Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is selling the “bloody sock” he wore during the 2004 World Series to help pay off millions in loans he cosigned to finance his failed Rhode Island video game company.
The bloodstained sock, which had been on loan to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., until late December, is scheduled to be auctioned by Heritage Auctions in New York City on Feb. 23. The auctioneer estimated that the sock will fetch more than $100,000, but said it is hard to put a precise value on such an unusual item.
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What a sad story this is.....Curt Schilling, the man with the plan. Got entangled with state government to meet his ambition. Which is somewhat ironic for a guy who always was so outspoken about the evils of government. And now he's selling his personal mementos from his glory days. Quite pathetic really. But, at least he went for it. He will always have this: He was unafraid to jump into the fray. And he'll always be remembered for his heroics here in Beantown.
So sad to hear this news. No one else deserves to have this piece of Red Sox history other than Curt.
I bid $1.
Good pitcher, not so good businessman
Bet he wishes he hung onto the other sock!
In all seriousness, this is really a sad state of affairs for everyone involved in the company and the taxpayers of Rhode Island. I am forever grateful to Schilling for what he did on the mound but I am glad Mass. didn't extend the tax breaks he was looking for.