Curt's Shelling

"You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help." - Calvin

Tonight, Curt Schilling got hit. Hard. And often. By a team I hate. A lot.

It was a pretty sad sight, especially for a guy that had the hopes and dreams of an entire Red Sox nation riding on his right arm (and right ankle). I don't know what happened: whether it was the ankle that was lowering the velocity of his fastball, whether he didn't just have his A-game tonight, whether he really, really just thought his slider was going to come back mid-game, but for whatever reason, Schilling just ran out of gas tonight.

Tomorrow Pedro goes, and I don't see him doing much better, as Pedro's had a tendency to tire out as the seasons gone on, and this is about the time he sputters out. I'd say six innings (possibly seven), eight hits, five earned runs, three walks, four K's. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

Onto Mets news, where an interesting little tidbit at the end of a Newsday article caught my attention: The Mets plan to interview Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo on Friday, and also have their eyes on Marlins infield coach Perry Hill as a possible addition to the next manager's staff if he becomes available, according to a person familiar with the situation. Hill is considered one of the top infield tutors in the game and the Mets would specifically want Hill to help in Kazuo Matsui's transition to second base.

Who is Perry Hill? He is the Marlins first base coach, but also happens to be a video personality, as he brings his coaching methods to video and DVD with Ultimate Infield. Check out the "What the Pros Say" on the bottom of the page, some glowing recommendations from some big names. And one not so big one. Either way, Hill would definitely be a huge step up from Matty Galante and his backspin fungoes. When an infield has as many errors as the Mets the past three years, it's time to see some coaching changes.