The BBWAA will announce the Hall of Fame Class of 2020 tonight. Curt Schilling is one of the players on the ballot and there has been a lot of talk as to whether he belongs in the Hall. Over his 20-year career, Schilling won 216 games and three World Series. In the first World Series, Schilling was an integral part of winning after undergoing an experimental surgery that allowed him to play, even though he was bleeding through his uniform as a result of the surgery.
Schilling's naysayers point to his off the field actions as to why he should be kept out of the Hall. This is wrong. Players are not elected for what they say and do when they aren't playing. In my opinion: Yes, he has done and said foolish things. Everyone has. If you're going to keep people out of the Hall of Fame for what they have done or said than half of the people elected in MLB, the NFL, NHL, and NBA would be removed and you would have a lot of empty space in Canton, Cooperstown, Springfield, and Toronto.
Curt Schilling averaged 15 wins and 211 strikeouts over 20 seasons. He had a career ERA of 3.46 in a career that was right in the middle of the "Juiced Ball Era". He helped one franchise to it's first ever World Series title and another to its first in over three generations. He was the proverbial workhorse pitcher and "Stopper". He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame and anyone who says he doesn't because of his views and opinions is wrong.
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