You are more than welcome to think he’s a good guy, voicing his opinions. ©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Curt Schilling’s baseball career is the stuff of legends. Your email address will not be published. A pitcher that was indeed a force during his days as a ballplayer, but is he a certified selection for Cooperstown? Don’t think it’s fair to keep guys out nowadays just because they’re assholes, it’s not a part of the criteria. That gives at least some hope for someone like Andruw Jones, who just received 19.4% in his third year. However, his post-playing career might leave him with a black eye, and without a plaque. Curt Schilling has a career ERA is 3.46, which is 399th all time. The Curt Schilling that writes for Breitbart, that collects Nazi Memorabilia. He has this weird Boston championship curse. He was a co-MVP in the 2001 World Series with the Diamondbacks and helped lead the Red Sox to the 2004 World Series title (remember the bloody sock game?) All of those guys were elected on their first ballot with greater than 90% of the vote. I think it's a true toss-up. He excelled in that spot as a pitcher — his postseason exploits with the Red Sox, Diamondbacks and Phillies have been well documented — but his Hall of Fame candidacy may become even more contentious the closer he gets. Amazing pitcher, but literally human garbage in every other aspect. But I think when people sit back and reflect on Schilling, their first thought is to his time with the Red Sox and those two World Series winning years. '04 was when Johan Santana was the Cy Young. Two years ago, we were all throwing our arms up over that one guy from Worcester who refused to vote for Mariano Rivera. That being said, If Schilling ends up not making the Hall because he's a gigantic asshole, I'll have no sympathy for him. So yeah, when you did say something racist, someone (YOUR EMPLOYER) said something about it. His actions and thoughts off the field do not and should not invalidate his career stats and accomplishments. Agreed. Yes. the one who shared a transphobic meme on his facebook, leading to his firing at ESPN. In 1940, only 7% of Germans were Nazis. That being said, If Schilling ends up not making the Hall because he's a gigantic asshole, I'll have no sympathy for him. New title for the article: People watching popularity contest upset that unpopular person isn’t voted in. "The tweets, DM's, Emails have been both staggering and overwhelming. He won't get in this year because he got under 40% last year and there are a lot of new players on the ballot who will get more attention. Also not having and steroid drama himself as far as I know. He says things on twitter that people don't like!! The first Curt Schilling is the guy with the bloody sock who helped power the Red Sox to their first World Series title in 86 years. I know, it’s like ...we use dollars now, man. Why would he do such a thing? Because Curt Schilling is a hack. 125. Curt Schilling answers both of those questions, on the complete opposite sides of the world, and that’s the reason he should be left out of the Hall of Fame. METS. Schilling was fired from his analyst role at ESPN in 2016 for an anti-transgender post put on his Facebook page. But if you live in his state, make sure you go vote when it's time to keep him out of office! I would think the debate would have to be between the Phillies and the Red Sox. Schilling is no stranger to controversy. From there, Three Up, Three Down grew from a hobby to an obsession. He really solidified his legend as a member of the Red Sox but hit best years were with the Dbacks and he won a WS there as well. That being said, he's absolutely a HOFer. Justin Colombo is a 2017 Broadway Show Softball League All-Star at 3B/SS. JAWS has Schilling ranked as the 27th best starting pitcher of all-time. A pitcher that was indeed a force during his days as a ballplayer, but is he a certified selection for Cooperstown? "I think I was pretty good," Schilling said. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. **For the best user experience, we recommend disabling the Reddit redesign. **For the best user experience, we recommend disabling the Reddit redesign. Mike Trout the "Ty Cobb scumbag" theory has been pretty much debunked though, https://calltothepen.com/2017/02/26/the-truth-about-ty-cobb/, doesn't mean there arent plenty of other scumbags in the hall but most of the wildly offensive stuff you hear about Cobb was at best an exaggeration and at worst completely made up. Bonds and Clemens have two more chances on the ballot, and if they’re going to have any real surge, it doesn’t seem likely until their final year. Two Hall of Fame pitchers and another two all, but a lock. If fewer than two people are elected by the BBWAA, it will be the first time that’s happened since nobody reached the 75% mark in 2013. Schilling got … Despite a career that puts him at least on the bubble for the Hall of Fame, the 19-year MLB veteran needs to double his support to enter Cooperstown as anything but a paying customer. Baseball Hall of Fame voters have had their morality tested in … It was Jeter's first year on the ballot. Ten years to the day since a derby win, a legend returns, and a... First, we talked about robot umps and I said nothing. This Person Sucks at Fantasy Football (Single). He was a hall of fame pitcher. Schilling was on the ballot for the eighth time. Curt Schilling went from “I don’t believe this, that’s not me” to “I 100% believe that” at the drop of a hat. He should be, but he's burned almost every bridge possible so I don't think he will be. According to Baseball-Reference.com, the average Hall of Fame pitcher’s ERA is 3.00, which includes relief pitchers. This is especially true in the HOF voting, which is a very human process. As long as you’re not sleeping with my wife, I don’t care who you sleep with.”, So there’s obviously a problem here. **, Press J to jump to the feed. Thats how he should be judged, as a pitcher. Why would I say that?”, “If that job meant I had to continue doing it to put a roof over the head of my family and food on the table, I’m probably acting a little differently than I did. As much as I dislike him as a person, he is an easy Hall Of Famer. Schilling became Curt Schilling with the Phillies, established his value and early career success. Integrity and accountability are two of the only things we actually own in our lives; I you go through life being a selfish, curmudgeonly bigoted jerk, you should be prepared to deal with the consequences of that behavior. Justin has been writing about Baseball since he was a little kid. Schilling is one of my most despised players, on and off the field, of all time. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, The subreddit for the bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players. According to Jay Jaffe’s JAWS, an analytic tool used to determine a player’s Hall of Fame worthiness, Schilling ranks 25th out of every pitcher to ever play the, Walker made the Hall this year in his final year on the ballot, completing a remarkable rise after he received only 10.2% of the vote in 2014. As should Mussina. New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter (99.7%) and Larry Walker (76.6%) received the required amount of votes to make it. "Talk about the other stuff outside the next few days.
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