The ever-popular partial season
LEEInks — ... But while there was a certain degree of absurdity in the process, it now seems that Clemens may have been a harbinger. Curt Schilling (shameless plug: No. 38 is now writing for this very website!) has made clear that, if he returns to baseball in 2009, it will be for a partial season. Ty Law jumped into the fray for the Jets against the Patriots a couple of weeks ago and promptly helped to shut down Randy Moss for a full game (a development that Michael Felger (shamless plug No. 2!) ...

38 Pitches Has Moved!
38 Pitches — ... Curt Schilling’s official blog, 38 Pitches, has moved to its new home at WEEI. Eventually, you will be able to reach the site via 38Pitches.com again. For now, you can reach it at http://38pitches.weei.com/        ...

This Week in Bloggernets: Starter jackets remembered and Remdawg caroling again
Red Sox Monster — ... involved. ( Subway Squawkers ) -- This photo taken at a Mavericks game killed me. ( The Big Lead ) -- Pink Bruins gear. Feel free to weigh in with your outrage below. I would, but I find hockey about as interesting as badminton. ( OT Boston Sports ) -- A truly epic rendition of "Ellsbury 'n' Elf." ( Surviving Grady ) -- Curtis, what a big gun you have. ( Boston Dirt Dogs ) -- Speaking of Curtis Montague, here's the address to his new blog on WEEI. ( 38 Pitches ) -- If you haven't had enough Red Sox undwear yet , Josh Beckett's ...

BLS Gift Guide: Who's ever heard of a Curt Schilling-in-a-box?
Big League Stew — ... (Hall-of-Fame right-hander; Boston's favorite athlete-blogger; charming media gadfly; semi-annoying Yankees historical authority; ...

Curt Schilling: Yankees did nothing wrong by signing Teixeira
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —    For the first time in a long time I agree with something Curt Schilling said . He is one guy I never liked or wanted on my team, but he speaks the truth in this case. Schilling spoke out about the Yankees obtaining Mark Teixeira off the free agent market, and he is basically saying that the Yankees did nothing wrong. Check it out: from 38 Pitches: Personally I am glad Youk is staying at first and Mike is at third. Adding Mark’s bat is absolutely going to make the Yankees tougher.  Haven’t we been down this road before? That’s not to say this Yankees team can’t win 110 games, ...

A Day in the Life of the Off-Season Pitcher
Dugout Central — ... I shower.  Hot.  Steam.  Cover the mirror with the steam to cover my scars.  My arthroscopies; my ‘07 elbow and ‘98 knee.  A rib that never really healed properly.  The balding head.  The loneliness from being alone with nobody else around.  I contemplate all of this and wonder if my real contemporaries who are done still go through this, Schilling, ...

How Many Times Does An MLB Player Move In A Career?
Jimmy Scott's High & Tight — ... newly revamped 38 Pitches blog, he wrote yesterday of all the moves he (and wife Shonda) has/have made since 1986.  You can read all about them  ...

Curt Schilling “I have never taken steroids, so you don’t have to call the union
Digital Sports Daily — ... One hundred and four players made the wrong decision, and it appears that not only was it 104, but three of the greatest of our, or any, generation appear to be on top of this list.” “And before anyone asks, I’ll make it clear: My name will not appear on any lists of positive tests. I’ve never tested positive for steroids or HGH, and I’ve never taken steroids or HGH in my life, ever. You don’t need to call the union, or an agent to verify that.” via 38 Pitches.

The Morning After: February 9, 2009
Sparty and Friends — ... …To follow up and not really get into the A Rod controversy too much in TMA - becasue the follow up post should stand on it’s own - I give you another controversial player pontificating on the subject instead….Curt Schilling thinks ALL 104 players should be named…no just ARod…will you guys still be my friends if I agree with Curt…just this once? Oh… ...

A-Rod's latest mess
Florida Marlins | Sun-Sentinel Blogs — ... I don't find myself agreeing with Curt Schilling much anymore, but his point on his latest blog post about the need to release all 104 names who tested positive for PEDs in 2003 is well-taken. That's the only way to clear the names of the 900 or so players who appeared in the majors at some point that year and avoided a positive test. ...

Enough Already
Athletics Nation — UPDATE: A-Rod confesses. Not very often I find myself agreeing with Curt Schilling who had this to say on his latest blog entry: "I'd be all for the 104 positives being named, and the game moving on if that is at all possible...In my opinion, if you don't do that, then the other 600-700 players are going to be guilty by association, forever...It appears that not only was it 104, but three of the greatest of our, or any, generation appear to be on top of this list." The news of ...

STEROID MADNESS
Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog — ... the Feds came a calling. “You want names”? “I’ll give you names, Gene Orza, I was making my bones when you guys were junior G-Men” You want the names of the BALCO 10? Well kiss my ass”. Well they didn’t kiss Orza’ ass the kicked all over the data center and then took ALL THE NAMES, of the players on the confidential list. Orza and Fehr should do the honorable thing and resign from their positions as they have failed the rank and file terribly. It’s not to often I agree when the Sock Puppet, Curt Schilling but he’s right it’s time for everyone to come clean and fess up to taking ...

Alex Rodriguez on Steroids? The Sky Is Falling!
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... to be tested. If this is true, this is despicable behavior on the part of Orza, and by extension, the MLBPA. The MLBPA should (and does) know better than anyone around what behavior is legal and what behavior is illegal. If Orza is guilty of this action, he has shown himself to be irresponsible and should be dismissed immediately. OK, so the cat's out of the bag. What should anybody do now? (1) This 2003 list-- Destroy it. Now. Immediately. I could not disagree more strongly with Curt Shilling's posting that all names must be revealed. Two wrongs do not make right. Those ...

Jeter's Quote Has Been Bothering Me All Day
The Mets Police — I'm not throwing stones.  I'm not making accusations.   I'm being honest that Derek Jeter's quote today on the Daily News website is bothering me. Jeter was asked if he was worried about his name being on the list: "Why would I worry about me being on the list?" Why not just say "no." Here's Curt Schilling on his blog: And before anyone asks, I’ll make it clear: My name will not appear on any lists of positive tests. I’ve never tested positive for steroids or HGH, ...

Jeter's Quote Has Been Bothering Me All Day
The Mets Police — I'm not throwing stones.  I'm not making accusations.   I'm being honest that Derek Jeter's quote today on the Daily News website is bothering me. Jeter was asked if he was worried about his name being on the list: "Why would I worry about me being on the list?" Why not just say "no." Here's Curt Schilling on his blog: And before anyone asks, I’ll make it clear: My name will not appear on any lists of positive tests. I’ve never tested positive for steroids or HGH, ...

Curt Schilling Should Be Head Of The MLB Players Association
FanIQ Blog — ... The opinionated, often polarizing, and as of this submission, retired major league hurler is never one to back away from a controversial topic.  Schilling has weighed in on everything from steroids to the most recent Presidential election.  The three-time World Series champion, 2001 World Series co-MVP, and 200 game winner created 38 Pitches, which is arguably the most candid website attributed to a professional athlete.  This isn't just some fan site created by a web geek hired by the player that they never touch.  This is an ...

Baseball Card Commandment #2
Wax Heaven — ... Unless the player is a media whore like Curt Schilling for example, he is just going to look uncomfortable and out of place. Who knows what behind the scenes conflict the player is going through at the moment? Just wait till Spring Training and put out the best possible card rather than worry about being first. ...

Schilling Would Pitch For Cubs, Rays
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... SUNDAY, 2:05pm: Schilling clarifies his thoughts about the Cubs on his blog. He reminds us that he hasn't decided whether to return, but if he does he says he'd consider pitching for the Cubs. ...

Greatest Moral Authority in Baseball Approves of the Cubs, and Milton Bradley Deems the Media Unfit to Cover Him
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... Curt Schilling, master blogger, radio gossip, and heir to Bob Feller’s post as the Judge Roy Bean of baseball, let it be known that if he returns to baseball, it’d be with the Cubs or Tampa Bay.  IF.  Even Schilling notes on his ...

Tonight's Questions
Walkoff Walk — ... CUBS FANS, have you started buying your Schilling jerseys yet? He's definitely coming back! It says it right here in the third line. ...

Attention Rays and Cubs: Curt Schilling Might be Willing to be Your Savior
Larry Brown Sports — ... still manages to keep his name in the news like Britney Spears making a comeback album. Perhaps it’s because he keeps his own blog — 38 Pitches — and because he would have an opinion on the modern proliferation of food poisoning claims against wealthy private homeowners if you asked him for one. Oh yeah, and the guy would also like to remind you that he still is a pitcher in his spare time. In fact, as Deadspin pointed out, Schilling offered up his services to a few teams: ...

Curt Schilling hits Roger Clemens with another verbal cream pie
Red Sox Monster — With March Madness set to take over America, Curt Schilling has been running a feature on his 38 Pitches blog this week that compares some of the greatest pitchers in major league history. It's not rocket science, but it's an interesting enough take. With each hurler, Schilling has posted a few words of historical background, typically with some sort of compliment. For example, when Bob Gibson's name came up, he said, "I had the pleasure of sitting down and doing an interview with him for the Sporting News back in the '90's and he struck me as an incredibly kind and honest ...

Irrelevant Bracketology or Bust
Why's My Head Growing? — ... Apparently Curt Schilling thinks he's clever. I wonder how that's working out for him? Adding to the mind-retarding annoyance that is March Madness bracketing, Schilling's been running his own novelty version: a bracket pitting some of history's greatest pitchers, head-to-head. Personally, I think he should have created a bracket featuring intolerable ex-athlete douchebags who have gaping mouths and a thick, cement-like skulls, but what the fuck do I know? Anyway, nothing gets stat-rats all hot and bothered like a good old "better than" debate, so if you're one ...

He's Out
YFSF — ... Curt Schilling is officially retired, having posted the announcement on his blog. This party has officially ended. After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the world’s best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that I am making my retirement official. For all his flaws, Curt Schilling was a damn fine pitcher, author of one of the most awe-inspiring postseason performances in baseball history. His acquisition may be the single most contributing factor to why the ...

Schilling is Done
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Schilling Hangs Up His Cleats
The House That Dewey Built — According to a pretty good source, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has decided to retire from baseball. You had to figure it was a strong possibility given how the past year has gone for #38, but the news still creates a stir of emotions and memories.  For brief period between 2004 and 2005, Schilling was easily the most worshiped figure in New England (even more so than that 2,000-year-old bearded dude).  Although he’s become more of a polarizing figure of late, he’s still a revered icon for the most part.  Rightfully so, I’d say. So, ...

Schilling announces retirement
Extra Bases — Curt Schilling, who in his four seasons in Boston cemented his reputation as one of the finest big-game pitchers of any era, announced his retirement today , ending his 20-year big league career. Schilling, a winner of 216 regular-season games and a crucial contributor to the Red Sox' 2004 and 2007 World Championships, made the announcement on his WEEI.com blog "38 Pitches" this morning, writing: "This party has officially ended. After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the world's best fans in so many different places, it is with ...

Curt Schilling Announces Retirement
The Joy of Sox — Schilling: This party has officially ended. After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the world's best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that I am making my retirement official. *** Kevin Youkilis returns to the Red Sox lineup today. ...

THANK YOU, CURT SCHILLING!
SULLY BASEBALL — ... Keep him AWAY from New York! He came to Boston and while he couldn't keep his mouth shut (or quit updating his blog) he also got it. The product of the Sox farm system (thus homegrown) understood that the Red ...

Curt(ain) call -- Big Schill calls it a career
Brownie Points — That's it. With the tap of Curt Schilling's fingers to his laptop keyboard, a great and memorable career officially came to an ...

Breaking News: Kendrick Cut, Schilling Retires!
Phightin' Phils Phorum — ... In other news, former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Curt Schilling announced his retirement on his web site 38 Pitches. Schilling wrote, "This party has officially ended. After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the world's best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that I am making my retirement official. To say I've been blessed would be like calling Refrigerator Perry 'a bit overweight.' The things I was allowed to experience, the people I was able to call friends, ...

Schilling Announces Retirement
SportsFilter — ... : "This party has officially ended," Curt Schilling wrote today on his blog 38 Pitches . "After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the world’s best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that I am making my retirement official." The 42-year-old, who has 216 wins and two Red Sox World Series champion rings, missed all of last season with a shoulder injury and had been working towards a mid-season return this year. ...

Prospectus Today: Curt Schilling Bows Out by Joe Sheehan
Baseball Prospectus — March 24, 2009 Prospectus Today Curt Schilling Bows Out by Joe Sheehan Alas, 38 pitches no more. Curt Schilling announced the end of his baseball career yesterday via a post on his popular blog, writing "it is with zero regrets that I am making my retirement official." While there had been some speculation that Schilling would continue his comeback from a torn right labrum, possibly with a contender other than the Red Sox , the damage after a long career is understandably too much to overcome. Schilling was effective right up to the point where he couldn't ...

Curt Schilling Announces Retirement on Blog
EveryJoe » Baseball — ... Curt Schilling, who last pitched for the Boston Red Sox, has retired from baseball. Schilling announced his retirement on his blog. ...

Thanks, Curt - Sort Of
Jimmy Scott's High & Tight — ... . Today is the day you are going to see many articles and hear a plethora of stories about Curt's ferocity on the mound, his generosity off the field, his open mouth and his bloody sock. I shant (or is it "shan't"?) add to the mess. There's too much. Your best bet is to go to his blog, 38 Pitches , and read for yourself what he has to say. My thoughts of Curt's career are all good ones: Except for one particular bad memory. The first time we faced each other was in 1991. ...

What's Going On?
We Should Be GM's — ... *Curt Schilling officially announced his retirement yesterday on his blog 38 Pitches. Now the debate of whether he's a hall-of-famer begins. ...

Curt Schilling; Hall of Famer?
Obsessed With Sports — ... numbers though. In those 19 appearances Curt went 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA. His teams have won three World Series rings, in which he was of tremendous importance to those accomplishments. In those other 6 games in which Schilling did not receive a decision; his team was still 3-3. In those 6 games Schill pitched 8, 8, 7, 7.1, 7 and 4.2 innings respectively. In actuality 5 of the 6 no decisions were quality starts. Congrats on a great career and I still look forward to reading 38 Pitches and hearing you on Boston sports radio.

Hold Your Horses, Curt
Rumors and Rants — ... And in announcing his retirement via blog, Schilling left a not-so-subtle reminder that he should be invited to Cooperstown. ...

Red Sock/x: Curt Schilling’s Place in this Painful Era
Cubicle GM — Congrats to Curt Schilling on a great career, his retirement officially announced earlier this week on his blog, 38 Pitches . For a tangent, kudos also to Deadspin for catching a SportsCenter moment that may well contribute to the job loss number for March ( ...

The Power of the Pen: Still A Mighty Sword?
Jimmy Scott's High & Tight — ... . There was no 24-hour a day sports radio. There weren't thousands of bloggers writing their own opinion pieces and chopping up the overall audience for baseball opinion into smaller and smaller pieces of the pie. There definitely weren't players writing on their own, blogging their sides of the story. Curt Schilling and 38 Pitches , or ...

If You Read Just One Jon Heyman Column, Make it This One
Baseball Analysts — ... But anyway, here’s something I encourage everyone to do. Go read some of 38Pitches. Then read some of Heyman’s work. You can then judge for yourself who’s the blowhard. ...

The Power of the Pen – Still a Mighty Sword?
Dugout Central — ... .  There was no 24-hour a day sports radio.  There weren’t thousands of bloggers writing their own opinion pieces and chopping up the overall audience for baseball opinion into smaller and smaller pieces of the pie.  There definitely weren’t players writing on their own, blogging their sides of the story.  Curt Schilling and 38 Pitches, or ...

Introducing Justin Masterson, Red Sox blogger
Red Sox Monster — ... . Well, I'll be. Sometimes it is better to be overly curious than good, I guess. At this point, there's obviously precedent for Red Sox players to be taking a spin on the Internet. In addition to Red Sox blogfather Curt Schilling , ...

DG’s 10@10: The Hits Just Keep On Coming
Bird Land — ... said Thursday: The news is “mundane” and he perceives his peers are numb to the news. Whatever the case, the latest welts for baseball hurt not only two of its stars — the fallen Manny Ramirez and the affable David Ortiz— but also prompted renewed discussion about what to do with team performances during the Steroid Era. If individual accomplishments are called into question, then how do team accomplishments escape scrutiny. Curt Schilling , a member of Boston title teams, wrote on his blog, 38 Pitches : I have already seen the bandwagon fans start the *04 and *07 threads ...

Schilling has less harsh view on Big Papi than he did Bonds
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — ... This is from Schilling’s blog 38stiches.com (which was posted yesterday) in reaction to Big Papi’s positive test in ’03: ...

Strasburg Signs With Nationals
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Friday’s Morning Mashup
LEEInks — ... Five Things We Learned, Alex Speier says Lester’s performance provided a big lift for Boston. And in another dose of good news, the Sox are optimistic that Billy Wagner could be able to pitch on back-to-back days. However, Nick Green still is struggling with his leg injury. Speier also has a look at how Jason Bay has proven himself and examines how Daisuke Matsuzaka has worked his way back into the fold. Curt Schilling lists ways you can help Samoans who have been devastated by a massive earthquake. ...

Thursday’s Morning Mashup
LEEInks — ... . Curt Schilling said the Sox should “pull out all the stops” to make it happen. The Sox made a minor trade ...