Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said on an ESPN Radio interview Wednesday he was encouraged to consider using performance-enhancing drugs near the end of his career.
“At the end of my career, in 2008 when I had gotten hurt, there was a conversation that I was involved in, in which it was brought to my attention that this is a potential path I might want to pursue,” Schilling said in an interview with Colin Cowherd that focused on the use of PEDs in baseball and recent allegations about several star players.
“Former members of the organization,” he said. “They’re no longer there. But it was an incredibly uncomfortable conversation because it came up in the midst of a group of people. The other people weren’t in the conversation, but they could clearly hear the conversation, and it was suggested to me that at my age, and in my situation, why not, what did I have to lose? Because if I wasn’t going to get healthy, it didn’t matter, and if I did get healthy, great.
15 Comments
DormantUlcer February 8, 2013 17:03
Manny be always good.
yankee Fan February 8, 2013 17:07
kudos to Curt
Clay Buckhultz February 8, 2013 17:14
Laptops for sale here!
The Truth February 8, 2013 18:35
Hey Curt did a Red Sox employee encourage you to screw the state of Rhode Island out of millions dollars to fund your shitty video game company. Honestly does this soulless cocksucker have a shred of integrity? Or is he just preparing us for the inevtible positive test that is certain to be found?
The Numbers February 8, 2013 18:58
Among all pitchers with long careers, Schilling has one of the “oldest” peaks of any pitcher, ever: over 50% of his career WAR value was collected after his age-33 season, and his three best seasons were at ages 34, 35, and 37. Only Phil Niekro, Jamie Moyer (who both pitched forever), and Randy Johnson were such late bloomers. So a positive PED discovery wouldn’t surprise me at all: I’m thinking some of that Matt Williams water in Arizona sneaked into Curt’s squeeze bottle, uh, “accidently” . . . .
The Truth February 8, 2013 19:21
I would give my right arm for this phony to have been an ubuser. Out of all the players from this time period he has been the loudest & most out spoken so something tells me where there is smoke there is a fucking inferno.
Sterling February 8, 2013 20:09
This asshole was outspoken except when he could have told the truth in front of Congress.
El Stuff February 8, 2013 19:28
I always wonder how Manny and David Ortiz failed to show up on the Mitchell Report. Conflict of interest maybe?
John Henry February 9, 2013 00:43
It wasn’t a conflict of interest in my eyes.
George Mitchell February 9, 2013 00:43
Well said sir.
Roy Keane's Dog February 9, 2013 10:32
The best part of the Mitchell Report farce was Brendan Donnelly: Named in the report, he was released by the Sox just a few days before the report’s release…it’s nice to have friends in high places.
A-Rod February 8, 2013 23:27
Papi! Manny! Que pasa, amigos? Te vamos a dar muchos home runs! Si? Es en el banco!
Heyo February 9, 2013 11:55
The asterisk is precious
Jonathan Papsmear February 11, 2013 15:46
Hey, can I get in on this Photoshop now? I’m having Toradol withdrawal. . . .
Call me Crazy February 12, 2013 09:50
…but it would be interesting to see which teams shoot their pitchers up with Toridol and which don’t.
It really shows a huge lack of respect for the players outside of the business of the game. Given what Jacoby Ellsbury has said about rehabbing with the Sox, I’m not surprised that the front office doesn’t care about long-term side effects of what they shoot the players up with.