Schilling On Himself, A-Rod, October & The Media
From the mouth of Red Light, via Pat Borzi of Bats:
“Well, I think one of the main ingredients to being good at this time of the year is part of your internal makeup, I guess. I’m not afraid to make mistakes. Not afraid to fail. And I want to — I’ve always wanted to be great on this stage, because the postseason is just so different in how I think I perceive it, how people look at it.
“Great example is you look at what Alex Rodriguez has done this year in New York. One of the single best seasons in the history of the game. And the media there couldn’t wait, couldn’t wait for six at-bats. He’s 0-for-6. They had three hits yesterday. The focus of the New York media is that Alex screwed up again. We know as players that’s not how it works. But there’s a perception in October that from a player’s perspective, that’s different than you guys.
“When you can be thought of like a Josh Beckett and those guys that succeed on the game’s biggest stage, the biggest moments, to me it’s always told you something different that may not be visible, they have some different makeup. It’s comforting to know that you’ve got guys on this team with that makeup in them. This is the time that makes people see that.”
Schilling just loves to keep dropping A-Rod’s name, in some form or fashion, doesn’t he? I think he’s got a man-crush on him…it’s the only logical reason why he can’t stop talking about him.
