Curt Schilling
- Episode aired Jul 13, 2005
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The Main Man Who Stopped 'The Curse'
This is the guy who broke "The Curse." Yeah, I know it's a team game but Curt Schilling, when he came over in 2004, showed the Boston Red Sox how to win championships. The best post-game pitcher in modern baseball, numbers-wise, Schilling upped the drama by winning two games on an ankle he had no business standing on, much less pitching. It's interesting to note that he also helped the Sox win again in 2007. After that, he was forced to retire with injuries and Boston hasn't won since.
Thanks to this program, we discover what many fans might not know: for many years Schilling struggled in the Major Leagues, and a lot of that was his fault. The guy was simply too immature. How many people know - as was pointed out and shown in this episode - that he was originally on the Baltimore Orioles? He was such a screw-up that the O's, despite Frank Robinson's objections, traded their him. That immaturity continued to a less degree (but was still too much) with the Astros and Phillies.
This hour-long SportsCentury then details his controversial stay with the Phils, in which Curt started to blossom but still was a bit immature and was outspoken with it came to the "cheap Phillies management." After a number of insults, the Phils' brass traded him to Arizona....and from that point: look out! The man became a force in the Major Leagues.
First, he teamed up with big Randy Johnson to become one of the most potent 1-2 combinations in Major League baseball history (both getting co-MVP honors in their World Series win over the Yankees) and then, after leaving for Boston in 2004, the history mentioned above.
In between, we get some interesting looks at this man "who never met a camera he didn't like," as one reporter put it. Always outspoken, and married to a beautiful woman, Shonda, who is seen and known publicly for her charity work, Curt is never dull whether on or off the field. Watching this episode, you can tell the big righthander is either loved or hated.
This was a good episode and it treated a controversial star athlete fairly. The hour went by fast, too. What more can you ask?
Thanks to this program, we discover what many fans might not know: for many years Schilling struggled in the Major Leagues, and a lot of that was his fault. The guy was simply too immature. How many people know - as was pointed out and shown in this episode - that he was originally on the Baltimore Orioles? He was such a screw-up that the O's, despite Frank Robinson's objections, traded their him. That immaturity continued to a less degree (but was still too much) with the Astros and Phillies.
This hour-long SportsCentury then details his controversial stay with the Phils, in which Curt started to blossom but still was a bit immature and was outspoken with it came to the "cheap Phillies management." After a number of insults, the Phils' brass traded him to Arizona....and from that point: look out! The man became a force in the Major Leagues.
First, he teamed up with big Randy Johnson to become one of the most potent 1-2 combinations in Major League baseball history (both getting co-MVP honors in their World Series win over the Yankees) and then, after leaving for Boston in 2004, the history mentioned above.
In between, we get some interesting looks at this man "who never met a camera he didn't like," as one reporter put it. Always outspoken, and married to a beautiful woman, Shonda, who is seen and known publicly for her charity work, Curt is never dull whether on or off the field. Watching this episode, you can tell the big righthander is either loved or hated.
This was a good episode and it treated a controversial star athlete fairly. The hour went by fast, too. What more can you ask?
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