Curt Schilling

Dear Readers (all five of you):

I've been active on my other blog at www.fannation.com, under the username JFro, but I continually forget to publish those posts here. That said, the next five posts should be considered my belated MLB preseason predictions -- a preview, of sorts. There's the top five infields, outfields, bullpens, and starting rotations, and of course The Big Kahuna:

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           Why do people read books or watch movies? What is it that they find intriguing? It’s the story. If it’s a great story that you are looking for than you need only look to professional sports.

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bsp;And yet, all of these guys have done what some astonishingly elite names such as Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling (who came within one strike of a perfect game with Varitek behind the plate in 2007), Pedro Martinez have never been able to do in some the most illustrious and impressive pitching careers that Major League baseball has ever seen.  With Varitek behind the plate and calling the game, good pitchers become great, and great pitchers can become legendary.  This is not to say that the Red Sox Captain deserves all the credit for his pitchers' success, but it is undeniable that he has a huge impact on the game and the way his pitchers perform.

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n from Cleveland, who has provided the stability in the rotation that they haven't really had since Curt Schilling went down. Byrd faced AJ Burnett of the Blue Jays.

The Jays got to Byrd first, with 2 in the 2nd, but some clutch hitting in the 5th gave the Red Sox the lead. However, because the Jays would also score in the 5th, the game was tied heading into the 8th. However, the Red Sox would score Jason Bay from 3rd on an RBI fielders choice by The Captain Jason Varitek, giving the Sox the 4-3.

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Can I stop listening to Curt Schilling now? Please?

Is it alright with Red Sox Nation if we all stop listening to Big Schill? Does anything he says really matter anymore? I mean, the guy has sounded off on Barry Bonds, Kobe Bryant, steroids, Roger Clemens ... and during that time he's thrown exactly zero pitches. So why are we paying attention?

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Well, basketball is over and Major League Baseball is heading into the All Star break, which means that the real baseball season is about to begin.  I know, I am waaaaaaaaaaayyyyy overdue for this year's first rabid Red Sox post, but honestly I've been a little bit preoccupied with the WORLD CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS and basketball in general (it has overtaken baseball as my favorite sport, though the Red Sox are and always will be my first love) to really dive into the first three meaningless months of the grueling and arduous MLB season.

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eckett has been the club’s ace since coming off a tumultuous first season with the Sox.  Curt Schilling is a clutch performer come playoffs time and deserves earning free money while being on the DL because; well...he has earned it.  Daisuke Matzusaka has been paying off the $100 million this season so far by winning six games not to mention the strikeouts he has been getting.  Tim Wakefield is his old knuckle-balling self with getting a decision every time he pitches.  At the back end of the rotation is promising, more so than the New York Yankees future pitching in Ian Kennedy and Phil Hughes.  Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz and Justin Masterson will be key pitchers within five years.  Starting pitching is not the problem.Relief Pitching: Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon are the top guys in the relief positions however, even though we would love them to pitch every night, that’s just not possible.  Who can fill in for those guys?  Well thankfully not Eric Gagne anymore!  The Red Sox have some up and comers in Manny Delcarmen, Erich Hull and Craig Hansen but the one that is really getting on in years and is giving up the long ball too much is Mike Timlin who was key to the 2004 World Series run.  Relief pitching, with a couple of minor tweaks, is not the problem.

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rd and the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, a dual accomplishment that even noted hot dog lover Curt Schilling has yet to pull off. Besides, as Hell Yes, Guy! (hellyesguy.blogspot.com) has

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If there's one thing I know about Curt Schilling, it's the fact that he's consistent.  No, I'm not talking about the fact that he's won at least 15 games 8 times in his career. Or the fact that he's walked 50 or fewer batters in 19 of his 21 seasons.  What I'm talking about is the fact that since he's been a member of the Red Sox, he's rolled into spring training with more than a few extra Schillings...and we're not talking about British pounds here!

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are some of the stories I’ll be following with the Red Sox this spring.

Who Will Step Into Curt Schilling’s Spot in the Rotation?

Curt Schilling is out until at least the All-Star Break with a sore shoulder, and it is possible he will never pitch again. It is all but certain that Clay Buchholz will be the fifth starter, but when? The indications before Schilling went down was that Buchholz would begin the year in Pawtucket so the Red Sox could more closely monitor his innings and would be eased into the rotation later. Now that Schilling is gone will they put Buchholz in the rotation from the start, or will they still hold him out and go with some one like Julian Tavarez or Kyle Snyder as the fifth starter for now?

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Pitchers and catchers report today (Thursday). There’ll be physicals on Friday and on Saturday, they’ll take to the field at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, FL. Position players will report next Wednesday and be a part of the first full-squad workout two days later. Workout portions of this annual routine will actually take place at a nearby minor league facility, but hey. . who’s keeping track?

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  With less than a month to go before the Boston Red Sox open up their spring training schedule with two, split-squad exhibition games at Boston College and Northeastern (Feb. 28th), it's time, perhaps to take a quick gander at what's on the near horizon.

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