Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling got himself into hot water Tuesday when he criticized Barry Bonds during his weekly spot on WEEI-850 AM in Boston. During the interview, Schilling said that Bonds “didn’t deserve to break Hank Aaron’s home run record,” among other things. In fact, it makes you wonder how many other MLB players and coaches share Schilling’s feelings.
Certainly his comments made a lot of people uncomfortable, including Red Sox manager Terry Francona who discussed the matter privately with his ace before Tuesday’s game.
Schilling apologized to Bonds through his blog, 38pitches.com, saying “The question I was asked and the answer I gave yesterday affected a lot more people than he [Bonds] and I.” He also indicated that he would not apologize to the Giants’ slugger directly.
It seems a shame that Schilling has to apologize at all. The opinions he expressed during the radio show are probably no worse than what fans have been thinking all along: that Bonds is a cheat. And Bonds isn’t exactly the type of guy who gets hung up on what anyone else thinks of him. People are entitled to their opinions, just as Schilling has a right to his. Since when do people have to apologize for being honest?
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