View Full Version : Curt Schilling's Blog
Westlake
03-08-2007, 10:50 AM
http://38pitches.com/
-Kyle-
03-08-2007, 01:21 PM
Favorited...looks pretty cool.
SoxSon
03-08-2007, 01:39 PM
I've got to admit that the "Spring Training 2007" entry makes for some interesting reading. What I like about Curt is the same thing that rubs people the wrong way at times: he's unabashedly honest.
I particularly enjoyed Curt's analysis of his own pitches, and what he sees to be good pitching signs in a couple of the younger guys. It also actually makes me feel worlds better to hear him say that Matsuzaka is the real deal and is going to win a lot of games. Schilling is a veteran pitcher who has seen Dice-K up close...that holds some credibility for me.
monkey333
03-08-2007, 01:47 PM
Comments are moderated. :(
Westlake
03-08-2007, 02:01 PM
Comments are moderated. :(
I, for one, am glad. If not, we'd have a bunch of immature kids insulting him and what not... to the point where he'd probably get fed up with it and stop blogging.
DoubleX
03-08-2007, 02:05 PM
Very interesting, and I think it will be even more interesting as the season goes on, particularly after starts and down the stretch (that is if he doesn't lose interest in this).
I think I did see a post there telling Schilling to shut up or something, with Schilling responding that the person doesn't have to read the blog.
monkey333
03-08-2007, 02:29 PM
I, for one, am glad. If not, we'd have a bunch of immature kids insulting him and what not... to the point where he'd probably get fed up with it and stop blogging.
Thus my sad smiley. Ah, what could have been....
winningtheweapon
03-08-2007, 04:01 PM
Very insightful. Curt would make a good future pitching coach in the Sox minor league system.
ChrisLDuncan
03-13-2007, 06:52 PM
So we’re into the fourth inning, and the inevitable happens. I start Cuddyer off with a curve ball–strike one. My thought as the pitch is being called is, “OK, anything but a fastball here.” Tek puts down fastball in, I shake no. Tek puts it down again, which means he feels great about the pitch. At this point the ONLY thing to do is commit to the pitch and throw it as I called it or step off. I do neither. Mentally I think no, but physically I nod yes. In the middle of my windup I’m thinking, “OK, you idiot, why the hell are you throwing this pitch?” About ten seconds later, when the ball lands over the left-field wall, I’m dropping words I’d put soap in my kids’ mouths for saying.
Schilling's comments on Varitek's game calling...sounds less than complimentary
SoxSon
03-14-2007, 04:18 AM
Schilling's comments on Varitek's game calling...sounds less than complimentary
It's one pitch, Chris. Please don't troll.
Edit: I wanted to add that disagreements about pitch selection occur all the time. A problematic side-effect of a pitcher disagreeing with a catcher's call is that the pitcher then throws the pitch half-heartedly, and we all know what happens to that ball as a result.
ChrisLDuncan
03-14-2007, 01:09 PM
It's one pitch, Chris. Please don't troll.
Edit: I wanted to add that disagreements about pitch selection occur all the time. A problematic side-effect of a pitcher disagreeing with a catcher's call is that the pitcher then throws the pitch half-heartedly, and we all know what happens to that ball as a result.
Well, as a Yankee fan I remember when Unit didn't like Posada's game calling, that ended up problematic...but has there been anything else besides that between Schilling and Tek?
Westlake
03-14-2007, 01:11 PM
Schilling also said something like "999 times out of 1000, (Varitek) is right"
Thats probably no where near the exact quote, but something to that effect.
SoxSon
03-14-2007, 01:43 PM
Well, as a Yankee fan I remember when Unit didn't like Posada's game calling, that ended up problematic...but has there been anything else besides that between Schilling and Tek?
As Westlake already said, Schilling has gone to great lengths to praise Tek's ability to call a game. As I recall, that was one of the biggest things Curt said he was looking forward to when he came to Boston.
ChrisLDuncan
03-14-2007, 09:18 PM
As Westlake already said, Schilling has gone to great lengths to praise Tek's ability to call a game. As I recall, that was one of the biggest things Curt said he was looking forward to when he came to Boston.
Just wondering...also quick question. I saw Johnny Damon on JRIB and he seemed awfuly, well dumb, was he dumb in Boston too or is that a recent thing?
SoxSon
03-15-2007, 04:44 AM
Just wondering...also quick question. I saw Johnny Damon on JRIB and he seemed awfuly, well dumb, was he dumb in Boston too or is that a recent thing?
Johnny has great grit as a player, but he doesn't seem to be sporting an overly-stocked cranium. I think he realizes this and it's one of the reasons he embraced the term "idiot" so completely.
VTSoxFan
03-15-2007, 04:48 AM
Johnny has great grit as a player, but he doesn't seem to be sporting an overly-stocked cranium. I think he realizes this and it's one of the reasons he embraced the term "idiot" so completely.
:laugh That's one way to put it. No, Johnny will never be a member of MENSA.
hellborn
03-15-2007, 06:18 AM
:laugh That's one way to put it. No, Johnny will never be a member of MENSA.
I heard that he's a founding member of DENSA.
:laugh
I think that I beat him 2X in IQ, but he beats me 100X in bank account...
:ughh
Maybe he's not so dumb after all!
SoxSon
03-15-2007, 10:43 AM
I think that I beat him 2X in IQ, but he beats me 100X in bank account...
:ughh
Maybe he's not so dumb after all!
Eh...
It's his need to compensate, that's all.
(I keep telling myself this to feel better about bank accounts :laugh :clapping )
Williamsburg2599
03-15-2007, 12:11 PM
Just wondering...also quick question. I saw Johnny Damon on JRIB and he seemed awfuly, well dumb, was he dumb in Boston too or is that a recent thing?
He was alway very quiet before coming to Boston. Maybe it's just because he's not very used to this "public speaking" thing and says some stuff that doesn't come out right. That being said, I still don't like him.
ChrisLDuncan
03-15-2007, 02:38 PM
He was alway very quiet before coming to Boston. Maybe it's just because he's not very used to this "public speaking" thing and says some stuff that doesn't come out right. That being said, I still don't like him.
Yeah he seemed a bit nervous on the show, has anyone caught a good look at his wife?? I mean she isn't as good as what Jeter pulls, but a man that rich and with that beautiful of a wife and that good of a player is doing something right.
SoxSon
03-15-2007, 02:52 PM
He was alway very quiet before coming to Boston. Maybe it's just because he's not very used to this "public speaking" thing and says some stuff that doesn't come out right. That being said, I still don't like him.
Huh? :noidea Johnny seems to love the spotlight, and likes the media in his face as much as possible. Maybe not pre-Boston, but certainly post. I don't think Johnny's gaffes are for lack of experience in front of cameras, that's for sure.
Williamsburg2599
03-15-2007, 04:02 PM
Huh? :noidea Johnny seems to love the spotlight, and likes the media in his face as much as possible. Maybe not pre-Boston, but certainly post. I don't think Johnny's gaffes are for lack of experience in front of cameras, that's for sure.
I didn't word that right, what I meant to say was he was quiet before, and now that's he learned "to talk", he's like a little toddler who has just learned to talk, he goes on and on and tends to put his foot in his mouth.
SoxSon
03-15-2007, 04:49 PM
I didn't word that right, what I meant to say was he was quiet before, and now that's he learned "to talk", he's like a little toddler who has just learned to talk, he goes on and on and tends to put his foot in his mouth.
Ah, gotcha! Agreed. :)
hellborn
03-15-2007, 07:43 PM
I didn't word that right, what I meant to say was he was quiet before, and now that's he learned "to talk", he's like a little toddler who has just learned to talk, he goes on and on and tends to put his foot in his mouth.
I have a lot of respect for what he did during the '04 postseason, when the Bosox struggled against the Yanks and then fought back...he stood up in front of the reporters and said that he was supposed to be the spark of the team and he wasn't doing his job. He didn't put a spin on it and it made his breakout in Game 7 that much more sweet to watch.
winningtheweapon
03-16-2007, 08:56 AM
I have a lot of respect for what he did during the '04 postseason, when the Bosox struggled against the Yanks and then fought back...he stood up in front of the reporters and said that he was supposed to be the spark of the team and he wasn't doing his job. He didn't put a spin on it and it made his breakout in Game 7 that much more sweet to watch.
Game 6.
I hope they retire his number. Especially if he wins another championship with Boston this season. #38 should never be worn again.
Westlake
03-17-2007, 12:53 PM
Game 6.
I hope they retire his number. Especially if he wins another championship with Boston this season. #38 should never be worn again.
Game 7. He was talking about Damon.
I really hope they never even consider retiring someone who played for the team for less than 5 years' number.
Just wondering...also quick question. I saw Johnny Damon on JRIB and he seemed awfuly, well dumb, was he dumb in Boston too or is that a recent thing?
Johnny Who?
monkey333
04-04-2007, 03:49 PM
Johnny Who?
You know, girly-armed traitor. The guy that isn't as good as Coco....
And yes, I do believe Johnny has always been a little dumb.
wickedcurve093
04-04-2007, 03:55 PM
Interesting.....
You know, girly-armed traitor. The guy that isn't as good as Coco....
And yes, I do believe Johnny has always been a little dumb.
Like I said...Johnny Who?
(Edited to correct typo)
CuriousBoston
04-04-2007, 08:53 PM
I, for one, am glad. If not, we'd have a bunch of immature kids insulting him and what not... to the point where he'd probably get fed up with it and stop blogging.
He's being paid to pitch, not promote his company, stroke his ego, issue "press releases", or practice for politics.
Westlake
04-04-2007, 08:58 PM
He's being paid to pitch, not promote his company, stroke his ego, issue "press releases", or practice for politics.
So just because he is being paid to pitch (which he does, no matter what else he says or does otherwise) that means he can't speak his mind? He's a public figure. I never get how actors and other famous people can say what they think but not sports figures. Why should they should just 'shut up and play' (I know you didn't say that, some of this is more of a general rant). Being an athlete doesn't make your mouth and mind disappear, as much as John Kruk makes it seem so.
CuriousBoston
04-04-2007, 09:02 PM
Yeah he seemed a bit nervous on the show, has anyone caught a good look at his wife?? I mean she isn't as good as what Jeter pulls, but a man that rich and with that beautiful of a wife and that good of a player is doing something right.
Or doing something wrong. His book was critical of his first wife, the mother of his children. Using his "popularity" to comment on the mother of his children is wrong.
"She isn't as good as what Jeter pulls." ?? Please be aware there are female posters here,:disbelief: , that is crass, superficial, etc.
Would you want your sister or daughter judged that way?
CuriousBoston
04-04-2007, 09:10 PM
You know, girly-armed traitor. The guy that isn't as good as Coco....
And yes, I do believe Johnny has always been a little dumb.
Traitor I agree with. How about "boyish" arm? Or "Yankee flop arm"?
CuriousBoston
04-04-2007, 09:18 PM
So just because he is being paid to pitch (which he does, no matter what else he says or does otherwise) that means he can't speak his mind? He's a public figure. I never get how actors and other famous people can say what they think but not sports figures. Why should they should just 'shut up and play' (I know you didn't say that, some of this is more of a general rant). Being an athlete doesn't make your mouth and mind disappear, as much as John Kruk makes it seem so.
It's my opinion that he spends too much time not focused on the game. He's certainly allowed to say what he thinks. Schilling has so much going on off the field, I believe he is not focused enough on baseball. Curious, how do you feel about his physical shape when he reported to Spring Training? That's part of my thinking, too. An older power pitcher really needs to have a year round conditioning program.
Westlake
04-04-2007, 09:26 PM
It's my opinion that he spends too much time not focused on the game. He's certainly allowed to say what he thinks. Schilling has so much going on off the field, I believe he is not focused enough on baseball. Curious, how do you feel about his physical shape when he reported to Spring Training? That's part of my thinking, too. An older power pitcher really needs to have a year round conditioning program.
Him not being in shape bothered me, and if it was because he spent too much time doing his little side gigs then maybe he needs to manage his time a little more wisely..... but I doubt it. I'm sure he had enough 'free time' he could have used to stay in shape, there's always enough time in reality. But I saw an interview with him today where he said he's back to one pound below his playing weight last year, so I guess he's done well through spring traning.