Schill-isms

was just reading the latest entry in Curt Schilling's blog: 38 Pitches. he's been answering questions posed in the comments he's received. two of my personal favorite Schill-isms are:

Q-East Coast vs. West Coast baseball?

A-Not to lump them all together, because SF and Seattle fans are pretty cool, but in the west baseball games are things people hang out at, go to, and check out. In the East baseball and the teams are a way of life. In New England you have Catholicism and Red Sox Baseball, and not necessarily in that order. 2001 in Arizona was incredible, but more times than not it takes a great season or special event to sell out stadiums with fans that are rabid, back east it’s a way of life. If you have a team in the East and you draw poorly, you’re screwing something up as an organization because these fans are dying to love their teams and get committed.

i have never heard anyone so accurately capture, in one sentence, what the mentality of a Red Sox fan is really like. it is its own kind of religion.

Q-What am I thinking when Tito comes to the mound?

A-Turn around and get your butt back in the dugout is usually first. I would hazard to guess that I am usually livid at the fact that I:

A) Just shook off Tek, did something stupid and lost us the game

B) Didn’t listen to myself, did something stupid and lost us the game

C) Just shook off Tek AND didn’t listen to myself, then did something stupid and lost us the game.

i have often watched or listened to ball games & speculated what the pitcher is thinking when the manager is making his way from the dugout to the mound. i've even joked with friends & created a little script that goes along with it. when i read that first line of Curt's answer, i *had* to laugh. he said exactly what i'd guessed he might. almost to the word. =)