Bugg Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Some Red Sox want Schilling back as starterESPN.com news services Related Video: Rangers' back-to-back HRs can't top Sox BOSTON -- Some teammates of Boston Red Sox pitching ace Curt Schilling are skeptical about the right-hander returning to the pitching staff as a reliever. Schilling The Red Sox are sending Schilling to the bullpen to bolster the team's struggling bullpen and help him work his way back from an ankle injury. But some Red Sox players told The Boston Globe that setup man Mike Timlin and starter Bronson Arroyo, who has pitched in relief before, are better candidates to replace injured closer Keith Foulke in the bullpen. "[schilling has] never done it," Damon told the paper Wednesday night. "He throws 60 pitches to get loose for a game. He needs to get loose. Two outs in the eighth, a home run is hit. Get ready, 10 pitches. He can't do it. Timlin could, Bronson could. I don't think it's a good move for us. We've always talked about all year he'd come back and be a starter, and be a good starter. He can't just walk in and be a good closer. He's not ready yet. He's not ready." "If he sets up at first, long guy out [of the bullpen], maybe we'll see," Damon said. ''Right now we're expecting him to be our starting pitcher. I guess we'll just have more team meetings and see what's the best direction for our team." Tim Wakefield, who has bounced between bullpen and starting roles for the Red Sox in the past, agreed with Damon. ''The way our rotation is now, if it doesn't stay healthy, we need another starter," Wakefield told the Globe. ''I'd rather have Curt coming in as a starter than having him close and then counting on our rotation to stay healthy for the rest of the year." General manager Theo Epstein isn't polling the players to determine Schilling's future. "It's definitely the best thing for him," Epstein said Wednesday, " ... and it just so happens to be exactly what the team needs right now." Foulke had arthroscopic surgery to repair damaged cartilage on his left knee Thursday. He will begin rehabilitation immediately, and team doctor Thomas Gill said recovery from this type of surgery typically takes about six weeks. Foulke was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, retroactive to the day before. Schilling has been on a minor-league rehab assignment while trying to recover from a right ankle injury that put him on the disabled list after just three starts. He struggled to get through five innings with Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday. After a brief workout Wednesday afternoon before the Red Sox played in Texas, Schilling left to rejoin Pawtucket to throw an inning in relief Thursday night. The right-hander left before the clubhouse was open to reporters. Manager Terry Francona, who first broached the plan publicly, said Schilling isn't ready to give the Red Sox the innings they need from a starter, but can help for a couple of innings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 I can't wait to watch the sox choke on the big one this year again. Boston sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Spin doctoring by JBF at 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet/BosoxFan Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 No spin needed. I wouldnt call Johnny Damon "some Sox players" either, shawn. Geez, youre really bringing your C-game today! The next intelligent statement to come out of the self- proclaimed "idiot's" mouth will be the first. Johnny is really having a monster season...but this is inexcusable. Maybe Johnny is pissed because he was overlooked for the closer job due to the fact that he has the arm of a 12-year old GIRL nd cant reach the plate from the mound! The first thing steinbrenner is going to do next year is tell him to keep his mouth shut, after sitting him down in the barber chair and chopping off his flowing locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaborJet Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 No spin needed. I wouldnt call Johnny Damon "some Sox players" either, shawn. Geez, youre really bringing your C-game today! The next intelligent statement to come out of the self- proclaimed "idiot's" mouth will be the first. Johnny is really having a monster season...but this is inexcusable. Maybe Johnny is pissed because he was overlooked for the closer job due to the fact that he has the arm of a 12-year old GIRL nd cant reach the plate from the mound! The first thing steinbrenner is going to do next year is tell him to keep his mouth shut, after sitting him down in the barber chair and chopping off his flowing locks. "If you want to call me baby, just go ahaead no' and if you want to tell me maybe, just go ahead now" We don't need Capt. Caveman. Melky is coming up tonight for a look. That's right, another player from the farm system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted July 7, 2005 Author Share Posted July 7, 2005 Truth be told-it either works or it doesn't, Johnny Damon's opinion be damned. Just remember this-"chemistry" is BS concocted mostly by bored and lazy sportswriters.A sports team is like most workplaces-cliques, good guys, jerks, fools, loners, big mouths. The next crappy team with great chemistry and good guys will be a first; same for a great championship team filled with a-holes, or so the press would have you believe. Just an example- Millar sucks; Millar takes a seat. All the good clubhouse guy "cowboy up" blather is just that once you cannot do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 We don't need Capt. Caveman. Melky is coming up tonight for a look. That's right, another player from the farm system. That must be some kind of error Tabor, the Yankees won't be able to bring up any rookies at all this season because there is no talent worth speaking of...at least thats what I read before the season started :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Your idiocy knows no bounds JBF does it. Your not even going to try and address this are you ? Damon is an idiot and that's it. Makes all the sense in the world to you doesn't it. Please you call us homers. You may very well be the biggest homer of them all. Doesn't matter that Schilling who has been a starter his entire career and takes 20-30 minutes to warm up is now going to be expected to throw 10 pitches and then come in and shutdown the opposition. He's John Wayne reincarnated he can do anything. If Schilling is so important than why won't he be a setup guy for your other hero Timlin ? I can see Arroyo or Wakefield doing this. But watch Schilling blow a game or two and you watch the fur start flying. For the first time in quite a while Damon has said something that makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Too Funny: Damons comments concerning Curt Schilling could have stemmed from an incident between their wives during last year's ALCS. Accoring to the Boston Herald, Shonda Schilling passed out scarfs to all the wives during last year's ALCS against the Yankees. Michelle Damon, Johnny's wife now and fiance at the time, was the only one that refused to wear the scarf. Michelle even griped after the Sox fell in Game 3, ''A lot of good those (bleeping) scarves have done.'' To which Shonda Schilling replied ''Well, if you were wearing one maybe your fiance wouldn't be 0-for-16.'' Red Sox family day is going to be a blast this year. Jul. 8 - 1:17 pm et Source: Boston Herald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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