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Yesterday, it was announced that Curt Schilling was being inducted into this year’s Red Sox Hall of Fame, as I think he should. His bloody sock is a symbol of the hard work and determination that not only he, but the rest of the 2004 Red Sox team, endured to win the team’s first World Series in 86 years. He was a workhorse for the Red Sox and a leader for the pitching staff.
Curt Schilling was always known as one of the “mouths” of the Red Sox when he was on the team. He was always the guy who would talk to media. He is the guy I always picture soaked in champagne after the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 and saying “The greatest Red Sox team ever!”
Again, as a Red Sox fan, I can not thank Curt Schilling enough for what he did in both 2004 and 2007. But, I do wish he would stop discussing the Red Sox. I know, he works for ESPN now, and he has a right to his own opinion. I work in a Legal department; I hear these comments about everything from all types of people all the time. I do think that Curt Schilling overstepped some boundaries in an interview with WEII earlier this week though.
It is well-known that Schilling and Francona were close, probably closer than Pedroia and Francona were. I think most Red Sox fans know the story about how Theo Epstein flew to Arizona and met with Schilling over Thanksgiving to discuss Schilling’s trade from the Diamondbacks to the Red Sox. Francona had been Schilling’s manager in Philadelphia prior to them signing with the Red Sox. It appears that Schilling is taking Francona’s departure from the Red Sox personally, by his comments on WEII:
“I thought that the manager that managed the Mets that I was not a big fan of was now going to be a different manager, and I don’t think there’s anything different at all. And I don’t think that that is going to be conducive to doing well here. There’s a lot of things I think that are happening not just from his perspective, but when you talk to these guys — and I’m still talking to some of these guys — I don’t think this is going well. And I think it’s going bad quicker than I expected it to.”
(I found these comments in the following article: http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/ curt-schilling-red-sox-dont-like-bobby-valentine/126498. I’m not sure if I believe the writer’s viewpoints, so I’m not going to consider what he had to say about the incident.)
Schilling is known for saying these types of things before, and he never really seems to quote his sources. Whether this is to protect the people he considers friends or if he’s just making things up, I’m not sure. If these feelings are really going on by the Red Sox players, most people would think Beckett would be one of the people voicing these, right? No, Beckett’s response to Schilling’s allegations, according to a tweet (see, I am still following Twitter!) from Peter Abraham, was:
“I haven’t seen him (Schilling) around this year. Is he one of our pitchers?”
Such a perfect response from Beckett! He didn’t feed into the comments. Short, sweet, and a little humorous. I know Schilling’s just doing what Schilling does, making headlines by outrageous
comments. But, really, if you had any respect for the organization, wouldn’t you keep your opinions quiet until at least the start of the season? Then again, isn’t Schilling’s video game about to come out? He probably is looking for some publicity.
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