Goodbye Curt Schilling. Today Curt Schilling announced his retirement on his blog, putting an end to a great career. Schilling began his Baseball career in 1986 being drafted by the Red Sox and now in 2009 he has retired with the same team.
He played with five major league clubs starting with Baltimore after being traded by the Red Sox, then pitching for Houston, Philadelphia, Arizona, then back to Boston in 2004. Schilling appeared in four World Series winning one with Arizona in 2001 which he was the co-MVP of with Randy Johnson, then adding two more championships with the Red Sox in 2004 and 2007.
Schilling finishes his career with 216 wins, a 3.46 ERA, and 3,116 strike outs which puts him 15th on the all time strike out list. His regular season numbers show a solid fast ball pitcher worthy of some recognition for the hall of fame however; his postseason numbers are second to none.
Schilling posted an 11-2 record in postseason play which is the best of any pitcher with 10 decisions or more. He also had an astounding 2.23 ERA in his 19 postseason appearances which could secure a spot in Cooperstown.
Schilling was a pitcher who was not afraid to speak his mind no matter how it made him look. He never shied away from the spotlight which rubbed allot of people the wrong way including this writer.
Schilling hurt his Hall of Fame bid almost every time he opened his mouth, which was often, making enemies with many voters, but that never stopped him from voicing his own opinion which must be respected especially this day and age.
Love him or hate him, Boston Sports fans owe him. He came to Boston in 2004 and brought the end of an 86 year drought. Whether you agree with him or not ever Boston Red Sox fans owe him a giant thank you.
Thank You Curt, for giving it all you had and giving all Sox fans young and old a reason to believe.
He played with five major league clubs starting with Baltimore after being traded by the Red Sox, then pitching for Houston, Philadelphia, Arizona, then back to Boston in 2004. Schilling appeared in four World Series winning one with Arizona in 2001 which he was the co-MVP of with Randy Johnson, then adding two more championships with the Red Sox in 2004 and 2007.
Schilling finishes his career with 216 wins, a 3.46 ERA, and 3,116 strike outs which puts him 15th on the all time strike out list. His regular season numbers show a solid fast ball pitcher worthy of some recognition for the hall of fame however; his postseason numbers are second to none.
Schilling posted an 11-2 record in postseason play which is the best of any pitcher with 10 decisions or more. He also had an astounding 2.23 ERA in his 19 postseason appearances which could secure a spot in Cooperstown.
Schilling was a pitcher who was not afraid to speak his mind no matter how it made him look. He never shied away from the spotlight which rubbed allot of people the wrong way including this writer.
Schilling hurt his Hall of Fame bid almost every time he opened his mouth, which was often, making enemies with many voters, but that never stopped him from voicing his own opinion which must be respected especially this day and age.
Love him or hate him, Boston Sports fans owe him. He came to Boston in 2004 and brought the end of an 86 year drought. Whether you agree with him or not ever Boston Red Sox fans owe him a giant thank you.
Thank You Curt, for giving it all you had and giving all Sox fans young and old a reason to believe.
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