Schilling Diagnosed with Cancer
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I swear there are times I think there are people on SOSH who hate Schilling as much as Yankees fans .
best of luck to the guy who put a cadaver in his leg and shut up 55000 Yankees fans
best of luck to the guy who put a cadaver in his leg and shut up 55000 Yankees fans
G38...I hope for you and your family this scary period passes quickly and with a healthy outcome.
Terrible news. One of the gutsiest guys around in my opinion. Loved his tenacity. Hope he has some good treatment options for whatever it is. Head and neck cancers are scary. I hope this is something else but there aren't any really "good" options.
Curt, I'm looking forward to the time when we will resume focusing on your case for the HOF, and folks here will be writing their positives and negatives about your career. On the way to that discussion, may you find remission and reach whatever the benchmark year is to proclaim victory over your disease. I am looking forward to the speech you'll give us for your induction - speaking your mind, pulling no punches, and kicking whatever asses you think need to be kicked, and I really don't care whether I will agree with you or not, because you have earned unconditional applause. A new word is invented tonight - I want your HOF speech to be given prehumously.
I'd like to see as many of The 25 as possible making appearances together in 2014, 2024, 2029, 2044, and all the other important anniversaries of the most amazing thing that has ever happened in sports, ever, period. Ever.
That includes Curt Schilling.
And Pedro.
That includes Curt Schilling.
And Pedro.
The lack of details and positive spin sound ominous. I hope I'm wrong.
Regardless, kick its ass, Curt.
Regardless, kick its ass, Curt.
Best wishes for Curt Schilling from here. Love what he did for this team and this city. He was heroic and clutch. Hope he beats this.
Just dug through my inbox and dragged out a message G38 inexplicably send me in 2007.
"YOU BETTER throw some mother f'ing bad ass mojo in that game thread tomorrow. I know you got it in ya, and I need to see it."
Back atcha Schill.... Let's see your mojo.
"YOU BETTER throw some mother f'ing bad ass mojo in that game thread tomorrow. I know you got it in ya, and I need to see it."
Back atcha Schill.... Let's see your mojo.
Whatever kind it is, it picked the wrong hombre in which to fester. I predict a swift and thorough eviction.
Punch it in the mouth, g38.
Punch it in the mouth, g38.
It's pretty safe to say that Schilling is a fighter and a stubborn man. He wouldn't have had the cadaver procedure if he were not.
But really, cancer survival doesn't have much to do with how hard you fight; it's biology mixed with how many effective treatments have been created for that particular cancer.
Some cancers have grim prognoses; others, relatively speaking, are more treatable and even curable. Either way, I'm sure Schilling will get the best care possible. My hope is that Schilling's cancer is treatable and survivable. Chemo and radiation aren't much fun, but they are, as they say, doable.
2004 will pretty much forever perch atop my list of best sporting contests, and it doesn't happen without Schilling. So thank you and warm thoughts that your sojourn in Cancerland is a brief one with a positive outcome.
But really, cancer survival doesn't have much to do with how hard you fight; it's biology mixed with how many effective treatments have been created for that particular cancer.
Some cancers have grim prognoses; others, relatively speaking, are more treatable and even curable. Either way, I'm sure Schilling will get the best care possible. My hope is that Schilling's cancer is treatable and survivable. Chemo and radiation aren't much fun, but they are, as they say, doable.
2004 will pretty much forever perch atop my list of best sporting contests, and it doesn't happen without Schilling. So thank you and warm thoughts that your sojourn in Cancerland is a brief one with a positive outcome.
G38, if there's anyone with the drive and the will to fight and win, it's you. Best of luck from an ever-grateful nation.
Curt Schilling is one of my favorite baseball players of all time, just an absolute badass. I was thrilled when the Red Sox acquired him, and he completely delivered on every front. Get well and stay well, Hoss.
Hey maybe you could add "sfip is a funny guy" to your awesome Sosh misconceptions blog.sfip said:
Wish him a very full and positive recovery. Sounds ominous, hopefully he's just being private.
It's really hard to fathom that the guy has gone through so much stress in the beginning years of his retirement. I agree with those who say this sounds ominous, but I hope I'm wrong and that he beats it as thoroughly and quickly as possible. And when he does, I hope he buys a hot tub. He's a high-strung competitive guy to begin with, which I'm sure is part of what made him so good.
7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 leg
Bellyaching about his politics and entrepreneurial ability is irrelevant here - what he did in the Bronx that night is, contextually, one of the best performances in this club's history.
If he can do that while touching 94 on his fastball, he can beat cancer.
Bellyaching about his politics and entrepreneurial ability is irrelevant here - what he did in the Bronx that night is, contextually, one of the best performances in this club's history.
If he can do that while touching 94 on his fastball, he can beat cancer.
Why are we using this thread to unpack things we don't we don't like about Curt Schilling, public figure?
He's an unquestionable hero in Red Sox and in baseball, who delivered a perfomance for the ages in the biggest post-season comeback in baseball history, and arguably the most exciting and significant post-season in American sports.
He's a legendary SoSH poster and member, who brought insights and perspective that no other regular poster on this or any other fan board has ever been able to offer, to my knowledge. He's a borderline HOF pitcher, with an unquestioned HOF sock/ankle, who did an admirable job of trying his damndest to be "one of the guys" on this message-board, and often struggled with it.
And now he has cancer. I can't believe I'm reading things like "maybe it's not really BAD cancer, and just for PR". If you ever meet "good cancer" or "PR cancer", let me know what it looks like. My experience with "good cancer" is that you spend a couple years of your life going through surgery and being injected with poison that makes you chronically sick in the hope that you don't die soon.
His post-baseball life and celebrity enabled him to make some spectacular mistakes. Most of us will never get the chance to see how we would fare on a stage that size.
Curt Schilling was once upon a time a regular-ish guy with a sick kid and a family to feed and not a millionare sports hero. And then he developed into as big a "big-game pitcher" as the game could point to: the Schilling/Johnson tandem was a big fucking deal, and it's an open question who was the "ace" between him and the Big Unit.
He then joined the Red Sox in no small part thanks to this board in particular, and his interest in and connection with the Boston fanbase and history in general, and he never missed an opportunity to credit the fans. On Bloodly Ankle day, he gave a press-conference something like waking up at 7am, not thinking he was going to be able to pitch, and then seeing all the signs on route 109 or something...
What the fuck is wrong with us? How spoiled can a fanbase possibly be?
That guy, *that guy*, the guy who pitched a gem through experimental surgery, who was the story for the ages in the post-season for the ages, who stepped up when Pedro flubbed in 2004, who joined this board on thanksgiving night, who did his damndest to ignore the fawning and trolling and piling-on that happened whenever he posted, who started game-threads and who told us what he thought, unfiltered, from the inside, and who did everything he could to be not just a hero but also a fan... *that guy* now has cancer, and we, *this board* are now unpacking his politics and failed business ventures?
Back when SoSh was newsworthy enough to have a "reputation" in the world of baseball media, it had a reputation for being snooty and too-cool-for-school. Closed membership and Curt Schilling were the keywords, with bonus points given to special guest appearances by Tango, John Henry, and Bill Simmons or whatever.
Now that we're too cool even for Curt Schilling with cancer, maybe we can whittle down the membership to three or four under-employed lawyers who argue over politics and post snarky links to embarassing blogs, with a couple of post-graduates in other disciplines to provide technical backup.
I'm trying to imagine a scenario where, say, DH3 got $50MM and a grant from the state of RI, and then blew it spectacularly on a pipe-dream business-plan, and then got cancer... I cannot imagine anything like this thread. The casualness and blase tone and tenor... and DH3 never pitched a big game in his life, that I know of.
G38 had an absolute legendary, heroic, spotless record as a Red Sock, and as a SoSH member, and as a regular guy made good. He had a much less impressive run as a political thinker and post-baseball businessman. And now he has cancer.
MLB may or may not put him in the HOF, the Red Sox might but probably won't retire his number, but SoSH should absolutely do so. There are sub-forums to bitch about his business failings. If Red Sox baseball doesn't count for something, then this entire website is pointless. And if Red Sox baseball is a worthwhile topic, then G38 is a fucking superhero of historic proportions.
He's an unquestionable hero in Red Sox and in baseball, who delivered a perfomance for the ages in the biggest post-season comeback in baseball history, and arguably the most exciting and significant post-season in American sports.
He's a legendary SoSH poster and member, who brought insights and perspective that no other regular poster on this or any other fan board has ever been able to offer, to my knowledge. He's a borderline HOF pitcher, with an unquestioned HOF sock/ankle, who did an admirable job of trying his damndest to be "one of the guys" on this message-board, and often struggled with it.
And now he has cancer. I can't believe I'm reading things like "maybe it's not really BAD cancer, and just for PR". If you ever meet "good cancer" or "PR cancer", let me know what it looks like. My experience with "good cancer" is that you spend a couple years of your life going through surgery and being injected with poison that makes you chronically sick in the hope that you don't die soon.
His post-baseball life and celebrity enabled him to make some spectacular mistakes. Most of us will never get the chance to see how we would fare on a stage that size.
Curt Schilling was once upon a time a regular-ish guy with a sick kid and a family to feed and not a millionare sports hero. And then he developed into as big a "big-game pitcher" as the game could point to: the Schilling/Johnson tandem was a big fucking deal, and it's an open question who was the "ace" between him and the Big Unit.
He then joined the Red Sox in no small part thanks to this board in particular, and his interest in and connection with the Boston fanbase and history in general, and he never missed an opportunity to credit the fans. On Bloodly Ankle day, he gave a press-conference something like waking up at 7am, not thinking he was going to be able to pitch, and then seeing all the signs on route 109 or something...
What the fuck is wrong with us? How spoiled can a fanbase possibly be?
That guy, *that guy*, the guy who pitched a gem through experimental surgery, who was the story for the ages in the post-season for the ages, who stepped up when Pedro flubbed in 2004, who joined this board on thanksgiving night, who did his damndest to ignore the fawning and trolling and piling-on that happened whenever he posted, who started game-threads and who told us what he thought, unfiltered, from the inside, and who did everything he could to be not just a hero but also a fan... *that guy* now has cancer, and we, *this board* are now unpacking his politics and failed business ventures?
Back when SoSh was newsworthy enough to have a "reputation" in the world of baseball media, it had a reputation for being snooty and too-cool-for-school. Closed membership and Curt Schilling were the keywords, with bonus points given to special guest appearances by Tango, John Henry, and Bill Simmons or whatever.
Now that we're too cool even for Curt Schilling with cancer, maybe we can whittle down the membership to three or four under-employed lawyers who argue over politics and post snarky links to embarassing blogs, with a couple of post-graduates in other disciplines to provide technical backup.
I'm trying to imagine a scenario where, say, DH3 got $50MM and a grant from the state of RI, and then blew it spectacularly on a pipe-dream business-plan, and then got cancer... I cannot imagine anything like this thread. The casualness and blase tone and tenor... and DH3 never pitched a big game in his life, that I know of.
G38 had an absolute legendary, heroic, spotless record as a Red Sock, and as a SoSH member, and as a regular guy made good. He had a much less impressive run as a political thinker and post-baseball businessman. And now he has cancer.
MLB may or may not put him in the HOF, the Red Sox might but probably won't retire his number, but SoSH should absolutely do so. There are sub-forums to bitch about his business failings. If Red Sox baseball doesn't count for something, then this entire website is pointless. And if Red Sox baseball is a worthwhile topic, then G38 is a fucking superhero of historic proportions.
There's so much I could thank you for, but my biggest thanks would be for supporting ALS. The bloody sock game stands out to me not just because of your dominance against the Yankees, but because of what you wrote on your shoe, K ALS. While I was too young to fully remember everything, that event stands out the most for me, and helps a bit when I have to deal with ALS in my family. I hope you throw cancer a nasty strike and punch it out! Good luck and Godspeed!
Curt Schilling is one of 25 reasons I fell in love with baseball when I was 11 years old.yep said:
Kick cancer's ass like it's the 2001 Yankees, G38. Or the 2004 Yankees. (Preferably the 2004 Yankees).
I can't thank G38 enough for the moments that I will treasure for the rest of my life. Kick cancer's ass, and let me see your face while you are reliving 2004 for many years to come.
I was living in Philly when Curt acquired his status as an ace, and have been a fan of his ever since I read an article in the Philly Daily News that discussed his love of history and war games which branded him, for all his credentials as a star athlete, as every bit of a geek as so many of us on this board. I'm as leftist as they come, but I didn't understand the schadenfreunde over his business fiasco; I just felt terrible for the people who lost their jobs, the taxpayers who lost their money, and the man who lost so much of his personal fortune. And now this.
G38, I'll be praying that you weather this storm as you have so many others in your life. You need only to look at the woman with whom you've chosen to share your life to know it can be done. I look forward to the day you're sporting a "Why Not Me?" shirt in front of the cameras as you announce you've beaten this disease. But with all due respect to those who've suggested you beat cancer like you did the 2004 MFYs, I hope your battle is more like the Sox series against the 2004 Cardinals: one with little drama and never in doubt about its eventual success.
May God bless you and your family and give you all the strength you'll need for the fight ahead. And however many years it may take for the voters smarten up enough to put you in the Hall of Fame, I promise you I'll be there for your induction ceremony. I'm sure your speech will be a memorable one.
G38, I'll be praying that you weather this storm as you have so many others in your life. You need only to look at the woman with whom you've chosen to share your life to know it can be done. I look forward to the day you're sporting a "Why Not Me?" shirt in front of the cameras as you announce you've beaten this disease. But with all due respect to those who've suggested you beat cancer like you did the 2004 MFYs, I hope your battle is more like the Sox series against the 2004 Cardinals: one with little drama and never in doubt about its eventual success.
May God bless you and your family and give you all the strength you'll need for the fight ahead. And however many years it may take for the voters smarten up enough to put you in the Hall of Fame, I promise you I'll be there for your induction ceremony. I'm sure your speech will be a memorable one.
My father died of cancer. My mother is currently fighting 2 separate cancers. Cancer sucks.
Fight the good fight, Mr. Euro. Beat this shit.
Fight the good fight, Mr. Euro. Beat this shit.
Thank you, yep. I have never been a fan of G38's politics. I often found his religious views to be something I wish he had been more discreet about, but he has always been a gentleman and an asset here on SoSH and without him 2004 doesn't happen. Sure he made mistakes and sometimes could have handled them better. The way he embraced the Sox fan base (and really, had we ever heard of Red Sox Nation before he came aboard?!) speaks volumes to how much of our support he deserves. I want to see in in the HOF, I want to see his number retired even though I have been a fan for nearly 40 years, I think he's up there for 2004 alone, but mostly I want to see him live.yep said:
Curt is, of course, outspoken and a lightening rod.
But damn, the comments above about his announcement being crafted for PR reasons struck me as some of the most craven and over the top cynical things I've read on this board. And as Curt knows, that's saying something.
So I also commend yep's post and Schill, if you're reading this, hopefully you understand that the PR comments are in the extreme minority and that the overwhelming sentiment here is a combination of encouragement and gratitude.
But damn, the comments above about his announcement being crafted for PR reasons struck me as some of the most craven and over the top cynical things I've read on this board. And as Curt knows, that's saying something.
So I also commend yep's post and Schill, if you're reading this, hopefully you understand that the PR comments are in the extreme minority and that the overwhelming sentiment here is a combination of encouragement and gratitude.
You are a tough SoB with a heart the size of a bear and willpower to stare down this shit.
You can beat this too. I expect to see a cancer hater hat on you at Fenway recovered asap.
Best wishes Curt, any positive vibes the Red Sox community can send you are surely en mass heading your way, and anyone who feels differently can piss off
You can beat this too. I expect to see a cancer hater hat on you at Fenway recovered asap.
Best wishes Curt, any positive vibes the Red Sox community can send you are surely en mass heading your way, and anyone who feels differently can piss off
I've been hearing the C word way too often lately and not the usual C word for the usual reasons. All around me people I know, their mothers and fathers are fighting the battle against the disease. Thankfully, unlike 38 years ago when my father was fighting a losing battle, more and more people are beating it. If there is one thing we learned from Curt in 2004, he is one tough son of a bitch and he never shies away from a battle. Here's hoping he wins this fight too.
Cancer sucks. I can't imagine there's a person on this board who hasn't lost a loved one, friend or acquaintance to this disease. You do not need to Google very far either to see how wealth and fame can be powerless if a certain type of cancer strikes. I wish nothing more for Curt Schilling than the strength and good luck to overcome this disease, the same wish I have for anyone else who has to fight it.
I've been through a battle with cancer so I know how hard those words are to hear... My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you begin this journey.
He was inducted into the RSHOF in 2012: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/curt-schilling-diagnosed-with-cancer?ymd=20140205&content_id=67484794&vkey=news_mlbSampo Gida said:
First, I never got the dislike for Schilling among some Red Sox fans, but today is not the day for that debate anyway,
Everyone just wants him to get well. I look forward to him getting healthy and giving his opinions on future broadcasts.
The guy is a champ and will beat this.
Everyone just wants him to get well. I look forward to him getting healthy and giving his opinions on future broadcasts.
The guy is a champ and will beat this.
+1 to yep - well said. Curt Schilling hate from Red Sox fans is ridiculous. In a world where baseball consumes too much of my time and emotions, he came here and delivered. I will be eternally grateful to that man.
Curt, get well, you are in my thoughts.
Curt, get well, you are in my thoughts.
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