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Related: About this forumCurt Schilling Says Red Sox Encouraged Him to Take PEDs
Curt Schilling was on Colin Cowherds show yesterday and said that Red Sox officials suggested that he use PEDs when his career was ending in 2008 due to a shoulder injury:
Asked for more details, Schilling said the conversation occurred in the clubhouse and involved former members of the organization theyre no longer there. It was an incredibly uncomfortable conversation. Because it came up in the midst of a group of people. The other people werent 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 wasnt going to get healthy, it didnt matter. And if I did get healthy, great.
The fact that he and the Red Sox differed on the sort of treatment he received back in 2008 was well-reported at the time, but no one to my knowledge ever talked about this sort of thing. And, its worth noting, Schilling has been known to engage in hyperbole in the past.
That said, this is quite an accusation. It seems to me that such an accusation is every bit as worthy of investigation by MLB as the Miami New Times story. Especially if the people hes referring to still have jobs in Major League Baseball.
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/07/curt-schilling-says-red-sox-officials-encouraged-him-to-use-peds-in-2008/related/
So, who do you hate more...the Red Sox or Schilling...it'll be obvious by your response!!!
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Schilling is a right-wing douchebag, which is something we can all agree on.
Then based on what you are saying, then the Roid Sox are the equivalent of baseball's Lance Armstrong. Sounds like those World Series Championships they won should be nullified.
BTW: Miami News Times?? Is that a paper owned by trumad??
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)And I have trouble believeing any team would be so brazen about it...I think Curt is just trying to draw attention to himself...yet again.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Williams defense. (He's not here any more, and blame it on the ones who are not here anymore)
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)And will anyone else come forward to back him up, because he does say that others obviously heard the conversation.
trumad
(41,692 posts)Your credibility on the subject is....nonexistent.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)PED kerfluffle?
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Boston needs to change its logo.
I don't know!
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)El Supremo
(20,365 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)Gemini Cat
(2,820 posts)Sure and I believe every turd that falls out of Schilling's big mouth is gold.
RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)Read the whole thing, but among the key takeaways:
Schilling told Red Sox brass after it happened and MLB investigated, but admits he was less-than-forthcoming about it all to MLB because he didnt want to get anyone in trouble; and
When Schilling brought it all up on Wednesday he wasnt trying to get attention. Rather, he was trying to make a point about how people who take PEDs arent necessarily bad people making bad decisions.
Well, OK then. I think his behavior in 2008 blow a whistle and then not cooperate with the authorities is curious-at-best for someone who portrays himself as one of the more anti-PED guys. And if he didnt think his comments on Wednesday were going to cause a stir he hasnt been paying attention to anything hes said or done for the past decade or so. But it is Curt Schilling were talking about so anything is possible.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Whata blowhard