Future Hall of Famer Curt Schilling retires. From the Boston Globe
Curt Schilling, who in his four seasons in Boston cemented his reputation as one of the finest big-game pitchers of any era, announced his retirement today, ending his 20-year big league career.
Schilling, a winner of 216 regular-season games and a crucial contributor to the Red Sox' 2004 and 2007 World Championships, made the announcement on his WEEI.com blog "38 Pitches" this morning, writing:
"This party has officially ended. After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the world's best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that I am making my retirement official."
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He retires with a 216-146 record and 3.46 ERA, and ranks 14th all time with 3,116 strikeouts. But Schilling, a three-time World Champion (he also won with Arizona in 2001), accomplished his greatest feats when the games meant the most. In 19 postseason starts, he compiled an 11-2 record with a 2.23 ERA, striking out 120 batters in 133.1 innings while allowing just 104 hits. His teams won 10 of the 12 playoff series he pitched in.
Schilling's place in Red Sox lore is secure because of his legendary performance in 2004, when he played a significant and symbolic role in helping the club end its 86-year old championship drought.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/03/schilling_annou.html
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