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Monday, January 29, 2007

No One Cares

In news that may only infuriate me, Curt Schilling announced that he will not retire after this year and pitch again in 2008. Once again, another instance that Schilling feels he needs to let everyone in on all of his thoughts and decisions. No matter what is going on, baseball or not, he always seems to chime in, causing all of us to enter a state of confusion.
I have hated Curt Schilling for many years for many reasons. Whether it's his choice of teams or political parties, we share nothing in common. I hated him with the Phillies, with the Diamondbacks, and, by far the most, with the Red Sox. I hate that he has intense hatred of my beloved Yankees, yet an obsession with Yankee legend, Lou Gehrig. He named his son Gehrig, which is fine, but now that kid must suffer with the name "Gehrig Schilling" forever, not to mention being the devil's spawn himslef, but I digress. While I applaud his efforts and raising money in the fight against ALS, are video games really the best way to do that?
Also, to further anger me, he said that after his contract is up, if he doesn't play for the Red Sox, he'll play for another team (Really?), but he will never play for the Yankees. It is as if he is trying to make me have an aneurysm. Why is he telling us this? He makes his disdain for the Bronx Bombers quite clear, so no one would think they were an option. Besides, like we would take him anyway. I cannot think of anyone I would like on my team less than Curt Schilling. Well, maybe one. (I'm looking at you, Bonds.)
Anyway, I just needed to vent. During football season my hatred of Vince Young consumes me, but since, I can see America's pastime on the horizon, the Schilling-abhorrence is rising up.

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