Curt's Hurt By Teammate's Criticism
"Somebody on this team wants me to get booed to make them feel better, and that really bothers me a lot. Those are the kinds of things that really make me look at this game and understand that when I'm done in the game, I'll be done with the game." -- Curt Schilling on "somebody who's not wired right" in Bob Hohler's Boston Globe story
"Not really (surprised by reading that teammate criticized Schilling). If that person is going to speak anonymously to a writer and address it that way, you have to kinda discount it because I don't give that source that much credit. I don't think that person can be a major influence in our clubhouse if that's the way he's trying to address it. No, I'm never surprised, when you have 25 guys living together for spring training, six months in a season, and the offseason, you're never going to have 25 guys to get along perfectly. There's always going to be some conflict and we do a pretty good job in avoiding that and our guys do care about each other." -- 9.27, Theo Epstein on WEEI's Dennis and Callahan
”He seeks the spotlight, a charming personality trait at 21-6. It's not so adorable when your ERA is three full runs above your career mark and you have an ankle that requires rigorous rehabilitation, yet show up to spring camp, as one player said, ‘looking like Santa Claus.’ … During the last homestand, one player asked, ‘Since when did he anoint himself lord and master of the 617 area code?’ A visiting player wanted to know if it is true that Schilling actually calls in to talk radio shows and lurks on the Internet to make his points (yes, it is). One manager listens intently that Schilling is immune because he delivered the Big Prize.
‘I sort of disagree with that,’ the manager said. ‘Schilling was big, especially psychologically, but to me the difference in that team last year was Keith Foulke. Foulke made it hard to come back against those guys. And he hasn't been spared a thing.’" -- 9.21, Howard Bryant, Boston Herald (subscription only)
― CUT MY LIFE INTO PIZZAS ;_; (Adrian Langston), Tuesday, 27 September 2005 20:12 (twenty years ago)
Doesnt Schilling post on baseball boards in Boston and try to set everyone straight?
― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)
I'm not surprised this has happened. Teammates get jealous of future hall of famers that have saved franchises and given them a championship through sheer willpower. 21-6, bitches. Glory to God. Amen.
― Urtcay Chillingsay (gear), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)
I wouldn't vote Schilling in over Luis Tiant or Bert Blyleven. Maybe over Jack Morris.
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)