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Fat Schilling Returns to Sox
Boston faithful breathed a sigh of relief yesterday (maybe?) upon news that Curt Schilling chose to re-sign with the Sox. 
Sure, Curt struggled during the regular season and missed a lot of time with injury, but in the post-season, Schilling was money, going 3-0 and looking like the "Bloody Sock Man" from the 2004 playoffs.
My favorite part about this whole thing was the contract itself. First off, Schilling took a pay cut from the $13 million he made this past year to signing for just $8 million.
However, deals aren't always what they seem. Curt can make an additional $3 million for performance bonuses. That is, if he pitches 130 innings, he makes an extra $375,000, and then every 10 innings beyond that up to 200, he makes an additional $375,000. Ridiculous.
But, that's not even the half of it. Schilling will have once-a-month random "weigh-ins" to make sure he's maintaining a specified weight. Translation: Curt, you're fat, and we're not paying you unless you stay not so fat.
So, if Schilling makes the cut (literally), Curt nets himself $333,333 every time his weight checks in. 6 times. That's an extra $2 million if Curt lays off the chicken fingers and pizza.
How's that for an incentive?
Sure, Curt struggled during the regular season and missed a lot of time with injury, but in the post-season, Schilling was money, going 3-0 and looking like the "Bloody Sock Man" from the 2004 playoffs.
My favorite part about this whole thing was the contract itself. First off, Schilling took a pay cut from the $13 million he made this past year to signing for just $8 million.
However, deals aren't always what they seem. Curt can make an additional $3 million for performance bonuses. That is, if he pitches 130 innings, he makes an extra $375,000, and then every 10 innings beyond that up to 200, he makes an additional $375,000. Ridiculous.
But, that's not even the half of it. Schilling will have once-a-month random "weigh-ins" to make sure he's maintaining a specified weight. Translation: Curt, you're fat, and we're not paying you unless you stay not so fat.
So, if Schilling makes the cut (literally), Curt nets himself $333,333 every time his weight checks in. 6 times. That's an extra $2 million if Curt lays off the chicken fingers and pizza.
How's that for an incentive?
Labels: Baseball, Boston, contracts, Kevdog, Red Sox, Schilling
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