Curt Schilling just completed a tantalizing one-hitter against the Oakland A's; Shannon Stewart singled with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning to break up the bid. That may be for the best: if Shannon had grounded out, Schilling would have been one error - by already slumping Julio Lugo - away from a perfect game. This way, Lugo's gaffe doesn't loom as large (though, of course, Stewart never would have received a fourth at-bat in a perfect game bid).
As he will no doubt repeat on 38 Pitches tomorrow, he shook off Jason Varitek's call on the fateful pitch and will spend the rest of his life second-guessing himself. Well, hopefully not the rest of his life: he could always pitch a no-hitter later this season and put it to rest!
A lot of commentators have called Josh Beckett the true Ace of this Red Sox club; Beckett is, after all, among the top AL pitchers in wins, ERA, and WHIP, and is younger and stronger. But Schilling has had four opportunities to stop a losing streak - and he has delivered every time. Beckett has not yet had to stop a streak, and he probably could, but so far, the weighty mantle of ace-hood rests firmly on Curt Schilling's schoulders. (I couldn't resist; sorry)
1 comment:
You schouldn't have.
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