Callahan show, and the Boston Globe is confirming it: No Schilling in 2008, and the soonest he might be back is the All-Star break in 2009, and then most likely not with the Red Sox. Or at all. More »

Schilling's Doctor Perfects The Art Of Crap-Talking

Apparently, even Curt Schilling's personal physicans have big mouths. In an act of either monumentally selfish publicity hounding or a Herculean display of testicular fortitude, Dr. Craig Morgan, Schilling's "personal doctor", said that Curt was so infuriated with the Red Sox handling of his bum shoulder that he'd consider coming back next year to ... gasp...pitch for the Yankees. More »

Curt Schilling Has Surgery By Blog

Another thing we love about Curt Schilling's blog: When offseason news items come up, he just gives "no comments" to all media and then writes about it there. This led the following beautiful words on the ESPN crawl: "ESPN's Jayson Stark reports that Schilling has no comment." Hey, thanks, Jayson! More »

Curt Schilling Isn't Sure His Thoughts On The Mitchell Report, But He Knows He Has Them

We had no sooner told you about the past rock stylings of Curt Schilling when he decided to unleash an epic rant about the Mitchell Report. More »

Curt Schilling Used To Rock Much Harder Than He Does Now

You might see Curt Schilling as a blowhard, but trust us, he used to be cool. How do we know? Boston Magazine has a copy of a minor league program from 1986 reveals Schilling's rocking soul. More »

Curt Schilling On His Bonus Clause, And Others'

Curt Schilling, on his immaculately typed blog this week, blasted the new Baseball Writers Association rule that says anyone who has an incentive in their contract to win an MVP or Cy Young award will be ineligible. There's money to be lost, but that doesn't seem to be his issue; actually, we're not sure what his issue is, though it does give him license to hammer Bill Conlin, which is kind of funny. (Check your email, Curt: An angry missive is surely coming!) More »

You're Not Getting Rid Of Schilling That Easily

For one day only, it's the return of the Daily Closer! More »

Curt Schilling on the Devil Rays? We are intrigued by your ideas and would like ... oh, you know the rest. [FanNation]

Barry Bonds Is Taking Curt Schilling Deep

We might not get our Ron Mexico trial, but there's plenty of potentially awesome litigation that could come down the pipeline. It appears that Barry Bonds might take on Curt Schilling ... in the courtroom. More »

Curt Schilling Is Full Of Opinions!

We really want to like Curt Schilling, we really do. We admire his site and can't deny his ability to raise his game at the most important of moments. But man: Sometimes we really wish he'd just be quiet. More »

Well, Chalk Up A No-Hitter For Curt Sch ... Doh!

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It Tastes Like The Back Of A LA School Bus

Ever wonder what it would be like to see Manny Ramirez savor the aroma of fine wine? (Manny, that's not grape juice ... Manny ... Manny ....) Get yourself to Yawkey Way tomorrow to see three Red Sox show off their new wines. It will be nice to see Schilling use a spit cup for something other than chaw.

Is This The End Of Curt Schilling?

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Who's Sorry Now? Curt Schilling Edition

The Curt Schilling/Barry Bonds Tempest in a Specimen Cup took another odd turn on Wednesday, as friends and loved ones of the Red Sox pitcher hastily organized an intervention on his behalf. On Tuesday Schilling lit into Bonds, with the famous "He admitted to cheating on his wife, cheating on his taxes, and cheating on the game," quote on the radio. But on Wednesday, after a rebuke from Sox manager Terry Francona (with Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow even chiming in), Schilling decided to cut his losses. More »

The Airing Of Grievances: Curt Schilling Edition

It kind of makes sense that with Curt Schilling pitching only every fifth day, he would then have four days left over for complaining. First on his list is Barry Bonds. When asked on WEEI's "Dennis and Callahan" radio show if he thinks Bonds' home run totals are tainted, Schilling said: More »

It's Important That You Remember That Roger Clemens Is Your Savior

Last week, Curt Schilling was accused of self-aggrandizing ego worship for supposedly painting blood on his sock, or whatever it was. Schilling's impassioned defense of his own heroism was both absolutely correct — the man has a right to defend himself against false claims — and completely fitting, because it allowed Schilling to further do what he does almost as well as he pitches: Promote his own legend. More »

Curt Schilling Accused Of Being Self-Aggrandizing. Really.

We're not sure it matters, ultimately, whether or not Curt Schilling, as Gary Thorne famously (and obliviously) claimed last evening, actually painted blood on his sock in the 2004 World Series. We don't think he did, and his performance was rather amazing either way, but Schilling has always seemed like the type of guy who would do something like that. No one has ever seemed as interested in the myth of Curt Schilling than Curt Schilling himself, and that's meant as less of a criticism than it sounds. Baseball players love to be seen as heroes; Schilling is just more skilled and craven at propagating the myths than anybody else. More »

Identifying Some Of The Unattractive Men In Sports

The consensus seems to be that FC Barcelona's Ronaldinho is a beautiful athlete to watch ... as long as you don't allow your gaze to venture above his neck. It's great to watch him, but you might not want to really look at him. Sort of the opposite of Sue Bird. More »

Curt Schilling Faces The Blog Music

Yesterday wasn't the most pleasant day to be a Red Sox fan — a friend of ours who loves the Sox was lamenting last night that "the season is over;" Red Sox fans are the best — and no one took it harder than Curt Schilling himself. More »

Somebody Was Too Blasted To Pitch In A Meaningless Game

So you remember that whole All-Star game travesty from five years ago — yes, it has been five years now, which is kind of amazing — when they had to call the All-Star Game a tie because everyone was out of pitchers? (That game is the reason the American League has freaking home-field advantage every year now.) More »

Curt Schilling Has Something To Say. Really.

If you're like us, you ask yourself one question, every morning: Is there any way we could hear more opinions from Curt Schilling? More »

That's All We Need: ANOTHER Blowhard In DC

So here's a scary thought. If you thought Curt Schilling had a tendency to opine, uninvited, on subjects that don't inherently concern him now, wait until he runs for Senate. More »

Curt Schilling Can't Live Without His Modem

As anyone who has ever been around Sons Of Sam Horn can attest, Red Sox LEGEND AND HERO Curt Schilling tends to spend a little too much time on the computer. (We can attest to this too; he's even emailed us.) More »

The Closer: Escape From New York

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