Manny, JD, Papi, Lester and the NBA Finals.

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Baseball Today: Monday, June 9
Published 6/9/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... . Curt Schilling, in the middle of a newsy post that touches on a number of topics, calls the showdown "a TOTAL non-issue and an event that happens far far more than you ever see or hear about." (38pitches.com) Most of you ...

38 Pitches: Schilling: Manny, JD, Papi, Lester and the NBA Finals.
Published 6/9/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
38 Pitches: Schilling: Manny, JD, Papi, Lester and the NBA Finals. Ewe blabs and blabs and blabs...about having the dreaded Dinwiddie Disease and other things. One thing I did learn was that in addition to not having one ounce of athletic ability, being white, and having no vertical, and only being able to dribble right handed, I couldn’t play in the NBA because about 43 times last night I heard things being said that would have made me swing at someone. These guys talk MAJOR trash on the floor, and the great part is that most of the times I’ve seen it the guy on the receiving ...

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 6/9
Published 6/9/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Curt Schilling checked in at 38 Pitches and talks about many different things including Jon Lester, J.D. Drew, Manny-Youk and last night’s Celtics game. ...

A smorgasbord of servings from Schilling
Published 6/9/2008 at Extra Bases
Rehabbing Red Sox righthander Curt Schilling weighed in on a number of Sox (and Celtics) topics today, including his take on the Manny Ramirez-Kevin Youkilis scrap in the dugout at Fenway last Thursday night and what he thinks about Kobe Bryant's leadership style. In a 2,319-word entry on his blog, 38Pitches.com , Schilling provided some perspective on Celtics-Lakers Game 2 from his ...

Schilling observes Kobe being Kobe
Published 6/9/2008 by perkisabeast at perkisabeast.com Blog
Good insights from Schilling, who was sitting courtside last night. “Kobe. This one stunned me a little bit. Who doesn’t know Kobe Bryant right? I only know what I have heard, starting awhile back with the entire Shaq debacle. I don’t really have an opinion one way or the other on or about him other than to know that people feel he might be one of the 4-5 greatest players to ever lace it up. What I do know is what I got to see up close and hear, was unexpected. From the first tip until about 4 minutes left in the game I saw and heard this guy ...

Schilling sounds off on the Celtics, bad referees
Published 6/9/2008 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
Tonight's an off night for the Red Sox, which makes it even easier for us all to turn our complete attention to NBA Finals. Oh... wait. What's that? Curt Schilling is writing about the NBA today ? Well, then. Let's dive right in. Posting for the first time in about two weeks, Schilling weighs in this morning about Manny Ramirez's 500th home run ("500 of anything means you're good"), the spat between Manny and Kevin Youkilis ("This was a TOTAL non-issue and an event that happens far far more than you ever see or hear about.") and Jon Lester's no-hitter ("From day one he was a ...

Sox Spotting At the Celtics Game
Published 6/9/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
... by the Celtics as part of their "Heroes Among Us" program-- and was given a standing ovation by the crowd. Curt Schilling took in the game from courtside seats directly beside the Lakers' bench- which gave him a fantastic opportunity to listen in on all the action. And, of course, he's wiling to talk all about it: ...

Sox Drawer: An off day? At home? WTF to do?
Published 6/9/2008 by J Rose (noreply@blogger.com) at Curt's Bloody Sock
... -Curt Schilling is blogging about the "sweet court side seats" he scored for last night's Celtics game. ...

Schilling Thinks The Sox Will Be OK Without Ortiz
Published 6/9/2008 by Fenway West (noreply@blogger.com) at Fenway West
Curt Schilling checks in over at 38pitches.com and covers most of the recent events. He highlights one of the great things about having Manny Ramirez on your team: ...

Even Curt Schilling Thinks the Refs Gave the Celtics Game 2
Published 6/9/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... , who took a break from rehabbing his shoulder to take in last night's game from one of the best seats in the house, sitting between the Lakers bench and press row. From Schilling's blog: ...

Kobe Doesn't Know the Meaning of Ubuntu
Published 6/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... In his blog, Curt Schilling talks about what he saw and heard from his courtside seats in game 2. The comments that caught my attention were his observations on Kobe Bryant and his behavior in the game. ...

Daily Notes 6/9
Published 6/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (karazekevin) at SeaTown Sports
... +A great read from Curt Schilling's blog. It details his observations sitting courtside at last night's NBA finals.. [38 pitches] ...

Schilling Not Impressed with Kobe
Published 6/10/2008 by BigMck at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... Curt Schilling sat courtside for last night’s Celtics-Lakers game at the Garden. He was seated about 3 feet from the Lakers bench which provided for some fabulous insight into one Kobe Bryant. Here’s what Curt had to say on his blog, 38pitches.com: ...

Curt Schilling Supports Free Fu@%ing Speech, Makes Anti-Catholic Remark
Published 6/10/2008 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
When I saw the link on Big League Stew, I’m not sure what made me click over to Curt Schilling’s blog 38Bitches, but goddamn was I glad I did. Only because of these two paragraphs (out of like 25): KGs first quarter Technical. I heard EVERY word of his exchange with the ref. It’s nice to know that they share the same problems some players do with MLB umpires. He was giving a technical because he said the F word, period. He did NOT call the ref a name, he was bitching about a non-call and said “C’mon, ...

Newbie with great seats observes the game.
Published 6/10/2008 by kokaku at SportsFilter
June 10, 2008 Newbie with great seats observes the game. : Curt Schilling gets great court-side seats and shares his observations as a sports star, but basketball novice (after some comments about the Red Sox). ...

Curt Schilling on Kobe: He’s No Leader
Published 6/10/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Brace yourself for some candor, Curt Schilling-style: The injured Red Sox pitcher was gifted some “ridiculously good” courtside tickets for game two of the NBA Finals, and decided to blog his observations on the sport. Schilling’s comments about Kobe Bryant are sure to roil Angelenos and spark a day full of bickering on ESPN. Interestingly, Schilling’s observations reinforce some things ...

Schilling: Lakers “Roll Eyes” At “Ranting” Kobe
Published 6/10/2008 by PUNTE at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Yesterday, Schilling shared his thoughts about sitting courtside during Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Boston, and specifically ripped into Kobe Bryant . Kinda. Call it a velvet hammer. Schilling guarded his comments by calling himself “a complete basketball newbie,” and saying that “for all I know this could be exactly how these guys play this game and interact with each other,” but the insinuatinon is obvious: he’s not a big fan of Kobe’s game. From Schilling’s blog, 38 PITCHES : I don’t really have an opinion one way or the other on or about [Kobe] other than to know ...

The Rent Party Incident
Published 6/10/2008 by Dr. Lawyer IndianChief (noreply@blogger.com) at freedarko.com
... . From this song, Uncle Charlie really sounds like he's counting on Derek Fisher and Kobe... On the heels of Shoals' master-dissection yesterday, I want to ask, does anyone else get the sense that they are watching the game tonight out of sheer obligation? Sure feels like that to me. If the Lakers win, then, for crying out loud, they were sposed to. If the Celtics win, the series is over. On the other hand, with gratitude to Charlie Wilson, Curt Schilling , Phil Jackson, ...

The 10-man rotation, starring Curt Schilling, NBA psychologist
Published 6/10/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: 38 Pitches, via SbB. Sounds like Curt Schilling doesn't think much of Kobe's attempts at team camaraderie. PF: Uncoached. An older pic of Greg Oden, dressed head-to-toe in brown, playing Guitar Hero. Sitting down! SF: West Coast Bias. 10 reasons why ...

Blog Patrol
Published 6/10/2008 at FanIQ Blog
Professional fat guy Curt Schilling thinks Kobe isn't a good team leader. [38 Pitches] There definitely seems to be a lack of appreciation over Jr.'s 600th home run. [I'm Writing Sports] Sports journalism at its best: Which NASCAR driver could you beat up? [From The Marbles] If you ever wondered what it would be like to be an MLB clubhouse attendant, here you go. [SPORTSbyBROOKS] Second item down here. A current Lakers cheerleader was once a Celtics cheerleader! The horror! [Hot Clicks] ...

Curt Schilling On Kobe Bryant
Published 6/10/2008 by Jeremy at TommyPoint.com -
I found this interesting bit of information on Curt Schilling's blog (38 Pitches) . Apparently, according to Schilling anyway, Kobe is every bit of what most of us expected: 5) Kobe. This one stunned me a little bit. Who doesn’t know Kobe Bryant right? I only know what I have heard, starting awhile back with the entire Shaq debacle. I don’t really have an opinion one way or the other on or about him other than to know that people feel he might be one of the 4-5 greatest players to ever lace it up. What I do know is what I got to see up close and hear, was unexpected. From the ...

Tuesday Mini-Bullets
Published 6/10/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Curt Schilling had excellent seats for Game 2 and blogged about the experience: "Last night KG goes to the line, Lamar Odom (who I became a fan of last night) is saying "Hey KG why don't you help on the ball down here?” Pointing to the paint, and I am guessing he's referencing the fact that KG wasn't down in the paint mixing it up. He says it again, loudly, KG doesn't even acknowledge him, and sinks both. Impressive, total focus. One thing I did learn was that in addition to not having one ounce of athletic ability, being white, and having no ...

Curt Schilling doesn't think soccer is a sport
Published 6/10/2008 by Loren (noreply@blogger.com) at Pure Point
... , but Schill does have a way with words, and mustered together a great post giving us a very casual fan's inside look into the NBA Finals. ...

NBA Finals: Round 3
Published 6/10/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
While our friends at MixMakers.net aren’t really fans of Paul Pierce or the Celtics, even they have to be happy about tonight’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals — even if the team from Boston is involved. So what can we expect tonight? Is Kobe going to go off as he tries to: A. Keep LA’s season alive and B. Answer Curt Schilling’s criticisms? Or is this the night Boston takes a commanding 3-0 lead in the series? Will the calls start going LA’s way tonight or will Boston’s inside advantage ...

Curt Schilling, Kobe Bryant and Biased Media Coverage
Published 6/10/2008 by David Friedman (noreply@blogger.com) at 20 Second Timeout
You probably have seen or heard about Curt Schilling's blog post that talks about Kobe Bryant's demeanor during Laker timeouts in game two of the Finals. Here is the excerpt that has been most frequently quoted and discussed: ...

Dear Diary, Game 3
Published 6/11/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Under Review) at Play is Under Review
... 4q 1:35 - Time out, Lakers by 7. It's funny, after Curt Schilling called Kobe out, you can now see Kobe talking to his teammates and encouraging him. It seems so staged. ...

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: NBA Fixed? Why Not?
Published 6/11/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... ? Name to Know: David Villa. The Spanish soccer star scored three times to lead Spain past Russia in Euro 2008 group play. ("Group D" must undoubtedly be named for "David.") Sports Media: In case you haven't seen it, this is the Curt Schilling blog post about the NBA Finals that everyone is talking about. (Memo to athletes: See? You don't even have to be blogging about your own sport; all you have to do is blog with a little openness. What is amazing is that in one "Emperor's New Clothes"-style post, Schilling provided more honest NBA analysis than 95 percent of NBA ...

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 6/11
Published 6/11/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Sox bullpen, I had a good feeling this would end up a Red Sox win given the recent success of the bullpen. Boy was I wrong as Hideki Okajima blew his second straight game against the Orioles and then Craig Hansen’s scoreless streak came to an end in the 9th inning when he gave up 3 runs. All told, the loss for the Red Sox was just their 7th of the season at Fenway Park. T.J. Simers of the LA Times wasn’t a big fan of Curt Schilling’s blog post at 38 Pitches about Kobe Bryant whining and complaining. Eddie Murrary ...

Worst of Game 3 of the 2008 NBA Finals
Published 6/11/2008 by Basketbawful (noreply@blogger.com) at Basketbawful
... Curt Shilling was sitting behind the Lakers bench during Game 2 in Boston, and he made some pretty interesting observations on his blog: "Kobe. This one stunned me a little bit. Who doesn't know Kobe Bryant right? I only know what I have heard, starting awhile back with the entire Shaq debacle. I don't really have an opinion one way or the other on or about him other than to know that people feel he might be one of the 4-5 greatest players to ever lace it up. What I do know is what I got to see up close and hear, was unexpected. From the first tip until about 4 minutes left in ...

Simers : Schilling’s A Sissy
Published 6/11/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... ‘ Lt. Dangle-baiting T.J. Simers questions the contributions of a Boston voyuer he calls “a jerk of all trades”. Sadly, he’s not going after Scott Pollard, but rather, 38 Pitches‘ Curt Schilling. “There’s no bigger sissy than a hit-and-run blogger,” sneers Simers,. who clearly never watched an episode of Peter Ivers’ “New Wave Theatre”. ...

Another L.A. Writer Takes On A Player From Boston
Published 6/11/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... Schilling wrote a very interesting piece on Kobe after watching the L.A. guard courtside and Simmers decided to calmly disagree. Just kidding, he called him a "jerk of all trades" and "gutless".... ...

A Schilling For Your Thoughts: The Road to Rehabilitation
Published 6/11/2008 by Jimmy at The House That Dewey Built
... Speaking of Curt, I can’t help but agree with him in his palpable hatred of Kobe Bryant.  There is not one 2 minute stretch in these games where he is not complaining to the officials or bitching at a teammate.  We all know Kevin Youkilis is vocal in his complaints with officiating, but he’s Hellen Keller compared to The Colorado Kid. ...

TJ Simers is Where the LA Times Keeps It’s Douches
Published 6/11/2008 by slanch at The Slanch Report
... is in reference to Curt Schilling who wrote a post on his blog, 38Pitches, about his experience sitting courtside next to the Lakers bench at game 2. TJ though didn’t take too kindly to Schilling’s admittedly uninformed statements. Schilling’s main point was that he was completely astounded by the fact that Kobe was a petulant whiny little girl throughout the game, glaring angrily at his teammates and generally being the uber-douche that everyone claims him to be. Curt was surprised by how poor a teammate Kobe was being, particularly in contrast to the other ...

TJ Simers is Where the LA Times Keeps the Douches
Published 6/11/2008 by slanch at The Slanch Report
... is in reference to Curt Schilling who wrote a post on his blog, 38Pitches, about his experience sitting courtside next to the Lakers bench at game 2. TJ though didn’t take too kindly to Schilling’s admittedly uninformed statements. Schilling’s main point was that he was completely astounded by the fact that Kobe was a petulant whiny little girl throughout the game, glaring angrily at his teammates and generally being the uber-douche that everyone claims him to be. Curt was surprised by how poor a teammate Kobe was being, particularly in contrast to the other ...

Kobe Fires Back @ Schilling
Published 6/12/2008 by Bronx Liaison (noreply@blogger.com) at Bronx Liaison
... Curt Schilling likes to talk a lot. As you've probably already heard, Schilling ripped Kobe Bryant on his blog today after allegedly witnessing Bryant berate his teammates during Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Bryant is not my favorite athlete in the world, but ...

Kobe Bryant Responds To Curt Schilling’s Blog Post
Published 6/12/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... On Monday morning a day after he witnessed the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Curt Schilling posted a lengthy blog entry over at 38 Pitches. One of the topics he talked about was Kobe Bryant and how much he was yelling at his teammates among other things. ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, June 12
Published 6/12/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... BASKETBALL? WHAT IS THIS BASKETBALL OF WHICH YOU SPEAK? Curt Schilling has another blog entry in which he doesn't mention Kobe Bryant or the Lakers. (His Monday entry turned Bryant ...

Kobe’s “Response” to Curt Schilling
Published 6/12/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... Celtics fans who were dumb enough to show up in L.A. and obnoxiously support their team; Boston baseball players are writing blog posts ripping into Kobe; and L.A. Times columnists are getting ...

Even More Reason to Detest Kobe
Published 6/12/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Nic) at I *Heart* Celtics
CHECK IT OUT We all know Curt loves to voice his opinions, regardless of whether we care or not, but for any of you who missed his latest blog entry, he attended game 2 court side and has some great observations to share. Most notably was his first-hand account of how much of a BITCH Kobe Bryant is.

Bill Simmons Agrees With Curt Schilling
Published 6/12/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... A lot was made about Curt Schilling’s comments about Kobe Bryant’s demeanor after Schilling blogged about attending Game 2 of the NBA Finals. In case you don’t quite recall; essentially, Schilling said Bryant was extremely hard on his teammates and apparently displayed noticeable levels of aggravation towards the other Lakers, including some sailor-like cussing. ...

Curt Schilling Blogs Kobe Bryant Under the Bus
Published 6/12/2008 by JC at Stet Sports Blog
... Curt Schilling had courtside seats to Game 2 of the 2008 NBA Finals in Boston. He didn't really care for the way Kobe Bryant addressed his team in their losing effort, and shared his sentiments with the world. ...

Made For Each Other
Published 6/12/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
... if he was disappointed in Schilling's comments, [Kobe] Bryant responded, "Go Yankees!" and pumped his fist, drawing laughter from reporters Wednesday. ...

NBA Finals Preview: Celtics-Lakers Game 4 [NBA Finals]
Published 6/12/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... Kobe Bryant. He roasted his bleeping teammates so bleeping bad during Game 2 that Sasha Vujacic is going to have to color in his eyebrows with a number two pencil for the next six weeks. The scene in the Lakers huddle was ugly enough to catch the attention of Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Shilling, who was sitting behind the L.A. bench, and Shilling reported on his blog what we all sort of already knew: Kobe's kind of a dick. But the Lakers are clearly okay with that, as long as he remains an unstoppable scoring machine. ...

Always candid Tommy Heinsohn would lay Kobe out
Published 6/13/2008 by B-Roy at The Sports Culture
... Four years later, thanks to new features on the Internet machine, Schilling can comment on pretty much everything sans a required press conference. School went beyond his team — and sport — to stir a subplot in the 2008 NBA Finals; in his blog, 38 Pitches, Schilling questioned Kobe’s style of leadership after sitting in The Garden’s Jack Nicholas seats in Game 2. ...

If Kobe drove a Lawn Mower, He Would Park it at the Restaurant
Published 6/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Under Review) at Play is Under Review
... All year long, we've heard about how Kobe is a changed man. He's become unselfish. He's the ultimate teammate And then Curt Schilling talks about him in his blog and suddenly Kobe is a villian again, except in LA where they are blinded with Kobe love. ...

Curt Schilling: Not A Big Kobe Fan
Published 6/13/2008 by Melissa (noreply@blogger.com) at Babes Love Baseball
... And if you're Curt Schilling, and you get courtside seats right next to the L.A. Lakers bench, you're going to dish all about it on your blog. ...

Curt Schilling: Not A Big Kobe Fan
Published 6/13/2008 by Melissa (noreply@blogger.com) at The AL East Blog
... And if you're Curt Schilling, and you get courtside seats right next to the L.A. Lakers bench, you're going to dish all about it on your blog. ...

7 Celestial Objects Named After Sports Figures
Published 6/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Drew H.) at The Undrafted Free Agent
... We all remember learning the planets as a youngster. We all remember the snickers that followed Uranus. Ha. Likewise, we will all remember that Kobe Bryant was a bit of an ass to his teammates. Really, this is just a perfect match. ...

The Schilling Curse
Published 6/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Duke of Everything) at Your Face is a Sports Blog
... who seems to think that his daughter personally jinxed the Lakers and doomed them to a collapse similar to a Jenga tower built by Michael J. Fox ( Editor's note: too soon? ), but she was not responsible for what happened. No, the blame squarely rests on the shoulders of an organization known to be so corrupt, evil and Machiavellian that it's obvious that they would be responsible for this. I'm, of course, talking about the New York Yankees. Think back to before Game 4, when Curt Schilling blogged about sitting behind the Lakers bench for Game 2, and how Kobe wouldn't stop ...

Fight Night: Nothing To See Here, Move Along
Published 6/13/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
Awww, look - they kissed and made up! Not surprisingly, Curt Schilling had something to say on last week's kerfluffle - some pretty fascinating clubhouse insight: ...

What Now, Kobe?
Published 6/18/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... When the season starts, if Kobe wants to make everyone forget about Curt Schilling’s observations, he needs to show up at the Lakers training camp being the consummate professional and maybe even an over-exaggerating cheerleader. Be the guy that extols his teammates. Saying stuff like, “I won’t win anything without them, including the MVP award” is a great start. Another thing would be to keep those emotional explosions toward your teammates in-house and out of the public’s eye. ...