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
We're playing in an environment in the last decade that's been tailored to produce offensive numbers anyway, with the smaller ballparks, the smaller strike zone and so forth,
I?m not trying to hit people, but last year, getting kicked around as much as I did, I got tired of it. Hitters were very comfortable facing me last year, much more than in years past.
Somebody on this team wants me to get booed to make them feel better, and that really bothers me a lot,
It's cool. It's an electric day. It's a lot of fun. I just want it to get here more than anything.
It's disappointing. You feel bad. He's a classy guy.
The hitters will let me know. You'd hate to make the adjustment before you have to.
Knowing that Joe has pitched as well as he has, I thought this was going to be a tight game, ... Then I gave up those two runs in about two minutes. I thought they might come out and be aggressive and they did.
It always makes a difference, when you get a lead early in the game. Every run early on is just a mistake you can make later.
I'd love to sit here and justify why I should throw more (on Friday). But I can't do that.
Knowing that Joe has pitched as well as he has, it had nothing to do with him facing us the first time. He's been throwing the ball great. It felt like it was going to be a tight game, and then I gave up two runs in about two minutes, before anybody's even sitting in their seats. ... I couldn't afford to make a mistake after that.
It?s disappointing. I feel bad. Hopefully, it?s something he?s at peace with. He?s a classy guy, I wish him the best.
I had a feeling coming into this game, that if they watched my last start, which a lot of teams do,
It's little things, just tying up loose ends,
I'm not trying to hit people, but at the same time hitters were very comfortable facing me last year, much more so last year than any year in the past. But there's something you can do about that as a pitcher and you've got to be proactive and do it.