Curt Schilling
Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966) is a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, acquired in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks following the 2003 season. One of the most dominant right-handed pitchers in the game today, Schilling won a World Series title in 2001 with the Diamondbacks.
Schilling began his career with the Baltimore Orioles (1988-1990), spent one year with the Houston Astros (1991), and then spent the bulk of it with the Philadelphia Phillies (1992-2000). He was traded mid-season to the Diamondbacks in 2000. With Arizona, he went 22-6 with a 2.98 ERA in 2001 and went 4-0 with a 1.12 ERA in the playoffs. In 2002, he went 23-7 with a 3.23 ERA. Both years he finished second in the Cy Young Award voting to teammate Randy Johnson. On September 16, 2004, Curt won his 20th game of the season for the Red Sox, being the 5th Bosox hurler to win 20 or more games in his first season with the team, the last being Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley in 1978.
He was the NLCS Most Valuable Player in 1993, and 2001 World Series co-Most Valuable Player (along with Randy Johnson). He and Johnson also shared Sports Illustrated magazine's 2001 "Sportsmen of the Year" award.
For the last 10 years, Curt has been a supporter of care for ALS sufferers. His Curt's Pitch for ALS program allows fans to sponsor him, donating to the ALS Association for every strikeout he throws.
Outside sports, Schilling is a gamer. A fan of Advanced Squad Leader, he helped found the small gaming company Multi-Man Publishing to maintain ASL and other old games by Avalon Hill. Schilling also plays EverQuest. He is an avid web communicator, feeling this is the best way to speak to the fans.
