Curt Schilling

" Fourth and final hour -- without Callahan rob Bradford alongside our interview with Curt Schilling is brought to you. By DC -- digital federal credit union for banking the DC UA but it TCU dot org we are all being Curt Schilling. You're heavily medicated to lord knows what you might say in the next few minutes. Well it's going to be -- hard. Rescission that much base like human attitude of the all while those -- shot ago let let me be the seventy ninth person out of about four million Kuerten will ask you between now and a lot of known next year how are you feeling."

" right now it's it's a lot more people around expecting. And it's just anytime my arm out of those weakness it's it's hopeful that."

" I was when doctors say -- this'll this'll be uncomfortable or some -- pay level one to ten where -- yeah. They they can make it two or three you know so. So career how how long after the surgery did you were you able to put the pain aside understand that things went pretty well."

" I don't know that I faced I and it's definitely have some of the pictures and just from the surgery deceit in the damage. And then kind of I don't know caught off guard by the that it could be labeled here. In I was in a way I don't want to validate that are our focus about the the that the -- which -- my biceps and understand that it was split into it and it was they had some really bad. Real real bad -- these areas that it. You know -- I guess -- was property known it was a topic well my imagination no. But you know I'm at that point where you know I ask for -- I -- protested and they'll make the decision on my -- pick up."

" It's probably too early to either asked this question have you entry about the given a shot and -- at the better than expected results does that encourage you about your athletic future --"

" Oh sure sure I take if if if I want to pitch again I have a chance if that's the bottom line that there's a whole lot that goes into not yup. And that this kind of I've I've -- got a team of people like for what's right now starting with Jeff Cooper until bodily. But -- like just ready and the couple different doctors and and trying to assess. Going to be able to make the commitment that's going to be required this -- and -- you gotta throw the couple."

" That that that leads into the question I've been dying to ask you because we've been tossing this back and forth trying to do psychoanalyze from a distance and in get inside your head novice -- we can't do that. Given Curt Schilling all the -- accomplished everything that you won all the money you earned the World Series rings that you have on your fingers. What would be the motivation what would be the upside for you with 41 -- having that resonate assembled to try this again what's the upside what's it for you."

" Well it's flipped on -- what I -- do it -- my whole -- and what I always enjoyed doing and I -- I think -- part but if if that option the comeback in not be better than I want last year's -- do it if despite going to reach out and -- moderate haven't -- 84 mile an -- over. On our topic is shot give -- was the first time around after having and so it is being able to be really good. I can I can now do better -- window for somebody competing. You know it for and it and do it potentially perfectly healthy. But that given day it's the inspectors lower level Purdue and I mean again it it's it's not is -- there's no a lot of tape and it's going to be no regrets and things people talk about. You know that the reasons behind you wanted to come back and nobody has got to want to I want to come back and play like and because like camp."

" Psycho analyst with say maybe he's just trying to delay what every athlete tries to delay that would be inevitable -- of having the competition go away."

" Well now it's not not not least because I I have a lot of other things like that provide competition and I'm. I've got to get better because of that sort of the business and in all things -- things that I could find competition. And you know the only thing. You know I missed that. That they did try to get apartment that it's -- missed that that two or three hours portable tennis and in my locker get ready and and and nobody really -- focus on the lineup then that's all the bullpen and that's total amount that I missed that promote them -- that's not. I do want to enjoy that again but I support -- I'm okay okay and then now I guess if they announce it really -- to make."

" If I didn't ask this question I'm sure -- Chelsea tomorrow would say gee they don't ask the tough questions of -- on his paid radio so."

" So what you come on a -- rappers like I mean I've read so open he wrote yesterday it would just the -- he wrote yesterday something to the effect of you know I used to reassure them make the announcement everybody assumes that that I did this well on the Red Sox new. Four and we talked this exact scenario through. That that I would make announcement and that that deal until what is your questions off of the upcoming you know here on the tape that. -- dual press conference. -- You know it's so. No it this was not I didn't drop a bomb that just copy organizational where they almost happened happened and happened the way we -- out and so. But the non starter and you know I Atlanta in the -- revealed it you know I guess that's motive to to to make sure we get the most money --"

" And -- I've never asked you any difficult questions about Richard and if not where you felt uncomfortable that's true that's true I just hope to be as good as he has of that at some points up to that and -- this this uncomfortable question. Is there any any any. Part of your fiber that's as a -- back and win a dozen more games my chances for the Hall of Fame now danced."

" Now now when not and now and then I have I have seen and heard a lot of discussion is here isn't it. I I can't stress this enough and I can't say it more pipes that are. It's it's not a relevant factor if and it may it's real easy it is to kind of figure out why ridiculously accurate read any thing. And in the part of the comments that anybody out of the day it is -- people here that don't really get along with throwing well but don't like him. People will probably not go his way and that and that's what makes it easy for me. Because despite talkative all pain because for a reason other that I don't deserve it and it's because the writers that vote some of them don't like -- That night you know I don't want discredit -- and there's the current players are predicted and it but. If getting -- means people certain people -- like you. More than they might other White like you've been that -- that kind of these valuable thing for me Everett if someone I don't know who doesn't like -- because they read about me doesn't -- for -- than it is becoming invalidate the process. --"

" There was a couple things a little unclear on first is. Obviously when this whole thing started and there was disagreement with the Red Sox over the surgery. The problem was that if he did have the surgery though was the -- is soon to be doing of the contract. What does that take effect now I mean he did it -- to say okay we're -- all you have the surgery now. Okay so and so has -- contractually there is no ramifications. And the other thing is is. Basically when doctor Morgan says four months you can -- ball again and maybe four months and start throwing again. It is my understanding a lot of that's going off your history with -- via slapped there in the rehab the previous rehab that you did with that. But is he factoring in the biceps part of it as much because obviously there's there's two different things here. I -- are you optimistic about four months includes the biceps or is that."

" But you know that the rehab in the deep that I think schedule. It takes into account everything he did and and so for example if if the -- suppose six greatly support partly that's in the political thing was to twelve weeks or whatever it it would be eight to twelve weeks we. You spoke the worst case in all expenses it's party time for -- knows that now. Obviously with no pressing issues and we can we can allow the initial statement as -- I -- from recoveries template or get up at the Larry started yesterday doing some mobility exercises which kind of brings unfortunately it back to that nine department are where I was there on. A lot I have to work my ass off just to dangle my aren't quite decided rotator little bit of -- baseball. It is it really here is that the first step on that long journey in. -- realize a lot of that we realize how hard it is to do the Monday simple thing."

" truth be told on June 25 start you'll I'm happy displeased what were you want to use. With any portion of the Red Sox organization medical team and their approach and conversely our as far as you know are they and happy with anything about you right now."

" Well I mean it's a mystery that that if this didn't awfully either side want it to the Lofton and hoping it happened early on are probably fortunate at the end of the day. Everything that happened early in the year the bottom line is they're they're people that they've been pointing. And -- of people that. Those decisions hindsight is is the great -- out of but it just not possible to France's. To go back in stable should open which and it. Whether someone was right or wrong to begin the process is irrelevant we we we took the course of blacks in the club determined to be the best possible. Chance for them to have beat Petrova in this year I've bought into it and -- reacted to make it happen. Whether anybody was right right it is irrelevant we we got to where we got to win and unfortunately IE. It was more right and wrong when when right when I set out to do this minute I assumed I was out early on but that was going to happen. It was my belief that I was going to be able to make much older probably strongly in its own pitch to pitch again it was just happen. For the biceps tendon was going to prevent that. Happening in Indian debate that's kind of what now."

" let me be more specific -- go down the road if all goes according to plan as well as can be expected is there any reason in your mind that if you do come back and pitch -- it couldn't be for the Boston Red Sox. "

" Out of all well. I got a real clear understanding in the last twelve months so what do business that is. For better or worse and that the other day you know people say it. People sit up part of the game's been around a long time for a got there'll be around long enough strike at air from gone so you know. It's business it's a it's a multi billion dollar business. And teams make decisions that are in the best interest and it's sometimes those things normal line with what. Player fielded it it doesn't matter that it's purposes in the end immediate assistance. And I did everything to do to make that work wanted to it's mr. -- mr. I would much rather have -- second half of the season and kind of been able walked out now and be done. Table amid a lot of things far better but it's just been worked out so I don't title. I don't have. Too preoccupied with the rest -- like to sit around harbor any ill will towards it -- here."

" Which leads me this question is there a part of you the non baseball part of Curt Schilling. Tugging at you to rejoin your family in a full time -- a jump ball feed into your next career and deal of breaking that for lack of better term addiction to competition and and and trying to win and get that over with now and and call it quits as our."

" On the does that he certainly you'd part of me that that's the big -- the statement was the -- and I'm going to have to make cute to pitch again -- extreme and it will have a significant impact on the on everything so I'm going to approach the first probably sixty the penalty. With all the intentions of coming back it's again and I I think -- want to get open running and I. I can assess how historic impact our lives -- all have a a -- what I want want to do elected. Six weeks and undecided -- at this. This is just or more productive and and a couple of I would retire what whatever but it. I'm going to try and enter it into his first -- these next exit which are crucial. For -- and every out that's we have a normal life August of that. Now this is weren't going to get a feel for a moment like over the next twelve months have ample to."

" There was there's going so well when was the point where you saw the -- downturn was it. The bad bullpen session in Cincinnati was it before that when did you kind of feel like okay things are right here."

" What it was before that I I -- I can remember report on the -- have a long process and Torre got out to a distance that wasn't possible my men my initial concern was that. The discomfort was creeping in at that time. When I had a hard time rationalizing I was point to move beyond this upper bowl without pain. You know I don't -- a couple -- nowadays and never threw without some sort discomfort but. The bullpen before Cincinnati one. Actually that we were able to open. One went just terrifically and it was called -- wasn't all that much better. And that was when I kind of relentless and it is -- from discomfort -- pain. At this point we have a lot of talks on see John and Mike and I -- you know. If I was having missed much discomfort borderline pain at this level there's just no. Rational explanation to be able to wrap up the upper level of the pain diminished. And it was always in the same spot it was in the spotted her back in January and you know read the problem about so open and doubted my advice it was always that the same spots -- and do. That they're going to be problems and it was in our -- to make sure I didn't. And -- the road out shortly before I walked. But I was -- in. -- currently appearances this is not this is going to be problems and I just after that. It's an island -- I want supposedly took me Poland and it by the joint it's horrible the game with the I was just trying to get through it and that's Egypt. Yeah there's no way to reach with that approach and I knew I was coming at the end my opened. In all the right it felt horrible human and talk about people that never quit anything in my life and I felt like I was gonna have to I was going to have to -- it is up to me at that point you know soccer for people matters discussed -- imagine a course on direction. My point was -- have a cortisone injections and much smaller went on -- start don't again realistically I think that the penalty backed into it and so."

" So you you get the MRI from doctor Morgan the everyone looks -- the night before the the the days leading into the surgery. And you see the the rotator cuff there -- could possibly be a problem there. As you head into the surgery how concerned were you that. There was a greater separation than there actually ended up being."

" What your route right right United talked about this -- we talked about last week I it was a piece partly Johnson as much as I didn't want to -- it was -- I was ready for. I had to that was pretty much the only way to start or would consent to operate was -- have the option of saying I'm going to fix this broken hip broken you're done I knew that I had a couple of little on the surface there's. And stuff for awhile but I didn't have people that mr. beat the -- roster that was put toward. Everybody has some somewhat of that and there are to some degree. So yeah I was expecting. Probably have a little bit more wrong than than was the case the MRI that once we opened it -- And it looked utterly lose it was -- of the night in my eight thought process behind actually out if if I have -- like terrorism we know going to cost me the -- any pain. And and my strength is great why not just it's. Post it to two in the air the fix them because they are back to what they are now. It's not going to affect me as to this point so that's actually what he and his ability. Was terrible touch upon so in -- going to rehab and if that ever happened because if they go back what they were reform -- awarded a key factor in baseball."

" So again after surgery obviously it's on said. It was he'd never senior in them much pain and why is there must've been at some point when when doctor Morgan's -- you may explaining the how the minimal damage for the rotator cup that you must be penalized through the pain figure has said. Yes you know the Hitler wanted."

" Well guided -- that's exactly right I played in the so opponents other more than he. That little smirk he's smiling isn't I knew that it was going to be or or is it you know by. Again I ask for -- Penn -- again in public support alerted to -- and you take it could be optioned to make Detroit's. There's hope there's a lot in involved in that decision but I have a choice and that's a -- ask -- on the at this."

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