If Roger Clemens is found guilty of taking performance-enhancing drugs, Curt Shilling wants him to give up his four Cy Young awards.
“If he doesn’t do that then there aren’t many options as a fan for me other than to believe his career 192 wins and three Cy Youngs he won prior to 1997 were the end,” Schilling wrote Wednesday in his blog, 38pitches.com. “From that point on the numbers were attained through using [performance-enhancing drugs]. Just like I stated about Jose [Canseco], if that is the case with Roger, the four Cy Youngs should go to the rightful winners, and the numbers should go away if he cannot refute the accusations.”
“Can you separate what Barry is accused of from what Roger is accused of?” Schilling said. “If … both of these men end up being caught, what does that say about this game, us as athletes and the future of the sport and our place in it? The greatest pitcher and greatest hitter of all time are currently both being implicated, one is being prosecuted, for events surrounding and involving the use of performance enhancing drugs. That [stinks]. … The sport needs fixing.”
I don’t disagree with Shilling; I’m just tired of hearing his opinion. It seems like every time there’s an issue in Major League Baseball, there’s Shilling to offer his wisdom. The only thing I want to know from you Curt, is if the bloody sock was fake or not. If you’re guilty, I want the 2004 World Series taken away from the Boston Red Sox.
