Curt Schilling was left out of the Baseball Hall of Fame once again by just a handful of votes, and he isn't happy about it.
Curt Schilling definitely has an argument to make that he should be in the Hall of Fame, but his antics on social media seemed to rub some of the voters the wrong way, and he just missed out on the Hall by 16 votes. The good news? He has one year left, or so it seemed.
However, the former Red Sox pitcher requested to be taken off the ballot for his 10th and final year, apparently showing frustration with being left out. Despite winning over 200 games and three World Series championships in his 20 years in the majors, Curt Schilling seems to be accepting that he will not be a Hall of Famer.
Schilling to the HOF: "I will not participate in the final year of voting. I am requesting to be removed from the ballot." https://t.co/Xjd8jRNCrd
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) January 26, 2021
Curt Schilling authored the “bloody sock” game against the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series. The Boston Red Sox overcame a 3-0 series deficit versus the Yankees and won the franchise's first World Series in 86 years.
Curt Schilling helped the Arizona Diamondbacks to the 2001 World Series championship.
He also led the Philadelphia Phillies to the 1993 National League pennant. Curt Schilling pitched a complete-game shutout in Game 5 of the 1993 World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Yet, it can't be ignored that Curt Schilling didn't help his cause by any means and has constantly taken his frustration out on the world of social media.
Curt Schilling couldn't believe that for the first time since 2013 and just the third time in 25 years, not one player received the required 75 percent of the votes to get inducted.
This year's class was full of questionable candidates, and not because of the resumes they compiled. Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds have their share of PED issues. Those two might not make the cut next year in their final year of ballot eligibility.
Although Bonds, Clemens, and Curt Schilling have reached great heights in baseball, the talented trio might not be inducted into the Hall, especially with more candidates being added next year.
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