Schilling's Bloody Sock

[State Champ 97]

Gary Thorne said, on air, that Doug Mirabelli (Red Sox back up catcher) told him it was paint on the sock and not blood. It was set up as a publicity stunt. When asked Mirabelli was furious. Who do you believe? Thoughts?

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

I still think it was red pine tar that Schilling would touch and use to alter his pitches.

[brew17ery]

I think it was blood..i dont believe myself that schilling would do that..especially with all the attention he gets already for being a great pitcher

[ChrisK]

I still think it was red pine tar that Schilling would touch and use to alter his pitches.

Wouldn't blood work just as well? Plus if he got enough on the ball it might spray and temporarily blind the batter.

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

I still think it was red pine tar that Schilling would touch and use to alter his pitches.

Wouldn't blood work just as well? Plus if he got enough on the ball it might spray and temporarily blind the batter.

Chris, you should know that Curt's pitch is a splitter. The blood would spray off and thus give away the rotation and the pitch. And he would have to reapply nearly every pitch because most balls would end up in the dirt. Come on now...

[TomTheBomb]

I heard a guy on the radio say there was no way Schilling would have the surgery he had and not bandage it up properly, especially while playing in a major sporting event. He said if it was bandaged properly, you could smash it with a bat and the blood still wouldn't seep through.

Also, I didn't notice this personally, but it was discussed that the blood spot never grew bigger during his time on the mound, but only between innings behind the scenes.

I wouldn't doubt it was his blood, but I am thinking it was placed there for publicity. Maybe his team didn't know, and it was a plasebo to get them rallied, or that was the idea.

[ChrisK]

I still think it was red pine tar that Schilling would touch and use to alter his pitches.

Wouldn't blood work just as well? Plus if he got enough on the ball it might spray and temporarily blind the batter.

Chris, you should know that Curt's pitch is a splitter. The blood would spray off and thus give away the rotation and the pitch. And he would have to reapply nearly every pitch because most balls would end up in the dirt. Come on now...

He wouldn't need to use it on the splitter, that doesn't need any help. Maybe he saved it for the curve, even if the spray telegraphed the rotation the batter would have to close his eyes keep the blood out.

If it wasn't blood, do the Red Sox have to give back their rings?

[Neutron 14]

Mercurochrome?

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

Weak, that's all.