Curt Schilling has been a busy man. Less than a week after helping his team win its second World Series in four years, Schilling has filed for free agency and has already been in contact with three teams. Schilling, "speaking" on his blog, would not identify the three teams, but he was quick to confirm that he has been, and continues to be, in contact with the Red Sox.I also wanted to mention something else. For anyone interested please just assume things are happening with Boston without me mentioning it. Theo and I have spoken more than once but there will be no details or updates of these discussions. I am in contact with the Sox and talking.
In addition to Schilling's thoughts on free agency at age 40, free agency without an agent, and his 38 Studios venture, Curt shares a very intriguing piece of his life with the fans. With Theo's permission, Schill has published, in entirety, the letter that the Red Sox management sent to him prior to the historic Thanksgiving meeting that brought him to Boston. Then Curt adds this:
The letter was signed by Larry and Theo.As a player here I can tell you that from the first day I was officially a member of this family, through the parade on Tuesday, they owned up to every letter of the contract. This ownership group has put together something special here, and their commitment to players and players families is a pretty big thing.
Compelling reading from a compelling man. In addition to the "re-sign Lowell" chants, Boston should be lobbying hard for another year of Curt.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. "The players who help deliver a title to Red Sox Nation will never be forgotten, they’re place in baseball history forever secure."
you've got to love the face that they misspelled "their."
Posted at 12:37PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by ray
2. and the fact that i misspelled "fact"
Posted at 12:55PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by ikew133
3. Thus, I still don't see why so many people have a problem with Schilling. Do you prefer athletes who don't share ANYTHING with the public? Curt gives fans a pretty deep insight into what goes on in a player's life, and I appreciate it.
Posted at 1:32PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by Joel
4. Curt Schilling is one of many reasons why the Red Sox won the series in both 04 and 07.. to let him go would be making a mistake. I know he's getting up there in age but the man has proven himself in the post season. We have a great bullpen because of him, Josh Beckett, Dice-K, Jonathan Papelbon, Timlin, Wake, Delcarmen, Lester and Buchholz. If he comes back good, if not I wish him and his family lots of luck!!
Posted at 2:06PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by Chrissy
5. FWIW, Curt posted on Sons of Sam Horn that any typos in the letter are due to transcription errors on his part.
Posted at 2:09PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by bosordsjc
6. I believe Curt could be a fourth or fifth starter. He can still give you 6 or 7 innings.
Very good by today's standards.
Posted at 2:57PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by ken houser
7. In my 80 years, I have seen countless Ballplayers on RedSox rosters, some fantastic such as Williams, Yaz, Bobby Doerr, Dom Dimaggio----and numerous "flops". It is reasonable to include Curt in that group---and imagine how grateful and delighted we would have felt were his entire career spent with us. He has demonstrated and personified what we admire in a professional athlete--effort, capability, leadership. team player, devoted family man, extraordinary community-minded individual, etc.etc. I would dearly the RedSox would offer him a 1 year contract, as a minimum to thank him for his contribution to the team---helping fans like myself to experience World Champions in 04 and 07 after a lifetime of failure---and in the process, I believe he could still deliver 10 wins in 08. I hope you agree.
Posted at 3:16PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by jbs103127
8. I like to see Curt get one more year.He's not asking for much and we here in Boston have paid a lot more to others and got a lot less. I like to see him try to win the WS again in Boston it would be great. He led us to our first WS in 86 years, that means a lot to sox's nation. I think he still has enough in the tank to give us 5 to 6 good innings of baseball.But no matter what happens we will always love Curt for what he bought back to New England Sox fan's.And Sox's Nation....
Posted at 4:23PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by JOE