"38 Pitches"

The most famous sports blog is probably that of Curt Schilling, veteran pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. His official blog is titled “38 Pitches.” This is probably a play on his uniform number “38” and the fact that he is a pitcher. The layout for Schilling’s blog is perfect for his theme. Besides the graphic on top displaying the title, a picture of Schilling in action, and a picture of an autographed baseball, it is a very simple layout. The sidebar is an important part of this blog. The first part of his sidebar is titled “CURTS PITCH 4 ALS SEASON TOTALS.” Schilling is very active in charity and this is a fine example. His main cause for charity is the ALS association. ALS is better known to many as Lou Gehrig’s disease. This section of Schilling’s blog totals the strikeouts and wins of teammates Josh Beckett and Daisuke Matsuzaka, Arizona’s Brandon Webb, and Philadelphia’s Cole Hamels. These totals then determine how much they will donate to the ALS association.

I was very impressed by Schilling’s writing. He is an intelligent man who writes whatever is on his mind. He is a strong supporter of presidential candidate John McCain, as he writes about him in his entries on more than one occasion. He often touches on the main issues that are going on in baseball today. His latest entry is about the concept of throwing a pitch behind a batter. Although he does not directly say it, he is referring to the incident between Kyle Farnsworth and Manny Ramirez. Although I hate Curt Schilling because of obvious reasons (I am a Yankee fan), I respect what he does on and off the field.