ESPN edits Curt Schilling out of 30 for 30 documentary

ESPN cut out former Boston Red Sox pitcher and former baseball analyst Curt Schilling from a 30 for 30 documentary that re-aired on Sunday.

Schilling was edited out from ESPN’s Four Days in October documentary. The special is about the Red Sox comeback in the 2004 ALCS against the New York Yankees. Schilling started game six of the ALCS despite suffering a torn tendon sheath in his right ankle and his sock became stained with blood as the game wore on, according to the Washington Post. He pitched seven innings and allowed just one run as he helped the Red Sox win that game. The Sox went on to win the ALCS and the World Series that year.

According to the New York Post, Schilling wasn’t happy that he was cut and tweeted about it.

“Wow, full one year complete fabrication to defame greatest QB, now omitting about 4 hours of a game I think I played in. Hmm #integritymuch,” Schilling wrote.

He also tweeted a picture of a championship ring with the caption, “For sale, never used, rarely worn ring from player who didn’t actually have anything to do with getting it.”

ESPN said that a softball game ran long and forced them to make the cut.

“When a live event runs long, it’s standard procedure to shorten a taped program that follows,” the network said in a statement. “In this case, we needed to edit out one of the film’s four segments to account for the extra length of the softball game.”

Schilling was fired from ESPN on April 23 after making a controversial post on Facebook. He had a 216-146 record, was a six-time All-Star, and won a World Series title with the Rex Sox in his 20-year-career.

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