May 06, 2008
Schilling to Throw
Curt Schilling will throw for the first time todaysince his injury today:
It is a character trait Curt Schilling has displayed on other occasions over the course of his life, and yesterday he did it again.
He admitted he was wrong.
The Red Sox medical staff, he said, recommended the right course of treatment for his ailing right shoulder, which is why he will be playing catch for the first time this spring this afternoon.
Schilling had another little surprise for those who think he was determined to squeeze every cent out of the Sox even if he never throws another pitch: At his suggestion, he said, the team has dropped the weight clauses in his contract that could have tacked on an extra $2 million to his $8 million deal, and are reworking his deal so that he could earn the money through performance-based bonuses.
I'm a bit of a pessimist here. Curt's doctor is not wrong yet. If Schilling starts throwing and the should falls apart, the pendulum swings over to Dr. Morgan's diagnosis. However, it is good to see that so far, the treatment is working.
Posted by David Pinto at
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