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[Gehrig38]

About 5 years ago to the day we all met. Pretty amazing to think what's transpired in that time but make no mistake about the fact that what happened here on SOSH was a huge part of winning Shonda and I over. It wasn't the butt kissing or adulation, not at all, but the passion and intelligence that was prevalent in the chat room the two nights I hung around here.
I've loved this game since I was 3-4 years old. I'd never been exposed to commitment like I saw that night, and the ensuing 5 years. I hadn't seen it because it truly doesn't exist anywhere else. That's no knock on any team or fans in any other city, it's just a fact that this place and it's baseball team are a far different thing than anyplace else or any other situation.
The appeal of being a part of something no other team could offer was appealing but combined with what happened around here those two nights the expectations brought a completely new dynamic to this that I think sealed the deal for Shonda and I. Ya we were concerned the contract portions might be an issue, but I think we both agreed that if it came to hour 72, we'd have folded:)
The rides been rocky, that's for sure, but I see this video http://wbztv.com/vid...wbz.dayport.com and in addition to chills I feel ok about what we were able to accomplish while I wore this uniform.
So thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving!

[Comfortably Lomb]

Seriously, thank you too.

Edited by Comfortably Lomb, 26 November 2008 - 10:32 PM.

[pedro1918]

Thanks for the ride Curt. The video is amazing.

[SawxSince67]

Thanks, 38.

[soPhisHticated]

Curt -

Who should be thanking who? I'll never forget the amazing things you did in that 2004 post-season and how much that meant to Red Sox Nation. That's legendary stuff and baseball memories will never be sweeter than that. Never.

Happy Thanksgiving Curt!

[bsj]

Happy Thanksgiving Curt. It's been a pleasure and a privilege cheering for you for the past 5 years.

[Stitch01]

Thanks for everything Curt. Best of luck both if you choose to continue pitching and in future endeavors.

[MoVaughnsTruck]

Curt Schilling = class act.

Thank you for your contribution to two World Championships. Thanks for answering the question "Why Not Us?"

Good luck the rest of the way.

[JohntheBaptist]

Wow, that's incredible it's been five years.

I'm not real sure if this is your saying "well, I'm gone/ retired" or whatever, but yea- you helped make a lot of us really happy and you were awesome at your job and I appreciated and enjoyed that. I've always thought it was pretty great you made appearances here.

All turned out pretty well in the end.

[educatedcheese]

Thank YOU, Curt. Don't be a stranger.

(pssst - could you give Teixeira your login?)

[Theoretician]

You were one of the 25, and for that singular season, you earned our undying thanks and eternal gratitude. (And to paraphrase Orwell, while all 25 were equal, some were more equal than others.)

Personally, I would be thrilled if you became a permanent part of the Boston sports world. I suspect you are too restless to let that happen. So wherever your passions and interests take you and Shonda, we wish the very, very best. Happy Thanksgiving!

[RedOctober3829]

Curt
--Get Theo to spend tomorrow in Severna Park, MD.

Thanks.
Red Sox Nation

[Sausage in Section 17]

I really hope you find a new job.


Thanks yourself. You are forever part of Red Sox history.

[pdaj]

Curt, it's been more than a pleasure. Happy Holidays to you and your family. I look forward to your continued contribution to this board (don't act like you can just walk away). We, as fans, have been fortunate to have access to your insight as a ballplayer and Red Sox representative. Oh, and last but not least, thank you for the two rings. You practically piggy-backed this team to its first. That will never be forgotten.

[mr guido]

5 years, eh? Time flies.

Thanks for bringing my grandfather a championship. The second one was gravy.

[FenwayWhalers]

Thanks for helping to change my life.

[Williams Head Case]

Thanks for everything, Curt.

What you have done means so much to so many people. Thank you!

[Youks Baltic Roots]

Thank you for everything.

Forever one of the 25.

[CPT Neuron]

I'll always remember getting into CHAT and being told you were there. I was told to "keep it secret", to which I replied "Like a Dr./patient relationship", only to have you retort back "No, like you caught your buddy having sex with someone not his wife" level secrecy. I was rounding at a hospital in Dayton, OH at that time (moonlighting from my usual AD gig) and laughed out loud, causing quite a scene in the Doc's Lounge.

Thanks for getting me plugged in to the FL ALS Chapter and the awesome X-mas cards......hope there are more available this year.

Thanks for all you have done for the troops.

Oh yeah, and thanks for 04 and 07.

Hope your tendon heals well and you can make a decision about pitching rather than have on made for you.

[jamcass]

Curt-

Thanks for helping to give us the gift of two world titles. It seems like yesterday you were introduced to us all through this web site. You will never be forgotten for what you gave for this team to win and the relationship you cultivated with the fans. So thank you Curt, your story is now the stuff of baseball legend and I will always feel like a I got to be a little part of it, in no small part because of your generous contribution on this web site.

[Montana Fan]

Curt, one of the members changed his name away from Still Cursing Bucky after the 2004 series. There's nothing to curse about any more.

[drtooth]

Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS will forever be etched in our memories.

Thank you.

[One Red Seat]

G38,

I haven't always agreed with everything you said but that's life. I found it refreshing that you spoke your mind and didn't worry about what people thought. My two boys started following baseball about the time you joined the Sox and when it came time to pick a number for their first jerseys, they both chose 38. I think they, like me, will forever be impacted by your heroics in 04'. Most courageous sports moment I have ever witnessed. Thanks for the memories. I will always be grateful for your contributions.

[Quintanariffic]

Curt -

As others have echoed, thank you. I was there in the rain and mist of Game 6 and it is forever etched in my mind for so many reasons, not least of which was your toughness and fortitude. I would wish you good luck going forward, but I have a strong feeling that you will make your own luck. The warrior spirit you displayed throughout your career is a trait that I'm sure will serve you well in your next, lucrative career. Not everyone on idiot radio and even in the hallowed halls of SOSH understood you, but I'll take your honesty and intelligence over the incessant mindless platitudes we hear from other team's superstars any day of the week.

Be well, and don't be a stranger here. We expect to see you at a Bash someday. Drinks on us, of course.

Edited by Quintanariffic, 26 November 2008 - 09:58 PM.

[BlueStateRedSox]

Thanks for your role in 2004 and 2007, plus all the great moments in between.

Thanks, too, for the work on behalf of ALS.

Good luck to you and your family.

[Tokyo Sox]

This is one of my favorite pics from an epic trip I took in late 2004, some dude -- 1 of about 3.2 million -- at The Parade.



Thank YOU. And Happy Thanksgiving.

[NYCSox]

Thanks to you and the rest of the guys - both in 2004 and 2007. Sometimes we lose sight of the fact that we have been truly blessed from a sports perspective over the last five plus years. We have it pretty damn well. It's been a great ride Curt and I hope you wind up doing something in 2009 that makes you happy, whether its throwing a baseball or taking your business interests to the next level.

Be well and keep in touch. And tell those other guys in the clubhouse they should join SOSH.

[The Allented Mr Ripley]

Thank you, Curt.

This is a painting I did (or I'm still doing, it's not done yet, I'm kinda lazy) of you walking off the mound of in the middle of the 6th inning of Game 2 of the 2007 World Series. The moment which may have followed your last pitch as a Red Sox. It may be the moment after you threw your last pitch in the majors, period. Either way, the painting's yours if you want it. It's the least I can do for what you helped bring to this town and its fans.

Edited by The Allented Mr Ripley, 27 November 2008 - 01:28 AM.

[Foulkey Reese]

Thanks for finally making those 55,000 Yankee fans shut up.

[Flynn4ever]

Curt,
The thanks all go to you. While I have not always been in agreement with what you have done or said off the field, you, more than any other member of "The Vaunted 25 (Parts I and II)" pushed us over the top. Your guts and your heart were just what this team needed and I firmly believe if it were A-Rod and not you who joined our team, we would be in the 90th year of our championship drought. Although I never got to see you pitch in a Red Sox uniform, I was thrilled to applaud you when you came to Tokyo this past spring. Best of luck in everything (as long as it doesn't involve pinstripes.)

[SpinnersRock]

Thanks Curt, you backed up your words as few can do. You will be missed!

[NWsoxophile]

From a life long Sox fan, a heartfelt thanks. Congratulations on your status as a bona fide baseball legend. May your ride end up in Cooperstown.

[biollante]

Thank you.
May you and your family have a great Thanksgiving.

I was one of the online that time you first logged. I don't know why I was on that night. I didn't believe it all at first. Now, I do.

[dcbaseball]

Thank you for all the contributions you've made to the team and to bettering society. Regardless of what happens moving forward, you'll always have a home on SoSH.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[NJ Fan]

Curt--

Just weeks after my wife and I left the Stadium with our two kids after the Boone HR, I wondered if we'd ever catch a break.

Now the Sox are the model baseball organization with no small contribution by you.

Thanks for helping to change the culture. We're forever in your debt.

Love to see you on the mound next summer.

[scotian1]

Curt all the best to you and your family from your many fans in Nova Scotia and hope you have a great thanksgiving. There is one person in this province who has never erased that phone message that you left for him and as his health declines he continually listens to that message for inspiration to deal with his ordeal. Thanks!

[DannyHeep]

You came here to do what you said you would do.

Thanks for the championships.

Oh, and if you go to the Yankees I take it all back.

[reggiecleveland]

Game six has a new, happy meaning now.

[jacklamabe65]

Thanks for letting our departed finally rest in peace.

Thanks for giving us the joy we never really felt that we would ever experience.

Edited by jacklamabe65, 27 November 2008 - 07:12 AM.

[ccsubruce]

Curt,

You are forever a Red Sox. Do us all a favor and stay in touch, will ya? And thanks for everything. My 10-year old isn't growing up in a world where the Sox will find a way to lose it...or won't win it...or whatever. And that's due to you and your teammates.

Thank you. I'll always be a fanboy.

Enjoy your holiday.

[The Boomer]

Thanks for being a part of the greatest 5 consecutive years of Sox baseball since before the end of World War I. When you consider that this was one of the two best strings of teams in almost a century of time, you know how special your indispensible contributions and participation truly were.

[Rough Carrigan]

Thanks for changing the mindset of an entire region of people, Curt. Best of luck to you and your family in everything you do.

[Avalokiteshvera]

Curt,
I honor and respect you for your inner strength and your willingness to share what you believe to be most important in your heart- in baseball or otherwise.
It is a true gift that you share.
God Speed.

What you did in the 2004 playoffs was epic by any standard.
Joyful Aspiration.

[hair and cheese]

Curt,
Game 6 says it all. Thanks for walking the walk. Tomorrow, for the 5th straight year, I'll be wearing my 2004 World Series T-shirt to Thanksgiving dinner. It never gets old.
Happy Thanksgiving

[Clears Cleaver]

I remember waking up five years ago in the middle of the night and not being able to get back to sleep and coming down to my computer to check SoSH and see if there were any updates on the Schilling dinner. Then someone had posted on the main page that "someone claiming to be Curt Schilling was in the chatroom." Was it really Jimmy Key? Mary Kate or Ashley? I think most of us were still skeptical the next morning, but when you joined the chat again that afternoon and Theo called and you let us all know that the contract extention had been granted by MLB and that a deal was likely...well, our lives all changed at that moment.

good luck in all your future endeavors and thanks for all the memories. You are the best money pitcher I've ever seen. Happy thanksgiving to you and your family.

Amazing video.

[Eric Van]

Curt, you're a mensch. Simple as that.

Thanks and best wishes.

Oh, and Guillermo del Toro is totally going to rock The Hobbit. Hope you're as psyched as I am.

[Green Monster]

I have only one photo hanging in my office at work. Its a close up of your feet and bloody sock toeing the rubber during game 6! It irks Yankee fans like no other. I am not taking it down!!

That was the day that Red Sox Nation and sports fans across the country learned that courage is spelled S C H I L L I N G !

Like others have said earlier, I look forward to your continued insight on this board, and good luck with what ever the future holds.

THANK YOU!!

Edited by Green Monster, 28 November 2008 - 05:36 PM.

[Steve Dillard]

Thanks for sharing your time on this board, giving me far greater insight into the mind of an athlete than one can get on the pregame/post game shows, or even your longer interviews on WEEI. I'll remember your early response about having learned from Maddux about using emotion rather than fearing it, telling the story about him wasting ball three in a bases loaded situation just to get the batter more amped up. Your updates on the team's temperature during the 2004 run was great, from the starting "why not us" to the update that Saturn balls was ready to roll. For a fan of a team that -- it seemed -- feared the critical moments of the games, your posts about how the team relished those times was comfort. That access inside the clubhouse made 2004 more special than it might otherwise have been (though it certainly was somewhat memorable in its own right;))

You didn't just become a media legend through your time with the Sox, but created the impression that we were part of it too.

Happy trails, wherever they take you.

[Fenway Frank]

Thanks, G38...

Best wishes to you and your family on this Thanksgiving holiday and thank you for all that you have done during the renaissance of this franchise over the past 5+ years.

Edited by Fenway Frank, 26 November 2008 - 11:03 PM.

[pk1627]

You are one of the 25 who did the impossible, and then one of the 25 who brought us another championship. The Sox are set to compete at the highest levels for the next 5 years because of the ethic you bought into (with others).

More important, you're one of us. I know you pitched in many cities and did many great things in them. But you're one of us. You'll always be as welcome at my table as you made Theo welcome at yours.

PK