ESPN Baseball Tonight analyst CURT SCHILLING, former Major League Baseball player who helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in 1993, and won World Series Championships in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox, on what it’s like to commentate on the World Series as opposed to playing.
”I’m torn. I’m torn in the sense that I still in my heart of hearts feel like a baseball player. I don’t miss the game. I don’t miss playing the game anymore. But I have a very hard time criticizing players because I haven’t forgotten how unbelievably hard this game is to play. I know that where they’re at right now is a dream come true.
My number one concern is I don’t want anybody to walk away from this World Series feeling like Donnie Moore, because I know you can make or break the rest of your professional career with one play. With one pitch, with one at‑bat.
I always liked to think that that’s going to happen in a positive way, but there is always a loser in the World Series. Somebody always goes into the off‑season being the reason their team lost the World Series, and that’s not something I wish on anybody.”
The St Louis Cardinals won game 1 of the series against the Texas Rangers which continues tonight on Fox.