Update: Schilling explains everything.When the Red Sox signed Curt Schilling to a one-year deal in November, they made the assumption that, you know, the guy would be healthy enough to pitch. But as the Boston Herald reports, that's no longer a guarantee as Schilling has a "significant shoulder injury" that might end his season before it even begins:
While neither Schilling nor Sox officials could be reached for comment, baseball sources have indicated that the club has at least inquired about the possibility of voiding the one-year, $8 million contract Schilling signed last November. It is not known to what lengths the Sox have gone on the matter, but their threat has been serious enough to create a conflict between Schilling and the Red Sox.The Boston Globe did some more digging and reports that Schilling recently visited Dr. Craig Morgan, who performed surgery on the same shoulder in 1995. Morgan directed all questions to Schilling, but it's believed that he recommended season-ending surgery while the team wants Schilling to try another course that would leave him available to pitch this year.
While the precise nature of Schilling's injury is not known, it is believed that the right-hander is suffering from an injury to the rotator cuff and/or labrum that might require surgery. It is possible that the sides disagree on how to treat Schilling's ailment and that a course of treatment, too, is a part of their disagreement.
Considering Schilling spent seven weeks on the disabled list with shoulder woes, the Red Sox obviously knew that the joint would be an area of concern. The fact that they're now thinking of voiding the contract suggests that they think Schilling may have hid the severity of the injury during his physical exam before signing his extension. This could get messy.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-07-2008 @ 3:37PM
m diaz said...
pats choke ,schillings done, celtics are next. Another choke coming up..brought to you from beantown
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2-07-2008 @ 4:53PM
scott said...
it couldnt happen to a nicer scumbag like schilling
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2-07-2008 @ 4:55PM
nyc said...
LOL well said Scott.
Maybe his arms hurt from getting tied up while papi is behind him...
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2-07-2008 @ 5:02PM
scott said...
it couldn't have happened to a nicer scumbag like kurt schilling
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2-07-2008 @ 5:29PM
Kilroy said...
LOOKS LIKE YANKEES FANS HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER THE HISTORIC YANKEES CHOKE AGAINST THE RED SOX IN 2004!!! THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN BASEBALL HISTORY WITH THE RED SOX BEATING THE CHOKING YANKEES FOUR GAMES IN A ROW!!!!! INCLUDING TWO AT YANKEE STADIUM.
WITHOUT JOE TORRE THE YANKEES WILL NOT EVEN MAKE THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR.
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2-07-2008 @ 8:29PM
DAS said...
How does their pitching matchup now without him?
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2-07-2008 @ 8:49PM
Madwoman said...
How exactly does one hide an injury from an MRI? The Sox had Schilling under their control for the entire season -- they surely were in a position to know the condition of his shoulder at the time they signed him.
More recent reports suggest the conflict was over the proper course of treatment for a recently developed problem, a much less sinister situation than Schilling misleading them about his condition.
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2-07-2008 @ 9:40PM
J-Bonilla said...
Hey Curt.
Guess you are right! THERE IS A GOD and he has punished you for badmouthing the New York Yankees. I am so happy to see you get what you deserve. You always demonize they Yankees from steriods to players but yet you lie about your injury to th every same orginazation that treated you so well
Hope to never see you again
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2-08-2008 @ 5:01PM
Caf said...
What is obviously not clear here is how did Curt's shoulder get into its current state. I don't think it healed properly to begin with.
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2-08-2008 @ 8:03PM
Cheryl Budden said...
You people have no heart on this site! all ways Bad mouthing the Boston Red Sox and all the Boston Teams.I can't believe you yankee fans still living in the past. Get over it Yankee Fans! Red Sox Rule they are the world Champs. Go Sox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2-09-2008 @ 8:36AM
Bob said...
Hey Boston Red Sox, Fans how many rings do you have?
And how many do New York Yankees , Have?
Case close!!!!!!!!!!
Long live Bucky Dent.
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2-09-2008 @ 11:16AM
William said...
Curt,
Maybe it's time to retire before you're blamed for using steriods help you heal faster.
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2-09-2008 @ 6:55PM
tim said...
"LOOKS LIKE YANKEES FANS HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER THE HISTORIC YANKEES CHOKE AGAINST THE RED SOX IN 2004!!! THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN BASEBALL HISTORY WITH THE RED SOX BEATING THE CHOKING YANKEES FOUR GAMES IN A ROW!!!!! INCLUDING TWO AT YANKEE STADIUM.
WITHOUT JOE TORRE THE YANKEES WILL NOT EVEN MAKE THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR."
Boston biatches please! Gloating on your only victory ever over a New York team shows how pathetic your city, teams and fans are. Time and time again new york teams have ripped the f'ing hearts outta you and your teams ('78, '86 '99 '03 -- to name a few). you are all in denial! The New York Sports Hegemony continues. Thank God your teams suck for 9 out of every ten decades. Ha ha ha biatches!
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2-11-2008 @ 7:51PM
sin said...
kilroy, last i checked patriots were the biggest chokers in history!!!!!!!!!!!! guess u took down ur 19-0* flag like every other new englander............lol go NY, oh by the way= napolean syndrome[boston]
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