The Schill is gone, baby...
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My Life With the Thrill Schill Cult...
We have very likely witnessed Curt Schilling pitching his last game as a member of the Red Sox.
Sure, we could see him again in this series, but with the way things are going, I think it's unlikely. If Matsuzaka wins tomorrow, I wouldn't be surprised to see Beckett going in game four in order to shut the door.
If it was Schilling's last game, it was a four year run for the Sox that rivals that of any Boston home-grown product in recent history (for those who forgot, Schilling did come up through the Red Sox minor league system). The man is 6-1 with one no decision in the post-season for the Red Sox with the only loss coming against the Yankees in his first start of the bloody-sock series.
He has been clutch in the post season for Boston, more so than any Sox ace in recent memory (although Josh Beckett is pretty much right there with him after this post season). He sacrificed his body for the team, at the time, possibly his career for a ring, in order to bring the World Series trophy to Boston for the first time in 86 years.
He stuck it to the Yankees in a bloody sock and on a bad ankle.
The 40-year old Schilling will always be remembered fondly in Boston for being instrumental in breaking the World Series drought for the Hub of the Universe and Red Sox Nation. But it is time to cut ties. Schilling more often than not looked old during the regular season, and the Sox have young pitchers waiting in the wings like Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz.
It is time to move on.
Thank you, Curt. You've taken us on a helluva ride.
Georgia on my mind...
The Georgia State Supreme Court this morning ordered Genarlow Wilson freed, upholding a ruling by a Monroe County judge's finding that the 10-year sentence constituted "cruel and unusual punishment." In the 4-3 ruling, the court released the opinion that the intention of the law was misapplied in the Wilson case which was to prosecute those who preyed on children, not to moderate sexual activity between consenting minors.
It's about time they got that right.
Capital punishment...
Living in the greater DC area I have heard sports talk show hosts talk about how tough the Redskins defense is. At least two defenders have indirectly said they would win because the Patriots have yet to face anyone like them. My ten cents? I have no doubt the Patriots will win. My only question is whether or not DC can keep it close. I give their defense a shot at holding the Patriots below 30. However, I don't think that the 'Skins have enough offense to seal the deal against a team like the Pats.
The 'Skins are one of only two teams in the league that has not a single touchdown among the receiver corps. That's not going to get it done.
Stumble It!
3 comments:
I am with you on this one. To be honest, it was a little sad to see him walk off the field after his Game 2 performance to a standing ovation. He may get another chance in a Boston uniform - which would be Game 6 in Boston - but the way the Sox are playing, I wouldn't bet on seeing Schill again.
I agree that we should let him go after this season. There are guesses out there that Curt would command $13MM from the Sox for one year. I say keep the money and invest it in someone like...say, ARod.
You know where I stand on A-Rod. And this post-season did nothing to help his case. The Sox are better off reinvesting in Lowell.
A-Rod has nothing but hurt each of the teams he has gone to in the long run and I see no difference in the result in him coming to Boston.
Use that saved-up cash to extend current players and to go after foreign-based prospects. The sad thing is that they'll likely go after A-Rod.
Thank God Wilson was finally released. That whole case was a travesty of justice on a massive scale.
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