Curt Schilling Having Surgery, Will Not Return in 2008
This is from the man himself on a WEEI interview, so I don’t have a link at the moment.
Curt will have shoulder surgery, and will not pitch this season. Dr. Morgan will perform the procedure in Philadelphia on Monday afternoon. Schilling admits that there is a good chance that he has thrown his last pitch.
While Curt definitely left the door open for a comeback in his comments, he sounded very much like he was giving his own eulogy in the interview with The Dennis & Callahan Show this morning. He sounded like a guy who was ready to do something else.
If his career is indeed over, he finishes with the following numbers:
- 216 Wins, 146 Losses
- 3261 Innings
- 3.46 ERA (127 ERA+)
- 3116 K
- 711 BB
- His 4.38 K/BB ratio is the best in modern baseball history, just ahead of Pedro Martinez
- 6 All-Star Games
- 3 World Championships
- 1 World Series MVP
- 10-2, 2.23 ERA in 133.1 postseason innings
He belongs in Cooperstown.