A Schilling For Your Thoughts: The Road to Rehabilitation
According to the Providence Journal, Curt Schilling threw 40 pitches off a mound yesterday. The plan is to have him throw again on Friday in Cincinnati, and then have him face live hitters if the Friday session goes well.
It is what it is. He’s an aging right hander who relies on a four-seam fastball. He’s lost a ton of velocity over the past two years, but can still get by on location, albeit with a much smaller margin for error.
When he does some back, it will be good to have an extra arm available. It always is. The $64,000 question becomes whether or not the 2008 Red Sox are better off with him starting games over the likes of Justin Masterson, Bartolo Colon, or Jon Lester (assuming Dice-K, Beckett, and Wakefield are all healthy at that point).
Speaking of Curt, I can’t help but agree with him in his palpable hatred of Kobe Bryant. There is not one 2 minute stretch in these games where he is not complaining to the officials or bitching at a teammate. We all know Kevin Youkilis is vocal in his complaints with officiating, but he’s Hellen Keller compared to The Colorado Kid.