Look, I have no beef with Curt Schilling. Ok, I have tons of beef with Curt Schilling. He is like an unfunny Shaq. It annoys the crap out of me that he will sit and chastise Kobe from the first row, and I can't stand Kobe. I hate how he claims he doesn't care about the HOF because to me, its obvious he cares very much about what the media thinks about him. (remember when he went ballistic because he was accused of not getting along with Pedro in Boston - I love how he used the term 'grab-ass' in his response) I used to love this guy when he threw for the Phillies. He got no run support (shameless plug), he struck out everyone, and he was cocky as hell. However, as he grew older he never grew up. He's not funny, he's no longer interesting, he whines, he blogs (what a loser), and he flashes his world series ring(s) at basketball games. He epitomizes what everyone in the rest of the country thinks about Boston sports these days - "SIT DOWN AND SHUTUP". He was a lovable loser and is an intolerable winner. The bloody sock game was great, it was heroic, and it has been blown so far out of proportion. It was game 6 of the ALCS - it wasn't the world series. But, because it was Schilling, and because it was Yanks and Red Sox it will never go away (much like Carlton Fisk's game 6 HR in Boston). I loved watching that game, but now I am over it. Watching the Red Sox win has gotten boring. They are just another team that wins a ton of games by buying a great team.
Ok - I have vented. I dislike Curt Schilling. However, I want to keep the rest of this conversation about Schilling's stats on the field.
Since it was announced Schilling would have season-ending-shoulder-surgery (seriously just say that once) - there has been a lot of speculation that he may retire. This speculation has lead to the discussion - is Curt Schilling a HOFer. I wasn't going to comment on this until every analyst I have heard has claimed Schilling is a no doubt first ballot HOFer. This is disgusting. Not because I think he shouldn't be in, but because if Curt Schilling makes it and Jack Morris is still on the outside, I believe the HOF will become a travis-sham-mockery (well more of one - since they still haven't opened their doors to Alan Trammell!)
Let's look at the resume's:
Curt Schilling - Career Stats:
216-146, 83 CGs, 20 SHO, 3116 K's, and 3.46 ERA
Post season:
10-2, 2.23 ERA, 120 K's in 133.1 innings
3 world series wins - 2001 (Ari) and 2004 + 2007 (Bos)
Overall
- Very very solid numbers for the Orioles, Phillies, D'Backs, and Red Sox. 216 wins and 3116 strikeouts are his most impressive stats.
- He has 3 rings and was a big part of all 3.
- He has 'the moment' - game 6 of the 2004 ALCS. The Sox were down 3-0 in the series. Schilling was called upon in New York to extend the series. He threw with a torn tendon in his ankle. There was a bloody sock. It was amazing. Schilling's final line in his "moment" 7 IP 1 ER 4 K's
- Look a very solid career. But there is nothing amazing in the regular season. He didn't get to 250 wins. He never won a Cy Young award. He doesn't have 4,000 K's.
Jack Morris - Career Stats
254-186, 175 CGs, 28 SHO, 2478 K's, 3.90 ERA
Post-season:
6-1, 3.80 ERA 64 K's in 94.1 Innings (remember only 2 rounds in the playoffs when Jack played.)
3 World Series wins 1984 Detroit, 1991 Minnesota, 1992 Toronto
Overall
- 250 wins. The conversation should be over right now. He should be in. But he's not, so we move on. Nearly 2500 K's
- Also has 3 rings, also was a huge part of each title run
- Has 'the moment' 1991 world series game 7. The elimination game saw Jack Morris and John Smoltz trade 0's on the scoreboard for 9 innings. And then Morris came out to pitch the 10th. Final line 10 IP 0 R 8 Ks - in my opinion the most underrated sports performance of the past 25 years. Try to imagine how many times you would have seen the highlight of Jack Morris coming out to pitch the 10th inning if it had been in New York.
Final Score - the regular season and post-season numbers are eerily similar. I would argue Morris' moment is more impressive. It was in the World Series (not ALCS), it was in game 7 (not game 6), he threw 10 shutout innings (not 7 giving up a run). In my opinion they are basically one in the same, and I am sorry Curt, but if there isn't room for Jack Morris there certainly isn't room for you and your bloody sock.
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