Schilling's bloody sock a fake?

[ForlrnPerplxity]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18328484/
It may take DNA experts to finally settle the rumors surrounding Curt Schilling's famous bloody sock.
Orioles broadcaster Gary Thorne said on the air Wednesday night that Schilling painted the sock red as a public relations stunt in the Boston Red Sox's Game 6 win over the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series.
Thorne said his source was Boston's backup catcher Doug Mirabelli.
Schilling wore the sock in a masterful pitching effort after an experimental medical procedure to repair an ankle injury. The sock is now in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
"It was painted. Doug Mirabelli confessed up to it after. It was all for PR," Thorne said during the Orioles-Red Sox game Wednesday.
Mirabelli told The Boston Globe that Thorne's claim was a "straight lie."
"I never said that. I know it was blood. Everybody knows it was blood," Mirabelli said.
Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he was disappointed at Thorne's claims of a hoax.
"What we're going through today as a nation, you hate to use a word like heroic on the field, but what Schill did that night on the sports field was one of the most incredible feats I ever witnessed," Francona said.
The charge that Schilling faked the bloody sock has been made before, including in GQ magazine, which cited an anonymous Red Sox player as its source.
Schilling again promised that red blood — not ink, nor paint — blotted the sock, as did Orioles first baseman Kevin Millar, a member of the 2004 Red Sox World Series team.
"I got the nine inch scar for you," Schilling said. "You can see it."





If true, this just confirms Schilling is the biggest fucking attention whore in sports.

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

if you think that is true, i feel bad for your existence as a human being.

[kbauer]

no. i think mirrabelli was messing with thorne and he took it seriously.

it would be extremely funny if it was though.

[preppyak]

no. i think mirrabelli was messing with thorne and he took it seriously.

it would be extremely funny if it was though.
haha...that would be awesome

[we are cured]

i do like gary thorne.

[IAmNietzche]

Hahaha I feel sorry for you if you believe this.

[xbrokendownx]

lol i love how this is blowing up into a big deal even though its not

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

gary thorne looks like a fucking moron.

[we are cured]

but his radio voice sounds like sweet music

[soundofthebrown]

this whole thing is just stupid. my god. why do you have to criticize every little thing?

[preppyak]

lol i love how this is blowing up into a big deal even though its not
This and the Tori Hunter story make me laugh...they show what ESPN, and sports reporting in general, has truly become...making ANYTHING into a huge story when it isn't at all.

If Miriabelli had confirmed it...then we'd be talking

[Spicoli hey bud]

it makes me queezy to think about it, i'm a pussy.

[Goodbye Forever]

Remember when sports were about competition and athleticism, and not sensationalist bullshit?

[xbrokendownx]

haha well curt schilling is the king of sensationalism but yeah this whole thing is dumb

[thejetstolehome]

Remember when sports were about competition and athleticism, and not sensationalist bullshit?

thanks, ESPN. to see what that network has turned into makes me sad.

[bduke13]

Well I just hope this doesn't end up with Thorne getting fired because I like him

[Yankees' #1 Fan]

he won't get fired, but he should probably quit the perez hilton impression from now on.

[nfggc10]

thanks, ESPN. to see what that network has turned into makes me sad.It's pretty pathetic how many stories they can create and then blow up every day. The funny thing is their own reporters/experts will craft questions in interviews to which they know the responses to so they can spark some controversial/breaking news story (ie. asking Leinart is he would like to play for Pete Carrol again and then on the 6:00 sportscenter the main headline was "Corrol rumored for Cardinals job to reunite with Leinart."

he won't get fired, but he should probably quit the perez hilton impression from now on.haha

[bigmike]

i do like gary thorne.
I do too.

And why does this matter?

[we are cured]

I do too.

And why does this matter?

what the whole story, or why i like gary thorne?

[NJUNDERDOG]

i love how the media blows things out of proportion. who cares if the sock is a fake or not, is it really that big of a deal. this made front page news on yahoo when the story broke, arent there more important things going on in the world than than this. at least on sports center they kinda poked fun at the story, saying im sure scientists will be all over cooperstown to test the sock for dna

[bigmike]

what the whole story, or why i like gary thorne?
The whole story. I like gary thorne as well and have missed not hearing him call hockey games (save for the college hockey final four/national title game, that was great to hear).

[XlenceOfXecution]

take his records away!...haha...i just thought id try to draw attention away from steriods for 2 seconds...

[thejetstolehome]

It's pretty pathetic how many stories they can create and then blow up every day. The funny thing is their own reporters/experts will craft questions in interviews to which they know the responses to so they can spark some controversial/breaking news story (ie. asking Leinart is he would like to play for Pete Carrol again and then on the 6:00 sportscenter the main headline was "Corrol rumored for Cardinals job to reunite with Leinart."

haha

they've definitely forogtten they're a sports network. they've turned into CNN/MSNBC/FOXNEWS/Entertainment Tonight with a little bit of sports thrown in.

[nfggc10]

they've definitely forogtten they're a sports network. they've turned into CNN/MSNBC/FOXNEWS/Entertainment Tonight with a little bit of sports thrown in.
Yeah it's a shame how they've gone from just a spectator of the sports world into the major player on the field. I understand wanting the best stories possible but going to the extent they do to create them is ridiculous and it's gotten to the point where careers and people's lives are being affected by the rumors/stories they spread.

[thejetstolehome]

Yeah it's a shame how they've gone from just a spectator of the sports world into the major player on the field. I understand wanting the best stories possible but going to the extent they do to create them is ridiculous and it's gotten to the point where careers and people's lives are being affected by the rumors/stories they spread.

they've confused "best stories possible" with "ones that will cause the most controversy" and that's irresponsible.

[jaimej]

This and the Tori Hunter story make me laugh...they show what ESPN, and sports reporting in general, has truly become...making ANYTHING into a huge story when it isn't at all.

If Miriabelli had confirmed it...then we'd be talking
Seriously. It's all about who can find the most controversial story. They should rename the channel E!SPN.

he won't get fired, but he should probably quit the perez hilton impression from now on.
You love Perez Hilton.

[Drew Beringer]

Curt had a nice response to everyone on his blog. (38pitches.com) He bet 1M bucks to anyone who can disprove the blood (if this were to occur, Curt would donate the one mil to the bettor's charity of choice).

[ForlrnPerplxity]

Curt had a nice response to everyone on his blog. (38pitches.com) He bet 1M bucks to anyone who can disprove the blood (if this were to occur, Curt would donate the one mil to the bettor's charity of choice).
Gary Thorne also just admitted that he "misintrepreted" what Mirabelli "told him". Schilling came back and said he's lying about that too, that Thorne never really talked to Mirabelli at all.

[nfggc10]

they've confused "best stories possible" with "ones that will cause the most controversy" and that's irresponsible.Yeah irresponsible is a great word for it.

Seriously. It's all about who can find the most controversial story. They should rename the channel E!SPN. haha

Gary Thorne also just admitted that he "misintrepreted" what Mirabelli "told him". Schilling came back and said he's lying about that too, that Thorne never really talked to Mirabelli at all.Yeah, apparently the claim is that he just casually overheard the conversation about them joking about it being paint and that he misinterpreted that. I still find that hard to believe that he took that big of a joke seriously. But then again Thorne's always been a good, well-respected commentator so it's all hard to believe.

[xshady121]

Even thoguh I'm a yankee fan, Curt Schilling is one of my favorite baseball players, and I hope next year when Im in boston ill be able to catch him pitch..

But if these people honestly believe it was anything other than blood, they seriously need to get a life.

[xshady121]

Curt had a nice response to everyone on his blog. (38pitches.com) He bet 1M bucks to anyone who can disprove the blood (if this were to occur, Curt would donate the one mil to the bettor's charity of choice).

another reason why hes a great guy.

[nfggc10]

Even thoguh I'm a yankee fan, Curt Schilling is one of my favorite baseball players, and I hope next year when Im in boston ill be able to catch him pitch..

But if these people honestly believe it was anything other than blood, they seriously need to get a life.
Especially when this was brought up a couple years ago and people stated then that the sock was turning colors and getting crusty. But, it's a great "conspiracy theory" so the media of course will chase it all over again despite getting the same ending.

[Smash Adams]

my dad was at this game, he seemed to think it was real

[Drew Beringer]

I just want to know when he would have painted the sock. Like in between innings? Did he have a sharpie in his pocket? I mean seriously people, let's think it through.

[nfggc10]

I just want to know when he would have painted the sock. Like in between innings? Did he have a sharpie in his pocket? I mean seriously people, let's think it through.
How dare you demand that the media use common sense....

[LeftWideOpen]

Even thoguh I'm a yankee fan, Curt Schilling is one of my favorite baseball players, and I hope next year when Im in boston ill be able to catch him pitch..

But if these people honestly believe it was anything other than blood, they seriously need to get a life.

a yankees fan calling curt schilling one of his favorite players?

i'm a sox fan and i still find it a daily struggle to not loathe him. he's like cancer, only worse.

[thejetstolehome]

Even thoguh I'm a yankee fan, Curt Schilling is one of my favorite baseball players, and I hope next year when Im in boston ill be able to catch him pitch..

But if these people honestly believe it was anything other than blood, they seriously need to get a life.

i should revoke your status as a Yankee fan. how anyone can like one single thing about Curt Schilling is beyond me.

[bigmike]

I'm with Jim Rome on this. He said something doesn't add up. Why would Gary Thorne, who's not some bum, he's a reputable broadcaster, make that kind of leap from "we got some good PR from it" to "it was painted on"? He said he thinks Thorne "jumped on a grenade" for Mirabelli and sqaushed this whole deal but that "2+2 doesn't = 10 and this story doesn't add up either."

[nfggc10]

I'm with Jim Rome on this. He said something doesn't add up. Why would Gary Thorne, who's not some bum, he's a reputable broadcaster, make that kind of leap from "we got some good PR from it" to "it was painted on"? He said he thinks Thorne "jumped on a grenade" for Mirabelli and sqaushed this whole deal but that "2+2 doesn't = 10 and this story doesn't add up either."So are you saying that you don't think the blood was real or that there's more to the Mirabelli/Throne conversation and its intentions? Obviously no one can debate that the blood wasn't real because that's been proven for a couple years now. I still find it weird that Thorne even brought this up regardless of "what he heard" seeing that it was almost 3 years ago and has been a dead issue for a while.

[bigmike]

So are you saying that you don't think the blood was real or that there's more to the Mirabelli/Throne conversation and its intentions? Obviously no one can debate that the blood wasn't real because that's been proven for a couple years now. I still find it weird that Thorne even brought this up regardless of "what he heard" seeing that it was almost 3 years ago and has been a dead issue for a while.
I'm just saying that I don't think Gary Thorne would make a leap like that without something more then what we know.

Not that I'm all that worried about it. I don't think the sock should really be in the hall of fame, either. I think it's ridiculous. And I hated hearing about it and seeing it after every pitch all postseason long that year.

[nfggc10]

I'm just saying that I don't think Gary Thorne would make a leap like that without something more then what we know.

Not that I'm all that worried about it. I don't think the sock should really be in the hall of fame, either. I think it's ridiculous. And I hated hearing about it and seeing it after every pitch all postseason long that year.Haha yeah I did as well even though after the Braves went out I was rooting for Boston. I just find it weird that Thorne could misinterpret an obvious joke-based conversation about it because it's usually easy to distinguish that and a serious admission that it was staged.

[MIKEY_HORROR]

well first of all, i would like to say i agree with those of you who said "if you believe this i feel sorry for you"

but i would also like to say... if for some crazy ass strange reason it would come be fake... who cares!? ... yeah it would be a little desperate and stupid.. but it doesnt matter and it didnt change the outcome of the game did it?... let it go

[Broken Parachute]

Gary Thorne and Bob Murphy calling the 1986 Mets/Sox series may be the most orgasmic thing the human ear has ever heard. If two people's voices were made so perfect for broadcasting a game of baseball, it was theirs. I wish Thorne would flip the bird to the Orioles and come back to the Mets radio booth.

[we are cured]

yeah i agree, though bob murphy is probably my favorite radio voice of all-time.