In case you missed it, Curt Schilling took another no-hit bid into the late innings only to have it obliterated by a punchy little ground ball. Schill must be taking this one pretty hard because his blog has nothing to say about it yet. Or maybe he's just tired. The 40-year-old has averaged 6.5 innings per start this season, which is a ratio Freddy Garcia can only dream of.
Still no no-nos for Schilling in his career, his most recent chance (actually an attempt at a perfect game) being the infamous "chickenshit" game that led to another one of those stupid debates about the "unwritten rules." More importantly, that game triggered the storied Bochy-Brenly rivalry. And good from them, because until then they were pretty much the same guy for an entire generation of young fans.
It's nice to see an older pitcher who resists that "he can't fire it anymore, but he's wily" paradigm and isn't an aloof Texan that sweats testosterone. Schill, for all his detractors, is still easier to like than Roger "No Neck" Clemens because he resembles the guy pitching in your softball beer league more than a creepy middle-aged gym rat.
Curt Schilling--the best pitcher of the last 30 years to never throw a no-hitter or win a Cy Young?
Apologies to Shannon Stewart, of whom the Baker Bowl is quite fond.
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absolutely the best pitcher in the last 30 years to never throw a no-no or win a Cy; you know that Schill is one of my favorite players ever and if I could pick one pitcher all-time for a must win game, I'd pick him
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