Schilling posts photos from his shoulder surgery. Fun for budding surgeons everywhere.

No. 38 posts: 3 World Series rings, 3k innings plus later, there’s a chance it's all over:

... To you fans, thank you, thank you, thank you. If it is all over, every single moment and memory I'll take away from my career comes with your involvement and support. More athletes than you know recognize this and appreciate it. The 4 years I was allowed the honor of wearing this uniform I would hope you believe I did so with honor, integrity and respect, for the game but more importantly for my manager, coaches and teammates. ...

To have shoulder surgery on Monday.

Photo plus bonus Curt thoughts on the Youk/Manny dustup (nothing to see, move along), Manny being Manny, the amazing Jon Lester story and, of course, his thoughts on the Celtics game:

... Kevin Garnett, and not that this needs to be stated, but I'll say it anyway, is as focused and locked in as any athlete in any sport I've been around. From pre-game shoot around to last seconds on the clock, this kid is legit. The intensity and reputation are there, wow. His eyes are on the floor, or the ball, all game. What an incredible pleasure it is to watch and be a fan of. I am blown away in that he came out of high school, something that can be a huge disadvantage, and has ALWAYS maintained who he was purported to be. ...

Shaughnessy is in full-bore shank mode today, ripping into Curt "Big Lug" Schilling. Why'd he wait so long? Now that he's getting older, must take him longer to collect all his bile in a jar. Or as Dan Shaughnessy Watch puts it:

... In the end, this was an amateurish hack job. In the ultimate irony....Shaughnessy, the media whore himself, is spread too thin with writing books and showing up on TV to be capable of writing a legitimate piece. I wonder if Shaughnessy wakes up in the middle of night and sees the beady eyes of a monster in the corner and thinks to himself "That must be the Big Lug" before he realizes that he is just looking in the mirror.

Maybe this will take your mind off this.

Herald: Schilling could be lost for season.

Peter finds himself tearing up at the news.

Nick: Blogging-related injury?

38 Pitches is still quiet as I type this - Schilling has since blogged, keep reading.

No, not that one. Curt Schilling has made his 2008 presidential endorsement.

Curt Schilling reacts to the possibility any player who has an award incentive clause (like he now has, under which he gets an extra $1 million next year if he gets a single Cy Young nomination) would be ineligible for that award by calling some of the reporters who vote on such things hacks, stupid and unfair.

Schilling posts the news - and even the financial particulars of the deal (he gets $1 million extra if he gets even a single vote for the Cy Young Award):

We agreed to a 1 year contract late last night. Today was the MRI, which I passed. Still trying to soak it all in. ...

We got EXACTLY what we wanted, and then some. This is where we want our career to come to a close. This city, this team. This is where we want to retire, raise our kids, and walk away. We got it, all of it, and more. ...