Famed Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has once again been denied entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame, after inductees were announced for 2019. The Baseball Writers Association of America released the results of its annual vote for players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Ohio. This year the association announced that pitchers Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, and Mike Mussina, and designated hitter Edgar Martinez were to be included in the gallery of the best players in baseball history.The voting was notable in that Rivera received 100 percent of the vote, the first player to ever earn that honor. “Beyond my imagination,” Rivera said of receiving the first ever unanimous vote. But the latest slate of inductees is notable for another thing that seems to have become an annual result: Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was again left out by the Baseball Writers Association. Schilling retired in 2009 after 20 seasons in the pros. The storied pitcher … [Read more...] about Baseball Hall of Fame Denies Curt Schilling Once Again
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President Trump: ‘Curt Schilling Deserves to Be in the Hall of Fame’
Curt Schilling’s Hall of Fame candidacy got a public show of support on Sunday from someone who knows about being a candidate for something, and winning. Late Sunday evening, President Trump took to Twitter and gave the Breitbart podcast host and MLB Hall of Fame candidate a solid vote of support:Schilling, who amassed over 200 major league wins in a career spanning 20 years, is set to hear whether he will win acceptance into baseball’s hallowed hall on Tuesday. Also up for induction are fellow baseball legends Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Mike Oz, Schilling, along with Clemens and Bonds, should not expect to get approval from Hall of Fame voters this time around. “With the results of this year’s vote coming Tuesday, it seems like a safe bet that neither Bonds, Clemens nor Schilling should be waiting by the phone,” Oz explained. “This won’t be their year unless everything we think we know about Hall of Fame … [Read more...] about President Trump: ‘Curt Schilling Deserves to Be in the Hall of Fame’
Donald Trump stumps for Curt Schilling to make Hall of Fame
By Scott Chiusano | PUBLISHED: January 21, 2019 at 7:11 am | UPDATED: January 21, 2019 at 7:14 am Donald Trump doesn’t want there to be any walls keeping Curt Schilling out of the Hall of Fame. In the middle of a shutdown that has lasted weeks and has left government workers missing out on paychecks, the President took some time Sunday night to stump for staunch conservative Schilling to make the baseball Hall of Fame. Curt Schilling deserves to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Great record, especially when under pressure and when it mattered most. Do what everyone in Baseball knows is right! @marklevinshow — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 21, 2019 “Curt Schilling deserves to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Great record, especially when under pressure and when it mattered most. Do what everyone in Baseball knows is right!” Trump tweeted. In his sixth time on the ballot last year, Schilling received 51.2% of the vote, still well short of the 75% … [Read more...] about Donald Trump stumps for Curt Schilling to make Hall of Fame
Curt Schilling criticizes Ocasio-Cortez, provoking Cicilline
By Associated Press | PUBLISHED: December 12, 2018 at 4:41 pm | UPDATED: December 12, 2018 at 4:49 pm BOSTON (AP) — Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has gone after Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter, drawing the ire of U.S. Rep. David Cicilline. The Boston Globe reports 29-year-old Ocasio-Cortez, of New York, wrote on Twitter her ideas are being scrutinized because of her age, while Paul Ryan was also elected at a young age and his policies were “considered genius.” She says it’s a double standard. Schilling told Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter she’s being scrutinized because she says stupid things. That provoked Cicilline, of Rhode Island, to tell Schilling he should worry about his debt to Rhode Island before going after Ocasio-Cortez. In 2010, Rhode Island invested $75 million to lure Schilling’s video game company, 38 Studios, from Massachusetts. The company ran out of money and went bankrupt. Rhode Island sued and recouped some money. … [Read more...] about Curt Schilling criticizes Ocasio-Cortez, provoking Cicilline
Curt Schilling goes after Ocasio-Cortez and Rhode Island congressman on Twitter
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Abbi Matheson Globe Staff December 12, 2018 Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is known for her social media clapbacks. The New York Democrat recently called out the congressional orientation for freshman members for featuring too many corporate CEOs and a contributor to the Washington Examiner for “calling [her] the B-word.”One of her callouts became the fuel for a years-long dispute between former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and the state of Rhode Island.On Monday, Ocasio-Cortez responded to the double standards she has witnessed in press coverage of herself compared to Paul Ryan, who was elected to the House of Representatives at 28-years-old, the same age Ocasio-Cortez was when she won her primary election.Double standards are Paul Ryan being elected at 28 and immediately being given the benefit of his ill-considered policies considered … [Read more...] about Curt Schilling goes after Ocasio-Cortez and Rhode Island congressman on Twitter