Schilling's sock called into question

• Tbone42

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  Maybe it was blood from Curt's tampon

  Posted 4/26/2007 [reply] [flag]

• studes

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  Silly.  People need to get over this.

  Posted 4/26/2007 [reply] [flag]

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Thorne, Prick
Published 4/26/2007 by SF at YFSF
... Sounds like Gary Thorne might be a closet (and still bitter) Yankee fan.  ;-)

Bloody mess: Schilling's sock called into question
Published 4/26/2007 by BornIcon at SportsFilter
... Bloody mess: Schilling's sock called into question : Gary Thorne, who does play-by-play of Orioles games on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) and has a solid national reputation, having done lots of work for ESPN, brought up the saga of Schilling's bloody sock during last night's telecast.

Curt Schilling's Faked Bloody Sock?
Published 4/26/2007 by Memphis Bengal at Sports Frog
... Absolutely fascinating in-game filler commentary from Gary Thorne during the Orioles/Red Sox game last night. Gordon Edes in the The Globe with the summation:

Don't eff with "The Sock"
Published 4/26/2007 by Hart Bracken at The Soxaholix
... but in light of recent events it's time to say it again,

Bronx Banter: Hughes Debuts Tonight
Published 4/26/2007 at Bronx Banter
... , A.J. Burnett, who can be awfully tough to handle when he's on will start for the Jays. It's funny, while Em and I were away on our marrymoon, I promised her that I wouldn't let myself get crazy no matter what happened in Boston. I said, "I just won't watch any of the games, the Yanks will be lucky not to get swept anyway." Then, we caught A Rod hit a dinger off Schilling on Friday night and watched the rest of the game, only to witness Mo blow a lead. No problem, hey, we just got married. Life is bigger than the Yankees or the Red Sox, right? Even I could swing with that given the moment. The next day, we returned to our room late in the afternoon, and I went to the bathroom to wash up. When I returned, there was my bride sneaking a peak at the game. (Yes, I appreciate how good I have it.) So we watched portions of that game. Again, the Yanks lost, and again, I kept my composure. Persp

Return of the Product
Published 4/26/2007 by Red at Surviving Grady
... Today's Globe has a detailed piece on the controversy, which includes commentary from everyone from Theo ("I couldn't give two [expletives] about what was on his sock, I care that we won the game.") to Kev Millar ("It was definitely blood. He had some stitches there. It was a hell of an injury at the time. So I think that was more [Mirabelli possibly] messing with Schilling.").

Curt Schilling Accused Of Being Self-Aggrandizing. Really.
Published 4/26/2007 at Deadspin
... , as Gary Thorne famously (and obliviously) claimed last evening, actually painted blood on his sock in the 2004 World Series. We don't think he did, and his performance was rather amazing either way, but Schilling has always seemed like the type of guy who would do something like that. No one has ever seemed as interested in the myth of Curt Schilling than Curt Schilling himself, and that's meant as less of a criticism than it sounds.

Thorne-y Issue
Published 4/26/2007 at YankeesRedSox.com
... ) ran a piece today on Curt Schilling and famous bloody sock of 2004.

Seeing red over the yellow journalism on the Red Sox' red sock
Published 4/26/2007 by Dan Lamothe at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... Sox to pick up an option for next year. And Theo Epstein said we're not in the business of picking up options for 41-year old pitchers, but if you pitch well, we'd love to have you back. Thorne: Well, the press hates him in Boston -- Palmer: Yeah. Thorne: -- because he doesn't cooperate. 1-2 delivery and that one's taken in the dirt. The great story we were talking about the other night was that famous red stocking that he wore when they finally won, the blood on his stocking. Nah. It was painted. Doug Mirabelli confessed up to it after. It was all for PR. Two ball, two strike count. I didn't want to get bent out of shape over this. Truthfully, when I first saw Joy of Sox's transcript of the exchange between Thorne and Jim Palmer, the Orioles color commentator/former underwear model/geriatric pitchman, it seemed like Thorne's comments could have been delivered deadpan, especially given the way he doesn't always necessarily sound awake when he's broadcasting. But then, we have

Was Schilling's Sock a Tribute to Bob Ross?
Published 4/26/2007 by Luol Dang! at The Smittblog
... First, I haven't slept this evening, so I apologize in advance if this doesn't make much sense. So there's breaking news today that Doug Mirabelli told Orioles announcer, Gary Thorne (one of my personal favorite announcers) that Schlling's sock in 2004 wasn't covered in blood. Nope, according to Mirabelli, Schilling painted it. There have been accusations about the famed undergarment being doctored (pun alert!) since the thing went down over two years ago, but never has the media received such a direct quote on the subject.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Published 4/26/2007 by Sweet Lou at NBX Sports Action Blog
... The Ugly:  Are some sports hacks really trying to wash Curt Schilling's bloody sock legend?  Who gives a shit you tinfoil hat conspiracy whack jobs?

Bloody Hell!
Published 4/26/2007 by I-believe-in-Dinosaurs at The GYS Network
... By now I am sure you all have caught wind of this he-said-he-said story regarding the

Thursday a.m.: Mavs in five, Barkley says
Published 4/26/2007 by John Ryan at Morning Buzz
... as an issue.) Here s an interesting one. Gary Thorne, a well-known voice whose first job is on Orioles broadcasts, tried to blow a hole in the Curt Schilling bloody-sock legend. Says on air that Doug Mirabelli told him the

Wave the Bloody Sock
Published 4/26/2007 by NFL Adam at The Hater Nation
... Baltimore Orioles broadcaster Gary Thorne called into question Ulysses S. Grant's Curt Schilling's bloody sock from the 2004 ALCS, saying it was a hoax. Thorne went on to also call out the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, and Al Davis as mere figments of the imagination.

My Admiration for Doug Mirabelli Continues to Grow
Published 4/26/2007 by Eric at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston
... Doug Mirabelli's reaction today, after learning that MASN broadcaster Gary Thorne had outed him as the source of a rumor stating that Curt Schilling had painted his sock red as a publicity stunt in the 2004 World Series:

The Gary Thornebot 3000 Opens Its Mouth Again.
Published 4/26/2007 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... , Curt Schilling's bloody sock from the 2004 World Series came up:

Ace for Sale?
Published 4/27/2007 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... Gary Thorne says the bloody sock was staged. I cannot believe that it was as the Red Sox were too busy trying to win games. Could they have done it for PR reasons or even a distraction? I suppose so, but I highly doubt it. This story is a HUGE non-story.

AOL: It Was a Blog That Broke Sockgate
Published 4/27/2007 by redsock at The Joy of Sox
... who transcribed the comments and brought them to the attention of several reporters ... Gorden Edes, if you don't recall, took the story and ran with it , writing the definitive introduction to the controversy that the rest of the mainstream media has built on. But realize, it was a blogger who broke this. The season isn't even a month old and bloggers have been responsible for raising the question of

News: Former Mets Broadcaster In Sox Controversy
Published 4/27/2007 by Anthony De Rosa at MetsBlog.com
... Thorne stated that Red Sox back-up catcher Doug Mirabelli told him the bloody sock worn by Curt Schilling in the 2004 ALCS was actually not stained by blood but by red paint. Mirabelli denied the statement, and told The Boston Globe that Thorne’s quote was a "straight lie."

The Gary Sheffield All-Stars: An ode to the biggest jerks in sports
Published 7/15/2007 by admin at IWS Sports Blog
... Are you kidding me?  There have been rumblings that the infamous bloody sock game was a hoax.  Apparently Schilling covered his sock in ketchup.  I don’t know, I’m just saying that’s what has been said. ...