Curt Schilling Reflects and Updates over at 38 Pitches

Curt Schilling's personal blog, 38 Pitches, has always been an entertaining read, and it's one of the only true athlete blogs out there that doesn't seem contrived or forced. Since the end of the championship 2007 season Curt's been updating on a much more regular basis, and if you haven't been checking it out, I suggest you do because like I said, it's always worth the read.

In Schilling's latest entry he posted the letter that Theo, Larry, and the rest of the Red Sox organization gave to him in 2003 prior to him signing with the club. This may be a bit of hyperbole, however I seriously got some chills from some of the things that were stated in that letter. Again, it just makes me proud to know that the the Red Sox as an organization as a whole is an organization with specific goals in which they're committed to at every level to achieve. They're helping change the persona of Boston from a place a player wouldn't want to play, to an organization and city that players are seeking out, because in the end winning is what makes a baseball player happy, and that's exactly what the Red Sox are doing.

Schilling's time may be at an end in Beantown, however I think there's nothing but respect from him, the Red Sox, and the fans. Shoot, he won two world series since coming over here, can't complain about anything there.

Click Here to read the letter given to Schilling, and for all you Sunday lazy eye's out there, see below for some highlights.

"We are so close to the goal that has eluded us for 86 years. We would not have traded four talented young players or intruded upon your holiday if we did not sincerely believe that our time is coming very soon. The 2003 Red Sox were a talented and exciting team that came within five outs of reaching the World Series. As an ownership group and management team, we are committed to putting an even better team on the field in 2004 and beyond."

"We assure you, the 2004 Red Sox will be an excellent team. We return eight of the nine regulars responsible for one of the best offenses in the history of baseball. The 2003 team had a .289 team batting average, scored 961 runs (nearly 6 per game), and broke the 1927 Yankees’ record for all-time slugging percentage (.491). To give you some personal context for this production, the terrific 1993 Phillies’ offense had a .274 team batting average, scored 877 runs, and had a team slugging percentage of .426."