Bonds, the HR chase & the race issue

Herbert Anchovy · May 9, 2007

Schilling's apologia from 38pitches.com:

Everyone has days and events in life they’d love to push the rewind button on, yesterday was one of those days. Regardless of my opinions, thoughts and beliefs on anything Barry Bonds it was absolutely irresponsible and wrong to say what I did. I don’t think it’s within anyone’s right to say the things I said yesterday and affect other peoples lives in that way.

I’d love to tell you I was ambushed, misquoted, misinterpreted, something other than what it was, but I wasn’t. I’m thinking that waking up at 8:30 am to do the weekly interview we do with WEEI is probably not the greatest format and if you heard the interview it’s not hard to realize that I’m usually awake about 30-45 seconds before it begins. That’s still no excuse or reason to say what I did, or even answer the question that was asked. The question I was asked and the answer I gave yesterday affected a lot more people than just he and I. His wife, his children, his friends and his family were all affected by that, as were mine and my teammates.

As someone who’s made it very clear I have major issues with members of the media that take little or no pride in their work it’s the height of hypocrisy for me to say what I did, in any forum. I started this blog to give people a look into the life we live on and off the field, not to get into back and forths with people I don’t like or have issues with. Doing that will only make this a rant filled no content bunch of words.

Quite a few people have tossed Biblical references my way in the past week or so after the Thorne incident in Baltimore talking about turning the other cheek and being above the fray. I’ve often thought I do and try to be that way, but it’s very clear in the last two weeks I’ve done the exact opposite. That’s not to say I won’t respond when I feel someone’s calling me out and is wrong, but doing so in every instance will serve no one and only make me say and act like the very people I have issues with.

The only perfect human to walk the face of the earth died a few thousand years ago, that much I know. I am far from perfect and make more than my share of mistakes, which is something I have no problem with because that’s part of being human. However when my mistakes adversely affect other peoples lives, that’s a big deal. It was a callous, wreckless and irresponsible thing to say, and for that I apologize to Barry, Barry’s family, Barry’s friends and the Giants organization, my teammates and the Red Sox organization as well as anyone else that may have been offended by the comments I made.
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Herbert Anchovy · May 9, 2007

buckweaver, I'd like to think Mariotti really is that fundamentally clueless about his profession, but maybe he thought Schilling blogged about those things instead of saying them on WEEI. Who knows.

Boom_70 · May 9, 2007

RokSki said:

Here's Red Light Idiot's apology for his comments on Bonds:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sportsscope/2007/05/schillings_mea_.html
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Schill must have read Game of Shadows he was so misinformed. I wonder if the authors wil apoligize

RokSki · May 9, 2007

Boom_70 said:

RokSki said:

Here's Red Light Idiot's apology for his comments on Bonds:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sportsscope/2007/05/schillings_mea_.html
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Schill must have read Game of Shadows he was so misinformed. I wonder if the authors wil apoligize
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Schill got it wrong, much like many who watched Fox News got it wrong on WMD stockpiles being found in Iraq. It's up to you to decide if it was the reader's/listener's fault for getting it wrong or the messenger's fault for their audience getting it wrong. Someone is culpable, that's for sure. Which is why Red Light apologized. I think most will agree that Schill isn't one who wants to apologize unless he's absolutely forced to do so.

Fenian_Bastard · May 10, 2007

Boy, that apology just reeks of sincerity, doesn't it?
Hey, Curt. We figured out you weren't Jesus all on our own. Thanks, anyway.

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