Curt Schilling
Curt Schilling
Curtis Montague Schillingis an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, former video game developer, and former baseball color analyst. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in 1993, and won championships in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in 2004 and 2007 with the Boston Red Sox. Schilling retired with a career postseason record of 11–2, and his .846 postseason winning percentage is a major-league record among pitchers with at least ten decisions. He is a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 November 1966
CountryUnited States of America
The only thing I hope I did was never put in question my love for the game, or my passion to be counted on when it mattered most.
Today was very much a struggle for me from a consistency standpoint. I did struggle, command-wise, getting ahead. I had trouble being consistent tonight. I take solace in the fact that when we needed to make some pitches, early in the game, we made 'em.
Today was probably as bad a fastball physically as I've felt like I've had all spring. Regardless of my emotions coming out of this game or how I feel about everything. I've got to be ready to go Monday.
We are in first place with five days left in the season,
A lot of my theories were not applicable as a closer. In my mind, preparation-wise, I was kind of going out there naked. That was very uncomfortable for me.
They don't happen a lot. For some guys, they never happen. You cherish the ones you had before, and you look forward to some more.
You don't get better losing a guy like Theo. It's obviously going to be an incredibly unpopular decision with the players.
You don't get better losing a guy like Theo,
There's a lot of adjustments to be made,
This is what I was like in 2002.
Any way you slice it, they were better than us, ... I hope they go on and win it.
As good an offense as ours, we're going up against (one) so there's less margin for error than there has been. I'll be ready.
The bottom line is that the ball should not have hit him. You've got to be able to get out of the way of that pitch. I threw a ball in and jammed him the pitch before. I threw in a couple of times during his first at-bat. That's just the way it goes. I'm not trying to hit anybody in the head. Everybody I have been on the field with knows I play the game the way it's supposed to be played.
The bottom line is that ball should not have hit him. You've got to be able to get out of the way of that pitch.