Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling interview is brought to you by raised ticket they says -- all the games at Fenway Park this year the best seats in town. Call -- tickets at 1800 my -- that's 1800 my seats or log on -- tickets dot com. Six point one million not a dime more we take it -- woody eat he can afford an ad in actually collect call the inside track get a big spread. Oh yeah I would imagine the call went the other way. You must -- and -- again and we just promised curt we won't pare it down like John Henry I do with -- frank mccourt will will -- it I would imagine and on there's. You know what why this mean you're out of here. -- I don't know. Me -- relative inexperience -- else. But you know it happens. Which they are part of the house Marcus via yet. It is there any like Bledsoe leftovers

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do it took seven years would be -- as blunt as journalism like that we live you know it's certainly something that to look at as an incredible memory one out here we've certainly. -- had phenomenal time and been treated incredibly well in the field as well the sound of the people that's been a lot of on.

But it doesn't necessarily mean you're here. Saying good -- to.

Not at all well we're not we're despite we're gonna we're gonna change out of if something happened it worked out we we can come back here wolf figure out how to make that happen somewhere probably in this area.

Are all continuing the real estate team from John -- yesterday in your resale story today of fairness acre at your performance and your win last night was. All about location location location

the most part you are down mood for what the same. Same formula that I think have thrown in most of the games loses command that's -- and change speeds.

Are you about where you want to be with the policies and arriving Puerto. Others or not allow Padilla when it starts us in terms of -- I'm healthy but also you tell you that command and control.

Yeah but that that's stuff to me that doesn't you know they don't carry over. You know the last day of the season. When you're going to the post season everything changed for me everything changes there's a whole another level of intensity and focus and excitement not all that did that. There I've always felt makes me become a big very very different player.

We you pitch Sunday.

Well and that that who I'm sure we'll discuss that over the next. Plea for 48 hours ago the best processed he gets -- from.

Now you've got more experience at this than anybody. What's the best way to get ready for the policies would have been pitched three of four innings or.

Depends on the person I mean I you know I. The way at I'm not mistaken -- that it is quite didn't pitch on Sunday would be the same amount until -- last -- this start. And you know I felt that going into this game command wise I had. Very very or command in the first inning or two with my fastball because chart that. But again. I think they are I've I'm probably stretch it -- I think I can go to bed today wake up on the on the morning of the game in the policies are pitching -- have incredible command and it just. It just makes you a different player and for me it's always been a very positive.

Can you be specific in that regard it and here's what I ask run dog yesterday and and and you've probably be much more able gives an answer. What does clay buchholz not know about the post season you do hurt

while a good one and don't ask brown about pitching and I know the only thing he knows he couldn't he -- that he couldn't -- you know I I don't know that -- to me it's very. What I took -- I think holds true for every player in the game I think the postseason is one of two things for players. You can look at it as a chance to. Step resonate it was something incredibly positive -- only October offers. Or play with guys who looked of October the chances screw up everything they've done all year that we thought. -- I think it's well I think it's one or the other I don't think anybody goes in on on on an even keel I think you know it even guys that don't play very emotionally or not ultimately. You know but -- Manny you know 4 you -- was Manny. But Manny was better than in October Mitt and and -- he might have been more focus more pumped up more excited but he still stayed the same gotten and I always felt that that that that was on a personal level how -- from me I felt like I was poised to pitcher. Now -- Mark it 306 innings in 2001. And the best warrior and I threw my life for the final 40 of the season part that was because -- that the other part was because that the play at a different bubble in in. I didn't realize that until I got in my first post season in 93 that there was another bubble to get to. And and so again during the dirty player dependent I don't know you know. You -- did Rick Ankiel you've -- other guys go that way you saw what Derek Lowe did. He recent entire you know season of of what he would probably call horrible pitching. So it's sort of what Portland or

just here. Why would why why would anybody take the the that. Plan B in into the postseason a chance that actually think of it as -- it can't help it.

Well there are guys and a parliament. -- for. Incredible players. Unbelievable players and who is this season ended on the final day at a regular season very -- players. New -- October. And they screw up now other credible players -- ticket got a big game you know -- and there are a lot of -- you could probably sit down and figure out some guys that might go. Rugby right we will look at -- with a very early in his career you know I would imagine very are almost dreaded October baseball because of all the crowd became.

Just imagine A rod if they win their first series and you guys when your -- think he relishes that deer coming to Boston in --

I mean that that that's a couple good question because he might be -- or so screw it I can't divorce not done. You know and then give but dedicated people might find hard to believe but I I know I I've heard guys actually say. Something to that effect. You know -- don't want to beat. Because I don't want to pitch game one of the playoffs or don't want you know they don't want the responsibility of being. You know the go to guy in the postseason because the big screw that up it's going to screw up everything they've done.

Hopefully back not one of those guys are at all.

The I think I promise you indeed are regarded stamp on it doesn't anyway he's a guy who's going to absolutely. Get to another level be another guy and that guy will be as good if not better than anything --

How did you know for sure you were done after six we walked output of the parties know blown out of the -- that was at.

No I knew what I was warming up -- don't and talks about when my post game. One of the things I've realized over the last five weeks for for some reason right now by a pitch count and how I feel or are they couldn't be. To speak their two things have virtually no impact on each other and right now for me. It's all about how at a time like it up and down and how long I had to sit on the bench between innings and if I have to sit on the bench for for very long inning. I'm not it I don't I don't get out there sharp you know I I am I can promise you I'm working and trying to figure -- Paul Mike did to make sure that I feel rested -- innings starts because. I went out last minus 6 and am warmed up in the end we have you know we it was pretty long bottom -- a -- theft and what I was getting -- I felt -- dog crap. And the first pitch of the inning I think it was a it was a by the 80 form our fastball right down the middle laid up popped up then and remember the -- Mike Lowell that. 80 Ford on the middle for a pop up on living good right now lap with that might look on Hernandez special.

that must be the ultimate in mixed emotions as you're sitting on the bench obviously you want to run support to score runs for -- to wanted to do it quickly see.

That's what that says it -- on me to make that better a better addressed that in the and and do some things in between innings that will make me feel good about where I am physically in and stay once they and in all I'll figure something -- between now and the that's.

This is. Question that I I thought I knew the answer to I was going to issues in VP of this team. I thought Michael obviously that I look at John couple months ago the probable on stare at them from the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. -- and they couldn't do this without him and in who who is your MVP I know what you gonna do you gonna -- to a three guys

you know what don't I don't think you can you can give me you can give me crap for doing that. Simply because on a team that gets to the post season there -- one guy. You know you can say all you want about Alex Rodriguez and that the Yankees kid and you'd -- could develop -- but I would tell you that they could've done without -- as well because Madonna though Rivera because that you know it I think there are. I think it's easier to go through and say okay -- MB -- the first out with him this second half was the best pit because there is no one guy here obviously to -- Beckett. Start to finish has been a consistent due course for the most part first half Detroit -- second half like people all year David for better or worse you can you can probably want about the effect in the -- again but he hit 320 all year. He's been the top five an on base percentage is what you all year but he spent a lot of that recently Domanick so Berra million arguments in the end and not it'll happen you know he's been -- all year Okajima the first top on a team like this you can go every month and find a guy. Who has an exceptional player of the month -- month. And our team like ours we have what every month if -- two or three on a team like the royals in my at a guy who had a phenomenal -- that's that. And that's speaks to the palpable Mateen you need to two to two doubles is.

It's a good real good story cover story on papelbon who's going to give you a chance to say you were misquoted. This is Curt Schilling and papelbon going to the bullpen -- says this role suits him. He's not exactly a charter member of Mensa so we go right after people with two pitches. He has a natural ability to immediately forget the few things that don't go his way. Putting him back in the role the closer was a no brainer. Oh.

What do -- to do well. Perhaps that's that third spot it was short memory.

I and I assume. If you look back and think they really didn't want him to closed it really want to hymns -- it seems hard to believe now.

Well no it doesn't because he looked back to why we were there and we are there because his shoulder almost came out of socket. And you know yet have because of you know -- a million dollar army you want to hear how he can best protect that. And and you know. Medical science is moving at a rapid pace sports sciences medical side does move your reputation. You know everybody wanted to throw up their -- on how why when and where but as soon has. Everybody in the mix that made decisions and -- to come to a conclusion. That they got him back into that role and everybody was comparable with that. You know there's a lot of credit at least be given to people that no one hears about the Mike Reynolds in the appalled sort of the world doctor Gil and and in all those guys who who. You can't -- him out of work that goes into -- I -- people want to believe that this is such an great job and -- you -- play you know we get to the ballpark it at 1 O'Clock until order -- reason -- not sit around for five or six hours to watch TV in place. Playstation all the starting pitchers to. There's hours of time that he's put in. Physically and mentally before the game starts and you know John it's important to 3 O'Clock every day to pitch at 10 O'Clock 'cause there's physical and mental thing yes that'd be prepared and then there's a lot of people behind the scenes that make that possible and and I think in spring training want everybody. Said out of -- of us and you know there's going to be some holes and we're going to have to do it this way and you know. I think it he goes back to speaking about Tito's manager he managed our bullpen so well. And and so girl -- Ferrell doing an incredible job that we're now in. In the you know in crunch time the most important 56 weeks of the entire season. And and and for the most part you out of an incredibly fresh John -- And that's that's huge.

that that entire dissertation takes -- nicely to something we were discussing early this morning just after a 6 O'Clock and that is the hue and cry for a -- like Jerry and leader who say hey you know a bit -- innings be -- he is the best pitcher right now he should be the third starter did you speak to the organizational philosophy of trying to managing young guys finite number of innings as they ripped him up look at the big picture of what he's going to be two and three and four and five years down the road as opposed to what he's going to -- week from today.

Well but the problem is that that you know. Is the second -- in the naysayers. Multi use the numbers when it works a further argument and it has someone that doesn't mean there is obviously. You know statistical data very hard firms this -- that a that. Proves if you run -- eight pitchers. Pitch limit -- pitched innings pitched limit. Above a percentage -- afraid even one year their chances of being hurt career ending potential hurt. Go up dramatically what that number is and how relates to age and then history I don't know. But I I would promise you know it in in at the end of all of these arguments that that you know -- come up and mostly. You know no one wants to win the World Series -- in Austin and no one wants the win the World Series worse than the front opposite just being. Or are going to do something that's going to give us must have a chance to win if we can avoid it I mean they're big you know before going to do everything we can do as a team and as an organization to win the World Series.

According to today's science -- you should be dead by now you talked about 300 innings. Every year I mean starting in 92 to 26 to 35254 to 68 to 56 and 59 and the year with 300 plus post season.

Well it argued that that's probably the reason why I have answered in 199519992000 you know and and in aren't sure they want -- could be like a week throughout the politically you know IR AI was problem I think that was one of the most abused pitchers in the game during the decade of the 90s because we had a crappy bullpen because we we had a front office that says they were going to rebuild but it looked when everything he could just you know it's -- be -- you know I I have I guarantee you I'm one of those guys it's that reinforces the statistics that you don't want to push these guys you do not want. I mean you're looking at a kid who is special no question and a kid who. Who have if it's done right can be very very special for very long -- Do you give up the chance to win a world seriously you know what it's if you need playbook colts. -- pitched three year four starts in the postseason to have to win the world serves in the world certificate human. Or count on him in April you know he's certainly a nice piece of the -- that's you know but. Not -- that to me is. Is one of those arguments that just when he -- the simple fact of the matter they're going to do everything they can -- to possibly win every possible game -- 11 games in October. As they can put him in the mix without jeopardizing his future than. You know that it it is in you know you might say -- up only two or three innings -- it's only 5220 innings but I would tell you that those Serb. Unquestionably the most physically demanding means deliver pitching your entire life and we -- on the someone who's already well past the limit of where he's ever -- in his life. You're asking for trouble if you if you don't manager right.

were always good ones stupid questioner conversations and we generally millimeter hand spoke about it -- that I get my socket lizard I think. That's they've listened to duplicate jets for the cycle we can or. Not that -- correct there are no you want to you guys tried technically the scoring system bowl figured argue lost. You must mean -- the -- determined I was unknown -- and you dislike about it. Wait a minute -- what your question the question is at this stage of your career are caught looking loose. More significant in your reminded swinging and missing the strike three. The question.

Now they're both they've both got a hold the equal weight and different ways public these mean that I'm getting. Farther and farther into. The the mold of a guy news mixing the right mixing up speed and moving the ball around in the right place and putting that together with the game plan on the swing and misses mean that those same things going to different way. You know I I -- yesterday I had a run of three in a role. And all three of them we set up perfectly in the past we might accept them opened and I would get a strike out swinging and missing because I would overthrown missed the spot. And and -- you'll allow me get a swing and a miss whereas now I can tell you multiple times during a game. But -- the ball that Cust hit for a for a single. We hadn't set up that if I make the pitches spot he doesn't swing it takes the -- I eight didn't make the pitch he got the hit -- with with those mr. I'm bike and feel it now I sort of feel now on it's part of the process of in the world being.

I hypothetically would you rather play team that's in your time zone or team that you have it's not quite as hot as the team in -- times.

Why don't I don't care about who taught not because Sunday it changes you know I I would certainly not depending on that I am not relieved that the -- other other scheduled laid out notes and went senators they started I believe both series and on the following Wednesday but I would probably rather play it by game series not point back and -- from the coast but. You know that being said both teams -- to do it so it's not an excuse for -- You know I've I've ironically really don't care as long as we win three of those first five games.

They two we -- Houston off your list of possible destinations into made their new general manager had said that -- aside -- after the that's a book but what you think what you saw last scroll across the truth I was pretty surprised.

Is it his fault that you had 15 complete games in 98.

Partially partially yes but a but eight idea. I spoke but you know I'd say I different I hope are hoping it to work mean. You know contrary to popular belief he thought it would human ever had a shouting match with and and is it and -- I think he and I got so little bit more personal than than I have with other people in the happens especially don't ever which it was in. But sort Q I mean. I would I would like to think it is one thing you would tell you that their diploma that the ball I I was more prepared anybody's ever had pitched for. Which is Julio -- talk about ownership.

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over a quarter million dollars million and was phenomenal whether it's a pretty impressive event to begin with that. Just just a phenomenal Benton dole -- hope. Beyond hope is that if if we haven't found a cure by the end of the year if something doesn't work that we don't come back that there are not people in the area to keep it going because it was pretty special thing and they did a phenomenal phenomenal job.

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