Schilling Threw Ill
My earlier post reflected on whether Curt Schilling would be healthy for his latest start against the Baltimore Orioles since he was taken to a hospital for “non-baseball related” stuff in New York. If last night’s performance by the Sox ace is any indication, his pitching was far from healthy.
Although Schilling got the win, and he might be fine physically, he never appeared to me to have commanding stuff last night. He was able to keep the Orioles at bay for a large part of the game until they bounced back to take the lead on a well hit home-run by Gibbons.
Unfortunately, you are only as good as your last start. Schilling’s last couple of starts have been far from shinning. His New York turn was a disaster, one that the offense couldn’t pull him out of. Last night was as close as you can get to failing, and then your offense comes to the rescue.
I don’t know if I’m worried about Schilling at this point or not. There isn’t a pitcher who goes 35 starts a season with each mound appearance more dominant than the previous. I understand he will struggle, but the game in New York was a big game, and he’s a big game pitcher. Last night wasn’t as big as it was in New York, but he had some problems and I’m hoping they turn around for his next start.