State of Schilling’s shoulder no secret to Red Sox

Curt Schilling made a blog entry tonight that adds some additional insight to the timetable of his injury and recovery.

Apparently Schilling and the team have known about the injury for “three months now.” He maintains that “The Red Sox were never in the dark and knew the first day there were problems.”

If true, Kudos to everyone involved for keeping that news quiet for that much time—the Yankees (or worse yet, Red Sox) might have Santana right now if that info was leaked.

Interestingly, the tone in Schilling’s blog entry feels more positive than it was the last time we heard from him. Maybe that’s just what happens when you can edit yourself before your words hit the press, or maybe it signals a new willingness to toe the company line and play down the drama. Or hell, maybe it means actual acceptance.

Whereas yesterday he said that “I don’t have a choice” in reference to the club’s rehabilitation plans, today he took a more passive approach. “I am rehabbing and doing everything possible to get healthy and pitch again. Were there disagreements? Sure. Does that matter now? Absolutely not. The course of action has been laid out and I am dead set on making this work.”

Schilling obviously understands the financial impact that his injury had on the team—and how couldn’t he? “At the moment they are out 8 million dollars for a guy that cannot pitch, that can’t be a good thing,” Schilling wrote. “I’d bet that I’ll figure out some way to validate this entire thing when it’s all said and done. If you don’t like that, or believe that, then feel free to bet against me, it won’t be the first time.”

He goes on to make the type of prophetic statement that makes Schilling who he is, saying that he “will pitch again, and win.”

Not bad, but how about this one (my words): “I will pitch again, and win, and make 50,000 Yankee fans shut up.”

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