### Author:  [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/1 "2023-09-28T22:20:33Z")
Curt Schilling revealed, without their permission, that Tim Wakefield and Wakefield’s wife both suffer from cancer. Schilling revealed that Wakefield has brain cancer, and his wife has pancreatic cancer. Both wished to keep that information private, but Schilling decided to disregard their wishes, because Jesus:
> “This is not a message that Tim has asked anyone to share, and I don’t even know if he wants it shared,” he said, “but as a Christian, and as a man of faith, I have seen prayer work, so I am going to talk about it.”
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> “Tim’s wife Stacy, who is one of the nicest women you’ll ever meet, is very sick with pancreatic cancer,” he continued. “Recently, Tim was diagnosed with a very serious, a very aggressive form of brain cancer.”
> **[Tim Wakefield, wife, both battling cancer after Curt Schilling leaks news and...](https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/09/28/tim-wakefield-wife-battling-cancer-red-sox-say/)**
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> “We are aware of the statements and inquiries about the health of Tim and Stacy Wakefield. Unfortunately, this information has been shared publicly without their permission,” the Red Sox said…
Fuck you, Curt. Fuck you.
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### Author:  [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/2 "2023-09-28T22:29:16Z")
Indeed. Once an asshole, always an asshole.
What an unbelievably crass thing to do.
Catherine Varitek tweeted it correctly:
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### Author:  [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/3 "2023-09-28T22:35:34Z")
What a jackass.
At most say “they have family members facing serious illnesses, let’s pray for them” but honestly don’t even say that. Privacy, dude!
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### Author:  [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/4 "2023-09-28T22:42:33Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#):
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> “This is not a message that Tim has asked anyone to share, and I don’t even know if he wants it shared,” he said, “but as a Christian, and as a man of faith, I have seen prayer work, so I am going to talk about it.”
Translation… “I want to publicize this tragedy and put myself in the center of it, for my own fame.”
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### Author:  [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/5 "2023-09-28T23:00:52Z")
I’ve seen prayer work too. I prayed that I could get out of my chair just now, and I did! Hallelujah! Next I’ll pray that I can go to the freezer and get a Klondike bar. The odds are looking good for that one too.
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/6 "2023-09-28T23:35:24Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#):
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> “This is not a message that Tim has asked anyone to share, and I don’t even know if he wants it shared,” he said, “but as a Christian, and as a man of faith, I have seen prayer work, so I am going to talk about it.”
> [@Jesus (Matthew 6:5-6)](#):
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> “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
Schilling had long demonstrated to me that he is a damned fool and asshole, but this not only goes beyond the pale, but also is, as shown above, contradictory to his own Bible.
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### Author:  [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/7 "2023-09-28T23:51:01Z")
He has ALWAYS been an asshole.
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### Author:  [@keeganst94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keeganst94)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/8 "2023-09-28T23:52:04Z")
For anybody else who started to celebrate, Tim Wakefield is a pitcher, no relation to anti-vaxxer shithead Andrew Wakefield.
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### Author:  [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/9 "2023-09-29T00:21:03Z")
I’m ignorant as to his previous assholery, but this certainly qualifies him. What else has he done?
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### Author:  [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/10 "2023-09-29T00:33:30Z")
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### Author:  [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/11 "2023-09-29T00:55:37Z")
> [@Capn\_Carl](#):
>
> What else has he done?
Well, he hosted a daily online show for Breitbart for a while.
[Curt Schilling Joins Breitbart (nymag.com)](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/10/curt-schilling-joins-breitbart.html)
This was after he got fired from ESPN for sharing an anti-transgender Facebook post.
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### Author:  [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/12 "2023-09-29T01:28:13Z")
He also likes shirts stating violence to journalists.
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### Author:  [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/13 "2023-09-29T01:57:30Z")
No one should celebrate regardless, but I’ve known of Tim Wakefield for 30+ years, never heard of Andrew.
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### Author:  [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/14 "2023-09-29T01:59:59Z")
Also stole 10s of millions of dollars from taxpayers (I think Rhode Island?) for his failed video game company. And of course he’s one of those “small government” low-tax, welfare only for the rich, dudes.
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### Author:  [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/15 "2023-09-29T02:06:04Z")
75 fucking million dollars he defaulted on. But of course he came out against student debt relief.
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### Author:  [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/16 "2023-09-29T02:12:21Z")
> [@Capn\_Carl](#):
>
> I’m ignorant as to his previous assholery, but this certainly qualifies him. What else has he done?
Just 3 days ago, he reposted an antisemitic post on X/Twitter.
> **[Curt Schilling Shares Post Claiming Jews Are ‘Dominating’ the Country When...](https://www.mediaite.com/sports/curt-schilling-shares-post-claiming-jews-are-dominating-the-country-when-they-didnt-even-found-it/)**
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> Former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling shared an anti-Semitic post on Twitter/X that addressed the "Jewish Question."
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### Author:  [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/17 "2023-09-29T02:13:29Z")
Fuck Shilling. What an asshole.
And, sad to see this. I always loved watching Wakefield pitch. Knuckleballers that have a mid-70s fastball fascinate me. I love, love, love watching them befuddle batters.
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### Author:  [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/18 "2023-09-29T02:15:22Z")
> [@Railer13](#):
>
> Catherine Varitek tweeted it correctly:
>
> [https://twitter.com/CatherinVaritek/status/1707396629681058174](https://twitter.com/CatherinVaritek/status/1707396629681058174)
Random aside: I once saw a video where Catherin made Jason go up to a guy wearing a Jason Veritek jersey and introduce himself. It was at a zoo or something. I liked her after that. I _love_ her for her tweet
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivcrfpikUIk)
And, yeah, fuck Curt Schilling.
His business venture was some pie in the sky nonsense that basically defrauded Rhode Island out of $75 million; he’s supposedly had to repay a pittance in penalties.
> [@](#):
>
> [As The Associated Press reports](http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=100098X1555750&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2F2016%2F09%2F19%2Fex-mlb-pitcher-curt-schilling-agrees-25-million-settlement-38-studios-case%2F90689874%2F&sref=rss), Schilling and other former executives at 38 Studios have agreed to pay $2.5 million to the state of Rhode Island to settle outstanding claims of defrauding the state out of $75 million in loans.
> **[After game industry failure, Curt Schilling agrees to pay back Rhode Island](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/09/years-after-bankruptcy-curt-schilling-settles-rhode-island-gaming-loans/amp/)**
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> Of $75 million in loans, state gets $2.5 million from "tapped out" baseball star.
And he’s an ignorant, bigoted piece of shit, to boot.
> [@](#):
>
> Already known for his fringe views, Schilling first flared back into the spotlight in 2014, when then-ESPN prospect analyst Keith Law [was suspended](https://awfulannouncing.com/2014/espn-reportedly-suspends-keith-law-twitter-argument.html#:~:text=ESPN%20has%20reportedly%20suspended%20MLB,that%20his%20suspension%20was%20ridiculous.) from the network following a [Twitter exchange](https://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/532730024143908864)with Schilling in which the latter repeatedly denied evolution.
>
> The following year, [Schilling himself was suspended](https://deadspin.com/espn-shuts-down-curt-schilling-for-the-rest-of-the-seas-1728609600) from broadcast duties (in the midst of calling the Little League World Series, no less) when he shared memes and an [incoherent diatribe](https://awfulannouncing.com/2015/curt-schilling-is-now-sending-e-mails-to-writers-to-question-our-integrity.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=curt-schilling-is-now-sending-e-mails-to-writers-to-question-our-integrity) likening Muslims to Nazis. He was finally [fired from the network](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/sports/baseball/curt-schilling-is-fired-by-espn.html) in 2016 after sharing more hateful posts targeting trans and other LGBTQ+ communities…
>
> Some of the more notable ways in which he’s used his sizable platform include sharing tweets and Facebook posts advocating for the[lynching of journalists](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/11/08/curt-schilling-tweeted-that-journalist-lynchings-are-so-much-awesome/), agreeing with and promoting[white supremacists](https://thinkprogress.org/breitbart-white-nationalist-nehlen-490e0e05439a/) on his _Breitbart_ radio show, peddling QAnon takes, and generally spending his days regurgitating racist tropes and abuse across his social media accounts. [As of yesterday](https://twitter.com/gehrig38/status/1329477276333989889), he still thinks the election was rigged and/or stolen.
> **[Why Curt Schilling Has No Place In Cooperstown | Pitcher List](https://pitcherlist.com/why-curt-schilling-has-no-place-in-cooperstown/)**
>
> Schilling's playing ability is irrelevant next to the harm he's caused.
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### Author:  [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/19 "2023-09-29T02:41:58Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#):
>
> No one should celebrate regardless, but I’ve known of Tim Wakefield for 30+ years, never heard of Andrew.
[Andrew Wakefield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield) is a mass murderer responsible for hundreds of thousands, if not millions of deaths. I won’t celebrate his death, but I will remember him as one of the most despicable people who lived in my time.
Now back to the asshole of this thread.
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### Author:  [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curt-schilling-is-still-an-asshole/990836/20 "2023-09-29T02:56:46Z")
So, untrustworthy not only at business but with very personal information.
And of course he and his kind will ask “what did I do wrong”.
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