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Curt Schilling says he's leaning "very heavily" toward retirement and is waiting until spring training approaches to see if he wants to try to pitch again. The Boston Red Sox right-hander, who underwent season-ending shoulder surgery on June 23, said in his most recent blog entry that his shoulder "is getting better fast" and "I've still got a rather lengthy amount of time before I decide anything." Still, he said on 38pitches.com that "the pendulum is swinging very heavily in the direction of it just being over. I've never sat around and not gotten ready to head to Florida, well not in 23 or so years anyway, so to me that will likely be the last real test for me and whether or not I want to put the time and effort into getting after it one more time."

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Curt Schilling, Elsa/Getty Images Curt Schilling, Elsa/Getty Images
August 19, 2008  08:35 AM ET

Lean a little faster.

August 19, 2008  08:36 AM ET

Translation
Lets see if anyone is stupid enough to give me another contract.

August 19, 2008  08:47 AM ET

At least he got the Red Sox to pay several million dollars for his first year of retirement.

August 19, 2008  08:50 AM ET

let me translate> if there is any way I can steal another few million from the red sox to do nothing like this year...Why not?

Sincerely ,

Curt Shilling

August 19, 2008  08:51 AM ET

Clearly it is over.. he has had some great years... please do not pull a Brett on us...

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August 19, 2008  08:57 AM ET

Good, the sooner, the better. But now, he'll be on Fox&Friends by December.

August 19, 2008  09:11 AM ET

"leaning heavy".......sounds about right

August 19, 2008  09:18 AM ET

Good, the sooner, the better. But now, he'll be on Fox&Friends by December.
EastCoastKeith | 08/19/08, 08:57 AM
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Good call!!!!

August 19, 2008  09:18 AM ET

Hopefully he'll be leaning towards an open elevator shaft in the near future.

August 19, 2008  09:19 AM ET

I was thinking about ESPN's morning crap...First Take, but they already have their token dumbass in Skip Clueless

August 19, 2008  09:20 AM ET

"...the last real test for me and whether or not I want to put the time and effort into getting after it one more time."

You mean going after those chicken wings? Ask Papi, he's got some in his locker.

August 19, 2008  09:28 AM ET

Time and effort? What effort does he put into it? I can just picture him during the winter...."push it...you gotta want it Curt, one more, one more man, come one ONE MORE CREAM STICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

August 19, 2008  09:32 AM ET

Please dude, lean all the way to that bloody floor by your ugly right ankle. Just make sure your under the camera view so we don't have to see you anymore. And let's hope you hurt your jaw so you won't talk either.

August 19, 2008  09:33 AM ET

Why retire? If someone paid me $8 million a season to do absolutely nothing, I'd stick with that position as long as I could.

August 19, 2008  09:47 AM ET

Schilling=Roger Clemens

he is going to retire multi times to see what he can get from any time out there

August 19, 2008  09:50 AM ET

Clearly it is over.. he has had some great years... please do not pull a Brett on us...
drj0514 | 08/19/08, 08:51 AM

AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

August 19, 2008  09:50 AM ET

Please dude, lean all the way to that bloody floor by your ugly right ankle. Just make sure your under the camera view so we don't have to see you anymore. And let's hope you hurt your jaw so you won't talk either.
LocNar | 08/19/08, 09:32 AM
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Typical white eyes, you want it all

August 19, 2008  09:53 AM ET

Ladies and Gentlemen....the Brett Favre of MLB.

 
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