Schilling

The Red Sox took advantage of a 24-hour extension to pick up Curt Schilling from Arizona for two young pitchers and two minor leaguers. Schilling has a hefty price tag, but if he stays healthy and pitches as well as he has the last few years, he'll be a rotation mainstay for as long as we have him. I'm proud to say that two groups I'm proudly a part of: passionate & intelligent Boston fans, and web users, were part of Schill's decision:

After dinner, Schilling logged onto a website created by Red Sox fans and ended up "talking baseball until about 2:30 in the morning... I was just blown over by the passion these people have for this team," Schilling said. "It was funny. It was very cool."

He uses the word "cool".
He stays up late talking baseball.
He likes passionate fans.
He has a collection of video of every pitch he's ever thrown.
He acts as his own scout on opposing hitters.
He struck out 194 with a 2.95 ERA during a poor season.
He has held opponents to a .236 average over his career.
He has a World Series ring.
He plays for the Boston Red Sox.

Mr Schilling, welcome to Beantown!