Curt Schilling, the Red Sox hero turned provocative of the far right, was not invited to join his 2004 teammates at Fenway

In front of the pitcher's mound at Fenway Park, moments before the second game of the World Series, seven "idiots" have self-proclaimed themselves. As members of the 2004 World Series champions, the first Boston Red Sox team to win in 86 years, the men on the field, ranging from role players like Alan Embree to legends of David Ortiz and Pedro Martinez, are part of perhaps the most beloved team in the history of the city.

Curt Schilling, the "bloody sock game" of 2004, has clearly made him one of the most revered heroes of the evening of Wednesday night and helped make him one of the most revered heroes in the Red tradition Sox. He is also the same man who suggested earlier in the day that the series of home-made bombs aimed at personalities of the political left "feels exactly what the left would do and would do". In recent years, Schilling has developed a complex legacy after baseball, becoming a provocateur of the far right media for his political views. Schilling now hosts a morning radio show for Breitbart News, hoping to become a bigger day than Sean Hannity. Due to the nature of his career after baseball and Schilling's quarrel with the Red Sox at the end of his career, the pitcher and his organization kept their distance, despite the fact that the playoff hero lives around 17 miles from Fenway.

The relationship between a two-game franchise of his fourth World Series title since 2004 and one of his most memorable playoffs has been cold. The situation may be even colder now, as the Red Sox admitted they did not invite Schilling to participate in the first ceremonial throwing.

"We did not contact him," said a Red Sox official at the Boston Globe. "But it's not out of spite." Originally it was simply Pedro, David and Wake [Tim Wakefield] and [Kevin] Millar, but we have heard some others and they are included. "

Less than two hours after the Dan Shaughnessy's initial tweet of The Globe, Schilling confirmed on Twitter that he was not invited.

"Nope, do not panic though," he tweeted, saying he was excited to see his former teammates take their time. Schilling added, "Oh, and I keep my 3 rings and 3 trophies, so everything is fine."

The Red Sox did not respond to a request for comment.

The break in the relationship between Schilling and the Red Sox began in 2007. In a 2016 podcast, Schilling explained that management accused him of not telling the truth about an injury he had suffered at the time. # 39; era. The pitcher would retire after this season, which culminated in another World Series championship.

"Basically, I have not spoken to them since and I will never talk to them again," he said. "That's why I will not do anything officially with the organization unless it's for someone I know, but in the end they tried to get me to do something. that I had not done and basically tell me that I tried to scam them. "

Although he was not invited on Wednesday, Schilling received an invitation and attended the 10 year celebration of the 2007 World Series team last year. His other former teams, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Arizona Diamondbacks, have invited him back for events as recent as this season.

Nevertheless, his family did not take lightly this type of scams on Twitter, especially his wife, Shonda, and one of his sons, Grant.

"The property did not pose any problem during the cut and shot [his] "It is always better to bring 8 men than to ask a man who stayed and raised his family here 25 km from the stadium."

Grant Schilling, who introduced himself as a liberal and said that he did not agree much with his father's remarks, tweeted his disgust for the Red Sox about how they were treated his father.

"I understand that you do not agree with him, but do not invite him after all he's done for you is sad, my father does not even not mention what you did to him, "said the son. "It makes me sad to see the logo now knowing that you will not even give him an invitation after he has given you those sleeves."

In an Esquire Profile released last year, Schilling, an ESPN licensee in 2016 for driving "unacceptable" following the sharing of an anti-transgender meme, played with the idea of present against Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., midway this year – and possibly even presidential candidate after, and if, President Donald Trump gets a second term.

Although he has not made progress in a Senate candidacy, Schilling continues to elect, raise funds and campaign for Warren's opponent, the Republican Geoff Diehl, who is considered a big loser in his efforts to overthrow the Senegalese senator from Massachusetts.

First Published by the Washington Post