Curt Schilling, who last pitched for the Boston Red Sox, has retired from baseball. Schilling announced his retirement on his blog.
The 42-year-old who broke into Major League Baseball in 1988 played for five teams. He began his career with the Baltimore Orioles before moving on to the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks and ultimately the Red Sox. He won a total of three World Series championships while with the Diamondbacks (1) and the Red Sox (2).
A pitcher who was known for his clutch ability and toughness in big games, Schilling finished his career with a record of 216-146 and …read more

First Tiger Woods needs to have season-ending surgery, and now the bad news has spread to Red Sox Nation: Pitcher Curt Schilling announced on WEEI Sports Radio (audio interview here) this morning that he will have shoulder surgery Monday and will be out for the rest of the season.
Big shout out to reader Bacchus for giving us the heads-up. . . even if we are sorry to hear that one of our fave Sox might have thrown his last MLB fastball.

Doctor’s orders: Curt Schilling needs shoulder surgery. The Red Sox: Rehab will do the trick. 
Chances are the doc knows what works and what doesn’t. So why is the pitcher going against an informed medical opinion?
Schilling says he has “no choice” but to opt for rehab over surgery.  If he doesn’t, the Red Sox could void his $8M contract . . . and he knows if he doesn’t pitch this season, he may never pitch again.
The 41-year-old, who opened up about his shoulder condition on his blog several weeks ago, wants to make the best of his most-likely swan song season in 2008.
Man, we …read more

 . . . at least until the All-Star break, that is. The 41-year-old Red Sox pitcher has a partial tear in his rotator cuff. Schilling is not having surgery but will work on rehabbing the shoulder for now.
The buzz in Beantown concerns #38’s contract and whispers that the Sox “at least inquired about the possibility” of his $8M deal being voided.
Curt Schilling and the Red Sox have yet to comment. Keep your eye on Schilling’s blog, where the straight-shooter may talk about it in the coming days. 
We’re bummed, as Schill’s among our fave players. Ah, you know what? We’d rather have a pudgy, outspoken, twilight-years pitcher on …read more

Randy Hendricks, agent to Roger Clemens, can now add “Defender of the Rocket” to his business card.
Hendricks released an 18,000-word statistical report today in response to former trainer Brian McNamee’s allegations that the would-be Hall of Famer jumped on the steroid bandwagon. Fortunately, we’ve taken the time to decode and summarize the whole shebang for you in three words: “Roger Ain’t Guilty.”
To what does Hendricks attribute Clemens’Energizer Bunny-like career? Good ol’-fashioned adjustment. (Is it too silly for us admit to thinking about jock straps upon seeing the words “baseball player” and “adjustment” in the same article?). Hendricks says the Cy …read more

Sure, we poked fun at Roger Clemens the other day. And yes, we rah-rahed Curt Schilling for calling The Rocket on the artificial turf.
Get it? Instead of calling him on the carpet? We know, we know. All those cookies and all that fudge sapped our ability to make halfway decent puns, ok? Things will get back to normal once we leave the Sunshine State. We think.
And now, Clemens has fired back at the steroid abuse allegations stemming from the Mitchell Report. We can’t embed his “Hey, don’t look at me” video because Roger opted take the wind out of all bloggers’ sails by turning off the embedding capabilities in …read more

Who knew that the goodfellas over at eTrueSports double as go-to guys for last-minute gift ideas? Head to your nearest GNC and ask if they have this just-hit-the-shelves dietary supplement. Get it while you can!

We’re not the betting type, but if we were, we’d wager our soon-to-be Santa swag that Curt Schilling won’t be finding this under his tree.

We haven’t yet touched on that White Elephant known as the Mitchell Report, but the time is right now that Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has made things interesting.
You know how Roger “The Rocket” Clemens said “nuh-uh” in response to steroid accusations? Well, our pal (and “ah, if only” dinner date) Curt Schilling blogged about it yesterday. Here’s some of what he had to say:
Roger has denied every allegation brought to the table. So as a fan my thought is that Roger will find a way in short order to organize a legal team to guarantee a retraction of the allegations made, a …read more

“Auld Lang Syne,” champagne, and ball-dropping (not that kind! Unless you come in from the cold . . .) are just a few weeks away. Know what that means, kiddos?
It’s New Year’s Resolution time! And in 2008, yours truly is aiming higher than a pre-rehab Lindsay Lohan.
The goal: To have dinner with our favorite re-signed free agents, Red Sox players Curt Schilling and Mike Lowell. Significant others included, natch.
The reason: Schilling is the man behind the Legendary Bloody Sock of 2004, a highlight in Red Sox lore. Lowell was the 2007 World Series MVP. And both proved to Beantown that a fatter paycheck wasn’t …read more

* If you’re a New England sports fan or have the patience to tolerate one, through good times and bad.
1. Please. This item has the surprise element of Plan 9 From Outer Space, but we have to state the obvious: The Red Sox winning the World Series.
2. The Patriots making it 10-0. Pretty soon “Spygate,” if it hasn’t already done so, will become a synonym for ”pathetic attempt to debase those of well-deserved elite stature.” Sorry—and we hope faithful reader Les, a known Bills fan from Grand Island, will forgive us for this one—but a quick, informal poll indicates that we aren’t feeling …read more