Reluctant Curt Schilling mulls run for Senate

The Boston Herald ^ | Wednesday, September 2, 2009 | By Joe Dwinell

[bridgemanusa]

Curt Schilling, best known for his bloody-sock pitching heroics, may step up to the plate and run for U.S. Senate.

The retired Red Sox [team stats] ace said today in a telephone interview with NECN that even though his “plate is full,” he’s been contacted to consider a run for the open seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy. A Jan. 19 special election has been set by the governor to fill the post.

[bridgemanusa]

Bring it Curt!!

[scottinoc]

“Vote for Schilling, or your team loses for the next 80 years (starting this year)”

[bridgemanusa]

Our team (MA state Gov’t) has been losing for the last 80 years!!

[libertarian27]

Please - Yes - Please - Yes
Run - Run - Run!

[WellyP]

I thought he lived in New Hampshire??

[Frantzie]

Do they really love him in Mass? They have habit of treating their players like s**t including Ted Williams, Clemens, etc.

Anyone think he can win? Smart guy as he kept a database of things and worked very hard to go from being a decent pitcher to a very good pitcher.

[mainepatsfan]

Curt Schilling debating Barbara Boxer....oh don’t tempt me.

[trumandogz]

I wonder if the frozen head of Ted Williams will also run for the Senate Seat?

[WellyP]

If I lived “down south” I’d vote for him!

[MAexile]

Do they really love him in Mass? They have habit of treating their players like s**t including Ted Williams, Clemens, etc.

Ted Williams wasn't too fond of the fans to begin with. And Clemens committed the unforgivable sin (playing for the Yankees).

Schilling did do something that Williams and Clemens and a whole lot of other players didn't do. Win the World Series.

The thing with Schilling is if picked 10 random pictures of him, his mouth would be open in 9 of them. As such, I think he'd fit right in the Senate.

[Senator Goldwater]

They could wave bloody socks at this celebration party.

[Jeff Chandler]

The Massholes will only elect baby-killing, fudge-packing Marxists.

[taillightchaser]

He actively campaigned for GWB.

[Senator Goldwater]

This reminds me of when the Illinois GOP was trying to get Mike Ditka to run for the retiring Pete Fitzgerald’s seat in 2004. He opted out, even though polls suggested he could win it running away.

Instead, it went to an unknown state legislator named Barack Obama.

This whole mess could’ve been derailed by Iron Mike if he’d had some iron spine.

[bilhosty]

electing a baseball player on the strength of his being a baseball player does not hit me as a good idea. Then again electing someone because he is the brother of a President wasn’t a particularly good idea either.

[Dr. Sivana]

They have habit of treating their players like s**t including Ted Williams, Clemens, etc.

Oddly, Carl Yazstremski was always loved in the region. Fred Lynn, to my memory was not too badly booed even after he went to the Angels. Jerry Remy and Mark Burleson always got respect.

However, George "Boomer" Scott and Jim Rice (a premiere hitter in his time) were not treated so well. Hmmmmm, what's the difference between Remy and Burleson vs. Scott and Rice ... I wonder...

[Frantzie]

Ted Williams hated the sports writers of Boston who were probably scum like the libs at the Boston Globe. Hopefully it will die soon.

Yeah Curt ended the Bambino curse. ;-)

One of the best series was Schilling and Randy Johnson for AZ. Talk about two pitchers at the time. Randy Johnson just scared the hell out of batters.

[dearolddad]

The Massholes will only elect baby-killing, fudge-packing Marxists.

You must be referring to Barney.

[Dr. Sivana]

This whole mess could’ve been derailed by Iron Mike if he’d had some iron spine.

The whole mess could've been derailed if the Illinois Republican Party didn't chase a mostly conservative, anti-machine, self-financing, incumbent U.S. Senator out of office.

That same group would have derailed Ditka if necessary, just like the Machine did to Dem. Glenn Poshard a few years back (non machine, pro-life. pro-gun Dem. won primary by mistake).

[Frantzie]

Yaz was like a saint. Who is the guy with the bum feet they wanted to cruixcify? Bill Buckner? The ground ball went through his feet.

They are generally psycho fans like Philly. Even Yankees fans are probably better.