The Bloody Sock

he has mustard on his left ankle

One of the biggest "controversies" in sports has been the talk of Curt Schilling's bloody sock incident if it was staged. Now from what I've been watching and hearing, many people are outraged by this alleged publicity stunt. It has gotten so serious to that he might even be a 'maybe' when being considered for the Hall. That is just straight ludacris.

If he did fake it, I applaud him for this. I think people need to remember how awesome it was during that game when Schilling emerged in that game 6 of the ALCS against the Yanks. How much in awe you were at that moment. It's like a scene out of a movie.

*cue inspirational music*

*fog rolls as the camera pans from Big Schill's feet seeing the bloody sock all the way up to his face where he has that "determined to win" look.*

If Doug Mirabelli wasn't being a little snitch, this probably would've been made into a movie in about five years or so. It was an awesome moment for sports.....and I don't even really like baseball that much!! But the drama and the suspense fueled the already heated rivalry between the BoSox and Yankees and made that game 6.2x better. Now, we have all these 'hardcore' baseball fans complaining about it. Complaining about what?

Maybe I'm just a sucker for a good story line, but I wouldn't have minded if Schilling added a little bit of color to that blood. I'm not saying he did or he didn't, but I don't mind if he did either. Say he did pitch with that bloody ankle. That makes him an even greater hero to end nine decades of Red Sox depression. I know all those people in Boston and surrounding cities agree. And if he did do it, then I declare him guilty of making baseball more entertaining and dramatic.....and well, I'd like to thank him on behalf of one of the many people who thinks baseball could use a little pick-me-up.

There is a definite line between fraud and showmanship. We all know what fraud looks like. It comes in a clear substance form that you can either rub or inject into a certain player on the Giants and it comes from the EXCOOOZIE guy in eurotrip. But showmanship recognizes sports are about competition and entertainment.

Schilling understands this. As does MJ with his "flu", Rip Hamilton with his mask, Kirk Gibson and Kareem Abdul Jabbar with his "migrain headaches" EVERY series vs. the Celtics. So let's just enjoy that Curt possibly wanted to add more entertainment to this sport. OR, if you don't want to, then let's remember that this was TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO!!! so who cares!?!!? haha

One final note: I don't even know why Mirabelli had to pull such a weasel move, but it doesn't surprise me. One time I was at a jersey store with a friend browsing around when an old man tells us that Boston Red Sox jerseys are great. When we turned around to respond to him, he says, "because my son Doug Mirabelli is a Red Sox player"...... Those Mirabelli's. What a bunch of losers.



Well the verdict is out, and apparently it was real. Either way, the bloody sock is awesome. Big props to Schilling.

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