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標題 Jim Salisbury | Views differ on Schilling, had he stayed
時間 Mon May 13 17:23:13 2002
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內容是討論有關Curt Schilling如果留在費城表現會是如何
Jim Salisbury | Views differ on Schilling, had he stayed
By Jim Salisbury
Inquirer Columnist
The question of whether the Phillies should have traded Curt
Schilling has been debated since the day he left town in July 2000,
and it could be debated until the day he retires.
This morning, we offer you another Schilling debate to spread
over your bagels:
Schilling has clearly taken his game to another level over the
last year. He won 22 games - five more than his previous career high
- last season for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was co-MVP of the
World Series. He was runner-up for the National League Cy Young Award.
This season, he is off to a 7-1 start.
The debate: Would Schilling be as good as he is now had he stayed
in Philadelphia, where there is no Randy Johnson to keep up with?
We solicited the opinions of four people who know him well - Arizona
teammate and longtime former opponent Mark Grace; Arizona manager Bob
Brenly; Phillies coach John Vukovich, who used to help Schilling prepare
his game plans; and finally, Schilling himself.
Grace: "No, I don't think he would be as good. He's got someone
here that he didn't have in Philadelphia. With all due respect to Tommy
Greene and Terry Mulholland - they're good pitchers, but they're no
Randy Johnson.
"Curt was the ace in Philadelphia for years, but on this club he's
no longer considered the best pitcher on the team, and I think he's taken
that as a challenge. He sees Randy as the dominant pitcher, and it brings
out the best in him. He used to be just a power guy with some splitters.
Now, his off-speed stuff is so much more dominant than it used to be.
"Would Curt be this good if he was still in Philadelphia? It's a
good question. Put it this way, he's always been an all-star caliber guy
but he wasn't as good as he is now when he was in Philadelphia."
Brenly: "I don't know. It's hard to say. The way he prepares and
competes, I think he'd be this good on a staff full of A-ball pitchers.
I can't say if Curt and Randy try to top each other, but it certainly
looks like that at times."
Vukovich: "He'd be just as good. Last year, he would have been in
a pennant chase and that would have spurred him on. I'm sure he and
Randy feed off each other, but if he were pitching in big games with us,
he would have been the same animal.
"Look at the way he got up every fifth day when we weren't that good.
Put him in a situation like we were in last year and he'd be sky-high,
just like he was for Arizona last season."
Schilling: "I don't know. I don't know. I feel like I'm a better
pitcher now than I've ever been. There have been a lot of influences
since leaving Philadelphia. I'd like to think being around the people I
have been for the past year and a half might have helped. But I would
like to think I could have done it here, too."
There you have it. Some say leaving Philadelphia was the best thing
that ever happened to Schilling, some say it had no effect, others are
not sure.
One final opinion: Schilling is one of the most competitive, driven
players in the game. Smelling a World Series and keeping up with Johnson
definitely fueled this guy's fire last year, and it continues to now.
He would still be very, very good in Philadelphia, but we're not sure
he would be this good.
(轉錄自philly.com)
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