He was right, except for the part where Barry admits to 'roids and cheating. Schilling said, " Regardless of my opinions, thoughts and beliefs on anything Barry Bonds it was absolutely irresponsible and wrong to say what I did," Who or What forcedhim to take it back ? And what's wrong with him for taing it back ??
Why aren't more Baseball Players being vocals about what a cancer to Baseball Barry is ??
2007-05-10 15:59:36 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
More tha likely it was either his agent or the MLB Players union....which Barry is not a part of.
Basically, I believe that what Schilling said was absolutely correct and that he shouldn't of backed down. I think if more players spoke out, maybe MLB would be taking this whole steroid thing more seriously
2007-05-10 16:08:00 · answer #1 · answered by Chappy 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Cause he was wrong for accusing Bonds who never openly addmitted to all those allegations. Think what u want about Bonds i would probley agree with a lot of your points but he does put butts in the seats and still has exceptional hand eye cordination. Schilling is a pretty vocal dude but a lawsuit could have came from the things he said.
2007-05-11 08:29:24 · answer #2 · answered by bill s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Regardless of what Schilling thinks of Bonds, its not his place to comment on it publicly, he has no standing on the issue, and its wrong.
It hurts everyone involved, Bonds, his family, Schilling, Schilling's family, but more importantly, the Red Sox.
Francona got dragged into this issue and was not happy about it.
Most guys in Baseball don't want anything to do with Bonds, positively or negatively, because its a no-win issue.
The Sox as a team have had nothing to do with it, and were happy about that, until Schilling opened his big mouth and made it a story, Papi did too, and I am sure that got mentioned to, but Schillings were negative comments, which is a media frenzy.
2007-05-11 00:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by holdon 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He didn't apologize because he wanted to, he apologized because the media killed him the next day and made Schilling out to be the buffoon he is. Sure, everyone is entitled to state their opinion, but Schilling made factually incorrect statements. Bonds did not admit to anything Schilling said he did. I do not like Bonds, but I would not say anything about him, nor anyone else, unless I actually knew what I was talking about. There have been a few players who have made comments about Bonds, but it seems like they always backtrack the next day. However, none of them have presented erroneous statements as fact, unlike Schilling.
2007-05-10 23:35:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When someone takes cheap shots with false information like that, they need to apologize because they look bad. A few weeks back when the "bloody sock" incident was in the news, Schilling bashed the media for not reporting the facts. Now he turns around and does the same exact thing about someone else. That makes him look ridiculous. He didn't say it as an opinion, he said it like it was 100% fact. That's where he went wrong. Had he added "These are my opinions," it wouldn't be so bad.
Making false accusations like he did, can be considered slander. We all have the right to not have our reputations ruined by those who decide to make such false accusations in the media. Schilling didn't want to get sued for his ignorant statements. Even as an opinion, the things he said would have been very questionable. He may still have been advised to apologize.
2007-05-11 00:02:20 · answer #5 · answered by Dethklok 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Because there's a thing called Libel Bonds could have sued the pants of Schilling if he wanted too. Everything that Schilling said was a lie trying to further get people pissed of at Bonds. He was dead wrong in what he had said.
2007-05-11 15:30:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I agree with you totally. There was no need for an apology. It is about time some of the players express their opinions and outrage at what Barry Bonds has done under the influence of steroids. Shilling had the guts and now disappoints as he apologizes.
Chow!!
2007-05-11 11:49:14 · answer #7 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because he is a "girly man" that states something and the first sign of heat...he gets out of the kitchen.....he talked such a "good game" about the honor of the game and the players that were cheating prior to his appearance in front of Congress....tell me one thing that meant anything when he spoke....he made not one point in effect while there.....all the talk was just hype.....if he has something to say...say it.....he is just a "little girl"......truly believe that if he read this and I came to bat....he would hit me or brush me back....but let me come out after him he would get behind Manny or "Papi".......still, probably one of the best...hard working pitchers out there....wish the Yankees had him.....but he is a "girly man" .....that is why he took it all back!!!
2007-05-11 10:25:25 · answer #8 · answered by Mickey Mantle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Curt Schilling apologized because his conscience got to him.
2007-05-11 11:56:10 · answer #9 · answered by jasonpickles 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bud Selig
2007-05-11 02:02:27 · answer #10 · answered by Dodgerblue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋