Curt Schilling Isn't Cheering for Barry Bonds

Curt Schilling, Brady Anderson and Barry Bonds

I'm shocked -- shocked! -- that Curt Schilling had a controversial opinion to share. No, I'm not talking about his reaction to Roger Clemens going to the Yanks, I'm referring to whether he thinks about fans not being happy about Barry Bonds breaking Hank Aaron's record. From the Boston Globe:

Schilling, in his weekly appearance on sports radio WEEI's "Dennis and Callahan" show, was asked if baseball fans should hold their noses while watching Barry Bonds's pursuit of Hank Aaron's all-time Major League home run record.

"Oh yeah. I would think so. I mean, he admitted that he used steroids," said Schilling. "I mean, there's no gray area. He admitted to cheating on his wife, cheating on his taxes, and cheating on the game, so I think the reaction around the league, the game, being what it is, in the case of what people think. Hank Aaron not being there. The commissioner [Bud Selig] trying to figure out where to be. It's sad.

"And I don't care that he's black, or green, or purple, or yellow, or whatever. It's unfortunate... there's good people and bad people. It's unfortunate that it's happening the way it's happening."

Actually, as far as I'm aware, Schilling is off-base in proclaiming what Bonds has "admitted" -- his only saving grace right now is that he hasn't admitted nor tested positive for using anything illegal, right? But still, Bonds is clearly a polarizing figure, and it's not too surprisingly that Schilling has a teammate in David Ortiz who feels the complete opposite.

(Random sidenote: How awesome is it that the only picture I could find with both Curt Schilling and Barry Bonds is from 1997 and also features Brady Anderson, who one season earlier put up the most suspicious 50-homer season of all-time? Bonds is still skinny in this picture; think he's picking up "work-out tips?" This might be the conversation that permanently altered the fate of baseball, which would also explain Schilling's conviction about Bonds' guilt.)

(via Can't Stop the Bleeding)

Previously on FanHouse:
We Don't Hate Barry That Much