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
I had a feeling coming into this game, that if they watched my last start, which a lot of teams do,
In the fifth inning I thought I got more comfortable. I didn't throw my first split until the ninth hitter of the game, which is not something that happens to me a lot. I only think I threw three in the first four innings. A lot of that was confidence. I didn't feel real comfortable with it.
I didn't throw any better or worse than I have. Physically, I haven't had any problem. That's what's been frustrating. It's just a matter of performance and confidence.
I didn't feel like I had super stuff and I didn't feel like I had bad stuff. I felt normal.
I didn't feel any different physically than I have felt in the past, ... We used all my pitches. I got outs with all of them. We located better today. I think that's obvious.
Hopefully, it's something he's at peace with. He's a classy guy. I wish him the best. It's a tough situation, I'm guessing, because from a pitcher's standpoint, you've got to be a backup catcher that has to catch Timmy. That represents a whole new set of challenges for whoever that guy is.
For the first time since April 2004, there really is no physical limit to getting ready for me. That's a big difference.
If I thought about how I felt last year in my best start and ranked it, today was in a different stratosphere from a physical standpoint.
If I can add those things to what I feel is a pretty good repertoire, I can even become better. You?re not supposed to get better now, you?re supposed to get older and start to decline. I don?t see it. I see the exact opposite.
I came in after that second inning as down as I have been in a long, long time,
I certainly didn't think I'd be pitching in the game.
I can understand how he can take that (comment) to be what I didn't intend it to be so I can't fault him for reacting the way he did. I wanted to find out how he's doing. Again, he had a slight concussion.
he said. ''And when we get to October I'll be the pitcher I was last year.
I don't think any of my questions will really get answered until the season starts. I want to believe that physically I am where I was -- or better.