Curt Shilling For Senate Update

WEEI is reporting that Curt Schilling will not run for the vacant Senate seat thus proving there is a God.

Schilling To Run For Congress?

I have been holding off on this story hoping someone else will write it...

A day after writing on his blog that he has "some interest" in running for the seat held for nearly 50 years by Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Curt Schilling did not back off -- and sounded even more determined in considering the opportunity.

The one thing Schilling would not be fond of is the scrutiny that would come with a potential run.

"[Running] would be fun. The whole spotlight media crap, not so much," the former major league pitcher, who helped the Boston Red Sox win the World Series in 2004 and 2007, told Boston radio station WEEI on Thursday. "But [a run] would be a lot of fun because pretty much anybody that you're fighting against in office right now doesn't really have much of a leg to stand on right now.

"There's nobody you can go up against that you couldn't probably drag out a laundry list of stuff and say, 'Listen, this person's already proven that they're status quo, that they're business as usual, and we need anything but in every way shape and form moving forward."

A registered independent and longtime Republican supporter, Schilling wrote on his blog that while his family and video game company, 38 Studios, are high priorities, "I do have some interest in the possibility (ESPN)."

Ok first off Schilling you are a fucking liar. You love the media, you are actually part of the media. You shoot your mouth off on the radio all day, so don't act like that isn't why you are doing this. We have seen it so many times that there are guys who just can't leave the spotlight (Favre). Schilling knows he can't play anymore, but this would put him back in the media focus. No one should be surprised by this. He has had his hand in politics for awhile, and is just a fucking media whore. I respect everything he did for the Sox, and I do believe he pushed them over the hump, but man he makes it tough to like him...

Kenny Mayne Is The Man

Hilarious...

Is Curt Schilling a Hall of Famer?

Curt Schilling announced his retirement the other day. As if we didn't know that was going to happen. The only thing that surprised me was that it needed announcing.

Curt has 20 MLB seasons under his belt, 3 World Series rings, an immaculate postseason record, 216 wins, 3,116 strikeouts, and a 3.46 ERA in a hitter's era. So does he get a plaque in Cooperstown?

Here are the arguments for and against induction, followed by my conclusion.

The Argument for Induction:
Curt is one of, if not the best postseason pitchers ever. In 19 stars, he's 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA. In 133.1 IP, he's struck out 120, walked 25, and has a WHIP of 0.968. He was the 1993 NLCS MVP, the 2001 World Series co-MVP, and we all remember The Bloody Sock (the namesake of this blog). In World Series play, he's 4-1, with a 2.06 ERA.

He was a 6 time All-Star, and started the game twice. His 3.46 career ERA came in a highly offensive and steroid influenced era. The League ERA during his career was nearly a run higher (4.41).

He's 15th all-time in strikeouts, and 13th all-time in K/9IP. He's got 83 complete games and 20 shutouts. He has the 2nd best strikeout to walk ratio of all-time at 4.38.

He had three 20+ win seasons (2001, 2002, 2004). He had eight seasons of 15+ wins. He finished 2nd in Cy Young voting 3 times.

He changed the history of franchises. When he came to Arizona, they won their first World Series in his first full season. When he came to Boston, the Red Sox won their first title in nearly 9 decades, largely thanks to his 21-6 record in the regular season, and his 3-1 record in October.

The Argument Against Induction:
Curt's a phenominal postseason performer, but do 19 games make a Hall of Famer? Two full seasons of dominance weren't good enough to get Roger Maris into Cooperstown. Bret Saberhagen also had two utterly dominant seasons, and he's not in. There's no denying Schilling's place among the best postseason players in the game, but is 19 games worth a ticket to the Hall?

To me, there are two kinds of Hall of Famers. Compilers, and dominators. Compilers are consistent over long stretches of time. Every year, they get their 17 wins, or 25 homeruns; and over time, they have impressive numbers. The dominators have stretches of a few seasons in which they obliterate their competition. Think Sandy Koufax's 6 year stretch of unbelievable dominance. And of course, the all-time greats, the Babe Ruths, the Walter Johnsons - they're both compilers and dominators.

But Schilling is neither. His career totals are not overwhelmingly impressive. 216 wins is very good, but not great. He's 80th in wins, tied with Charlie Hough, and 3 behind Kenny Rogers. Tommy Bond has more wins. David Wells has more wins. Frank Tanana and Jamie Moyer have more wins.

He is 15th in strikeouts all-time, but this is the Age of the K. 3,116 strikeouts are impressive, but when hitters get struck out 100 times a season without batting an eye, is it really that impressive? I'm not saying it's easy, but 3,000 Ks don't mean what they used to. There are 16 members of the 3,000 strikeout club. Before 1998, there were 10. So in 11 years, the club has grown by 60%.

One stat Schilling has compiled is home runs allowed. He's given up 347. That's 26th all-time.

Schilling wasn't a dominator, either. No Cy Young Awards reside in his trophy case. He never led his League in ERA, only led in WHIP twice, only led in strikeouts twice, only led in wins twice.

He finished 2nd in Cy Young voting three times. Two of those times, the winner received all the 1st place votes. In 2001, Schilling received two 1st place votes, compared to Randy Johnson's 30.

His early career is full of inconsistency. He was a journeyman, traded from Boston to Baltimore to Houston to Philadelphia. He was great in '92 and '93, then returned to his inconsistent ways before emerging as a #2 type pitcher in his last years with the Phillies.

Of his 20 seasons, only 10 didn't suck.

Conclusion:
Schilling is a great pitcher, and his place in Phillie, Diamondback and Red Sox history/lore is secure. If there were a Hall of Fame just for postseason play, he'd be a first-ballotter. But he does not belong in the real Hall of Fame. He lacks big career numbers, and he lacks individual years of dominance. He was never the best pitcher in his League. And when he was 2nd best, it was a distant 2nd. He has three World Series rings, but always on teams with complimentary elite pitchers like Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and Josh Beckett.

Jack Morris has 254 wins and is not a Hall of Famer. Bert Blyleven, well everyone knows that story. Schilling will probably get in because of his postseason play, his high profile, and his World Series rings. And I won't protest or be outraged. I'll just quietly disagree, and engage in the argument when it is presented.

-The Commodore

Schilling Finally Retires

"Curt Schilling retired from baseball Monday after a career in which he won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the game's most dominant pitchers and grittiest competitors. The 42-year-old right-hander said on his blog he's leaving after 23 years with "zero regrets." Schilling missed all of last season with a shoulder injury after signing a one-year, $8 million contract (sportsline)."

I don't know if there's been a player that I have had more of a love hate relationship with than Curt Schilling. On one side he is a cock sucker that doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut. He has to put his 2 cents in about everything, and he screwed the Sox by signing that 1 year 8 million deal when he knew he was hurt.

On the other side, he really put the Sox over the top on their way to 2 World Series titles. The "bloody sock", and the way he competes is something straight out of a movie. I will try to remember him for these things rather then his mouth, but it will be tough because we all know this is on the last time we will hear Curt (think Gary Payton).

Now the discussion can begin....Hall of Fame?

Schilling Expanding His Radio Role

"WEEI said that former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling will be expanding his relationship with the local sports radio station (Boston.com)."

This pains me, because you know he is going to just shoot his mouth off all the time now. It was bad enough when it was coming from his blog, but now we have to hear what Schilling feels about everything over the air. If you are not from Boston be thankful that you don't have to witness Schilling ruining the only good show on WEEI (The Big Show with the Big O). Schilling did awesome things while he was in a Sox uniform, but it is really hard to keep liking a guy who constantly puts his foot in his mouth. While he was just blasting people on his blog, I could just put my head in the sand and just not listen, but you know a lot of people listen to this show, and now we are going to hear Schilling feelings on everything....ALL THE TIME!

Rabble.

Schilling To Blog For WEEI

Fuck, Fuck, Fuck. Well at least not for me because I am in New Orleans, but for the fans in Boston, I am sorry for you all. I can't stand Schilling once he leaves the mound and I believed he was going to be fazed out now that he isn't playing. However, WEEI just signed him and his blog to work for them. Get ready for idiotic statements and right winged bullshit.

The Weekly Shut The Fuck Up Schilling Moment

"The guy got to dress in a locker away from the team for seven years," Schilling said. "And then [when] he's on this crusade to get out of here, all of a sudden he's in the locker room every day, voicing his displeasure without even having to play the game that night."

Manny's behavior was hardest on Red Sox manager Terry Francona, Schilling said.

"Nothing makes a guy that respects the game and respects human beings like Terry Francona feel worse than looking at a guy and saying, 'Go ahead, [mess] with me, [mess] with your teammates, I'll put you in the lineup,' and then turn around to a guy who's there every day early working his [butt] off who gets 110 at-bats a year and saying, 'You know what? Yeah, I can't put you in there tonight,' "Schilling said.

"There were times when you had players who were on like fire duty, 'Show up tomorrow, I'm not sure if you're playing or not, we've gotta find out what [Manny] wants to do.' That's not fair to anybody."

Who cares Curt. Manny was great for us and won us 2 championships, but he is gone now. Move on.

The Monthly Shut Up Schilling

“People don’t like [New England/Boston] anymore. The euphoria in New York is palpable. The Yankees suck this year, and they’re bitter and mad and they’re making excuses over that. Now they got Tom going down, so New York is excited.”

O.K. Cool Schilling. Now, go away. Douche.

Curt aren't you a Steelers fan, or did you wagon jump?

Breaking News: Curt Scilling Goes on DL

Curt Schilling was replaced on the 60 day DL. This isn't surprising, but it is news. He will be out until at least the all-star break. Good, I hate Schilling. This will give my boy Colon a chance to tear shit up.