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
For us to be 7-3 after 10 games when our offense isn't even close to hitting its stride is a positive thing.
If it comes down to my final start of the season, that's going to probably be whether we go to the postseason or not, so it doesn't matter how I feel about where I am, ... I have to be there.
He's been doing that every inning he's thrown this year. He's maturing physically and mentally -- every pitch, every at-bat. He's thinking and he's not thinking too much. He's thinking just enough and he's making adjustments. He's making them on the fly. When you can do them with that stuff, he's going to get better fast and he's done that.
He was phenomenal. That's as good as I've seen him look since October of 2004. That's exciting. It's very exciting to see that.
He'll be there, bat third and probably hit two home runs.
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 felt good. I know I gave up four runs, but I feel like I did some good things.
I felt fine ... I felt strong. There's a fluid to a game, a tempo and I didn't allow myself to get into that.
I felt as strong when I came out of the game as I did when I went in. To go out against a kid that's throwing the ball as well as Brandon threw the ball today, there's no margin of error.
I felt as strong when I came out of the game as I did when I went in.
I don't go out there with the mindset that he did this, now I'm going to better him. This game's too hard.
I don't have an explanation for it. I just know the first three innings, I was pitching. We had a game plan and I was moving the ball, making my pitches. Then all of a sudden, I could feel it. When I threw a couple pitches in the fourth inning, I knew I had something extra on them.
I don't expect anything. I have no control over whether Manny comes through the door or not, and how I feel about it is not going to change anything.
I don't give two (expletive) when Manny shows up. He'll be ready to play. I don't care. He'll be ready. One thing Manny does is put in his time and effort into getting ready. On (Opening Day) April 3, he'll be here and ready to hit.