Curt Schilling's Blog

As a blogger, I sometimes make it a point to check out other people’s blogs to check out the competition. Whether it be the great Peter Abraham’s blog or just another amature, it is still beneficial to see other people’s writings to learn from. One blog that has been in the headlines several times for various reasons is the run by Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. Schilling’s blog, named 38 pitches for some reason unbeknownst to me, receives a lot of views and a lot of comments. Needless to say, Curt is probably not thrilled with many of the comments he receives since he collects plenty of derogatory posts from his readers. The entry that has caused the most controversy recently was his post claiming that Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds should be forced to give back all of their awards after being named on Senator Mitchell’s report. The particularly interesting part about it is how unwilling he seemed to give Clemens the benefit of the doubt. Schilling basically owed his whole career to Roger Clemens. Clemens was always Schilling’s idol as a pitcher, so one would assume that he would be more likely to give Clemens more time to prove his innocence rather then just assume his guilt. When Schilling was a young pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies, he lacked the work ethic he has now became known for having, until his idol Roger Clemens came along and gave him a lecture on the importance of a strong work ethic. Since then, Schilling in his prime was very much a similar pitcher to Clemens after having that talk with his hero. After Game 7 of the 2001 World Series when the two pitchers faced off to determine the outcome of the World Series, Clemens made a point to go find Schilling and tell him that he was proud of him, even after Clemens’ team had just lost. After all that, you would think Schilling would be a little more grateful for all the help and support he had received from Clemens, at least enough to defend him while the rest of the baseball world condemned him. Schilling stated that he believed Andy Pettitte’s admission of using HGH only twice while he was hurt (I thought it was kind of funny that he misspelled Pettitte’s name), but he could not muster that same kind of faith for Clemens. Perhaps it will turn out that Schilling was right about Clemens, and while he never said outright that he believes Clemens is guilty, he certainly seemed to be leaning in that direction. Either way, the point is whether it’s true or not, he should have had more faith in his fellow pitcher, and certainly should have kept this opinion to himself until more information is known. Maybe he should leave the blogging up to the fans.