His opinions came like a high-inside fastball
Curt Schilling has retired from baseball. CLICK HERE if you missed part one of this tribute to the warrior and fair drubbing of Ken Davidoff for his off-base characterization of a free-thinking man who challenges Davidoff, New York and Newsday’s tender sensibilities. Seems like newspapers are going to need a big cash advance to stay in business as it is, so I can understand them being edgy…
Here’s more of what Davidoff has to say, plus my comments:
- You acknowledge Schilling’s greatness against the Yankees in the 2001 World Series, when he pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Point… Hurts, doesn’t it, Ken?
- But here’s where you completely miss the boat, you Newsday ninny. You make a point of telling us that you were at the infamous Congressional hearing where Schilling and others testified regarding the use of steroids in Major League Baseball. You call Schilling a “fraud” because he wasn’t as tough as he was in a landmark Sports Illustrated article on the topic.
- Clearly, you didn’t actually read the article, Mr. Davidoff. Schilling talks about the obvious physical changes players who are alleged users have gone through, and he speaks of how steroid use endangers baseball statistical records, but at no point is he quoted as taking the hard line of banning users from the game for life.
- Schilling IS known for making candid comments to that effect, but it DOES NOT APPEAR in the article you cite as evidence. Furthermore, you cite a CNN article on the hearings to back up your position that Schilling “doesn’t know anything about steroids.”
- Again, did you actually READ the CNN article? Schilling warned that Jose Canseco’s tell-all book on steroid use should be put in its proper place, or you run the danger of glorifying the steroid use Congress claimed they wanted to clean up. Schilling also speaks of the public humiliation cheating players will face. The public view of Mark McGwire, Raphael Palmeiro and Roger Clemens is more than enough evidence of this… Ken, I’m sure the CNN reporter was also at the trial… why is his version of events so different than yours?
The truth
Curt Schilling was a warrior on the mound and a generous warrior in the game of life. He works extensively for charities and isn’t afraid to tell the truth. Writers like Ken Davidoff have their opinions and biases, but that will never take away from Curt Schilling as a man or a baseball player.
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Curt will undoubtedly reach Cooperstown as soon as possible. And he deserves it. His stats prove that he actually got better with age, and he has three World Series Rings to go with. Not to mention the absolutely wonderful Game 7 of the ALCS, in which the BoSox famously defeated the Evil Empire. Just thinking about that game brings a smile to my face.
“The Evil Empire?” Excellent