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Schilling's "bloody" sock (1 Viewer)
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wadegarrett
FFA Legend™
Someone painted a sock for the public relations effect? :(
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
LOL.
Oh stop.
Oh stop.
Jefferson the Caregiver
Rebel Without A Pause
I agree.
Yes, and Joe Horn really did call his mom on his cell phone he had planted.
wilked
Footballguy
Here's the ankle...you tell me if it bled or not while being subjected to 80+ Major League pitching effects
http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/Headline_...ng_large_g.html
http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/Headline_...ng_large_g.html
T
The Bad CEO
Guest
Here's what kills me, he just brings it up out of no where. WTF?
There's too much down-time during a baseball prodcast for them to come up with dumb ####.
There's too much down-time during a baseball prodcast for them to come up with dumb ####.
RedRaiders
Mr. +EV
I like Gary Thorne as an announcer too - dumb statement to say over the air.
Jefferson the Caregiver
Rebel Without A Pause
My only other thoery is that there is a rift between Mirabelli and Schilling. It is possible they don't like each other as Schilling does grate on some people.
Mirabelli could have been just shooting his mouth off giving a low blow to Schilling. It doesn't mean that its true, it just may mean Mirabelli doesn't like Schilling too much.
This would explain why Mirabelli has been denying ever saying it at all. If he was joking, he probably would have come out and say he was joking. But if he knows this is going to add to a rift between the two already, he would have to deny it.
Mirabelli could have been just shooting his mouth off giving a low blow to Schilling. It doesn't mean that its true, it just may mean Mirabelli doesn't like Schilling too much.
This would explain why Mirabelli has been denying ever saying it at all. If he was joking, he probably would have come out and say he was joking. But if he knows this is going to add to a rift between the two already, he would have to deny it.
JMJ
Footballguy
On Mike&Mike in the morning today, they read an article published not too long ago about Schilling's sock in Cooperstown. The article says, "The sock is not what you expect it to be. In the two years since, the blood on the sock has now faded to a light brown color and is not the bright-red blood-soked sock you remember from the 2004 playoffs."
Blood on a sock would fade; paint on a sock would not.
HTH.
Blood on a sock would fade; paint on a sock would not.
HTH.
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
"You're kidding me, right?" Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein wrote in an e-mail last night. "I'm the GM of the team, not Jerry Springer. I couldn't give two [expletives] about what was on his sock, I care that we won the game. The rest, and Gary Thorne, is just noise."
Nigel
Footballguy
Actually I heard on EEI this morning that they are pretty chummy, they are often seen shooting the #### in the dugout during games on Schill's off days. Like I said before, there is no doubt Mirabelli said it to Thorne. Thorne would never make such a thing up, attach a specific player's name to the statement, and then when asked about it by a reporter say "go ask him (Doug)".Mirabelli is the ### here for not putting out the fire by saying "yeah, I said it, it was a joke. I can't believe the idiot believed me." I think he panicked, worried about Curt being pissed at him, and denied it.
upperlevel
Footballguy
FranDog were talking this morning about getting CSI: Cooperstown on the case. This story is ridiculous. It's obvious that Mirabelli was having a bit of fun with Gary. He should have just been man enough to admit it.
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
Are there any Boston fans NOT defending the "blood"?
Anyway,
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Anyway,
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Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
This thread belongs in the Shark pool.
Jefferson the Caregiver
Rebel Without A Pause
Wow Sonny that hurts. I am about as cynical as they come about a lot of stuff. I don't particularly even like Schilling that much. However, I think the blood was real.They just had Dr Morgan who performed the surgery on the radio and he said categorically that what he did would have caused Curt's ankle to bleed under any pressure at all, never mind a baseball game.I think I am going to have to believe the Dr on this one.Are there any Boston fans NOT defending the "blood"?Anyway,.
wilked
Footballguy
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...as/extra_bases/
lol at posty, etc. Please raise your hand if you have ever had surgery and stitches...I have some photos at home of my knee after surgery. I can promise you that the bandages and surrounding area was not white
lol at posty, etc. Please raise your hand if you have ever had surgery and stitches...I have some photos at home of my knee after surgery. I can promise you that the bandages and surrounding area was not white
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
JTC and wilked, it was just an observation. I don't know one way or the other, but I don't think anybody does.
As to wilked's surgery question, yes, I've actually had both knees reconstructed and an ankle (same tendon, no joke), but whatever. Sure, there's varying levels of blood but I just don't think that that is evidence enough.
What I found awkward is that the wound is vertical, yet the stain is more horizontal. On top of that, blood would flow downward, not sideways. If they indeed did this (which is funny if nothing else), it sure looks like the red stirrup gets in the way of where bleeding would more apt to be. If that's the case, it makes sense to play the prank on the white part of the sock, no?
As to wilked's surgery question, yes, I've actually had both knees reconstructed and an ankle (same tendon, no joke), but whatever. Sure, there's varying levels of blood but I just don't think that that is evidence enough.
What I found awkward is that the wound is vertical, yet the stain is more horizontal. On top of that, blood would flow downward, not sideways. If they indeed did this (which is funny if nothing else), it sure looks like the red stirrup gets in the way of where bleeding would more apt to be. If that's the case, it makes sense to play the prank on the white part of the sock, no?
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
Classic breakdown here, good stuff. I'd love to see the full explanation of blood flow on exterior wounds and how you break down where the blood "ought to be" relative to the red stirrups.So please - elaborate. Let's see some diagrams here for the "Magic Bloodflow".
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Insoxicated
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
You really don't think they could have played a joke? I think it's funny, if true. Not even possible huh?Do ALL Red Sox fans categorically deny the possibility? I think that's even funnier, actually. I mean, it's not like some Yankee fan conspiracy theory or some ####.' date='Apr 26 2007, 01:23 PM' post='6670799']
Good stuff in here.
I'm no fan of Schilling but come on guys
Look, the guy announces it on national television; he probably thought about it a bit before doing so, no? It's only his career...
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Thorne comes off looking like a doofus. Just had a retraction on Sportscenter saying he talked to Doug and didn't know he was just joking. You better know what you're talking about before calling someone out on national tv or you're going to be doing a lot of backpeddling.
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
Many non-Red Sox fans deny the possibility too.And evidently he was not thinking before he said it since he's issued a retraction.You really don't think they could have played a joke? I think it's funny, if true. Not even possible huh?Do ALL Red Sox fans categorically deny the possibility? I think that's even funnier, actually. I mean, it's not like some Yankee fan conspiracy theory or some ####.' date='Apr 26 2007, 01:23 PM' post='6670799']
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Good stuff in here.
I'm no fan of Schilling but come on guys
Look, the guy announces it on national television; he probably thought about it a bit before doing so, no? It's only his career...
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
Well, excuse me for believing him for a minute there...
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
I think it's stupid all around. Anyone who thinks Schilling is some hero for playing hurt is a turd. Anyone who thinks he painted his sock on purpose is delusional. That's my point. This thread belongs in the Shark Pool because most baseball fans outside of NY and Boston could give two ####s. Give me Donovan McNabb playing on a broken league for an entire half or something like that to impress me. Schilling on his period would barely be noticed in July and the media blew this way out of proportion.' date='Apr 26 2007, 04:23 PM' post='6670799']
Good stuff in here. I'm no fan of Schilling but come on guys
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
Saying it's "delusional" is an equal overreaction. I don't follow baseball like some around here so it was not hard for me to believe a story an announcer gave. They play plenty of pranks in baseball and I thought this was one.I think it's stupid all around. Anyone who thinks Schilling is some hero for playing hurt is a turd. Anyone who thinks he painted his sock on purpose is delusional. That's my point. This thread belongs in the Shark Pool because most baseball fans outside of NY and Boston could give two ####s. Give me Donovan McNabb playing on a broken league for an entire half or something like that to impress me. Schilling on his period would barely be noticed in July and the media blew this way out of proportion.' date='Apr 26 2007, 04:23 PM' post='6670799']
Good stuff in here. I'm no fan of Schilling but come on guys
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
My point is that I don't care. I really don't. No offense intended.Saying it's "delusional" is an equal overreaction. I don't follow baseball like some around here so it was not hard for me to believe a story an announcer gave. They play plenty of pranks in baseball and I thought this was one.I think it's stupid all around. Anyone who thinks Schilling is some hero for playing hurt is a turd. Anyone who thinks he painted his sock on purpose is delusional. That's my point. This thread belongs in the Shark Pool because most baseball fans outside of NY and Boston could give two ####s. Give me Donovan McNabb playing on a broken league for an entire half or something like that to impress me. Schilling on his period would barely be noticed in July and the media blew this way out of proportion.' date='Apr 26 2007, 04:23 PM' post='6670799']
Good stuff in here. I'm no fan of Schilling but come on guys
East Coast Bias
Footballguy
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
I just lost any respect I had for that guy. What a chode.
MrJimmy
Footballguy
If there's one guy I wish would just be quiet please, it's him. He can pitch though.
Flash
Footballguy
This is the best post of this whole topic.I heard a sports guy here in Milwaukee making a huge deal of this on Friday. I kept screaming at the radio, SHUT THE #### UP !!!!!!!! WHO CARES????????So so so very stupid
