You Herd Me!: I'll Say It If Nobody Else Will - Plot & Excerpts
I”ll Say It If Nobody Else Will Whistle-Blower Curt Schilling kept a book on umpires. During guest appearances on my show after his career ended, he provided details on how closely he watched umpires to find tendencies that might give him even the smallest edge. He knew that a particular umpire’s habit of adding a couple of inches to the plate with two strikes could be the difference between escaping a rough seventh inning or getting yanked. He pitched to these tendencies. I found this fascinating on a number of levels. Schilling had no problem telling the world about his scrutiny of umpires. He carried the book around with him and kept it in his locker. He updated it constantly. It became part of Schilling Lore, one of the many aspects of his obsessive preparation. He told me matter-of-factly that this was an understood, totally acceptable part of his game. The idea that someone might question this probably comes as a surprise. I asked Schilling: Why is this acceptable? Well, as Schilling said … it just is.
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