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
From the outset I didn't feel like I had very good command of my fastball. I threw some good splits, I thought I hung two and they got hit. But I had real spotty command of my fastball.
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 had two options: I can quit or I can find a way to get better. I'm going to be better. I'm going to be better before this is all over. After the end of the second, I was at the end of my rope, and I just figured out where I was going to go.
I was just frustrated with the whole situation, ... I was more frustrated with the fact that that was a winnable game going into the seventh, and I let it get away.
said GM Theo Epstein . ''We feel the time in Arizona was time well spent. We intend to continue to be patient with Curt and make sure he's 100 percent ready before we send him out in game situations.
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.
I felt good. I know I gave up four runs, but I feel like I did some good things.
I think he gets how big this thing is for me. And how important this thing is for me. Every inning. Every out. Every pitch. How that affects him, I don't know. But he's very intelligent, and things don't get lost on him. If you're talking pitching and he thinks it will help, he'll use it.
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.
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.
You don't get better losing a guy like Theo,
You don't get better losing a guy like Theo. It's obviously going to be an incredibly unpopular decision with the players.
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.
breaks well but fails in stretch. Can't recommend.