Mike Safo

Joined today by 3x World Series Champion, 216 game winner, 6x All-Star and future Hall of Famer, Curt Schilling. Curt and I talk about the current state of baseball, how much of it he watches nowadays and which players are a must watch for the veteran pitcher. He describes the mentality of pitching and how he had a 67 point checklist when a batter came to the plate. Curt talks about the genius that is Theo Epstein, why clubhousechemistry is more important than sabermetrics and what makes a good leader. We hear a few good clubhouse stories involving Manny Ramirez, David Ross, Orlando Cabera and others. Curt takes us through the epic, at bat showdown with Soriano in game 7 of the 2001 World Series and how he felt when he saw Mariano Rivera warming up. We hear about his warrior-like performance with the infamous bloody sock in 2004 and when the Red Sox knew they would win the World title. Curt tells us about how a quick comment after the 2004 World Series set him down road to politics, and how President Bush cal