Well, that wasn't very exciting.After two days of hype, Game 1 of the World Series was a giant dud, a 13-1 annihilation by the Red Sox. And, now, we're left to wonder if eight days off really took the steam out of the Rockies, who looked nothing like the team that swept the Phillies out of the playoffs a few weeks ago.
So, with Game 2 starting in a few hours at Fenway, the spotlight turns to Curt Schilling, which, of course, is exactly how he likes it. And since we've talked a lot lately about the possibility that Schilling, a soon-to-be free agent, could return to the Phillies in 2008, I want to direct your attention to some comments he made in his blog. In case anybody thought Schilling's issues with the Phillies or the local media were water under the Whitman, well, No. 38 has a long memory. In discussing Terry Francona's managerial ability, he rekindled a few old grudges. He also takes a shot at the front office.
Check it out, in Curt's own words:
Terry Francona is a genius since he arrived in Boston? Having been on his team the first day he managed in the big leagues through today I’ll tell you up front that he is not much different. He does suck much more at cribbage now than he ever did and his fantasy teams continue to suck as well, but as a manager he’s not really different. I think the interim jobs he had in Cleveland and Oakland showed him the inner workings of baseball front offices more and helped him in some areas but in the clubhouse, dugout, and on the field he’s pretty much the same non-jersey wearing guy he was in Philly, he just has a front office comprised entirely of people that understand winning games on the field matters more than anything else. The ‘know it alls’ in Philadelphia, from Conlin to Cataldi to Macnow, aren’t really know it alls are they? Their people who’s life it is, who’s entire job description, revolves around creating news or stories where there is none, to make you think their ‘in’ and you’re not, and if you want to truly know or get smarter, listen to them. Pretty cool when you can be wrong pretty much 90% of the time and still be considered an expert.
Wonder how smart Tito looks to the guys that hacked him in Philly now? 3 post seasons, 2 world series appearances in 4 years here. Nice to know he gets that last laugh.
Doesn't exactly sound like a dude who wants to come back to Philly, does it? But if Schilling does sign with the Phils, his introductory press conference could be classic.
3 comments:
Is that a guy or a girl doing that tattoo? I seriously can't tell, lol.
I think it sounds like a guy who did not like the constant negative media that was directed at Francona.
Francona took the fall, then Bowa, then Wade, for the Ownership that had let the franchise slide to very deep depths.
Schilling wanted to come to Philly very badly 3 years ago, we should have snapped him up then.
TO be mad at negative writers has no bearing on how much Schilling and his wife loved the area.
Schilling will always run his mouth... but look closer at what he is saying, you may not agree but he is passionate.
Read between the lines. He would not have posted that unless he had a pretty strong indication he was going to be re-signed in Boston.
Forget about Schilling in red pinstrips next year.
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